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Jeff Kao
Jason Leopold
about 1 month ago
NEW/EXCLUSIVE: A French branch of HSBC closed a bank account maintained by Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 after compliance officers flagged transactions for suspicious activity, including payments tied to a modeling agent later accused of rape & sex trafficking đ§”
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Jason Leopold
about 1 month ago
NEW: In Oct 2016, when a new book about Jeffrey Epstein came out, he bought 17 copies. In 2019, in Epsteinâs last weeks of freedom, he made his final purchases: a guide to raising children, The Annotated Lolita & Nietzscheâs The Birth of Tragedy 𧔠đ
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Epsteinâs Emails Reveal Book Purchases About Trump, Sex, Money and Power
TThe disgraced financier purchased books about making money, treating narcissism, negotiating with anyone, achieving ecstasy and understanding life
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-jeffrey-epstein-emails-books/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MzEyOTc5MiwiZXhwIjoxNzYzNzM0NTkyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNVBOVDVHUFFRNlMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.PFZ5rxaAYkwSnOnzjz5BXoxFWrloZ5J8bWdGpOSf1l4
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Dhruv Mehrotra
about 2 months ago
New from Epsteinâs Inbox: In 2007, prosecutors moved to investigate Epstein for financial crimes as part of their sex-trafficking probe. He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
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Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-jeffrey-epstein-emails-money-laundering-charges/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTkxODI2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzYyNTIzMDYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNFpOTzdHUEwzV1UwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGOEM4RUQ0NDZENzU0QjY2QUUwMzY4QzkzQjE4OEFEQiJ9.WG9N8l7S2Jnct-vi5U9QmLHwvDcLz8AM3N9aNkVpFG4
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Surya Mattu
3 months ago
NEW: Jeffery Epstein's emails, obtained by Bloomberg news, shine a freshlight on how the disgraced financier's elite network supported him as investigators closed in. đ LINK:
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In
A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his âhour of terror.â
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-jeffrey-epstein-emails-the-network/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1ODgzNDMyOCwiZXhwIjoxNzU5NDM5MTI4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMzVYMDlHUFFROUMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBMDREMDU2MDI1MTM0MTVCODU1ODgyQUQwQUVFN0Y3RiJ9.0z5f1yBTg0NQ-ozoT5kq2CKxZ7HM8oApNrZOLs73EtI
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Dhruv Mehrotra
3 months ago
If you are curious how we vetted the emails, we have you covered: w/
@jeffykao.bsky.social
and
@suryamattu.com
add a skeleton here at some point
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Jeff Kao
Dhruv Mehrotra
3 months ago
All of this is brought to you by a dream team of
@jasonleopold.bsky.social
,
@jeffkao.bsky.social
,
@suryamattu.com
, Ava Benny-Morrison , Harry Wilson, and Max Abelson. Itâs also my first story for Bloomberg Tips: dmehro.89 on Signal or
[email protected]
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Jeff Kao
Dhruv Mehrotra
3 months ago
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epsteinâs personal Yahoo inbox â more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epsteinâs world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
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Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwellâs Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwellâs deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-jeffrey-epstein-emails-ghislaine-maxwell/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NzU4MTg1MywiZXhwIjoxNzU4MTg2NjUzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMkYyQ0tHUEZIUUUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGOEM4RUQ0NDZENzU0QjY2QUUwMzY4QzkzQjE4OEFEQiJ9.-WI92AWhRNCK_GFn6Fk_Su-tzVa2RIU9pSwno562y_4
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Jeff Kao
Dhruv Mehrotra
5 months ago
Friday was my last day at WIRED. Today I started a new job at Bloomberg on a dream desk with
@suryamattu.com
and
@jeffykao.bsky.social
. Got a tip? A dataset? Something we should look at? Find me on Signal at dmehro.89 In no particular order, hereâs some stuff Iâd like to continue to dig in to:
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Jeff Kao
Marie Patino
11 months ago
Hello congestion pricing is working (for now) - incredible analysis by
@agordon.me
@jeffykao.bsky.social
and
@acookiecrumbles.bsky.social
, gfx with jason kao!! đ link:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Is NYCâs Congestion Pricing Working? Fewer Private Cars Are On the Road (For Now)
NYCâs 2025 congestion pricing found fewer personal cars on Manhattanâs roads and more cabs over its first five days, a Bloomberg analysis of 75,000 cars show.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-nyc-congestion-pricing-week-one-traffic-mix-shifts/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNzEzNzI4NSwiZXhwIjoxNzM3NzQyMDg1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUTg5NExEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBMjdBRTQ1RkI4Q0U0QzNGQjA3OTdGMDgyQzgzOEM4NCJ9.sbsAQ-OOE-2VPkIzseRLiSDqIBvKMLMtRaq_eg_YucY
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