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Paul Morris deposition record and missing transcript pages
Snapshot Paul Morris’s April 18, 2023 deposition is represented in the recovered public records by 18 unique numbered transcript pages: one title page and 17 pages of testimony. The complete transcript, its final page and its reporter’s certificate have not been recovered. Field Verified position Witness and date Paul Morris, April 18, 2023 Reporting service ... Read more
Jeffrey Epstein, Putin and Russia: Connections, Intelligence Claims and the Receipts
Snapshot Released correspondence documents Jeffrey Epstein seeking access to Vladimir Putin through financial contacts and diplomatic intermediaries. The record also shows a sustained relationship with Russia’s United Nations ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, including assistance for his family. These records establish outreach, personal favors and claims of political insight. The material examined here does not establish that ... Read more
Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein: The Arrangement Records
Snapshot How to read these records The adult complainant described in an August 2021 attorney proffer EFTA02731729, page 1, is a memorandum of an August 17, 2021 call with attorney Jeanne Christensen. It is expressly labeled an attorney proffer. The woman described was reportedly in her thirties when the events occurred, in the early 2000s. ... Read more
Dr. Michael Apa: Epstein File Allegations, Dental Litigation, and Employment Claims
Snapshot Subject What the reviewed record establishes Public identity Michael Apa, DDS, is the founder of Apa Aesthetic and a cosmetic dentist associated with New York, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Miami. Name in the released document A September 9, 2020 interview memorandum names a dentist as “Michael Appa.” The spelling differs from Apa’s professional name. ... Read more
Marc Rowan: Sexual Allegations and Documented Links to Jeffrey Epstein
Snapshot Marc Rowan is a cofounder and chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management. Released records document meetings arranged with Jeffrey Epstein, direct correspondence, financial discussions, and professional introductions after Epstein’s 2008 sex crime conviction. No survivor accusation that Rowan committed sexual assault, sexual harassment, abuse, or trafficking was identified in the public records, court ... Read more
Sleuth Report: What Ellie Leonard’s Alleged Epstein Co Conspirator List Actually Shows
On September 22, 2026, Ellie Leonard published “Let’s name some (…alleged…) Epstein co conspirators”, an eighteen minute recording based on a coded journal released through the Department of Justice Epstein Library. Leonard and Zev Shalev had previously presented the journal in a four part decoding series. The underlying pages are real government released records. The ... Read more
Sleuth Report: Wall Street Did Not Miss Jeffrey Epstein’s Red Flags. It Monetized Them.
The Butterfly Bureau investigation, “Wall Street Did Not Miss Jeffrey Epstein’s Red Flags. It Monetized Them,” examines a financial system that did more than fail to stop Jeffrey Epstein. Major banks continued moving his money, processing his cash withdrawals, accepting questionable explanations, and pursuing business connected to him after his criminal conduct was public. The ... Read more
Len Blavatnik
Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik, widely known as Len Blavatnik, is a Soviet born American and British billionaire, the founder of Access Industries, and a major investor in music, media, chemicals, technology, and sport. His name appears repeatedly in records released from the Jeffrey Epstein investigations. The records document at least one direct email exchange with ... Read more
Paul Simon Barrett
Former JPMorgan private banker who continued working with Jeffrey Epstein after the bank ended Epstein’s client relationship, then established Alpha Group Capital and managed investments for Epstein and his entities from 2017 into 2019. Snapshot Full name: Paul Simon BarrettNationality: South African by originProfession: Private banker, investment adviser, and family office specialistKnown employers and firms: ... Read more
Justin D. Nelson
Justin D. Nelson is a JPMorgan private banking executive who became one of Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship managers during the final period of Epstein’s client relationship with the bank. Released emails, calendar records, civil litigation filings, Nelson’s 2023 deposition, and a 2026 investigation led by Senator Ron Wyden document that Nelson continued communicating and meeting with ... Read more
Joi Ito: MIT Media Lab Director and Jeffrey Epstein Associate
Snapshot Full name: Joichi Ito Common name: Joi Ito Born: June 19, 1966, Kyoto, Japan Known for: Technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, former director of the MIT Media Lab, former MIT professor, cofounder of Digital Garage, and president of Chiba Institute of Technology Documented Epstein connection: Ito cultivated Jeffrey Epstein as a donor and source of ... Read more
John Duffy: JPMorgan Private Bank Executive in the Jeffrey Epstein Record
