JAMES PATTERSON Seckel acquaintances, I kept hearing variations on a scheme Mrs. Pearce Williams believed he perpetrated against her late hus- band, the man Seckel said was his mentor. Seckel took books and promised money, or he took money and promised a book; but somehow, the promised party lost money.” “He was charming, erudite, humorous,” one of Seckel’s marks told the reporter. “I lent him $75,000. When the time came to pay it back he didn’t want to do it.” Oppenheimer found several people whom Seckel had stiffed and uncovered dozens of lawsuits he’d been involved in. In 2007, Seckel settled a libel lawsuit against a man who'd edited his Wiki- pedia page. Years later, Oppenheimer spoke with Seckel’s lawyer, Nicholas Hornberger. “Hornberger confirmed that he'd reached a settlement for the case, a favorable one,” the journalist wrote. “Hornberger added that Seckel has still not paid him for his services.” He also interviewed Seckel’s wife, Isabel Maxwell. Al and Isabel met on a blind date and married in Malibu in or “around” 2007 (“I don't keep the dates in my head,” Seckel explained). A few years later, they moved to the South of France, where Seckel continued to trade in rare books and papers. While 4 living in France, he was sued by a Virgin Islands company that 4 accused him and Isabel of fraudulently attempting to sell rare q books and a seventeenth-century portrait of Isaac Newton. Seckel had also been trying to sell papers belonging to Is@- : bel’s father.

'ATTERSON artificial intelligence, systems of 1 other topics. get-togethers like this for years. s investigation, in March of 2006, shysicists— including three Nobel brity physicist Stephen Hawking — m called “Confronting Gravity,’ . : rorkshop to explore fundamental . y CHAPTER 61 ology.” 3 p,” one of the Nobel Prize winners Las Source. ot fun and physics, and that’s fun Al Seckel: January 2012 ly interested in Stephen Hawking. orized, the universe would stop rich point time would begin to run | that computer viruses were living , the size of the universe, alien life & eve in God. But he had a vast appre- 3 : x5 of the universe, and this is why q iendous gift. He paid to have a sub- q uld fit Hawking and his wheelchair ~ : glimpse of an actual alien world— pstein’s partner in the Mindshift conference, a man named Al Seckel, was known for throwing fabulous parties that .- were said to have included the actor Dudley Moore, magi- p cian James “the Amazing” Randi, and future Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, as well as many of the scientists Jeffrey _ Epstein would court in the course of his own climb up the social _ ladder. In certain Los Angeles circles, Al Seckel was a very good man “to know. But, like Jeffrey Epstein, Seckel was a sort of illusionist. ee rting to Mark Oppenheimer, a journalist who knew Seckel i: followed his career for fifteen years, Seckel made his mone b selling rare books and papers, often through his social my ace demic connections. a ita A

JAMES PATTERSON discuss cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, systems of encryption and decryption, and other topics. Epstein had been hosting get-togethers like this for years. Toward the end of Chief Reiter’s investigation, in March of 2006, Epstein had hosted twenty top physicists—including three Nobel Prize winners as well as the celebrity physicist Stephen Hawking — at a Saint Thomas symposium called “Confronting Gravity,” which was advertised as “a workshop to explore fundamental questions in physics and cosmology.” “This is a remarkable group,” one of the Nobel Prize winners told a reporter for the St. Thomas Source. “There is no agenda except fun and physics, and that’s fun with a capital F,” Epstein said. Epstein had been especially interested in Stephen Hawking. Someday, Hawking had theorized, the universe would stop expanding and collapse, at which point time would begin to run backwards. Hawking believed that computer viruses were living things. He thought that given the size of the universe, alien life forms existed. He did not believe in God. But he had a vast appre- ciation for the inner workings of the universe, and this is wir? Epstein gave Hawking a tremendous gift. He paid to havea sub- marine modified so that it could fit Hawking and his wheelchair . and give the scientist his first glimpse of an actual alien world— ~ the one that lies under the waves of the ocean. It was one of the most romantic, generous gestures that Jef | frey E

