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Extraction Summary
7
People
5
Organizations
3
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
News article (miami herald) / court exhibit / house oversight document
File Size:
2.2 MB
Summary
This document is a Miami Herald article filed as a court exhibit (Case 1:19-cv-03377) describing Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 work release conditions. It details how Epstein paid Palm Beach Sheriff's deputies to monitor him while he spent up to 12 hours a day at his office, where he met with male and female visitors behind closed doors without deputy supervision. The article notes that visitor logs from this time were kept in a safe but no longer exist, and highlights how deputies began referring to him as a 'client' rather than an 'inmate'.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein | Inmate/Client |
Serving sentence in Palm Beach County stockade; granted extensive work release privileges.
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| Emily Michot | Photographer/Journalist |
Credited for the photo/caption.
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| Goldberger | Attorney (implied) |
Defending the sentencing arrangement in court.
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| Judge Pucillo | Judge |
Questioned why taxpayers were paying for Epstein's housing instead of DOC; did not respond to request for comment.
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| Belohlavek | Prosecutor/Official |
Confirmed details to Judge Pucillo in court.
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| Villafaña | Lead Federal Prosecutor |
Present in courtroom; did not object to Epstein's jail accommodations.
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| Unnamed Deputy | Security Detail |
Retired; stated it wasn't their job to monitor Epstein inside his office; noted change in language from 'inmate' to '...
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Herald |
Publisher of the article.
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| Palm Beach County Stockade |
Where Epstein was housed in a private section.
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| DOC |
Department of Corrections.
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| Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office |
Provided deputies for security detail; spokeswoman commented on missing logs.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
July 2008
Epstein enters jail and begins work release program.
Palm Beach County Stockade / West Palm Beach Office
Jeffrey Epstein
PBSO Deputies
July 2008
Deputies change language referring to Epstein from 'inmate' to 'client'.
West Palm Beach Office
PBSO Deputies
Jeffrey Epstein
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Epstein's jail location.
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Epstein's work release location.
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Location where Epstein was allowed to sit for lunch.
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Relationships (2)
Epstein hired deputies for security details, paying them for hours spent monitoring him.
Lead federal prosecutor in Epstein's case, present in courtroom but did not object to accommodations.
Key Quotes (5)
"We just decided that was the best way to accomplish what needed to be done here and the parties agreed that that sentence satisfied everyone’s requirements"Source
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"The taxpayers of Palm Beach County are going to pay 18 months to house this guy instead of DOC?"Source
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"It was not our job to monitor what he was doing in that office"Source
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"A record log of his visitors was kept in a safe, but the log no longer exists"Source
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"Epstein was in a separate office — with the door closed — most of the day as he accepted visitors, both male and female"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,527 characters)
Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald Page 10 of 17
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 11 of 18
Case 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 EMICHOT@MIAMIHERALD.COM
“We just decided that was the best way to accomplish what needed to be done here and the parties agreed that that sentence satisfied everyone’s requirements,” Goldberger replied.
Said Judge Pucillo: “The taxpayers of Palm Beach County are going to pay 18 months to house this guy instead of DOC [the Department of Corrections]?”
Belohlavek: “Right.”
Pucillo did not respond to a request for comment on the case.
Villafaña, the lead federal prosecutor in Epstein’s case, was in the courtroom, but there’s no indication she objected to Epstein’s cozier jail accommodations.
When he entered jail in July 2008, Epstein was arguably the most well-known inmate there. Records also show that Epstein hired Palm Beach sheriff’s deputies for his security details, paying them for the hours they spent monitoring him on work release at his West Palm Beach office, where he often stayed until 10 p.m., jail logs show.
The Herald reviewed their time sheets, showing that the deputies logged visitors coming and going to and from his office throughout the day. A record log of his visitors was kept in a safe, but the log no longer exists, according to a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
One deputy who often worked Epstein’s detail said that his assignment was to stay in a front reception room of Epstein’s office. Epstein was in a separate office — with the door closed — most of the day as he accepted visitors, both male and female, the deputies’ logs show.
“It was not our job to monitor what he was doing in that office,” the deputy, now retired, told the Herald.
In their early reports in July 2008, the deputies referred to Epstein as “inmate” but within a few weeks the language had changed and he was called a “client.” He was occasionally allowed to take a break for lunch by sitting outside in a park, the records show, and they also gave him permission to scout for a new office. While on work release, he was required to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his whereabouts.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article219494920.html
4/3/2019
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017973
4/3/2019
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017973
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