ERSON Froray Rice industry — Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, by Michael Gross.) , But Brunel's reputation did not prevent Jeffrey Epstein from exner is more than a mentor. | getting involved in his business. f older men— father hgures— yhile making his way im the According to a summary judgment court fling by Bradley Edwards, a victims’ lawyer defending against a lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein alleging fabrication of sexual assault cases against him, Epstein had provided support for Brunel's agency, which changed its name, in 2005, from Karin to MC2-—~as in E = me*. As a scout for MC2, Brunel traveled the world in search of undiscovered talent, favoring Scandinavia, Israel, central Europe, he former Soviet republics, and South America, setting up mod- ling competitions and negotiating with other international mod- indirect, source of beautiful in charge of Victoria’s Secret mpanies and—~ better yet- i catalog. What this means fo ‘like a fox that's gotten hold 9 according to evidence collecte ling agents and agencies. pstein victims, eventually prc But according to the court filing, in which Edwards detailed rodeling agency, and provils he information he had gathered in support of victims, Epstein d Brunel had used the agency to bring underage girls from for- that agency, in New York Cit nchman—a playboy model : who was an owner of the Ka g contracts. These girls were then housed in condominiums selonging to Epstein. “Epstein and Brunel would then obtain a s

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

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

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

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

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

JaMES PATTERSON Avery well-connected group of Spanish families — including sted with Drysdale. ain’s royal family —had inve millions of dollars. members of Sp s stood to lose hundreds of Those investor And Ana’s father was one of those investors. What Ana wanted trom Jeffrey Epstein was help in recover- ing her father’s money. “My father, hes done something stupid,” she to A Spanish accent. A Brooklyn accent. They together, and Ana was so very lovely. it turned out that Epstein was willing to help. “Something stupid, you See, with the money. The family money. Some—what do you call it? A scheme. He knew some of the people, but they lied to him. And now the money 1s gone.” Id him. blended well People who knew Jeffrey Eps his exit or ouster — whatever ing from couch to couch for offices before settling down in on East 66th Street. er all, Epstein left Bear Stearns Irs a bit hard to believe. Aft with a good deal of money. But Epstein's lifestyle was expensive,” and Ana was still in her rwen- a He was a man on the make then, Studio —the New York city s ties, plying her craft at the Actors theater institution that Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, and Jane Fonda had all b tein told Ana that he’d forme +t was—from Bear Stearns. Mov- — a while. Sleeping 1n his lawyers : an apartment in the Solow Tower, = 4 een members of. Eps d a company, International Assets Group. To Ana, this sounded very impress ation that Epstein was runnin ive. In fact, [AG

TERSON signation, Epstein still gets his 10 Goughly $275,000 im today's harges against him or any other 1¢ particulars of Epstein’s depar- y mystery surrounding the man. ip that Ace Greenberg had given ad fly it out, over the horizon? on. his own. nly get brighter. nd Obregon: 1982 na a Obregon was one of the world’s most beautiful women , and well on her way to becoming famous as such when inshe first met Jeffrey Epstein. For her, there would be film les——in the 1984 Bo Derek vehicle Bolero, Ana Obregon gives star a run for her money—and appearances on the covers of ish Playboy and Spanish Vanity Fair. 8 for fortune, Obregon had that already. nna’s father was a very wealthy investor in Spain. But he also serious problems. On June 15, 1982, a venerable stock- and trading firm, the Drysdale Securities Corporation, announced t was going out of business. Just that year, Drysdale had spun. subsidiary operation called Drysdale Government Securities. in May, DGS defaulted on $160 million in interest payments it mn Treasury securities that it had borrowed. In doing so, DGS aggecd down its parent company. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009252

Fitrtay Ricw Another one of Epstein’s bosses, James “Jimmy” Cayne, will say, ‘Jeffrey Epstein left Bear of his own volition.” Epstein wanted to strike out on his own, Cayne explains. But given the timing, some questions remain. Then there's Epstein’s owr testimony, given.on April 1, 1981, before SEC investigators Jonathan Harris and Robert Blackburn: CH APT ER 23 Q: Sir, are you aware that certain rumors may have been circu- | lating around your firm in connection with your reasons for leaving the firm? i'm aware that there were many rumors. What rumors have you heard? : Nothing to do with St. Joe. , Can you relate what you heard? it was having to do with an illicit affair with a secretary. a that his resignation had not vestigation into Bear Stearns 3 attempt to take over St. Joes. a question Why did Epstein rest Ointerest in Epstein’s office romance and press on: EC, Epstein says he was offend Mr. Epstein, did anyone at Bear Stearns tell you in words or Sea! ; = Sie e or oP 3 : FR ek EP ee : y cy a 2 PPE TELVaL EMS tie & we. EES. ; 1 Fisensiein. Epstein didn’t & fused to buy stock, sucha ussion? Has anyone indicated to you in any way, either tif used ta buy SLOCK, SUCH A : ; | iega irectly or indirectly, in words or substance, that your com- ot illegal. ) . ut Epstein’s expenses had com ed him $2,500-—an embarre yaking full partner any time st or even $25,000. Who'd gi > ensation for this past year or any future monies coming to ou from Bear Stearns will be

