Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach in work-release program

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach in work-release program Page 1 of 3 PalmBeachDailyNemccm a site r web HOME I NEWS I SOCIETY REAL ESTATE , MARKETPLACE 1' 7; 1. CLASSIFIEDS FrY. AUTOMOTIVE F ADVERTISE J Wec Search emeled bY Lii .L.1 Learn mole oboist RSS VAHOOI SEARCH • ' Newsletter Cent Mobile Access BUSINESS I ARTS I FASHION OBITUARIES I OPINION I LIFESTYLES SHINY SHOTS 12 E-mail this page ter Print this page 1,1' Most popular Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach in work-release program Click-2-Liston By MICHELE DARGAN Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday. December 10, 2008 Updated 6:55 p.m. Thursday Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who's serving 18 months in jail for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution, is allowed to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade six days a week on a work-release program. Ten Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office, confirmed that Epstein, 55, has been in the work-release program since Oct. 10. "He works six days a week: Friday through Wednesday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.," Barbera said via e-mail. "(He) works at his local West Palm Beach office, monitored on an active GPS system (he wears an ankle bracelet). Mr. Epstein hires a permit deputy, at his expense, for his own security at his workplace during the time he is out." Miami attorney Jeffrey Herman represents six young women who've sued Epstein claiming he sexually abused them at his Palm Beach home when they were minors. Herman said he received a notification letter about the work-release program from the U.S. Attorney's Office within the past few days. But Herman says Epstein had been out on work release for several weeks before the notification. "My clients expressed shock and disappointment," Herman said. "I find it incredible that he's on work release in the community and my clients aren't notified of this and we get this letter weeks after the fact." Jack Goldberger, Epstein's criminal attorney, said the arrangement is not unusual. "He goes to work every single day and goes back to jail at night, just like everybody else (in the program)," Goldberger said. "The program has been in place in Palm Beach County as long as I've been in town, and it's available to anyone serving a sentence whether or not it's a felony. He's a good guy and he deserves work release." Epstein pleaded guilty June 30 to two felony counts: soliciting prostitution and procuring a person under 18 for prostitution. As part of the plea agreement, Epstein must serve one year of house arrest and register as a lifelong sex offender. Cute and Cuddly fir Housebn it at Palm http://www. palmbeachdai lynews.com/seareh/content/news/2008/12/10/webepstein1210.htm I 12/11/2008 EFTA00188485 Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach in work-release program Page 2 of 3 Epstein was indicted two years ago after an 11-month investigation by Palm Beach police, who concluded that Epstein paid five underage girls for massages and sexual contact at his 358 El Brillo Way home. Police began the investigation after receiving a complaint from a relative of a 14-year-old girl who had given Epstein a naked massage. In addition to the criminal case, there are nine federal and seven state lawsuits pending against the Manhattan money manager. All contain similar allegations: Epstein, through his employees and assistants, brought minor girls to his Palm Beach home for erotic massages and sometimes sex. As part of his state plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office agreed not to prosecute Epstein on federal charges as long as he fulfills all requirements of his sentence and probation. The federal deferred-prosecution agreement is under seal in state court. Miami attorney Brad Edwards represents three alleged victims and has filed court papers to unseal the deferred-prosecution agreement. Edwards said he just received notice by mail of Epstein's work release, and his clients don't even know yet. "It was obviously done again without notifying any of the victims, and it will make my clients very angry," Edwards said via e-mail. Talk of the Town We appreciate reader comments on this story, but at PalmBeachDailyNews.com, we want to avoid comments that are obscene, hateful, racist or otherwise inappropriate. If you post such comments, we will delete them. If you see such comments, please report them to us by emailing feedback@pbdailynews.com. 