Article snippet: Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced wealthy financier indicted on sex trafficking charges, died overnight by an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell, federal officials said Saturday. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said in a statement obtained by The Hill that Epstein, 66, was found unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in lower Manhattan. Emergency responders transported Epstein to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, federal authorities said. The Justice Department called the incident an "apparent suicide" and said the FBI would investigate. The financier had reportedly been placed on suicide watch in late July, when he was found unconscious in his jail cell with injuries to his neck. Multiple reports emerged Saturday revealing he was not under suicide watch at the time of his death. Attorney General told NBC News in a statement that his death robbed his alleged victims of their chance for justice. "On behalf of the victims I represent, we would have preferred he [Jeffrey Epstein] lived to face justice. Our civil cases can still proceed against his estate. Victims deserve to be made whole for the lifelong damage he caused. We’re just getting started," she tweeted. Epstein, who was arrested early last month, was in jail awaiting trial on allegations that he trafficked dozens of minors for sex. He previously accepted a plea deal in 2008 over similar accusations that landed him on the sex offender reg... Link to the full article to read more