Epstein Secrets

XAMINATION BY 3 MR. ARFFA: 4 Q. Good afternoon, Mr. Epstein. 5 A. Good afternoon, Mr. Arffa. 03:46:46 6 Q. I'm Alan Arffa. I'm from Paul, Weiss 7 and represent the current manager, as you know, of 8 the fund. 9 A. Yes, sir. 10 Q. Mr. Epstein, you characterize yourself 03:46:54 11

all. 10 Q. Up to February 14th -- up to February 03:06:39 11 14th, 2007, other than the conversations that 12 you've testified about with Mr. Zwirn, do you 13 recall any other conversations with him? 14 A. Through the date -- there was some 15 conversation, I believe, with respect to Georg

eritext.com EFTA00299289 Page 206 1 Epstein 2 Q. Do you know who prepared it? 3 A. No. 4 Q. Did you have any conversations with Dan 5 Zwirn after this letter was sent? 03:09:03 6 A. Not that I recall. With regard to the 7 investments? 8 Q. With regard to the investments. 9 A.

at a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served by email and first class mail, this day of Brad S. Karp Allan Arffa Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 John S. Siffert Lankier Siffert & Wohl LLP 500 Fifth Avenue, 33r

disclosure of the Fund's financial and accounting irregularities. FTC was one of the Fund's largest and oldest investors. Over the next few months, Zwirn, the Fund and its management employed a combination of misrepresentations and contrived legal arguments to thwart FTC's withdrawal. 1043197v1/01158

rrect copy of the foregoing instrument has been served by email and first class mail, this 17th day of August, on: Brad S. Karp Allan Arffa Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 John S. Siffert Lankier Siffert & Wohl LLP 500 Fifth Avenue, 33r

sfer of FTC's interest in the Fund to Jeepers, including without limitation any correspondence between or among any Counterclaimants and any of the Zwirn entities and/or Glenn Dubin regarding the transfer and drafts of any agreements relating to such transfer. 12. Copies of each version of the subsc

d in care of: Fortress VRF I LLC Attention: Rick Noble 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Floor New York, NY 10105 — and — Allan J. Arffa Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 2. All notices to the Epstein Parties with respect to this S

Parties had, now has or will ever have against the Released Parties, which constitute, concern or otherwise relate to: (a) (b) (c) C. By the Zwirn Parties any matter or thing from the beginning of time to the date of this Settlement Agreement relating to any of the Investments or the Fund; a

0:56:46 VERITEXT REPORTING COMPANY www.veritext.com EFTA00299179 Page 96 1 Epstein 2 A. Between zero and the formula that I 3 think Paul, Weiss put together four years ago. 4 Q. Have you ever acted as a finder in a 5 transaction like this before? 10:57:03 6 A. I don't recall. 7 Q.

ments in the fund. 9 Q. And did you discuss what the lockup 10 would be for those increases? 09:19:07 11 A. I don't recall. 12 Q. Did Mr. Zwirn tell you that the lockup 13 for those -- did Mr. Dubin tell you that the 14 lockup for any subsequent investment would be on 15 the same calend