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18 Were there any international businessmen
19 or politicians that had a very close relationship or
20 a close relationship with Mr. Epstein, that we
21 haven't already talked about?
22 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Off the top of my,
23 head, I can think of Ehud Barak.
24 TODD BLANCHE: You said that Mr. Epstein
25 at some point in the mid to late '90s he started
1 taking testosterone. Did you ever know him to take
2 any other drugs?
3 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: No. I mean, he took
4 pills for his heart, I think, but I don't -- no
5 other -- no substances.
21 TODD BLANCHE: I think you said this in an
22 interview, but if I'm wrong forgive me. Do you have
23 a view of Mr. Epstein of whether he committed suicide
24 or whether something else happened?
25 DAVID MARKUS: Can we take a break?
1 TODD BLANCHE: Want to take a break?
2 DAVID MARKUS: Yeah, sure.
3 TODD BLANCHE: Yeah. We can take a break.
4 Yeah. Sure. Actually, it's a good time to take a
5 break anyway, because it's to be the last one of the
6 day.
7 SPENCER HORN: All right. So we're going
8 to take a break at -- it's 2:53, Thursday, July 24th.
9 (Off the record at 2:53 p.m.)
10 SPENCER HORN: We are continuing with the
11 recorded proffer of Ms. Maxwell. The time is now
12 3:10 p.m., Thursday, July 24th.
13 TODD BLANCHE: My colleagues alerted me to
14 a couple questions I think I may have forgotten to
15 ask you. One is -- sorry, I'm just going through my
16 notes.
17 Well, we talked few minutes ago about this
18 birthday book that there's press about. ...
10 DIEGO PESTANA: You mentioned Ehud Barak.
11 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Yes.
12 DIEGO PESTANA: What was his involvement?
13 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: This would've been in
14 the later 2000's. So I do not know how they met, but
15 I do know that they -- I don't know if friendly would
16 be the right word. I don't know that, but I know
17 that they saw each other and only because my
18 father -- you know, anything that touches Israel or
19 the state of Israel, I'm always interested in,
20 because my father loved Israel and so I pay attention
21 to it and we have ties to, you know, to Israel.
22 TODD BLANCHE: When you said it was later
23 though --
24 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Ties meaning friends
25 and family relations.
1 TODD BLANCHE: Was the Prime Minis- was
2 Mr. Barak, Prime Minister Barak, do you know what the
3 nature of his relationship was with Mr. Epstein?
4 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I don't.
5 TODD BLANCHE: Do you know -- were you
6 ever with them together?
7 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I think I met -- I
8 have a memory of meeting Ehud, but I don't know if he
9 was with Epstein or -- I don't remember.
4 there's SDNY investigation about that. Do you -- so
5 you think he was -- he did not die by suicide, given
6 all the things we just talked about.
7 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I do not believe he
8 died by suicide, no.
9 TODD BLANCHE: And do you believe that --
10 do you have any speculation or view of who killed
11 him?
12 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I -- no, I don't.
14 TODD BLANCHE: Okay. So I want to talk
15 about -- we talked a little bit yesterday about the
16 financial part of your relationship with Mr. Epstein,
17 kind of being on payroll, for lack of a better word,
18 for many, many years, starting around $25,000 and
19 ending up at around $250,000 per year.
20 There's -- as you know, from your trial,
21 there's banking information that shows a ton of money
22 being sent to you from Mr. Epstein over the years.
23 And I think totaling something like
24 $30 million, something like this. What's -- what's
25 the -- why was that money sent to you? Like, what
1 was that for?
2 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Well, first of all, I
3 don't -- I dispute the characterization that the
4 money was sent to me.
5 TODD BLANCHE: Okay. So tell me what -- I
6 am stuck with the witnesses at trial and what was
7 said at trial on that issue. So what -- what -- what
8 is the -- what do you dispute about that?
