Former Wall Street star, ex-Soros financier 'tortured' women in secret soundproof BDSM 'sex dungeon': Feds



A former famed financier with money ties to George Soros is accused of torturing women at a secret BDSM "sex dungeon," according to authorities.

Howard Rubin, 70, used to be a high-profile money manager at Salomon Brothers, Bear Stearns, and Merrill Lynch.

'The defendants allegedly exploited Rubin’s status to ensnare their prospective victims and forced them to endure unthinkable physical trauma before silencing any outcries with threats of legal recourse.'

On Friday morning, FBI agents arrested Rubin at his home in Fairfield, Connecticut.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York said in a Friday statement, "A 10-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging retired New York-based financier, Howard Rubin, also known as 'Howie' and 'H,' along with his personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, with sex trafficking and transporting women in interstate commerce for sex acts with Rubin."

Federal authorities said Powers became Rubin's personal assistant around 2011 and "managed the logistical aspects of their commercial sex operation."

Federal officials added that Rubin additionally was charged with bank fraud in "connection with misrepresentations made to a bank in the course of financing Powers' mortgage for the Texas home of Powers and her husband."

Powers also was arrested Friday at her home in Southlake, Texas.

The alleged sexual abuse crimes occurred between 2009 and 2019 when Rubin and Powers "recruited multiple women to travel to New York City to engage in commercial sex acts with Rubin involving bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, and sadomasochism, referred to as 'BDSM' sex, and some of the women were trafficked."

ABC News reported that Rubin "lured dozens of women, including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his Central Park penthouse in a soundproofed room described in court papers as 'The Dungeon.'"

The feds said the alleged sexual encounters took place at luxury hotels and at Rubin's two-bedroom penthouse apartment in midtown Manhattan, where one of the bedrooms was converted into "what they referred to as a sex 'dungeon' that was painted red, soundproofed, and furnished with BDSM equipment and devices, including a device to shock or electrocute the women."

"During many of these encounters, Rubin brutalized women's bodies, causing them to fear for their safety and/or resulting in significant pain and injuries," the statement says.

"Rubin also used force, fraud, and coercion to traffic another woman in 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada," the statement reads.

Rubin and Powers are accused of requiring the women to sign nondisclosure agreements, which would "require the women to assume the risk of the hazards and injury of the BDSM encounters with Rubin, prohibit the disclosure of information about the BDSM sex with Rubin, and require the payment of damages in the event of a breach."

Federal investigators said Rubin used the NDAs to intimidate the women, warning of legal action and public humiliation if they pursued legal recourse.

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Joseph Nocella Jr. — interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York — stated, "As alleged, the defendants used Rubin's wealth to mislead and recruit women to engage in commercial sex acts, where Rubin then tortured women beyond their consent, causing lasting physical and/or psychological pain, and in some cases physical injuries."

Christopher G. Raia — assistant director in charge of the FBI — revealed, "For many years, Howard Rubin and Jennifer Powers allegedly spent at least one million dollars to finance the commercial sexual torture of multiple women via a national trafficking network."

"The defendants allegedly exploited Rubin’s status to ensnare their prospective victims and forced them to endure unthinkable physical trauma before silencing any outcries with threats of legal recourse," Raia said. "The FBI will continue to apprehend any trafficker who sexually abuses others for twisted gratification."

Harry Chavis — acting special agent in charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation of the New York Field Office — noted that the alleged sexual abuse "was not a one-man show."

"While Rubin dehumanized these women with abhorrent sexual acts, Powers is alleged to have run the day-to-day operations of the enterprise and got paid generously for her efforts," Chavis said. "IRS-CI and FBI partnered to see fit that all the facts are detailed in this case and ensure that this pair realizes the full consequences of their ghastly behaviors."

If convicted of sex trafficking, Rubin and Powers each face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment. Rubin and Powers face a maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment if convicted of transporting women to engage in commercial sex acts.

Rubin faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years if he is convicted of bank fraud.

Rubin pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Brooklyn.

Rubin's lawyer did not immediately reply to a request for comment from Reuters.

Rubin is a former high-profile Wall Street trader and hedge fund manager who became notorious for making unauthorized trades.

