The Vault: The Epstein Files

A woman suing Leon Black alleged that, when she was a teenager, her cheerleading coach “Elizabeth” groomed her and sent her into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s orbit, where she claims she was later trafficked to Black and raped at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2002. Black denied the allegations and moved for sanctions against the woman’s lawyers, arguing that her claims were not proper...

Leon Black accused Guzel Ganieva, a former Russian model who sued him for defamation and alleged sexual abuse, of having possible ties to Russian intelligence. In a legal filing, Black’s lawyers argued that Ganieva should be forced to turn over information about any relationship she may have had with Russian government officials or intelligence-linked figures. Black’s side claimed those questions...

The lawsuits filed against Leon Black in connection with Jeffrey Epstein are among the most graphic and disturbing to emerge from Epstein’s orbit. Several women, including Cheri Pierson and a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, accuse Black of violent sexual assaults that allegedly took place inside Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse. Pierson claims Black raped her in 2002 after Epstein arranged what was...

Apollo Global Management (along with VICI Properties) struck a massive deal to acquire The Venetian Resort, Palazzo, and Sands Expo from Las Vegas Sands for about $6.25 billion. The deal split the real estate and operations: VICI bought the land and real estate assets (~$4 billion), while Apollo acquired the operating company. Apollo is responsible for running day-to-day operations including hotel...

Leon Black was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee in the middle of his closed-door testimony about Jeffrey Epstein after he refused to answer questions about possible non-disclosure agreements involving women connected to Epstein. Chairman James Comer said lawmakers wanted the NDAs to determine whether Epstein was involved in writing them, arranging them, funding them, or using them to si...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

Judge Alison Nathan was the federal judge who presided over Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case in the Southern District of New York. Before joining the federal bench, Nathan worked in private practice, served in the Obama administration, and was nominated to the district court in 2011; she was later elevated to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, but continued handling Maxwell’s case by designatio...

Sarah Kellen has repeatedly been described as someone who presents herself as another damaged person caught inside Jeffrey Epstein’s world, rather than as one of the people who helped keep that world running. Her defenders and some descriptions of her background have framed her as a young woman who entered Epstein’s orbit early, was manipulated by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and became trapped...

David Boies, Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer, said the settlement with Prince Andrew did not protect Andrew from any possible criminal exposure and did not erase the seriousness of Giuffre’s allegations. Boies said the agreement would lead to the dismissal of the civil case once Giuffre received the settlement, and he emphasized that the resolution included a substantial donation by Andrew to Giuffre’s...

Ghislaine Maxwell was the youngest daughter of Robert Maxwell and Elisabeth “Betty” Maxwell, and her sisters were Anne, Christine, Isabel, and Karine. Anne Maxwell has lived a comparatively private life and has been described as having worked around publishing and academia, while Christine and Isabel Maxwell became the most publicly visible of the sisters. Christine and Isabel are twins, born in F...

Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein moved in similar elite circles and shared overlapping social networks, though their relationship was not overtly public or deeply documented in detail. Both men were known for cultivating influence among the wealthy and powerful, including celebrities, politicians, and financiers. There have been reports and allegations that they were acquainted and may have sh...

Jean-Luc Brunel effectively vanished from public view after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in July 2019, even though he had long been one of the most important names connected to Epstein’s modeling-world pipeline. Brunel had founded MC2 Model Management with Epstein’s financial backing and had been accused by Virginia Giuffre and others of supplying girls and young women to Epstein, allegations he d...

Jes Staley’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t just a lapse in judgment—it was a full-blown embrace of depravity dressed up as “networking.” Staley wasn’t dragged into Epstein’s orbit; he signed up for the frequent flyer program. He flew to the island, sent creepy “Snow White” emails, and played the role of banker, buddy, and image-launderer for a convicted sex offender. This wasn’t ignoran...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

Those close to Jeffrey Epstein have developed a remarkably convenient memory problem whenever the questions get specific. Again and again, the public sees the same pattern: powerful people admit they met Epstein, flew with Epstein, took money from Epstein, hired Epstein, accepted introductions from Epstein, visited his homes, answered his calls, or benefited from his network — but when asked what...

There have been multiple documentaries that pulled Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Prince Andrew back into the public spotlight by laying out how Epstein’s abuse network operated, how Maxwell allegedly helped recruit and manage young women, and how Andrew became one of the most infamous powerful men tied to the scandal through Virginia Giuffre’s allegations. These productions helped keep t...

Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard were not casual or incidental; they were deep, expensive, and reputationally useful to him. Harvard’s own 2020 review found that the university received $9.1 million from Epstein between 1998 and 2008, including a $6.5 million gift in 2003 that helped create the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, led by professor Martin Nowak. Harvard said it stopped accepting dir...

The back-and-forth between prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida and Jeffrey Epstein’s legal team during the negotiation of the non-prosecution agreement reads less like an adversarial process and more like a prolonged, collaborative dialogue aimed at reaching terms acceptable to Epstein himself. His attorneys were not simply responding to charges—they were actively shaping the framework...

Jeffrey Epstein’s connections in the Gulf appear to have been broader and more deliberate than the older public narrative suggested. Newly released DOJ documents and later reporting show that Epstein was not merely name-dropping Arab royalty or chasing prestige from afar; he was trying to build a network across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and the wider Middle East, inserting himself into convers...

Lord Conrad Black, a controversial media magnate and convicted felon pardoned by former President Trump, entered the Prince Andrew controversy with a highly defensive stance that framed the royal as a victim of disproportionate post-Epstein scrutiny rather than someone whose conduct merited accountability. In opinion pieces, Black insisted it was “a disgrace” that Prince Andrew was isolated and st...