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the largest Ponzi schemes in American history. When Epstein met Hoffenberg in London in the 1980s, the latter was the charismatic, audacious head of the Towers Financial Corporation, a collection agency that was supposed to buy debts that people owed to hospitals, banks, and phone companies. But Hoffenberg began using company fun
lly connected friends — didn’t go to state prison like most sex offenders in Florida. Instead, the multimillionaire was assigned to a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade, where he was able to hire his own security detail. Even then, he didn’t spend much time in a cell. He was allowed to go to his downtown Wes
1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 11 of 18 After he pleaded guilty in state court, Jeffrey Epstein was assigned to a private section of the Palm Beach County stockade. Soon, however, he was allowed to leave the compound six days a week, 12 hours a day, for what was termed work release. Emily Michot E//CHOT
molested and raped them when they were underaged using a sophisticated human trafficking network. A civil trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Palm Beach County that may finally let these women tell their stories in court. Behind the scenes: While he was allegedly raping teenage girls, Epstein cultivated coz
amest Ponzi schemes in American history. When Epstein met Hoffenberg in Lon- don in the 1980s, the latter was the char- ismatic, audacious head of the Towers Financial Corporation. a collection agency that was supposed to buy debts that peo- ple owed to hospitals. banks, and phone companies. But HotTenbere began using compan
private jet's arrivals and depar- tures. They quickly learned that the woman who took the 141ear-old girl to Epstein's house was Haley Rob- son, a Palm Beach Community Col- lege student from Loxahatchee. In a sworn statement at police head- quarters, Robson, then 18, admitted she had taken at least six girls to vi
as charged with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail early July 23 and released hours later. Epstein's legal team "doesn't dispute that he had girls over for massages," Goldberger said. But he said
ealings in the Ward House at 457 Madison Avenue.l9~1 Steven Hoffenberg originally set up the offices for Epstein in 1987 when he was consulting for Tower Financial. IA Epstein used these offices until at least 2003. Around this time, Michael Wolff saw the financier in his office, which in the past were the offi
e Palm Beach Police Department on state felony charges of procuring a minor for prostitution and solicitation of a_ prostitute. He was booked at the Palm Beach County jail andlater released on a $3,000 bondsiselt91 )[19-5] State prosecutor Rrischer later convened a Palm Beach County tread jury which was usually o
Entities connected to both Towers Financial and Palm Beach County

Jeffrey Epstein
PERSONJack Goldberger
PERSONthe Southern District
LOCATION
Alexander Acosta
PERSONLeon Black
PERSON
Alan Dershowitz
PERSON
Bradley Edwards
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSONJane Doe
PERSON
Kenneth Marra
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Palm Beach
LOCATION
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATION
Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSONRoy Black
PERSON
Donald Trump
PERSON
Prince Andrew
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Barry Diller
PERSONGerald Lefcourt
PERSON