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llions of dollars of losses to firms around the world. The two Bear Steams executives most directly involved in managing the funds, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, have been indicted for repeatedly lying to investors about the Enhanced Fund's condition from February to June 2007, when the Fund ultimately coll
atively re-confirmed and that Bear Steams stood behind its valuations. In fact, Spector, following a pattern of deceit also practiced by Ciofli and Tannin, as the government's allegations detail, falsely told Epstein that Spector intended to purchase additional interests in the Enhanced Fund. Epstein d
gement of the Funds" nor represented that he oversaw the Funds. Am. St. Claim 1 16. Indeed, Epstein admits as much, conceding that Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin — not Spector — were "[t]he two Bear Steams executives most directly involved in managing the funds." Am. St. Claim 1 9. Epstein's assertion that t
in repeatedly refers to Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the Funds' managers, as "indicted fraudsters." As Epstein is now no doubt aware, Cioffi and Tannin were acquitted of all charges on November 10, 2009. 10 Epstein also alleges — correctly — that Spector approved an investment of $25 million of the
extent Claimants somehow attempt to connect their baseless allegations • . about the creation of the EL Fund to the indictment of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the portfolio managers of the HG Funds, it must be noted that Messrs. Cioffi and Tannin were acquitted of all charges on November 10, 2009.10 9 Ev
f the EL Fund to the indictment of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the portfolio managers of the HG Funds, it must be noted that Messrs. Cioffi and Tannin were acquitted of all charges on November 10, 2009.10 9 Every investor in the HG Fund was informed about the launch of the EL Fund, provided with th
Entities connected to both Matthew Tannin and Tannin

Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
Ralph Cioffi
PERSON
Bear Stearns
ORGANIZATIONCioffi
ORGANIZATION
Prince Andrew
PERSONAce Greenberg
PERSON
Alan Dershowitz
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Spector
PERSONBear Stearns High-Grade Structured
ORGANIZATION
Stephen Hawking
PERSON
Jimmy Cayne
PERSONFINRA DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INC.
ORGANIZATIONThe Bear Steams Companies
ORGANIZATIONthe Enhanced Fund's
ORGANIZATIONBear, Steams & Co. Inc.
ORGANIZATIONthe Private Placement Memorandum
ORGANIZATION
LIPTON
ORGANIZATIONROSEN & KATZ
ORGANIZATIONDavid B. Anders
PERSON