01Start here
Jeffrey Epstein, explained through the public record
A starting point for the convictions, untried charges, institutional failures and continuing disputes.
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The record / the cases / the unanswered questions
TheEpstein File
A documented guide to the crimes, the institutions and the claims that still need proof.
Fifteen source-linked articles bring the court outcomes, financial records and 2026 developments into one reading sequence. No invented revelations. No guilt by association.
A conviction is not the same as an allegation. Being named in a document is not, by itself, proof of a crime. The distinction runs through every article in this collection.
State of Florida / Wikimedia Commons
15Complete articles
24Source entries
10Contextual person entries
2005–2026Documented chronology
Selected records reviewed through 24 October 2026. This is not an exhaustive archive or a continuously updated court-docket service.
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02Courts
The Florida deal: what the 2007 agreement changed
How an investigation ended in a non-prosecution agreement, and what the later DOJ review concluded.
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03Courts
The 2019 indictment: what prosecutors alleged
The New York prosecution renewed the case, but Epstein died before its allegations were tried.
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04Courts
Ghislaine Maxwell: from charges to a 20-year sentence
The jury verdict provides a different evidentiary foundation from an address book or an untested allegation.
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05Money & places
Islands, residences and Zorro Ranch: a map of the records
Why locations matter—and why visiting a place is not proof of participating in a crime.
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06Money & places
Following the money: what the bank records actually establish
A regulatory penalty, a consent order and an estate settlement answer different questions.
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07Records & evidence
Flight logs, contact books and the supposed “client list”
A name in a record is a starting point for verification, not a verdict.
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08People
Who is named—and in what capacity?
Convictions, civil allegations, testimony and mentions should never be collapsed into one list.
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09Accountability
Epstein’s death: the findings and the custodial failures
The official conclusion and the documented failures must both be reported.
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10Records & evidence
The Epstein files: the disclosure law and the 2026 release
What the government announced, what readers can inspect and why a release is not an authentication.
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11Latest case
New Mexico’s October 2026 lawsuit against Indyke and Kahn
The state alleges financial facilitation. The two men deny knowingly enabling abuse.
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12People
Andrew: the Giuffre settlement and the separate 2026 warrant ruling
Two proceedings, different issues and no basis for treating one as the outcome of the other.
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13People
Gates and the Clintons: how to read the congressional records
An interview or deposition is evidence of what was said, not an automatic finding of wrongdoing.
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14Accountability
Accountability starts with the survivors, not the celebrity list
Testimony, notice, privacy and remedies belong at the center of the dossier.
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15Records & evidence
The unanswered questions—and the evidence needed to answer them
A reporting agenda that distinguishes open questions from unsupported claims.
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A case file, not a celebrity list.
The question is what a source establishes about a specific person. The index keeps court outcomes, civil allegations and witness testimony separate.
Originals remain one click away.
Every factual section links its evidence. The library identifies the source type and, where relevant, the page or paragraph to read.
The chronology.
Dates refer to events or publications as labeled. A new release can concern an old event.
Florida investigation
Palm Beach police inquiry begins, as described in the later OPR review.[S02]
Non-prosecution agreement
The Florida federal agreement is signed.[S02]
State guilty plea
Epstein pleads guilty in Florida.[S02]
New York federal charges
The government announces the indictment following the July 6 arrest.[S03]
Death in custody
Epstein dies before trial. The official death finding and custody review are addressed separately.[S07]
Maxwell charged
The initial federal prosecution is announced.[S04]
Bank regulator action
DFS announces the Deutsche Bank penalty covering multiple matters.[S15]
OPR conclusions released
The review criticizes judgment and treatment of victims without a professional-misconduct finding.[S01]
Maxwell verdict
The guilty verdict is announced.[S05]
Andrew–Giuffre settlement
A civil settlement is announced, without admission of guilt.[S21]
Maxwell sentenced
The court imposes a 20-year sentence.[S06]
Virgin Islands settlement
The government announces its estate resolution and island-sale terms.[S17]
Inspector general report
The custody and supervision review is published.[S07]
DOJ/FBI memorandum
The agencies publish their review conclusions.[S08]
Disclosure law enacted
The Epstein Files Transparency Act becomes law.[S09]
Large DOJ release
The department announces a cumulative total of nearly 3.5 million pages.[S10]
Clinton videos released
Committee publication follows the February depositions.[S19]
Gates interview
The committee transcript bears this interview date.[S20]
Andrew warrant ruling
The court explains why the warrants were unlawful and why the investigation continues.[S18]
New Mexico civil action
The state files against Indyke, Kahn, the estate and trust. Allegations are disputed.[S12]
People and the record.
