 $200 every time she recruited a friend. The investigation was the first of many by law enforcement into Epstein's rape and sex trafficking of teenagers, and how his ties to the rich and powerful seemed to allow him to avoid prison or a serious jail term for more than a decade. Under that deal, he was sentenced to one and a half years in the Palm Beach County jail system, during which he was allowed to go to his office almost daily as part of a work release program. I'm Ben Thomas.