James PaTTe RSON Gross.) | But Brunel's reputat Jean-Luc Brunel: 2005 than a mentor. getting involved in hist eslie Wexner is more ior jeffrey Epstein, | 4 More than the last in a line of older men-— father hgures— According to a sun whom. Epstem cultivated while making his way im. the Edwards, a “amne ie eo. pstein. alleging fabric: Wexner is also a steady, if indirect, source of beautitu ipstein had provided st womens ts name, in 2005, from After all, Wexner 1s the man As a scout for MC art of the Limited family of companies and—better yet--i | —_ f the Victoria's Secret catalog. What this means fk charge 0 Epstein is models galore. In fact, like a fox that’s gotten hold the lease to a henhouse, Epstein, according to evidence collecte in charge of Victoria’s Secre’ undiscovered talent, fav Pp e former Soviet repuk ne competitio: § and cling agents and agenci wn a later lawsuit brought by Epstein victims, eventually ] vided frnancial support for a modeling agency, and provid s employed by that agency, in New York Ci support for model th a Prenchman-——a playboy modelin This story begins w agent named Jean-Luc Brunel—who was an owner of the ® modeling agency. | Brunel had been working 45 4 modeling agent since th | — launched bb tae of ator r we girls rent, pre jucci, Estelle, Jerry Hall, Rachel Hunter, Milla Jovovich, Re : Kristina Semenovskaya, Sharon Stone. and Estell ren, ag well as Christy Turlington. and other well-known girls. Brunel had aiso been a sub

, mutha and energetic’ ‘interns coe hen ages port-time or full-time. If you're thinking to yourself, who?, it’s the agency founded by Jean-Luc Brunel, the guy who first signed Christy 7 Turlington when she was just fourteen. Responsibilities include ,. scanning mee answering prone, assisting with — bo yo you. have fo. akeaty know what 9 youre oie in 1 those). You Must: Be denne in the te Jashion, eadens and, pipet Ey This i isd i great | opportunity i get hands-on experience ata nalley agency, plus they can offer a stipend and a Metrocard well as school credit if needed. Send your resume to intern@ c2mm.com Good luck! —— Pula Hermanns, Fashionista, January 30, 2008 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009274

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| FILTHY Bice ‘TERSON york hard to untangle Wexnet’s to make the point that there are other beautiful women in the eeded. “Jeffrey cleaned that up Epstein's says. nseparable. ion of excellent judgment and ner said of Epstein at the time. world. As a joke, Epstein placed the agreement on the model's belly and had Wexner sign it right there. Epstein asked his friend: “Are you sure you want to do this?” “Yes, Jeffrey,” said Wexner. “Quite sure.” ] “It was an uproarious scene,” Epstein’s associate recalls. “Just Jeffrey being Jeffrey. That was his gestalt.” 2 tO Abigail 1 Soon wenty-four years Wexner's Ke al eee s present, Epsteit b br lel along to Wexner’s offic HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009272

finances. And it appears he succeeded. “Jeffrey cleaned that up James PATTERSON f But it seems that Epstein did work hard to untangle Wexnier's to make the point that ther world. Asa joke, Epstein pl belly and had Wexner sign it right away,” & former associate of Epstein's says. The two men became all but inseparable. | “Very smart, with a combination of excellent judgment and unusually high standards,” Wexner said of Epstein at the tim Epstein asked his friend: “Ves, Jeffrey” said Wexne “Ti was an uproarious ste “Also, he is always a most loyal friend.” jeffrey being Jeffrey. That wa When Wexner wanted to break up with a woman he'd been dating for several years~—-a woman who moved to Ohio and verted to Judaism to make him happy—he dispatched Epstein ro do the dirty work. When Wexner hired a decorator for bis Ohio mansion a wanted someone to verify the authenticity of several expens: antiques, Epstem flew in his friend Stuart Pivar, the renown art collector and author. (According to Pivar, most of the antique were cheap imil ations.) When Wexner traveled abroad, | bring back trinkets and gifts lor Epstein. When Wexner wa : fo see Cats, Epstein arranged to have the cast perform i mansion. 5 ss ee 3 satatetatatat A rapa In Olio, Wexner’s associates whispered about his relatio with Jeffrey Epstein. In New York, they wondered about Fpst role in Wexner’s 1993 marriage to Abigail Koppel. At thirty-one, Koppel was twenty-lour years Wexner’s it was Epstein whe negotiated