These are selected contextual entries, not a complete list of defendants, contacts or witnesses. Read the source-specific status.
ConvictionsCivil allegationsInvestigation / court procedureTestimony / mention
Jeffrey Epstein
State guilty plea · 2008
Separate 2019 federal charges did not reach trial before his death. Do not describe those charges as a federal conviction.[S02][S03][S07]
Read the context →Ghislaine Maxwell
Jury verdict · 2021 / sentence · 2022
Convicted in the federal case and sentenced to 20 years. This card does not review every later appeal or petition.[S05][S06]
Read the context →Darren K. Indyke
Civil defendant · October 21, 2026
New Mexico alleges knowing financial facilitation. His lawyer denies that he knowingly enabled abuse. The filing is not a finding of liability.[S12][S14]
Read the context →Richard D. Kahn
Civil defendant · October 21, 2026
Named in the same New Mexico civil action. His lawyer denies knowing facilitation. This entry does not describe a criminal conviction.[S13][S14]
Read the context →Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Separate civil and UK proceedings
The 2022 Giuffre settlement and the 2026 misconduct-in-public-office warrant case are different proceedings. Neither is described here as a criminal verdict.[S21][S18]
Read the context →Bill Gates
Congressional interview · June 10, 2026
Selected testimony is attributed to Gates. A congressional interview does not establish criminal responsibility.[S20]
Read the context →Bill Clinton
Congressional deposition · February 27, 2026
The committee release confirms the deposition. This edition does not claim a full review of the video or infer guilt from appearing.[S19]
Read the context →Hillary Clinton
Congressional deposition · February 26, 2026
Included because the cited committee release documents her deposition, not because this dossier alleges criminal conduct.[S19]
Read the context →Donald Trump
Mentioned in DOJ disclosure statement
The January 2026 DOJ statement disputes certain allegations. This entry does not reproduce them as fact or treat the statement as a judicial verdict.[S10]
Read the context →Leslie Wexner
Business relationship / reported testimony
Said he employed Epstein as a money manager and denied knowing of the crimes. This card does not label a business relationship a criminal finding.[S22]
Read the context →The source library.
Original records and reporting used in this edition. Links open at the publisher. Underlying archive files are not bundled in this package.
Review of the 2006–2008 Epstein investigation ↗
U.S. Department of Justice · 2020-11-12
OPR conclusions on prosecutorial judgment and treatment of victims. Not a criminal judgment against prosecutors.
OPR executive summary of the Florida investigation ↗
DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility · 2020-11
The Florida investigation, the 2007 non-prosecution agreement and the state resolution.
13-page PDF. Executive summary, including the investigation and agreement chronology.
Epstein charged with sex trafficking of minors ↗
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York · 2019-07-08
The 2019 federal charges and prosecutors’ allegations. An indictment is not a conviction.
Maxwell’s arrest and initial federal charges ↗
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York · 2020-07-02
The initial 2020 prosecution. The final trial and sentence must be read separately.
Statement on the Maxwell jury verdict ↗
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York · 2021-12-29
Contemporaneous confirmation of the guilty verdict and the role of survivor testimony.
Maxwell sentenced to 20 years ↗
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York · 2022-06-28
The 240-month sentence and the conduct described at trial. Not an updated appellate docket.
Custody, care and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein ↗
DOJ Office of the Inspector General · 2023-06
Official findings about custody failures and the investigation of Epstein’s death.
Report 23-085, 128-page PDF. Start with the executive summary. Detailed source contains sensitive material.