CNBC said of Rubin, "He first gained public notoriety in 1987 for making unauthorized trades at Merrill Lynch, which the firm at the time said contributed to a massive $250 million loss from mortgage securities. Rubin's action at Merrill, which led to his termination, is detailed in Michael Lewis' Wall Street memoir 'Liar's Poker.'"

"Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street" was written by best-selling author Michael Lewis, known for penning popular books such as "Moneyball," "The Blind Side," and "The Big Short."

The premise of "Liar's Poker" as per Goodreads:

Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics when he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street’s premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. 'Liar's Poker' is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years — a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business. From the frat-boy camaraderie of the forty-first-floor trading room to the killer instinct that made ambitious young men gamble everything on a high-stakes game of bluffing and deception, here is Michael Lewis's knowing and hilarious insider's account of an unprecedented era of greed, gluttony, and outrageous fortune.

Bloomberg reported that Rubin was described in the book as a "young trader who studied behavioral research into which homeowners were likely to prepay their mortgages."

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Army investigating viral photos of officers posing in 'puppy play' kink masks, BDSM gear while in uniform



The U.S. Army confirmed Monday it is investigating two commissioned officers for wearing their official military uniforms while adored with BDSM gear and dog masks.

The disturbing photos surfaced on social media last week. They show the officers, one colonel and one captain, flaunt their apparent LGBT relationship using anonymous social media accounts under the names "PupRavage" and "HonuPup." The photos show the men engaged in an LGBT sex kink known as "puppy play."

"Puppy play (aka pup play) is a form of consensual, adult role-play popular in the gay leather community, where people dress up and embody the characteristics of a dog," Men's Health magazine explains.

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What did the Army say?

Army spokesman Maj. Jonathon Lewis confirmed that military officials are investigating the incident.

"U.S. Army Pacific is aware of content found on social media reflecting soldiers' activities while wearing uniforms," Lewis said in a statement. "The incident is currently under investigation."

The military, however, is not disclosing details about the nature of the investigation.

Don Christensen, the former chief prosecutor for the Air Force, told USA Today that the officers could be subject to military discipline under Article 133 of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, which governs behavior unbecoming of a military officer.

The spirit of Article 133 is whether the "officer’s conduct disgraces him personally or brings dishonor to the military profession such as to affect his fitness to command so as to successfully complete the military mission." And "because officer behavior is so important, criminal liability for conduct unbecoming does not depend on whether conduct actually effects a harm upon a victim, but rather on whether the officer possessed the general intent to act indecorously, dishonestly, or indecently."

Thus the behavior could result in a court-martial.

"All U.S. Army soldiers are expected to uphold high standards of personal conduct and to avoid discrediting the service and the uniform, both in person and across social media," said Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith.

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Report: Princeton University crowds out higher learning with classes on 'Black + Queer in Leather,' 'BDSM,' and fat acceptance



The cost of tuition, room, and board for a single academic year at Princeton University is $79,540. For that princely sum, depending on which potentially regrettable degree is pursued, a student might enjoy a relatively conventional education — unless, of course, they enter the humanities.

The university, ranked fourth in Forbes' Top Colleges list for 2022, released its 2023 course catalog earlier this month, revealing that classes in BDSM, body positivity, and fetishism will be on offer in the spring semester.

The listings have been met with criticism, with some denouncing the university for funding the dissemination of demeaning, potentially-harmful, and addictive material.

Fat, fetishism, and delusion

Princeton purports to provide a liberal arts education that broadens students' outlooks and helps "form their characters and values." A new Fox News Digital report highlighted what the university might have in mind in the way of character and value formation.

For starters, there is the "Black + Queer in Leather: Black Leather/BDSM Material Culture" course, which will have students go spelunking through BDSM archives "in research libraries, community groups, and [with] individuals and their personal ephemera."

BDSM (bondage, discipline/dominance, submission, and sadomasochism) is an umbrella term for degenerate and frequently violent sexual relations.

According to the course description provided by the Office of the Registrar, Lewis Center for the Arts lecturer Tiona Nekkia McClodden will have students read: Amber Musser's "Sensational Flesh: Race, Power, and Masochism"; Ariane Cruz's "The Color of Kink: Black Women, BDSM, and Pornography"; Jennifer Nash's "The Black Body in Ecstasy: Reading Race, Reading Pornography"; and other graphic books.

