Epstein Secrets

arthed by Vanity Thin 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 i

zi schemes in American history. When Epstein met Hoffenberg in Lon- don in the 1980s, the latter was the char

. Epstein has denied he ever had any deal- ings with anyone from the insurance com- panies. But Richard Allen says he recalls talking to Epstein at Holfenberg's direction and telling him it was urgent they retrieve the missing bonds for a state examination. According to Allen, Epstein said, "NWT get the

irque. HolTenbers hired his new pro- tege as a consultant at 525,000 a month. and the relationship flourished. They tray tied everywhde together—on Hoffenbergs plane. all around the world, they were al- ways together," says a source. Hoffenberg has claimed that Epstein confided in him. saying. for example

anch which he named "Zeno." "It makes the town house look hire a shack," Epstein has said. He also owns Little Sr. James. a 70-acre island in the U.S. Virgin islands. where the main house is currently being renamed by Edward Ma- de, a designer of the Arnanresons. There is also a 56.8 million house in Pal

°1[49] In the mid- 19805, Epstein traveled multiple times between the United States, Europe, and Southwest Asia.(5°1[50 While in London, Epstein met Steven Hoffenberg. They had been introduced through Douglas Leese, a defense contractor, and John Mitchell, the former U.S. Attorney General.Ll°1 Towers Financial Co

and Epstein then refashioned themselves as corporate raiders using Towers Financial as their raiding vessel. One of Epstein's first assignments for Hoffenberg was to implement what turned out to be an unsuccessful bid to take over Pan American World Airways in 1987. A similar unsuccessful bid in 1988,was

St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. By relocating to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Epstein was able to reduce federal income taxes by 90 percent. The U.S. Virgin Islands acted as an offshore tax haven, while at the same time offering the advantages of being part of the United States banking system. Media ac

hat 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 @ “pilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest ‘Ponzi schemes in American histo- ry. ;

siness mentors and previous employers was Steven Hoffenberg, now serving a prison term after @ “pilking inves

ire Jeffery Epstein and captioned subjects. The investigation involves b6 b7Cc In addition to Palm Beach, Epstein maintains residences in New York, U.S. Virgin Islands and New Mexico. Epstein was born 01/20/1953 and raised in Coney Island. He graduated from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn. The investigati

A former business partner of Epstein's, Steven Hoffenberg, even explained how Epstein assisted him in runni

30 219. Media reports also appeared about Epstein's prior SEC violations in his job at Bear Stearns arose. A former business partner of Epstein's, Steven Hoffenberg, even explained how Epstein assisted him in running a massive Ponzi scheme that landed Hoffenberg in prison. JP Morgan was aware of these and other

ex-trafficking venture, in spite of numerous red flags, was wrongful and purposeful. 182. A recent amended complaint filed by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands against JP Morgan in this Court describes some of the red flags JP Morgan simply ignored: Between 2003 and 2013, Epstein and/or his associ

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

ns Epstein will have to leave his massive Upper East Side mansion, his pink Palm Beach spread, his New Mexico and his too-acre private island in the U.S. Virgin islands behind for one of three places: the West County Detention Facility, a spacious spread located 45 mil of West Palm Beach in the city of Belle