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Book excerpt / congressional exhibit
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This document is an excerpt from James Patterson's book (likely 'Filthy Rich') detailing the legal maneuvering between lawyer Bradley Edwards and Alan Dershowitz. It describes how Edwards briefly worked for Scott Rothstein's fraudulent firm in 2009, a fact Dershowitz later used to argue that accusations against him by Virginia Roberts were part of an extortion plot hatched by Edwards to overturn Epstein's non-prosecution agreement. The text notes that Edwards was cleared of knowledge regarding Rothstein's Ponzi scheme.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| James Patterson | Author |
Author of the book from which this page is taken.
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| Scott Rothstein | Lawyer / Fraudster |
Ran a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme; briefly employed Bradley Edwards.
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| Bradley Edwards | Lawyer |
Lawyer for Epstein victims; joined Rothstein's firm in April 2009 and left in November 2009; accused by Dershowitz of...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Financier / Offender |
Subject of legal files; source of future settlement money promised to investors; signed a non-prosecution agreement.
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| Virginia Roberts | Accuser / Victim |
Added Dershowitz's name to her list of abusers; allegedly at the insistence of Edwards and Cassell.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Lawyer / Accused |
Helped work out Epstein's non-prosecution agreement; accused of abuse by Roberts; claimed he was victim of an extorti...
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| Paul Cassell | Lawyer |
Worked with Bradley Edwards; accused by Dershowitz of trying to open up Epstein's non-prosecution agreement.
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| Leslie Wexner | Businessman |
Mentioned on the right page in the context of a blackmail plot theory.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Rothstein's firm |
Law firm with offices in Florida, New York, and Venezuela; front for a Ponzi scheme.
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| Florida Bar |
Agreed that Edwards had no knowledge of Rothstein's Ponzi scheme.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022165'.
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Timeline (3 events)
April 2009
November 2009
Bradley Edwards leaves Rothstein's firm upon discovering the scheme.
Rothstein's firm
Undated
Dershowitz negotiates Epstein's confidential non-prosecution agreement.
Unknown
Relationships (4)
In April of 2009, Bradley Edwards joined Rothstein's firm.
Dershowitz had helped to work out Epstein's confidential non-prosecution agreement
Virginia Roberts added Dershowitz's name to the list of men she claimed had abused her.
According to Dershowitz, he'd been pulled into a billion-dollar extortion plot Edwards had hatched.
Key Quotes (4)
"Edwards and Rothstein both say that Edwards had no knowledge whatsoever of the Ponzi scheme."Source
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"According to Dershowitz, he'd been pulled into a billion-dollar extortion plot Edwards had hatched."Source
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"Dershowitz claimed, Edwards and Cassell were trying to "open up" that agreement."Source
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"It might have been a Hail Mary pass on the part of Alan Dershowitz."Source
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JAMES PATTERSON
Association. By all outward appearances, he could afford it: sev-
enty lawyers worked in his firm, which had offices in Florida,
New York, and Venezuela. But Rothstein's millions actually
came from a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme he'd been running since
2005.
enty lawyers worked in his firm, which had offices in Florida,
New York, and Venezuela. But Rothstein's millions actually
came from a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme he'd been running since
2005.
In April of 2009, Bradley Edwards joined Rothstein's firm.
The lawyer brought his papers along, and Rothstein showed
those pertaining to Epstein to potential investors. In exchange
for a lump sum up front, Rothstein said, investors would receive
a far larger chunk of money later, which Epstein would pay in
future settlements.
The lawyer brought his papers along, and Rothstein showed
those pertaining to Epstein to potential investors. In exchange
for a lump sum up front, Rothstein said, investors would receive
a far larger chunk of money later, which Epstein would pay in
future settlements.
Edwards and Rothstein both say that Edwards had no knowl-
edge whatsoever of the Ponzi scheme. (Prosecutors, and the
Florida Bar, agree.) Edwards left as soon as he caught wind of the
scheme, in November of 2009. But the few months he spent in
Rothstein's company gave Dershowitz the opening he needed to
pry open Virginia Roberts's accusations.
edge whatsoever of the Ponzi scheme. (Prosecutors, and the
Florida Bar, agree.) Edwards left as soon as he caught wind of the
scheme, in November of 2009. But the few months he spent in
Rothstein's company gave Dershowitz the opening he needed to
pry open Virginia Roberts's accusations.
It was at Edwards's insistence, Dershowitz would say, as well
as Paul Cassell's, that Virginia Roberts added Dershowitz's name
to the list of men she claimed had abused her.
as Paul Cassell's, that Virginia Roberts added Dershowitz's name
to the list of men she claimed had abused her.
According to Dershowitz, he'd been pulled into a billion-dollar
extortion plot Edwards had hatched. And for Edwards and Cas-
sell, there had been a secondary benefit: Dershowitz had helped
to work out Epstein's confidential non-prosecution agreement
with the government. By implicating him directly in Epstein's
abuse of underage women, Dershowitz claimed, Edwards and
Cassell were trying to "open up" that agreement.
extortion plot Edwards had hatched. And for Edwards and Cas-
sell, there had been a secondary benefit: Dershowitz had helped
to work out Epstein's confidential non-prosecution agreement
with the government. By implicating him directly in Epstein's
abuse of underage women, Dershowitz claimed, Edwards and
Cassell were trying to "open up" that agreement.
It might have been a Hail Mary pass on the part of Alan
Dershowitz.
Dershowitz.
But the argument had its own internal logic.
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