Who was Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire friend of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton accused of sexual abuse of minors

He promised to fund their college or boost their careers in the fashion world.

The press dubbed her private jet the “Lolita Express,” referring to the minors she transported from one state to another between 1999 and 2007.

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The history of Jeffrey Epstein is that of a Convicted, Sentenced Billionaire Sexual Predatorwhose fortune and friendships seemed to have freed him from more serious prison sentences.

Even the one who was friends with Prince Andrew of England, former US President Bill Clinton and current US President Donald Trump, among other recognizable names, he was arrested by the FBI when he returned from a vacation in Europe.

Epstein and Donald Trump at a party, when the President of the United States was a well-known New York businessman. (Getty Images).

He was accused of allegedly trafficking dozens of girls, exploiting and sexually abusing them, and even paying them to pick up other teenage girls.

But he was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Penitentiary Center in Manhattan on the morning of Saturday, August 10, 2019.

In 2008, Epstein appeared in court for sexual abuse of several teenagers in his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida.

Epstein always stated that he believed everyone was over 18 and that the sex was consensual.

Controversial agreement

The victims who took him to court then had between 14 and 16 years old when the events took place.

He managed to avoid federal sex trafficking charges with a controversial plea agreement in which he accepted 13 months in prison and was registered on the federal sex offender registry.

He thus avoided a possible life sentence for taking minors home to his home on his private plane. parties for sexual purposes.

The Miami Herald investigation found that Epstein recruited girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. (Getty Images).

Among the attorneys involved in that deal was Alexander Acosta, who was Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration and resigned after the scandal was discovered.

According to an extensive report carried out by Miami Heraldwhich analyzed more than 2,000 documents, emails and evidence from the federal investigation, the girls came from mainly from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Epstein allegedly paid them money in exchange for a massage at his residence, an offer that most of the time ended in some type of sexual exchange.

The case was discovered in 2005, when the parents of a 14-year-old girl went to the Palm Beach police to report that Epstein had abused their daughter in their home.

Epstein’s Palm Beach home was on the ocean. (Getty Images).

The girl told what happened and identified two other minors who were in the house that same day, who in turn identified other people.

Before Florida police turned the case over to the FBI, they had already identified three dozen possible victimsaccording to the newspaper.

The ramifications of the case did not end with the girls.

Police evidence concluded that the Palm Beach home was full of cameras, responsible for filming Epstein’s guests at its numerous festivals.

In the American elite

Epstein, a billionaire, successful investor and well-connected in the American political and economic sphere, began his career as a mathematics and physics teacher at the elite Dalton School in New York.

On the recommendation of a student’s father, in 1976 he entered the Bear Stearns Investment Bankwhere he became a partner in the company.

It was there where he built his network of contacts among the richest people in the United States.

“Given his mathematical background, we have placed him in our specialty products division, where he advises our wealthiest clients on tax implications of your investments” Jimmy Cayne, CEO of Bear Stearns, explained to New York Magazine in 2002.

He began his career as a mathematics and physics teacher and, within a few years, became a multimillionaire. (Getty Images).

This recommendation to his wealthy clients about certain tax-advantaged transactions earned him the respect of his superiors.

Furthermore, he expanded his contacts to such an extent that in 1982 he launched your own investment company: J. Epstein and company.

American media agree that Epstein’s financial activities have become very opaque.

The office only accepts clients with assets exceeding US$1 billion.

The only known name among its customers is Les Wexner, founder of the clothing brand The Limited, which groups together brands such as Victoria’s Secret or Bath and Body Work.

“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years,” said Donald Trump a few years ago, when he was not yet president of the United States.

“He’s a great guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that He likes beautiful women as much as I do.and many of them are among the youngest,” he said.

*This note was originally published on July 8, 2019

Source: Elcomercio