It’s 2010 and Jeffrey Epstein is having a crash out.
His status, already in tatters after his 2008 conviction for procuring minors for prostitution, is spiralling additional uncontrolled as retailers and reporters, together with The Huffington Put up, Julie Ok. Brown, and Wired, uncover increasingly juicy particulars about his salacious way of life.
In an effort to halt the decline, Epstein seeks out assist from Alfred Seckel, aka Al Seckel, a serial scammer and illusionist who’s been courting Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister, Isabel, for years.
Epstein duties Sekel with what he presumes to be a comparatively low cost and simple job: wipe the web of his sins.
This proves to be a pipe dream. Whether or not resulting from Sekel’s personal incompetence and greed or resulting from Epstein’s unrepairable status, a $25,000 job turns into a $45,000 job, with an added luxurious convention — known as The Mindshift Convention — hosted on Little Saint John’s and to be paid for by the Epstein Basis.
And so begins the blossoming of a fruitful eight-year lengthy friendship for Brock Pierce and Jeffrey Epstein.
Warning: this text incorporates descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Now we have additionally supplied a zipped folder containing nearly all of the recordsdata we discovered helpful for this text out of the 1,816 outcomes that seem for “Brock Pierce” within the newly launched Epstein Information.
The Mindshift Convention
The Mindshift Convention, which featured Murray Gell-Mann, Frances Arnold, Reichart Von Wolfshield, Brock Pierce, and plenty of others, got here with a hefty $55,000 lodge expense invoice, in addition to prices for flying out audio system, and making ready Little Saint John’s.
It proved to be a spectacular failure for Epstein.
Certainly, an occasion Epstein initially hoped would rival TEDTalks was, in accordance with Epstein himself, “the worst meeting (the Epstein Foundation) has ever had.”
An e-mail from January 2011, during which Epstein pretends to be a lady named “Susan.”
Nonetheless, there was one vital element that might have far-reaching penalties buried within the particulars of this pretend grievance. Epstein (as Susan) wrote, “reichart was interesting as was brock.”
After this, Epstein discovered himself fascinated with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-at-large, ideas he beforehand prompt had been just for criminals.
This heel-turn is particularly resulting from a presentation by, and the oozing charisma of, Brock Pierce.
Sekel and Epstein quickly had a complete falling out, with Epstein telling Ghislaine Maxwell by late 2012 that Sekel is “a bad guy.”
It didn’t assist that Sekel was concerned with deceit involving an Isaac Newton portrait or that he tried to promote Epstein a set of falsified antiquarian books.
However the failed convention obtained Pierce’s foot within the door with a possible investor, and he didn’t let the chance move. Pierce and Epstein met a number of occasions over the course of 2011 and by April, solely three months after the convention, Pierce was asking Epstein for monetary recommendation:
An e-mail from Pierce to Epstein in 2011 asking for suggestions a couple of new on-line gaming fund he’s creating with Clearstone.
The pair continued to get nearer and nearer and by 2012, their relationship had advanced into one thing solely totally different.
A chart illustrating the hyperlinks between the saga’s main gamers.
Women (Russian and Ukrainian, to be actual)
A 12 months after Pierce and Epstein met and 4 years since Epstein’s procurement of a minor for prostitution responsible plea, a definite change happens within the discussions between the 2 financiers: ladies got here up so much, typically in disparaging or objectifying phrases.
Sue would play a serious position within the relationship between Epstein and Pierce later.
The primary report that Epstein sends ladies to Pierce.
Within the first report that confirmed Epstein sending ladies to Pierce, he advised Pierce to “leave your girlfriend home.” Pierce replied, “Will do. Broke up with GF last night so that won’t be a problem.”
A month later, in April 2012, Epstein advised Pierce that “my new russian, is in la working she knows no one, if you could help her see some of I.a. .. I would appreicate it.”
In an e-mail from 2012 Epstein describes his “new Russian” who’s “working in LA.”
Pierce failed. The Russian doesn’t meet with him, however after an odd forwards and backwards, he had a concession: “I know a girl in NY you may like. How should I introduce you?”
Epstein responded, “details. ? she can come to meet when others are there.”
