Epstein Secrets

ly known when he successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge in Palm Beach — also was involved at one point. Said defense attorney Michelle Suskauer: "I think it's unfortunate the public may get the perception that with power, you may be treated differently than the average Joe." (Top) Billiona

meantime, hove. er. there's a wed- ding to plan. r. Jet le\ Epstein :0•11 ,4 ED FRO" %GE 'of Bear Stearns and other firms. Epstein resigned from Bear Steams on March l_. The S.E.C. was tipped oil' that Epstein had information on insider trading at Bcar Stearns. and it was therefore obliged to question

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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own when he successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge in Palm Beach — also was in- volved at one point. Said defense attorney Michelle Suskauer. think it's unfortunate the public may get the perception that with power, you may be treated differently than the average Joe." larry_keller@

et. But a report in the March issue of Vanity Fair, on newsstands this week, unmasks Epstein's mystery image. Epstein wasn't exactly the top gun at Bear Steams, as he claims - and left the firm amid a swirl of rumors and an • SEC violation, the article said. His mentor in high finance was Steve Hoffenberg,

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ut him in touch with a senior partner at Bear Stearns, the global investment bank and securities firm. In 1976, Epstein left Dalton for a job at Bear Steams. By the early 1980s, he had started J. Epstein and Co. That is when he began making his millions in earnest I. Little is known or said about Eps