NY - Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking charges, 6 July 2019

[human]

Well, the 80's were a different time, back then, if you went to Israel for business, and Egypt or Saudi Arabia, they wouldn't let you in if they saw the stamp for Israel.

It was common for business people to have separate passports. Shady...

How does he get a passport from a country if he is not a citizen of Austria

 

[IzzyBlanche]

The plot thickens:

The lack of an SEC registration strongly suggests that Epstein never managed money for billionaires (or anyone else) as he long claimed. But after making phone calls for the last few days, I’m pretty sure he did do something useful for the superwealthy. He was a tax and estates adviser — the kind who has a knack for finding loopholes to help clients minimize their taxes. And he was said to charge a small fortune for his services.

Still, how many tax advisers do you know who have a net worth of more than $500 million, no matter how wealthy their clientele? Thus, the mystery of how Epstein became rich enough to own six properties, plus a private jet, plus all the rest of it remains just that: a mystery.

Much more interesting details in story

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[Inthedetails]

Oh good. I can sleep a little later than 6:30 PDT. Will popcorn go OK with coffee for breakfast?

It's 6am where I am now (local time to JE). Don't worry about the popcorn - I'll make pancakes to go around.

jmo

 

[sds71]

Epstein just hired 3 Attis from this firm


Notice of Attorney Appearance - Defendant
Notice of Attorney Appearance - Defendant
Notice of Attorney Appearance - Defendant

 

[sds71]

How does he get a passport from a country if he is not a citizen of Austria

He was friends with adnan khashoggi

 

[Inthedetails]

The plot thickens:



Much more interesting details in story

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Yes, there are many interesting details! Too many to copy/paste, except perhaps one at a time since they are complicated. Worth the read!

One overall theme is that JE's money connections with Wexner (the Victoria's Secret founder and JE's one known client) are murky on paper....which is usually not a good sign, imo. You should be able to look at financial statements and figure out legit money flow and know where money comes from and where it goes, even if complicated.

But these two moved money in ways that are not easy to figure out where the money came from and where did it go. Hiding money, and especially hiding the movement of money, is done for a reason, imo. There is no reason to hide legit transactions, imo.

Kind of sick to think of how many women are fans of Victoria's Secret and spend money there, adding more money to a scam that was using women to make dirty money. I'm sure that amused the chess-playing brain of JE. Yuck. IMO.

jmo

 

[sds71]

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein's attorneys respond to the government's letter about the stamps on his passport. "Epstein was given the passport at issue by a friend," they claim, insisting he never used it for international travel. cc:
@CourthouseNews

 

[Legally Bland]

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein's attorneys respond to the government's letter about the stamps on his passport. "Epstein was given the passport at issue by a friend," they claim, insisting he never used it for international travel. cc:
@CourthouseNews
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So it's fraudulent then?

 

[Inthedetails]

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein's attorneys respond to the government's letter about the stamps on his passport. "Epstein was given the passport at issue by a friend," they claim, insisting he never used it for international travel. cc:
@CourthouseNews
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Sure, Jan.

I'm sure LE has heard many times that someone caught with an illegal item say it actually belonged to a friend.

And...I thought the passport had a photo of JE but a different name. Why would his friend have a passport with JE's photo? And why would JE hold onto to it?

jmo

 

[kaen]

The plot thickens:



Much more interesting details in story

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

No doubt there are two sets of rules that exist. One set is for the little guy who can't put more than a minimal amount in their IRAs and the other set for people who can hide, shelter, and scam their way in life because they have access to power and privilege. Epstein made it into this world-- he gets to abuse children, hide money and people will go to the mat for him. Ughhhhh.

 

[Inthedetails]

It's 11:31.

 

[sds71]

No bail

 

[sds71]

@KlasfeldReports

Berman says he should have his written opinion on the docket within the next one or two hours.

 

[Inthedetails]

Denied bail!

erica orden on Twitter

 

[Legally Bland]

Adam Klasfeld‏Verified account @KlasfeldReports 3m3 minutes ago

Berman rejects Epstein's bail application.

 

[Gardenista]

Yay!!!

 

[sds71]

@KlasfeldReports

Berman also cites evidence of intimidation and evidence of Epstein missing sex-offender check-ins. He also cites "sexually explicit photos" and "expired Austrian passport" with Epstein's photo, not his name, and a Saudi residencE

Berman estimates the written ruling will be between 30 and 34 pages long. Schedules a conference for Wednesday, July 31 at 11 a.m.

 

[nanwv]

Does this make sense?

He was affluent (short trip from Coney Island to Dalton to Affluence) in the 80's, when there were many hijackings in the Middle East. Passport was for protection IF he traveled internationally. There were stamps in passport. JE never used it to travel internationally, stamps had nothing to with him

"They asserted that “Epstein — an affluent member of the Jewish faith — acquired the passport in the 1980s, when hijackings were prevalent, in connection to Middle East travel.”

“The passport was for personal protection in the event of travel to dangerous areas, only to be presented to potential kidnappers, hijackers or terrorists should violent episodes occur,” they wrote.

On Thursday morning, Epstein’s defense team wrote that he “never used the document to travel internationally and never presented it to any immigration or customs authority.” The stamps, they wrote, predated when Epstein received the document and “do not reflect Mr. Epstein’s entries or exits.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.16fa077b3bd7

 

[Inthedetails]

Does this make sense?

He was affluent (short trip from Coney Island to Dalton to Affluence) in the 80's, when there were many hijackings in the Middle East. Passport was for protection IF he traveled internationally. There were stamps in passport. JE never used it to travel internationally, stamps had nothing to with him

"They asserted that “Epstein — an affluent member of the Jewish faith — acquired the passport in the 1980s, when hijackings were prevalent, in connection to Middle East travel.”

“The passport was for personal protection in the event of travel to dangerous areas, only to be presented to potential kidnappers, hijackers or terrorists should violent episodes occur,” they wrote.

On Thursday morning, Epstein’s defense team wrote that he “never used the document to travel internationally and never presented it to any immigration or customs authority.” The stamps, they wrote, predated when Epstein received the document and “do not reflect Mr. Epstein’s entries or exits.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...ory.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.16fa077b3bd7

I suppose he could say he had a passport that was used by someone else to make it look more authentic when he presented it to a hijacker to hide that he was Jewish.

He's full of lies and chess-game tactics so who knows.

It's weird he would keep a forged document in a safe for decades instead of destroying it. Wasn't it expired anyway? Why keep it? I think eventually it will make more sense.

jmo

 

[sds71]

Jeffrey Epstein denied bail after judge cites victims' testimony and labels him threat to community | Daily Mail Online