He is suspected of laundering money from Russia to the West with the help of Epstein in return, the sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maxwell\u2019s 1991 death \u2014 when his body was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean after he went missing from his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine \u2014 has long been the subject of conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emails reveal new theory about whom Jeffrey Epstein was really working for<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
By\u00a0Anthony Blair<\/a> Published\u00a0Feb. 2, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thousands of cryptic messages tying Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> to Vladimir Putin<\/a> have been discovered in the latest release of files related to the late pedophile financier \u2014 raising a new theory about whom he was really working for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emails showing unnamed sources discussing meetings between Epstein<\/a> and the Russian president are prompting questions about whether the disgraced Wall Street figure may have trafficked girls from Russia in a state-backed effort to run the world\u2019s \u201clargest honeytrap\u201d to ensnare the rich and the powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Putin is named almost 1,000 times in the latest tranche of documents released Friday, while there are almost 10,000 references to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People close to the Russian tyrant say he maintained his links to Epstein even after the financier\u2019s 2008 conviction for engaging a child in prostitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other newly released documents\u00a0pointed to Epstein\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0alleged strong influence in Russia, with the perv sending one in November 2010 asking an unnamed recipient if they needed a Russian visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In another email, dated Sept. 11, 2011, an anonymous messenger discusses plans for an \u201cappointment with Putin\u201d on Epstein\u2019s next trip to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpoke with Igor. He said last time you were in Palm Beach, you told him you had an appointment with Putin on Sept 16 and that he could go ahead and book his ticket to Russia to arrive a few days before you,\u201d the newly released email reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In May 2013, Epstein wrote that he wanted to help Putin and Russia \u201creinvent the financial system,\u201d in an email to Council of Europe secretary general Thorbjorn Jagland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That same month, in an email to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Epstein claimed Putin had tried to set up a meeting with him, which he had turned down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPutin asked that i meet him in st petersburg the same time as his economic conference I told him no. If he wants to meet he will need to set aside real time and privacy, lets see what happens [sic],\u201d Epstein wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A subsequent 2014 email suggests another upcoming meeting between Putin and Epstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey Jeffrey, I wasn\u2019t able to convince [LinkedIn co-founder] Reid [Hoffman] to change his schedule to go meet Putin with you,\u201d the email from Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A further email suggests that Putin and Epstein\u2019s scheduled 2014 meeting was canceled in the wake of the MH17 disaster, when Russian forces shot down a passenger jet over Ukraine, killing 298 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Russian](\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/russian-president-vladimir-putin-chairs-120055650.jpg?w=1024\")
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