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Epstein files

Little St James Island, US Virgin Islands
Little St James Island, US Virgin Islands. Photo: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative only.
Status · Records released in batches by the US Justice Department

What happened

Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, died in federal custody in August 2019; Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in December 2021. Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the US Justice Department has published records in batches since December 2025. Being named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing.

Written from the official records below. Links checked 08 Nov 2026.

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