No Moral CompassI agree with you...I'd like to know about his childhood background. What happened in his life that led him to believe he had the right to abuse others?
His addiction to money, power, and sex made him blind to what real success is.
Pot / Kettle (IMO) - "At his core, Epstein has no moral compass," Hoffenberg said. "He has no moral compass, whether it comes to money or little girls."
The woes of Jeffrey Epstein: How he maintained Wall Street connections while downplaying child sex accusations
Published August 10, 2019
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Hoffenberg said that he and Epstein were partners for about eight years, and did some of their takeover business with the assistance of people at Bear Stearns, though "not a lot." And good thing for Epstein's pals at Bear: In a few years, federal prosecutors would determine that Towers was also a Ponzi scheme that sold bonds to investors to replace money Hoffenberg was stealing.
In an interview, Hoffenberg described Epstein as his "co-conspirator" in that theft. He said he fired Epstein in the early 1990s because "he was stealing too much. I couldn't supervise him."
By 1995, Hoffenberg was headed to jail for 18 years, convicted of defrauding investors out of $450 million in one of the largest pre-Bernie Madoff Ponzi schemes. Epstein was not charged in the case. After leaving prison, Hoffenberg sued Epstein for his alleged role in Towers' fraud. The lawsuit was dismissed.
"At his core, Epstein has no moral compass," Hoffenberg said. "He has no moral compass, whether it comes to money or little girls."
When asked if he is currently cooperating with federal authorities as they dig deeper into Epstein's private and business life, Hoffenberg said: "I wish I could tell you."