Epstein Secrets

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lving 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 Steams employees in part of what became a protracted case about insider trading around a tender of placed on March II. 1981. by the Seagram Company Ltd.

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arles Schumer. Powerful friends and enemies A Vanity Fair 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 defa

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chool. While there he began tutoring the son of Bear Stearns chairman Ace Greenberg and was friendly with aJAlightsr of Greenberg's. Soon he went to Bear Stearns, where, under the mentorship of both Greenberg Ind current Bear Stearns C.E.O. James Cayne, he did well enough to become a limited partner-a rung be

d in him. saying. for example, that he had left Bear Stearns in 1981 after he was discovered ex- ecuting "illegal operations.- Several of Epstein's Eizar Stearns contem- poraries recall that Epstein left the compa- ny very suddenly: Within the company there were rumors also that he was involved in a technica

nvolving a civil business ease in Philadelphia. In 1981 the SEC's Jonathan Harris and Robert Blackburn took Epstein's testimony and that of other Bear Steams employees in part of what became a protracted case about insider trading around a tender offer placed on March IL 1981. by the Seagram Company Li

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lving 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 Steams employees in part of what became a protracted case about insider trading around a tender offer placed on March II. 1981. by the Seagram Company L

th Mr. Cayne? A: Nd. Q: Have you had any business participations with- Mr. Theram? A: No; nor do I anticipate any. Q: Mr. Epstein, did anyone at Bear Stearns ell you in words or substance that you should lot divulge anything about St. Joe Minerals to he staff of the Securities and Exchange Corn- nission? A:

nation wkh your reasons for !eating the firm? A: I'm aware that there were many rumors. Q: What were the rumors you heard? A: Nothing to do with St. Joe. Q: Can you relate what you bead? A: It was having to do with an illicit affair with a secretary. Q: Hate you heard any other rumors suggest- ing

ol. While there he began tutoring the son of Bear Stearns chairman Ace Greenberg and was friendly with a daugh- ter of Greenberg's. Soon he went to Bear Stearns. where. under the mentorship of both Greenberg and current Bear Stearns C.E.O. James Clyne, he did well enough to become a limited partner—a rung

rns and other firms. Epstein resigned from Bear Stearns on March 12. The S.E.C. was tipped off that Epstein had information on insider trading at Bear Steams. and it was therefore obliged to question him. In his S.E.C. testi- mony, given on April I. 1981, Epstein claimed that he had found "offenave" the

us-which he anticipated as being approximately $100,000. The S.E.C. never brought any charges against anyone at Bear Stearns for insider trading in St. Joe, but its questioning seems to indicate that it was skeptical of Epstein's answers. Some sources have wondered why, if he was such a big producer at

, but its questioning seems to indicate that it was skeptical of Epstein's answers. Some sources have wondered why, if he was such a big producer at Bear Steams, he would have given it up over a mere $2,500 fine. Certainly the years after Epstein left the firm were not obviously prosperous ones. His luck d

ed on e3 a select group of Be: within the elite—inch In the spring of 19 | St. Joe Minerals Cor] 3 share, or close to thre _ whole offer amounted But St. Joe’s execut 4 company. In a press ri 4 ited and dismissed it a: ; BEC decided to investi; ; There were allegatic Pear Stearns’s employe q Epstein got call

king the numbers earned him a place in the special-products division, where he worked on extremely complex tax-related problems for a select group of Bear Stearns’s wealthiest clients—an elite within the elite—including Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman. In the spring of 1981 Bronfman made a bid to take over the St. Jo

enber | Like so many others without the necessary w ent at the office, he'd als 3 someone who was familia frey Epstein, who had traded options for Bear Stear F st 110 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022079 --- PAGE BREAK --- FittHy RicH Hoffenberg began paying twenty-five thousand dollars per month for Epstein’s exp

in his office. | yerg was a Wall Street outsider. Aq yut, like Epstein. . anted was respect. The other was” th Wall Street’s inner workings. jetg : ar Stearns, fit the bill. { huge. According to Hoffenberg, Epstein handled the attempted take- over of Pan Am—a deal that went sideways almost immediately. :