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Steven Hoffenberg
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Jeffrey Epstein - Spectre Journal spectrejournal.com Oct 28, 2025 10 facts
claimJournalist Vicky Ward reported that Jeffrey Epstein's former business associate Steven Hoffenberg claimed Epstein worked for "national security interests," and other sources told Ward that Epstein operated on behalf of multiple governments, including Israel.
claimSteven Hoffenberg told journalist Vicky Ward that Jeffrey Epstein worked for "national security interests."
accountSteven Hoffenberg pleaded guilty to charges related to the Towers Financial Corporation Ponzi scheme and was sentenced to twenty years in prison, while Jeffrey Epstein remained unnamed at the trial.
claimSteven Hoffenberg claims that during the 1980s, Jeffrey Epstein was being trained in arms trading by Adnan Khashoggi while maintaining close ties with British arms dealer Douglas Leese, who had connections to MI6.
claimSteven Hoffenberg attributed the strategy of 'playing the box' to Jeffrey Epstein.
claimSteven Hoffenberg filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein in 2016, claiming that Epstein had designed the Towers Financial Corporation Ponzi scheme alone.
accountSteven Hoffenberg and Jeffrey Epstein attempted a corporate raid on Pan Am, which failed following the Lockerbie bombing.
claimJournalist Vicky Ward reported that Jeffrey Epstein's former business associate Steven Hoffenberg claimed Epstein worked for 'national security interests.'
claimSteven Hoffenberg claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was being 'trained' in arms trading by Adnan Khashoggi during the 1980s.
accountSteven Hoffenberg, the founder of Towers Financial Corporation, met Jeffrey Epstein in 1987 and hired him to sell securities after being introduced by a person named Leese.
Jeffrey Epstein - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimJeffrey Epstein founded the financial management firm J. Epstein & Company in 1988 while he was still consulting for Steven Hoffenberg.
Jeffrey Epstein was linked to the upper echelons of wealth and politics theguardian.com Sep 13, 2025 1 fact
claimSteven Hoffenberg, a former business partner of Jeffrey Epstein convicted of running a Ponzi scheme, claimed that Robert Maxwell introduced his daughter, Ghislaine Maxwell, to Jeffrey Epstein in the late 1980s.
How Epstein got so rich dw.com Feb 16, 2026 1 fact
measurementSteven Hoffenberg operated a Ponzi scheme at Towers Financial Corporation that amounted to $460 million (€387 million).