Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation
As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, Andrew Carruthers represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter
Janelle O’Dea is based in St. Louis as an investigative reporter with the Illinois Answers Project State Investigations Team. Her beat covers Southern Illinois and the Metro East. Before joining the Illinois Answers Project, she worked in Colorado, Florida, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Center for Public Integrity. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and grew up in central Illinois.
As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, Andrew Carruthers represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter
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