NY Billionaire Pleads Guilty in Florida

Billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to charges that he paid girls for sex (as the Smoking Gun put it, "if investigators are to be believed, Epstein has a thing for teenagers, vibrators, and assorted massage lotions") in Florida. Profiled in 2002 as an "International Moneyman of Mystery" in New York magazine, Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in a Palm Beach County jail and a year of house arrest. Besides being designated as a sex offender, Epstein and his legal team must deal with the many lawsuits filed by women who claim they were molested by him.

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By Jen Chung in News on June 30, 2008 2:03 PM

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NannyState

There's another billionaire, Henry Nicholas III, the founder of Broadcom out in California that's been indicted on charges of stock option fraud, manipulation, dealing in Ecstasy,and a range of sexual shenanigans including prostitution. Think these two were roommates at a G8 Summit?

jaycjay

"How is it he didn't have the phone number for the Emperors Club?"

That seems pretty simple: he was looking for easily-manipulated inexperienced teenagers; they offered highly experienced professional prostitutes.

Spirit of 76

How is it he didn't have the phone number for the Emperors Club? Could have saved himself a lot of trouble.

Kojak

Please...Maximilia looks hot. Any horny man could've made that mistake...

Except me.

Jen Chung

It's unclear whether or not Cordero's suit against Epstein will go forward, since Cordero has filed a similar suit against another person previously.