Jeffrey Epstein (nonfiction)
Jeffrey Edward Epstein (born January 20, 1953) is an American financier and registered sex offender.
Epstein began his career at the investment bank Bear Stearns, before forming his own firm, J. Epstein & Co.
Epstein was convicted in 2008 of soliciting a 14-year-old girl for prostitution, for which he served 13 months in "custody with work release" as part of a plea deal where federal officials had identified 36 victims. The plea deal was made by Alexander Acosta, who was then the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, who agreed to grant immunity from all federal criminal charges to Epstein.
Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York.
Origins of wealth
This article at NY Mag suggests that Epstein made his money not as a hedge fund manager, but as a blackmailer, as evidenced by:
- Epstein says he acquired his wealth as a hedge fund manager for billionaires, starting at a young age
- All high-level hedge fund managers know each other and do business with each other
- The high-level fund manager interviewed by NY Mag had never done business with Epstein or heard of anyone doing business with him
- Epstein had an office staff but handled all of the billionaire clients by himself alone
In the News
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External links:
- Jeffrey Epstein @ Wikipedia
- Hedge fund managers have some thoughts on what Epstein was doing @ NY Mag