Several previously confidential documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public in a New York court after a years-long battle over their release. The first of what are expected to be hundreds of documents identifying more than 150 individuals were unsealed on Thursday (AEDT) after an order last month by US District Judge Loretta Preska. The documents were filed in redacted form as part of aJeffrey Epstein poses for a mugshot in 2013.
While it was speculated the documents would reveal an Epstein client list, many of the names featured in the unsealed documents were widely reported former associates of the late financier, including former US president Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. The first documents included emails, transcripts of depositions and legal filings. Ties to Epstein already led to career downfalls for former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black and have tarnished the reputations of billionaires Bill Gates, Leslie Wexner and many other prominent me