The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made public nearly 30,000 pages of documents on Tuesday, which included images, court records, and emails related to Jeffrey Epstein. This release followed the initial unveiling of documents on Friday and Saturday concerning the DOJ’s case files on the deceased convicted sex offender.
Included in the documents are details on Canadian connections, such as Peter Nygard. One of the files contained an April 2020 letter from the DOJ to authorities in the U.K., aiming to arrange an interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, also known as Prince Andrew, regarding potential associations with fashion tycoon Peter Nygard.
According to the letter, there was evidence linking Mountbatten-Windsor to both Nygard and Epstein in separate sex-trafficking investigations. It mentioned a visit by the former prince to Nygard Cay, Nygard’s Bahamas estate, where alleged trafficking of minor and adult female victims took place.
Although Mountbatten-Windsor was not under investigation at that time and no evidence suggested any violation of U.S. laws, U.S. authorities were interested in questioning him about his interactions with Nygard and Epstein. The letter indicated that if the prince shared pertinent information during an interview, he might be asked to testify in either the Nygard or Epstein cases.
The U.S. authorities sought details from their U.K. counterparts on dates of meetings between Mountbatten-Windsor and either Epstein or Nygard, visits to their properties, and interactions with women associated with them.
Furthermore, the documents revealed an FBI “intake” record containing allegations from an unnamed individual in August 2020. The person claimed they were manipulated by a Serbian Canadian “lingerie model actress” in 1996 and had their artwork stolen by the individuals involved. The scheme allegedly involved grooming the individual to connect with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell, who was implicated in recruiting underage girls for Epstein, was arrested in July 2020 and subsequently convicted on various charges, including sex trafficking conspiracy. Another account in the documents detailed how a Canadian woman introduced a jewelry designer to Epstein in New York City around 2004 or 2005. The woman was described as an aspiring French Canadian model who allegedly facilitated meetings between young women and Epstein, some of whom were underage, while also receiving cash from Epstein for her assistance.