Epstein Secrets

s 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 was handling the suit for the regulators. says of Epstein. -He was very elusive.... It was hard to really track him down. There

erage accounts for the bonds to be placed with in New York. and I think one in Chicago. Rodman & Ren- shaw." Ho0enberg reportedly said. Then. said Reifenberg. while making it appear as though they were investing the bonds in much safer financial instruments. they used them as collateral to buy the stock

llion was rerorted as being safely invested in a money-market account. United Fire's former chief financial officer Daniel Payton confirms part of Reifenberg.; account. He says he recalls making one or two telephone calls to Epstein (at Holten- berg's direction) about the missing bonds. "He said, 'Oh. y

s in Illinois sued Reifenberg. 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 was handhng' the suit for the regulators. says of Epstein. "He was very elusive.... It was hard to really track him down. There

vice a lavish hfesryle that included a mansion on Long Island. homes on Man- hattan's Sutton Place and in Florida. and a fleet of cars and planes. Reifenberg and Epstein had much in common. Both were sntan and obsessed with making money. Both were front Brook- lyn. According to Hoffer.bent the Two men w

s in Illinois sued Hoffenberg. He settled the case. and Epstein. who was only a paid consul- tant. was never deposed or accused of arty wrongdoing. Barry Gross. the attorney who was handling the suit for the regulators. says of Epstein. "He was very elusive.... It was hard to really track hint down. There

g a 20-year sentence for bilking investors out of more than 5450 million in one of the largest Paul schemes in American history, When Epstein met Reifenberg in Lon- don in the 1980s. the latter was the char- ismatic. audacious head of the Towers Financial Corporation. a collection agency that was suppos