William Mersey
William David Mersey aka William "Dollar Bill" Mersey (born 4 April 1950) is an American writer,[1] musician[2] and advertising executive[3] who served a year in prison for tax fraud where he shared a cell with Paul Manafort and suicide-watched Jeffrey Epstein while they were both incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.[1]
As a result of his close association with Epstein and Manafort, Mersey appeared in interviews on the Quest Red TV show "Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein",[4] Fox Nation's "The Twisted World of Jeffrey Epstein",[5] "Good Morning Britain",[6] and the Daily Mail TV show after his release. In addition, Mersey wrote several articles about the two celebrities and his prison experiences for the Daily Beast, NY Daily News, and Daily Mail.[1] His story was featured in the New York Post's Page Six, written by Cindy Adams.[7]
Personal life
Mersey grew up in Lynbrook, NY, attending public schools, and continued his education graduating with honors from Case Western Reserve University. He was awarded a NDEA Title IV fellowship to pursue a PhD in Economics at Tulane University, but abandoned academic study to play music professionally, following in his father Robert Mersey's footsteps as a producer, arranger and songwriter.
As the director of his own advertising agency and owner of a blog which specialized in devising ad campaigns for escorts and escort services, Mersey was eventually prosecuted for tax fraud and promotion of prostitution.[8][9] He pled guilty to a year and a day in federal prison on all counts. It was while incarcerated that he met Paul Manafort and Jeffrey Epstein.
Mersey has since been released and continues as a blogger and freelance writer currently leading a quiet, reclusive life in Greenwich Village, New York.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Articles by William Mersey | New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, Yahoo Journalist". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ "Billy Mersey". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ Marzulli, Chelsia Rose Marcius, John. "EXCLUSIVE: NYC man who ran escort website to pay feds $3.5M after admitting he cheated on his income taxes". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ Heren, Kit (2020-06-05). "A new Jeffrey Epstein documentary is airing this weekend". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ Nolasco, Stephanie (2020-05-28). "Jeffrey Epstein's suicide watch 'companion' says disgraced financier was worried about prison life, but wasn't depressed: doc". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ "Prison paid Epstein's fellow INMATES to perform suicide watch duties". The Sun. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ Adams, Cindy (2020-05-11). "Jeffrey Epstein's cell buddy Bill Mersey believes Epstein killed himself". Page Six. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ "United States v. Mersey, 16-CR-481 (WFK) | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ Bekiempis, Victoria (2018-09-10). "New York's Million-Dollar Madam Is Back Behind Bars". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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