Another one of Epst say, “Jeffrey Epstein left, to strike out on his owt some questions ren air given on April 1, 1981, ] CHAPTER 23 : Sir, are you aware ti lating around your { leaving the frm? : Tm aware that there : What rumors have y Nothing to do with?! Jeffrey Epstein: 1981 ll always maintain that his resignation had no SEC’s investigation into Bear Stearns an fated attempt to take over St. J e's. on: Why did Epstein © id ing to do with. the ras the investigat n; the first time a sec: But of course this raises the questl @ Edgar Bronfman’s ill- from Bear Stearns! In his testimony > by the company’s investigatio he'd made to his friend Warren Fisenst he maintains, but if ysed to buy cal, if not illegal. ut Epstein’s expenses had co} 2,500-—an embarr efore the SEC, Epstein says he was offe nofa twenty-thousand- dolla: ein. Epstein didn’ i stock, such: itat the time, might have been unethi On top of that, questions abo tn the end, Bear Stearns fined hina $ So much for making full partner anytim $0,000 or even $25,000. Who'd gi ; thing, to be sure. But $2,500 is not $2 job as yantor partner over that? giv HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009249

women fo go with the day. Now they found E Greenberg's gorgec Uf Greenber g kai or an era, when deregu horizon. But the Jeffrey Epstein: 1976-1981 to several published reports, Greenberg d, who mtroduced Epstein to Greenberg's daughter, Lynne, g to them, that was ‘ young and b ecording . berg’s son, Te ‘But other sources Say dating Epstein at the time. Accordin Epstein got mto Bear Stearns—— by charming 4 tifal woman and using her to advance his career. At Bear Stearns, Epstein started as an assistant to a trad che American Stock Exchange and quickly worked up to j ich meant that he was entitled to a share of th ats. SL in his twenties, he was running with the b down any coors that stood in his way. The view from Ace Greenberg's office, high above Ma drown, was striking. At night, the whole city Avenue in mi wap like a stage set It was Epstein’s city now, to win or to lose. And the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009247

FPirtuy Race » There, at the Courant Institute a ee a. ee a adam of University of Missouri following a back injury, and graduated i the mathematical physiology ot | jury, and graduated in many college or university. 1949. That same year, he moved to New York and, after a series of TEecuGrs at white-shoe firms-—places that never would hire | aJ — landed a job at Bear Stearns, earning $32.50 a week . ’ clerk. es , By 1958, he'd been made a full partner. Buile like a pit bull, _ Greenberg smoked cigars, performed coin tricks for his ft riends, e Dalton School, a prestigious - de. Like Tavern on the Green, Century Association, Dalton is’ | Jak te a ae a ee ee and always dressed in a bow tie. He was an all-elbows trader ‘K-12 rocket ship built for the, vuff. cheap. and. 2 i iS an BU-elnOows trader — 35e5. oe aces als — bridge player, a hunter of big game in Africa, and the firm but in, who has no college degree cl Bec Hoces oxiZ | vege ee loyal leader of the tearn he'd built at Bear Stearns—an unusual wren, eemmthc ace ernnsivee mit amen ath SA o. MEATAS al UNASHR team made up mostly of men who'd grown up in New York’s his teens and already a teacher Suter boroughs. ud” is the Dalton School's credo. 3 adopted. For him, Dalton's a 2 Greenberg didn’t care about MBAs or Ivy League diplomas a ne cared about was raw talent and drive. Greenberg cult igh Se hool. The kids he’s teac! : » veectaly Ld bo hie "Pate thinkers, a he looked high sarents are extremely well co: se peor

ERSON ag 301 East 66th Street. He to join him? He did.” ups and downs. Ai one point, y the Epstein brothers. There, bout a little-known side of jef- o lived in South America, des- splant. Epstein paid for the “g Says. “That's who he always effrey Epstein: 1969-1976 5 another old classmate, James was nothing special about it.” gtal worker. We lives in Sout tein, he'd grown up in Sea Gat at Lafayette.” Rosen recalls. “ at one time, 90 percent Italia and there was t's the height of the Vietnam War. Students collide with col- lege administrators. Hippies collide with hard hats. Kids with long hair collide with their parents. Jeffrey Epstein does not vs moved in go in for any of that. At the age of sixteen, he’s taking advanced Pt want the Jews to be there.’ in, too, he remembers, and HW math classes. at Cooper Union, an august institution in the East illage where Abraham Lincoln once spoke. the animosity was aimed at jew Thanks to a generous endowment, the school is tuition-tree, schools. They thought we we gh the application process is famously rigorous. rade friends easily. Even then, ‘ larval or Yale, his accent would give him away. Epstein spy-—could see he was spec ich, Epstein played the piano red stamp collection. : like the Brooklyn boy he is. But Cooper Union is more open any Ivy League school. It’s full of boys from Brooklyn, and, : rom his prodigious intellect, Epstein doesn’t stand out. He ° p mtake money ty tutoring his fellow students. ane in 1971, | H

