CHAPTER 22
Jeffrey Epstein: 1976-1981
women to go with the
brunettes, who would
day. Now they found F
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 I
of the age of corporate
out for him, Epstein h
ing his weight around
numbers earned him
where he worked on es
a select group of Ber
within the elite-incl
in the spring of 19
St. Joe Minerals Corj
share, or close to thre
whole offer amounted
Bur St. Joe's execut
company. In a press re
ted and dismissed it a
SEC decided to investi
There were allegatio
Bear Stearns's employe
Epstein got called
wrongdoing.
But, as it turned ou
ccording to several published reports, it was Ace Greenberg's son, Ted, who introduced Epstein to Greenberg.
A But other sources say Greenberg's daughter, Lynne, was
dating Epstein at the time. According to them, that was how
Epstein got into Bear Stearns-by charming a young and beautiful woman and using her to advance his career.
At Bear Stearns, Epstein started as an assistant to a trader on
the American Stock Exchange and quickly worked up to junior
partner, which meant that he was entitled to a share of the profits. Still in his twenties, he was running with the bulls, kicking
down any doors that stood in his way.
The view from Ace Greenberg's office, high above Madison
Avenue in midtown, was striking. At night, the whole city was lit
up like a stage set.
It was Epstein's city now, to win or to lose. And there were
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