An e-mail alternate the place Pierce shares the identify of a “girl in NY” with Epstein. Epstein replies “Cute”.
Just one month after sharing the data of the lady in New York, Pierce was given a brand new mission from Epstein when he advised the financier and pedophile that he was visiting Moscow, Kiev, and Odessa: “Take photos and find me a present.”
Pierce responded with “Will do. :-).”
An e-mail the place Epstein asks Pierce to “take photos and find me a present.”
An e-mail from Brock Pierce to Epstein with the topic line “Anastasia.”
Enterprise begins
Starting in 2013, Pierce and Epstein typically sought each other out for recommendation and likewise began to do enterprise collectively.
In Might of 2013, lower than a 12 months earlier than its inevitable collapse, Pierce shared with Epstein that he was planning on buying the most important Bitcoin alternate on this planet, MtGox.
Epstein sends Pierce an article concerning the indictment of Liberty Reserve’s homeowners.
Epstein, who was unfamiliar with the alternate, requested if it had been seized by the US authorities (it hadn’t). The acquisition by no means occured, and in April of 2014, it was revealed that MtGox had misplaced nearly all of its customers’ cash.
Pierce didn’t quit on buying MtGox, making an attempt once more after its collapse with an initiative he named Gox Rising.
Additionally in Might of 2013, Epstein spoke to Invoice Gross — the co-founder of the Pacific Funding Administration Firm (PIMCO), the world’s present largest ETF supervisor with $2 trillion AUM — a couple of Brock Pierce-related cryptocurrency idea.
More than likely, this was an early reference to Tether, which was solely a 12 months from its launch.
An e-mail alternate between Invoice Gross of PIMCO and Epstein.
By 2014, Epstein was partnering with Pierce on investments and helping him together with his enterprise affairs.
For instance, Epstein regarded over a Noble Financial institution/Markets Nasdaq settlement — the Puerto Rico-based worldwide monetary entity began by Pierce and John Betts that briefly served as the primary “bank” for the stablecoin tether.
Pierce forwarding the Noble Markets-Nasdaq settlement to Epstein.
An important partnership between the 2 got here shortly thereafter: a $3 million funding in Coinbase by a fund began by Bradford and Bart Stephens.
An e-mail from Bart and Brad Stephens that features a Restricted Partnership Settlement for Crypto Foreign money Companions II, LP.
Maybe most embarrassing concerning the Epstein Coinbase funding is that they knew who had put within the cash to buy shares.
An e-mail from 2014 the place Pierce tells Epstein “Now we have been actively discussing collaborating in Coinbases subsequent spherical with the founders.
Possible with this in thoughts, Coinbase accepted the $3 million funding from Epstein.
Tried company espionage, authorized assist, and PIs
It was clear by 2014 that Pierce and Epstein had turn into excess of easy enterprise companions and acquaintances.
They shared ladies and investments, and frolicked collectively in Los Angeles, New York, and Little Saint James.
Their back-and-forths had been crammed with nonchalant references to questionable and seemingly nefarious conduct.
In June of 2014, Epstein innocuously requested Pierce “do you know the Winklevoss’s?”
Pierce responded he does, to which, out of nowhere, Epstein responded that he was going to “send Svetlana to them to get a download of the space, I prefer not to go through the Silicon Valley gossip mafia.”
An e-mail alternate between Pierce and Epstein during which Epstein asks concerning the Winklevoss twins.
For what it’s price, the Svetlana that Epstein is sending to the Winklevoss twins was most definitely Svetlana Pozhidaeva, a Russian nationwide who refused to discuss her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
In line with the New Zealand Herald, Pozhidaeva is the daughter of a prestigious Russian household that lived in an condominium block related to the KGB.
Epstein mentioned, “Very bad guy, was suspended from practice.”
“Do a Google search on me,” Pierce insisted. “He’s suing four of my friends… Any dirt you have could prove helpful.”
Lastly, and years later, Pierce let Epstein know that he did not pay his taxes for 5 years and requested authorized assist.
Epstein fell over himself to help Pierce, advising him to achieve out to Alan Dlugash and insisted that Pierce not converse to any accountants and let his attorneys handle the issues for him.
