Epstein Secrets

oducts division, and then advised the bank's wealthiest clients, such as Seagram president Edgar Bronfinan, on tax mitigation strategies.f34[43A44) Jimmy Cayne, the banks later chief executive officer, praised Epstein's skill with wealthy clients and complex products. In 1980, four years after joining Bear

arns for, according to his sworn testimony, being guilty of a "Reg D violation's-0032][A Even though Epstein departed abruptly, he remained close to Cayne and Greenberg and was a client of Bear Stearns until its collapse in 2oo8.1e-1 Financial consulting In August 1981, Epstein founded his own consult

ended the National Music Camp at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.fal He began playing the piano when he was five.D-21 He graduated in 1969 from Lafayette High School at age 16, having skipped two grades.1,11[321 Later that year, he attended classes at Cooper Union until he changed colleges in 1.971.(

ep one. And he soon became the protegee of Jimmy Cayne (also hired by Ace Greenberg on a whim—he met him

nt about what I wanted: to be free. That was my reason to make money." His rise at Bear Sterns was a steep one. And he soon became the protegee of Jimmy Cayne (also hired by Ace Greenberg on a whim—he met him in a bridge game—who would go on to run Bear and to lose his fortune in Bear's 2006 collapse). Ep

s tale: born in 1953 in Coney Island, father works for the city's Parks Department, mother a housewife. His sport, the captain of the math team at Lafayette High school. HE goes on to Cooper Union where the tuition is free. He drops out after two years and begins taking classes at the NYU's Courant Inst

nt about what I wanted: to be free. That was the reason to make money." His rise at Bear Stems was a steep one. And he soon became the protegee of Jimmy Cayne (also hired by Ace Greenberg on a whim—he met him in a bridge game—who would go on to run Bear and to lose his fortune in Bear's 2006 collapse). Ep

ep one. And he soon became the protegee of Jimmy Cayne (also hired by Ace Greenberg on a whim—he met hi

was a housewife. He has a younger brother, Mark. Epstein was distinguished by little other than his math talents. The captain of the math team at Lafayette High school in Bensonhurst, he goes on to Cooper Union where the tuition is free. He drops out after two years and begins taking classes at the NYU

porter’s wile, perately needed an organ transp operation. “That's just typical,” Grossberg says. “That's who he always was, long as I knew him.” “Lafayette was a city school,” says another old classmate, James “It was functional. There was nothing special about it.” James Rosen is a retired postal worke

at's who he always rs another old classmate, James was nothing special about it.” stal worker. He lives in South tein, he’d grown up in Sea Gate. at Lafayette,” Rosen recalls. “It at one time, 90 percent Italian. vs moved in, and there was rt want the Jews to be there.” in, too, he remembers, and His- the a

her one of Epstein’s bosses, James “Jimmy” Cayne, will say, “Jeffrey Epstein left Bear of his own volition.” Epstein wanted to strike out on his own, Cayne explains. But given the timing, some questions remain. Then there’s Epstein’s own testimony, given on April 1, 1981, before SEC investigators Jonatha