Jeffrey Epstein 'was secretly bankrolled' by newspaper baron Robert Maxwell
The mystery over Jeffrey Epstein’s millions may lie with the notorious conman father of his alleged sidekick Ghislaine Maxwell, according to a report.
Pedophile Epstein amassed a huge fortune with properties
around the world, including his stunning Upper East Side mansion — yet no one
has ever shown exactly how the shady moneyman made his millions.
Now an insider has provided lawyers sworn testimony saying
Epstein was secretly bankrolled by his reputed ex’s dad, disgraced media baron
Robert Maxwell, according to The Sun.
The UK newspaper owner had stolen hundreds of millions from
his company’s pension funds before his mysterious death in 1991 when he was
discovered floating in the Atlantic Ocean after being on his yacht The Lady
Ghislaine, named after his daughter.
It was soon after her father’s death that Ghislaine fled to
the Big Apple and became closely tied to Epstein, leading to her arrest earlier
this year for allegedly procuring girls for him.
The possible financial ties between Epstein and Maxwell’s
dad were allegedly disclosed by model scout Jean-Luc Brunel from chats almost
20 years ago, The Sun said.
“Jean-Luc was telling [acquaintances] how Ghislaine’s father
Robert Maxwell was one of the reasons why Jeffrey Epstein had money,” one of
the Frenchman’s former close associates told the UK paper.
“He said Maxwell had been one of Epstein’s early investment
clients. I assumed that Maxwell had invested in Epstein, who then used that
money to make his own,” the source claimed.
The allegation was passed onto US lawyers investigating
Epstein’s crimes and those of his alleged co-conspirators, in the form of sworn
testimony, The Sun said.
Convicted pedophile Epstein hanged himself in his Manhattan
lockup last August while awaiting further serious sex charges. Maxwell has
denied charges against her, and Brunel has also denied any connection to any
sex crimes.
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