James PaTTERSON properties in Manhattan, inchiding 301 East 66th Street. He asked his brother-—did Mark Grossberg himsell has had his ups and downs. At one point, he worked in a building. owned by the Epstem brothers. There, d him a story about a little-known side of Jet- who lived in South America, des t. Epstein paid for the: want to join him? He did.” ne says, porter told him a story about alittle-known side ofJef 7 frey Epstein. The porter’s wile, perately needed an organ transplan. operation. “That's just typical, Grossberg says. “That's who he alway was, jong as 1 knew him.” hool,” says another old classmate, a nothing special about it. 2 He lives in Soul “Lalayette was a City SC Rosen. “It was functional. There w Rosen is a retited postal worker. ., like Jeffrey Epstein, he'd grown up in. Sea Gat : James Florida now, bu “There was a lot of wolatility at Lafayette,” Rosen recalls at one time, 90 percent Ital sghais collide § was a blue-collar area that was, Then a small amount of Jews move The Italians didn’t want the Jews t e moving im, 100, he remembers, and he animosity was aimed at hey thought we d in, and there — o be there. anti-Semitism. Black families wer panic ones. But he says most af t “There were fights in the schools. 1 going to take over.” But Epstein seems buddies——-who called him Ep While they hung out on the beach, rked on his prized stamp collection. vard or Yal to have made friends easily. Even then py--could see. he was $ Epstein pla

Jeffrey Epstein: 1953-1969 effrey Epstein’s mother, Paula, was the daughter of Max and Lena Stolofsky, who arrived in the United States as Lithua- nian refugees. Relatives on that side of the family who remained the old country would all perish in the course of Adolf Hitler's mpaign to exterminate European JEWTY. ‘Epstein’s father, Seymour, was a manual laborer, like his xer before him. Seymour's parents, Julius and Bessie Epstein, emigrated from Russia and landed in Brooklyn, both of them eighth-grade educations. They lived in Crown Heights, ¢ Julius owned a house-wrecking company. efore landing a job with the city, Seymour had worked with hey were kind people, says Epstein’s childhood friend Gary erg. Seymour was there for him ata difficult time, Gross- ys. When Grossberg was young, his parents divorced, and HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009240

From: Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:51 AM To: Jeffrey Epstein Importance: High Lawyers drag prince into underage sex scandal The deposition of a model who worked for Jeffrey Epstein raises questions about the prince's judgement Michael Bilton, Kate Mansey and John Harlow Published: 13 March 2011 Recommend (0) Comment (0) Print Follow News Jeffrey Epstein hired Adrianna Ross to work at his mansion (Neil Rasmuss) A former top model who worked for a paedophile friend of Prince Andrew has been questioned under oath about whether the royal was involved with underage girls. Legal documents obtained by The Sunday Times show that Adriana Ross was asked if the Duke of York was linked to the scandal surrounding his billionaire friend Jeffrey Epstein. Ross is one of four women who worked for the US financier who were named as “potential co-conspirators” when Epstein was convicted of sex offences involving a minor. In a videotaped interview during subsequent civil proceedings, lawyers asked Ross: “Has Prince Andrew ever been involved with underage minor females to your knowledge?” HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009236

‘ERSON srovide a massage. He knew and were of high school age. sages. He felt there was a lot 2S. Epstein’s bedroom after the liscover massagers/vibrators floor. He also said he would + toys and put them awdy in > armoire as a small wood close to Epstein’s bed. On one guez to go to the Dollar rent a girl he brought the roses to, ‘ad | Epstein’s house without inci- always needed rides to and en folder which contained doc- Epstein’s stationery with direc- 's to [Mary’s] High School after nance. ... investigation, subpoenas were ome phone records from several with the cell phone records of if these records was conducted one calls were made between ms. These records indicate the re consistent with the dates and stated they were contacted. Spe- showed Kellen called [Wendy times and dates when [name nt occurred. Kellen also coordi- Firtyy Ricw nated the encounters with [name redacted] during the time frame the girls stated they occurred. Pursuant to a lawful subpoena I obtained Epstein’s pri- vate plane records for 2005 from Jet Aviation. The plane records show arrival and departure of Epstein’s plane at Palm Beach International airport. These records were com- pared to the cell phone records of Sarah Kellen. This compar- ison found that all the phone calls Kellen made to [Dobbs] and the victims were made in the days just prior to their arrival or during the time Epstein was in Palm Beach. Therefore, as Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time of these incidents was fifty one years