Epstein Secrets

had raised his share of the money from a Swiss banker. 341 &I/RCN 22)3 EFTA00260618 ■ 0 whose identity they could not be allowed to J ust as Nederlander and Toboroff were know. But Hoffenberg has claimed the mon- growing wan' of Epstein. he became in- ey came from him, and Towers's financial creasi

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

5400.000. (Epstein has said he can't remember the details and has dis- puted the accuracy of the Towers financial reports.) Around the same time, Nederlander and Toboroff let Epstein come in with than on a scheme to make money out of Penmvalt, a Pennsylvania chemical company. The plan was to group toge

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

to group together with two other panics to take a substantial declared position in the stock. According to a source. Epstein was supposed qv help Nederlander and Toboroff raise 515 million. He seemed to kit to find other investors, say those familiar with the deal. (Epstein has said he was merely an in-

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