Epstein Secrets

financial instruments and other assets. 5. According to the Vanity Fair article, defendant Jeffrey Epstein's real mentor was not Leslie Wexner, but Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who was sent to federal prison for twenty years for bilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in America

ison for twenty years for bilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history. Epstein assisted Hoffenberg with (failed) takeover bids of Pan American World Airways and Emery Air Freight. 6. According to the Vanity Fair article, before working with Wexne

t an adverse inference to be drawn from exercise of the privilege does not implicate the policy considerations underlying the privilege." Baxter v. Palmigiano, 425 U.S.308, 335 (1976). An adverse inference is entirely justified in this case. Epstein has remained silent when asked such straightforward req

s is based on inadmissible hearsay newspaper reports, Wikipedia, and the 2005 Vanity Fair Article. Mr. Cassell asserts that Epstein's "real mentor [Steven Hoffenberg] was sent to federal prison for twenty years for bilking investors out of more than $450 million on one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American hi

a Ponzi scheme. The 2005 Vanity Fair Article reports on Epstein's business dealings with Steven Hoffenberg during the 1980's and merely notes that Hoffenberg is "currently ... serving a 20-year sentence" for operating a Ponzi scheme. Importantly, despite all the questionable and speculative suggestions a

equiring the complainant to produce evidence in support of its allegations would impose too great a cost and exceed the authorization of Baxter [v. Palmigiano, 425 U.S. 308 (1976)]." See LaSalle Bank Lake View, 54 F.3d at 391; see also National Acceptance v. Bathalter, 705 F.2d 924, 931-32 (7th Cir. 1983)

s is based on inadmissible hearsay newspaper reports, Wikipedia, and the 2005 Vanity Fair Article. Mr. Cassell asserts that Epstein's "real mentor [Steven Hoffenberg] was sent to federal prison for twenty years for bilking investors out of more than $450 million on one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American hi

a Ponzi scheme. The 2005 Vanity Fair Article reports on Epstein's business dealings with Steven Hoffenberg during the 1980's and merely notes that Hoffenberg is "currently ... serving a 20-year sentence" for operating a Ponzi scheme. Importantly, despite all the questionable and speculative suggestions a

requiring the complainant to produce evidence in support of its allegations would impose too great a cost and exceed the authorization of Baxter v. Palmigiano, 425 U.S. 308 (1976)]." See LaSalle Bank Lake View, 54 F.3d at 391; see also National Acceptance v. Bathalter, 705 F.2d 924, 931-32 (7th Cir. 1983)