Jeffrey Epstein

charged by

• U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York 2 Jul 2019 sex trafficking of minors; conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors (he pleaded not guilty) Primary record 12

convicted by

• Palm Beach County state court 30 Jun 2008 pleaded guilty: felony solicitation of prostitution; procurement of minors to engage in prostitution Primary record 1

charge dismissed by

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 29 Aug 2019 indictment dismissed after his death; no trial was held Primary record 1

subject of a tale

• The claim of an Epstein “client list” the belief that he kept a client list Primary record 34

  The memo is the government’s own account of its review. It says what the review found, and it is not proof that nothing exists that the review did not reach.

• The claim that Epstein was an intelligence asset Scholarship & press 56
• The claim that Epstein was tied to Russian intelligence Scholarship & press 78

  A government’s inquiry is a question, not a finding.

• The reported remark by Acosta on Epstein and intelligence Scholarship & press 910

  A remark reported second hand and denied by the man it is attributed to. The Justice Department review summary read for this story does not address it.

A tale told, not a fact on the record.

dealt with

• Les Wexner c. 1985–2008 hired Epstein to manage his money; gave him power of attorney Scholarship & press 11121314

  Wexner says he ended it in 2007, when he fired Epstein as his adviser, and that they never spoke again. Records released by the Justice Department show the two in touch in June 2008, after the plea deal was announced. He told the House Oversight Committee he was “conned” and knew of no crime. In a 2019 letter he said Epstein had taken money from him and his family; no court ruling on that was found. CBS reported in February 2026 that he had not been charged.

• Donald Trump c. 1987–2007 knew him for fifteen years, by his own account in 2002; trips on Epstein’s jet reported Scholarship & press 15161718

  The quotes are from 2002, before the 2005 report to Florida police and Epstein’s 2008 conviction. In 2019 Trump said he was "not a fan" and had not spoken to Epstein in 15 years; reports date their break to 2004 or to late 2007. AP wrote in January 2026 that no survivor who has gone public has accused him of wrongdoing, and that he said he had no knowledge Epstein was abusing underage girls. A prosecutor’s note of January 2020, as AP reported it, said he had flown on Epstein’s plane more often than was known; that is the note’s claim.

• Bill Clinton c. 1993–2003 White House visits during his presidency; flights on Epstein’s plane for Clinton Foundation work, as in his sworn declaration; praised him in 2002 through a spokesman Scholarship & press 15181920

  Clinton says he never visited Epstein’s island, had long stopped associating with him by Epstein’s 2008 plea, and had no idea of his crimes. Chairman James Comer claimed the committee has evidence of 27 flights and 17 White House visits; those counts are his. AP wrote in January 2026 that no survivor who has gone public has accused him of wrongdoing.

• Harvard University 1998–2007 received gifts for research; named him a visiting fellow in 2005, $9.2M Primary record 21

  Harvard’s own review found no gifts after his 2008 conviction, and that $200,937 of his gifts that remained unspent was given to two charities that support survivors. It found Epstein visited a Harvard program’s offices more than 40 times between 2010 and 2018.

• JPMorgan Chase 1998–2013 held his bank accounts Scholarship & press 2223

  Five of those years came after his 2008 guilty plea. JPMorgan says: “Any association with him was a mistake and we regret it.” It has denied knowing about his crimes.

• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 1999–2010 met him in 1999; stayed at Epstein’s home after his 2008 conviction, as he said in 2019 Primary record 2425

  The BBC reports that, in 2010, two years after Epstein’s conviction, he was photographed walking with him in Central Park. He denies any wrongdoing.

• Ehud Barak 2002–2016 meals at Epstein’s New York home, visits, and business work after leaving office Scholarship & press 5262728

  Barak says he took part in meals at Epstein’s New York townhouse; Drop Site News reports he also acknowledged visiting his other residences and island and working with him on business after leaving office. The New York Times reports about $2.3 million from a foundation associated with Epstein. JNS names it as the Wexner Foundation, for 2004 to 2006, when Epstein was a trustee; the foundation says Barak, then out of office, was paid in full for two books, delivering one manuscript and an outline. Israel’s High Court rejected a petition over the payment in 2020. A complaint to police in March 2026, by a Likud lawmaker and an NGO, says new documents contradict the foundation; no outcome was found, and no charge appears in the sources read. He says he saw nothing improper and regrets the association; his office says there is no credible allegation of illegal or inappropriate conduct. By itself, contact does not show knowledge of a crime or work for a service.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2002–2017 accepted gifts and visits, $850,000 Primary record 29

  Nine of the ten gifts came after his 2008 conviction. The report for MIT called the decision “collective and significant errors in judgment”; President Reif apologised to survivors.

