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James PATTERSON
acht, and a Long Island mansion
bought his own jet, luxury y
briefly
to go with his expensive Manhattan apartment. He'd also
owned a controlling interest in the New York Post.
To cover his tracks, Hoffenberg had been taking money from
previous investors. It was a classic
history —and Hoffenberg
federal prison.
the case? All that Hoffen-
investors and using it to pay
Ponzi scheme — one of the biggest in
ended up spending nineteen years ina
Why was Epstein not implicated in
berg will say when asked is: “Ask Robert Gold.”
Another source suggests that Gold, the former federal prose-
Obregon’s money,
ad helped Epstein recover Ana
cutor who h
tein until there were only a
kept the US attorney away from Eps
few weeks left before the statute of limitations ran out.
As for Epstein himself, he would always deny any wrong-
doing. Despite his proximity to Hoffenberg, he managed to avoid
the blast radius.
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kerage and consulting
in the mid-eighties,
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q Wexner was a billionaire
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4 last Bear Stearns bonus—
4 overed for Ana Obregon—
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