Epstein Associate Steven Hoffenberg Found Dead In Derby Home: Report

DERBY, CT — Steven Hoffenberg, a former manager of the New York Post and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in a Derby apartment Tuesday night, the New York Post reports.

According to the New York Post, police had been called to the apartment to check on Hoffenberg at the request of a friend. A Derby police spokesperson told the Post they believed the man found in the apartment was Hoffenberg, however they were waiting to receive dental records to confirm it.

In a Facebook post Thursday afternoon, Derby police said officers were called to a Mount Pleasant Street home Tuesday around 8 p.m. to perform a welfare check and found a man dead inside.

According to police, the body was "in a state where a visual identification could not be made." The body was brought to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where an autopsy was performed Wednesday. It is unclear exactly when he died.

A cause of death has not been determined yet, however the autopsy did not indicate any immediate signs of trauma to the body, police said.

Hoffenberg was the founder of Towers Financial Corporation, a debt collection agency that was revealed to be one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history in 1993, according to BNO News.

According to Dailymail.com, the firm swindled $460 million out of 200 victims and Hoffenberg spent 18 years in prison for the crimes.

Hoffenberg hired Epstein to help at Towers Financial Corporation in the late 1980's and the two worked closely together for a number of years.

Dozens of women have accused Epstein, who faced sex trafficking charges when he ended his life at the Metropolitan Detention Center in 2019, of sexual abuse during a period that spanned two decades.

After being released from prison, Hoffenberg befriended a number of Epstein's accusers and joined their fight against him.

Dailymail.com reports Maria Farmer, the first woman to report Epstein to police, was the one who called Derby police and asked them to check on Hoffenberg before his body was discovered. She referred to Hoffenberg as a dear friend who was like a father to her in his later years.

Read the full New York Post story here.

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