This is a new venture for me to provide updates and gather research in the Jeffrey Epstein case. These updates probably won't be daily, although the news will be. Time is a premium. I will attempt to gather articles and links that other FReeQs post, and would ask that you ping or FReepmail me if you're posting on Epstein (except for the TXnMA OHI stuff - I already grab those). That way I can credit FReeQ research and efforts. Oh, keep pinging me on NXIVM stuff too - that story is not over!
Let's fire up the presses!
Those Men In Their Flying Machines... Fresh news today from a prosecution filing is that Epstein's personal pilots have been subpoenaed. Not known is how many people are included, but it is the plural "pilots". Talk about the guys in the know who saw what they saw on the Lolita Express!
Casting a Wide Net... Also in the prosecution filing is a request from prosecutors to the judge to bind defense lawyers to secrecy regarding some of the documents that the prosecution will be sharing with them. The government states that they are continuing to investigate uncharged individuals.
Suicide Watch... Multiple outlets are reporting Epstein is on suicide watch at the Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC). What's not clear is what left the 'marks' on his neck in the first place. There are lots of differing accounts of what happened and we probably won't find out for a while. Prior to his incident, he was being kept in "10 South" which is a maximum security area in the jail. There, he would be in his cell 23 hours a day and is in a wing consisting of six cells. Same place Shorty Guzman was held prior to his move to the Supermax in Florence, Colorado. We don't know if he could mix and mingle for that one hour a day or not. There are only three options to what happened. First, a Correctional Officer did it. Second, another prisoner did it. Or third, Epstein did it to himself. Time will tell. What we do know is that while he's on suicide watch he is under constant observation by a trained Trusty, 24 hours a day; he meets daily with a shrink; and best of all, he gets to wear one of these!
Prisoner "Safety Smock" - cannot be used to hurt oneself - looks ridiculous (and drafty)
Recall that an account from one of his employees says that he never wears the same shirt twice. For decades, he wears a new shirt everyday. This has to be miserable for him.
Clinton Lied...?!? It turns out slick willie didn't tell the truth when he said he had only become acquainted with Epstein in 2002 after he left the White House. BiggBob brought us this morsel from the Daily Beast and it turns out the Clinton/Epstein 'relationship' started a least as early as 1993. The article has lots of notable names like Ghislaine Maxwell and Lynn de Rothschild. Epstein wasn't "just a guy in the neighborhood".
Wexner's World... Billionaire L-Brands owner Leslie Wexner has been trying to keep out of the burst radius of the Epstein case. But there are a lot of ties to cut. Wexner is rumored to have given Epstein his original seed money, and brought him into the world of the wickedly rich. Epstein received Power of Attorney from Wexner in 1991. Epstein could sign checks, access accounts and seal deals in Wexner's name. For almost the past 30 years. Wexner says he has no idea what Epstein was doing and further, doesn't know what his duties were while Epstein was working for him. On the payroll for decades and neither Wexner or the company knows what he did. For Jeffrey, his duties included posing as a 'talent scout' for Victoria's Secret models and is credibly accused of at least one rape. Did anyone know that Jeffrey transferred $46 million in Apple stock to a newly-created Wexner charity in 2008 right after Epstein was sentenced? I'll bet Q Team knows.
Take The Cannoli... Florida State Senator Lauren Book, upon finding out that Epstein's 'incarceration' back in 2008 in Palm Beach County had some perks, asked Governor DeSantis to investigate the circumstances. Epstein had to spend 8 hours a day in lockup, had "work release" access to a private office, could come and go as he pleased, and evidently had frequent conjugal visits. As might be expected, Sen Book started getting death threats and suffered other harassment. Interestinger, Sen Book is a Dem. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw opened an internal inquiry into Epstein's incarceration and then widened it to a criminal probe. If you hit a paywall on the previous link, here is another one.
Show Me The Money...! Let's talk about some Epstein finances. A 2017 tax filing by Epstein's charitable foundation Gratitude LLC indicates that Morgan Stanley underwrote stock-offering allocations. I am not a finance FReeQ, but what I understand is Epstein's charity got a pile of sweet early deals on stocks that appreciated very rapidly and then were sold for profits in the tens of millions. It sounds about as close to insider trading as you can get, and appears a GREAT way for people to launder money through his charity and into Epstein's pockets. Going back a little further, starting 2007, Epstein was involved with Andrew Farkas the billionaire owner of Alexander's Department Stores. Epstein and Farkas were doing marina deals in St. Thomas, USVI. Farkas is closely tied in with Andrew Cuomo and a big booster of his election. Farkas even had deals with Jared Kushner in NY.
This entry is the reason for my earlier request for dig on Epstein's "Gratitude LLC" charity, and Farkas' "Hasty Pudding Institute". FReeQ help needed.
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