He developed an elite social circle and procured many women, including underage girls, who were then sexually abused by Epstein and some of his contacts. In , police in Palm Beach, Florida , began investigating Epstein after a parent complained that he had sexually abused her year-old daughter. Epstein was arrested again on July 6, , on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York.
Epstein — Epstein started working in September as a physics and mathematics teacher for teens at the Dalton School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Greenberg's daughter, Lynne Koeppel, pointed to a parent-teacher conference where Epstein influenced another Dalton parent into advocating for him to Greenberg. Epstein joined Bear Stearns in as a low-level junior assistant to a floor trader.
In , four years after joining Bear Stearns, Epstein became a limited partner. In , he was asked to leave Bear Stearns for, according to his sworn testimony, being guilty of a " reg d violation". IAG , [44] which assisted clients in recovering stolen money from fraudulent brokers and lawyers. He told friends that he worked sometimes as a consultant for governments and the very wealthy to recover embezzled funds, while at other times he worked for clients who had embezzled funds.
Epstein also stated to some people at the time that he was an intelligence agent. The passport showed his place of residence in Saudi Arabia.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta , who handled Epstein's criminal case in , said to Trump transition interviewers "I was told Epstein 'belonged to intelligence' and to leave it alone" and that Epstein was "above his pay grade ".
