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This report consolidates that evidence into a single reference organized around six investigative threads: 1. **The Modeling Pipeline** \u2014 Jean-Luc Brunel, MC2 Model Management, Karin Models, and Daniel Siad operated a multinational recruitment network that funneled young women to Epstein through Paris, using visa dependency and financial control as coercion mechanisms. 2. *", "The French Connection: Jeffrey Epstein's Operations in France A Guide to EFTA Corpus Evidence for French Investigators Based on analysis of 2,914,901 pages across 12 DOJ datasets (EFTA), FBI Vault materials, and House Oversight productions. --- Executive Summary The EFTA corpus \u2014 the largest single release of Jeffrey Epstein documents, produced by the DOJ under a federal court order \u2014 contains extensive evidence of Epstein's operations in France spanning at least 2005 through 2019. This report consolidates that evidence into a single reference organized around six investigative threads: The Modeling Pipeline \u2014 Jean-Luc Brunel, MC2 Model Management, Karin Models, and Daniel Siad operated a multinational recruitment network that funneled young women to Epstein through Paris, using visa dependency and financial control as coercion mechanisms. 22 Avenue Foch \u2014 Epstein's Paris apartment, held through SCI JEP (999/1,000 shares), served as an operational base. A September 2019 French police search recovered photographs of undressed young women, 30 videos, and a CD-ROM with 62 women's names. Jack Lang and Prytanee LLC \u2014 Former French Culture Minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline maintained a relationship with Epstein from at least 2012 through January 2019. This included a joint $5.2M art investment vehicle (Prytanee LLC) registered in the US Virgin Islands, private flights to Marrakech, and Caroline Lang arranging a meeting between Epstein and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Fabrice Aidan \u2014 A UN diplomat who brokered meetings between Epstein and Gulf-state royalty, intervened in visa processes for unnamed individuals, and directed unnamed \"guests\" to Epstein's Paris and New York properties. Frederic Chaslin \u2014 A French orchestra conductor who offered Epstein a 21-year-old philosophy student in Paris, defended Harvey Weinstein while referencing his own \"similar situation in Santa Fe,\" and visited Epstein's Zorro Ranch. Financial Infrastructure \u2014 Deutsche Bank wired Epstein's funds through Societe Generale and BNP Paribas to support French operations, including property maintenance, luxury purchases, and local payments. All findings below are drawn directly from the EFTA corpus with specific document citations. Every EFTA number can be verified at justice.gov/epstein or at epstein-data.com. --- The Modeling Pipeline 1.1 Jean-Luc Brunel and MC2 Model Management Jean-Luc Brunel ran MC2 Model Management from Miami. His role in Epstein's network is established by multiple corpus documents: Brunel as recruiter \u2014 in his own words: EFTA00017956: Stan Pottinger (attorney) forwarded to SDNY prosecutors: \"Yesterday I spoke of Daniel Siad, whom Jean Luc Brunel describes as a 'scout' or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein.\" Brunel himself identified Siad as recruiting for Epstein, not for MC2. This was forwarded to prosecutors on December 6, 2018 \u2014 seven months before Epstein's final arrest. EFTA00023920: \"Jeffrey Epstein has told me that he has slept with over 1,000 of Brunel's girls.\" EFTA00021334: Witness prep memo: \"we expect she'll eventually tell us that she was 18 years old when she arrived in the U.S. through Brunel's modeling agency, and that she met Epstein shortly thereafter at a party and he invited her to his houses, and she quickly became dependent.\" The MC2 visa dependency mechanism: EFTA00906771 (Mar 18, 2011): A model named Svetlana wrote to Epstein: \"I m very worried about mc2 visa situation. Does it mean that I can't travel now? I m afraid to ask them if they cancelled my visa \u2014 not to remind them to do it...