There are at least three references to Portugal in Jeffrey Epstein’s files, recently released. Among the thousands of documents appears the name of a former Portuguese minister and, apparently, the name of the Espírito Santo family, according to a report by NM.
It was on October 1, 2010, that Jeffrey Epstein forwarded an email—from an “unclear” sender—to Jes Staley, the former chairman of Barclays Bank.
In the body of the text, the author asked the sexual predator to attend a meeting of high-ranking political figures: “Jeffrey, please come. You will be able to speak privately with each of them. Your security clearance has been approved.”
Among the names of several diplomats and foreign ministers from various countries is that of Luís Filipe Marques Amado, a former minister in the socialist government of José Sócrates.
Also listed are the names of a former Spanish foreign minister, Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé, and his Luxembourg counterpart, Jean Asselborn. The name of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is also on the list, along with several Sheikhs.
It should be noted, however, that it is not clear from the documents whether there was, in fact, a meeting between Epstein and the politicians mentioned.
Former minister Luís Amado, in reaction to SIC Notícias, mentioned that he had never met Epstein: “I think that’s ridiculous. I’ve never seen that man in my life.”
Also, the former Luxembourg minister, in statements to the Luxembourg Times, said that he only heard “the name Epstein for the first time when he committed suicide in prison in 2009.”
However, in a telephone directory, which appears in the released documents and is called the “Black Book,” it shows: “Santo, Mr. and Mrs. M Espirito,” followed by a street address in Estoril.
Azores visit
It is also known, through flight records, that Epstein’s private plane was at least four times on the island of Santa Maria, in the Azores, between 2002 and 2003.
On the first trip that appears, Epstein was accompanied by “Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, AP?, Cindy Lopez, President Clinton, Doug Bands, Mike.” The second time, the passenger list was Larger, appearing not only the previous names, but also the names of actor Kevin Spacey, Chaunte Davies, Chris Tucker, among others.
These documents are among the thousands of Jeffrey Epstein’s records that have been released by the United States Department of Justice after US President Donald Trump enacted a law requiring his administration to make the files public.