The Vault: The Epstein Files

The FinCEN Files were a massive 2020 investigative project built around more than 2,100 leaked Suspicious Activity Reports, or SARs, that banks had filed with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Those reports covered more than $2 trillion in transactions that financial institutions themselves considered suspicious between 1999 and 2017. A SAR is not proof that a crime o...

In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, multiple core federal jail protocols failed at once. Epstein had recently been removed from suicide watch and placed in the Special Housing Unit, where he was supposed to have a cellmate and receive regular inmate checks, including rounds every 30 minutes. Instead, he was left alone in his cell, required rounds were no...

Prince Andrew settled Virginia Giuffre’s civil sexual-abuse lawsuit in February 2022, avoiding a trial that would have forced him to answer detailed questions under oath about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Giuffre. The settlement came after Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Andrew’s attempt to have the case dismissed, leaving him facing discovery, depositions and the possi...

ABC News responded by insisting the Giuffre interview had “not met our standards to air” due to insufficient corroborating evidence—and that Robach's comments were made during a private moment of frustration. The network emphasized that it never instructed her to stop pursuing the story and has since continued deep investigative work, producing a two-hour documentary and a six-part podcast. Critic...

In a revealing hot mic moment leaked by Project Veritas in 2019, ABC News anchor Amy Robach angrily disclosed that her network had suppressed a groundbreaking 2015 interview with Virginia Roberts Giuffre—who alleges she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to powerful individuals, including Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, and Alan Dershowitz. Robach lamented that the network killed the story "...because...

Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibili...

Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibili...

Before Jeffrey Epstein received his extraordinary 2007 non-prosecution agreement, federal prosecutors in South Florida had prepared a sweeping case against him that could have resulted in dozens of federal charges involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña prepared an 82-page prosecution memorandum laying out the evidence, potential defense...

Before Jeffrey Epstein received his extraordinary 2007 non-prosecution agreement, federal prosecutors in South Florida had prepared a sweeping case against him that could have resulted in dozens of federal charges involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña prepared an 82-page prosecution memorandum laying out the evidence, potential defense...

The document is a May 3, 2026 Touhy request from the New Mexico Department of Justice seeking access to unredacted and unreleased federal records connected to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Zorro Ranch. New Mexico said it reopened its investigation in February 2026 after DOJ released redacted Epstein materials that, for the first time, gave state investigators a clearer picture of what may...

Outrage erupted after video from a Donald Trump campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, showed a male supporter assaulting a female protester who was wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt. The footage showed the man shoving her, pulling her hair, striking her in the face and trying to force her toward the ground as people nearby reacted. Law enforcement eventually intervened and escorted the wom...

Now that the Epstein issue has become a mainstream political weapon, voters should be extremely cautious about politicians who suddenly present themselves as champions of transparency after years of institutional silence and indifference. Jeffrey Epstein was protected by failures that crossed party lines, agencies, financial institutions, universities, prosecutors, lawyers, and elite social circle...

The Supreme Court has repeatedly declined to step into some of the biggest legal fights connected to Jeffrey Epstein, leaving lower-court rulings in place without issuing full opinions of its own. In February 2022, the Court refused to hear Courtney Wild’s challenge over the secret 2007 non-prosecution agreement, effectively leaving intact the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling that the Crime Victims’ Righ...

People like Jeffrey Epstein can use a broad mix of assets and financial structures to make wealth harder to trace, value, or connect to a single beneficial owner. Real estate is especially useful because properties can be held through LLCs, trusts, partnerships, or offshore entities rather than directly in an individual’s name, while luxury homes can also serve as repositories of enormous value. H...

The hypocrisy surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands and Jeffrey Epstein came from the enormous gap between how territorial officials later presented themselves and what survivors alleged had happened while Epstein was alive. After his 2019 arrest and death, the USVI government aggressively pursued Epstein’s estate, JPMorgan and others, portraying the territory as a victim of his trafficking enterpri...

In 2015, Jean-Luc Brunel and his modeling company, MC2 Model & Talent Miami, sued Jeffrey Epstein in Florida, claiming Epstein’s criminal scandal had devastated Brunel’s business and reputation. Brunel alleged that modeling agencies, scouts and other industry figures stopped working with MC2 because of the public association between Brunel and Epstein, costing him substantial revenue. The suit...

In sworn deposition testimony in May 2023, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon claimed he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein or his activities until Epstein’s 2019 arrest. He denied ever meeting or speaking with Epstein and said any suggestions otherwise were based on misunderstandings. Dimon characterized Epstein as a “disaster” and said he was horrified by the revelations of trafficking and abuse, emphasi...

Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibili...

Day four of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing, held July 9, centered on some of the prosecution’s most consequential evidence yet, including a recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs. In the interview, Twiggs described Robinson’s behavior after Charlie Kirk was killed and authenticated text exchanges in which Robinson allegedly admitted responsibili...

Before Jeffrey Epstein received his extraordinary 2007 non-prosecution agreement, federal prosecutors in South Florida had prepared a sweeping case against him that could have resulted in dozens of federal charges involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña prepared an 82-page prosecution memorandum laying out the evidence, potential defense...

Before Jeffrey Epstein received his extraordinary 2007 non-prosecution agreement, federal prosecutors in South Florida had prepared a sweeping case against him that could have resulted in dozens of federal charges involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña prepared an 82-page prosecution memorandum laying out the evidence, potential defense...

At a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, a woman wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt was assaulted by an apparent Trump supporter after drawing attention from the crowd. Video showed the man shoving her, punching her in the face, grabbing her by the hair and trying to force her toward the ground while people nearby chanted “USA.” Police eventually intervened and escorted the woman out of t...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s shrinking legal options have renewed speculation that she could eventually decide to cooperate with investigators or Congress and provide information about Jeffrey Epstein’s powerful associates, including Prince Andrew. Maxwell recently lost another major post-conviction challenge, leaving her with few realistic avenues for reducing her 20-year sentence through the courts. That...

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, whose past association with Jeffrey Epstein has drawn renewed scrutiny, has contributed at least $11.5 million to Lone Star Rising PAC, a super PAC supporting Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. According to federal campaign-finance filings cited by the New York Post, Hoffman gave the PAC $10 million in June after Talarico defeated Jasmine Crockett i...

During Juan Alessi’s cross-examination in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, the defense tried to undermine his credibility and narrow the significance of his testimony about Maxwell’s role inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach household. Maxwell attorney Jeffrey Pagliuca confronted Alessi with inconsistencies between his trial testimony and earlier sworn statements, including how many times he had stolen...