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EFTA00090314: FBI Confidential Human Source Report Referencing Jeffrey Epstein and Intelligence Claims

Snapshot

EFTA00090314 begins a three page FBI FD 1023 Confidential Human Source reporting document dated October 19, 2020. The report records allegations provided to the FBI Los Angeles Field Office by a confidential human source identified only as Source S 00099701.

The source made claims concerning Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz, Ehud Barak, Jared Kushner, Charles Kushner, Masha Drokova, Leon Black, Apollo Global Management, Elliott Broidy, Donald Trump, Rex Tillerson, foreign influence, and several governments and organizations.

The most significant Epstein related allegation is that the source recalled Dershowitz telling former United States Attorney Alexander Acosta that Epstein belonged to United States and allied intelligence services. The source also claimed that Epstein had trained as a spy under Ehud Barak and had been co opted by Mossad.

These statements are confidential source allegations. The report does not state that the FBI verified them. It contains no intelligence file, operational record, payment record, recording, witness statement, or official confirmation proving that Epstein worked for the United States, Israel, Mossad, or any other intelligence service.

An FD 1023 records information supplied by a confidential source. Its existence confirms that the FBI received and documented the information. It does not transform the source’s statements into established FBI findings.


Document Details

Evidence range: EFTA00090314 through EFTA00090316

Document type: FBI FD 1023 Confidential Human Source Reporting Document

Classification displayed: Unclassified

Source identifier: S 00099701

Date of source contact: October 16, 2020

Date of report: October 19, 2020

FBI office: Los Angeles Field Office

Squad: I 01

Contact method: Encrypted messaging application

Substantive case files: 804I LA 3315657 INTELPRODS and 50D NY 3027571

Stated investigative subject: Possible improper domestic or foreign influence over the United States electoral process

Report synopsis: Foreign influence on United States officials by Israel, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates

Additional reporting in Echo: The form is marked “No”

Agent identities: Redacted


What an FD 1023 Establishes

An FD 1023 is used to record information communicated by a confidential human source. The form distinguishes between what the source said, what the source believed, and what the FBI independently established.

Throughout this document, the reporting agent uses phrases such as:

  • “CHS remembered”
  • “CHS believed”
  • “CHS concluded”
  • “CHS advised”
  • “According to”
  • “NFI,” meaning no further information

These phrases are critical. They show that the document is reporting the source’s statements and interpretations.

The form does not include an FBI conclusion that the source was correct. It also does not provide a visible source reliability assessment, corroboration summary, supporting recordings, or investigative disposition.

The source reportedly provided some similar information in earlier reports. Those earlier reports are referenced but not attached.


Allegations Concerning Alan Dershowitz

On EFTA00090314, the source discusses Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz.

The source claimed that Dershowitz influenced students from wealthy families and identified Josh Kushner and Jared Kushner as examples. The source also attributed a statement to Dershowitz about becoming an Israeli intelligence agent if he were young again.

Based on that alleged statement and other unspecified information, the source said they believed Dershowitz had been co opted by Mossad and supported its mission.

The source also claimed to remain in occasional communication with Dershowitz.

The document does not include:

  • A recording of the alleged statement.
  • A message written by Dershowitz.
  • Testimony from another person who heard it.
  • An FBI assessment agreeing with the source.
  • Evidence that Dershowitz worked for Mossad.

Dershowitz’s representation of Epstein is established elsewhere. The intelligence allegation is not established by this report.


The Alleged Statement to Alexander Acosta

The source told the FBI that Dershowitz had represented Epstein. The source then claimed to remember Dershowitz telling Alexander Acosta, who was United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida during the federal Epstein investigation, that Epstein belonged to United States and allied intelligence services.

This is a significant allegation because Acosta’s office approved the controversial federal nonprosecution agreement that protected Epstein and named potential coconspirators from federal prosecution in South Florida.

However, EFTA00090314 does not state:

  • When the alleged conversation occurred.
  • Where it occurred.
  • Whether it was spoken or written.
  • Whether the source personally heard it.
  • What exact words Dershowitz allegedly used.
  • Which United States intelligence service was supposedly involved.
  • Which allied intelligence service was supposedly involved.
  • Whether Acosta responded.
  • Whether the FBI interviewed Acosta about the claim.
  • Whether the FBI interviewed Dershowitz about the claim.
  • Whether any recording, memorandum, email, or contemporaneous note exists.

The report records what the source remembered. It does not verify that Dershowitz made the statement or that the underlying intelligence claim was true.


Alleged Calls Between Dershowitz and Epstein

The confidential source claimed to have shared telephone calls between Dershowitz and Epstein and to have taken notes during those calls.

The source further alleged that Mossad would contact Dershowitz after the calls for a debriefing.

