Epstein allegedly transferred $1 M to Brunel’s offshore account and linked fashion‑industry MC2 to his private jets

Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Biionaire and His Sex Den - The Daily “e Page 3 of 3 Aviv. (The remaining 15 percent is owned by his partner, Jeff Fuller.) Brune! has been observed as a house guest at Epstein’s Palm Beach home and may well have had contact with him also in New York, where Epstein owns a lavish home—the city’s largest private residence—and in Paris, where Epstein keeps an apartment on elegant Ave. Foch. CBS reporter Craig Pyes, who investigated MC2 for a 60 Minutes broadcast several years ago, is quoted in Michael Gross’ book about the modeling industry, Bad and Beautiful. Pyes told the author that Brunei “ranks among the sleaziest people in the fashion industry. We're talking about a conveyor belt, not a casting couch. Hundreds of girls were not only harassed but molested.” Now The Daily Beast has learned that Epstein had made a $1 million wire transfer to Brunel's offshore bank account in September 2004, just as he was setting up MC2. Whether this was a gift or a loan or a backdoor investment in the new venture is unknown. A French citizen who managed to avoid giving evidence in the Epstein investigation, Brunel declined to comment on any of this, as does Fuller. Asked in April of Brunel's activities, Epstein said “I’m 100 percent convinced that he doesn’t traffic children.” (Brunel has never been charged.) An American fashion designer who booked her girls through MC2 says they were very young and very beautiful; many were from Eastern Europe and spoke little English. A former bookkeeper in the agency’s Miami office, who also arranged visas for girls traveling to the U.S., confirmed that MC2 girls became frequent guests on Epstein’s private jets. Pilot logs obtained in the civil suits show that some of the named plaintiffs were on the flight manifests. Other times, the pilot would just list the other passengers plus "female.” Read Conchita Sarnoff's original report on Epstein. Conchita Sarnoff has developed multimedia communication programs for Fortune 500 companies and has produced three current events debate television programs, The Americas Forum, From Beirut to Kabul, and a segment for The Oppenheimer Report. She is a contributor to The Huffington Post and is writing a book about child trafficking in America. Get a head start with the Morning Scoop email. It's your Cheat Sheet with must reads from across the Web. Get it. For inquiries, please contact The Daily Beast at editorial@thedailybeast.com. URL: http:/Avww.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-22/jeffrey-epstein-pedophile-billionaire-and-his-sex-den/p/ Pp R | N T http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-22/jeffrey-epstein-pedophile-billi.... 7/23/2010 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021668