9 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Well, I believe -- I
10 don't have full recollection. I'm not even sure I
11 ever saw what they accused me of, but my belief is
12 that that money also contained money that was for a
13 helicopter, for instance, that I never owned and I --
14 was never mine. And --
15 DAVID MARKUS: In other words, money was
16 sent to you that you then used to purchase things
17 or...
18 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: Well, I'm not even
19 sure that I purchased it. So the accounts -- those
20 accounts would be controlled by his accountants.
23 Henry and he had -- he was --I don't know if then he
24 was at the -- in the Council of Foreign Relations,
11 TODD BLANCHE: Okay. So you -- when
12 the -- just still stay -- staying on your
13 relationship with -- sorry, the -- your association
14 with the Clintons.
15 You were part of the ramp up or the
16 startup of the Clinton Global Initiative --
17 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I was.
18 TODD BLANCHE: -- and helping them in
19 supporting that effort.
20 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I -- I would say very
21 central to that, yes.
17 TODD BLANCHE: I understand.
18 George Soros?
19 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I don't think he knew
20 him. I did, but I don't think he did. I don't
21 think.
22 TODD BLANCHE: How did you know Mr. Soros?
23 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I was friends with his
24 kids.

info to Ehud Barak
So I think the bigger blackmail operation was the tax evasion thing, and that he was feeding that info to Ehud Barak. So Israel has more useful info on the tax evasion of very rich Americans than sex tapes, but probably has those tapes as well.

Remember they put Jared from Subway in prison for lesser, yet still gross crimes
Exactly! He didn't have dirt on so many US billionaires, so he didn't get special treatment.
I think the real key here is Epstein's business of assisting the super-rich with tax evasion.
Biden would have toasted Trump before the debate if he had evidence. He didn't. Witch hunt.
Epstein positioned himself as a financial advisor and “tax doctor” for billionaires, operating primarily through his firm, Financial Trust Company, based in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). His wealth, estimated at $578–600 million at his death in 2019, stemmed largely from fees earned from a small number of high-profile clients and tax breaks he secured for himself and others.
Key Mechanisms for Tax Evasion/Minimization
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs):
What They Are: GRATs are legal financial instruments that allow individuals to transfer assets to heirs with minimal gift or estate taxes. Assets are placed in a trust, which pays the grantor an annuity for a set period, after which remaining assets pass to beneficiaries tax-free if structured correctly.
Epstein’s Role: Epstein was instrumental in setting up GRATs for clients like Leon Black, the Apollo Global Management co-founder. Between 2012 and 2017, Black paid Epstein $158 million for tax and estate planning, including GRATs that reportedly saved Black over $1 billion in potential estate taxes. These payments were often “ad hoc” without formal contracts, raising suspicions of legitimacy.
Controversy: Epstein lacked formal training in accounting or tax law, yet devised complex GRAT structures. Senator Ron Wyden’s investigation noted that these transactions were never audited by the IRS, despite their scale and Epstein’s questionable credentials, suggesting potential oversight failures or favoritism. The lack of written agreements for $100 million of Black’s payments fueled speculation of blackmail or other motives.
Offshore Entities and Tax Havens:
U.S. Virgin Islands Operations: Epstein’s Financial Trust Company and Southern Trust were based in the USVI, where secrecy laws and tax exemptions facilitated wealth concealment. These entities secured $300 million in tax credits from the USVI Economic Development Authority through alleged fraudulent misrepresentations. Epstein’s firms paid only $41 million in taxes from 1999–2018, an effective tax rate of ~4%, compared to the USVI’s top corporate rate of 38.5%.
Offshore Accounts:
The Miami Herald’s Swiss Leaks investigation revealed Epstein held multiple accounts with millions in offshore tax havens. In 1997, he became a client of Appleby, a Bermuda-based law firm specializing in offshore companies for the ultra-wealthy, listed cryptically as a “Manager of Fortune.” These structures likely helped clients shield income from taxation.
Mechanism: Offshore entities allowed Epstein and his clients to defer or avoid U.S. taxes by routing income through jurisdictions with low or no tax obligations, a common strategy for high-net-worth individuals.
