Peter Simel, whose physical resemblance to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is striking, will run with the goal of becoming mayor of Palm Beach, Florida.

On the verge of seven years since the millionaire financier was found dead in a cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, located in Manhattan, New York, his name continues to be in vogue.

The 66-year-old New Yorker remained detained accused of managing a sex trafficking ring with dozens of minors and was awaiting the start of a trial where his fate would be defined.

The controversial thing about this process is that it could involve millionaires, politicians and even members of European royalty, since it is believed that they were part of his network of clients who turned to him to request sexual services from minors.

Thanks to the recent publication of Epstein's personal files, we had access to thousands of documents, photographs, conversations through telephone messages and even videos, where famous people appear interacting with him and with an impressive variety of young girls who made up his exploitation network. However, no conclusive evidence has yet emerged to corroborate who paid to be with them.

In the midst of all this sea of ​​disordered information pending analysis, Peter Simel appeared on social networks, a 71-year-old retired professional tennis player whose resemblance to Jeffrey Epstein causes confusion.

In fact, some of this Florida man's followers came to believe that the sex offender had faked his death and had now chosen to reappear under a new identity.

However, it is proven that the characters in question are two different beings, although very similar in terms of their physical features.

Simel was born two years before Epstein and, having been law-abiding practically all his life, he now intends to break into politics by running with the aim of obtaining the support of the inhabitants of Palm Beach, the Florida city where the Mar-a-Lago club owned by President Donald Trump was built.

"After much thought, I am announcing that I will compete to be mayor of Palm Beach in the next election in 2028. My campaign will be built around issues that truly matter to the people of Palm Beach. I am excited to use my platform to do what is right for the community," he wrote in a message shared on Instagram, a social network where more than 266,000 people began following him since he created said account on March 19.

On a website created with the aim of promoting his political campaign, Peter Simel often shares crazy ideas in order to gain people's sympathy, which range from offering free botox for residents, tennis classes and even water “imported” from New York to make pizzas and bagels, of course all of this if they support him with their vote and only if he manages to become their mayor.