02
Jul
Grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's first Florida investigation were released Monday.They show prosecutors cut a lenient plea deal with the disgraced financier even after hearing testimony that Epstein had raped girls as young as 14 and paid them to recruit others.A detective testified before a grand jury in 2006 that the Epstein investigation began the year prior when a woman reported her high school-aged stepdaughter had received $300 for "sexual activity" with a man in Palm Beach, the transcript shows. The detective testified he interviewed another teenager who brought six friends to Epstein's house, explaining that "the more you…