\" Models' immigration status was controlled through MC2, creating a dependency that made resistance dangerous. EFTA00926192 (Dec 20, 2011): Svetlana complained about unpaid agency income \u2014 \"The accountant send me only 2nd invoice and 'didn't have time' to send the 2nd part of my first check (he owes me 3,500)\" \u2014 visa dependency compounded by financial dependency. Financial flows: EFTA00105307: Grand jury exhibit documenting payments from Epstein's account 35266976: $25,000 to MC2 (Dec 4, 2013), $29,440 to MC2 (Dec 10, 2013), $25,000 to MC2 (Jan 21, 2014). Same exhibit documents $1.5M+ in payments to 301/66 Owners Corp (the building where Epstein housed models). EFTA01266359: Epstein's will: \"$5,000,000 to JEAN LUC BRUNEL, if he survives me.\" EFTA01266380: Later amendment also forgives \"any loans which I made to... JEAN LUC BRUNEL\" \u2014 Brunel owed Epstein money. Operational security: EFTA01746878 (Jan 26, 2015): Brunel to Epstein: \"I don't want to speak over the phone or email.\" EFTA00073492: FBI FD-302 (Jul 8, 2019) \u2014 agents contacted MC2's Miami office. Manager Jeff Fuller asked \"is this about EPSTEIN\" and reported Brunel was \"out of the country in Paris.\" 1.2 Karin Models and the French MLAT Request The French investigation is documented directly in the EFTA corpus: EFTA00077200-77206 \u2014 The French Republic's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request to the United States, dated July 8, 2020. This document reveals: Investigation initiated August 23/30, 2019 by the Paris Minors' Section Charges: rape of minor under 15, rape of minor over 15, rape, sexual assault, criminal association Targets: Jeffrey Epstein, Jean-Luc Brunel, Ghislaine Maxwell, and accomplices Triggered by report from \"Innocence en danger\" children's association The MLAT request summarizes five victim testimonies from the French investigation: Victim 1 met Karin Models (Avenue Roche, Paris 8th) for \"test-photographs.\" Brunel sexually assaulted her at his home in the Bourse district. She \"felt she had been drugged\" \u2014 couldn't explain how she found herself in a room with Brunel. Another unidentified man was present. Victim 2 met Epstein and Maxwell at age 16 in the south of France near Saint-Tropez. Went to their Paris apartment on Avenue Foch in 2000. Left for Miami with them. Victim 3 met Brunel through Karin Models. At his apartment, she drank a cocktail Brunel prepared, then lost consciousness. Woke in a bathrobe with bruises on thighs and crotch. Victim 4 met Brunel through Paris Planning agency and Karin Models. Was taken to the countryside to an undetermined location where Brunel attempted rape. Victim 5 accused Maxwell, Epstein, and Brunel of recruiting her at age 16. 1.3 Daniel Siad \u2014 International Recruiter Daniel Amar Siad (Swedish passport holder) is the most extensively documented recruiter in the EFTA corpus, with 1,968 distinct EFTA pages spanning 2005-2017, covering at least 15 countries. Explicit admission of recruiting minors: EFTA00642502 (Jul 19-20, 2014): After Epstein canceled a Paris visit, Siad reported on the group he had assembled: \"I had 2 girls from Sweden, a Slovakian, 2 French and Katya the Russian.\" He then wrote: \"I really did good work for scouting in Scandinavia most of them will be ready to start with 2morrow at list 5 of them sixteen and seventeen will be ready for next year.\" And: \"The French her name is Luna she is fifteen her parents checked me out and they are very happy there daughter to start modeling.\" Epstein responded: \"you will have the money monday\" and \"I will reimburse you of course for any expenses.\" The Scandinavia scouting tour (May-June 2014): EFTA00663055: After managing the departure of a Latvian woman (\"Leanne\"/\"Liana\"), Epstein told Siad: \"spend some the the 10k and go to scandavia I will provide more on your return.\" Siad then outlined a systematic itinerary: Finland (3 days), Stockholm (5 days), Gothenburg (5 days), Oslo (3 days), Malmo (3 days), Denmark (5 days). Scouting language: EFTA00775255 (Jun 2, 2009): \"I just found an amizinng One she is 20 years old but she looks younger from Latvia.