Power of Attorney and Asset Management:
Leslie Wexner’s Role: Epstein’s most prominent client was Leslie Wexner, the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret and L Brands. By 1991, Epstein held full power of attorney over Wexner’s finances, allowing him to sign checks, buy/sell properties, and manage investments. Forbes estimates Wexner paid Epstein at least $200 million in fees through 2007, with some sources suggesting higher amounts.
Tax Benefits: Epstein likely structured Wexner’s wealth to minimize tax liabilities, possibly through trusts, real estate transfers, or offshore accounts. For example, Wexner transferred a $77 million Manhattan townhouse to Epstein in 2011 for nominal or no cost, potentially as a tax-advantaged gift or payment.
Unusual Relationship: The extent of Epstein’s control over Wexner’s finances, despite his lack of formal credentials, raised questions. Associates like Robert Morosky found Epstein’s rapid rise from a high school math teacher to financial advisor puzzling, suggesting his influence may have involved more than financial acumen.
Other Tax Strategies:
Real Estate and Investments: Epstein’s wealth included properties valued at over $200 million (Manhattan mansion, Palm Beach estate, USVI islands, New Mexico ranch, Paris apartment). These were likely used for tax write-offs or as vehicles for asset protection. His $40 million investment in Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures grew to $170 million, possibly structured to defer capital gains taxes.
Charitable Contributions: Epstein’s C.O.U.Q. Foundation donated to organizations like the Palm Beach police and Clinton Foundation, potentially securing tax deductions while building influence. Tax records show Wexner’s foundations funneled $21 million to Epstein’s charity, which may have served as a tax-advantaged conduit.
Key Clients
Leslie Wexner: The primary source of Epstein’s wealth, contributing an estimated 75% of his fee income alongside Leon Black from 1999–2018. Epstein’s management of Wexner’s billions included tax planning, philanthropy, and asset management.
Leon Black: Paid Epstein $158 million for tax strategies, including GRATs, saving billions in estate taxes. The Senate Finance Committee flagged these payments as unusually high and poorly documented.
His services likely extended to other unnamed billionaires, given his exclusive focus on ultra-wealthy clients.
Controversies and Allegations
Fraudulent Tax Credits: The USVI Attorney General sued Epstein’s estate, alleging his firms misrepresented qualifications to obtain $300 million in tax credits, part of which funded his criminal activities. JPMorgan Chase settled for $105 million in 2022 for enabling Epstein’s enterprises, and the estate repaid $80 million in tax benefits.
Blackmail Speculation: Some, including Trump supporters and Senator Wyden, speculated Epstein’s high fees (e.g., $100 million without contracts from Black) were payments for blackmail rather than legitimate tax work, given his access to compromising information. No concrete evidence supports this, but the lack of IRS audits fuels suspicion.
Towers Financial Ponzi Scheme: In the late 1980s, Epstein worked with Steven Hoffenberg at Towers Financial, a Ponzi scheme that defrauded $460 million from investors. While Hoffenberg was convicted, Epstein was never charged, raising questions about how he avoided scrutiny and whether early tax schemes were involved.
Lack of Transparency: Epstein’s firm released no audited financial statements, and his wealth’s full extent remains unclear. Some associates claim he hid assets offshore, while others question if his fortune was overstated.
Recently leaked emails from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak show that he and Jeffrey Epstein discussed arranging a meeting with Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel in 2014. The emails were part of a cache of over 100,000 messages hacked and released by the group Handala in May 2025.
Details from the leaked emails:
Failed meeting: In May 2014, while coordinating an investment in a security company, Epstein invited Barak to meet with Thiel. Barak was unable to attend that particular meeting.
Epstein's persistence: Following the failed meeting, Epstein insisted that Barak "spend real time with peter thiel" and offered to organize a dinner for them the following month. The outcome of this proposed dinner is not indicated in the available information.
Epstein's agenda: According to reporting by Reason magazine, the leaked emails portray Epstein as a person eager to operate at the intersection of private wealth and public surveillance. He used his relationship with Barak to seek opportunities in the surveillance industry and to connect with powerful figures, including Thiel.
