Case 1:18-cv-07580 Document 1 Filed 08/20/18 Page 18 of 26 single adjudication, economy of scale, and comprehensive supervision by a single court. 79. Defendants have acted or refused to act on grounds generally applicable to the Class, thereby making appropriate final and injunctive relief with respect to the Class. TOLLING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION 80. The applicable statute of limitation for each of the claims for relief asserted herein have been tolled by Defendants' acts of fraud, concealment, and intentional misrepresentation as described herein. Plaintiffs reasonably relied on the prior government investigations, which resulted in the conviction of Defendants' co-conspirator, and could not have discovered, even after exercising reasonable diligence, any of the claims for relief pleaded herein against Defendants prior to the affidavit of Non-Party Hoffenberg, executed on August 17, 2018. Plaintiffs, in fact, did not discover any of the claims for relief pleaded herein until after such time. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (Fraud) 81. Plaintiffs repeat, reiterate and re-allege each and every allegation contained in all preceding paragraphs with the same force and effect as if more fully set forth herein. 82. With the intent to derive the use, enjoyment and profits from TFC, Plaintiffs and the Class, and with the intent to injure such individuals, Epstein actively participated in devising the TFC Ponzi Scheme and he participated in acquiring assets and funds from such entities and individuals though TFC for his own personal gain or use, or the gain or use of the Defendant Entities. 83. Under the guise of acting on behalf of TFC, Plaintiffs and the Class, Epstein actively participated in creating and executing several fraudulent Ponzi schemes. 84. Epstein concealed his actual intentions of converting the assets of TFC, Plaintiffs 18 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0088602 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY GM_002