ther meet him. What sort of a asks to meet her?” had become friendly with the e was like a mother,” Bjorlin’s ; calling my house. meet Epstein, but ! did any way, th Nadia. He said he wanted to ‘Vd like to be like a godfather: i and said, ‘Stop!’ 1 told him, "No ar help’ 1 kept Nadia away from enever went anywhere with him. an - ok Epstein’s arrest to make. Bjor Leslie Wexner: 1993 taxwell and Epstein hadn’t bee rable of underage women. eslie Wexner, the richest man in Ohio, is a proud midwest- erner. Born into the rag trade (Wexnet’s parents were ~« Russian-Jewish immigrants), he grew up to be a straight ooter—taciturn and camera-shy. ‘For several years running, his 315-foot boat, the Limitless, $ the largest yacht owned by an American. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009270

JAMES PATTERSON What. sort of | ‘t let her meet him. friendly with the ’ Bjorlin mentor her. | wouldn man approaches a young girl and ask In the meantime, Maxwell had become “t trusted Cshislaine, che was like 4 mother, he was always calling my house. “Ghislaine dikint want me to meet Epstein, but 1 did anyws and | asked what he wanted with Nadia. He said he wanted. help her singing career. He said, Ta like to be like a godlather. felt creepy. “Thad a ba chank you. She doesn him. She never met himalone. Despite her suspicions, i took Eps g mother wonder whether Maxwell and Ep aughter up lor his stable of underage wore; to help farmaily. mother recalled. “S d vibe about him and said, ‘Stop! L told him,” ¢ need your help. | kept Nadia away ft sein’s arrest 10 make Bio stein hadu't b i¢ Wexner: 19 im sizing her 4 Russian-Jewish yp FACILUTT BF HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009269

Friorny Rucu “ERSON his demise. “lt was poor. It Brooklyn boy knew nothing about. One friend jokes that she “We were very poor. We didn’t id. They had shoes, they had | the war, | discovered the fate Q thers, relatives, and neighbors. i their minds as they realized ; chamber.” owed by an international scan hundreds of millions of pound is and used them to prop up hi ried for conspiracy to comm But Ghislaine, who had grow ma counted the Duke of Yo rates, could not escape the dar king to start fresh, she took t taught Epstein the difference between a fish fork and a salad fork. But despite--or was it because of?-—~Maxwell’s devotion to Epstein, she, too, graduated from girlfriend to friend status. According to Jane Doe 102 vs. Jeffrey Epstein, a civil complaint filed in 2009 by a woman later identified as Virginia Roberts, one of the services Maxwell provided for Epstein was the procure- ment of underage women. (Through her lawyer and in court papers, Maxwell has vehemently denied any involvement with Virginia, with any other young woman Epstein ate involved ith, or with any criminal activities committed by Jeffrey Epstein. na 2016 answer to a defamation lawsuit brought by Roberts, faxwell called the allegations fabricated for fmancial gain.) . The case of Nadia Bjorlin, who was thirteen when she was rst noticed by Epstein, raises questions in this regard, at least the eyes of her mother. Bjorlin’s lranian-born mother spoke to a British tabloid some urs ago about her famil

James PATTERSON Brooklyn boy knew noi few months beiore his demise. “It was poor. it was Jewish. We were very poor. We didnt « had, They had shoes, they had at, | discovered the fate of ives, and neighbors. Maxwell said 4 was Orthodox. And it have. things that other peopl food, and we did't. At the end of the w sisters and brothers, rela through their minds 4s they realized filed in 2009 by a womat taught Epstein the differ: But despite-——or was ii my parents and my 1 don’t know what went that they'd been tricked inte a ga Maxwells own death was followed by an imternational sca dal. It rarned out that he'd stolen hundreds of millions of ‘poun from his companies’ pension funds and used them to prop ap ernpire. Two of his sons were tried. for conspiracy to com: fraud and altimately exonerated. But Ghislaine, who had gr up in luxurious surroundings and counted the Duke of Yo Prince Andrew, among her intimates, could not escape the dar shadow her father had cast. Lookimg to start fresh, she £00 Concorde to New York City, s chamber.” axwell called the alleg: The case of Nadia B rst noticed by Epstein, he eyes of her mothe: Bjorlin’s lranian-bort rsago about her famil d Epstein were lovers. “Sh ipstein. Bjorlin’s fat ime friend of Ghisl: At first, it seems, Maxwell an ve with jeifrey.” says 4 longt me something more. Ghisla ments. She managed. his hou lawsuits and witne have passed through. According, t mony, she also became One of several women who p young girls