• Peter Mandelson 2003–2010 payments suggested by bank documents, and emails, in the government’s files, $75,000 Scholarship & press 303132

  The payments are as bank documents suggest, per the Associated Press; Mandelson says he has no record or recollection of them. The emails are in the Justice Department’s January 2026 release. He is not accused of sexual misconduct. An arrest is not a charge or a finding.

• Bill Gates 2011 – Dec 2014 met and corresponded with him about raising money for global health, after his 2008 plea Scholarship & press 333435

  Gates says he knew of Epstein’s earlier legal trouble and that the conviction was “of a sexual nature”, but not the extent of his crimes, and calls meeting him “a grave error in judgment”. He says Epstein tried to use personal information to pressure him to re-engage, and failed. He told the House committee he was not blackmailed, but that emails raise “a serious probability that he contemplated blackmailing me.” The Gates Foundation says it never transferred funds to Epstein. PBS reported in June 2026 that no Epstein survivor had publicly accused Gates of wrongdoing.

• Howard Lutnick 2012 co-investor in a company, Adfin (contract signed 28 December 2012); lunch on Epstein’s island in December 2012 Scholarship & press 363738

  Lutnick said in 2025 he had cut off contact in 2005. CBS reports that documents show the two investing in Adfin as recently as 2014 and in email contact as recently as 2018; Lutnick says he did not know Epstein was an investor. Lutnick told the House Oversight Committee in May 2026 that he met Epstein in person three times and had no personal or professional relationship with him. NBC reports he has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.

• Leon Black 2012–2017 paid Epstein; the review says for tax, estate planning and related services, $158M Scholarship & press 3940

  The sum is the Dechert review’s; Senator Wyden says $170 million and lawmakers $180 million. The review found he was not involved in Epstein’s criminal activities. Black says he paid for legitimate financial advisory services, in part because of his “unrivaled network of relationships”; that he knew in 2008 that Epstein had pleaded guilty and was told it was an isolated incident; and that he did not know of the wider crimes until 2019. He also lent Epstein $30.5 million in 2017.

• Deutsche Bank Aug 2013 – Dec 2018 held his bank accounts Primary record 2241

  The regulator’s order says the bank ended it in December 2018. American Banker, summarising Wyden’s report, says he was a client until his death in 2019. Deutsche Bank says it regrets its historical connection with Epstein.

• William J. Burns 2014 at least one meeting; the calendar lists three Scholarship & press 424344

  The Wall Street Journal reported three meetings in Epstein’s private calendar and could not prove each took place. A CIA spokeswoman said in 2023 that Burns was introduced by a mutual friend, met Epstein once briefly and had no relationship with him; a spokesperson said in 2026 that he deeply regrets ever meeting Epstein. These are statements by his spokespeople. A meeting is not evidence of knowledge or wrongdoing.

• Jes Staley until 2017 banker on the account; in contact by email over many years; says he shared confidential bank information with him Primary record 4546

  The regulator’s finding is about what Staley told it, not about any crime. JPMorgan accused him of misleading it into keeping Epstein as a client; he denied that, and they settled in 2023 on terms not disclosed. He told the House committee he believed he could share the information, and that he was unaware of Epstein’s crimes.

• Larry Summers until 2019 years of communication and visits to each other’s homes; he took responsibility in November 2025 for continuing to communicate Scholarship & press 474849

  ABC News wrote in November 2025 that no Epstein survivor has alleged wrongdoing by Summers. Harvard Magazine noted commentary that his emails did not suggest the commission of a crime.

Contact on the record. By itself it shows neither knowledge of a crime nor a part in one.

party to

• The 2007 non-prosecution agreement with Epstein 24 Sep 2007 signatory Primary record 50
• Palm Beach police investigation of Epstein subject of the investigation Primary record 50
• Epstein's guilty plea and sentence, 30 June 2008 defendant Primary record 1
• Arrest and indictment of Epstein, July 2019 defendant Primary record 51
• Death of Jeffrey Epstein, 10 August 2019 the man who died Primary record 52