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Federal authorities knew Jeffrey Epstein was a big deal when they booked him into custody after the FBI arrested him on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 — with top officials demanding daily updates from the leadership of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, according to emails the government released Tuesday evening.

Corrections officers were told they had orders from "God" to make sure they kept a close eye on him, according to a U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General investigation. They didn't.

"Shirley – Please provide me with a daily update on this inmate, including his status and any changes/activities I should be aware of," the Bureau of Prisons Northeast Regional Director J. Ray Ormon

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