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A Jeffrey Epstein look-alike running for mayor in Palm Beach, Florida, has received a phony letter from the state elections office advising him to withdraw from the race, The Washington Times has learned.<\/p>\n

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Peter Simel, a social media personality known as Palm Beach Pete, said he would take a DNA test to prove he isn\u2019t the late sex trafficker in May, two weeks before he launched his campaign.<\/p>\n

Late last month, Mr. Simel posted a letter supposedly from the Florida Division of Elections, titled \u201cConcerns Regarding Candidate Eligibility and Recommendation to Withdraw from the Palm Beach Mayor Race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning instead of getting my DNA test results, I received a letter from the Florida Division of Elections advising me to drop out of my campaign for mayor,\u201d he posted on social media. \u201cThey will also be taking over the DNA testing due to apparent irregularities and public concern about my identity. This is not right, and I will be taking legal action to fight this.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Florida Division of Elections told The Times the letter is not authentic.<\/p>\n

Mr. Simel went viral on social media because of his resemblance to Epstein, even though he refutes any relation to the disgraced financier. Epstein, who owned a mansion in Palm Beach, died by suicide in a federal prison in Manhattan in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Simel opted to take a DNA test, saying he has \u201cnothing to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mayoral hopeful\u2019s photo of the phony letter said that such a test has \u201cproduced results that have generated extraordinary public confusion regarding your candidate identity and background.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese findings call into question key aspects of your campaign and directly impact the integrity of the electoral process and public confidence in potential elected officials,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n

It says the Florida Division of Elections will \u201cassume full responsibility for conducting and overseeing all further analysis related to these findings, rather than relying on independent laboratory results,\u201d which may require \u201cadditional DNA collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to suspend the campaign; I\u2019m getting legal involved,\u201d Mr. Simel said in a social media video. \u201cI\u2019ll make the best mayor Palm Beach ever had, and I\u2019ll fight this tooth and nail.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Times has reached out to Mr. Simel for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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