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Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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Your surprise that this happens under democracy- does that change your political views? It doesn't change mine. The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient. I hear this and it makes me horrified of the thought of government takeover of a sector.

>The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient So is the private sector. Excellence is rare. Such is life, welcome to earth.

The private sector goes out of business. The government lives until it collapses.

Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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Records filed by the estate on Friday indicate that Southern Country had $693,157 in assets when Mr. Epstein died on Aug. 10. Then, in mid-December, the estate transferred $15.5 million to Southern Country in two checks. Southern Country sent back $2.6 million, leaving the total it received at $12.9 million. The documents filed by the estate do not give a reason for the transfers. It’s also not clear what Southern Co…

Similar to the way con-artists go unpunished b/c their victims are too ashamed of losing face, this theory suggests that Epstein was printing money by blackmailing people who had everything to lose if their shenanigans were revealed.

The details around his relationship with Les Wexner (billionaire owner of L Brands; Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, etc.) are especially bizarre. Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney; basically granting control of all of his financial assets!

Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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I am not normally a conspiracy theorist.. but I have come to suspect the same. One example, despite all that has come up in the this case, and the number of times Ghislaine Maxwell's name has been brought up, there is no word of her whereabouts. Unless we think she is some Jason Bourne level expert that can just make herself disappear, I can think of only three explanations - 1) The law enforcement agencies are choos…

Your surprise that this happens under democracy- does that change your political views? It doesn't change mine. The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient. I hear this and it makes me horrified of the thought of government takeover of a sector.

I don't think it's as black-and-white as government bad private sector good.

People do bad things and we've been trying to fix our selves for a long time now.

We need to take personal responsibility for our own actions, and be honest and transparent, ready to accept the repercussions for what we have done. I'm speaking directly to individuals involved here, but I'm also speaking for and to all of us.

It's scary to come out about how fucked up we are, but it's how to heal.

We need to stand up and openly repent when we have done wrong. We need to stop defending and hiding our own evil.

Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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Similar to the way con-artists go unpunished b/c their victims are too ashamed of losing face, this theory suggests that Epstein was printing money by blackmailing people who had everything to lose if their shenanigans were revealed.

The details around his relationship with Les Wexner (billionaire owner of L Brands; Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, etc.) are especially bizarre. Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney; basically granting control of all of his financial assets!

There's been some recent reporting by ABC News that Wexner also handed Epstein billions of dollars in stock in L Brands with essentially no strings attached. It is crazy that Wexner is not being investigated. There should have been a no-knock raid on his Albany mansion months ago.

Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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I am not normally a conspiracy theorist.. but I have come to suspect the same. One example, despite all that has come up in the this case, and the number of times Ghislaine Maxwell's name has been brought up, there is no word of her whereabouts. Unless we think she is some Jason Bourne level expert that can just make herself disappear, I can think of only three explanations - 1) The law enforcement agencies are choos…

If she's sitting in a cafe in some random country, let's say Morocco or Bermuda, what is their law enforcements motivation for finding her? As far as I understand, there is no arrest warrant out for her, nor any Interpol involvement. They've got better things to do, so I wouldn't be so quick to assume law enforcement around the world is in on this.

Morocco and Bermuda are pretty naive guesses. Her mother was a "holocaust expert" and her father was not merely an agent for the Mossad but some sort of hero in the organization. She's practically Israeli royalty

Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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Your surprise that this happens under democracy- does that change your political views? It doesn't change mine. The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient. I hear this and it makes me horrified of the thought of government takeover of a sector.

>The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient So is the private sector. Excellence is rare. Such is life, welcome to earth.

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Re: Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death

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The details around his relationship with Les Wexner (billionaire owner of L Brands; Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, etc.) are especially bizarre. Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney; basically granting control of all of his financial assets!

There's been some recent reporting by ABC News that Wexner also handed Epstein billions of dollars in stock in L Brands with essentially no strings attached. It is crazy that Wexner is not being investigated. There should have been a no-knock raid on his Albany mansion months ago.

Wexner is a long time, major financier of Republicans at the state and national level. He’ll never see any investigation, outside maybe some investor suits because L Brands stock is tanking.
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