Financier Steven Hoffenberg, partner of Jeffrey Epstein, found dead in US.

Financial Stephen Hoffenbergresponsible for one of the biggest scams in US history and a longtime associate of the late tycoon Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his apartment in Connecticut aged 77, several local media outlets reported on Thursday.

Newspaper daily mailwho cites police sources, explains that the agents Police officer They went to the house after a call from Hoffenberg’s concerned friend and found the body decomposing, suggesting it had been there for at least a week.

“Everything points to the fact that this is Hoffenberg. There is nothing to indicate that this is not the case. We are waiting for dental records,” he said for his part. new york post office local police representative.

According to police sources, there were no visible signs of violence, but the cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Without confirming that it was Hoffenberg, Derby Police Departmentin Connecticut, said Thursday that the body was found at a local home on Tuesday evening and that a forensic examination is underway to identify it.

According to police, the initial autopsy did not reveal any injuries, but the official cause of death is under toxicological investigation.

Fraud affected nearly 3,000 investors

Stephen Hoffenberg He was a senior executive at Towers Financial, where Epstein worked and which filed for bankruptcy in 1993 after uncovering a scam involving nearly 3,000 affected investors.

The financier was arrested in 1994 and sentenced in 1997 to 20 years in prison, of which he served 18, and to pay compensation in the amount of $476 million.

Meanwhile, Epstein was never charged with this pyramid scheme, despite the fact that Hoffenberg accused him before the authorities.

Jeffrey Epstein, who has been associated with high-profile names in politics and business for years, was arrested in 2019 on charges of assault and sex trafficking and committed suicide in a New York prison cell where he was being held.

Hoffenberg explained in an interview that he met the controversial millionaire in the 1980s and they quickly became friends and business partners.

Before his multi-million dollar fraud was exposed, Hoffenberg was already a well-known figure in New Yorkamong other things, for being the owner of a historical tabloid for several months new york post officewhich was then on the verge of bankruptcy. (EFE)