Epstein files: DoJ reveals names of paedophile's co-conspirators after pressure from lawmakers. Who are the newly named individuals?
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Jeffrey Epstein Photograph: (House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and DoJ)
The US Justice Department has released additional names from the Jeffrey Epstein files after lawmakers pushed for less-redacted documents. Newly identified individuals are listed as co-conspirators. All you need to know.
The US Justice Department has released more names from the Jeffrey Epstein case files amid mounting pressure from lawmakers who were granted access to less-redacted versions of key documents. The move comes amid growing scrutiny of how federal authorities handled the publication of millions of records linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender.
Who are the new people named in the disturbing Epstein files?
Among the newly unredacted individuals are six “wealthy, powerful men” who were previously redacted by the DoJ. They are Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.
Along with Wexner, Epstein’s longtime assistant Lesley Groff, and former French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel were listed as co-conspirators in a 2019 FBI document connected to the investigation.
Wexner, the former head of L Brands, has previously said he cut ties with Epstein in 2007 and denied knowledge of any illegal activity. A legal representative of Wexner in December told the press, that prosecutors had indicated Wexner was "neither a co-conspirator nor target in any respect".
Groff’s attorney, in a statement to CNN, also said she had never been informed she was considered a co-conspirator and had cooperated voluntarily with investigators and "was told that she was not being prosecuted". Groff "never seen this document and was unaware of it," they said.
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Brunel, who had been charged with rape of a minor and other offences in France, died in prison in 2022. Authorities ruled his death a suicide. He had denied wrongdoing.
Democratic Representative Ro Khanna on Tuesday (Feb 10) identified six previously redacted names on the House floor, saying he had forced the DoJ's hand into releasing them.
Pressure from Congress
Blanche told CNN that the department was not concealing information, noting that Wexner’s name already appears "thousands of times" in previously released records. "DOJ is hiding nothing," Blanche insisted in an email exchange with the publication.
The latest disclosures followed complaints from lawmakers who reviewed unredacted material. Republican Representative Thomas Massie said several names had been unnecessarily hidden in earlier releases.
