Epstein Secrets

ill bear for the rest of my life" as a result of his father's crimes. His mother and siblings would probably object that they were not as close to Robert Maxwell's financial dodgy dealings, but they undeniably enjoyed the money and the opportunities it gave them to the full when it was there. Ultimately, thou

t had happened - but, 20 years on, the Maxwell name remains mud, with the power to damn by association, even where there are no similarities. When the Serious Fraud Office this week arrested the property tycoons Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz, it was widely noted that they shared a Park Lane office with Kevin Maxwell, n

of the Serious Fraud Office. who announced his impending retirement yesterday, has insisted his decision is not related to the failed prosecution of Robert Maxwell's sons. Mr George Staple will not seek renewal of his contract when it expires in 1997. Yesterday, he said he had always planned to step down at the

ld (Glasgow) January 22, 19% SECTION: Pg. 6 LENGTH: 640 words HEADLINE: SFO chief denies Maxwell link to retirement plans BODY: THE director of the Serious Fraud Office. who announced his impending retirement yesterday, has insisted his decision is not related to the failed prosecution of Robert Maxwell's sons. Mr

d misuse of the companies' pension funds. The four defendants have denied the charges of defrauding Maxwell pensioners after the mysterious death of Robert Maxwell in November 1991. They are alleged to have misused shares belonging to the pension funds as collateral for bank overdrafts to help prop up the Maxw

g companies included the Mirror Group whose flagship the Daily Mirror is Britain's second-largest circulation daily. The chief prosecutor acting for the Serious Fraud Office opened the trial at a computer-equipped London courtroom by taking great care to explain financial jargon to the jury. The judge has ruled that the