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Epstein’s fortune came from scaring billionaires

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 16, 2025
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Trump and Epstein party in 1992. Screenshot from video in the NBC News archives

A New York Times Magazine investigation traces Jeffrey Epstein’s $600 million fortune to a simple con: convince rich men their finances were a disaster, then charge them to fix it. The great majority of his wealth — $490 million between 1999 and 2018 —came from fees, not inve…

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