Musser's book allegedly "employs masochism as a powerful diagnostic tool for probing relationships between power and subjectivity."

Cruz's book is said to reveal "BDSM and pornography as critical sites from which to rethink the formative links between Black female sexuality and violence."

One book on the course syllabus is by Mireille Miller-Young, the feminist studies professor charged with grand theft, vandalism, and battery in 2014 for assaulting a 16-year-old pro-life student. Miller-Young pled guilty.

Princeton students won't only be provided with an insight into how to navigate the world as racially-obsessed sadomasochists.

Judith Hamera, a dance professor and the chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts will once again be teaching "FAT: The F-Word and the Public Body."

Hamera, who has taught the class since at least 2016, will return to guide students keen on answering the questions: "How does this 'f-word' discipline and regulate bodies in /as public? ... How might fat be a liberating counterperformance?"

Although a dance credit can be obtained through the completion of the course, no previous performance experience is necessary. Instead of intense physical activity, students will read Susan Greenhalgh's "Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America’s War on Fat," Cat Pausé's "Queering Fat Embodiment," and "Hunger" by the morbidly obese essayist Roxane Gay.

Extra to violent pornography and rejections of healthy body standards, Princeton students can look forward to learning "about the colonial history of the study of religion and the role of fetishism therein."

In "Anthropology of Religion: Fetishism and Decolonization," students will apparently gain the "tools to critically intervene in ongoing conversations about race, sexuality, cultural difference, and decolonization by becoming familiar with debates on fetishism in anthropology, critical theory, and Black and queer studies."

Fox News Digital suggested that Princeton's forthcoming "Current Issues in Anthropology: Liberalism, Racism & Free Speech" course has also been the subject of some recent controversy.

The course listing suggests that "In the U.S. and Europe, far right activists use 'free speech' to justify hate speech," and indicates that students will "use comparative studies of racist and Islamophobic hate speech" to determine how to manage speech.

Backlash and concern

Some Princeton undergraduates have expressed concern about the new courses, McClodden's in particular.

Paul Fletcher, a Princeton junior and president of the university's chapter of the pro-marriage Anscombe Society, told the College Fix that he takes issue with the BDSM course's "employment of pornography," noting that according to the course description, "pornographic content is required reading."

"Pornographic content of this sort is highly addictive, particularly to men and women of college age, often correlating with severe anxiety and depression," said Fletcher. "Students cannot just watch it, 'study it,' without consuming it. This is the equivalent of a Princeton course requiring every student to smoke a cigarette each week and 'study' its effects."

Fletcher is not the only student who believes that the course "has no place in a university that prioritizes the wellbeing of its students."

Julianna Lee, a sophomore at the university, told the College Fix that "cultural discourse and understanding are good things, but there is no need to do it in such a way that students are exposed to content that has been scientifically proven to be harmful."

Lee posed the question, "Plenty of people would be vehemently opposed to the idea of glorifying domestic abuse or gun violence, so why is it okay to have a class dedicated to concepts that promote unsafe sexual practices?"

In addition to the paid promotion of deviant lifestyles, Lee suggested that there is no counterpoint offered at the university: "I have not yet seen a single course here dedicated to exploring what it means to love in such a way that minimizes damage, including a clear dating timeline and how to truly will the good of another."

Benjamin Woodard writing for the National Review similarly criticized Princeton for rolling out its identitarian BDSM course, suggesting that the "class should be nauseating to any well-adjusted individual. Desires to harm oneself and others are signs of mental unwellness; exploitative and demeaning pornography is not art."

"To treat the use of other humans for pleasure as a subject of academic appreciation corrupts students’ character. Why would a student spend a whole (expensive) semester taking such a class? Why are students studying sexual perversion in classes at all, outside of, perhaps, the psychology department?" asked Woodard.

Princeton University’s Board of Trustees fired classics professor Joshua Katz for having a consensual sexual relationship with a student over 15 years ago. Katz, who had called a former student group, the Black Justice League, a "small local terrorist organization," was accused of having committed "egregious violations of University policy."

Citing this incident, Woodard underscored how Princeton's ethical pretensions do not appear to comport with the university's promotion of sadomasochism, dehumanization of women, and violent pornography in illegitimate academic fields.