Epstein Secrets

amount of the discount will represent the [] gross income on the transaction." 13 The Confidential Offering Memorandum acknowledges that Banyon and Levin purchase "non-tort labor and employment settlements from plaintiffs which are not identified but who are represented by Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler"

artnership with its principal place of business in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. BIF, at all times relevant hereto, was operated by its Managing Members Levin and Preve as a putative investment entity formed exclusively to purchase interests in Ponzi scheme settlements. 55. Defendant, BANYON USVI, LLC (h

rs' inner-circle of facilitators (TD Bank, Spinosa, Kerstetter, Caretsky, Gibraltar Bank, Berenfeld, Weintraub, Berkowitz, Leitstein, Levin, Preve, Banyon entities, Szafranski, Onyx, Villegas, Boden, Barnett, Stay, Platinum, and Centurion) and promoters (TD Bank, Spinosa, Kerstetter, Caretsky, Gibralta

ties are hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Banyon Investors." 114. Logistically, the Banyon Investors were Limited Partners in BIF while Banyon 1030-32, served as the General Partner and Levin as the Managing Partner. 115. Notably, at no time during his courtship of Mr. Von Allmen, did Bek

imply put, Banyon and Rothstein needed Bekkedam and his cadre of wealthy investors to perpetuate the Ponzi and Bekkedam needed the capital infusion Levin provided; ii. Bekkedam betrayed numerous investors who entrusted him with their savings by recklessly feeding their funds into the largest Ponzi s

d by RRA or TD Bank. In fact, the fictitious $8,000,000.00 wire is powerful evidence of the frenzied push by the Principal Conspirators, along with Levin and Preve, to do and say whatever was needed to secure investor funding as the Ponzi scheme began to unravel. Indeed, in their feverish zeal to ind

cipation; m. in late November, TD Bank fired Spinosa; B. Levin, Preve and Banyon 309. Plaintiffs have discovered, relative to Levin, Preve, and Banyon, that: a. an $8,000,000.00 wire transfer confirmation used by Levin, Preve, and Rothstein to induce Razorback's $32,000,000.00 payment was never

exceed two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00). 38 Leitstein even joked with other Berenfeld employees who toyed with the idea of telling "the Banyon investors we can do better than the 20% return they are getting, lol." Page 146 of 2210 CONRAD & SCHERER, LLP, 633 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, FORT LAU

To: • • .com[[email protected]] From: Sent: Tue 7/27/2010 3:28:13 PM Subject: FYI- RR&A, Levin and Banyan Fund manager who fed Rothstein fraud to sell assets in settlement By Peter Franceschina Sun Sentinel Updated: 10:03 a.m. Tuesday, Jul

thstein has agreed to give up much of his wealth as part of a settlement with bankruptcy attomeys. The settlement agreement by George Levin and his Banyon investment entities — which funneled $830 million into Rothstein's $1.4 billion investment fraud — was filed late Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

ement to the buyer. 2. Newco: Exclusive. A new special purpose entity domiciled in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be created, owned and controlled by Levin (and(or entities established for the benefit of George Levin's family) for the future conduct of the Business ("Newco"), an entity domiciled in the

ogether with Banyon Income Fund, LP (SIF"), its general partner, Banyon 1030-32, LLC and their respective principals and affiliates (collectively. 'Banyon'). Sullied to the terms and conditions set forth below, we (-Clockwork') agree to arrange and provide a new financing facility on the following ter