New Delhi, April 6 -- In one sense, the Jeffrey Epstein saga has been a massive prosecutorial opportunity lost. Even leaving aside any conspiratorial theories about blocked investigations, law enforcement across the board has largely failed to hold Epstein and individuals in his orbit accountable for alleged sex crimes.

The same can be said of potential financial malfeasance committed by individuals named in the Epstein files-with one glaring difference.

Coming up on seven years after Epstein's death, investigators can still redeem themselves in the case of sex crimes and look to prosecute individuals, as in many instances there is no statute of limitations for sex trafficking and rape.

By contrast, statutes of limitations for financia...