FittrHy Ricu Goldberger said. “There are no pending civil lawsuits. There are not and should not be any pending investigations, given Mr. Epstein’s complete fulfillment of all the terms of his non-prosecution agreement with the federal government.” a If there was an investigation, nothing had come of it yet. For q ; the moment, Epstein was free—free to turn his attention, again, CHAPTER 60 J to intellectual pursuits. He launched a website, JeffreyEpstein- Science.com, that featured blog posts such as “Conversations with Jeffrey Epstein,” “The Value of Quantum Computation to Jettrey Epstein,” “Why Evolutionary Biology Intrigues Jeffrey Epstein,” and “An Understanding of Theoretical Physics from Jetfrey Epstein.” The latter post began: “This is where Jeffrey Epstein takes you to the very cutting edge of the frontiers of knowledge to explore and discuss our basic understanding of the subtle, simple, and hidden [qualities] that lie beneath... our th jail, but he wasnt done settling universe.” ms. Under the conditions of his it, he’s even paid for the victims a semed to ensure that he would not -imes. Double jeopardy was worl ily of 2010, reports began to appear tors were following other eda child-trafficking charges anda ‘Jettrey doesn’t know shit about science,” says Stuart Pivar, the ' art collector who has known Epstein for more than three decades. q “Does he like to act like he does? Yes. But he doesn’t. But as far as _ these academic scientists — without people like h

Goldberger said. “There ; not and should not be Epstein’s complete fulfillm agreement with the feder If there was an invest the moment, Epstein was CHAPTER 60 i to intellectual pursuits. ] 7 4 Science.com, that feature 4 with Jetfrey Epstein,” “T] Jettrey Epstein,” “Why E > €Epstein,” and “An Under Fi Jeffrey Epstein.” The latt Epstein takes you to the Jeffrey Epstein: July 2010 knowledge to explore an the subtle, simple, and hic effrey Epstein was done with jail, but he wasn't done settling universe.” suits brought by his victims. Under the conditions of his non-prosecution agreement, he’s even paid for the victims’ lawyers. Still, Epstein's NPA seemed to ensure that he would not be prosecuted again for his crimes. Double jeopardy was work- ing in Epstein’s favor. But in July of 2010, reports began to appear 4 following other leads— E | Jetirey doesn’t know shit art collector who has know “Does he like to act like he in the press: federal investigators were © these academic scientists leads that could result in child-trafficking charges and a ~ j have any money.” 4 Other friends of Epstei { liant mind for science. Anc : than sponsor individual sc | £Nices on Little Saint Jeff's. | erence called Mindshift at theoretical physicist Murra ge eons, engineers, and fut ¥ twenty-year sentence. The Florida attorney general's office refused to comment. It © was against policy to confirm or deny the existence of an omgo- 4 of Epstein’s lawyers told the Daily Beast B “Jeff

ATTERSON 7t have brakes at all.” stein, but she’s followed his case x type. She's especially struck by mship between powerful, wealthy women. sssive to a fourteen-year-old [girl] oman who is self-supporting and explains. t they call freshness— barely bud- exual experience. The difference as feeds their ego. re generally factors that make men ever and whatever they want. Some s with inflated self-images. And of us make such men think they can iey’re right.” Salter believes that certain condi- 4 ited by Jeffrey Epstein, might be an : enced, sometimes quite heavily, by es anymore that humans are born ains. -amental and personality variations ns nent can often, but not always, nfl ” ie. ypath, then? a rella term for individuals who on C paths are often narcissistic, but 8 duals who B | ode] ".] 1opathic. Some indivi 228 Firtay Ricw on young girls delude themselves into thinking that the abuse will not harm the child. They have a conscience, but they have medicated it with thinking errors. Others are flat-out psycho- pathic and simply don’t care if it hurts the young girl or not. I can't say anything about Epstein, as I have not evaluated him, but narcissism and psychopathy are concepts an evaluator would look at concerning anyone who was sexually attracted to postpu- bescent individuals but who then began to focus on younger teens. “Psychopaths are often superficially charming, high-stimulus seekers who are bored if not doing something. They lie, con, and ma

JAMES PATTERSON “Antisocial psychopaths don't have brakes at all.” Dr. Salter has never met Epstein, but she’s followed his case closely and finds him a familiar type. She’s especially struck by the singular nature of the relationship between powerful, wealthy men and vulnerable, underage women. “(The men] are more impressive to a fourteen-year-old [girl] than to, say, an adult young woman who is self-supporting and feels more sure of herself,” she explains. “They are attracted to what they call freshness — barely bud- ding sexuality and lack of sexual experience. The difference between them and their victims feeds their ego. “Great wealth and access are generally factors that make men feel they are entitled to whomever and whatever they want. Some have narcissistic personalities with inflated self-images. And of course, great wealth and status make such men think they can get away with it. Too often, they're right.” On the other hand, Dr. Salter believes that certain condi- tions, such as the ones exhibited by Jeffrey Epstein, might be an inborn character trait. Personality can be influenced, sometimes quite heavily, by genetics. “Virtually no one believes anymore that humans are born a © totally blank slate,” she explains. “We arrive with temperamental and personality variations — that, of course, the environment can often, but not always, influ- ence. We arrive with baggage.” Is Epstein a born psychopath, then? “Psychopathy is the umbrella term for individual

