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Ronald Eppinger

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Prior trafficker

Miami sex trafficker who ran the 'Perfect 10' escort service, smuggling Czech women under the guise of modeling. Trafficked Virginia Giuffre at age 13-15 before she entered Epstein's orbit. Charged with 21 state felonies including 10 counts of familial child sexual abuse (FL 794.011(8)), 4 counts of child abuse, and 6 counts of lewd assault on a child — all nolle pros'd when federal charges took precedence. Pled guilty to alien smuggling for prostitution and money laundering; sentenced to 21 months. Epstein and Maxwell later weaponized Giuffre's Eppinger history to discredit her testimony. Died November 8, 2006 at age 70, four months after Epstein's arrest.

Key Findings

  • Trafficked Virginia Giuffre beginning around 1997-1998 when she was approximately 13-15 years old
  • Ran 'Perfect 10' escort service recruiting young Yugoslavian women with promises of modeling work
  • Charged with 21 state felonies: 10 counts sexual battery by custodial authority, 4 counts child abuse, 6 counts lewd assault on child, 1 count custody interference — all nolle pros'd. Trial unit: Organized Crime, prosecutor Guy Singer (EFTA01159195)
  • Epstein emailed PI: 'ron eppinger was her pimp i believe in 98 or 99' (EFTA00906588)
  • Maxwell emailed Epstein: 'boyfriend/pimp was Ron eppinger. 67. Have your guy look for his record' (EFTA00867212)
  • Epstein forwarded to PI: 'its the one with andrew' — connecting Eppinger research to Prince Andrew (EFTA02512915)
  • Died November 8, 2006 at Fort Lauderdale hospital, four months after Epstein's July 2006 arrest
  • Wilton Manors PD Case #99004421 (June 11, 1999): FBI called police about underage female at address linked to Eppinger's friend 'RON'; juvenile recovered by detectives (EFTA01689016)
  • FBI Rodriguez case files include separate Eppinger folder cross-referenced to case 245H-MM-88743 (EFTA00129637)
  • Jane Doe 102 (Giuffre) spent months in 2014 trying to reconstruct her Eppinger timeline, contacting Wilton Manors PD and FBI (EFTA01660400, EFTA01660398)
  • Eppinger victim sent to 'Charlie's place (club owner of hot chocolates bar & restaurant in Ft.Lauderdale)' — indicating Eppinger's trafficking operation connected to other venues in the Fort Lauderdale area. Charlie's full identity remains unresolved (EFTA01660400, EFTA00269967)
  • Giuffre also recalled being 'picked up with supposedly named Charlie' but Wilton Manors PD had no records of either Eppinger or Charlie (EFTA01660398, EFTA00030587)
  • His daughter Susan Marie died at age 16 under completely undocumented circumstances (1979)
  • Maxwell proffer (July 2025, Day 1 typed transcript): Maxwell describes key victim as 'a self-confessed having been sexually abused as a young girl, and was trained — her words I'm quoting now, not mine — in all the arts of whatever that is, the sex program by a man called Ron Eppinger, who was her pimp from when she was 14.' Maxwell weaponizes Eppinger history to discredit victim.

Transcripts (1)

Transcript DOJ-OGR-00022986

Network Graph

Most Connected With

Jeffrey Epstein (20)Ghislaine Maxwell (15)Andrew Windsor (14)Alan Dershowitz (12)Martin Weinberg (10)Al Gore (9)Bill Clinton (9)Jean-Luc Brunel (9)Les Wexner (9)Sarah Ferguson (8)Bradley Edwards (8)Mark Epstein (7)

Communication Timeline

Mar 2011 – Jan 2015 · 36 dated documents

5 10 15 20 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011-03: 7 documents 2013-07: 2 documents 2014-07: 3 documents 2014-08: 4 documents 2015-01: 20 documents

Related Findings (2)

Trafficking Virginia Giuffre's Prior Trafficker: Ronald Eppinger's 'Perfect 10' Operation and the Pipeline to Epstein Victim Testimony Jane Doe 102's Desperate Effort to Reconstruct Her Own Eppinger Trafficking Timeline

Timeline Events (6)

Criminal Virginia Giuffre Trafficked by Ron Eppinger's 'Perfect 10' Ring at Age 13 1997-01-01 Criminal FBI Tips Off Wilton Manors PD About Underage Girl at Eppinger Associate's Address 1999-06-11 Legal Ronald Eppinger Sentenced to 21 Months for Alien Smuggling for Prostitution 2001-11-01 Death Ronald Eppinger Dies — Virginia Giuffre's Prior Trafficker, 4 Months After Epstein's Arrest 2006-11-08 Legal Epstein Launches Discreditation Campaign Against Virginia Giuffre Using Eppinger History 2011-03-10 Legal Maxwell and Epstein Coordinate Eppinger Research to Discredit Giuffre and Shield Prince Andrew 2015-01-06

Documents (49)

EFTA00030587 Dataset 8

...lly got through to the sergeant at Wilton Manors and he does not have any records on me ever or Ron Eppinger or the guy that I was picked up with supposedly named Charlie. It could be that they have destroyed...

