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A fascinating story broke yesterday, headlined in CNBC as “High-end brothels serviced elected officials, tech and pharma execs, military brass: Feds.” I’ll skip the picture.

We don’t yet know much. But what we’ve learned so far is that a multi-year DOJ investigation out of the Massachusetts US Attorney’s office made three key arrests in a prostitution sting this week.

The handful of disclosed facts already suggest staggering implications.

First, the three arrested men all appear to be Chinese nationals: ‘James’ Lee, 68, Han “Hana” Lee, 41, and Junmyung Lee, 30. Court papers show prosecutors believe they used other aliases and are flight risks. The men operated a sophisticated, multi-state, high-end prostitution service targeting elected officials, military leaders, and business executives. Sound familiar yet? According to the filed papers, targeted customers also included “lawyers, scientists and accountants.”

The idiots who fell for the scheme were serviced out of luxury apartments, which would have been trivially easy to wire for video and audio. Customers were required to be “vetted,” in a detailed “verification” process that would have completely implicated them in the scheme and made them fully susceptible to blackmail.

If they were, in fact, Chinese spies, they were brilliant. Or, Americans are so stupid the Chinese look smart by comparison. They used our own money to set up the scheme. For example, James Lee’s various business accounts showed deposits of a half million in federal Covid-19 relief funds. The affidavit stated the Covid-19 relief funds were “possibly fraudulently obtained.”

According to the investigating agent’s affidavit, there are “potentially hundreds” of “yet to be identified customers.” The affidavit did not name any of the already-identified customers, but noted their names were excluded “not for purposes of maintaining their anonymity, but instead because our investigation into their involvement in prostitution is active and ongoing.”

We don’t yet know who any of the compromised elected officials, military leaders, or business executives were. But we can guess. The scheme focused on two very telling geographic areas: Virginia — just outside Washington D.C. — and Massachusetts, near major financial centers including New York City.

It’s early and I don’t want to get ahead of the story. But the only way we can start to get a handle on this problem is, in my view, by publicizing everyone involved.

There’s a lot that could be speculated about this developing story. James Lee looks like he could be the Chinese Jeffrey Epstein. I was instantly reminded of Whitney Webb’s prescient book, “One Nation Under Blackmail.”




And … why can’t these guys secure their pants? How stupid are our “elites,” really?

One similarity, it's unlikely either client list will ever see the light of day.

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A few differences here. Epstein is linked to Mossad, not China, and trafficked children, not adults. Although I wouldn't rule that totally out here. Even the blackmail purpose would be different. With children you seek to bring someone into a shared secret so ghastly it's exposure would burn all parties to the ground.

One similarity, it's unlikely either client list will ever see the light of day.

The View guest who confronted Hillary Clinton about the Jeffrey Epstein connection releases a statement.

A federal judge has approved JPMorgan Chase’s settlement of a class action lawsuit in which the nation’s largest bank will pay $290 million to the victims of disgraced financier and convicted sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein.

JPMorgan, which was sued for ignoring warning signs about Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation while he was a client, will pay nearly 200 of Epstein’s victims, according to a legal filing obtained by the New York Times.

A federal judge has approved JPMorgan Chase’s settlement of a class action lawsuit in which the nation’s largest bank will pay $290 million to the victims of disgraced financier and convicted sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein.

The View guest who confronted Hillary Clinton about the Jeffrey Epstein connection releases a statement.

@AmiriKing
Here are 74 pages of unredacted Epstein flight logs. A THREAD:

I don’t know what kind of risk I’m taking here, but as a father of 5 daughters, I find myself no choice but to thread these.

I’d appreciate a follow if you feel obliged. 🫡

Lots of initials to connect. Also unnamed ‘female’ and ‘male’ passengers I’m assuming are minors.

Repost and get this out there.

God bless.

