Figueroa: Payment & Compensation System
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Payment System$200 Per RecruitFinancial Incentives
DEPOSITION / SWORN STATEMENT — TONY FIGUEROA
Palm Beach Police Investigation / Civil Litigation
Tony Figueroa was identified during the Palm Beach police investigation as a key recruiter who brought underage girls to Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach estate. His testimony described the mechanics of the recruitment pipeline.
KEY TESTIMONY:
- Figueroa was approximately 16-17 years old when he began recruiting
- He was paid by Epstein to bring girls to the El Brillo Way residence
- Described payment of $200 per girl brought to the property
- Identified multiple victims by name
- Described the pattern: girls told they would give "massages" for money
- Testified that he was aware the girls were underage
- Described how some victims subsequently became recruiters themselves
- Confirmed the pyramid-like recruitment structure
RECRUITMENT DETAILS:
Figueroa testified that he recruited girls from Royal Palm Beach High School, Wellington, and surrounding areas. He stated that Epstein's staff provided him with cash payments and that he understood the arrangement was sexual in nature.
His testimony helped establish the systematic nature of the recruitment operation and the involvement of multiple intermediaries in bringing victims to Epstein.
Source: Palm Beach PD / Court Records
Available at: https://www.courtlistener.com/
The Epstein Case in 2006
The year 2006 saw the FBI take over the Epstein investigation from Palm Beach police. Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida prepared a 53-page federal indictment that was never filed. Instead, negotiations began for what would become the controversial non-prosecution agreement. Documents from this year reveal the behind-the-scenes deliberations that would later be challenged in court under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.
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