Epstein Secrets

und one at last: Dick Snyder. then C.E.O. of the publisher Simon do Schuster. who want- ed to put up approximately $500.000. (Nei- ther Epstein nor Snyder can now recall the investment. Yet in the 1989 deposition Epstein said that he had recruited Say- der, whom he had met socially, into the deal.)

he was owed all this money: says someone dose to the deal. Tobotoff are: tire baffled. "1.,ndetgit l,Osource close to Hoffenberg s ;1}nberg paid Snyder off. J ust as Nederlander and Tobotoff were growing wary of Epstein. he became in- creasingly insolved with Leslie Warm whom he had met through in

million was reported as being safely invested in a money-market account. United Finis eater chief financial officer Daniel Payton confirms pan of Hotrenberg's account. He says he recalls making one or two telephone calls to Epstein (at Moffat- bag's direction) about the missing bonds. "He said, 'Oh. ye

ersian rue the publisher Simon a Scauster who want- you'll ever see in a private home.- ed to put up approximately 5500.000. (Nei- ther Epstein nor Snyder can now recall Sources say Epstein proved that he could the investment. Yet in the 1989 deposition be useful to Wexner as well. with "fresh" Epst

. This was alleged to have involved multiple clients' accounts con- trolled by Epstein. Eventually. in 1991. insurance regulators in Illinois sued Hotrenberg. He settled the case. and Epstein, who was only a paid consul- tant. was never deposed or accused of any wrongdoing. Barry Gross. the attorney who

und one at last: Dick Any'der then C.E.O. of the publisher Simon .S: Scanner. who want- ed to put up approximately $500,000. (Nei- ther Epstein nor Snyder can now recall the investment. Yet in the 1989 deposition Epstein said that he had recruited Sny- der. whom he had met socially. into the deal.)

boroff and Ne- derlander told Epstein (hat Snyder was too late. but. without their realizing it. Hoffen- !.eig has claimed. Snyder wrote a check to Hotrenberg and bought out some of his in- vestment. But then Snyder wanted out. "Nederlander started to get these irate calls from (Snyder.] who wasn't pan of