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The Palm Beach Daily News Privacy Policy l About this site I Write to us ) NEWSPAPF111 http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/searchkontent/news/2008/12/10/webepstein1210.html 12/11/2008 EFTA00188487 THE PALM BEACH POST • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008 Billionaire sex offender leaves jail six days a week for work Lawyer. Six women suing him for abuse are shocked, disappointed. By MICHELE DARGAN Palm Beach DaRtNews Palm Beach billionaire Jef- frey Epstein, whet serving 18 months in jail for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution, is allowed to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade six days a week on a work-release Pri Barbera, spokes- woman for the Paint peach County Sheriffs Office, confirmed that Epstein, 55, has been in the work-release program since Oct. 10. "He works six days a'week: Friday through Wednesday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.," Barbera said via e-mail. "(He) works at his local West Palm Beach Epstein Palm Beadier serving 18 months in stockade for soliciting underage girl for prostitution. offices Monitored on an active GPS :system (he wears an ankle bracelet). Mr. Epstein hires a permit deputy, at his expense, for his own security at his workplace during the time he is out • Miami attorney Jeffrey Herman represents six young women who've sued Epstein, claiming he sexually abused them at his Palm Beach home when they were minors. Herman said he received a letter about the work-re- lease program from the US. Attorneyb Office within the ;Past few days. But Herman says Epstein had been out on work-release for several weeks before thenotification. "My clients expressed, shock and disappointment," Herman said. "I find it incred- ible that he on work-release in the community and my clients aren't notified of this and we get this letter weeks after the fact." -•• • Jack Goldberger, Epsteinb criminal attorney, said the ar- rangement Is not unusual. "He goes to work every single day and goes back to jail at night just like every- body else (in the program)," Goldberger said. Epstein pleaded guilty June 30 to two felony counts: soliciting prostitution and procuring a person under 18 for prostitution:As part of the plea agreement, Epstein must serve one year of house arrest and register'as a lifelciifg sex offender. EFTA00188488 Cityfile: Exposed: The Leon Black-Jeffrey Epstein Connection! Nev York's 2,134 most notable. Register for an account, or sign in Page 1 of 6 Cityfile: New York's Most Notable and Influential I WANT ALL DAY COMPUTING (AND ALL NIGHT) INTRODUCING THE NEW LATITUDE- E6400 GET MORE • Home • B.103ne • DailyFile • Contribute search Search I RECENTLY Tips? • Russell Simmons' Fondness for the Fondle • Christmas Miracle for Andre? • John Main Caves • ikdge Funder Buys Co-op for $32.5 Million • * Dr agmg_kInkingla • Brain Boosters for All • The History of the Plaza • Gagosian: Go Sell or Get Out • Hedge Fund Blues: Dan Loeb Rents His Jet by the Hour • Andre Turns to Tees • TAbune Faces Bankruptcy Hefner Skips Out on Dad • Spotted Got something to share? Email tips©cityfile.com RSS I. file≤ RSS feed Email Click here to have Dailyfile posts delivered to you once a day by email. Exclusive Exposed;. The Leon Black-Jeffrey Epstein Connection! Poweved by foie 12/8/2008 EFTA00188489 Cityfile: Exposed: The Leon Black-Jeffrey Epstein Connection! Page 2 of 6 Pen VI gra' ti Z i yt ter :nOttlitc=spcitrrst°Ver y little has ever been revealed about the business dealings of Jeffrey I use dint... onion...ha toundoien.nartEpstein, the shadowy money manager who will be spending the next 16 (a) Milt rd 362114 months or so in a Palm Beach jail cell after pleading to soliciting an I.RON .p. DUO; underage prostitute in late June. Long described as "mysterious" and 3 301 AVENUE QP-ZUBSEL ICAS • 38'"reclusive," the only client of his who has been confirmed over the years UZy YORK. NY 10019 DEBRA R. BLACK has been Leslie "Les" Wexner, the billionaire founder of Limited Brands. 