Epstein Secrets

Mr. Epstein, however, was not even supposed to become the owner of the opulent stone house on the Upper East Side. In 1989, Mr. Epstein's mentor, Leslie H. Wexner, the founder and chairman of L Brands, the parent company of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, bought the seven-story Beaux-Arts home for $13

ks, bought the seven-story Beaux-Arts home for $13.2 million. At the time, it was the highest recorded sale price for a townhouse in Manhattan. Mr. Wexner then spent at least that much on artwork — including multiple works by Picasso — Art Deco furnishings, Russian antiques, rosewood tables and doors a

billionaire, his net worth is hard to ascertain. He ran a money management firm catering to the ultra-rich, primarily for Victoria's Secret founder Les Wexner, but its assets were never made public and few on Wall Street have dealt with him as a financier or money manager. According to his lawyers more th

ffrey has his money, is a gentleman by the name of Steve Hoffenberg, who went to jail for 20 years for committing the biggest Ponzi scheme pre-Bemie Madoff. So, the mystery of Jeffrey Epstein's wealth has never been clarified. AMY GOODMAN: He started out as a Dalton teacher, right? VICKY WARD: Right.

y reported that his firm refused to take on clients with less than $1 billion to invest. But who were these billionaire clients? Only one was known: Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands, a retail empire that includes Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works. Yet in June 2002, Epstein's investment firm, Finan

ese billionaire clients? Only one was known: Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands, a retail empire that in

refer not to go into the details of that at this time." Boies represents three women who say Epstein molested them when they were girls. What About Madoff? Epstein's lawyers said their client was being prosecuted a second time for acts that ended in 2005 and were resolved in a non-prosecution agreemen

nts of money. At another point, an entity once linked to Mr. Epstein sent tens of millions of dollars to the charity of a billionaire retail tycoon, Leslie H. Wexner — years after Mr. Wexner has said he severed ties with Mr. Epstein. Executives at the companies with the deepest connections to Mr. Epstein expect t

entity once linked to Mr. Epstein sent tens of millions of dollars to the charity of a billionaire retail tycoon, Leslie H. Wexner — years after Mr. Wexner has said he severed ties with Mr. Epstein. Executives at the companies with the deepest connections to Mr. Epstein expect that federal prosecutors w

ic, said Ray Madoff, a professor at the Boston College Law School and an expert in rules governing charities. "It definitely raises questions," Ms. Madoff said. "None of this seems to be engaged in for charitable purposes. It seems it was being engaged in for unwinding their affairs. Using charities fo

iscovery of the admissible evidence; protected by privacy rights 11105-11110 09/09/2009 Jacquie Johnson Bradley Edwards Disseminate letter from Wexner attorney Work product; attorney/client privilege; irrelevant and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of the admissible evidence

ed to lead to the discovery of the admissible evidence; protected by privacy rights 11568 10/07/2009 Paul Cassell Bradley Edwards Meeting with Leslie Wexner Work product; attorney/client privilege; irrelevant and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of the admissible evidence; protect

covery of the admissible evidence; protected by privacy rights 06808-06810 09/13/2009 Bradley Edwards Paul Cassell "Is Jeffrey Epstein the new Madoff — Running a giant Ponzi scheme?" Work product; attorney/client privilege; irrelevant and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

iscovery of the admissible evidence; protected by privacy rights 11105-11110 09/09/2009 Jacquie Johnson Bradley Edwards Disseminate letter from Wexner attorney Work product; attorney/client privilege; irrelevant and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of the admissible evidence

ed to lead to the discovery of the admissible evidence; protected by privacy rights 11568 10/07/2009 Paul Cassell Bradley Edwards Meeting with Leslie Wexner Work product; attorney/client privilege; irrelevant and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of the admissible evidence; protect

covery of the admissible evidence; protected by privacy rights 06808-06810 09/13/2009 Bradley Edwards Paul Cassell "Is Jeffrey Epstein the new Madoff — Running a giant Ponzi schemer' Work product; attorney/client privilege; irrelevant and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

ter." 127. Before Staley, Epstein relied heavily on the massive wealth bestowed upon him primarily by one individual, Leslie (Les) Herbert Wexner ("Wexner"), to give him the appearance of grand importance while relying on his then-madame, Maxwell, to find and groom young women to be abused. 128. It h

Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 36 of 130 Epstein's international sex trafficking operation, most notably Ghislaine Maxwell, Les Wexner, Jean Luc Brunel, and Jes Staley, acting through and on behalf of JP Morgan. 139. In later years, Deutsche Bank swapped in for JP Morgan and provid

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