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(53,353 posts) Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:45 PM Thursday

My reading of the arrest of former prince Andrew [View all]

is that he got arrested for basic financial espionage and not any of the sexual assaults. He passed trade secrets to Epstein and that is what lead to his arrest. While like the tax evasion they used to get Capone it is convenient but a bit unsatisfying.

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My reading of the arrest of former prince Andrew [View all] dsc Thursday OP

Sex crimes among the rich and famous seem to get a pass...hmmm... wcmagumba Thursday #1

Pressure is being applied... The Conductor Thursday #11

The arrest for money stuff will be used to distract from not doing anything about the pedo stuff. RockRaven Thursday #2

I'm afraid that might be all we get from foreign investigations Ilikepurple Thursday #7

Think discovery... SheltieLover Thursday #3

It's still early. Wednesdays Thursday #4

He probably provided the information to secure Baitball Blogger Thursday #5

Yup. With my tinfoil hat on, I think Epstein was getting leverage on many many important people. For what reasons? mitch96 Thursday #12

The emails show that Israel was also involved with installing security cameras in one of his Baitball Blogger Thursday #13

Again on with the tinfoil hat, I believe it was the KGB/FSB or Mossad but mainly the ruzzians who took out Epstein mitch96 Friday #14

That's correct about the current arrest Emrys Thursday #6

That was what ALL the reports made very clear, but apparently some people niyad Thursday #8

They can't arrest him for crimes committed on US soil. Maybe their investigation pnwmom Thursday #9

My take is that child sex abuse (and likely adult sex abuse) was just the lever Probatim Thursday #10