Snapshot Field Detail Full name John Duffy Profession Banker and financial adviser Relevant JPMorgan positions Chief Executive Officer of the United States Private Bank, Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan Private Bank, and Global Head of Institutional Wealth Management Epstein connection Senior executive involved in decisions, communications, cash activity discussions, account termination, and continued third party ... Read more
Mary Erdoes and Jeffrey Epstein: JPMorgan Oversight, Direct Contact, and Unanswered Questions
Snapshot Field Detail Full name Mary Callahan Erdoes Current role Chief Executive Officer of JPMorganChase Asset & Wealth Management JPMorgan tenure Joined in 1996; led the Private Bank from 2005 to 2009; has led Asset & Wealth Management since 2009 Epstein connection Senior executive in the business that managed Jeffrey Epstein’s JPMorgan relationship; exchanged emails ... Read more
Leon Black Empty Chair Deposition in the House Epstein Investigation
Snapshot Field Details Event Empty chair deposition proceeding Witness Leon David Black Date September 3, 2026 Committee U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chair Representative James Comer Video Watch the official committee video Video length 3 minutes, 55 seconds Central issue Black did not appear for a deposition required by a congressional subpoena ... Read more
Sleuth Report: Bekah Day Examines the Fourteen People Thomas Massie Called Epstein Co Conspirators
Overview In A Crash Course Into the 14 Names on Rep. Thomas Massie’s Epstein List, researcher Bekah Day introduces the fourteen people Representative Thomas Massie publicly identified as alleged Jeffrey Epstein co conspirators during a September 2026 House floor speech. The list includes bankers, billionaires, modeling figures, a royal, an entertainer and one of Epstein’s ... Read more
Sleuth Report: Lisa Tait Examines Debra Ressler Black’s Place Inside Leon Black’s Epstein Connected World
Overview In The Wives of Epsteinland: Debra Ressler Black, researcher Lisa Tait examines the wife of billionaire financier Leon Black and asks why Debra Ressler Black remained married to him as his financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became public. The article combines documented financial records, foundation filings, insurance documents, family relationships, litigation and questions about ... Read more
Leon Black Sues House Oversight Committee to Block Epstein Subpoenas
Snapshot On September 3, 2026, billionaire financier Leon Black filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from enforcing two subpoenas concerning his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The case is Leon D. Black v. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, No. 1:26-cv-03084, filed in the United States ... Read more
Thomas Massie Reads Fourteen Alleged Epstein Co Conspirator Names on the House Floor
Snapshot On August 31, 2026, Representative Thomas Massie used a speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives to identify fourteen people whom he described as Jeffrey Epstein “co-conspirators.” Massie called for the people he named to be investigated and, where supported by evidence, prosecuted. He also announced the opening of a ... Read more
Jeffrey Epstein’s Companies, Trusts, and Financial Infrastructure
Snapshot Key Takeaways Overview Jeffrey Epstein built a financial operation that was unusually private, fragmented, and dependent on personal relationships. He did not operate like a conventional investment manager with a publicly identifiable fund, audited performance history, large professional staff, and clear list of products. Instead, Epstein presented himself as a private adviser to extraordinarily ... Read more
Sleuth Report: The Parallel Moscow Trails of Donald Trump, Leon Black, and Jeffrey Epstein
In What Happens in Russia, American Freakshow writers Nina Burleigh and Katie Chenoweth examine the overlapping Russia connections of Donald Trump, Leon Black, and Jeffrey Epstein. The article centers on Trump’s November 1996 trip to Moscow with Black and businessman Bennett LeBow. It then follows the corporate paper trail for a proposed Trump branded Moscow ... Read more
Sleuth Report: American Freakshow Maps The Epstein Lawyers Association
Overview American Freakshow’s article, The Epstein Lawyers Association, by Nina Burleigh and Katie Chenoweth, examines the legal circle that protected, advised, represented, or operated near Jeffrey Epstein and the broader Epstein class. The article is not only about lawyers who appeared in court for Epstein. It is about the legal machinery around power. That machinery ... Read more
Leon Black Subpoenas: House Oversight Demands NDA Records and Deposition Testimony in Epstein Investigation
Snapshot House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued two subpoenas to Leon Black on June 26, 2026, during Black’s voluntary transcribed interview in the Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation. One subpoena requires Black to appear for a deposition on July 16, 2026. The second requires him to produce nondisclosure agreements to the Committee. (House Oversight Committee) ... Read more
Sleuth Report: Leon Black, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Recruiters, New Questions Raised by Recently Released Records