ERSON he had to loan Epstein money which had seized Epsteins car ; that Epstein didn't have two says that Epstein always had e to his friends so they didi’ CHAPTER 29 v he got them,” Crane recalls her times they didn't. | reme , ing a Concorde jacket. He asked or so. My friend never got ch ell people he always flew on th Ghislaine Maxwell: 199] h, Les Wexner would have b | obert Meister was not the only friend who helped Jeffrey yife, Wendy, had her suspici Epstein, the boy from Coney Island, on his way h i Loney island, On is way up tne e presented himself and the’ »,, social lacider. There was also Ghislaine Maxwell ith ner circle. pow Fee the Unied Riaadous cdluve 2 ess from the United Kingdom who'd retained her ties to sorne ing Epstein the virus. . werent the point. Wexner stand why the billonaire w ed witha Ponzi king like! ; Wexner and Epstein wou he world’s most glamorous and scandalous jet-setters, Maxwell was the youngest and most Pvoned child of one of ynost fa mous -—even infamous—men in Europe. Her eho ‘ Maxwel, was a Czech refugee who had fought in the nch Foreign Legion and with the British in World War a and - on fe Batons a member of Parliament. By the | 960s sahil a media baron. Born into a Hasidic family — his fone was Jan Ludvik Hyman Binyamin Noch. Menuet disgrace in 1991 after falling or pethaps jumping off th his supersize yacht, the Lady Ghislaine. oe” shtetl Soloryyvy ineoee | etl Solotvyno, where I come from, it is no more,” HOUSE_OVERSI

JAMES PATTERSON had to loan Epstein money ; d friend says that he d seized Epstein's cat Cne estrange garage. which ha to pay the bill at Epsteims for nonpayment. Another estrange nickels to Tub together. former m0 del, say ould give to his {rie d friend says that Epstein didn't have © ¢ that Epstein always ha ads so they did Diana Crane, 4 Grst-class upgrades he w have to fly economy class. “No one knew where or how he got them.” Crane recal d other times chey didn’t. l rem Concorde jacket. He ask ell people he always flew on “sometimes they worked, an of mine wearing & ber he saw a friend if he could borrow it jacket back. But Epstein would t Concorde 4 total Ve But even if Epstein were a big fish to catch. From the get-go. Meis about Epstein. About the way he he worked himsell inte rheit inner circle. Before long, Wendy was calling Epstein the virus. But for Ep stein, the Meisters weren't the point. Wexner And hard as it 15 to understand why rhe bilhionalr ed out that Wexner , islaine Maxwell flush, Les Wexnet would have Epstein, the bs presented himself and th social ladder. T from the Unite oreign Legion associate wi Hoffenberg, # turn along pertectly well. ¢ on to becor is supersize y tet! Salets HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009265

FERSON ht. and a Long Island mansion van apartment. He'd also brielly 1e New York Post. rg had been taking money from vious ‘yrivestors.. lt was a ciassic >st in history-—and Hoffenberg rs in. a federal prison. tedin rhe case? All that Hoften « Robert Gold.” + Gold, the former federal pros recover Ana Obregon's mone , Epstein until there were only _of Limitations ran out. would always deny any wrong Hoffenberg, he managed to avo obert Meister: 1985 obert Meister, the vice chairman of a giant insurance bro- kerage and consulting firm called Aon, met Jeffrey Epstein sin the mid-eighties, aboard a Right from New York ic m Beach. Both men were flying first class. Fach one thought other looked familiar. They talked in the course of that ight, Meister filed the conversation away, only to recall it in 1989. that time, Les Wexner, who was Meister’s friend and a client éister’s insurance company, was complaining to hima about eople managing his money. exner was a billionaire, but for all his wealth, his finances 1a tangle. Maybe Epstein could help. And perhaps Epstein also be grateful for the introduction. Hard as it is to believe, evidence to suggest that Epstein really had spent the last of Bear Stearns bonus—along with his share of the money he'd d for Ana Obregén-—-and was broke, again, at the time. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009264

