Epstein tried to build web of powerful ties across Middle East, documents show
Epstein sought to influence major Middle East deals and politics, prompting DP World leadership changes and investment suspensions, with $1 billion fund proposals linked to Qatar-Israel ties.
- On Feb 18 in Dubai, Reuters reported DOJ documents show financier Jeffrey Epstein tried to build a network of influential Middle East contacts, prompting Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem to resign as DP World chief executive and chair.
- Advising Gulf leaders, Epstein discussed Saudi Aramco’s IPO and urged Qatar to forge links with Israel or pledge $1 billion during the 2017-21 blockade.
- Correspondence reviewed by Reuters reveals an undated photograph and messages show Epstein socializing with Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, describing him as funny, trustworthy and a foodie who prays five times a day.
- Investors including British International Investment reacted by pausing new investments with DP World and welcomed Friday’s leadership changes after the files surfaced.
- Records reviewed by Reuters indicate a DEA case opened on Dec. 17, 2010, and details approximately $2 million in suspicious transfers tied to an unredacted individual.
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24heures.caDEA investigated for nearly five years money transfers possibly related to drug trafficking.
Epstein Was Investigated for Years for Drug & Sex Trafficking
CBS News reports that Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation. It lasted over 5 years and involved 14 others. It involved suspicious money transfers tied to illegal narcotics. This was revealed in a newly uncovered document in the Department of Justice’s Epstein files, CBS reports. “DEA reporting indicates the above […] The post Epstein Was Investigated for Years for Drug & Sex Traff…
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The US Anti-Drug Agency (DEA) investigated Epstein for nearly 5 years for money transfers possibly related to drug trafficking.
A note from CBS News on Monday, 23 February, among the "Epstein files" reveals the existence of investigations for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to drug trafficking over a period of at least five years.
The DEA has been investigating Jeffrey Epstein since 2010 and suspicious money transfers, possibly linked to drug trafficking and prostitution, according to a document recently revealed by CBS News. ...
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