Epstein Secrets

Q: Mr. Epstein, did anyone at Bear Stearns tell you in words or substance that you should not divulge anything about St. Joe Minerals to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission? Q: Has anyone indicated to you in any way, either directly or indirectly, in words or substance, that your compensation for this past year or any f

often better that people hate me, not the client.” “You’ve probably heard I’m vicious in my representation of my clients,” he tells people proudly; Leah Kleman describes his haggling over art prices as something like a scene out of the movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Even a former mentor says he’s seen “t

our compensation for this past year or any future mon- ies coming to you from Bear Stearns will be contingent upon your not divulging information to the Securities and Exchange Commission? A: No. Despite the circumstances of Epstein's leaving, Bear Stearns agreed to pay him his annual bonus-which he anticipated as being approximatel

's a classic iceberg. What you see is not what you get." Even acquaintances sense a curious dichotomy: Yes, he lives like a "modern maha- raja," as Leah Kleman, one of his art dealers, puts it. Yet he is fastidiously, EFTA00188419 Page 3 The Talented Mr. Epstein;Lately, Jeffrey Epstein's high-ying style

often better that people hate me, not the client.” “You’ve probably heard I’m vicious in my representation of my clients,” he tells people proudly; Leah Kleman describes his haggling over art prices as something like a scene out of the movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Even a former mentor says he’s seen “t

Q: Mr. Epstein, did anyone at Bear Stearns tell you in words or substance that you should not divulge anything about St. Joe Minerals to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission? Q: Has anyone indicated to you in any way, either directly or indirectly, in words or substance, that your compensation for this past year or any f