Epstein Secrets

COMPANY, INC.'S AND JEEPERS, INC.'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS Pursuant to Scheduling Order No. 1, Financial Trust Company, Inc. and Jeepers, Inc., by their attorneys, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., hereby request that D.B. Zwim Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. k/n/a Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC

on of Perry Gruss. 1205876v1/011585 13 EFTA00722321 Timestamp: 8/16/2010 5:38 PM CDT 38. All communications among Counterclaim Respondents and Gruss concerning Gruss's termination or the subsequent litigation filed by Gruss against Zwim, including any pleadings or discovery instruments or docume

l documents concerning any review or investigation of the Fund's operations, finances, or accounting prompted by or occurring after the departure of Perry Gruss from involvement with the Fund or any of the Zwim Entities. 36. All witness statements taken in connection with any internal review or investigat

ether, the "Zwim Respondents") submit this pre-hearing brief in opposition to the claims by Third-Party Claimants Financial Trust Company, Inc. and Jeepers, Inc. (together, "FTC"). Preliminary Statement At no time did Daniel Zwim promise Jeffrey Epstein that FTC could immediately withdraw $80 million of its

ee. He delegated management of the back office and day-to-day operations to other senior officers who were experienced in those areas, including Mr. Gruss. The financing sources included cash on the funds' balance sheets; interest and principal received from existing loans; proceeds from sales of asse

exhibits and meeting with front-office professionals to discuss available opportunities. Mr. Zwim met regularly with DBZ's Chief Financial Officer, Perry Gruss, and other members of the treasury group to discuss the financing of potential investments. Mr. Zwim adjusted the size and timing of investments bas

Recovery Fund I LLC, and referred to in this Statement as the "Fund"). FTC subsequently transferred the investment to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jeepers, Inc. ("Jeepers"). Counter-Claimants will refer to this investment throughout as belonging to FTC even though ownership was transferred during the events

m contacted Epstein. The two had not spoken about anything of substance since 2002. Zwim informed Epstein that the Fund's Chief Financial Officer, Perry Gruss, had been terminated over an accounting transaction that was "nonmaterial." Zwim specifically mentioned that more than $3 million in investor money

se No. Arbitrators: FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, INC.'S AND JEEPERS INC.'S STATEMENT OF CLAIM I. Claimants Financial Trust Company, Inc. ("FTC") and Jeepers, Inc. ("Jeepers") (collectively, "Claimants"), submit the following statement of their claims against D.B. Zwim Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. k/n/a Fo

m contacted Epstein. The two had not spoken about anything of substance since 2002. Zwim informed Epstein that the Fund's Chief Financial Officer, Perry Gruss, had been terminated over an accounting transaction that was "nonmaterial." Zwim specifically mentioned that $3 million in investor money had been u