No notes are attached to the released report. The document does not identify:

  • The dates of the calls.
  • The telephone numbers used.
  • The subjects discussed.
  • The supposed Mossad caller.
  • How the source identified that caller as connected to Mossad.
  • Whether call records were obtained.
  • Whether the FBI recovered the source’s notes.
  • Whether the FBI corroborated the alleged sequence of calls.

This is therefore a reported intelligence allegation, not evidence that a debriefing occurred.


Claims Concerning Ehud Barak and Mossad

The source told the FBI that Epstein was close to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. The source then alleged that Epstein trained as a spy under Barak.

The report also says that one of the source’s redacted contacts asked many questions about Epstein. Based on that interaction, the source became convinced that Epstein was a “co opted Mossad Agent.”

The redactions prevent readers from determining who questioned the source, what organization that person represented, and what information led to the source’s conclusion.

Epstein’s documented relationship with Barak is independently established through meetings, photographs, correspondence, and business activity. Those connections do not by themselves prove an intelligence relationship.

EFTA00090314 contains no operational records connecting Epstein to Mossad and no confirmation from Barak, the Israeli government, the United States government, or any intelligence agency.

The distinction between documented access and alleged intelligence service is essential.


Masha Drokova and Day One Ventures

On EFTA00090315, the source discusses Masha Drokova and Day One Ventures.

The source described Drokova as based in Silicon Valley and associated with the early stage investment firm Day One Ventures. The source also referred to Drokova’s earlier involvement with a Russian youth movement connected to Vladimir Putin.

According to the report, Drokova asked the source whether the source had known Epstein. The source said Drokova described Epstein favorably and criticized what had happened to him.

The source concluded that Day One Ventures was operating in Silicon Valley to steal technology.

The document provides no evidence supporting that conclusion. It includes no identified technology, victim company, intelligence directive, stolen trade secret, payment record, government instruction, or criminal charge.

The reported conversation may support further investigation into Drokova’s view of Epstein. It does not establish that Day One Ventures engaged in espionage or technology theft.


Claims Concerning Chabad and the Kushner Family

The source made several broad allegations involving Chabad, Russia, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and Kushner family charities.

The source claimed that Chabad was attempting to co opt the Trump presidency and was being used by Vladimir Putin to monitor Russian Jewish oligarchs.

The source also referred to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner visiting a rabbinical gravesite around the 2016 election and alleged that Jared Kushner failed to disclose an interest in Cadre because of supposed Russian connections.

The source recommended investigating Kushner family charities for corruption and money laundering and broadly claimed that Chabad used charities to launder money.

The report does not provide financial records, suspicious activity reports, bank transfers, charity filings, indictments, or other evidence proving those allegations.

Claims about an entire religious movement require particular caution. The report documents what one confidential source alleged. It is not an FBI finding that Chabad or Jewish charities generally engaged in money laundering or foreign influence operations.

The inclusion of sweeping claims about Jewish institutions, oligarchs, intelligence services, and money laundering also raises questions about the source’s possible biases and analytical reliability.


Charles Kushner, Ken Kurson, and Cui Tiankai

The source provided an article titled “Jim McGreevey and His Main Man,” published in September 2004 and centered on Charles Kushner.

The source urged the FBI to investigate Kushner family relationships in the Middle East and suggested that Ken Kurson possessed significant information.

The source also alleged that Henry Kissinger introduced Charles Kushner to Cui Tiankai, who served as the Chinese ambassador to the United States. The source connected the timing of that introduction with Anbang’s negotiations involving 666 Fifth Avenue.

The report does not establish that any introduction was improper. It also does not show that the alleged introduction, the Anbang negotiations, Epstein, or a foreign influence operation were part of the same coordinated activity.


Hary Tanoesoedibjo and the Trump Organization

The source discussed Indonesian billionaire Hary Tanoesoedibjo and his business relationship with Donald Trump.

The report contains redactions concerning who introduced the source to Tanoesoedibjo and who was allegedly present at his home.

The source attributed a vulgar statement to Trump concerning Amazon and military contracts. The source then characterized Trump as compromised by Israel and described Jared Kushner as the strategic force behind Trump’s organization and presidency.

The report provides no recording, date, contract file, corroborating witness statement, or direct communication from Trump supporting the quoted remark.

This section contains layers of hearsay. The confidential source reports what another redacted person allegedly said that Tanoesoedibjo said Trump had said.

That structure materially limits the evidentiary weight of the claim.


Beverly Hills Property Allegations

The report discusses a Beverly Hills mansion associated with Donald Trump and references an investigative article by Lance Williams and Matt Smith concerning unusual property transfers.

The source named Igor Korbatov in connection with a property transaction and referred to the Fisch family, Lisa Korbatov, Michael Cohen, and an Indonesian billionaire family.

The report describes unusual pricing, a cash sale, shell company activity, and questions raised by a financial crimes consultant.

