Jeffrey Epstein in custody in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2008. New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial challenger Gary King said Tuesday that he'll return more than $30,000 in campaign contributions from companies affiliated with Epstein, a wealthy financier who's a convicted sex offender in Florida. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post file photo
Jeffrey Epstein in custody in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2008. New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial challenger Gary King said Tuesday that he'll return more than $30,000 in campaign contributions from companies affiliated with Epstein, a wealthy financier who's a convicted sex offender in Florida. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post file photo
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Attorney General Gary King. Russell Contreras/The Associated Press
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gary King has received more than $35,000 in campaign contributions from an address in the U.S. Virgin Islands that also is listed as the address of a convicted sex offender who years ago bought property in Stanley from King’s family.
Jeffrey Epstein, 61, is listed in the New York state sex offender registry as residing at 6100 Red Hook Quarter B3, St. Thomas Virgin Islands. He was convicted in 2008 of soliciting sex from girls as young as 14. Police said Epstein had sex with five teenagers he hired to give him massages at his Florida home.
More than $30,000 in contributions listed in King’s latest campaign finance report, filed Monday, came from several businesses using Epstein’s address. These include $10,200 from JEGE LLC; $5,200 from Maple Inc.; and $5,000 each from FT Real Estate, Laurel Inc. and Nautilus Inc. Earlier this year, King received another contribution from a business at the same address — $5,200 from Neptune LLC.