\" EFTA00633927 (Jun 20, 2014): \"the ones who never modeled before are my favorite.\" EFTA00642502: \"In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish.\" Countries documented: Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Cuba, South Africa, Bulgaria, Australia, Spain (Barcelona), UAE (Dubai), Thailand, Brazil (Sao Paulo). Financial flows to Siad: Western Union: EUR 1,000 via Bella Klein (EFTA00716763, Apr 28, 2011) $10,000 cash for Scandinavia scouting (EFTA00663055, May 2014) Reimbursement for EUR 2,700 in target expenses (EFTA00642502, Jul 2014) Wire transfers via Bella Klein/Richard Kahn to Dubai account (EFTA00711038, Jun 2017) Relocation funding for Barcelona apartment (EFTA00679056, Apr 2017) 1.4 Elite Model Look \u2014 The Competition Pipeline The EFTA corpus reveals Epstein had scouts at international modeling competitions: EFTA00638152 (Oct 27, 2011): A Russian-speaking contact at Elite Model Look France emailed Epstein: \"i am on Elite Model look France now ;)) so many cute girls.\" Sent with attached photo. EFTA00922621: Epstein's one-word reply: \"Produce.\" This was not isolated: EFTA00677191 (May 17, 2011): Epstein was pitched a $2.5M investment in \"Moda.Ru,\" a Russian model database with \"10,000 models... Average age of all the girls 18-24.\" The pitcher had organized \"Elite Model Look Russia 2007.\" EFTA00159321: FBI proffer establishing that Epstein and Paolo Zempoli tried to buy Elite Models. Same document records Epstein looking through model portfolios during casting auditions. --- 22 Avenue Foch \u2014 The Paris Base 2.1 Property Structure Epstein's Paris apartment at 22 Avenue Foch (16th arrondissement) was held through SCI JEP (Societe Civile Immobiliere), in which Epstein owned 999 of 1,000 shares. Units: 2nd floor (lots 47 with mezzanine, 48, 81), 5th floor (lots 63, 74), basement cellars (5, 22) Size: 783.30 m2 (8,430 sq ft) 2019 valuation: EUR 8,672,823 (EFTA00076491 pg 94) Estate inventory value: $9,842,122 Epstein's 2017 trust (EFTA00128921) bequeathed the Avenue Foch apartment to Karyna Shuliak along with all household goods and $1,000,000 for operating expenses. 2.2 September 2019 Search Results The French police search on September 23, 2019 (documented in the MLAT request, EFTA00077200/EFTA00077207) recovered: 2 MAC computers and USB storage media Documents relating to Ghislaine Maxwell \"Photographs of young and even very young women, some partially or totally undressed\" 30 videos dated 2011-2015: \"young girls, sometimes dancing in an apartment\" A CD-ROM labeled \"CONFIDENTIAL \u2014 COMPREHENSIVE CHART\" containing an Excel file with 62 women's names 4,500 emails from jeevacation@gmail.com referencing Brunel, women, and appointments 2.3 Alberto Pinto Renovation (>EUR 1M) The apartment was being renovated by the luxury interior design firm Cabinet Alberto Pinto: EFTA02353691 (Mar 21, 2016): Third deposit of EUR 300,000 + fees EUR 60,000. Epstein to Richard Kahn: \"pay today.\" This was the third deposit \u2014 total renovation exceeded EUR 1M. EFTA00306217 (Mar 2013): Schedule entry: \"Woody Allen and JE to go to Alberto Pinto's\" EFTA00078282: Alberto Pinto listed as passenger on Epstein's aircraft Prince Andrew testified (DOJ-OGR-00022393): \"the whole trip started because of Alberto Pinto, who is the decorator for the island.\" 2.4 Luxury Purchases EFTA01088800: Mercedes-Benz S 500 Executive Limousine \u2014 EUR 132,600, registered to \"M. EPSTEIN JEFFREY, 22 Avenue Foch, 75016 PARIS.\" Ordered May 2013, delivered October 2013. EFTA01060855 (Nov 22, 2016): Alberto Giacometti, \"Figure moyenne II\" (1947 bronze) \u2014 $25,000,000 \u2014 shipped to 22 Avenue Foch. Same document discusses an Egon Schiele (~$27-30M) and Georges Braque ($5M). EFTA00286990 (Jan 2019): Apple purchases billed to \"HBRK ASSOCIATES INC France / Lesley GROFF / C/O Jeffrey Epstein 22 avenue Foch\" \u2014 months before arrest. 2.5 Operational Staff Valdson Cotrin \u2014 Live-in caretaker (gardien) at 22 Avenue Foch. Received FedEx packages, coordinated maintenance, was copied on Epstein travel notifications. Bella Klein \u2014 Remote property manager from New York (HBRK Associates, 575 Lexington Avenue). Authorized maintenance payments, booked travel for visitors, and coordinated with French legal counsel. 