EFTA00030589 Dataset 8

...king cases there really is going on. I was hoping that you might have had a chance to look into the Eppinger case or just the dates I was with him as it would help me pinpoint my timeline. I am very grateful ...

EFTA00101062 Dataset 9

...f you had received my email last Friday and hoping you might have any info that might help from the Eppinger case? > Sony to be a pain, I hate to trouble you!! I just have trust in you & not many others in th...

EFTA00101063 Dataset 9

...is good. I hate to bother you about the past but I remember you saying you we're familiar w the Ron Eppinger case and knew someone from the inside that personally was there at the time. I'm not going after Ep...

EFTA00129637 Dataset 9

...Leslie Wexner • Delray beach PD Reports NCIC Missing Person • Miles & Cathy Alexander • Eppinger and on file list 245H-MM-88743 • • Baleen Sweep — Disk issues • / Aviation...

EFTA00208128 Dataset 9

... she was approximately II years old, and while living on the streets in Miami, Florida, she met RON EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "The Perfect 10." EPPINGER recruited y...

EFTA00269896 Dataset 9

... she was approximately 14 years old, and while living on the streets in Miami, Florida, she met R0N EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "Th...

EFTA00269967 Dataset 9

... , date of birth currentl moved to . She returned to Florida at in Miami, Florida, she met R0N EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "The Perfect 10." EPPINGER recruited y...

EFTA00592369 Dataset 9

...Mr. Epstein or Ms. Maxwell, she was the victim of sex trafficking by an 4 individual named Ronald Eppinger. Mr. Eppinger apparently was 5 indicted in Florida for some sex crimes, and plaintiff's 6 c...

EFTA00658978 Dataset 9

... 2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley < wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]> wrote: Virgini...

EFTA00662270 Dataset 9

...[Email Redacted]> Subject: Re: Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:55:19 +0000 Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]> wrote: _worked...

EFTA00673187 Dataset 9

...2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley < wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]> wrote: Virgini...

EFTA00682423 Dataset 9

...PM, "Jeffrey Epstein" < > wrote: ron eppinger„ was her pimp i believe in 98 Or 99„ i think he was busted for traffiking, she is totally full of s...

EFTA00691091 Dataset 9

...15 at 3:55 PM, William Riley > wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. [Email Redacted]> wrote: worked a...

EFTA00794367 Dataset 9

...pstein 3 or Ms. Maxwell, she was the victim of sex trafficking by an 4 individual named Ronald Eppinger. Mr. Eppinger apparently was 5 indicted in Florida for some sex crimes, and plaintiff's 6 ...

EFTA00866258 Dataset 9

... day some as old as 12. it should get easier for alan to show nuts. she worked as an escort for ron eppinger in 97 . two women busted with him for traficking hes dead, lived in a drug home, claimed sex assual...

EFTA00867078 Dataset 9

... 2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley < wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]> wrote: Virgini...

EFTA00867085 Dataset 9

... 2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley < wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]> wrote: worked ...

EFTA00867087 Dataset 9

...015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley < > wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation®gmail.com> wrote: worked ...

EFTA00867163 Dataset 9

... 2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley < wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]> wrote: W ...

EFTA00867212 Dataset 9

...t On 'I S laribJanuary 6, 2015, G Maxwell <[Email Redacted]> wrote: oyfriend/pimp was Ron eppinger. 67. Have your guy look for his record plae THE TERRAMAR PROJECT FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST INSTAGR...

EFTA00906567 Dataset 9

... William Riley <I Subject: Fwd: ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:23:01 +0000 ron eppinger„ was her pimp i believe in 98 Or 99„ i think he was busted for traffiking, she is totally full of s...

EFTA00906588 Dataset 9

...I find. Bill Rile On Mar 10, 2011, at 9:23 PM, "Jeffrey Epstein" <[Email Redacted]> wrote: ron eppinger„ was her pimp i beileve in 98 Or 99„ i think he was busted for traffiking, she is totally full of s...

EFTA01072646 Dataset 9

...ing with promises of modeling work. Identity Fraud Protection Protect Your Identity from Ronald Eppinger had faced up to 10 years after pleading guilty this month to Fraud with AliClear ID. Sign charges...

