NO DEALS - Prosecutors may now target witnesses in Jeffrey Epstein case: sources Prosecutors may target cronies who were set to testify against Jeffrey Epstein before his death – as the FBI investigates new claims by more than 200 women who say they were sexually assaulted by the wealthy pedophile, law-enforcement officials said Sunday. Epstein’s indictment referenced three unidentified employees who served as his co-conspirators, and sources said several people had cut deals with prosecutors to testify against the multimillionaire financier. But in the wake of Epstein’s apparent suicide in a Lower Manhattan lockup, the wannabe witnesses may wind up getting prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, sources said. **“They were getting a deal to testify against Epstein,” one source said. “Now [prosecutors] don’t need them.”** No decisions have yet been made on how to proceed, the sources noted. Meanwhile, a horde of potential new Epstein victims came forward in response to last month’s appeal by authorities during a news conference announcing Epstein’s arrest on child sex-trafficking charges, sources said. All of their claims have yet to be verified, but Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey Berman vowed following Epstein’s death on Saturday that “our investigation of the conduct charged in the Indictment – which included a conspiracy count – remains ongoing.” “To those brave young women who have already come forward and to the many others who have yet to do so, let me reiterate that we remain committed to standing for you,” Berman said. Epstein’s indictment only referenced three victims, but alleged that the multimillionaire financier “sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls” at locations including his Upper East Side townhouse and waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, between 2002 and 2005. https://nypost.com/2019/08/11/prosecutors-may-now-target-witnesses-in-jeffrey-epstein-case-sources/