He is not the kingpin but is the hub of the network. He'd have to be suicidal to even request bail.
That sounds more like it. Epstein was the supplier, a facilitator, to people of all tastes, and backgrounds. And he was paid very well for that service, and probably guaranteed complete anonymity to his customers...until he got caught this second time. There should be some heavy fallout that didn’t occur first time around. I wouldn’t want to be him. If people are ruined over this, he won’t be safe in prison. Whitey Bulger, part 2.