Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz is reacting to the mention of “Hannity” in unsealed court documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Public release of documents on sex traffickers and disgraced financiers Jeffrey Epstein Two document dumps revealed the names of several prominent business figures on Wednesday and Thursday night as part of the case against ex-girlfriend and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, with more to come in the coming days. is expected to be published.
Epstein is known to many celebrities, entertainers, politicians, business giant, And after documents previously redacted as part of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre's case against Maxwell were unsealed, they revealed the names of more than 150 people connected to the financier. Became.
In addition to Maxwell, the name was mentioned in the deposition of Giuffre and another alleged Epstein victim, Johanna Sjoberg.
Some of the names of individuals associated with Epstein have been known for some time. Following the release of the latest documentation, others have been placed in a new context. Many are people who have not been accused of wrongdoing.
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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein smile in this undated photo. (U.S. Department of Justice)
FOX Business highlights some of the prominent business figures named in this week's release of the Epstein dossier.
Jean-Luc Brunel
French modeling mogul Jean-Luc Brunel, who has a long-standing relationship with Epstein and Maxwell, received funding from Epstein to launch a new modeling agency whose clients include a number of prominent retailers and fashion companies. .
Giuffre claimed in court documents released four years ago that Brunel was one of the men directed to perform sex acts by Maxwell when she was caught in Epstein's sex-trafficking ring as a minor.
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and Jean-Luc Brunel boarded Epstein's private jet, the Lolita Express. (U.S. Department of Justice)
One document filed on behalf of two Epstein accusers who have remained anonymous as underage sex crime victims alleges that Epstein sex trafficked her to Brunel and that she had sex with Brunel “on numerous occasions.” He claimed that he was forced to do so.
It further alleged that Brunel used his role as a model scout to “bring young girls (up to the age of 12) to the United States and introduce them to his friends, particularly Epstein, for sexual purposes.”
Brunel died of an apparent suicide in France in 2022 before he could stand trial on child rape charges.
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Glenn Dubin
Billionaire hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin has close ties to Mr. Epstein, who invested in his company and helped facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan. Dubin's wife, Eva Anderson Dubin, once dated Epstein.
Ms. Giuffre claimed that Ms. Maxwell instructed her to have sex with Mr. Dubin, but she did not explicitly say that she had sex with him. Additionally, documents show that Mr. Epstein and Mr. Maxwell once brought a disoriented 15-year-old Swedish girl to Mr. Dubin's home and told her that the couple had asked her for sex and had taken her passport. Mr. Dubin's personal chef, Rinaldo Rizzo, claimed that
Glenn Dubin attends the Henry Street Settlement 2007 Gala at 583 Park Avenue on October 18, 2007 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In her deposition, Maxwell denied directing Giuffre to have sex with anyone, said she knew Dubin was Ava's husband, and offered no further details about the relationship. He said he refused to do so.
Mr. Dubin did not respond to requests for comment on this story. The Dubins have previously denied any knowledge of Epstein's actions and disputed that the alleged incident involving a 15-year-old boy from Sweden took place.
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tom pritzker
Billionaire hotel mogul Tom Pritzker, who made his family's fortune primarily through the growth of the Hyatt hotel brand, has been linked to Epstein's sex ring through one of the court documents. In Giuffre's deposition in May 2016, she said her lawyer asked her, “If someone asks you the question, “How many times did you have sex with Tom Pritzker?'' Do you know what that question means? ?” he asked.
“I believe so,” Mr. Giuffre replied, and the lawyer asked, “Okay, what's the answer to that question?”
“I think I was with Tom once,” Giuffre said.
Tom Pritzker, Executive Chairman, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, December 4, 2004. (Michael L. Abramson/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Giuffre's accusations against Pritzker first came to light in 2019 when another set was unsealed. court documents. The Miami Herald reported at the time that Giuffre claimed she was sent overseas to “have sex with the owner of a major hotel chain.” At the time, a footnote mentioned Mr. Pritzker's name, but the document did not identify him as the hotel mogul mentioned.
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In response to inquiries from FOX Business, a spokesperson for Mr. Pritzker said: “This is the same false and isolated allegation that was made public and vehemently denied more than four years ago. Mr. Pritzker continues to vehemently deny it.” Ta.
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Frederick Fekai
Celebrity hairstylist and beauty industry mogul Frédéric Fekai was named in a 2016 deposition by Sjöberg in Giuffre's lawsuit against Maxwell.
Shoberg said in a deposition that she heard Epstein talk about Fekkai's stay in Hawaii and suggest he was looking for a girl for him, adding, “I heard him call someone and say, Mr. Fekkai is in Hawaii, can you find some girls for him?'' I heard him say.
Frédéric Fekai attends the Chanel Tribeca Film Festival Artist Dinner at Balthazar on April 23, 2018 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Fekkai did not respond to FOX Business' request for comment.
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Les Wexner
Billionaire Les Wexner, founder of Limited Brands and former CEO of Victoria's Secret, has had a long history with Epstein, having hired him as a financial manager in the 1980s. Mr. Epstein held that role until 2007, when Mr. Wexner severed ties with Mr. Epstein. Wexner later accused Epstein of “misappropriating vast sums of money” in 2019, according to the New York Times.
Les Wexner attends the 2016 Fragrance Foundation Awards Ceremony on June 7, 2016 in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images/Getty Images)
In her deposition, Ms. Maxwell flatly denied that she provided Ms. Giuffre with “sexualized costumes” to wear for Mr. Wexner.
FOX Business reached out to Wexner for comment through the foundation. He has previously denied his knowledge of the alleged incident, and in 2019 a lawyer representing Epstein's victims said there was no possibility that Wexner was aware of Epstein's conduct. He said it was low.
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Florida detectives said in documents released Thursday that testimony showed Epstein recruited the girls by falsely claiming to work for Victoria's Secret. Additionally, Wexner is listed as having knowledge of Epstein and Maxwell's “sex trafficking activities and interactions with minors.”
In 2021, L Brands was split into Bed Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret. Both trade as separate entities.
Victoria's Secret Fifth Avenue Store (New York, New York) (Victoria's Secret/FOX News)
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky, a computer scientist who did much of his research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Artificial intelligence (AI)received research grants from Epstein through MIT, according to a university investigation.
In one of the documents released Wednesday, Giuffre said in a 2016 deposition that Maxwell directed her to have sex with Minsky and others. Giuffre's accusations against Minsky were previously reported as part of a 2015 defamation lawsuit against Maxwell, and in subsequent news coverage after Epstein's death.
MIT professor Marvin Minsky attends the “Conversations In Cinema: 2001: A Space Odyssey” panel discussion at PACE University during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2008 in New York City. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Minsky passed away in January 2016 at the age of 88 from a cerebral hemorrhage. In a statement provided to the newspaper, the widow said Mr. Minsky was with Mr. Epstein whenever he visited his property, which led to allegations that he may have had sex with women on Mr. Epstein's property. I objected. new york post In 2019.
