Jeffrey Epstein cultivated a global network of politicians, top executives, academics and celebrities, many of whom have been severely tainted by association with the convicted sex offender.
While high-profile figures such as Britain’s former Prince Andrew have been very publicly disgraced, some powerful but lesser-known names have been fired, forced to resign, put under investigation or have their positions under review.
The mere mention of a person’s name in the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice does not in itself imply any wrongdoing on that person’s part.
Epstein was convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor and died in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking of minors.
Borge Brende
The board of the World Economic Forum, which organizes the Davos summit, has ordered an independent review of WEF chief Borge Brende, 60, and Epstein’s interactions.
Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister, has acknowledged attending dinners with Epstein in New York in 2018 and 2019.
He has insisted he was “completely unaware” of Epstein’s criminal activities.
Thorbjørn Jagland
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland, 75, is under police investigation on “suspicion of gross corruption” over his links to Epstein, which include many email exchanges unearthed from the released files.
Jagland served as Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997 and later as Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He was also chairman of the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mona Juul
Mona Juul, 66, a Norwegian diplomat who played a key role in the secret Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords in the early 1990s, has been suspended pending an investigation into her alleged links to Epstein.
Epstein left $10 million in his will to Juul’s two children with her husband, fellow diplomat and Oslo negotiator Terje Rod-Larsen.
Norway’s foreign ministry said Juul, currently Norway’s envoy to Jordan, was temporarily relieved while the investigation was ongoing.
Dean Kamen
American engineer Dean Kamen, 74, the inventor of the Segway, took a leave of absence from the board of the robotics organization he founded, FIRST.
The latest release of Epstein files includes photos of Kamen with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for trafficking underage girls to the disgraced financier.
They also include an email in which Kamen thanks Epstein for a 2013 visit to his private Caribbean island.
Brad Karp
U.S. Attorney Brad Karp, 66, stepped down after 18 years as chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the most powerful corporate law firms in the United States.
In emails, Karp thanked Epstein for inviting him to a dinner in 2015 at his Manhattan mansion, calling it “an evening I will never forget.”
Karp, who has said he regrets socializing with Epstein, also asked Epstein in another email if he could help get his son a job on a Woody Allen film.
Miroslav Lajcak
Miroslav Lajcak, 62, the Slovakian government’s national security adviser, resigned after text messages included in the Epstein files showed the two men discussing women.
Lajcak was foreign minister at the time.
Caroline Long
French film producer and former actor Caroline Lang, daughter of former French culture minister Jack Lang, stepped down as head of a film production group following revelations about the family’s Epstein ties.
Caroline Lang told the French investigative website Mediapart that she and Epstein had agreed to set up a company together to buy works of art, but she did not invest any money in it.
She described herself as being “incredibly naive”.
Her father, Jack Lang, 86, said he was introduced to Epstein by Woody Allen about 15 years ago and had no knowledge of his crimes.
George Mitchell
Former US senator George Mitchell, 92, brokered the negotiations that led to the 1998 peace deal ending three decades of conflict over British rule in Northern Ireland.
Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland this week dropped Mitchell’s name from the Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice because of his links to Epstein.
Mitchell has previously said that he regrets having met and known Epstein and that he had no knowledge of his illegal activities.
Steve Tisch
Steve Tisch, 76, producer of “Forrest Gump” and co-owner of the New York Giants, was linked by Epstein to several women, according to email exchanges between the two.
Tisch acknowledged in a statement that he and Epstein had “a brief association in which we exchanged e-mails about adult women, and in addition discussed movies, philanthropy and investments.”
National Football League chief Roger Goodell said the league, which has a strict personal conduct policy, would “look at all the facts” before deciding whether to take action against Tisch.
Casey Wasserman
Casey Wasserman, 51, has faced calls to step down as chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic Games after flirtatious email exchanges between him and Maxwell emerged.
Wasserman has said he “deeply regrets” the exchanges he had with Maxwell in 2003, long before Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes were public knowledge.
