Medical examiners on Friday confirmed that convicted Ponzi schemer Steven Hoffenberg, described as a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was the individual found dead in a Connecticut home earlier this week.
Hoffenberg, 77, is suspected to have died at least seven days before his body was located Tuesday by authorities in Derby, Connecticut. Officials said they arrived at his apartment on a welfare check.
His body was identified via dental records due to the decomposition of his body, officials told local media.
“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) positively identified the deceased male discovered on TUE 23 AUG from 201 Mount Pleasant Street as Steven Hoffenberg DOB 1/12/45. His next of kin has been notified,” the Derby Police Department wrote in a statement….