Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, prompting US investigation | First Thing

First Thing: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, prompting US investigation Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. Plus, how anxiety over AI could fuel a new workers’ movement Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Federal investigators examined Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with a Customs and Border Protection officer who worked at the St Thomas airport to which the late convicted sex offender flew regularly by private plane before traveling by boat or helicopter to his private island, newly released documents reveal . As part of that investigation, which did not result in any charges, investigators issued subpoenas related to three additional CBP officers working at the Cyril E King airport on St Thomas, documents show. The Guardian also identified two other CBP officers on St Thomas and in Florida who were in contact with Epstein, based on emails and text messages between Epstein, his staff and the officers. It does not appear the FBI ever investigated those two officers. Was anyone ever charged? No CBP officer was ever charged for crimes related to Epstein, and the Guardian has not seen any evidence to suggest that CBP officers had direct knowledge or involvement in Epstein’s crimes. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest prompts calls for justice in the US The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office in the UK has prompted calls in the US demanding accountability for those linked to the late sex offender. Yesterday, Kentucky’s Republican representative, Thomas Massie, who co-sponsored legislation with California’s Democratic representative, Ro Khanna, to compel the justice department to release millions of files related to Epstein, called for action in the US. He went on to urge the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, and the FBI director, Kash Patel, “to act”, adding: “Now we need JUSTICE in the United States.” Responding t...