*ATTERSON oncerns such as morality, ethics, question that might be worth ask- sist and megalomaniac, could he mt? Then again, that might be the ead guilty, after all. But what if he i >aded to as a crime? What if he’s t CHAPTER 59 \at’s the case, why wouldn't Prince 1 public with his dear friend Jeffrey . 7 ystein and the prince, it’s just ser- e world? They’re natural winners — ife were fair, well, how would we e? Anna Salter: November 2015 hy do powerful men do the things that Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew have been accused of doing? | Dr. Anna Salter studies child sex offenders profes- 4 _ Sionally. Educated at Harvard, with a graduate degree in clinical : - psychology, she spoke, with the benefit of hindsight, about Jeffrey _ Epstein and others like him from her office in Madison, Wisconsin. “Consider a car,” says Dr. Salter. “There’s a motor, and there "are brakes. We all have sexual impulses we don’t think it would be a good idea to act on. Most of us have good control over our Dehavior. We have good brakes. _ “Sexual offenses and inappropriate sexual behavior are some- fimes the result of a bad motor—for example, an attraction to Pr mepubescent children or eleven-to-fourteen-year-old pubescent “hi dren as opposed to postpubescent individuals. But they are ly ays the result of bad brakes. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009308

JAMES PATTERSON detachment from day-to-day concerns such as morality, ethics, and appearances? As for Jeffrey Epstein, one question that might be worth ask- ing is, if he’s in fact a narcissist and megalomaniac, could he actually believe that he’s innocent? Then again, that might be the wrong question. Epstein did plead guilty, after all. But what if he simply doesn’t see what he pleaded to as a crime? What if he’s proud of his lifestyle? And if that’s the case, why wouldn't Prince Andrew be proud to be seen in public with his dear friend Jetfrey Epstein? What if, for people like Epstein and the prince, it’s just ser- vants and masters, the way of the world? They’re natural winners — aristocrats, after all—and if life were fair, well, how would we know who the real winners are? 226 27 7a Ao es ee ° —- 2 a a % Bt M4 Lal o son ®t jo; htt : Anna Salter: Novemby hy do powerful and Prince Anc Dr. Anna Sz sionally. Educated at Harv, psychology, she spoke, witl Epstein and others like him Consider a car,” says | 7 are brakes. We all have se? _ bea good idea to act on. \ | behavior. We have good br Sexual offenses and in: _ Umes the result of a bad r _ Prepubescent children or e children as opposed to po: always the result of bad bra HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009307

'ATTERSON oligarchs, corrupt presidents of Awammar Gadhafi, among other h were explored in a Vanity Fair ITH ANDREW. yeing loyal to his friends,” a “royal rard Klein. “Take his feelings for rince and you bring a woman into ‘reasons, she’s spit out, you might ier, The duke feels that she’s been yse relationship with the Duchess >re have been many problems over hich stem from the duchess. Some ;s is inconsistent with being mar- Juke. There’s no question but that destructive element in the duke’s y manifested itself last December, : a at his home in New York,” said a — n Palace. “Epstein was a friend of f 20 years. It was the first time in i stein. He now recognizes that the | wise.” | say. . . is od ein’s town house, the prince di nephew Prince William t0 M® % ; dinner companions were $0 1B a Aja) 224 roto of the two of them together” t the prince’s dealings with Jeffrey é Fittuy Ricw ested in every detail,” a guest in attendance told a New York Post gossip columnist. “What would Kate wear, what would the Queen wear, would his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson be invited?” Other guests in attendance that night included Chelsea Han- dler, George Stephanopoulos, Charlie Rose, Katie Couric, and Woody Allen. At around the same time, Jeffrey Epstein told the New York Post, “I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an ‘offender’ It’s the differ- ence between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel.” Was it so remarkable that Prince Andrew would have been seen in Epstein's company? A

JAMES PATTERSON questionable ties to Tunisian oligarchs, corrupt presidents of former Soviet republics, and Mu’ammar Gadhafi, among other entanglements, many of which were explored in a Vanity Fair article headlined THE TROUBLE WITH ANDREW. “The duke has a record of being loyal to his friends,” a “royal source” told Vanity Fair's Edward Klein. “Take his feelings for Sarah Ferguson. If you are a prince and you bring a woman into the royal life and, for whatever reasons, she’s spit out, you might have feelings of debt toward her. The duke feels that she’s been spattered and rejected. His close relationship with the Duchess of York is problematic, and there have been many problems over the last 5 to 10 years, all of which stem from the duchess. Some of the behavior of the duchess is inconsistent with being mar- ried to, or an ex-wife of, the duke. There’s no question but that Sarah’s been a financially self-destructive element in the-duke'’s life.” “The same kind of loyalty manifested itself last December, when the duke visited Epstein at his home in New York,” said a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace. “Epstein was a friend of the duke’s for the best part of 20 years. It was the first time in four years that he'd seen Epstein. He now recognizes that the q meeting in December was unwise.” | “Don't expect to see a photo of the two of them together,” f another “royal source” would say. 4 But one more story about the prince’s dealings with Jeffrey ~ dished Kate if | Epstein

