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Mark Epstein (born 1953 or 1954) nicknamed "Puggy",[1] is an American property developer and the brother of financier Jeffrey Epstein. A former artist, Epstein has founded and led real estate companies, a T-shirt printing business, a modelling agency and a charter company. His wealth and the source of it has been the subject of investigation by both Dow Jones Institutional News and The Wall Street Journal.
en.wikipedia.org...(property_developer)
The newspaper noted his ownership of the $1m luxury yacht Izmo, and a 16-storey condominium that he purchased from Les Wexner in the 1990s. The building had a mortgage of $7.24 million at the time.
Jeffrey Epstein's younger brother Mark first raised eyebrows when he offered his Florida condo as collateral for the financier's July arrest on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.
www.businessinsider.com... y-brother-will-what-we-know-2019-8
In 2002, Epstein was named Cooper's Alumnus of the Year and in 2009 he donated at least $500,000 to his alma mater, the Daily Beast reported.
That same year, he was named as chairman of its board of trustees. He later stepped down in 2015 after intense criticism of the board's decision to charge tuition at the formerly free institution.
Amid outrage over the decision, Epstein was blasted by Art In America magazine as "intimately involved in most of Cooper Union's worst decisions" during his time on the board, when he was accused of financial mismanagement.
HDI engages critical stakeholders through its programs with the U.S. Congress and the United Nations, including organizing visits of Congressional delegations overseas and to the U.N., and through its engagement with business and cultural leaders around the world .
HDI collaborates with partner organizations to engage young people on global issues e.g. HDI’s annual United Nations Boot Camp bringing students from around the world to the United Nations.
HDI supports cultural diplomacy. HDI has worked with U.S. embassies and international cultural organizations worldwide to engage people through music, arts, and sports e.g. its training program for young filmmakers from crisis countries in partnership with the UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television.
HDI conceives, develops and facilitates humanitarian programs with partners, e.g. supporting the removal of landmines and unexploded bombs in Sri Lanka, distribution of footwear to vulnerable communities in Vietnam, support for mobile medical vehicles in Lesotho.
Mark Epstein Director
In 1976, Mr. Epstein founded the Izmo Family of Companies, Inc., a silk screen printing company serving the advertising and fine arts communities. Over the next twenty-one years Izmo became one of the most versatile silk screening printing companies in New York.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Before anyone gets too excited about that "luxury yacht"...$1m bucks doesn't buy much boat these days, and the 'luxury yacht Imzo' isn't really all that.
Imzo is a 80' Burger, built in 1971. She sleeps 6 in a 3 stateroom layout. She is powered by two antiquated GM diesel engines. She was refit in 1988 (which is a long time ago for boats), and her refit was only minor.
I would imagine the annual marina fees to tie her up, coupled with the electric bills to run her bilge pumps to keep her from sinking these day,s probably far outweigh her value for sale in the open market.
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
TPT
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
These thieves and liars we call politicians are actually some of the dumbest people on earth. One would think they're brilliant given their vast wealth at taxpayer expense, but when you really step back and look at it you can see why they have to build these giant walls of paranoia around their kingdoms.