Epstein Secrets

y's career to a higher plane. Mr. Black, Mr. Dubin and Mr. Staley were not Mr. Epstein's biggest business relationships: That distinction belongs to Leslie H. Wexner, the billionaire founder of the L Brands retail empire, which included Victoria's Secret and The Limited. He gave Mr. Epstein broad powers to invest

tionships: That distinction belongs to Leslie H. Wexner, the billionaire founder of the L Brands retail e

dge of the relationship. One introduction proved especially valuable: Mr. Epstein connected Mr. Staley with Mr. Dubin, who at the time was running Highbridge, one of the country's largest hedge funds, according to people familiar with the relationship. Mr. Epstein knew Mr. Dubin because he had once dated

e fund Highbridge Capital Management. has described Mr. Eµstein as a friend and has provided him with financial advice. Michael Atle/Bloomberg The Highbridge deal helped elevate JPMorgan's asset-management division — which at the time was under Mr. Staley's leadership — into a major player in the fast-gro

Eva Andersson, before she married Mr. Dubin. A few years later, in 2004, Mr. Staley orchestrated a deal in which JPMorgan bought a majority stake in Highbridge. Mr. Dubin, and the Highbridge co-founder Henry Swieca, became JPMorgan employees. It is not clear whether or how Mr. Epstein was compensated for h

Offering Memorandum -Subscription Agreement ELLMAX LLC -Ellmax LLC Employer Identificaion # (ID #) -Ellmax LLC Articles of Incorporation BINDER: Leslie H. Wexner Sale of Nine East 7141 Street Corporation to NES, LLC GRM# 004740718 4ythnuse Project -Art House L.P. -Fee Adjustment Letters, Trust 600, RHREI, WCTII

r Miscellaneous I. YLK Charitable Fund 2. Annual Inv for Statutory Representation for Buckeye, LLC 3. 1099-DIV for the RHREI Trust LSW CLIPPINGS (LESLIE WEXNER) PB MARINE CONTRACTORS BRIAN MOSELEY PROGRESS PRINT. SEPT 28. 2005 LS( MOLYNEUX LSJ SET OF DRAWINGS MARCH 6. 2008 MCGUIRE GROUP. APRIL 12. 2007.

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ortunities Fund II( ASSIGNED FROM FTC) 2. DB Zwim Special Opportunities Funds Investor Communication 3. Bear Steams Bank Account EFTA00300521 4. Highbridge DB Zwim Miscellaneous a. DRAFT of Settlement Agreement b. Fund Organization 2002 and 2005 c. Zwim Article November 2008 Zwirn Miscellaneous -Hig

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

minal enterprise). 165. As another example of JP Morgan and Staley's benefit from assisting Epstein, a highly profitable deal for JP Morgan was the Highbridge acquisition. 166. In 2004, when Epstein's sex trafficking and abuse operation was running at full speed, Epstein served up another big financial pa

20,000 to a company called Phoenix Realty Home Inc. Similarly, Epstein and/or his representative used the Enhanced Education fund to pay $124,232 to Leslie Wexner and $15,000 to and . a firm owned by Epstein's reportedly prior girlfriend. 69. Each of these red flags was serious; together, they suggest a p

Enhanced Education fund to pay $124,232 to Leslie Wexner and $15,000 to and . a firm owned by Epstein's

aid the groundwork for JP 17 EFTA00162268 CGsese. 22-ba-Clga8114-SEIR DeaactineattELEI PIES C011tlf3/23 Page ILS aff ain Morgan's acquisition of Highbridge—a move that helped catapult Staley's career. 73. In 2011, Epstein and Staley had extensive discussions regarding the creation of a "very HIGH prof

20,000 to a company called Phoenix Realty Home Inc. Similarly, Epstein and/or his representative used the Enhanced Education fund to pay $124,232 to Leslie Wexner and $15,000 to and . a firm owned by Epstein's reportedly prior girlfriend. 69. Each of these red flags was serious; together, they suggest a p

Enhanced Education fund to pay $124,232 to Leslie Wexner and $15,000 to and . a firm owned by Epstein's

e funds. This laid the groundwork for JP 17 EFTA00161852 Case 1:22-cv-10904-JSR Document 16 Filed 01/10/23 Page 18 of 34 Morgan's acquisition of Highbridge—a move that helped catapult Staley's career. 73. In 2011, Epstein and Staley had extensive discussions regarding the creation of a "very HIGH prof

. 8 TODD BLANCHE: Okay. 9 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: And he had the house 10 in Ohio because of his business relationship with 11 Mr. Wexner. And he had a -- and I had to go and 12 decorate and put that house together. When we 13 traveled together, we stayed in the same bed, but not 14 i

us client that 12 everybody talks about, which is Les Wexner. That was 13 a very important client to him. And

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nn Dubin is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, an alternative asset management firm launched in 1992. Highbridge's diversified investment platform includes hedge funds, traditional investment management products, and debt and private equity investments with lon

Mr. Epstein's good timing with clients was matched by good timing in markets for stocks and real estate. The New York townhouse he bought from Mr. Wexner for $20 million is now worth about $70 million, and the stock market is up sevenfold in the past 25 years. —Miriam Gottfried, Maureen Farrell, Andr

t this, Mr. Swieca said he and Mr agreed to the transaction's terms, including fees. On deal documents, Mr. Epstein was listed as an adviser on the Highbridge side, along with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., said people familiar with the documents. Unlike Goldman's role, Mr. Epstein's wasn't publicly disclosed.

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