DOJ and FBI memorandum on the Epstein review ↗
U.S. Department of Justice / FBI · 2025-07
The agencies’ stated conclusions about a purported client list and blackmail evidence. These are attributed agency conclusions.
Two-page memorandum, page 1 for the review conclusions.
Epstein Files Transparency Act ↗
U.S. Congress · 2025-11-19
Public Law 119-38. Read the enacted text, especially section 2, rather than assuming every file must be public without exceptions.
Select the enacted-law version on Congress.gov.
DOJ announces nearly 3.5 million released pages ↗
U.S. Department of Justice · 2026-01-30
DOJ’s dated publication totals, stated exclusions and caution about false material in public submissions.
Epstein Library ↗
U.S. Department of Justice · Rolling collection
Original publication gateway. May require age confirmation. The entire collection was not downloaded or independently authenticated for this dossier.
New Mexico announces civil action against Indyke and Kahn ↗
New Mexico Department of Justice · 2026-10-21
The state’s allegations, defendants and requested relief. Not a finding of liability.
New Mexico complaint against Indyke, Kahn, estate and trust ↗
U.S. District Court filing, hosted by New Mexico DOJ · 2026-10-21
Original pleading. Its assertions are allegations to be tested, not established facts.
Case 1:26-cv-03543, document 1, 49 pages. Caption and opening allegations, pages 1–4.
New Mexico suit and the defendants’ response ↗
Reuters · 2026-10-21
Used for the response by lawyer Daniel Weiner. No inference of guilt from the filing.
Deutsche Bank regulatory penalty ↗
New York Department of Financial Services · 2020-07-07
The $150 million penalty covered Epstein-related compliance failures AND two correspondent-banking relationships.
Deutsche Bank consent order ↗
New York Department of Financial Services · 2020-07
The administrative findings and resolution. Not a criminal conviction.
38-page consent order. Opening findings and the Epstein-related portion.
Virgin Islands settlement with the Epstein estate ↗
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice · 2022-12-01
Government settlement, island-sale terms and distinction from individual survivors’ claims.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor warrant proceedings ↗
Judiciary of England and Wales · 2026-10-08
Unlawful search warrants in a misconduct-in-public-office investigation. The court expressly says the investigation is not ended.
AC-2026-LON-002321. Reasons paragraphs 1–6, PDF pages 3–5.
Clinton deposition videos released ↗
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · 2026-03-02
Confirms the February 2026 depositions and links to recordings. The videos were not transcribed or independently reviewed in full for this edition.
William H. Gates III interview transcript ↗
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · 2026-06-10
Witness testimony, not a verdict. Selected passages were checked, not a line-by-line authentication of the entire record.
138-page transcript. Printed pages 57 and 81 for the passages discussed.
Andrew and Virginia Giuffre reach a settlement ↗
The Guardian · 2022-02-15
Historical civil settlement, Andrew’s denial and no admission of guilt. The amount was not disclosed.
Wexner describes his financial relationship with Epstein ↗
Reuters · 2026-02-19
Wexner’s account and denial of knowledge of crimes. This is attributed testimony, not a court finding.
Jeffrey Epstein archival custody photograph ↗
Wikimedia Commons / State of Florida · 2013-07-25
Commons identifies the photograph as a Florida public-domain work. Used for identification, not to infer guilt for other people.
Ghislaine Maxwell archival custody photograph ↗
Wikimedia Commons / Federal Bureau of Prisons · Date not specified
Commons attributes the image to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and marks it public domain in the United States.
Editorial method
Make every claim checkable.
Case numbers, dates, document types and nearby source links let readers examine the basis for a statement. Agency assertions stay attributed. An allegation stays an allegation unless the record supports a stronger description.
The series uses selected public records and credited reporting. It does not claim interviews, on-scene reporting, access to sealed evidence or exhaustive review of the underlying archive.
What is deliberately excluded
Abuse imagery, private victim identities, personal contact details, speculative accusations and AI-generated crime-scene reconstructions are not part of this edition.
Images and corrections
The two archival photographs have source and credit links. They load from external image hosts and require an internet connection. No illustration is presented as documentary evidence.
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