The federal authorities who arrested financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year are now investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and others ‐ linked to Epstein ‐ to determine whether any other crimes were committed in conjunction with the financier’s sex trafficking charges, according to a source briefed on the case.

The main focus of the ongoing probe is whether other people facilitated Epstein’s criminal conduct or conspired with him. The authorities will also need to determine whether any conduct ‐ even if provable ‐ violated U.S. federal law to the point charges could be brought.