Introduction Recently released correspondence contained within the Jeffrey Epstein document releases has renewed scrutiny of billionaire investor Leon Black and his long documented relationship with Epstein. While previous investigations have focused on the more than $170 million Black paid Epstein for financial and estate planning services, newly available emails, calendars, and interview records provide additional ... Read more
EFTA01615451: Steve Bannon Messages Reference Leon Black During Federal Investigation
Snapshot Evidence identification: EFTA01615451 Page stamps: EFTA01615451 through EFTA01615454 Document type: Four page iMessage rendering Message date: November 21, 2018 Platform: iMessage Displayed timezone: UTC plus 0000 Named participant: Steve Bannon Other participant: Redacted in this rendering, but identified as Jeffrey Epstein through matching forensic exports from the account jeeitunes@gmail.com and related message records Principal ... Read more
Sleuth Report: The Unknown Survivor Journal and Allegations of Systematic Exploitation Within Epstein's Network
Overview The Unknown Survivor Journal is a collection of handwritten diary entries, coded writings, poetry excerpts, letters, photographs, and personal reflections attributed to an unidentified teenage girl who describes experiences within Jeffrey Epstein’s network during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The journal was discussed publicly by independent journalist Ellie Leonard during a reading and ... Read more
Josh Harris: Apollo Cofounder, Epstein Correspondence, and the Record of Meetings After Epstein’s Conviction
How emails from 2013 through 2016 complicate earlier public descriptions of Jeffrey Epstein’s access to Apollo leadership while providing no evidence that Josh Harris participated in Epstein’s sexual abuse Snapshot Joshua Jordan Harris, commonly known as Josh Harris, is an American investor, sports owner, and cofounder of Apollo Global Management. He founded Apollo in 1990 ... Read more
Apollo Global Management
How a private relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Apollo cofounder Leon Black reached into family office work, Apollo equity, executive calendars, corporate governance, and continuing congressional scrutiny 1. Snapshot Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a publicly traded global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York. It was founded in 1990 by Leon Black, Josh Harris, ... Read more
Marc Rowan
Snapshot Marc Jeffrey Rowan is an American financier who cofounded Apollo Global Management with Leon Black and Josh Harris in 1990. He became Apollo’s chief executive officer in 2021 and is currently chief executive officer and chair of its board. Rowan belongs in the EpsteinWiki knowledge base because records released by the United States Department ... Read more
Brad Karp
Former Paul, Weiss chairman whose communications with Jeffrey Epstein included Leon Black matters, social gatherings, personal favors, surveillance discussions, legal referrals, and advice concerning Epstein’s nonprosecution agreement Snapshot Full name: Brad Scott Karp Also known as: Brad S. Karp Born: July 25, 1959 Died: Living Nationality or citizenship: American Occupation or public role: Attorney, litigation ... Read more
EFTA00642405: Epstein and Jean Pigozzi Email Discussing Woman in Photographs
Snapshot Document: EFTA00642405 Direct evidence link: EFTA00642405 Date created: May 1, 2013 Date sent or filed: May 1, 2013 Date released: Not stated on the face of the released record Author or creator: Jean Pigozzi Sender: Jean Pigozzi Recipient: Jeffrey Epstein Custodian or producing source: United States Department of Justice, Epstein Files Transparency Act production, ... Read more
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 ... Read more
EFTA02683561: Rockefeller University Research Funding Agreement Connected to Leon Black
Snapshot EFTA02683561 begins a nine page document concerning a proposed $10 million gift from Debra and Leon Black to The Rockefeller University. The money was designated for research into obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and anxiety by the laboratories of Professors Paul Greengard and Nathaniel Heintz. The record includes September 2014 email correspondence, a draft gift ... Read more
EFTA02731488-EFTA02731489: May 26, 2023 Call Notes Relaying Allegations Involving Leon Black
Snapshot EFTA02731488 and EFTA02731489 are two consecutive pages of notes dated May 26, 2023. The header identifies the subject as a trafficking-related call concerning Leon Black, and the body identifies the caller as attorney Jeanne Christensen of Wigdor LLP. The notes relay allegations from or about an unnamed woman who reportedly said that Jeffrey Epstein ... Read more
Nicholas Ribis
Snapshot Nicholas L. Ribis is an American lawyer and casino executive who held senior positions in Donald Trump’s Atlantic City gambling businesses before becoming a partner of Colony Capital founder Thomas Barrack in several casino investments. Ribis served as president and chief executive officer of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts from 1995 until 2000. He ... Read more
Jared Kushner
