New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The US Department of Justice on Friday (December 19) released thousands of long-awaited files linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a disclosure driven by pressure for greater transparency.

While the initial dump is dominated by photographs and heavily redacted records - and offers few major new revelations - it provides fresh insight into the scale of the government's investigations and renews attention on Epstein's connections with powerful figures.

Here are the 10 key takeaways from the Justice Department's first tranche of Epstein files.

The Justice Department published around 4,000 files under a category labeled "DOJ Disclosures," primarily consisting of photographs taken by...