Boing Boing, December 16, 2025
Epstein's blackmail fortune, Alabama's package theft crackdown, and OpenAI's adult mode
A New York Times investigation reveals Jeffrey Epstein’s $600 million fortune came from a simple con — convincing billionaires their finances were disasters, then charging massive fees to “fix” them. Two clients alone paid him $370 million. Meanwhile, Alabama thinks the solution to package theft is 10-year prison sentences rather…
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