Tag - Russia

Bekah Day’s investigation, “The Epstein Files Just Gave Us a New Name,” identifies a previously underexamined person in the Epstein email archive. His name is Clifford Wright. A 2012 email exchange documents Wright pitching Jean Luc Brunel on a business involving the recruitment and development of models from Russia. Wright described his relationship with the ... Read more

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

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

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

Snapshot Entity: Russian Federation and specifically identified Russian government offices, serving officials, former officials, diplomats, state investment bodies, business figures, and Russian linked intermediaries Entity type: Sovereign government and public institutions Primary Epstein connection: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated direct relationships with serving Russian officials, most notably deputy economic development minister Sergey Belyakov and Russia’s permanent representative ... Read more