Epstein Chronicles: The Archives

Judge Jed Rakoff approved a $290 million settlement between JPMorgan Chase and Jeffrey Epstein's victims, emphasizing that the case sent a strong message to the financial industry about the responsibilities of banking institutions. The settlement, which did not require JPMorgan to admit liability, resolved claims that the bank ignored red flags to maintain Epstein as a client, benefiting from his...

Judge Jed Rakoff approved a $290 million settlement between JPMorgan Chase and Jeffrey Epstein's victims, emphasizing that the case sent a strong message to the financial industry about the responsibilities of banking institutions. The settlement, which did not require JPMorgan to admit liability, resolved claims that the bank ignored red flags to maintain Epstein as a client, benefiting from his...

Judge Jed Rakoff approved a $290 million settlement between JPMorgan Chase and Jeffrey Epstein's victims, emphasizing that the case sent a strong message to the financial industry about the responsibilities of banking institutions. The settlement, which did not require JPMorgan to admit liability, resolved claims that the bank ignored red flags to maintain Epstein as a client, benefiting from his...

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports w...

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports w...

The Justice Department had been warned well in advance that its rushed handling of the Epstein files could expose victims. In July 2025, Sen. Dick Durbin disclosed information provided by a protected FBI whistleblower alleging that Attorney General Pam Bondi had pushed roughly 1,000 FBI personnel onto around-the-clock shifts to review approximately 100,000 Epstein-related records on an extremely s...

Michigan Democrats resurfaced audio from a July 2025 interview in which Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers argued that the government should be careful about releasing the names of people who appeared in Jeffrey Epstein’s flight records if there was no evidence they had participated in criminal activity. Rogers said someone could have flown with Epstein for a legitimate business reas...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and state Rep. Meredith Dixon announced two legislative proposals aimed at strengthening protections for human trafficking survivors and closing legal gaps exposed in part by the Jeffrey Epstein case. The proposed Trafficking Investigation and Meaningful Enforcement Act would eliminate the statute of limitations for sex-trafficking prosecutions, raise the ag...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

​In a lawsuit filed in November 2023, six anonymous plaintiffs, referred to as Jane Does 1–6, initiated a class action against the Government of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and several current and former USVI officials. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants facilitated and participated in Jeffrey Epstein's extensive sex-trafficking operation by providing him with the necessary inf...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers pointed to her work with Bill Clinton’s philanthropic network as part of their effort to persuade a federal judge to give her a dramatically reduced prison sentence after her December 2021 sex-trafficking conviction. In a 77-page sentencing memorandum filed in June 2022, the defense cited Maxwell’s involvement with the Clinton Global Initiative several times, portraying...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers pointed to her work with Bill Clinton’s philanthropic network as part of their effort to persuade a federal judge to give her a dramatically reduced prison sentence after her December 2021 sex-trafficking conviction. In a 77-page sentencing memorandum filed in June 2022, the defense cited Maxwell’s involvement with the Clinton Global Initiative several times, portraying...

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports w...

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers mounted a broad attack on the federal investigation, arguing that prosecutors had built their case on unreliable witness accounts, distorted police reports and evidence that the defense said had been taken out of context. They accused investigators of ignoring statements favorable to Epstein, mischaracterizing physical evidence and failing to reconcile later FBI reports w...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could face a fresh demand to testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee if Democrats take control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the committee, said Democrats intended to continue investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s network and would use congressional subpoena power to compel testimony from Andrew and others who had...

Jeffrey Epstein has become a major factor in the closing stretch of the 2026 midterm elections, with his name appearing in campaign ads, debates, donor attacks, and arguments over congressional transparency in races across the country. Senate contests in Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, and Georgia, along with key House races in Colorado and Pennsylvania, have all seen candidates use Epstein-r...

Jeffrey Epstein has become a major factor in the closing stretch of the 2026 midterm elections, with his name appearing in campaign ads, debates, donor attacks, and arguments over congressional transparency in races across the country. Senate contests in Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, and Georgia, along with key House races in Colorado and Pennsylvania, have all seen candidates use Epstein-r...

JPMorgan Chase’s memorandum of law opposed Jes Staley’s effort to dismiss the bank’s third-party claims against him in the Epstein litigation, arguing that Staley’s own conduct was central to why JPMorgan faced massive legal exposure in the first place. The bank portrayed Staley as far more than an executive who happened to know Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he was Epstein’s principal internal ad...

JPMorgan Chase’s memorandum of law opposed Jes Staley’s effort to dismiss the bank’s third-party claims against him in the Epstein litigation, arguing that Staley’s own conduct was central to why JPMorgan faced massive legal exposure in the first place. The bank portrayed Staley as far more than an executive who happened to know Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he was Epstein’s principal internal ad...

JPMorgan Chase’s memorandum of law opposed Jes Staley’s effort to dismiss the bank’s third-party claims against him in the Epstein litigation, arguing that Staley’s own conduct was central to why JPMorgan faced massive legal exposure in the first place. The bank portrayed Staley as far more than an executive who happened to know Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he was Epstein’s principal internal ad...