On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled close to 30,000 pages of documents, including photographs, legal records, and emails, linked to Jeffrey Epstein. This release comes after the initial disclosure of documents on Friday and Saturday concerning the DOJ’s case files on the deceased convicted sex offender.
Within these documents are references to Canadian ties. One notable mention is regarding Peter Nygard. A letter dated April 2020, drafted by the DOJ and transmitted to authorities in the U.K., revealed the FBI and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York’s interest in interviewing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, also known as Prince Andrew, regarding potential connections to fashion tycoon Peter Nygard.
The letter stated that 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 luxurious Bahamas property, where alleged trafficking of minor and adult female victims took place.
Although the former prince was not a subject of any ongoing investigation and there was no proof of any unlawful activity under U.S. law, U.S. authorities sought information from him about his interactions with Nygard and Epstein. They indicated that Mountbatten-Windsor might be asked to provide testimony in either case if he shared pertinent details during an interview.
Additionally, questions were posed to U.K. authorities to ask Mountbatten-Windsor about dates of encounters with Epstein or Nygard, visits to their properties, and associations with women introduced through them. Nygard has been embroiled in multiple sexual assault allegations across various jurisdictions and was convicted of four counts of sexual assault by a Toronto jury in 2023.
Another notable mention in the documents is a reference to a Serbian Canadian “lingerie model actress” accused of grooming a complainant in 1996. The individual claimed to have been manipulated by this model and another person, leading to the theft of their artwork to settle a debt. The scheme allegedly involved setting up a false romance to eventually introduce the victim to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell, known for her alleged involvement in recruiting underage girls for Epstein, was arrested in July 2020 and was later convicted on charges including sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of a minor, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.
In a separate incident noted in FBI records, dated August 5, 2020, a person identified as a jewelry designer reported being introduced to Epstein in New York City around 2004 or 2005 by a Canadian woman who was associated with Maxwell. The Canadian woman, described as an aspiring French Canadian model, was said to procure young women for Epstein, many of whom were underage and aspiring models from various countries.
The allegations in these newly released documents shed light on the intricate web of connections surrounding Epstein, Nygard, Maxwell, and their interactions with individuals across different backgrounds and professions.