The Daily Mail today released a trove of Jeffrey Epstein's private calendar and emails. These hundreds of pages of documents provide unprecedented insight into the late pedophile's extraordinary power and influence network.
One of the revelations in the documents is that Epstein appears to know the details of Bill Gates' marriage to his ex-wife Melinda, and that magician David Blaine had multiple dinners with the financier. The names of presidents, prime ministers, royals and prominent figures not previously associated with Epstein appear in the document.
Even after being jailed for 13 months and listed as a registered sex offender for having sex with underage girls, Epstein was chasing the world elite, the documents show. He arranged meetings with a number of powerful people, including Irina Shayk, Chris Rock, Wendi Murdoch and Richard Branson.
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, early Facebook investor Sean Parker, artist Jeff Koons, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and music industry executive Tommy Mottola (who was married to Mariah Carey) also appeared in the filing.
The documents were given to the U.S. Virgin Islands government by Epstein's estate, which owned two private islands during his sex trafficking investigation. The pedophile hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial in 2019.
Like Epstein's infamous "blacklist," these schedules included personal phone numbers and email addresses, allowing him to contact connected people at any time.
One of them, Britain's Prince Andrew, admitted to having been in a relationship with Epstein for more than a decade. According to witnesses, he repeatedly flew on Epstein's private jet, checked into his property, and even visited Epstein's private island in the Caribbean. Epstein's victim, Virginia Roberts, claimed to have been forced to have sex with the prince when she was 17, which Prince Andrew denies. Last year, however, Prince Andrew settled a civil lawsuit filed by Roberts, reportedly amounting to $12 million.
Epstein's documents show that the pedophile used Prince Andrew's name when trying to persuade JPMorgan Chase to let him act as a middleman for wealthy clients.
Epstein was trying to persuade the bank to work with Bill Gates on a $100 million elite endowment, and a key meeting was scheduled for August 31, 2011.
In an email to JPMorgan CEO Jes Staley and senior banker Mary Erdoes, Epstein said investors were wary of the bank because it was a "quasi-U.S. government agency." Epstein wrote: "I also know that JPMorgan has a wide variety of rich clients, so customer relationships are much simpler than institutional conglomerates. ”
Among the wealthy people listed by Epstein was Prince Andrew. Epstein wrote: "He is now allowed to make money. ”
The timing of the email revealed information that Mr. Epstein was aware of Prince Andrew's finances, which were related to his finances with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The two remained intimate after their divorce in 1996.
In May 2010, Ferguson was exposed for a $550,000 fee from a newspaper to gain contact with Prince Andrew.
In an interview with an undercover newspaper reporter, she said: "It will open up everything you expect. I can open any door you want for you. ”
Ferguson later said she "deeply regretted" the remarks and said her ex-husband had no knowledge of the meeting with the undercover reporter.
Ferguson reportedly took the move because she owed $5.5 million in debt, but in July 2011 she said she had paid off the debt thanks to Andrew's help.
Under the arrangement, Mr. Epstein paid $17,000 to John O'Sullivan, Ferguson's former personal assistant, which helped stabilize her finances.
Epstein's email to JPMorgan came a month after the announcement, making it clear that Andrew had discussed his and Ferguson's finances at length.
In the March 3, 2010 schedule, Epstein's aide wrote: "It is still necessary to try to schedule a meeting of the Duchess on Tuesday or Wednesday (I have emailed her assistant Amanda). ”
"Amanda" is likely to be Amanda Thirsk, who has long worked for Andrew. Epstein replied: "The Duchess is available at any time. ”
On March 5, 2010, two days after the e-mail was sent, Epstein's housekeeper and driver, Jojo and Lyn Fontanilla, posted photos on Facebook showing Andrew visiting Epstein's mansion in New York.
Another photo shows Ferguson at a Manhattan store with Jojo Fintanilla, holding a shopping bag in her hand. And the previous month, photos posted by Len Fentanilla showed Ferguson in Epstein's New York mansion.
Andrew's lawyer did not respond to a request for comment on the matter, and a spokesman for Ferguson did not comment.