(it's apparently from Forbes.)
From private island to private jet: What is 'billionaire' Jeffrey Epstein's net worth?
Janna Herron and Kevin McCoy 8 hours ago Why? Why is this the question?
Who heard the horrific Jeffery Epstein story and thought "I wonder if he's really a billionaire? I think that's something my readers would want to know. I should really delve into this aspect of the appalling, horrifying sex-crimes story. Jeffery Epstein accused of heinous crimes against underage girls? Time for some investigative reporting! Does anyone have a contact at DeutscheBank? Can we get ahold of his tax returns? God damn it, our readers deserve to know whether this vile, loathsome serial rapist of children is really a billionaire or not!"
Oh, and here is the lede sentence:
Who is Jeffrey Epstein? It turns out that the descriptor most used to identify him over the past decades – billionaire – may not even apply.
Really? Is "billionaire" the descriptor most often used to describe Epstein?
Not "degenerate?"
Not "pervert?"
Not "sexual predator?"
Not "rapist?"
Not "child abuser?'
Not "vile, loathsome swine?"
The most definitive view came late on Friday, when federal prosecutors in New York said records obtained from a financial institution they did not identify showed that Epstein is worth more than $500 million and makes an estimated $10 million a year.Messages to Epstein's lawyers were not immediately returned.
No! You don't say! It's almost as if Jeffery Epstein's lawyers have a bigger problem on their hands at the moment, what with their client being a serial sexual predator. (allegedly).It's almost as if not even his own fucking lawyers give a shit about how much money the son of a bitch has because WHY WOULD ANYONE CARE ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW?
One of the easier ways to gauge some of Epstein’s net worth is through his real estate holdings and other possessions, which were listed in a July 8 court filing by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Oh, yes. His real estate holdings. The various properties in which Epstein has (allegedly) RAPED UNDERAGE GIRLS! Yes, let's estimate the combined value of all the properties in which Epstein committed horrific sex crimes. Because that's what's important right now. His net fucking worth. That's what people care about.
Holy fuck, Forbes! I get that you're a financial publication and you instinctively are going to look for a financial angle in every story you cover, but maybe if the only angle you can come up with for a story about sexual predators is the (alleged) sexual predator's wealth? Maybe just leave that story alone.
jesus Christ!
Maybe Forbes should do a story instead on the likely amount of damages he have to pay those young women after being sued.
ReplyDeleteIn a just world, after he was locked away, his entire estate would be seized and divided to be used as compensation to his victims. Only then would it be time to analyze exactly how much he has.
ReplyDeleteThe moment we're in right now has the conventional wisdom equating wealth with wisdom and power, defining who should be in charge of our society. Of course the media is a servant of the conventional wisdom, so of course they have to take away Epstein's status as an extraordinarily wealthy person in order to allow the idea that maybe he is just some criminal, rather than a person with every right to be a Master of the Universe.
ReplyDeleteYrah, that's a good point. Makes sense!
DeleteIt is sort of besides the point but exposing his lack of finances may actually make him more vulnerable to successful prosecution. Of course his little black book of perverted cronies is still a formidable shield
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know how much Epstein's worth, because it might shed light on what I think is the big question: why did he get such a *huge* sweetheart court deal?
ReplyDeleteHe should have been locked up long ago, but *something* protected him. What was it? Was it the power of being rich? Or, was he blackmailing important people who shared his crimes? And who else is involved? This could turn out to be far reaching (or maybe I'm just wishing too hard).
If some reporter leverages info on his worth to pursue other questions, I'm all for it.
CNN and MSNBC never mentioned the Epstein story back in 2008. Maybe if they had...……...
ReplyDeleteFocusing on the guy's financial status DOES have some degree of merit
ReplyDelete...as in being a partial explanation for why it took all of forever to finally "ground" him once and for all.
The average Joe would get hauled away in a heartbeat for a mere "improper touch" while this asshole spends years doing things 100 times worse. Why? Because he "too important to trash". It's not until someone of his stature goes way too far "way too many times" that they'll "have no choice" but to stop him because "it's now obvious he's never going to change out of this mode", and has now become somewhat of an "embarrassment" and "disgrace" to the elitist culture.