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Victim or enabler? Epstein girlfriend who could face questions despite plea deal

Nadia Marcinko, Jeffrey Epstein’s former long-term girlfriend and later co-pilot of his private plane, is facing renewed scrutiny from US legislators who want to investigate her role despite a 2008 plea deal granting her immunity. Though her lawyers assert she was a victim of Epstein’s coercive control and physical abuse, evidence including emails indicates she recruited women for his sexual desires, sparking nuanced debates about the line between victimhood and complicity in trafficking cases.