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Mystery money man faces soliciting charge By NICOLE JANOK Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A part-time Palm Beacher who has socialized with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Kevin Spacey was jailed early Sunday with accused drug dealers, drunken drivers and wife beaters after he was charged with ata a prosti- tute. Manhattan money manager Jeffrey Epstein, 53, was picked up at his home on El Brillo Way at 1:45 am. He was released hours later on $3,000 bond. 07/26/17 Epstein was indicted last week bya state grand jury, according to state at- torney’s spokesman Mike Edmondson. Despite Epstein’s arrest, the indictment containing the allegations remained sealed Sunday and Edmondson provid- ed no details. Unlike most accused johns, Epstein was charged with a third-degree felony instead of a misdemeanor. Under state law, a solicitation charge usually is ele- vated to a more-serious felony when the defendant has at least two solicitation Page 4 of 151 mondson said he was being represented 2 W24/ 06 convictions. However, checks of court records here and in New York Sunday turned up no such convictions. . Epstein could not be reached. ory by West Palm Beach attorney Jack Goldberg, who declined comment. Epstein is the president of J Epstein & Co., a money management company based in Manhattan that caters to ultra: Indictment wealthy clientele, according to pub- related to See SOLICITING, 6B ® prostitution. Jeffrey Epstein Public Records Request No.: 17-295 DOJ-OGR-00032043