Epstein Secrets

o make an example out of me," he told U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman. "I'm not that example. I wasn't running around like a cowboy with a badge." Furman said he was moved by the agent's contrition but added that Gomez's betrayal of his badge had left a "stain on the Drug Enforcement Administration an

ssioner in 2000, Mr. Kerik became a national figure after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Kerik to lead the Department of Homeland Security. But a series of scandals, some of which involved Mr. Ray, destroyed that chance. Mr. Kerik and Mr. Ray had become friends in the mid-1990s. The tw

ut a term that long would be unjust, the judge said, given Gomez's public service and cooperation with the investigation. "People are complicated," Furman said, "and Mr. Gomez is a prime example of that." The judge said there are unanswered questions about why Gomez joined the DEA in 2011, where he wor

ssioner in 2000, Mr. Kerik became a national figure after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Kerik to lead the Department of Homeland Security. But a series of scandals, some of which involved Mr. Ray, destroyed that chance. Mr. Kerik and Mr. Ray had become friends in the mid-1990s. The tw

o make an example out of me," he told U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman. "I'm not that example. I wasn't running around like a cowboy with a badge." Furman said he was moved by the agent's contrition but added that Gomez's betrayal of his badge had left a "stain on the Drug Enforcement Administration an

ssioner in 2000, Mr. Kerik became a national figure after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In 2004, President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Kerik to lead the Department of Homeland Security. But a series of scandals, some of which involved Mr. Ray, destroyed that chance. Mr. Kerik and Mr. Ray had become friends in the mid-1990s. The tw