Epstein Secrets

profile found cracks in the veneer of Epstein's life story. The 2003 article said he left Bear Stearns in the wake of a federal probe and a possible Securities and Exchange Commission violation. It also pointed out that Citibank once sued him for defaulting on a $20 million loan. The article suggested that one of his business men

ter in April, walked into a prosecutor's office at the state attorney's office and learned the case was taking an unexpected turn. The prosecutor, Lanna Belohlavek, tolahe state attorney's office had offered Epstein a plea deal that would not require him to serve jail time or receive a felony conviction. old

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

Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked the prosecutor at Epstein’s sentencing on June 30, 2008. “There’s several,” replied assistant state prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek. “Are all the victims in both of these cases in agreement with the terms of this plea?”‘ Pucillo later asked. “Yes,’‘ Belohlavek replied, telling t

ated rn the SK ['hog as a 'beneficial roomer of the Bear Stearns High-Grads Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage fund A January Deng with the Securities and Exchange Commission describes Epstein 's firm as having "the power 10 vote or dispose of 10% or more of the &wit" of the hedge fund, which raised SE42 (ninon from inves

ds, including one using the name "Pimpin' Made EZ." who was not charged in the case, is a potential prosecution witness. According to prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek offered Epstein attorneys Dershowitz and Guy Fronstin a plea ea in April. Fronstin, after speaking with Epstein, accepted the deal, in which Epstein

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

y at the time," Lefcourt said Wednesday, referring to the affidavit. "I do know that it was impossible to have happened the way it did." Prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek could not be reached for comment this week. Epstein, who in 2003 was named one of New York's most eligible bachelors by the New York Post, achieved