CHAPTER 22
Jeffrey Epstein: 1976-1981
ccording to several published reports, it was Ace Green- mn, Ted, who introduced Epstein to Greenberg. rg’s daughter, Lynne, was g to them, that was how
berg’s so But other sources say Greenbe e. Accordin
dating Epstein at the tim ns—by charming a young and beau-
Epstein got ito Bear Stear d using her to advance his career. as an assistant to a trader on ©
quickly worked up to junior ~ led to a share of the prof q
tiful woman an At Bear Stearns, Epstein started
the American Stock Exchange and partner, which meant that he was entit sts, Still in his twenties, he was running with the bu down any doors that stood in his way.
The view from Ace Greenberg's 0 s striking. At night, the whole city wa
ffice, high above Madison
i Avenue in midtown, wa s lit P up like a stage set.
It was Epstein’s city now, to win or to lose. And there were
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women to go with the brunettes, who would day. Now they found E Greenberg's gorgec If Greenberg knew Then again, Greenber; gan era, when deregu the horizon. But there ernment oversight on V traders had begun to } of the age of corporate out for him, Epstein h: ing his weight arounc numbers earned him where he worked on e3 a select group of Be: within the elite—inch In the spring of 19 | St. Joe Minerals Cor] 3 share, or close to thre _ whole offer amounted But St. Joe’s execut 4 company. In a press ri 4 ited and dismissed it a: ; BEC decided to investi; ; There were allegatic Pear Stearns’s employe q Epstein got called ‘oh ongdoing. q But, as it turned ou
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