The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich - The New York Times
For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society. Jeffrey Epstein posed for a photo when Cosmopolitan magazine named him its “bachelor of the month” in July 1980. Credit... Stephen Ogilvy Supported by By David EnrichSteve EderJessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein The reporters, who have been investigating Jeffrey Epstein since 2019, interviewed dozens of his former colleagues, girlfriends, business partners and others. They also dug through archives, reviewed photos, notes and emails and scoured thousands of pages of public records. One evening in early 1976, a bushy-haired Jeffrey Epstein showed up for an event at an art gallery in Midtown Manhattan. Epstein was a math and physics teacher at the city’s prestigious Dalton School, and the father of one of his students had invited him. Epstein initially demurred, saying he didn’t go out much,
For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society. Jeffrey Epstein posed for a photo when Cosmopolitan magazine named him its “bachelor of the month” in July 1980. Credit... Stephen Ogilvy Supported by By David EnrichSteve EderJessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein The reporters, who have been investigating Jeffrey Epstein since 2019, interviewed dozens of his former colleagues, girlfriends, business partners and others. They also dug through archive
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