Controversial American financier Jeffrey Epstein once received and investigated dossiers on leading Russian businessmen, their participation in Davos and St. Petersburg forums, lawsuits, sanctions against Russia, as well as on Pavel Durov, the founder of VKontakte and Telegram.
Modern.az reports that this was stated in the "Epstein files" published by the US Department of Justice.
The vast majority of references to Russian billionaires in “Epstein's documents” are related to their participation in major forums or refer to media publications about them.
For example, the leaked documents contain lists of participants of the World Economic Forum in Davos (January 26-30, 2011; January 23-27, 2013) and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (June 18-20, 2015). These lists mention Russian-Azerbaijani businessman Vahid Alakbarov, as well as billionaires such as Alexey Mordashov, Leonid Mikhelson, Vladimir Lisin, Gennady Timchenko, and Alisher Usmanov.
Vahid Alakbarov
Businessman Roman Abramovich and his ex-wife Dariya Jukova are mentioned dozens of times in the "Epstein dossier". Epstein's emails indicate that he wanted to meet Abramovich and his wife, as Abramovich and Jukova viewed Epstein's house in 2016, likely intending to buy it for $250 million. However, according to the emails, Epstein rejected them.
In 2008, Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution and was convicted. In 2019, he was re-arrested for human trafficking and prostitution and committed suicide before trial.
He was believed to be the person behind a network of prostitution and sexual exploitation involving underage girls. The US Department of Justice has systematically published thousands of "Epstein files" – including witness testimonies, address books, certificates, invoices, transcripts of witness interviews, police reports, and emails.
These files contain information about financier Jeffrey Epstein's circle of acquaintances, including numerous celebrities, politicians, and businessmen.
On January 30, the US Department of Justice released an additional 3 million pages of documents, as well as over 2,000 videos and 180,000 photographs related to the “Epstein case”. Some materials, including victims' personal information, were redacted to conceal them.
