Epstein Secrets

kinds of investments the fund made; 3 correct? 4 A. Correct. 5 Q. Prior to October 2006 -- 11:48:45 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. -- you had met Mr. Zwirn once; correct? 8 A. Yes. 9 Q. And you had never spoken to him on the 10 phone; correct? 11:48:56 11 A. To the best -- 12 Q. That you re

03:38 6 Q. And he told you it was managed by Dan 7 Zwirn? 8 A. I doubt it. 9 Q. What did he tell you about Dan Zwirn? 10 A. He said the Zwirn fund was a fund that 11:03:44 11 I should put some money in. 12 Q. Did he tell you why? 13 A. They were going to be doing PIPE 14 investme

sation, I hereby instruct you to immediately 8 liquidate an interest in the amount of $80 million 9 of Financial Trust Company's interest in 10 D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., and 01:58:13 11 then it gives wire instructions; correct? 12 A. That's what it says. 13 Q. When were you expecting your position 14

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

ening of November 13, 2006, FTC sent by fax a written notice to Zwirn demanding withdrawal of "$80 million of Financial Trust Company's interest in D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P." The notice also was mailed by certified mail to Zwirn at 745 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10151, to comply with the notice p

ns of the Zwim Fund, after Zwim spun off his business from DSAM (then known as Highbridgc Capital Management, LLC), 1 helped introduce investors to Zwirn, invested my personal and family foundation assets with Zwirn, and my firm allocated assets of Highbridgc Capital Corporation ("I-TCC") to an accou

cessors, and anyone else acting on their behalf. 3. "Claimants" means Fortress VRF I LLC and Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC. 4. "Fund" means D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. n/k/a Fortress Value Recovery Fund 1 LLC and f/k/a Highbridge/Zwim Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. and includes its directors, officers, emp

my personal and family foundation assets with Zwim, and my firm allocated assets of iiighbridge Capital Corporation ("HCC) to an account managed by Zwirn's company which was also the investment manager of the Zwim Fund. 3. One of the early investors that I introduced to Zwim was Jeffrey Epstein ("E

cessors, and anyone else acting on their behalf. 3. "Claimants" means Fortress VRF I LLC and Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC. 4. "Fund" means D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. n/k/a Fortress Value Recovery Fund I LLC and f/k/a Highbridge/Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. and includes its directors, officers, em