Prosecutors say Epstein's wealth makes him a risk to flee the country or to tamper with the investigation, so he should be detained. If granted bail, Epstein would be "a scary person to have walking the streets," Wild said. Defense highlights 14-year clean recordJeffrey Epstein's attorneys have proposed he be held at his $77 million residence on the Upper East Side of Manhattan prior to his trial. The plan proposed by Epstein's attorneys is "little more than a barely-secured bond masquerading as a 14-point plan," prosecutors said. Further, prosecutors said Epstein could use his wealth to tamper with the investigation -- and has a history of doing just that.

Source: CNN July 15, 2019 11:05 UTC