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Exclusive — U.S. Virgin Islands Senator on Epstein: ‘Widespread Corruption’ in Territory, ‘He Has...
Breitbart ^ | 12 July 2019 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 07/12/2019 8:28:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

FULL TITLE: Exclusive — U.S. Virgin Islands Senator on Epstein: ‘Widespread Corruption’ in Territory, ‘He Has People on His Payroll’

U.S. Virgin Islands Sen. Oakland Benta, a St. Croix Democrat who previously served as the island’s chief of police, is speaking out in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News about billionaire Democrat donor Jeffrey Epstein and demanding wide-ranging investigations in the territory into Epstein’s and others’ alleged “widespread corruption.” “There is widespread corruption within the territory that needs to be addressed and looked at with fresh eyes,” Benta said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Thursday.

In the wake of fresh charges in New York City brought against Epstein, Benta says the authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands both locally and federally need to probe into more potential crimes that may have been committed. A career law enforcement official who was chief of police in St. Croix for many years before his election to the territory’s legislature, Benta is concerned there may have been both federal and local crimes committed with regard to trafficking minors for the purposes of illicit sex acts.

“Being an investigator as well, and understanding the dynamics, the police department now needs to work with its federal partners very closely because we have interstate trafficking across state lines of minors,” Benta told Breitbart News. “If you move across state lines, that is a trafficking offense. At the end of the day, there are so many souls that have been placed in these positions that don’t have the wherewithal or the assistance and they’re saying ‘please help.’ Now we can actually encourage them to come forward because they know that justice will be served once it is brought to the correct ears here in the territory...

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: epstein; oaklandbenta; virginislands

1 posted on 07/12/2019 8:28:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Kind of makes one wonder if some billionaire(s) bought Puerto Rico too.


2 posted on 07/12/2019 8:48:06 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wonder if this has anything to do with AG Barr? He seems to be a no nonsense type of guy.


3 posted on 07/12/2019 8:50:53 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A little late coming to the party isn’t this guy? Where have you been all these years?


4 posted on 07/12/2019 9:02:38 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Vote for President Trump in 2020 or end up equally miserable, no rights, and eating zoo animals)
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To: Steely Tom

Why go off shore. How about having a few in NYC on his payroll. Or the payroll of his backers. See MEGA group.

The office handling his case handles public corruption. Just sayin!


5 posted on 07/12/2019 9:23:23 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...

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6 posted on 07/12/2019 9:25:15 PM PDT by bitt (US intel is there to protect the safety and security of Americans. It is not a political tool.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Last year Epstein also bought a big part of Greater Saint James Island, sister island of Little Saint James.

First think Epstein did is kick a bunch of people out of there and deny visiting rights to some logal SCUBA tour companies.

If anyone approaches the shores of LSJ Island, security people make a great show of marching down to the beach closest to approaching boats.

The body language:

GO AWAY.

The much-ballyhooed FIRE at LSJ Island last year did not actually occur:

That was a well-documented fire on Aug 25th, 2018 on Lion Island, off the shore of New South Wales, Australia.


7 posted on 07/12/2019 9:25:31 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: hoosiermama

The Mega Group:

A twice-yearly meeting group of 20 (later 50) prominent American and Canadian Zionist billionaires.

They purport to meet for philanthropic purposes but their agenda is also very political.

They run the USA, mostly.


8 posted on 07/12/2019 9:27:53 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: CincyRichieRich

A little late coming to the party isn’t this guy? Where have you been all these years?
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My thoughts exactly. It requires people in high places to turn a blind eye. I think this guy is covering his backside with piety, and throwing Epstein under a bus, and I’m fine with Epstein being run over - but the (likely) hypocrisy, not so much.


9 posted on 07/12/2019 9:29:34 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“How about a little Arkanside, Senator?”


10 posted on 07/12/2019 9:32:14 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: gaijin

Founded by Wexler and Bronfman Both connected to Epstein Wexler bought him his Manhattan apartment,


11 posted on 07/12/2019 9:45:42 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Working with the Clinton crime family who is surprised


12 posted on 07/13/2019 3:30:35 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Three little letters explain Epstein C-A, you fill in the blank.


13 posted on 07/13/2019 4:31:40 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Parley Baer

FBI Director Wray is the deep state dragger of feet. Real POS so far. Seems anti-Trump, but also seems to not want to make ANY waves.


14 posted on 07/13/2019 5:12:52 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: CincyRichieRich

He was the Chief of Police in St. Croix, an island 40 miles south of St. Thomas and even further from St. James.

However the Virgin Island government has a history of fraud - mostly petty stuff, I understand. If Epstein got away with his illegal activity they moved into the big leagues. There is a US Attorney for the Virgin Islands. I wonder if he/she is a Trump appointee, or Obama??


15 posted on 07/13/2019 6:09:50 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Now we can actually encourage them to come forward because they know that justice will be served once it is brought to the correct ears here in the territory...

Patiently waiting

16 posted on 07/13/2019 6:37:57 AM PDT by PGalt
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