Epstein Secrets

ith the Bankruptcy Court to support their loss claims? 51. On April 19, 1994, and as a result of the SEC investigation, Hoffenberg was indicted in the Northern District of Illinois on various fraud charges. s See In re Towers Financial Corpora►ion, et at. Case No. 93-841558 (PBA) (S.D.NY. Dec. 8, 1994). II EFTA008

fendant Entities were Hoffenberg's co- conspirators. 59. As per the Sentencing Opinion, Hoffenberg and his co-conspirators (i) used certain of the Associated and United's bonds as collateral in securities brokerage accounts in order to purchase stock of Pan Am and Emery; (ii) created false documents and f

remaining Counts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. S 1332(a). 12. Plaintiff resides in this District. In addition, the claims arose in this District. Venue in the Northern District of Illinois is, therefore, proper under 28 U.S.C. $ 1391(a). Factual Background 13. This is an action for money damages against several former me

nited Diversified acted as a holding company whose principal business activities were conducted through and for its insurance subsidiaries, namely; Associated and United Fire. 3. At all relevant times Associated was a domestic stock legal reserve insurance company organized under the laws of the State o

lly, in a further attempt to conceal their activities, Hoffenberg and his co-conspirators filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against individual State of Illinois insurance regulation employees, alleging that these employees instituted "sham conservation proce

additional $1 million at a later date. In approximately November 1967, Hoffenberg and his co- lt" nn't !Lt 4ein ) conspirator's used certain of the Associated and United Fire bonds as collateral in securities brokerage accounts in order to purchase stock of Pan American Airways, Inc. ("Pan Am"). When thi