EFTA01091933 Dataset 9

...t 103)). 35o. Bertram v. State. zoo9-Ohio-52zoU. 1 24 (Ct. App.) (emphasis added) (quoting State v. Eppinger. 743 N.E.zd 881.886 (mot)). 351. See, e.g.. State v. Pollard. 908 N.E.zd 1t45. 1153 (Ind. 24:09) ("...

EFTA01159195 Dataset 9

From: William Riley To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacatiorggrnaiLconl> CC: Martin Weinberg Subject: It Eppinger Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:55:58 +0000 Inline-Images: image001.jpg Jeff, The only Eppinger I could f...

EFTA01182998 Dataset 9

...ol Roberts Kess; j. Philip Guderyon; k. Anthony Valladares; I. Anthony Figueroa; m. Ron Eppinger Response to Request No. 5 Ms. Giuffre objection to this request on the grounds that it is overly br...

EFTA01657711 Dataset 10

...abused me, and I was on the streets at 13 years old. I was picked up by a 67 year old man named Ron Eppinger who did exactly what Jeffrey did with me abuse and violate my youthfulness _ & I was with him for 6...

EFTA01660398 Dataset 10

...lly got through to the sergeant at Wilton Manors and he does not have any records on me ever or Ron Eppinger or the guy that I was picked up with supposedly named Charlie. It could be that they have destroyed...

EFTA01660399 Dataset 10

...f you had received my email last Friday and hoping you might have any info that might help from the Eppinger case? > Sorry to be a pain, I hate to trouble you!! I just have trust in you & not many others in t...

EFTA01660400 Dataset 10

...is good. I hate to bother you about the past but I remember you saying you we're familiar w the Ron Eppinger case and knew someone from the inside that personally was there at the time. I'm not going after Ep...

EFTA01660402 Dataset 10

...king cases there really is going on. I was hoping that you might have had a chance to look into the Eppinger case or just the dates I was with him as it would help me pinpoint my timeline. I am very grateful ...

EFTA01688359 Dataset 10

... she was approximately 14 years old, and while living on the streets in Miami, Florida, she met RON EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "The Perfect 10." EPPINGER recruited y...

EFTA01689016 Dataset 10

... As part of his plea. Eppk.ger forfeited a boat and Smooth° used le MOMOM the call 4rt service. Eppinger learned he was under investigation In June 1999 and moved from the United States lo the Czech capit...

EFTA01689026 Dataset 10

... ran away from the ly when she was ana wnile living on cue treets in Miami, Florida, she met RON EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "The Perfect 10." EPPINGER recruited y...

EFTA01699136 Dataset 10

... she was approximately years old, and while living on the streets in Miami, Florida, she met R0N EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "The Perfect 10." EPPINGER recruited y...

EFTA01838123 Dataset 10

... William Riley[whnarbkgroup.comj From: Jeffrey Epstein Sent Thur 3/17/2011 3:24:31 PM Ron Eppinger was pimp, he went to jail„ *******************************************************...

EFTA01986730 Dataset 10

Jeff, The only Eppinger I could find wit was Ronald R. EFFINGER. He was born b...

EFTA02361635 Dataset 11

... Riley wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted] <mailto:jeevaca...

EFTA02366071 Dataset 11

... Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted] <mailto:jeevaca...

EFTA02372789 Dataset 11

...at 3:55 PM, William Riley < <mailto: > wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted] <mailto:jeevaca...

EFTA02372895 Dataset 11

... Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: boyfriend/pimp was Ron eppinger. 67. Have your guy look for =is record plae THE TERRAMAR PROJECT <http://theterramarproject.orgh FA...

EFTA02385543 Dataset 11

...EFTA02385543 On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted] <mailto:jeevaca...

EFTA02512915 Dataset 11

...: Re: its the one with andrew > wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my i=hone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]» wrote: Ron e...

EFTA02512968 Dataset 11

...15 at 3:55 PM, William Riley <mailto: > wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from my i=hone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted]» wrote: Ron e...

EFTA02514300 Dataset 11

...d on a phone On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 3:55 PM, William Riley wrote: Are you sure his last name is not Eppinger? Sent from=my iPhone On Jan 6, 2015, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <=a href="mailto:[Email Redacted]...

EFTA02514499 Dataset 11

... wrote: = aoyfriend/pimp was Ron eppinger. 67. Have your guy look for =is record plae THE TERRAMAR =ROJECT <http://theterramarproject.org/> F...

EFTA02516064 Dataset 11

... > wrote: Are you sure his last name i= not Eppinger? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 20=5, at 12:49 PM, jeffrey E. <[Email Redacted] <mailto:jeevaca...

EFTA02857863 Dataset 12

... she was approximately 14 years old, and while living on the streets in Miami, Florida, she met R0N EPPINGER. EPPINGER was in his 60's and owned an escort service called "The Perfect 10." EPPINGER recruited y...