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Steven Jude Hoffenberg appears in the Epstein documents as Jeffrey Epstein's former mentor and business associate. All mentions reference a Vicky Ward article discussing Hoffenberg's conviction for a $450 million Towers Financial fraud.
The references to Steven Jude Hoffenberg appear across 10 House Oversight Committee documents, all containing identical text from what appears to be a Vicky Ward article about Epstein's business relationships. The excerpts describe Hoffenberg as someone "who claimed to be his [Epstein's] mentor" and note he was "currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million." The documents appear to be various copies and forwards of the same article, appearing as both government records and scanned emails.
Key Highlights
- •Described as Jeffrey Epstein's mentor and close business associate in the early years of Epstein's career
- •Convicted of running a $450 million Ponzi scheme through Towers Financial Corporation
- •All 10 mentions are from the same Vicky Ward article that was circulated among House Oversight Committee materials
- •Mentioned alongside other Epstein associates including Les Wexner (Limited Brands chairman), Jimmy Cayne, and Ghislaine Maxwell
- •Hoffenberg later became a key source for journalists investigating Epstein, claiming detailed knowledge of Epstein's early business operations
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022234 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022236
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Eps
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. the piece alluded to ust
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030464 -
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Epst
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Epst
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Epst
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Epst
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Epst
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. The piece alluded to Epst
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
s in 1981, his close relationships with Jimmy Cayne, Les Wexner, the chairman of Limited Brands, and above all, the man who claimed to be his mentor, Steven Jude Hoffenberg, who is currently serving a 20-year-jail sentence for bilking investors in Towers Financial out of $450 million. the piece alluded to ust
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