Unlike several other sections, this portion substantially repeats information from a published investigation rather than presenting direct personal knowledge from the confidential source.

The report does not state that the FBI adopted the article’s conclusions or determined that the real estate transactions constituted a crime.


Renda and Rex Tillerson

On EFTA00090316, the source discusses Renda Tillerson and Rex Tillerson.

The source claimed that Renda Tillerson described media smears, surveillance, and a rival State Department operation allegedly run by Jared Kushner. The source also claimed that Rex Tillerson affirmed his wife’s account.

According to the report, Renda Tillerson wanted the FBI to contact her so she could share what she knew.

The document does not show whether the FBI contacted either Renda or Rex Tillerson. It contains no subsequent interview report, surveillance evidence, or corroborating documentation.


Leon Black, Apollo, and Constellis

The source cited Jed Shugerman and Whitney Webb while alleging that Leon Black owned the military and security contractor formerly associated with the Blackwater name and later known as Constellis.

That wording is materially misleading.

Investment funds managed by Apollo Global Management acquired Constellis in 2016. Leon Black was then Apollo’s chief executive and a cofounder, but ownership by Apollo managed investment funds is not the same as personal ownership by Black.

The source also referred to public reporting that Black had paid Epstein approximately $50 million. Later investigations and disclosures established that the amount paid by Black to Epstein was far greater than the figure quoted in this October 2020 report.

The source further noted that Apollo provided Kushner Companies with a $184 million loan while the Kushners faced financial pressure involving 666 Fifth Avenue.

Some underlying corporate transactions referenced in this paragraph were publicly reported. The source’s characterization of personal ownership and its broader implication of a coordinated foreign influence operation are not established by the report.

Additional context appears in the EpsteinWiki articles on Leon Black and Leon Black’s congressional testimony about his payments to Epstein.


Elliott Broidy and Foreign Lobbying

The source discussed Elliott Broidy, a political fundraiser connected to Donald Trump.

The report says Broidy had recently pleaded to charges involving money laundering and unregistered lobbying for the United Arab Emirates. That description is imprecise.

In October 2020, Broidy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act in connection with undisclosed lobbying intended to influence United States government action for foreign interests. The charge was not simply a conviction for generic money laundering.

The source also discussed Broidy’s efforts involving Qatar, an alleged payment to a former Playboy model, Joel Mowbray, and former congressman Ed Royce.

The source characterized Mowbray as an unregistered lobbyist and predicted that he would cooperate against Broidy. The report provides no confirmation that Mowbray was charged, registered retroactively, or cooperated with investigators.


Gawker and Zero Hedge

The final substantive paragraph says the source urged the FBI to investigate Gawker for allegedly distributing Russian propaganda.

The source claimed that a person named Matt Melen said Russian intelligence began using Zero Hedge to influence people in the United States after Gawker was destroyed.

The document provides no technical attribution, intelligence assessment, platform records, communications, financial transfers, or identified Russian officers supporting that claim.

The report does not state that the FBI agreed with or acted on the source’s recommendation.


FBI Approval and Administrative Record

The report was submitted on October 19, 2020, at 3:23 p.m. Pacific time. It received first level approval approximately three minutes later.

The submitting and approving officials are redacted.

Administrative approval confirms that the report entered the FBI system. It does not mean each allegation was verified or endorsed.

The document is marked “OFFICIAL RECORD” and “UNCLASSIFIED.” Neither marking establishes the truth of the confidential source’s statements.


Source Reliability Concerns

The released report does not display a source reliability rating or a formal FBI assessment of the source’s access, motivation, reporting history, or corroboration record.

Several features require caution:

  • Some claims are based on the source’s personal recollection.
  • Some claims are based on what unidentified people allegedly told the source.
  • Some conclusions are based on published articles and social media references.
  • Several passages use phrases such as “believed” or “concluded.”
  • Some statements involve multiple layers of hearsay.
  • The source makes broad claims about religious, ethnic, political, and national groups.
  • The source sometimes moves from documented association to an unsupported allegation of espionage.
  • At least one corporate ownership claim is materially misleading.
  • The source supplies no visible evidence for several serious allegations.

These weaknesses do not prove that every claim is false. They mean the document must be used as a lead sheet, not as proof.


Why This Record Matters

EFTA00090314 matters because it proves that the FBI formally recorded a confidential source’s allegations concerning Epstein and intelligence services in October 2020.

The report also identifies two substantive case files, references previous source reporting, and places the information within an FBI inquiry concerning possible domestic and foreign influence over the United States electoral process.

The record may help researchers ask:

  • Whether the FBI investigated the alleged statement to Acosta.
  • Whether Dershowitz, Acosta, or Barak was interviewed.
  • Whether the source’s notes from alleged Epstein calls were collected.
  • Whether related telephone records were obtained.
  • Whether earlier reports from the same source contain additional detail.
  • Whether the allegations were corroborated, rejected, or left unresolved.

