Epstein allegedly abused women daily from fake office during prison sentence

New details have emerged regarding Jeffrey Epstein's activities during his prison sentence, suggesting he continued to sexually abuse women from an office provided by his lawyers. This office was reportedly used daily while Epstein was on a work-release program, allowing him to leave prison for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week.

After being convicted in 2008 for soliciting a minor, Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in a Florida jail. However, his participation in a daytime work-release program enabled him to maintain a semblance of his business operations. His lawyers had established the Florida Science Foundation, an organization ostensibly for scientific research, which served as Epstein's formal place of work.

According to U.S. Department of Justice documents and civil lawsuits filed by his victims, Epstein would leave jail each morning and head to an office on the 14th floor of a West Palm Beach office building. He reportedly returned to his cell in the evenings. The documents indicate that the office was not used for scientific research but rather as a location where women, often believing they were there for job interviews or business meetings, were allegedly sexually abused by Epstein.

Further details suggest the office was more than just a nominal workplace; Epstein continued to manage his affairs, hold meetings, and receive visitors from there. Police officers assigned to monitor his movements during his daytime releases were stationed outside the building, with their overtime reportedly paid by Epstein himself. Investigators have struggled to reconstruct who visited the office during Epstein's supervised absences, as entry logs were destroyed according to document retention policies.