Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to release decades-old state grand jury records related to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his prison cell in 2019.
Though late in the legislative session, the measure is one of the few agenda items that DeSantis had pledged to sign, according to Politico.
The bill would allow access to investigation documents from more than 20 years ago, when Epstein was first investigated by Palm Beach authorities for sexual abuse of minors, Politico reported. After a grand jury referral, the case resulted in a plea deal in which Epstein avoided federal charges and lengthy federal prison time.
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