(Id. Vincent F. Mcgee JR. AS A MEMBER OF EPSTEIN TEICHER PHILANTHROPIES, Hal M. Epstein AS CO-SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM A. EPSTEIN, S. karin Epstein AS CO-SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM A. EPSTEIN, AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) Affirmation of Service of OSC Papers; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/12/2020; Received: 10/12/2020, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001); Filed By: Court User; Filed: 10/13/2020; Received: 10/09/2020, ADDENDUM - COMMERCIAL DIVISION (840C) (Motion #001); Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, RJI -RE: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001); Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #001) Memorandum of Law in Support of Order to Show Cause; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, EXHIBIT(S) - C (Motion #001) Emails; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, EXHIBIT(S) - B (Motion #001) Cover email and Demand Letter; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, EXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #001) Verified Complaint; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP (Motion #001) Affirmation of David J. Shapiro; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, EXHIBIT(S) - B (Motion #001) 10/3/2005 Minutes; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, EXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #001) 8/29/2005 Minutes; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP (Motion #001) Affidavit of Vincent F. McGee, Jr.; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #001) *Corrected* Order to Show Cause (Proposed); Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/09/2020, AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for Adrienne Simpson; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for Epstein Teicher Philanthropies; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/07/2020; Received: 10/07/2020, AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for A. Seth Teicher; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/07/2020; Received: 10/07/2020, AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for Jane Heffner; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/02/2020; Received: 10/02/2020, SUMMONS + COMPLAINT Summons and Verified Complaint; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 09/14/2020; Received: 09/14/2020, DocketORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001); Filed By: Court User; Filed: 10/13/2020; Received: 10/09/2020, DocketAFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE (Motion #001) Affirmation of Service of OSC Papers; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/12/2020; Received: 10/12/2020, DocketADDENDUM - COMMERCIAL DIVISION (840C) (Motion #001); Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketRJI -RE: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Motion #001); Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketMEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT (Motion #001) Memorandum of Law in Support of Order to Show Cause; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - C (Motion #001) Emails; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - B (Motion #001) Cover email and Demand Letter; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #001) Verified Complaint; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketAFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP (Motion #001) Affirmation of David J. Shapiro; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - D (Motion #001) Demand Letter; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - C (Motion #001) By-Laws; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - B (Motion #001) 10/3/2005 Minutes; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketEXHIBIT(S) - A (Motion #001) 8/29/2005 Minutes; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketAFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP (Motion #001) Affidavit of Vincent F. McGee, Jr.; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) (Motion #001) *Corrected* Order to Show Cause (Proposed); Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/09/2020, DocketAFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for Adrienne Simpson; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/08/2020; Received: 10/08/2020, DocketAFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for Epstein Teicher Philanthropies; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/07/2020; Received: 10/07/2020, DocketAFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for A. Seth Teicher; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/07/2020; Received: 10/07/2020, DocketAFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Affidavit of Service for Jane Heffner; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 10/02/2020; Received: 10/02/2020, DocketSUMMONS + COMPLAINT Summons and Verified Complaint; Filed By: Shapiro, D.; Filed: 09/14/2020; Received: 09/14/2020, Albany County Courts | Other | Plaintiffs allege that between 1977 and 2003, when at least one Epstein Sibling sat on the board of ETP, causes such as Mount Sinai Hospital, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Service, Hadassah, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies were among the grantees that received the most funding. WebJeffery N. Epstein, PhD. Siegal also planned a dinner party for Epstein and Prince Andrew at his Upper East Side home. Executors of Late Fathers Estate Have Standing to Sue Non "In the summer of 2019, in light of the renewed media interest in the relationship, Mr. Staley volunteered and gave to certain executives, and the Chairman, an explanation of his relationship with Mr. Epstein," Barclays stated. Benev. Mulcahy, Roth, and McGee were all outsiders. (Id. Some of the youngest girls who were trafficked onto the island were said to be 12 years old. Buckingham Palace said in 2015 that the allegations against Prince Andrew were "false and without any foundation," according to the Guardian. (Getman v Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Inc., 44 A.2d 392, 395 [4th Dept 1974].) Servs. The interview was widely criticized over Prince Andrew's lack of sympathy with Epstein's victims and his defense of his friendship with the convicted sex offender, Business Insider reported. Epstein also warned that both Musk and Tesla would deny their connection to Epstein if it ever became public, the Times reported. (Lucker v Bayside Cemetery, 114 A.D.3d 162, 171 [1st Dept2013].) According to director Lisa Bryant, filming began in 2018, with the project taking on additional urgency following Epstein's arrest and death the following summer. (Id. at 139.) 