2.6 FBI Travel Advisory EFTA00038251 (Sep 26, 2016): FBI VCAC Major Case Coordination Unit issued a \"Child Sex Tourism Travel Advisory\" to \"Legal Paris\" regarding \"Traveling Child Sex Offender Jeffrey Edward Epstein,\" noting planned travel September 24-October 5, 2016. EFTA00318353: The same trip is documented in Epstein's own files \u2014 Larry Visoski notified staff of departure from Teterboro to Le Bourget on September 25, 2016. 2.7 Travel with Young Women EFTA00323593: Booking a woman's travel Moscow\u2192Paris (Jun 29-Jul 4, 2016) \u2014 hotel, flights, visa documents EFTA00318370: Airline tickets for a woman to Paris, copied to Valdson and Bella Klein EFTA00325037: Eurostar tickets Paris\u2192London for an unnamed female EFTA00304584: Amazon orders for multiple TOEFL study guides (Jun 2018) \u2014 English-language prep for non-English speakers, combined with visa-booking patterns --- Jack Lang, Caroline Lang, and Prytanee LLC 3.1 The Relationship Jack Lang (former Minister of Culture under Mitterrand, later president of Institut du Monde Arabe) and his daughter Caroline Lang (Chairman of Sotheby's Switzerland, Impressionist/Modern/Contemporary Art) maintained a relationship with Epstein from at least 2012 through January 2019. Jack Lang appears on virtually every Epstein \"To See in Paris\" list: Feb 2014 (EFTA00284910): \"PARIS To See: Jack Lang, Caroline Lang, Olivier, Jagbland, Davina, Jean Luc...\" Jan 2019 (EFTA00285747): \"Reminder: shall we contact Kifah, Pinto, Jack Lang, Raafat, Terje...\" \u2014 months before Epstein's July 2019 arrest Nov 2012, Mar 2013, Apr 2013, Feb 2014, Mar 2015, Jun 2016, Aug 2016, Jul 2018 \u2014 all documented with specific EFTA numbers Direct correspondence examples: EFTA00646607 (Dec 2012): Jack Lang to Epstein: \"Dear Jeffrey, tank you for yesterday and your generous and delicate invitation... I have two tickets [to West Side Story]. Would you like to come with me?\" EFTA00648559 (Jul 2017): Epstein to Jack Lang: \"re trump. as i said they will first go after his family.\" Lang: \"You were spot on, Jeffrey!\" EFTA00637637 (Jan 4, 2016): Epstein to both Langs: \"happy new year... hopfully will be in paris mid to late month. to discuss our great project.\" \u2014 \"great project\" = Prytanee LLC formation. 3.2 The ADCM Wire \u2014 EUR 50,000+ to Lang-Connected Entity EFTA00398778 (Dec 2012): Richard Kahn (Epstein's financial manager) to Caroline Lang: \"I am sending another 50,000 Euro as per Jeffrey's instructions.\" Darren Indyke pressed for Caroline to provide her attorney's contact for a formal agreement. Caroline Lang responded: \"These funds were sent to ADCM (association des cultures du monde). ADCM is a non-profit organization. The funds were not sent to my father's account. Therefore, there is no need to write a formal agreement between my father and Jeffrey.\" The word \"another\" indicates prior transfers. Indyke was sufficiently concerned to generate repeated calendar reminders (EFTA00394587): \"when he goes to Paris he needs to meet with Lang about the email I got from Caroline Lang stating that no formal agreement was required.\" 3.3 Prytanee LLC \u2014 The Joint Investment Vehicle EFTA00167059 / EFTA00168930 \u2014 Deutsche Bank KYC documents reveal: Entity: Prytanee, LLC \u2014 incorporated July 22, 2016 in the US Virgin Islands Address: 6100 Red Hook Quarter B3, St. Thomas, VI 00802 Ownership: 50% Southern Trust Company (Epstein) / 50% The Pierre Trust (Caroline Lang) Manager: Etienne Binant (French citizen, profession: Finance) Signatories: Jeffrey Epstein, Darren Indyke, Caroline Lang, Etienne Binant Stated purpose: \"Jeffrey and Caroline share the same affinity for art and decided to become partners investing in artwork from up and coming artists together.\" Account opened: January 6, 2017 at Deutsche Bank Expected balance after 1 year: $5,197,882.14 Deutsche Bank flags: Wealth source flagged as \"High Risk Financial Institutions.