Thiel's previous comments: Thiel told The Wall Street Journal in 2023 that he had met with Epstein on more than one occasion in 2014 for networking purposes. He stated that he "didn't think enough about what Epstein's agenda might have been," but did not mention Barak's involvement in these meetings.
The broader context of the Barak email leak also reveals additional information about his relationship with Epstein:
Financial ties: Epstein invested in Reporty Homeland Security, a business venture with Barak, in 2015.
Discussions of allegations: Contrary to Barak's public claims in 2019 that he was unaware of Epstein's alleged activities, the emails show he had been alerted to sexual allegations against Epstein years earlier.
Private island visits: Emails also discussed Barak's visit to Epstein's private island, Little St. James, with Barak referring to it as an "impressive island".
Epstein invested in Reporty Homeland Security, a business venture with Barak
Yandex AI
Reporty Homeland Security is a security tech startup founded in 2014. In 2015, it changed its name to Carbyne. The company develops call-handling and identification capabilities for emergency response services.
Some of the company's features are:
Live video streaming and geolocation data. When a distress call is made, Carbyne’s system can provide the 911 dispatcher with the caller’s precise GPS location, live video feed from the caller’s smartphone camera, audio streaming, text messaging, and other telemetry in parallel with the voice call.
Indoor positioning. The platform can locate callers inside buildings.
Integration of additional data sources. Carbyne integrates IoT sensors or surveillance feeds to give a comprehensive picture of an incident in real time.
The company's leadership includes several notable figures from both the tech sector and government. The CEO and chairman is Amir Elichai, a former Israeli Army officer who served in the special elite forces and the intelligence corps. The former chairman of Carbyne was Ehud Barak, a former Prime Minister of Israel.
The company has faced scrutiny due to its connections with Jeffrey Epstein, American tech investor Peter Thiel, and concerns over its ties to Israeli intelligence.
(Originally published on Vocal.Media, this heavily censored article was the first part of a trilogy investigating Nicole Junkermann and examining her links with Jeffrey Epstein, Israeli intelligence and the UK NHS Healthtech Advisory Board led by UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP. This article was eventually pulled down and censored by Vocal.Media.) ...
She appears to be a German-born Israeli state intelligence operative based in London. ...
The rarest occurrence was when Epstein would fly without any of his usual entourage and just one other passenger. There was only one name that jumped out from the flight manifest as a good example of when Epstein alternated from his routine. His second meeting with Nicole Junkermann. ...
it’s her second trip which really stands out. On Saturday 31 August 2002, Jeffrey Epstein and Nicole Junkermann would fly from Paris Le Bourget Airport to Birmingham Airport, in the UK, alone. They would return to Paris, via the same route, on Monday 2 September 2002. For Jeffrey Epstein to fly without any of his normally present entourage is very unusual. So what was happening that weekend? I’ve done a lot of research on these dates, but as of yet, I do not have any answers.
At that time, Junkermann was 27 years old, so it’s very unlikely that they were dating, as everyone knows Jeffrey Epstein isn’t interested in fully sexually developed adults. ...
The link between Nicole Junkermann, the Israeli state intelligence services and the Israeli Defence Force is not a tenuous one. The ominously named “Reporty Homeland Security” was the first incarnation of what has now been rebranded “Carbyne911” and is referred to as simply “Carbyne.” Described as a “global leader in public safety technology,” Carbyne is a call handling platform app that allows you to, amongst other things, stream any ongoing emergency directly to the responding emergency services. It claims, in the information section of a promotional video on YouTube entitled “Nicole Junkermann presents Carbyne,” that it will:
“provide a plug and play solution that allows 911 callers to connect their smartphone features to the emergency operator so that the operator can make a better assessment of the emergency. Location data, audio, camera and video access can be shared, providing the operator with greater detail on the situation. The use of Carbyne’s solution will allow emergency management teams to better triage their cases and improve the utilization of downstream emergency services.” ...