4. McGee alleges he and Seth were appointed members of ETP in August 2005 and that he was subsequently named a "Lifetime Member of ETP." In 2008 he served 13 of his 18-month sentence in prison with a generous work release and was ordered to pay three dozen of his victims in restitution and register his name on the sex offender rolls. A source familiar with that donation was not aware of any additional gifts from Epstein or his foundation, despite references in Epstein foundation press releases to 11 51.) Epstein, 66, died by apparent suicide in a Manhattan jail on August 10, 2020, as he awaited trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors. According to plaintiffs, ETP "cut[] back on or eliminating grant making to many New York City-area charities and Jewish causes important to the Epstein Siblings" following Florence's death and the election of Milton and Seth to the board. (Id. Ctr., 281 AD2d 127, 137 [1st Dept 2001] [citation omitted].) (EPTL 11-1.1 [13].) "He's a lot of fun to be with. Although the investigation eventually uncovered dozens of young women and minors who had allegedly been sexually abused by Epstein, he was ultimately charged on just two counts: soliciting a minor for prostitution and procuring minors for prostitution. "He said it would be complicated to release the correspondence publicly because other names might get dragged in. (Amsellem, 280 A.D.2d at 360-361. On December 18, 1976, the Epstein Siblings held a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors to adopt the foundation's first set of by-laws (1976 By-laws), elect officers, and name the Chairman of the Board. (Id. (See id.). In 1989, Wexner used a trust to buy an Upper East Side townhouse that is believed to be the largest private residence in Manhattan for $13.2 million, Vanity Fairreported. The documentary evidence defendants offer in support of their 3211 (a)( 1) motion to dismiss does not contradict plaintiffs' contentions that they were appointed as representatives of their father's estate to enforce the terms of the gift. Why is this public record being published online? A member of the protest group Hot Mess holds up a sign of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City in July 2019. Webepstein teicher philanthropies related to jeffrey epstein. Epstein said that MBS had visited Epstein's Manhattan mansion many times and had a framed photo of the crown prince hanging on the wall, according to New York Times reporter James B. Stewart. Please contact the Commercial Division Blog editors at commercialdivisionblog@schlamstone.com if you or a client have questions concerning nonprofit organizations. 2021-11-30T15:46:38-05:00 Protesters with signs linking the late Jeffrey Epstein to conspiracy theories at the sex trafficking trial of his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell , in November 2021 in New York City. Please share any feedback you have about Foundation Directory Online. at 140-141.) Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk were also in attendance. Plaintiffs are not beneficiaries of ETP, nor do they purport to be. (Id. Epstein Teicher Philanthropies (ETP) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable membership corporation organized under the laws of New York. %PDF-1.6 % 51, 55; NYSCEF 9, Draft Minutes of October 3, 2005 Special Meeting at 3.) And, because the Lucker plaintiffs are "relatives acting as relatives," "they fall into the opposite category from Mrs. Membership is determined based on one of these four tests. epstein teicher philanthropies related to jeffrey epstein Defendant Jane Heffner joined ETP as a director in 2007 and defendant Adrienne Simpson joined the Board in 2012. Epstein v. Philanthropies, 2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 32460 | Casetext ", In a statement, a lawyer representing Epstein's estate told Business Insider that some of the allegations in the lawsuit were inaccurate particularly allegations that the estate to this day engages in "a course of conduct aimed at concealing the criminal activities of the Epstein Enterprise.". (Thome, 70 A.D.3d at 96-97.) They point to ETP's long history of making grants to primarily New York City-based charities and Jewish causes to support their view of the Epstein Siblings' charitable intent. EPSTEIN TEICHER PHILANTHROPIES If proceeding under the fourth test, the controlling by-laws are the by-laws when plaintiff was admitted to membership. Epstein, besides making donations through the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, also made a number of charitable donations through his three private charities: Epstein Interest, the COUQ Foundation, and Gratitude American Ltd. According to federal tax filings, Epstein donated $30 million between 1998 and 2018, through these three charities. Epstein, who pleaded guilty to charges of solicitation of prostitution and procurement of minors for prostitution in Florida in 2007, ran a years-long "trafficking pyramid scheme" from the US Virgin Islands, prosecutors alleged in a lawsuit against the former wealth manager's estate in January 2020. Terms of Ito worked with other directors and staff at the MIT Media Lab to quietly receive large anonymous donations from Epstein after he was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution, a New Yorker expos published on September 6 reports. Court documents unsealed on July 31 show Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre testified that Clinton also visited Epstein's island something the former president has denied. Epstein was said to be one of the masterminds behind the scheme, but he ended up getting away unscathed, leaving Tower a few years before it fell apart in 1993. Cutting a "sweetheart deal" with Florida authorities, Epstein agreed to plead guilty to the felony prostitution charges. In Motion Sequence Number 002, defendants Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, Alan Seth Teicher, Jane E. Heffner, and Adrienne Simpson move pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(1), (3), (10), and (11) to dismiss the action brought by plaintiffs S. Karin Epstein and Hal Epstein, as co-successor executors of the Estate of William A. Epstein, and Vincent F. McGee, Jr., as a member of Epstein Teicher Philanthropies. Lifetime's