\" Caroline Lang flagged as PEP (Politically Exposed Person) due to her father's government positions. Estate valuation: $700,000 for Epstein's 50% interest (EFTA00076491) The entity was internally referred to as \"the jacques project\" before formal incorporation \u2014 EFTA00325458 (May 16, 2016): Epstein to Binant: \"etiene caroline suggested i contact you directly to see if you have any time to discuss the jacques project.\" 3.4 The DSK Meeting EFTA02103354 (Jun 18, 2014): Caroline Lang arranged a meeting between Epstein and Dominique Strauss-Kahn: \"Jeffrey, You have a meeting with him the 30th of June at The Royal Monceau Hotel at 7.30 pm. I will tell you more when you are in Paris.\" Subject line: \"DSK.\" 3.5 Private Flight \u2014 Langs on Epstein's Gulfstream EFTA00661646 / EFTA00683349 (Apr 2017): Passport scans exchanged for Jack Lang, his wife Monique Lang, and granddaughter Rebecca. Aircraft N212JE (Gulfstream IV) departed Le Bourget for Marrakech. Schedule (EFTA00285309): \"11:03am Depart Paris (with Jacques & Monique Lang, Assaiya) / 12:40pm Arrive Marrakech.\" 3.6 Caroline Lang at Epstein Properties Palm Beach, April 2014 (EFTA00284890): \"Caroline Lang to arrive Miami via AF#0090 from Paris... will come with her: Anna 15 and Rebecca 13... Janusz to pick up the family and take them to the PB house.\" New York, May 2019 (EFTA00285790): \"Jojo to pick up Caroline Lang from JFK and take her to 301\" (301 East 66th Street) \u2014 weeks before Epstein's July 2019 arrest. 3.7 Steve Bannon iMessage Exchange EFTA01615663 (Mar 20-22, 2019): Epstein invited Steve Bannon to Paris to meet Lang: \"if you like come to Paris and have lunch with Jacques lang.. former minister of culture, macrons new advisor. And great friend. it was Jacques idea to build the pyramid in front of the Louvre... His budget was a multiple of the defense budget.\" Bannon: \"Yes he is a legend.\" --- Fabrice Aidan \u2014 UN Diplomat and Facilitator Role: \"Diplomat at United Nations\" (LinkedIn, EFTA01961738), \"International Advisor\" at International Peace Institute (IPI). Co-editor with Terje Rod-Larsen of an Oxford University Press publication (HOUSEOVERSIGHT023133). Corpus footprint: 275 distinct EFTA pages, spanning January 2011 through November 2014+. 4.1 Visa Intervention EFTA01975606 / EFTA01975829 / EFTA01976003 (Nov 27, 2012): Epstein to Aidan: \"[name redacted] is waiting at the consulate for her visa. can you help.\" Aidan: \"Which consulate? in which city?\" Epstein: \"norwegian, ny.\" Aidan: \"Let me see.\" Epstein then forwarded the thread to Terje Rod-Larsen to escalate. Rod-Larsen responded (EFTA01763914): \"Because this is what normally is required! And then it takes at least two weeks. She should have gone there a week ago when everything was ok.\" A UN diplomat and the president of a UN-affiliated think tank were both actively engaged in resolving a visa issue for an unnamed woman connected to Epstein. 4.2 Diplomatic Meetings Brokered by Aidan EFTA01779758 (Jan 11, 2011): Epstein emailed Aidan the personal cell phone number of HE Mohammed Al Gergawi (UAE Minister of State): \"please call him to set up u.n. meeting dubai.\" Aidan: \"Just spoke to him. He will work on it.\" EFTA00902884 (Jan 26, 2011): Aidan arranged a Davos dinner with HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed (UAE Foreign Minister). Aidan's contact at the UAE embassy confirmed: \"I was informed by Mr. Fabrice Aidan that HH is invited for dinner tomorrow night.\" Boris Nikolic (Bill Gates's science advisor) was involved but ultimately canceled (EFTA01797875). 4.3 Directing \"Guests\" to Epstein Properties EFTA01884879 / EFTA01884968 (May 1, 2012): Aidan to Epstein: \"When convenient, can you pls email me your address for me to give to the guest of 19 May.\" Epstein: \"in paris it is 22 avenue foch, apt 2 dd/ In new york it is 9 east 71st.\" The identity of \"the guest of 19 May\" is not specified. 