Intelligence sources have alleged that Jeffrey Epstein ran what they describe as the world’s largest “honeytrap” program, allegedly recruiting women into a network of associates on behalf of the KGB, according to a report by The Daily Mail.
More than three million documents released on Friday linked to a wide range of influential people, including 79-year-old US President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, Bill Gates and former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The Justice Department said some of the materials contained “false and sensationalized allegations” about Trump that were submitted to the FBI ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
The Daily Mail reported that the release of newly released documents related to Epstein’s files added weight to claims by senior security officials that Epstein may have acted in the interests of Moscow – and possibly Israel – in arranging meetings for some of the world’s most powerful figures.
The records include 1,056 documents that mention Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 references to Moscow. They also suggest that Epstein may have gained access to Putin even after his 2008 conviction for solicitation of a minor, the report said.
Citing security sources, the Daily Mail reported that Robert Maxwell, a British media owner of Czechoslovak descent, was a Soviet intelligence asset from the 1970s. During this period, he claims to have helped facilitate the emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel, allegedly with the involvement of the Mossad, the report noted.
The Daily Mail further reported that in exchange Maxwell allegedly assisted in funneling Russian money into Western financial systems with the help of Jeffrey Epstein.
According to these claims, Epstein was introduced to Maxwell and the KGB by an oil magnate who was also allegedly connected to Russian intelligence. An investigation into Maxwell’s business activities is said to have revealed links not only to the KGB and Mossad, but also to MI6, the Daily Mail reported.
U.S. security officials also believe that Epstein maintained long-standing ties to Russian organized crime that could have been used to influence him, potentially explaining how he was able to bring in young women from Russia with apparent ease.
In the book American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, Craig Unger also claimed that Epstein was dependent on Russian pimps who provided many of the girls he abused. Unger suggests that the FSB – the successor to the KGB – may have obtained compromising material from numerous videos Epstein is said to have made of his high-profile associates with girls, according to a report by The Daily Mail.
Epstein died in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking sex goods to underage girls. His death was officially ruled a suicide.
(With input from agencies, Daily Mail)