two-night special Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, which premiered August 9 at 8/7c, investigated the billionaire New York financier who is alleged to have used his connections to the rich and famous to shield his predatory behavior with young girls. (NYSCEF 1, Complaint 60. (NYSCEF 7, McGee aff 3, 8.) Jeffrey Epstein was an American money manager and registered sex offender. With Ties to a Top Donor and a Trail of Gifts, the Epstein Scandal The relationship is the subject of an investigation by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, according to the bank. (Id. Florence was the last Epstein Sibling to serve on the board in 2004 and Milton became President of ETP in 2004. Defendants offer a document from the IRS showing ETP is a current tax-exempt foundation. Public Records Policy. Baptist Churches of Metro. (Id.). Defendants assert three arguments in their motion to dismiss: (i) under CPLR 3211(a)(1) and (3), plaintiffs lack standing; (ii) under CPLR 3211(a)(11), qualified immunity under N-PCL; and (iii) under CPLR 3211 (a)(10), plaintiffs failed to join the New York State Attorney General as a necessary party. The plaintiff, a 62-year-old massage therapist, had died in September. 11-26-2021. Last year, Clinton told New York Magazine through a spokesperson that Epstein was "both a highly successful financier and a committed philanthropist with a keen sense of global markets and an in-depth knowledge of twenty-first-century science.". (Id. (Id. In Thome, plaintiff sued defendant, a charity established in honor of the late sculptor Alexander Calder, and its board, for failing to appraise the purported Calder artworks plaintiff had in his possession. With his business operations set up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Epstein bought an adjacent 72-acre island called Little St. James for just shy of $8 million in 1998. He has also been criticized for frequently taking flights on the taxpayer's dime while serving as the country's special representative for international trade. 0 @ &. (NYSCEF 1, Complaint at 51.) Opinion. (Id. "The president told me this morning he hasn't talked to Epstein, he doesn't think he's talked to him or seen him in 10 or 15 years," Conway added. UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. She started dating Epstein shortly after moving to New York in 1991, Business Insider previously reported. The composition of ETP also changed upon the deaths of the Epstein Siblings: Manny died in 1982; Bill died in 1990; Tom died in 2003, and Florence died in 2005. Motion sequence 001 and 002 are consolidated for disposition. ), Under CPLR 3211(a)(3) motion to dismiss, the moving party has the burden to establish a prima facie case that plaintiff lacks standing. Epstein, a former hedge-fund manager, kept his client list under wraps, but he often bragged of his elite social circle that included presidents and Hollywood stars. (Id. 32460 (N.Y. Sup. On July 23, 2019, Epstein was discovered with neck injuries in his cell and was placed on suicide watch. ), Second, defendants cite to Thome v Alexander & Louisa Calder Foundation for the proposition that the Attorney General is the only party who can bring an action against the defendants because plaintiffs are members of the public. Although the plaintiff was the wife of the donor, she was permitted standing as the administrator of the estate of the donor of a charitable donation that had been made subject to explicit restrictions." Who Is Suspected Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira? Cyberchase Funding Among Epsteins powerful associates are presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. The current Directors are Seth, Heffner, and Simpson, the individual defendants. 02/11/2022. Jeffrey Epstein WebJeffry M. And Barbara Picower Foundation Viewers Like You Boeing Ore-Ida Pediasure Major funding for Cyberchase is provided by, the National Science Foundation; America's Investment in the Future. has no standing to institute an action to enforce the terms of the Gift is to contravene the well-settled principle that a donor's expressed intent is entitled to protection." (NYSCEF Doc. 2, 36.) at 140-141.) A plaintiff, having been appointed as a legal representative of a decedent's estate, also has standing to sue the beneficiary for enforcement of the terms of the gift. Jeffrey Epstein. In their capacities as co-successor executors of their late father's estate, they bring a breach of quasi-contract (third cause of action); equitable estoppel (fourth cause of action); breach of constructive or quasi-trust (fifth cause of action); breach of fiduciary duties under N-PCL 717 and 720 (sixth and tenth cause of action) against the individual defendants and for their removal under N-PCL 706 and 714; wrongful related party transactions under N-PCL 715 against ETP (ninth cause of action). In June 2022, a federal judge sentenced Maxwell to 20 years in prison for trafficking girls to have sex with Epstein and sexually abusing them herself. (See Am. Someone should tell him about redaction.". Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. This case was filed in New York County Defendants argue that ETP's charitable mission, as stated in its Certificate, is broad: "The purposes for which [ETP] is to be formed are exclusively to receive and administer funds for scientific, educational, and charitable purposes." A spokesperson for Black also told the Times that the relationship ended after a "fee dispute" in 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death were arguably suspicious: the guards had reportedly fallen asleep while on duty and failed to check on Epstein at the appointed times and the cameras monitoring his jail cell were not working. 18th Funding (February 25, 2022) [Girl Announcer] Major funding for Cyberchase is provided byThe JPB Foundation. ), The court is also unpersuaded by defendants' distinction between an unrestricted gift and an endowment fund insofar as it determines whether plaintiffs have standing or not. He pleaded not guilty on July 8 and was being held without bail in New York City, where he was already on suicide watch after an earlier reported suicide attempt that had led to his hospitalization, at the time of his death. Thus, the court finds that McGee has sufficiently pleaded that the procedure in naming him as a member during the August 29, 2005 Special Meeting by the then-surviving sole member of ETP complied with the controlling 1976 By-laws.
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