## CHAPTER 22

Jeffrey Epstein: 1976-1981

ccording to several published reports, it was Ace Green- A berg's son, Ted, who introduced Epstein to Greenberg. 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 beau- tiful 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 prof- its. 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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Epstein got called
wrongdoing.
But, as it turned ou

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