On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled around 30,000 pages of documents, encompassing images, court records, and emails related to Jeffrey Epstein. This release came after the initial disclosure of documents on Friday and Saturday concerning the DOJ’s archives on the deceased convicted sex offender. Notably, the documents include several links to Canada.
One of the files contained a letter dated April 2020, drafted by the DOJ and forwarded to authorities in the U.K. The FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York sought to arrange an interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, then known as Prince Andrew, regarding potential associations with fashion tycoon Peter Nygard. The letter highlighted evidence connecting Mountbatten-Windsor to both Nygard and Epstein in separate sex-trafficking inquiries. It mentioned a visit by the former prince to Nygard Cay, Nygard’s opulent Bahamas estate, where Nygard allegedly trafficked minor and adult female victims.
Although the former prince was not a target of any ongoing investigation and no evidence suggested he had violated U.S. laws, U.S. authorities expressed interest in questioning him about his visits to Nygard Cay and any information he might possess concerning Peter Nygard and related individuals. The letter indicated that if Mountbatten-Windsor provided pertinent details during an interview, he might be asked to testify in either the Nygard or Epstein cases.
Additionally, U.S. authorities had inquiries for their U.K. counterparts to pose to Mountbatten-Windsor, including details on his encounters with Epstein or Nygard, visits to their properties, and interactions with women associated with them. Nygard has been confronted with multiple sexual assault allegations across various jurisdictions and was convicted in 2023 by a Toronto jury on four counts of sexual assault.
In another FBI record labeled as “intake,” allegations surfaced in August 2020 from an unnamed individual claiming to have been groomed in 1996 at the age of 19 by two individuals, one of whom was described as a Serbian Canadian “lingerie model actress.” The complainant also alleged that their artwork was stolen by these individuals to settle a debt, outlining a scheme involving false romance and grooming leading to contact with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein shortly after the artwork disappeared.
Maxwell, implicated in recruiting underage girls for Epstein, was arrested in July 2020 and charged with sex crimes. She was subsequently convicted on five counts, including sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of a minor, and is presently serving a 20-year prison term.
Furthermore, in a separate FBI allegation from August 5, 2020, an individual claimed to have been introduced to Epstein around 2004 or 2005 in New York City by a Canadian acquaintance who was also connected to Maxwell. The individual, identified as a jewelry designer, referred to the Canadian woman as an aspiring French Canadian model who allegedly procured young women to meet Epstein, often underage and aspiring models from other countries, with financial assistance from Epstein for her involvement in various activities. The allegation also mentioned Epstein’s preference for massages.
These newly disclosed documents shed light on the intricate web of connections involving prominent figures and their alleged roles in the Epstein saga.