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21
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Summary
This document is a biographical article profiling Jeffrey Epstein (circa 2006), detailing his rise from a blue-collar background to immense wealth and high-society connections. It highlights his relationships with figures like Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Leslie Wexner, his acquisition of lavish properties in New York, Palm Beach, and New Mexico, and his donations to scientific research and political campaigns. The article also alludes to legal controversies, including a SEC probe, a Citibank loan default, and his association with Ponzi schemer Steven Hoffenberg.
People (21)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Financier, 53 years old, described as a man of mystery managing money for the extremely wealthy.
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Girlfriend/Associate |
Daughter of Robert Maxwell, dated Epstein in early 1990s, brought him media attention.
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| Robert Maxwell | Media Tycoon |
Father of Ghislaine Maxwell, deceased.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Friend of Epstein, traveled to Africa on his jet, met in 1995.
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| Kevin Spacey | Actor |
Passenger on Epstein's jet to Africa in 2002.
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| Chris Tucker | Actor |
Passenger on Epstein's jet to Africa in 2002.
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| Leslie Wexner | Client/Mentor |
Founder of The Limited, sold Epstein his Manhattan townhouse, only confirmed client.
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| Martin Nowak | Scientist |
Director of Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard, commented on Epstein collecting scientists.
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| Larry Summers | Former Harvard President |
Befriended by Epstein.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Law Professor |
Befriended by Epstein.
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| Donald Trump | Associate |
Befriended by Epstein.
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| Mort Zuckerman | Publisher |
New York Daily News publisher, befriended by Epstein.
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| Dominick Dunne | Writer |
Quoted saying he never met Epstein despite chronicling the rich.
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| John Kerry | Politician |
Recipient of campaign donation.
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| Bill Richardson | Governor of NM |
Recipient of campaign donation.
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| Joe Lieberman | Senator |
Recipient of campaign donation.
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| Hillary Rodham Clinton | Senator |
Recipient of campaign donation.
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| Christopher Dodd | Senator |
Recipient of campaign donation.
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| Charles Schumer | Senator |
Recipient of campaign donation.
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| Steven Hoffenberg | Former Employer |
Previous employer, Ponzi schemer serving prison term.
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| Senior Partner at Bear Stearns | Parent |
Father of a student who hired Epstein.
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Organizations (16)
Timeline (5 events)
September 2002
Epstein flew Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and Chris Tucker to Africa on private jet
Africa
Locations (11)
Relationships (4)
Dating in early 1990s
Wexner sold Epstein townhouse, described as mentor
Traveled to Africa together, fundraising dinners
Previous employer/mentor involved in Ponzi scheme
Key Quotes (3)
"Just like other people collect art, he collects scientists"Source
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"The odd thing is I never met him... I wasn't even aware of him"Source
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"Like Maxwell, Epstein is both flamboyant and intensely private."Source
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asking questions and teenage girls started talking, a wave of legal resistance followed.
If Palm Beach police didn't know quite who Jeffrey Epstein was, they found out soon enough.
Epstein, now 53, was a quintessential man of mystery. He amassed his fortune and friends quietly, always in the background as he navigated New York high society.
When he first attracted notice in the early 1990s, it was on account of the woman he was dating: Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell.
In a lengthy article, headlined "The Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell's Secret Love," the British Mail on Sunday tabloid laid out speculative stories that the socialite's beau was a CIA spook, a math teacher, a concert pianist or a corporate headhunter.
"But what is the truth about him?" the newspaper wondered. "Like Maxwell, Epstein is both flamboyant and intensely private."
The media frenzy did not begin in full until a decade later. In September 2002, Epstein was flung into the limelight when he flew Clinton and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on his private jet.
Suddenly everyone wanted to know who Epstein was. New York magazine and Vanity Fair published lengthy profiles. The New York Post listed him as one of the city's most eligible bachelors and began describing him in its gossip columns with adjectives such as "mysterious" and "reclusive."
Although Epstein gave no interviews, the broad strokes of his past started to come into focus.
Building a life of extravagance
He was born blue-collar in 1953, the son of a New York City parks department employee, and raised in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood. He left college without a bachelor's degree but became a math teacher at the prestigious Dalton School in Manhattan.
The story goes that the father of one of Epstein's students was so impressed with the man that he put him in touch with a senior partner at Bear Stearns, the global investment bank and securities firm.
In 1976, Epstein left Dalton for a job at Bear Stearns. By the early 1980s, he had started J. Epstein and Co. That is when he began making his millions in earnest.
Little is known or said about Epstein's business except this: He manages money for the extremely wealthy. He is said to handle accounts only of $1 billion or greater.
It has been estimated he has roughly 15 clients, but their identities are the subject of only speculation. All except for one: Leslie Wexner, founder of The Limited retail chain and a former Palm Beacher who is said to have been a mentor to Epstein.
Wexner sold Epstein one of his most lavish residences: a massive townhouse that dominates a block on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is reported to have, among its finer features, closed-circuit television and a heated sidewalk to melt away fallen snow.
That townhouse, thought to be the largest private residence in Manhattan, is only a piece of the extravagant world Epstein built over time.
In New Mexico, he constructed a 27,000-square-foot hilltop mansion on a 10,000-acre ranch outside Santa Fe. Many believed it to be the largest home in the state.
In Palm Beach, he bought a waterfront home on El Brillo Way. And he owns a 100-acre private island in the Virgin Islands.
Perhaps as remarkable as his lavish homes is his extensive network of friends and associates at the highest echelons of power. This includes not only socialites but also business tycoons, media moguls, politicians, royalty and Nobel Prize-winning scientists whose research he often funds.
"Just like other people collect art, he collects scientists," said Martin Nowak, who directs the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University and was reportedly the recipient of a $30 million research donation from Epstein.
Epstein is said to have befriended former Harvard President Larry Summers, prominent law Professor Alan Dershowitz, Donald Trump and New York Daily News Publisher Mort Zuckerman.
And yet he managed for decades to maintain a low profile. He avoids eating out and was rarely photographed.
"The odd thing is I never met him," said Dominick Dunne, the famous chronicler of the trials and tribulations of the very rich. "I wasn't even aware of him," except for a Vanity Fair article.
Epstein's friendship with Clinton has attracted the most attention.
Epstein met Clinton as early as 1995, when he paid tens of thousands of dollars to join him at an intimate fund-raising dinner in Palm Beach. But from all appearances, they did not become close friends until after Clinton left the Oval Office and moved to New York.
Epstein has donated more than $100,000 to Democratic candidates' campaigns, including John Kerry's presidential bid, the reelection campaign of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and the Senate bids of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer.
Powerful friends and enemies
A Vanity Fair profile found cracks in the veneer of Epstein's life story. The 2003 article said he left Bear Stearns in the wake of a federal probe and a possible Securities and Exchange Commission violation. It also pointed out that Citibank once sued him for defaulting on a $20 million loan.
The article suggested that one of his business mentors and previous employers was Steven Hoffenberg, now serving a prison term after "bilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history."
As he amassed his wealth, Epstein made enemies in disputes both large and small. He sued the man who in 1990 sold him his multimillion-dollar Palm Beach home over a dispute about less than $16,000 in furnishings.
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