1)01 AVENUE OP THE AMERICAS. la Epstein once boasted to a reporter that he wouldn't even consider taking on UM? YORK. NY 10019 glUPPREX_BPSTEIN a client who didn't have a billion dollars or more in the bank. You can now 1SO ET. ERILLO WAY add a new billionaire to the list of Epstein associates: Leon Black, the co- PALIAJUUWA-274h_13010 founder of Apollo Management. Black recruited Epstein to serve on the board of his charitable organization, the Leon D. Black Foundation. Listed on the non-profit's IRS returns alongside Leon and his wife, Debra: Epstein's name and the address of the waterfront home where Epstein was accused of carrying out his sexual misdeeds with minors. More on this jaw-dropping revelation below. Epstein's past has always been shrouded in mystery. He was a math teacher at Dalton once upon a time; he later joined Bear Steams and then either left because he wanted to start his own firm or was fired, depending who you believe. He first made a splash on the social scene when he started dating Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of the late Brit mogul Robert Maxwell. More attention followed in 2002 when Epstein flew Clinton and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on his private jet. Both Vanity Fair and New York magazine followed up with profiles, wondering just whose money he managed. For years, though—and despite suggestions that he had as many as 15 clients—Wexner was the only name officially connected to him. Of course, business and pleasure occasionally mixed. Vanity Fair once suggested he had ties to Steven Hoffenberg, who went to prison for a ponzi scheme. He was an investor in the second iteration of Radar magazine with Mort Zuckerman. Donald Trump once described him as a pal. A fan of science and medical research, Epstein was said to be close to Harvard president Larry Summers and law professor Alan Dershowitz. Black's name has never come up before in connection with Epstein. What is the nature of their relationship, in addition to the fact that Epstein is listed as a director of Black's foundation in his most recent tax return? That's difficult to say. Black's longtime publicist, Steve Anreder of Anreder & Co., declined to speak with us despite repeated requests, But it's worth noting that Epstein has longstanding ties to Michael Milken, who used to work with Black at Drexel Burnham. And the lawyer who represented a number of Drexel employees in the wake of the firm's scandalous collapse, Gerald Lefccifig, also represented Epstein in connection with the underage prostitution charges. It's unclear if Epstein also managed some of Black's money. One curious tidbit: Black's foundation's funds were kept in accounts at Bear Steams and Epstein was a major Bear client, and was reported to have lost close to $60 million when Bear's hedge funds went south. http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/1354 12/8/2008 EFTA00188490 Cityfile: Exposed: The Leon Black-Jeffrey Epstein Connection! Page 3 of 6 It's also worth noting that Black's foundation isn't nearly as active as it once was. In 2006, it dispensed S225,000 to Trinity and a group called Tree of Life in Pittsburg [sic]. The foundation lists upcoming donations of $1.6 million to such groups as the Children's Museum of Manhattan and the J. Richardson Fund for Picasso Research. But something tells us we won't be seeing Epstein's name under the list of board members the next time the foundation files with the IRS. Black's documents below. [ Part VIII 1 Lilt IS O111Citikarotion, Innis, vounasoon onistaprii ono OW compnemon. oommenimans MITticandermw ""%Irognt's lo)Colvoyabo. Irtittli S 4 , LION D WADS PRESIDENT/TREASURER 4.00 0. 1301 AVENUE OF THE AHERICAS._10TN FLR HEW YORK. NY 10019 DEBRA R. BLACK VICE PRESIDENT/SECRET 4.00 0. Y 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS. 38TH FLR itilii91111._alk0 1.9 JEFFREY EPSTEIN DIRECTOR 0. 358 EL BRILL° WAY 4.00 PhaLAZACH,_YLA 33189 Wo Employees nnatIon About, and C C on ws. DItectora. Trustees, Foundation Managers, Highly Paid nd tractors unnximix°O _ fjcVl lift ry pripCtig. ,ILLY POUttnaTipla. INC. 11.34447090 0144” 1 Gast. anci Con6.004nstalaat. al teLor wAftrperfenPnestal .. Riot., Nish...din *IVAN -- nue irylat+0.4.11.1 10.11110 L.T. Y4 Abet:. :1-.:me a 6410T151 WNW* , rarble 111441 ....... 9 VA\ Wholte*C..b ...S.11 . — TRINITY SCHOOL, 139 WEST 91ST STREET, NEW YORK. NY 10024 TREE OF LIFE. 2962 CROSBY AVENUE. PITTSBURG, PA 15216 NONE NOM PUBLIC CHARITY PUBLIC CHARITY '1 firs CHARITY CHARITY 25,000. 200.000. 1 Hi I ▪ 71 225.000. • Posted at 2:50PM on Aug 20, 2008 • Email • Filed Under: Charitable giming, Crime, Jeffrey Epstein, Leon Black jgg Facebook Comments Sign in to post a comment. http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/1354 12/8/2008 EFTA00188491