Palm Beach home: visits and records

Existing record

Primary site of the 2005 local investigation and conduct later described in federal charging records. Local police investigation ultimately led to FBI involvement.

2013: Mette-Marit’s stay

Reuters reported that Mette-Marit stayed at the Palm Beach house for four days during a private trip in 2013. In March 2026 she expressed regret over their friendship and said she had been manipulated and deceived.

2002–2005: conduct described in the indictment

The July 2019 indictment alleges that Epstein paid underage girls for sexual acts and paid some to recruit others at his Palm Beach and New York homes.

March 2013: flight to Palm Beach

Gates testified that he flew with Epstein from New York to Palm Beach on March 1 or 2, 2013, in a Gulfstream. He said he was continuing to Wellington to see his daughter. He testified that he never visited Epstein’s Palm Beach home.

Sources and open questions

Testimony, correspondence and investigative records describe Epstein’s Manhattan residence and the people connected to it.

September 28 update: household and airport transport

Juan Alessi testified that he managed Epstein’s Palm Beach household from approximately 1991 to 2002, received instructions from Maxwell daily and drove a victim to the house at Epstein’s and Maxwell’s direction. He described an airport transfer with Epstein and Maxwell to board Epstein’s plane. He said he did not know what happened after bringing the victim to Maxwell at the house.

Sources and scope of the September 28 update

The report groups the cited visits, employment and transport accounts by location.

Palm Beach: recruitment, appointments and payments

The July 2019 federal indictment alleged that, from at least 2002 through at least 2005, Epstein paid underage girls for sexual encounters at his Manhattan and Palm Beach homes and paid some victims to recruit others. It described assistants arranging appointments by telephone, including calls from New York before his travel to Florida. The indictment identifies three employees by number.

Related Reports

• Jeffrey Epstein
• Maxwell — Palm Beach residence

Sources

1. SDNY — Epstein 2019 charges
2. DOJ Epstein Library
3. Property location reference — Coordinates / public property address; location only
4. Reuters — Mette-Marit interview, March 20, 2026
5. House Oversight — Bill Gates interview, June 10, 2026 — Printed pp. 50–54, 113, 125–126
6. ABC News — Juan Alessi trial testimony, December 2, 2021
7. Read the 2019 federal indictment (PDF)
8. SDNY: Maxwell sentencing and trial evidence