The Vault: The Epstein Files

Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with Les Wexner was not just financial—it was the foundation of Epstein’s rise from a mysterious money manager to a figure embedded in the world of extreme wealth and power. Wexner, the billionaire founder of L Brands and longtime CEO of Victoria’s Secret, granted Epstein unprecedented access to his fortune, his homes, and his reputation. Epstein was given power of a...

The legal battle between Jes Staley and JPMorgan Chase erupted after lawsuits accused the bank of enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation for years while he remained a wealthy client. Staley, who had been one of JPMorgan’s top executives and Epstein’s main private banking contact, quickly became central to the litigation because of his close personal relationship with Epstein. The U.S...

Barclays became deeply entangled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal because of the close and long-running relationship between its former chief executive, Jes Staley, and Epstein himself. Staley, who previously spent decades at JPMorgan before taking over Barclays in 2015, had maintained extensive contact with Epstein even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. The controversy explode...

After Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor became public, one of the most controversial aspects of his continued influence was how he managed to maintain deep ties to elite academic institutions — particularly Harvard University. Despite being a registered sex offender, Epstein retained an office connected to Harvard through his relationship with the university’s Progr...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

The mock indictment lays out a sweeping DOJ-style RICO case alleging that Jeffrey Epstein did not operate as an isolated sex offender, but as the leader of a highly organized criminal enterprise that functioned for decades through a network of recruiters, assistants, financial managers, lawyers, accountants, offshore entities, and institutional relationships. The document alleges that the Enterpri...

A revised edition of Andrew Lownie’s book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York has triggered another wave of controversy surrounding Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, with explosive claims portraying her private life as chaotic, financially reckless, and filled with questionable associations. The allegations, reportedly sourced from former staff and associates, describe Ferguson as...

The transcripts from Howard Lutnick’s closed-door appearance before Congress painted a picture of a witness trying to minimize both the depth and duration of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein while lawmakers confronted him with records suggesting far more contact than he had previously acknowledged. Lutnick repeatedly described his interactions with Epstein as “inconsequential,” insisting he o...

The transcripts from Howard Lutnick’s closed-door appearance before Congress painted a picture of a witness trying to minimize both the depth and duration of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein while lawmakers confronted him with records suggesting far more contact than he had previously acknowledged. Lutnick repeatedly described his interactions with Epstein as “inconsequential,” insisting he o...

The transcripts from Howard Lutnick’s closed-door appearance before Congress painted a picture of a witness trying to minimize both the depth and duration of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein while lawmakers confronted him with records suggesting far more contact than he had previously acknowledged. Lutnick repeatedly described his interactions with Epstein as “inconsequential,” insisting he o...

Jean-Luc Brunel, the French modeling agent and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his La Santé prison cell in Paris on February 19, 2022, in what authorities immediately labeled a suicide by hanging. Brunel had been under investigation for rape, sexual harassment, and the trafficking of minors, accused by several women—including Virginia Giuffre—of grooming and supplying unde...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s efforts to secure a retrial faced daunting legal obstacles from the start. One central hurdle was proving that a significant procedural or constitutional error occurred during her original trial—mere disagreement with the result isn’t enough on appeal. Her team advanced arguments such as a juror failing to disclose a history of sexual abuse (which Maxwell’s lawyers claimed infl...

The federal murder trial of Nicholas Tartaglione unfolded over several weeks in White Plains, New York, with prosecutors presenting him as a violent ex-cop who used his law enforcement background to run a cocaine trafficking operation through intimidation and murder. The government argued that Tartaglione believed one of the victims, Martin Luna, had stolen drug money from him, leading to a deadly...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

In a videotaped deposition taken in April 2016, Maxwell was questioned under oath about Giuffre’s allegations of being groomed and trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell—allegations that she vehemently denied, calling Giuffre an “absolute liar” and asserting she had no involvement in recruiting or abusing her. Maxwell repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged sexual activity with minors—labe...

A newly updated edition of royal biographer Prince Andrew Andrew Lownie’s book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York contains allegations that Prince Andrew violently kicked one of his Labradors during a pheasant shoot at Sandringham after the dog grabbed a sausage roll from a guest. According to the account, the dog snatched the food from the guest’s hand, prompting laughter from those...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, where lawmakers pressed him over inconsistencies between his past public statements and newly released Epstein files. Lutnick claimed he only met Epstein three times over roughly fourteen years and described the encounters as “inconsequential,” insisting...

The newly surfaced Epstein–Maxwell emails destroy the carefully maintained image that Ghislaine Maxwell was little more than a bystander in Epstein’s orbit. The sheer volume of correspondence—thousands of messages, including more than 200 in the months just before Epstein’s 2008 indictment—shows her still playing an active, managerial role long after she claimed to have distanced herself. These ar...

Newly released emails and financial records show that Jeffrey Epstein’s office relied heavily on the ultra-exclusive American Express Centurion “Black Card” program to quietly arrange travel for dozens of women, many of them from Eastern Europe, while maintaining extreme secrecy around the bookings. The records reveal that Epstein’s longtime assistant, Lesley Groff, repeatedly instructed American...

The investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in both Colombia and New Mexico has expanded dramatically in recent months as newly released files and renewed public pressure have forced authorities to revisit areas that critics say were ignored or minimized for years. In Colombia, a court has now ordered immigration authorities to turn over travel and entry records connected to both Epstein a...