US files motion to unseal grand jury transcripts related to Jeffrey Epstein

FILE PHOTO: Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photo taken for the NY Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Friday filed a motion to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In a filing in Manhattan federal court, the Department of Justice said the criminal cases against Epstein and his former associate Ghislaine Maxwell are a matter of public interest, justifying the release of associated grand jury transcripts.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler)