Epstein Secrets

. 1/2/2008 EFTA00189968 Jeffrey Epstein craved big homes, elite friends - and, investigators say, underage girls Page 4 of 7 former president of Williams Electronics and Sega Corp. "Suffice it to say I have nothing good to say about him." Among the characteristics most attributed to Epstein is a penchant for wom

tors say, underage girls Page 3 of 7 Santa Fe. Many believed it to be the largest home in the state. In Palm Beach, he bought a waterfront home on El Brillo Way. And he owns a 100-acre private island in the Virgin Islands. Perhaps as remarkable as his lavish homes is his extensive network of friends and

stein owed him nothing. "It's a bad memory. I would rather not have ever met Jeffrey Epstein," said Michael Stroll, the retired former president of Williams Electronics and Sega Corp. "Suffice it to say I have nothing good to say about him." Among the characteristics most attributed to Epstein is a penchant for wom

ansion on a 10,000-acre ranch outside Santa Fe. Many believed it to be the largest home in the state. In Palm Beach, he bought a waterfront home on El Brillo Way. And he owns a 100-acre private island in the Virgin Islands. Perhaps as remarkable as his lavish homes is his extensive network of friends and

also not above entering into risky, tax-sheltered oil and gas deals with much smaller in- vestors. A lawsuit that Michael Stroll, the former head of Williams Electronics -Int, filed against Epstein shows that in 1982 I.A.G. received an investment from Stroll of $450,000, which Epstein put into oil. In 1984, Stroll a

offender, requiring him to register annually with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Epstein, who lives in a 13,000-square-foot mansion on El Brillo Way in Palm Beach, will spend 18 months in the Palm Beach County Jail followed by a year of house arrest. Judge Deborah Pucillo, who grilled Epstei

Epstein owed him nothing. "Ws a bad memory. I would rather not have ever met Jeffrey Epstein,' said Michael Stroll, the retired former president of Williams Electronics and Sega Corp. "Suffice it to say I have nothing good to say about him." Among the characteristics most attributed to Epstein is a penchant for wome

t hearings were reset. His next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 16. Police say Epstein, 54, paid underage girls for massages and sometimes sex at his El Brillo Way home. After completing the investigation, Palm Beach police turned the case over to State Attorney Barry Krischer's office with a probable caus