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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 07:07 AM Jul 2019

Last time Epstein was in jail, he got preferential treatment from bribed guards. Not this time.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-found-red-flags-all-over-jeffrey-epsteins-jail-records

Due to this new information, the Miami Herald reported, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) has suddenly opened an internal-affairs investigation of Epstein’s incarceration.

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However, across the 77 days of records from the PBSO, I found an officer did not sign 30 of Epstein’s sign-in/sign-out sheets. See an example below where it appears Epstein signed himself in and out. Also, the time he returned has been altered, where 22:00 (10 p.m.) is crossed out and an earlier time is written in to make it appear he returned at 9:34 p.m. No signature or initials are written next to the modification.

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Since Epstein is a Level 3 registered sex offender (the most dangerous kind), it raises troubling questions about how closely he was monitored during his work release. Epstein was permitted to delay his sex-offender registration until July 22, 2009.

The PBSO chief deputy sheriff said Epstein was a “model prisoner” and, of his deputies paid to supervise Epstein during his work-release, he said: “That would shock me if the deputies let someone else in... They knew exactly what the rules and regulations were.” However, one of the deputies, in a document I viewed (for July 11, 2009), reported that they contacted their Sergeant (W. Lawrence) “...to get some clarity of the duties and responsibilities while at the residence. He stated the function is to provide security.”

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At 2:31 p.m., he brought Epstein back to his office. The starting and ending mileage implies that the officer drove 75 miles that day. The distance from the county jail to the Florida Science Foundation, to Epstein’s house is 4 to 5 miles (depending on the route). From the Florida Science Foundation to Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion is 3.6 to 4 miles. This would result in a 15 to 16-mile round trip. It is unclear how 75 miles were logged that day.

When asked about Epstein’s work-release shift, the current PBSO Chief Michael Gauger said “He did not have free time to wander. He was not allowed to go out for lunch. He had to stay in that office the entire time.” However, in some of the logs, the officers report following Epstein to his residence and providing security. One, below, reports the officer did not enter Epstein’s residence. This suggests there were major deficiencies in how Epstein was monitored.

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The officer who provided the work summary in the above report was recently quoted in the Florida Daily Post saying “I do remember young women coming in and going back into the office area.”
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Last time Epstein was in jail, he got preferential treatment from bribed guards. Not this time. (Original Post) DetlefK Jul 2019 OP
Absolute disgrace. yardwork Jul 2019 #1
do you really think epstein returned to his cell at night? rampartc Jul 2019 #2
Perhaps 2naSalit Jul 2019 #3
no doubt rampartc Jul 2019 #4

rampartc

(5,408 posts)
2. do you really think epstein returned to his cell at night?
Thu Jul 25, 2019, 07:14 AM
Jul 2019

or was kept in his office during the day?

Epstein's guard could easily have been convinced by a few $100s, and if he took them once an experienced blackmailer like Epstein could have had virtual freedom.

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