Steven Hoffenberg, the disgraced businessman and longtime mentor of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead Tuesday when Connecticut police discovered his rotting corpse during a wellness check, the Post has learned.
Authorities discovered Hoffenberg, who spent 18 years in prison for running a half a billion dollar Ponzi scheme, dead in his home around 8 p.m. Tuesday. It is not clear exactly when he died.
Police had been called to the 77-year-old’s home in Derby, CT at the request of a friend.
No cause of death has been revealed, but police said there were no immediate signs of trauma to his body.
“Every indication is that it is Mr. Hoffenberg,” a Derby, Conn., Police Department spokesman said. “There’s nothing to suggest that it isn’t. We believe it’s him. We’re just waiting for dental records.”
In a statement posted to Facebook, police said the body was found “in a state where a visual identification could not be made.”
Hoffenberg, who was once Epstein’s boss, might have been the link to his mysterious fortune.
Steven Hoffenberg has claimed that Epstein was his accomplice in a Ponzi scheme he ran through his Towers…
