Epstein Secrets

the world, they were al- ways together," says a source. Hoffenberg has claimed that Epstein confided in him. saying. for example. that he had left Bear Steams in 1981 after he was discovered ex- ecuting "illegal operations." Several of Epstein's bear Stearns contem- poraries recall that Epstein left the co

ool. While there he began tutoring the son of Bear Steams 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 Steams C.E.O. James Cayne, he did well enough to become a limited partner—a rung b

a good and substantial and meaningful lik." he says. In the meantime. hose-en there's a wed- ding to plan. Z Jeffrey Epstein C ONTINUED FROM PACE SOS Bear Stearns ndother firms. Epstein resigned from Bear Seams on March 12. The S.E.C. was tipped off that Epstein had intbrmation on insider tradiig at Bear St

ture with Mr. Cayne? (t.• Have you bad 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 ice divulge anything about Si. foe Minerals to he staff of the Securities and Exchange Con- tenon? A: No

th Aftleck inrIrmageddon. "He's an awesome actor, ad I think he's going to do great things." Severe) years ago. in a televised interview oilnside the Actors Studio. Mink said that hirgoal was to make big comment-id movies. He has since revised his ambitions. "That's anadolescent aspiration, in a way. I'd raf

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 Cayne, he did well enough to become a limited partner—a rung

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:

th Affleck inArmageddon. "He's an awesome actor, and I think he's going to do great things." Several years ago, in a televised interview onlnside the Actors Studio, Affleck said that hisgoal was to make big commercial movies. He has since revised his ambitions. "That's an adolescent aspiration, in a way. I'd

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

he woman Levander to himself, was as! hunt for the mo _ In effect, Dc tea dfalls. And « all, Epstein left Bear Stearns ties, plying her craft at the Actors Studio—the New York City See were less theater institution that Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Ja ) the US atton Nicholson, and Jane Fonda had all been mem

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. :