Epstein Secrets

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thed by Vanity Fair, Epstein may have good reason to keep his past cloaked in secrecy: his real mentor. it might seem. was not Leslie Wexner but Steven Jude Hoffen- berg. 57. who. for a few months before the S.E.C. sued to freeze his assets in 1993. was trying to buy the New York Post. He is cur- rently incarcerated

ice a lavish lifestyle that included a mansion on Long Island. homes on Man- hattan's Sutton Place and in Florida. and a fleet of cars and planes. Hoffenbeng and Epstein had much in common. Both were smart and obsessed with making money. Both were from Brook- lyn. According to HotTenbers. the two men we

ces. set Epstein up in the offices he still occu- pies in the Villard House. on Madison Av- enue. across a courtyard from the restaurant Le Cirque. Holfenberg hired his new pro- tege as a consultant at 525.000 a month. and the relationship flourished. "They tray. eled everywhere together—on Hoffenberg's

s attention-grabbing moves was flying President Clinton and Kevin Spacey to Africa on a private jet. The article says that when Epstein worked for [Steve Hoffenberg], he cooked up some of Hoffenberg's questionable financing deals - a claim Epstein has denied. Full Text (249 words) (Copyright 2003, The New York

Weinstein is in the coalition but is still smarting over the drubbing he took in Wolffs book, "Autumn of the Moguls." Weinstein is thought to favor Radar founder Maer Roshan as editor. New York Observer Editor Peter Kaplan's name has surfaced - but he and Wolff have had a public feud. A deal on the w

ners and Citigroup. • Rumors that he left Bear Stearns under an SEC inquiry cloud. • Also rumored to have been a spook of some sort. • Mentored by Steven Hoffenberg "now serving a prison term after 'bilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history.' • His r

thed by Vanity Fair. Epstein may have good reason to keep his past cloaked in secrecy: his real mentor. it might seem, was not Leslie Wexner but Steven Jude Hoffen- berg, 57, who, for a few months before the S.E.C. sued to freeze his assets in 1993, was trying to buy the New York Post. He is cur- rently incarcerated

que. Hoffenberg hired his new pro- tege as a consultant at 525.000 a month. and the relationship flourished. "They trav- eled everywhere together—on Hoffenberg s plane. all around the world, they were al- ways together.- says a source. Hoffenberg has claimed that Epstein confided in him. saying. for examp

einstein is in the coalition but is still smarting over the drubbing he took in Wolff's book, "Autumn of the Moguls." Weinstein is thought to favor Radar founder Maer Roshan as editor. New York Observer Editor Peter Kaplan's name has surfaced - but he and Wolff have had a public feud. A deal on the w

thed by Vanity Fair, Epstein may have good reason to keep his past cloaked in secrecy: his real mentor. it might seem, was not Leslie Wexner but Steven Jude Hoffen- berg, 57, who, for a few months before the S.E.C. sued to freeze his assets in 093, was trying to buy the New York Asst. He is cur- rently incarcerated

dollars," Stroll has said. Hoffenberg, says a close friend, "really liked Jeffrey... Jeffrey has a way of getting under your skin, and he was under Hoffenberg's." Also appealing to Hoffenberg were Epstein's social connections; they included oil mogul Cece Wang (father of the designer Vera) and Mohan Murja

person in charge or the trans- actions. and Mitchell Bracer was assisting him with it in coordination on behalf or the insurance companies' money." Hoffinberg, claimed at the time. At one point. according to Hoffinberg. a broker forged the documents necessary for a SI.S million check to be written on in

. Vanity Fair once suggested he had ties to Steven Hoffenberg, who went to prison for a ponzi scheme. He was an investor in the second iteration of Radar magazine with Mort Zuckerman. Donald Trump once described him as a pal. A fan of science and medical research, Epstein was said to be close to Harva

Vanity Fair once suggested he had ties to Steven Hoffenberg, who went to prison for a ponzi scheme. He was an

exner was the only name officially connected to him. Of course, business and pleasure occasionally mixed. Vanity Fair once suggested he had ties to Steven Hoffenberg, who went to prison for a ponzi scheme. He was an investor in the second iteration of Radar magazine with Mort Zuckerman. Donald Trump once describe

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ties. However, the real reason for their split may go back to two particular forces responsible for so much anxiety in this town -- Bill Clinton and Radar magazine. In hindsight. it was all too obvious, really. First. it appears that Epstein might have been horning in on Burkle's most precious personne

that Citibank once sued him for defaulting on a $20 million loan. The article suggested that one of his business mentors and previous employers was Steven Hoffenberg, now serving a prison term after "bilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history." As he a

usiness mentors and previous employers was Steven Hoffenberg, now serving a prison term after "bilking invest

ani in New York City, March 15, 2005. (Joe Shildhorn / Patrick McMullen) Jeffrey Epstein, photographed with Adrianna Ross, attend- ing the launch of Radar magazine held at the Hotel QT in New York City, May j 2005 (Neil Rasmus / Patrick- 1 McMullan.com / Sipa Press) <a te 2008 Palm Beach County Sher

pstein’s friends and ex-friends: Nobel Prize-winning gant e ea a i scientists, financiers who worked with Epstein at Bear Stearns. | (i She'd handled Steven Hoffenberg with aplomb. And, working with Vanity Fair's editors, she'd figured out ways to slip even more information between the lines, in ways that would allo

pstein at Bear Stearns. | (i She'd handled Steven Hoffenberg with aplomb. And, working with Vanity Fair's edit

ell, who will be accused of fraud, there’s Steven Hoffenberg, briefly a New York high flyer, who went to jail

e. There is no clear alternate narrative, except perhaps guilt by association. (In addition to Robert Maxwell, who will be accused of fraud, there’s Steven Hoffenberg, briefly a New York high flyer, who went to jail for a Ponzi scheme, for whom Epstein acted as a consultant—along with, he points out, Paul Volcker.)

s backing an unsuccessful effort, of which I was a part, to buy New York Magazine in 2004, and then later, with Mort Zuckerman, backing the launch of Radar magazine.) New York magazine was then soliciting him for a profile, as was Vanity Fair, who had assigned the British journalist, Vicki Ward, to the