ATTERSON m a yacht surrounded by topless suit, Epstein had forced her into Jeff's. British press were using another x Island. The Guardian reported slands—based corporations owned wife of the governor of the Virgin ; involving a million-dollar dona- o the governor’s reelection cam- oberts’s claim that she had been rince on the island as well as in | of Prince Andrew with his arm very young-looking Virginia Rob- ! ‘ ared in the tabloids. hat the Duke of York had any form . ; ship” with Roberts, Buckingham j ay. “The allegations made are false h Ferguson, the Duchess of York, | e prince and their daughter Euge- 3 ters, “He is the greatest man thet of my life in 1986 when I marrie¢ st in the world.” a : se 1 know what it feels like to have rou—and not support him so pul shockingly accusatory allegation: Fitrtyy Ricw which I don’t think is right,” she said a few days later when inter- viewed by Today host Matt Lauer. “It’s a defamation of character, and as a great father and a humongously good man and all the work he does for Britain I won't stand by and let him have his character defamed to this level.” But at the same time, a certain schadenfreude attended the good mans fall from grace, and former associates kept coming out of the woodwork to dish to the press. “I've seen him treat his staff in a shocking, appalling way,” said a former aide to the prince. “He’s been incredibly rude to his personal protection officers, literally throwing things on the ground and de

JAMES PATTERSON where “Andrew was pictured on a yacht surrounded by topless women.” According to Roberts's lawsuit, Epstein had forced her into the prince’s bed on Little Saint Jeff's. After Epstein’s conviction, the British press were using another name for Little Saint Jeff’s: Sex Island. The Guardian reported that the manager of two Virgin Islands—based corporations owned by Epstein happened to be the wife of the governor of the Virgin Islands. There were allegations involving a million-dollar dona- tion that Epstein had made to the governor's reelection cam- paign. And then there was Roberts's claim that she had been forced to have sex with the prince on the island as well as in New York and in London. Invariably, the photograph of Prince Andrew with his arm around the bare midriff of a very young-looking Virginia Rob- erts ran with stories that appeared in the tabloids. “It ig emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form 7 of sexual contact or relationship” with Roberts, Buckingham — Palace spokespersons would say. “The allegations made are false ” and without any foundation.” The prince’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, E while on a skiing trip with the prince and their daughter Euge- = 3 nie in Switzerland, told reporters, “He is the greatest man there § is. It was the finest moment of my life in 1986 when | matried him. He is a great man, the best in the world.” “ won't stand by —because I know what it feels like to have. salacious l

‘ATTERSON de girls whom he believed were »f his former employer's home, ler was engaging in sexual con- and had viewed pornographic | n computers in his employer's eleased from custody for further CHAPTER 58 ez had attempted to sell to the viewed by an agent familiar with westigation. As Rodriguez had ned information material to the t would have been extremely use- ‘osecuting the case, including the ation of material witnesses and those items been produced in the state law enforcement officers their contents would have been Prince Andrew: 201] rince Andrew also fares poorly in the wake of Epstein’s imprisonment. nd juty. E The two men are old friends. They have been ever since _ Ghislaine Maxwell introduced the prince to her then-beau, some- 4 time in the 1990s. In 2000, Epstein had been invited to Windsor _ Castle to celebrate the queen’s birthday. Six months later, Epstein redo Rodriguez was arrested again. © ne 18, 2010, facing charges of cor = nd documents. Dressed in a blue” pologized for his crimes and asked 4 flew to Sandringham, the queen’s estate in Norfolk, England, for 1 a party Prince Andrew threw for Ghislaine’s thirty-ninth birthday. The prince had also visited Epstein on several occasions, in Palm Beach as well as in New York. And if allegations Virginia Roberts made in her 2015 declaration are to be believed, Epstein asked her to give the prince whatever he required, then report be ek with the details. ‘ According to the Guardian, Epstein and the pri

