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French government alerts prosecutor to diplomat with Epstein ties
Fabrice Aidan is suspected of sending over 200 confidential U.N. documents to Epstein from 2010 to 2016, prompting French judicial and administrative investigations.
- On Feb 11, Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot notified Paris prosecutors after Fabrice Aidan's name appeared in U.S. Justice Department files linking him to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Aidan appears in more than 200 DOJ documents and emailed Epstein from 2010 to 2016 while seconded to the U.N., with U.N. materials including Security Council briefings and a Ban Ki‑moon call readout.
- In one exchange, Aidan asked Epstein for the entrance codes to Epstein's luxury apartment in Paris, while Reuters could not reach Aidan via his X handle and found his LinkedIn deleted.
- Prosecutors in Paris will decide whether to open a criminal investigation, while government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said judicial bodies must act "if they so wish".
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The Paris Foreign Minister is appalled: a French diplomat had dubious contacts with Epstein – and is said to have even passed on confidential documents.
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In 2013, an investigation targeted the French diplomat Fabrice Aidan on suspicions of consulting child pornography sites. At that time, he was a member of the UN and, before the end of the investigation, he left his post and was repatriated to France. Since the release of the 3.5 million additional documents on 30 January, the diplomat has been questioned in this case.
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