The Justice Department on Friday released more records from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, continuing the release required by law to shed light on what the government knew about the wealthy financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his connections to influential figures.
The records were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law passed after months of public and political pressure to order the government to release its records on the late financier and his associate and former partner Ghislaine Maxwell.
What was revealed?
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department released more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein-related revelation, along with more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The materials, which have been uploaded to the department’s website, include some of the millions of pages that officials said were withheld when the documents were first released in December.
Maxwell’s US naturalization certificate, as seen by the BBC, lists her home address as Little St James Island, which Epstein bought in 1998. In the occupation section, she is recorded as employed by Epstein with the title “manager”.
Among the documents found in dataset 10 is a PDF of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s registration with the Joint Automated Booking System, the system used to register alleged offenders after their arrest.
The 2020 file includes a photo of Maxwell wearing what appears to be an orange prison jumpsuit. She also lists other personal information, including her full name, aliases and a redacted home address in Bradford, New Hampshire. The file also includes charges against her such as sexual abuse of a minor, perjury and interstate transportation for the purpose of sexual activity, she noted.
What is excluded?
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche outlined the types of material that were excluded from the latest version. He said the omitted content included information containing victims’ personal details, medical records, any material involving child sexual abuse, items that could compromise an ongoing investigation and content showing death or physical violence, the BBC reported.
He further stated that the department covered the faces of all the women shown in the files, except for Ghislaine Maxwell, while leaving the faces of the men visible and unresponsive.