Snapshot Jared Corey Kushner is an American real estate investor, former newspaper publisher, private equity executive, and political adviser. He is the son of real estate developer Charles Kushner, the husband of Ivanka Trump, and the son in law of Donald Trump. Released Jeffrey Epstein records contain one clear institutional invitation connecting Kushner’s publishing company ... Read more
Martin Nowak and Jeffrey Epstein
Snapshot Martin Andreas Nowak is an Austrian born mathematician and theoretical biologist known for research on evolutionary dynamics, cooperation, infectious diseases, cancer, and mathematical biology. Nowak became one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most important academic relationships. Epstein supported Nowak before Harvard recruited him and provided Harvard with $6.5 million in 2003 to establish the Program for ... Read more
Leon Black
Snapshot Leon Black is an American billionaire financier, art collector, philanthropist, and cofounder of Apollo Global Management. Black is one of the most financially significant people in the public record concerning Jeffrey Epstein. An Apollo commissioned review conducted by the law firm Dechert concluded that Black paid Epstein $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for ... Read more
Sergei Belyakov and Jeffrey Epstein
Snapshot Sergei Yurievich Belyakov, also transliterated as Sergey Belyakov, is a Russian economist, former government official, and business executive. He served as Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation from 2012 until August 2014 and later chaired the foundation responsible for the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Released Jeffrey Epstein records document a ... Read more
Terje Rød Larsen and Jeffrey Epstein: Diplomatic Access, IPI Funding, a Personal Loan, Family Benefits, and a Norwegian Corruption Investigation
Snapshot Field Details Full name Terje Rød Larsen Born November 22, 1947 Nationality Norwegian Occupation Sociologist, diplomat, politician, and international policy executive Known for Secret negotiations that produced the 1993 Oslo Accords United Nations roles Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Special Envoy for implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559 International Peace ... Read more
Youth Protection and Child Abuse Act Cases
Snapshot The principal law within this category is the New York Child Victims Act, which revived civil claims that had expired under earlier statutes of limitations. The law allowed adult survivors to sue over sexual abuse committed against them when they were younger than eighteen. The Child Victims Act became especially important after Jeffrey Epstein ... Read more
Virgin Islands Government Litigation
Snapshot Article type: Civil litigation cluster and government accountability recordPrimary proceeding: Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, et al.Primary court: Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas and St. JohnPrimary docket: ST-20-CV-14Related federal proceeding: Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, ... Read more
MIT Media Lab
Snapshot The MIT Media Lab became one of the most important institutional platforms in Jeffrey Epstein’s effort to restore his access to elite science, technology, philanthropy, and finance after his 2008 criminal conviction. A formal investigation commissioned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that Epstein gave MIT ten donations totaling $850,000 between 2002 and ... Read more
Harvard University
By Harvard University – Own work based on: File:Harvard University shield.png by User:Jacobolus per university guidelines, Public Domain, Link Jeffrey Epstein never graduated from college. Harvard still gave him something far more valuable than a degree. It gave him legitimacy. According to Harvard’s own investigation, the university accepted $9,179,000 from Epstein. It made him a visiting ... Read more
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Federation of Teachers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons American Federation of Teachers and the Epstein Files The American Federation of Teachers became directly involved in Epstein related accountability efforts in February 2026 when it asked the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Apollo Global Management gave investors an incomplete or misleading ... Read more
Henry Kissinger and Jeffrey Epstein: Contact Records, Planned Dinners, and the Kissinger Associates Connection
Snapshot Henry Kissinger was a former United States secretary of state, national security adviser, diplomat, author, and international business consultant. His name appears in records connected to Jeffrey Epstein, including an address book, scheduling material, lists of people Epstein wanted to see, and a proposed 2014 dinner guest list. The strongest documented institutional connection involves ... Read more
William "Bill" Henry Gates III
The Microsoft cofounder met Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly from 2011 through 2014, after Epstein’s sex offense conviction, while pursuing a proposed global health donor fund. The documentary record now includes Gates’s sworn congressional testimony, foundation records, calendars, emails, photographs, one private flight, meetings at Epstein residences, and evidence that Epstein considered using knowledge of Gates’s affairs ... Read more
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