The Financier
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| Originally published | 1912 |
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| Authors | Theodore Dreiser |
| Series | Trilogy of Desire |
| Genres | Reference Work |
| Followed by | The Titan |
| Publishers | Harper |
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| ID | 1230984 |
About The Financier
The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following year published the first part of his lengthy work as The Financier.
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... The Financier is well known in the City for having made large sums of money betting against the UK pound and British government bonds in recent years...
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... Authorities believe The Financier used his vast resources to curry favour among celebrities including Mr DiCaprio and model Miranda Kerr...
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... Two women who say The Financier sexually abused them brought the case against JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank...
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals against sex trafficking conviction
... During her trial, her lawyers argued that she was being scapegoated for Epstein s crimes, calling her friendship with The Financier the " biggest mistake of her life"...
Jeffrey Epstein's private islands put up for sale
... The Financier bought the 90-acre Little St James - the more developed of the two - nearly 25 years ago for almost $8m (£6m)...
Prince Andrew accuser unlikely to accept money settlement alone, says lawyer
... He used the interview to reiterate his denials of Ms Giuffre s claims and explain his one-time friendship with Epstein and The Financier s girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell...
Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers call for retrial over juror comments
... A long-time associate of convicted child sex offender Epstein, Maxwell has been in jail since July 2020 when she was charged with involvement in The Financier s abuse of teenage girls...
Prince Andrew accuser's 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public
... The document, disclosed by a New York court, reveals The Financier paid her $500,000 (£371,000) to end her claim...
Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers call for retrial over juror comments
Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell say she deserves a New Trial after a juror told media That he used his own experience of being sexually abused to persuade other jurors who doubted witnesses.
Prosecutors also asked The Judge to open an inquiry into the statements.
Maxwell was found guilty last week of grooming underage girls to be abused by Jeffrey Epstein .
The Juror said he told fellow jurors That , like some of Epstein's victims, he had been abused as a child.
The Man , who asked to be identified by his first and middle name, Scotty David, told reporters That he shared his experiences with jurors after some had questioned the recollections from two of Maxwell's accusers.
" I know What Happened when I was sexually abused. I remember The Colour of the carpet, The Walls . Some of it can be replayed like a video, " He Said he told The Jury , according to The Independent . " But I can't remember all The Details , there are some things That run together. "
" When I shared That , they were able to sort of come around on, they were able to come around on The Memory aspect of the sexual abuse, " Scotty David said, referring to other jurors, according to the Reuters news agency.
He also said That he " flew through" The Juror questionnaire used before trial to ascertain whether prospective jurors could judge Maxwell fairly, and did not recall being asked about his experiences with sexual abuse. He added That he would have answered honestly.
In a letter to US District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan, who presided over Maxwell's trial, The Lawyer for The British socialite said there were " incontrovertible grounds" for a New Trial to serve the interest of justice.
The Letter was filed shortly after prosecutors said the reports " merit attention by the Court".
Maxwell, 60, was convicted on five of the six counts she faced, including The Most serious charge - That of sex-trafficking a minor. Her lawyers have already said they will appeal against The Verdict .
A long-time associate of convicted child sex offender Epstein, Maxwell has been in jail since July 2020 when she was charged with involvement in The Financier 's abuse of teenage girls. Some of The Victims were as young as 14.
Epstein killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
A date for her sentencing has not yet been set.
Source of news: bbc.com