However, they fail to mention how they’ll get the permission to use such masses of available data. Who are these angels behind this revolutionary technology which aims to get between a victim and the emergency services?
One of the directors of Carbyne is Nicole Junkermann. The chairman of the board of directors is Ehud Barak, the 10th Prime Minister of Israel, the 14th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, former Minister of Defense and former Head of Military Intelligence for Israel.

Leese told Hoffenberg about Epstein: "The guy's a genius, he's great at selling securities. And he has no moral compass." ...
Epstein on the tapes offers a damning judgment of Trump, telling Wolff, “The moral compass just does not exist.”
Roger Stone, a former adviser to Trump, gave a chilling account of what Trump claimed to have witnessed at Epstein’s Palm Beach estate.
In Stone’s 2016 book, The Clintons’ War on Women, he wrote that Trump noted to a Mar-a-Lago member after a visit to Epstein’s home that a crowd of girls in the financier’s pool appeared to be underage.
“The swimming pool was filled with beautiful young girls,” Trump said, according to Stone. The book said Trump then jokingly added: “‘How nice,’ I thought, ‘he let the neighborhood kids use his pool.’”
Stone reportedly said in a later appearance on Lindell TV that Trump left Epstein’s place after just 15 minutes because he was “uncomfortable with the mix of younger women and the limited number of men.” It’s unclear when Trump’s supposed visit to Epstein’s home took place.
Stone’s book said Trump was invited to Epstein’s infamous private island, but always declined.
Trump added in response to another question that day: “Jeffrey Epstein was not somebody that I respected. I threw him out. In fact, I think the great James Patterson, who is a member of Mar-a-Lago, made a statement yesterday that, many years ago, I threw him out.”
Isabel built on her father’s political connections. “My father was most influential in my life. He was a very accomplished man and achieved many of his goals during his life. I learned very much from him and have made many of his ways my own,” she said. This included developing intimate ties to a myriad of Israeli leaders, including Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest associates.
Although she failed in her bid for the White House, President Obama named Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State, and one of her first actions was to appoint Djerassi to her team. He quickly rose in the ranks, becoming Chief of Staff at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. In this role, he specialized in developing the United States’ policy towards Israel and Iran, although he also worked on the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and accompanied Clinton on visits to Israel and the Arab world. ...
Djerassi was later appointed an associate at the U.S.-government-funded think tank, the Carnegie Endowment for Peace. While there, he again specialized in Middle East policy, his bio noting that he “worked on matters relating to democratization and civil society in the Arab world, the Arab uprisings, and Israeli-Palestinian peace.” Today, he works in Silicon Valley.
While Djerassi’s fortunes were tied to the Clinton faction of the Democratic Party, his cousin Xavier Malina (Christine Maxwell’s eldest son) backed the right horse, working on the Obama-Biden 2008 presidential run.
He was rewarded for his good work with a position in the White House itself, where he became a Staff Assistant at the Executive Office of the President. Like his cousin, once his time in office was over, Malina also secured a position at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace before pursuing a career in the tech world, working for many years at Google in the Bay Area. He currently works for Disney.
Leese told Hoffenberg about Epstein: "The guy's a genius, he's great at selling securities. And he has no moral compass." ...
(What Hoffenberg had failed to realize, he told me, is that Epstein would con him. Epstein would take $100 million of Towers money, move it offshore, and meanwhile cooperate with U.S. prosecutors against Hoffenberg, who was unable to do anything about this because he’d pleaded guilty, which meant there was no trial — and therefore no discovery.)
Hoffenberg told me that Epstein had said he’d worked on several projects with Robert Maxwell, including solving Maxwell’s “debt” issues.
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The Jeffrey Epstein Client List is now delayed until at least Jan. 22 after the court grants Jane Doe 107’s request for a 30-day extension claiming a "risk of physical harm in her country."
Yikes. It may never come out. Expect more of this.https://x.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1742380130486321587?s=20
Can't be Gislaine, she's in prison. Who? I'd say Kamala, but she's in DC.