“Sex dungeon” financier Howard Rubin apparently doesn’t like it when he’s the one locked up, but his pleas didn’t convince a Brooklyn Federal Court judge who refused to release him on bond Monday.
The 70-year-old Wall Street multimillionaire is being held in the MDC Brooklyn jail after his sex trafficking arrest. His lawyers tried to make the case that he’s a devoted granddad who set up a ball pit for his young progeny in his living room, and would never use his wealth to flee the jurisdiction.
“He is a devoted and loving grandfather who goes above and beyond to create joy for his grandchildren. He dresses up in costumes—like characters from Frozen—just to make them smile,” wrote his daughter, Annalee Rubin, who submitted 15 photographs of Rubin with his grandchildren in her lette