E-mail despatched to US intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 outlines what the sender described as monetary and authorized alternatives in Libya.
Printed On 1 Feb 2026
A newly launched doc exhibits that an affiliate of late US financier and convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein had outlined plans to pursue entry to Libya’s frozen state property, together with searching for potential help from former British and Israeli intelligence officers.
The tranche of paperwork launched by america Division of Justice on Friday included an e-mail despatched to Epstein that outlines what the sender described as monetary and authorized alternatives linked to political and financial uncertainty in Libya on the time.
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The e-mail dated July 2011 was despatched a number of months after a NATO-backed rebellion in opposition to then Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi started. Gaddafi was killed by Libyan rebels in October of the identical yr.
In line with the e-mail, about $80bn in Libyan funds have been believed to be frozen internationally, together with roughly $32.4bn within the US.
“And it’s estimated that the true quantity is someplace between three to 4 occasions this quantity in sovereign, stolen and misappropriated property,” the e-mail states, including that “if we will determine/get well 5 p.c to 10 p.c of those monies and obtain 10 p.c to 25 p.c as compensation we’re speaking about billions of {dollars}”.
The sender additionally mentioned sure former members of Britain’s overseas intelligence service, MI6 and Israel’s exterior intelligence company, Mossad, had expressed a willingness to help in efforts to determine and get well “stolen property”.
The e-mail additionally referenced expectations that Libya would wish to spend not less than $100bn sooner or later on reconstruction and financial restoration.
“However the true carrot is that if we will grow to be their go-to guys as a result of they plan to spend not less than $100 billion subsequent yr to rebuild their nation and leap begin the economic system,” the e-mail mentioned.
The e-mail characterised Libya as a rustic with vital power reserves and robust literacy charges, components it mentioned might be advantageous for monetary and authorized initiatives.
It additionally said that discussions had been held with some worldwide regulation corporations about engaged on a contingency-fee foundation.