James PATTERSON bought his own jet, a luxury yacht, and a Long, island mansion - ro go with his expensive Manhattan apartment. He'd also briefly owned 2 controlling interest in the New York Post. | ; To cover his tracks, Hoffenberg had been taking money from investors and using it te pay previous mvestors. li was a classi Ponzi scheme-— one of the biggest in history —and Hotienber ended up spending nineteen years ina federal prison. Why was Epstein not implicated in the case? All that Hoffes berg will say when asked is: “Ask Robert Gold.” Another source suggests that Gold, the former federal pros cator who had helped Epstein recover Ana Obregon's mone kept the US attorney away from Epstein. until there were only few weeks left before the statute of limitations ran out. As for Epstein himself, he would always deny any WYor oximity to Hoffenberg, he managed to av doing. Despite his pr che blast radius. obert Meister, the vici _kerage and consulting her looked farniliar. Th tangle. Maybe Epst so be grateful for the idence to suggest th ¥ Stearns bonus—— ‘or Ana Obregon— HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009263

Fecray Race Hoffenberg began paying twenty-five thousand dollars per month for Epstein’s expertise as a consultant. The SEC had already looked into Hoffenberg's alfairs, set- tling with him out of court im a matter relating to unregistered. securities. But Hoffenberg was dangling a very big prize. In the 1980s, several major financial players were involved in the greenmailing of publicly traded companies. What green- CH APT BR 27 mailing means, in practice, is that a brokerage house or group of | investors will start buying shares in companies that seem to be yulnerable to takeover attempts. To ward off the attempts, exec- utives at those companies will buy the shares back at a premium. It’s risky, but very often the investors stand to make a handsome merican 1 World a Aleways. The iconic airline had already ¢ entered oll, ehiere was Steven, Hoffenbe hat -« bought debts, “such as anp scount while pressing the debt cise company fifteen years e nd just 2 a handful of emplo work ethic, he'd turned tha sive hundred employees and St But Hoffenberg still spent fi dk, in his | office. - teven. Hoffenberg still has a lot to say on the subject. But in ng to him, one must bear in mind that in 1995, he pleaded to criminal conspiracy and fraud charges involving a $460 on swindle, a familiar scheme to anyone who followed the - Madof i case. yut, like Epstein. “e so many others, Hoffenberg had tried to fly very high anted was respect. The ot th Wall Sereet’s inner work sptions fo

Hoffenberg began pa month tor Epstein’s exper The SEC had already (ling with him out of cbt securities, But Hoffenberg the greenmailing of pub ailing means, in practic: vestors will start bayin, ulnerable to takeover att tives at those companies risky, but very often tf fit. Yet another thing Hoi Steven Hoffenberg: July 10, 1987 erican World Airways ownward trajectory, t “», efore there was Bernie Madoff, there was Steven Hoffenber: » (in 1987, Hoffenberg was che head of Towers Finan # Corporation, a company chat bought debts, such as un avery steep discount while p with two thousand. dollars and just 4 handful of empkk Thanks, in part, t 4 grueling work ethic, he'd tu rned tha much bigger concern, with twelve hundred employees an that traded over the counter. But Hoffenberg still spent hours each day, six days aweek, 10 his office. | Hie wanted more. Hoffenberg was 4 wall Street out ollege dropout, like Epstein. } g wanted was respect. Th bh Wall Street's inner workin he necessary & for Bear Stearns, fi u 1e office, he'd als ‘ot Holfenberg, the ; medical bills, at ressing the de criminal conspit: swindle, a famille Madolf case. Oo many others, Brooklyn boy. Ac One thing Hoffenber eone who was familiar wit n, who had craded options e ot frey Epstei HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009261

Pay me fifty million dollars. Or pay the IRS seven times that amount, At first Epstein did not demand his fee up front. Instead he asked that the payment—-olten a substantial one—be put into escrow. If his strategy worked, he'd get paid. If not, the money | | bounced back to the client. ~LIAPTER 26 In the eighties, when tax rates on the top 1 percent were CHAPTER 48 much, much higher than they are today, topping out at close to 50 percent, it was an extremely effective pitch. And then there were other ways to make money. | 1982, Epstein sold his wealthy friends, his friends wealthy latives, and others on an oil-drilling deal. One of the investors, ichael Stroll, had run Williams Electronics, an entertainment yapany known for the pinball machines it made. Stroll pat $450,000 into the oil deal. sake all his money? tories over the years about mo xy characters. Sometimes, fri y, he'd suggest he had Hes 10 ne impression that he was do But in 1984, Michael Stroll wanted his money back. Despite in owed him, he got $10,000 back on his $450,000 invest- . Eventually he sued Epstein in federal court for the remain- ein really did, at this stage i According to them, Epstein sth creative new ways for the mmission for tax-avoidance | anber of deals Epstein wasn _as is his record of succes: del was evolving. He'd cha wages. 108 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009260