The tax issues seem to rapidly disappear.
Alan Dlugash asking Epstein who Brock Pierce is.
My Little Susie and polygamy
One of many strangest episodes dotting the Pierce-related Epstein Information was the multi-year love story between Pierce and a lady who labored for Epstein named Sue.
As identified earlier, the primary recorded instance of Pierce and Sue spending time collectively is in Los Angeles in 2012. However Sue continued to return up, right through 2018.
In 2015, Epstein described Pierce to Joi Ito as “little Sue’s boyfriend.”
An e-mail alternate during which Joi Ito asks who Pierce is. Epstein describes Pierce as “little sue’s boyfriend.”
In actual fact, it seems that, for some purpose, Epstein has a definite curiosity in Pierce’s relationship with Sue. He repeatedly asks Pierce if he’s devoted to or dishonest on Sue and sends him reminders about vital dates associated to her.
An e-mail alternate during which Epstein tells Pierce it’s Sue’s birthday and Pierce thanks him for reminding him.
Whereas they stopped mentioning her for a number of years, she popped up one closing time, in what was arguably the obvious instance of regulation breaking, deception, and odious intentions: Pierce needed to marry Sue whereas already being married, he needed to be a polygamist.
An e-mail from Pierce during which he says “I’m ready to marry Sue though I’ll have two wives.”
Introducing Epstein to Steve Bannon
What maybe had the clearest actual world penalties in regard to the Pierce-Epstein friendship was that Pierce launched Epstein to political strategist and chaos agent Steve Bannon in 2016/2017.
Epstein asks if Pierce met with Steve Bannon, Pierce responds, “Yes. Very productive.”
Whereas each Pierce and Epstein virtually all the time referred to Bannon as “Steve,” the timeline that Pierce acknowledged lined up completely together with his relationship to Bannon.
When Bannon labored at Goldman Sachs they took a majority share in Pierce’s firm known as IGE and put in Bannon as the brand new head of the corporate (the enterprise mannequin they integrated was principally paying Chinese language avid gamers less-than-living wages to search out loot in World of Warcraft and upsell it to Westerners).
Throughout the brief period of time that Bannon and Epstein had been buddies, they spent a whole lot of time collectively and plotted all types of fantastical ploys and plots, from new cryptocurrencies to disrupting the greenback hegemony.
It’s unclear who influenced who extra.
Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein taking a selfie collectively.
Coinbase cashout
Simply over a 12 months earlier than Epstein’s closing arrest, in 2018, Bradford Stephens reached out to Epstein’s lawyer, Darren Indyke, in an try and buy again the Coinbase shares that Epstein nonetheless managed.
The transaction didn’t go as easily as Stephens hoped, as he began his supply at solely $15 million — a $12 million revenue on Epstein’s preliminary funding.
An e-mail from Bradford Stephens to Darren Indyke providing $15 million for Epstein’s Coinbase place.
Epstein refused. He requested for $11 million for half his place. After which extra. And extra. Ultimately, Stephens handed over $15 million for half of Epstein’s place, the opposite half Epstein held on to, planning to let it trip till an eventual IPO.
If the Epstein property did maintain its Coinbase place by till the IPO, it’s potential that his preliminary $3 million funding, due to Brock Pierce, netted his property over $100 million.
An e-mail from Pierce to Epstein that claims, “Brad Stephens says they wired $15m for half your Coinbase position yesterday.”
A identified pedophile’s nice pal
Pierce, not like many different financiers, cultural elites, and enterprise capitalists, met Epstein after his first conviction and remained an in depth confidant as much as the second arrest.
Pierce each profited off his friendship with Epstein and, basically, made Epstein tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars}.
A sequence of emails circa 2018 from Pierce inviting Epstein to Puerto Rico.
Pierce has finished his finest to distance himself from his previous, from working at Digital Leisure Community within the early aughts, to transferring to Spain with notorious pedophile Marc Collins-Rector, to cozying as much as chaos agent Steve Bannon.
Nevertheless it’s not possible for him to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein. Brock Pierce and Jeffrey Epstein’s legacies shall be tied collectively endlessly.
