Epstein Secrets

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

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t 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 histo- As he am

bstract (Document Summary) ANDRE BALAZS, 46. The ever-smiling hotelier - who owns The Mercer in Soho, Chateau Marmont and the Standard in L.A., the Raleigh in Miami, Sunset Beach on Shelter lasland, and a new place in St. Barts -just split from his wife Katie Ford. Pro: Recently was reported skinny-dipp

umen than his connections to two men — Steven J. Hoffenberg, a onetime owner of The New York Post and a noto

ittle evidence that Mr. Epstein is a billionaire. Mr. Epstein's wealth may have depended less on his math acumen than his connections to two men — Steven J. Hoffenberg, a onetime owner of The New York Post and a notorious fraudster later convicted of running a $460 million Ponzi scheme, and Leslie H. Wexner, the

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ittle evidence that Mr. Epstein is a billionaire. Mr. Epstein's wealth may have depended less on his math acumen than his connections to two men — Steven J. Hoffenberg, a onetime owner of The New EFTA00044386 York Post and a notorious fraudster later convicted of running a $460 million Ponzi scheme, and Leslie H

92 A passenger captured this terrifying footage on Monday aboard a Delta flight from Atlanta to Baltimore. The plane made an emergency landing in Raleigh, N.C., after part of the engine came loose and caused smoke inside the cabin: Passenger captures piece of engine coming loose mid-flight A man inj

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bstract (Document Summary) ANDRE BALAZS, 46. The ever-smiling hotelier - who owns The Mercer in Soho, Chateau Marmont and the Standard in L.A., the Raleigh in Miami, Sunset Beach on Shelter lasland, and a new place in St. Barts -just split from his wife Katie Ford. Pro: Recently was reported skinny-dipp