Inside Ghislaine Maxwell's 'house manual' for the management of Epstein's estate
ABC News
Epstein's former house manager testified on Thursday.
The former house manager of Jeffrey Epstein's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, testified on Thursday that a "house manual" issued to him and other employees by Ghislaine Maxwell was "degrading" to him.
On the fourth day of Maxwell's criminal trial, Juan Alessi, 72, said he started working as a maintenance contractor for Epstein in 1990, and began serving as house manager for Epstein's Palm Beach estate in 1991. He met Maxwell, he said, that same year, and it became immediately clear that Maxwell has "many, many, many rules" for those involved in the management of Epstein's affairs.
Asked by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey if the rules were ever written down, Alessi testified that "yes, at the end of my stay I receive from Ms. Maxwell this booklet," containing standards for the upkeep of Epstein's home, "an incredible amount of work," he said, "enough work for ten people."
According to a 2005 edition of the "Household Manual" submitted to the court as evidence -- which Alessi testified looked like an updated version of one originally presented to him by Maxwell --- Epstein's staff was expected to attend to a painstakingly detailed list of chores and checklists.
