Prosecutors worked to cut sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein a break | Miami Herald

Amongst all of this horror it seems crass to mention i,t as if it diminishes the depravity of what the man has done, but it’s just so weird:

Various news profiles over the years have speculated about how he made his vast fortune, calling him an “International Moneyman of Mystery’’ and “The Talented Mr. Epstein.’’

This much is known: He got his start on Wall Street after being offered a job by the father of one of his students. At Bear Stearns, he became a derivative specialist, applying complex math formulas and computer algorithms to evaluate financial data and trends.

He then struck out on his own.

…He has never been in the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, largely because the magazine has never been able to determine the source [emphasis: mine] or the size of his wealth.

…A former business partner, Steven Hoffenberg, sued him in 2016, claiming that Epstein was the mastermind behind a $500 million Ponzi scheme that Hoffenberg was imprisoned for in 1995.

 

Shady grossness.