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FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-8) @ ' (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Lawyer: Six women suing him for abuse are shocked, disappointed. By MICHELE DARGAN Paim Beach Daily News -Palm Beach billionaire Jef frey Epstein, who’ serving 18 months in jail for soliciting an _ underage girl for prostitution, is allowed to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade six ‘ days a week on a workcrelease program. Teri Barbera, spokes- woman for the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office, confirmed that Epstein, 55, has been in the worlcrelease program since Oct, 10. “He works six days a week: Friday through Wednesday 10 am. to 10 pm.,” Barbera said via e-mail, “(He) works at his local West Palm Beach Epstein” Palm Beacher ‘| serving 18 1 months in stockade for soliciting underage girl for prostitution. office, monitored on an active GPS system (he wears an ankle bracelet). Mr. Epstein hires a permit deputy, at his expense, for his own security at his workplace during the time he is out.” Miami attorney Jeffrey Herman represents six young women who've sued Epstein, claiming he sexually abused them athis Palm Beach home when they were minors. - Herman said he received a letter about the worlkre- lease program from the US. Attorney's Office within the ‘past few days. But Herman (Indicate page, name of 12/11/2008 ate; itle: Billionaire sex tys a week for work Character: or newspaper, city and state.) dition: Palm Beach Post Billionaire sex offender leaves ¢ «¢ Ps H jail six days a week for work offender leaves jail six Classification: 31E-MM-108062 Submitting Office: indexing: says Epstein had been out on work-release for severak= weeks before the notification.«—-= “Miy clients expressed— shock and disappointment,== Herman said. “I find itincred= ible that he’s on work-release in the community and- my clients aren't notified of this and we get this letter weeks after the fact.” Jack Goldberger, Epstein’s criminal atfotney, said the ar rangement is not unusual. “He goes to work every single day and goes back to jail at night, just like every- body else (in the program),” Goldberger said. Epstein pleaded guilty June 30 to two felony counts: soliciting prostitution and procuring’a person under 18 for prostitution. As part of the . plea agrtement, Epstein must serve one year of house arrest and register as a lifelong sex offender. 03990-1191 Sliven a0 F062 @ AS DOJ-OGR-00029031