This document is a legal filing related to a case involving a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. It alleges that while Hoffenberg was convicted for his role in the scheme, Epstein remained an uncharged co-conspirator who used fraudulently obtained funds for personal use. The document claims that the defendants profited unlawfully at the expense of plaintiffs and the class by operating the scheme without disclosure. The deceptive practices are believed to date back to the mid-1980s and have resulted in significant unlawful profits. The document references Hoffenberg's conviction and related civil lawsuits.
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{"key_people":["Jeffrey Epstein","Steven Hoffenberg","Judge Robert Sweet"],"document_date":"2018-08-20","document_type":"legal","key_locations":["S.D.N.Y."],"document_subtype":"court filing","key_organizations":["TFC"],"reference_numbers":["94 Cr. 213 (RWS)","95 Cr. 321 (RWS)","1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2394"]}