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Roy Black, the prominent defense attorney who helped secure Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal, has died, according to his law partner.
Black died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables at the age of 80 after battling an illness, his law partner Howard Srebnick said.
“For more than 30 years, Roy was my teacher, mentor and friend,” Srebnick told the Associated Press. “The loss(es) I feel personally and professionally are immeasurable.” Srebnick joined Black’s law firm 30 years ago.
Black played a central role in Epstein’s legal defense during his 2006 Florida criminal case, involving charges of soliciting prostitution from underage girls.
In his 2008 deal, Epstein avoided more severe federal charges by pleading guilty to state charges of procuring a person under-18 for prostitution and solicitation of prostitution. Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and served just 13 months.
Black also represented clients ranging from pop star Justin Bieber, to race car driver Helio Castroneves. He also won an acquittal in 1991 for William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge, the first trial of its kind to be televised nationally.
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