Who Was Disgraced Financier Jeffrey Epstein?


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Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had been in news for weeks, dragging along several powerful names

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A convicted paedophile, he was jailed for 13 months but died by suicide inside the prison

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But now, hundreds of pages of unsealed court documents have revealed his associates and shed light on his network

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Epstein was born in 1953, and was described by 'Miami Herald' as "poor and desperate to be rich"

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'Sydney Morning Herald' said he was a maths whiz and skipped 2 grades in high school but did not gain a degree

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Epstein taught calculus and physics at a preparatory college in New York befoe becoming a hedge fund manager

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The 'Herald' report said he had half a billion dollars in cash and six properties, including two Virgin Island islands

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One of his philanthropic acts was a $6.5 million gift to Harvard for research into mathematical principles

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Epstein was arrested in US in 2019 on sex trafficking charges connected to sexual abuse of girls between 2002 and 2005

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Young and vulnerable girls, some runaways looking for work were recruited by Epstein's staff with promise of job

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