Epstein Secrets

several Italian and Swiss investors were found guilty, including Italian financier Giuseppe Tome, who had used his relationship with Seagram owner Edgar Bronfman Sr. to obtain information about the tender offer. After the tender offer was announced, the S.E.C. began investigating trades involving St. Joe at

that Epstein told to the S.E.C. in 1981 and to lawyers in a 1989 deposition involving a civil business case in Philadelphia. In 1981 the S.E.C.'s Jonathan Harris and Robert Blackburn took Epstein's tes- timony and that of other Bear Stearns emicrWann part of what became a pro- tracted case about insider tradin

who had used his relationship with Seagram owner Edgar Bronfman Sr. to obtain information about the tender offer. A

ry that Epstein told to the S.E.C. in 1981 and to lawyers in a 1989 deposition involving a civil business case in Philadelphia. In 1981 the S.E.C.’s Jonathan Harris and Robert Blackburn took Epstein’s testimony and that of other Bear Stearns employees in part of what became a protracted case about insider trading

23 Jeffrey Epstein: 1981 tain that his resignation had noth- pstein will always main into Bear Stearns and ing to do with the SEC’s investigation Edgar Bronfman's ill-fated attempt to take over St. Joe's. But of course this raises the question: Why did Epstein resign from Bear Stearns? In his testimony by th

, Cayne explains. But given the timing, some questions remain. Then there’s Epstein’s own testimony, given on April 1, 1981, before SEC investigators Jonathan Harris and Robert Blackburn: CHAPTER 23 Q: Sir, are you aware that certain rumors may have been circu- lating around your firm in connection with your reas