House committee refers duo for criminal prosecution after hearing from Epstein survivors

House committee refers duo for criminal prosecution after hearing from Epstein survivors Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai are among the first names to emerge from the investigation - Bookmark Members of a Republican-led House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein have referred two men to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution after a survivor’s sexual assault allegations. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai are the first names to emerge from the House Oversight Committee after lawmakers began reviewing the federal government’s handling of the investigations into the dead sex offender and alleged ties to a wider network of powerful abusers. The referral follows the committee’s interview with Sarah Kellen on May 21. She testified about the “horrific abuse she endured for years” involving Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, the committee’s Republican chair James Comer said Thursday. “Ms. Kellen provided new information crucial to our investigation that is helping to bring transparency for the American people and accountability for survivors,” he added. Those “serious allegations of criminal misconduct” are now in the hands of the Justice Department, “which has the tools to investigate criminal misconduct,” Comer said. This is a developing story