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JAMES PATTERSON “carries the wrong impression. | don't see what it adds to the piece. And that makes me unhappy.” If some sort of criminal investigation had taken place, that would have been one thing. But, at that time, no criminal investigation into Epstein's affairs had been launched. And in the absence of an investigation, the rumors of Epstein’s dealings with very young women seemed to be just that—rumors. Graydon Carter consulted his lawyers, his editors, and his One of the photogra fact-checkers. And then something odd and disturbing happened captured on video during at the Condé Nast building, then in Times Square. Palin Beach Police Depes search warrant walk-thro of Epstein’s El Brillo \ residence (Palm Beach Pc Departm. As usual, Carter had come into the office early. He swiped his key card in the lobby, pressed the elevator button, and arrived in the hallway outside the reception area on the twenty-first floor. It would have been a periect time to review Ward's story. Her description of Epstein’s town house—which is said to have been the largest private residence in New York City at the time—was priceless: “Inside, amid the flurry of menservants attired in sober black suits and pristine white gloves, you feel 4 : a you have stumbled into someone's private Xanadu,” she'd writ- ten. “This is no mere rich person's home, but a high-walled, 4 eclectic, imperious fantasy that seems to have no boundaries. ~ The entrance hall is decorated not with painti

j to had been invited by Ghis- at Epstein’s town house. There, ruests far outnumbered the male - you'd see at Upper East Side din- ny seemed foreign and dressed a ded a cocktail party thrown by attended, which was filled, she els.” Ward wrote. “Some of the ar Says. had worked with Epstein, said nore so. Money does that to yo Vicky Ward: November 2002 him in the media. Right now, 4 ‘yp hat I had ‘on the girls’” Ward explained in a Daily swing his trip with Clinton Beast article published alter Epstein’s arrest, “were re) Ln yj some remarkably brave first-person accounts. Three -the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters o came from Phoenix. The oldest daughter, an artist whase araciter was vouchsafed to me by several sources, including artist Eric Fischl, had told me, weeping as she sat in my liv- om, of how Epstein had attempted to seduce both her and, tely, her younger sister, then only 16.” A ard had written it all down in her notes. She had crossed dotted the i’s. t when she called Epstein to get his response, he denied ist the mention of a 16-year-old girl? Epstein told her, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009298

James PATTERSON g woman Ward talked to had been imvited by Ghis- da party at Epsteins town house. There, esis far outnumbered the male per East Side din- One youn af laine Maxwell to atten > the woman had noticed, female g wigs “These were not women youd see at Up “Many seemed foreign and dressed a ners” the woman had said. little bizarrely” “This same guest also attended a cocktail party thrown by Maxwell that Prince Andrew attended, which was filled, she says, with young Russian models, guests were horrified? the woman says.” d worked with Epstein, said ey does that to you icky Ward: Novembei Another source, one who ha “pes reckless, and he’s gotten More So. Mon e oath he made to himself—that he would neve pose him in the media. Right now, g his trip with Clinton, He's breaking th do anything that would ex the wake of the publicity followin must be ina very difficult place.” “WV hat I had ‘on ct Beast article pu y ¥ some remarkab -the-record stoties from 6 came from Phoenix. ' aracter was vouchsafed artist Eric Fischl, had 1 oom, of how Epstein h rately, her younger sist Nard had written it all 's; dotted the i's. But when she called Ey allegations completely. ust the mention of ¢ HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009297

TERSON not in investment strategy, and, as everyone who knows Jeffrey she noticed, Epstein ate all the knows, his are not in lashion and design. We frequently discuss t for both of them. She found it asedly brilliant man had left for he Marquis de Sade. And then a one of Epstein’s assistanis—~a i told her, “Jeffrey wanted me . world trends as each of us sees therm.” “lm on my 20th book,” said Alan Dershowitz, who'd met Epstein in 1997, “The only person outside of miy immediate fam- ily that Lsend drafts to is Jeffrey.” . But Ward also talked to other sources, who had their own questions and qualms about Jeffrey Epstein. Some were involved n lawsuits against him, Others had served on prestigious boards with him. One who had witnessed Epstein’s aborted stint on the board of Rockefeller University called him arrogant. One powerful investment manager wondered about Epstein's -onspicuous absence from New York’s trading floors. “The trad- ng desks don’t seem to know him,” he says. “It's unusual for then, with a bad case of more _ sometimes in public, and thes« rt only added to her ever-present sosedly brilliant, he'd struck her doesn't let the charm slip in e steely and calculating, givi machinery running behind the s_ after refusing to give an int dite. You get the frst move. Itv nan who seems to feel he can xf the other side. His advantag ow him or his history compl onsists of He has carefully: ie of the few truly baffling my ed world. People know snip nimals that big t