Ex-Epstein Guard, Previously Arrested for Falsifying Records Linked to Epstein’s Death, Now Facing Assault Lawsuit at New Workplace

A former prison guard linked to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has found herself in the center of a new controversy, this time accused of assaulting a co-worker at her medical office job, legal documents reveal.

Tova Noel, who faced charges for neglecting her duties the night financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died by alleged “suicide” in his prison cell, has been accused of assaulting a colleague at her current workplace, Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in Westchester.

Democrats Block Subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein’s Flight Logs

Democrats have blocked a request from Republican Sen Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to subpoena the flight logs for deceased trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

According to Blackburn, the Democrats’ effort to block the subpoena was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL).

Blackburn announced the move in a post on Twitter/X, saying:

“@SenatorDurbin BLOCKED my request to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs.

“What are Democrats trying to hide?” ...

Epstein’s private jet was known as the “Lolita Express.”

It was used to fly underage girls to his private Caribbean island, also known as “Pedophile Island,” in addition to other locations around the world.

The plane had been fitted out with beds and private areas and was often used by Epstein’s high-profile friends and associates.

Several victims have stated that much of the abuse they suffered happened on the private jet.

Previously uncovered flight logs for the plane have revealed that former President Bill Clinton flew on the “Lolita Express” at least 26 times.

The flight logs also suggest that Clinton flew without his Secret Service detail on some of the flights.

Several of Epstein’s high-profile associates, including Bill Gates and Prince Andrew, maintained relationships with the Democrat financier even after he was jailed for child sex crimes.

In July 2019, Epstein pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy in a New York court.

He remained in custody in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial.

Epstein was later found dead in his jail cell.

For those who don’t know how the Epstein honeypot worked, allow me to explain.

Epstein was a CIA/Mossad asset, who lured powerful people into compromising situations with minors, then would control them via blackmail.

The Epstein situation is so much more than just rich pedos trafficking minors. It was an intelligence operation by nefarious entities, to essentially control global policy decision via blackmail.

Maxwell and Epstein would hang out at other events that billionaires and powerful people hung out at, such as Trump’s resorts. They would network, attempt to establish friendships, and penetrate inner circles of powerful people in the ruling class. Then eventually try to lure them to the island once it was purchased in 1998.

So it’s no coincidence that Epstein and Maxwell were seen at events with Trump, Clinton, Kennedy, Elon, Prince Charles, Bill Gates. Why? Because they were seeking out the richest and most powerful people on earth in an attempt to control them. It’s no accident they crossed paths. It was a honeypot operation.

My point is, that just because someone was associated with Epstein does not mean they were guilty of crimes against minors. It means that nefarious intelligence assets attempted to compromise that person. It worked on some. Not all.

Maxwell and Epstein would hang out at other events that billionaires and powerful people hung out at, such as Trump’s resorts.

Democrats Block Subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein’s Flight Logs

Over 170 of Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile associates will be NAMED in court documents set to be unsealed in the first days of 2024

A judge has ruled to unseal documents that would name 177 Does who are Epstein's friends, recruiters and victims within the coming weeks
The material is related to a defamation case brought by Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Roberts in New York against Epstein's madam Ghislaine Maxwell
The hundreds of files will shed new light on the late financier's sex trafficking operation and his network of influence...

That will take the release day to January 1 – but as that is a holiday it is likely the files will be made public the following day.

Some 177 people will be identified across hundreds of files which will shed new light on the late financier's sex trafficking operation and his network of influence.

Judge Loretta Preska wrote 'unsealed in full' next to the names of 177 Does who are Epstein's friends, recruiters, victims and others whose names will be revealed when the material is released within the coming weeks.

Judge Loretta Preska wrote 'unsealed in full' next to the names of 177 Does who are Epstein's friends, recruiters, victims and others whose names will be revealed when the material is released within the coming weeks.

Over 170 of Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile associates will be NAMED in court documents set to be unsealed in the first days of 2024

Patrick says

Over 170 of Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile associates will be NAMED in court documents set to be unsealed in the first days of 2024

Skeptical.