The document is significant because the allegations reached the FBI and were entered into an official reporting system. It is not proof that the intelligence allegations were true.


Evidence Appearances

  • EFTA00090314: FD 1023 header, source identifier, report dates, FBI case numbers, Alan Dershowitz allegations, alleged statement to Alexander Acosta, Epstein intelligence allegations, Ehud Barak reference, and Mossad claim.
  • EFTA00090315: Masha Drokova, Day One Ventures, Chabad, Jared Kushner, Charles Kushner, Ken Kurson, Cui Tiankai, Anbang, Hary Tanoesoedibjo, Donald Trump, Igor Korbatov, and Beverly Hills property claims.
  • EFTA00090316: Renda Tillerson, Rex Tillerson, Leon Black, Apollo, Constellis, Epstein payments, Elliott Broidy, Joel Mowbray, Ed Royce, Gawker, Zero Hedge, report synopsis, and approval information.

Related EpsteinWiki Pages


Questions Still Unanswered

  1. Who was Confidential Human Source S 00099701?
  2. What was the source’s history of reliability?
  3. What access did the source have to Dershowitz, Epstein, Barak, Acosta, and the other named people?
  4. What previous reports from this source concerned Epstein?
  5. Why are those earlier reports not included with this document?
  6. Did the source personally hear the alleged conversation between Dershowitz and Acosta?
  7. Did Dershowitz tell Acosta that Epstein belonged to United States or allied intelligence services?
  8. Did the FBI interview Dershowitz about that allegation?
  9. Did the FBI interview Acosta?
  10. Did the FBI interview Ehud Barak?
  11. Were the source’s alleged notes from calls between Dershowitz and Epstein collected?
  12. Do telephone records corroborate the claimed calls and debriefings?
  13. Who allegedly contacted Dershowitz after the calls?
  14. How did the source determine that any caller represented Mossad?
  15. What evidence led the source to claim Epstein trained under Barak?
  16. What information was redacted from the Epstein paragraph?
  17. Did the FBI open additional investigations based on the report?
  18. Were any allegations corroborated?
  19. Were any allegations disproved?
  20. Why does the report contain two substantive case file numbers?
  21. What records are contained in case file 804I LA 3315657 INTELPRODS?
  22. What records are contained in case file 50D NY 3027571?
  23. Were the articles and screenshots referenced by the source preserved?
  24. Did the FBI contact Renda or Rex Tillerson?
  25. Did the FBI investigate the allegations concerning Day One Ventures?
  26. Did the FBI investigate the source’s claims concerning Kushner family charities?
  27. Why did the report describe Leon Black as personally owning Constellis?
  28. Did the FBI correct any inaccurate corporate or criminal descriptions in the source reporting?
  29. What was the final investigative disposition of the report?
  30. Was the report shared with any counterintelligence, public corruption, election security, or foreign influence task force?

Fact Check

Confirmed by the document: The FBI created an FD 1023 report dated October 19, 2020.

Confirmed by the document: The confidential source was identified as S 00099701.

Confirmed by the document: The source contact occurred through an encrypted messaging application.

Confirmed by the document: The report concerned possible improper domestic or foreign influence over the United States electoral process.

Confirmed by the document: The source made allegations involving Epstein, Dershowitz, Acosta, Barak, and Mossad.

Confirmed by the document: The report was submitted and received first level approval.

Confirmed independently: Alan Dershowitz represented Jeffrey Epstein.

Confirmed independently: Epstein had a documented association with Ehud Barak.

Confirmed independently: Investment funds managed by Apollo acquired Constellis.

Confirmed independently: Leon Black was Apollo’s chief executive at the time.

Confirmed independently: Leon Black paid Epstein substantially more than the approximately $50 million figure quoted in the report.

Confirmed independently: Elliott Broidy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Materially misleading claim: The report says Leon Black owned the company formerly associated with Blackwater. The more accurate statement is that investment funds managed by Apollo acquired Constellis while Black led Apollo.

Imprecise claim: The report characterizes Broidy’s guilty plea as involving money laundering and unregistered lobbying for the United Arab Emirates. The actual federal plea concerned conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act through undisclosed lobbying for foreign interests.

Not established: That Epstein worked for any intelligence service.

Not established: That Epstein trained as a spy under Ehud Barak.

Not established: That Dershowitz worked for Mossad.

Not established: That Mossad debriefed Dershowitz after calls with Epstein.

Not established: That Dershowitz made the alleged intelligence statement to Acosta.

Not established: That Day One Ventures stole technology.

Not established: The source’s broad claims concerning Chabad and money laundering.

Not established: That Trump was compromised by Israel.

Not established: That Gawker or Zero Hedge acted for Russian intelligence.

Not established: That the FBI adopted the source’s conclusions.


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