FBI agents wanted to arrest Jeffrey Epstein at Virgin Islands beauty pageant months before his plea deal was cut

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Nov 13, 2020 FBI agents wanted to arrest Jeffrey Epstein at Virgin Islands beauty pageant months before his plea deal was cut The FBI wanted to arrest Jeffrey Epstein while he was judging a beauty pageant in the Virgin Islands seven months before he signed a nonprosecution deal that shielded him from federal sex crime charges, a Justice Department report says. An FBI supervisor overseeing the case was "extremely upset" about the agents being denied the opportunity to make the arrest in May 2007, the report says. Read More Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News Check out all of NBCNEWS Newsletters here. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Update Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Privacy