Pay me fifty million de amount, “ At first Epstein did nc asked that the payment— escrow. If his strategy wo bounced back to the client Jeffrey Epstein: 1984 | | | atives, and others on an rein make all his money? ories over the years about m acters. Sometimes, fr mew} Epstein would tell st ILies recovered from slippery chat would say, he'd suggest he had Hes eners the impression that he wa: and former associates: government, giving list dangerous, glamorous work. Others said that what Epstein re h more banal. According 0 career, was mac most of his time coming UP with creative new wa tax-avoidan to avoid paying Taxes. The co was enormous, although the mu with is a matter of conjecture, ally did, at this stag therm, Epstel told the judge the payment for a hors mmission tor ee. ety, a - ‘Wiany cases itvol mber of deals Epstein was as is his record of succe he terms of the f failures. But Epstein’s business mo del was evolving. He'd cha 108 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009259

TERSON Why did't any of the romances take? Perhaps there was wwision screen. That is the total ’ince she became 4 semifinalist. t to you: the point total is not ntual winner will be. Being first, ¢ at the time of our judges final ve finalists. As I call each name, , | , | always someone more labulous waiting for Epstein around the corner. Perhaps none of these women satisfied Epstein’s deeper urges. But he did have a knack for keeping the women he'd dated by his side through thick and thin, long after hed broken up with them. When he was through with his girlfriends, Epstein would i thinks. And, as if by her com- say, they graduated up, not down, the ladder, moving from the status of “lover” to “friend.” , d luck, girls! The first finalist i in his estimation, these shilts always constituted a promotion, : | The world was full of beautiful women. But for Epstein, friendship seemed to be a far more precious commodity. me she needs to stop herself fro f fiss USA, Shawn Weatherly, * | go on to become 4 star on Bay lying in Stockholm, finish i doctor of internal medicine. jeffrey Epstein. 1en they were a couple say tha e friend says he considered it ined very close. And if Eva wi ve Eps rein ended up dating de hi jass beauties-—as he ma HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009258

James PATTERSON always someone more Asli call each name, ill be our five Finalists. s the total 3 you will see a figure on your television screen. That } nee she became a semifinalist eived by the contestant si 1 would point out to you. the pot total is no Aho our eventual winner will be. Being firs g first at rhe time of our judges fink ae them. 7 “As a result, they ¥ “eorner. nem noteie score rec But one thing necessarily a sign ld Po al winner witbe Beingfitst by his side through 2 ig no. guarantee af bein ballot.” Oh, get on with it, Miss Sweden thinks. And, 45 ifby her com mand, Bob Barker does. “Now our five finalists. G ood tuck, girls! The first finalist: Miss Sweden!” Eva's hands fly up to her face. The time it takes her to walk the front of the stage 1s all the time she needs to stop herself f crying. o be. Miss USA, Shawn Weatherly, on to become 4 star on netheless. After the. pag rockholm, fish al medicine For Eva, it's not meantt that years competition-——she ll go + ya's future is secure BO ee years studying in 5S become a doctor of intern jeffrey Epstem. hey were & couple say Uh ays he considered med Glenn watch. Da shell spend thr school at UCLA, and Along the way, she'll meet e who knew them when t y Epstein. One friend s nded up with aman na ained very close. And if Eva > Epstein ended up dati ;—-as he made People wanted to marr ously. In the end, Evae though she and Epsters rem. al “ane who got away, impressive women —~ world-class be

TERSON took him three years, working ney’s office, Epstein. finally did. 8 maze and recover Obregon's bank in the Cayman islands. na prevents us from knowing iow much he kept. But given the y earned millions-—or more . as nothing but appreciation f ems,” she says. “l don't want an + of the deal with a new mod ly work with the super rich. va Andersson: July 8 ff iss sweden, Eva Birgitta Andersson, is wearing a daz- | zling white gown and sweating, ever so slightly, under | athe stage lights. But Bob Barker's about to announce the aner of this, the twen ng in between Miss Scotland and Miss Puerto Rico, ty-ninth Miss Universe pageant, held in eoul, South Korea, and Eva's smile is as wide as the ocean. “And now that we know what Miss Universe will win, let's yhich five girls are still in the running!” atker pauses, like the expert broadcaster he is. Eva's chest ens. There are twelve women on stage, all of them beautiful — i they're not quite as beautiful as Miss Sweden. nh this card are the names of five contestants who have ved the highest total score from our judges in the personal iew, the swimsuit, and the evening gown competition.” feels the camera pan across the stage-—pan across her, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009256