Why Would Jeffrey Epstein Claim That Tartaglione Beat Him Up?

The Epstein Chronicles · Jun 22, 2026 · 26m

Jeffrey Epstein told his attorneys that his cellmate, former police officer Nicholas Tartaglione, had “roughed him up” during the July 23, 2019 incident in which Epstein was found injured and semiconscious on the floor of their cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. According to a source familiar with Epstein’s account, he blamed Tartaglione for the marks around his neck and maintained that the injuries were not the result of a suicide attempt. Epstein was placed on suicide watch after the incident, while authorities investigated whether he had attempted to take his own life or had…