4.4 Rod-Larsen at Avenue Foch EFTA01844300 (Jan 6, 2012): Rod-Larsen's IPI assistant CC'd Aidan on flight details to Paris. Epstein confirmed Valdson (his Paris driver) would pick Rod-Larsen up from the airport \u2014 establishing that Rod-Larsen stayed at 22 Avenue Foch. 4.5 Rothschild Social Circle EFTA01933360 (Feb 12-13, 2014): Email thread between Epstein and Ariane de Rothschild (Edmond de Rothschild banking group): \"We're supposed to have dinner with Terje and Fabrice Aidan at L'Ami Louis at 9:00.\" 4.6 \"I'm Hiring Fabrice\" EFTA00663432 (Sep 26-28, 2013): Olivier Colom (Compagnie Financiere Edmond de Rothschild) told Epstein: \"I'm hiring Fabrice by the way.\" This suggests Aidan was transitioning from the UN/IPI to the Edmond de Rothschild orbit, with Epstein as a common node. --- Frederic Chaslin \u2014 Procurement and Social Access Role: French orchestra conductor and composer. Conducted at Santa Fe Opera, Israeli Opera (Tel Aviv), and Chatelet Theatre (Paris). Owned 140-foot boat in France. Corpus footprint: 581 distinct EFTA pages, spanning 2009-2017. Partner: Paula Heil Fisher (frequent intermediary). 5.1 \"I Found a Great Girl\" \u2014 Procurement Chain EFTA01959040 (Sep 12, 2013, 7:45 PM): Chaslin to Epstein, subject \"Paris\": \"I found a great girl for your next stay in Paris / Student in philosophy / 21 / Looks a little like roman Polanski's current wife (Seigner)\" EFTA01959404 (8:32 PM): Epstein: \"Great sept 27\" EFTA01959768 (8:41 PM): Chaslin: \"For how long? Should she contact you or one of your assistant may be contact her?\" EFTA01959880 (8:42 PM): Chaslin: \"I forgot. Of course perfectly fluent French English Spanish. Her name: Frederica Amelia Finkelstein.\" EFTA01960181 (Sep 13, 10:35 AM): Epstein to Lesley Groff: \"her name is frederika, friend of paula and fred chaslin, in paris, contact her and set up a skype date.\" EFTA00383773: Groff reached out: \"Jeffrey Epstein, friends with Paula and Fred Chaslin in Paris, would like to set up a time to Skype with you.\" EFTA00383531: Finkelstein declined, citing another job offer. This is a complete procurement sequence: identification of a 21-year-old by physical appearance, name and language skills provided, Epstein directs his assistant to \"set up a skype date\" \u2014 matching the well-documented Epstein screening pattern. 5.2 Harvey Weinstein Defense and \"Similar Situation\" EFTA02580104 (Oct 18, 2017): Chaslin wrote to Epstein: \"While the world is getting crazy at chasing men (I had a similar situation in Santa Fe, I feel for my fellow male species...)\" Epstein responded: \"harvey has 50 women who say they just escaped his grasp. you and I know that the only reason he would use the same routine over and over was that in the majority it worked. no one admitting their role.\" Chaslin: \"That is an excellent point!!!!\" Chaslin's reference to a \"similar situation in Santa Fe\" \u2014 where he conducted at the Santa Fe Opera and visited Epstein's Zorro Ranch \u2014 is not further elaborated in the corpus. 5.3 Zorro Ranch Visit EFTA01873343 (Aug 13, 2012): After visiting Epstein's New Mexico ranch, Chaslin wrote: \"I want to thank you for opening your fabulous ranch to me yesterday... There is something totally voluptuous about all what I saw, I was feeling drunk from the beginning to the end.\" EFTA01875347 (Aug 11, 2012): In the same email thread arranging the ranch visit, Epstein asked Paula Heil Fisher: \"do you have a good place to go for waxing for the girls.\" 5.4 Dinners with Woody Allen and Ehud Barak EFTA01898876 (Apr 5, 2013): After an evening at Epstein's New York townhouse: \"As a French I of course enjoyed meeting Woody Allen who is a god in Paris as you know.\" The same evening's schedule (EFTA01899917) shows Chaslin's visit timed alongside a dinner with Ehud Barak, Peter Mandelson, Jes Staley, and Mort Zuckerman. EFTA01944344 (Dec 28, 2013): Chaslin asked Epstein to forward a concert invitation to Ehud Barak: \"It's at the New Israeli Opera, just next door to where Ehud Barak lives.\" --- Financial Infrastructure 6.1 The Pipeline: Deutsche Bank \u2192 French Banks Epstein's French operations were funded through a chain of international wire transfers: Deutsche Bank (Epstein account #680519, USD) \u2014 source funds USD-to-EUR conversion by Bella Klein / Marjorie Flash (Deutsche Bank Trust) Wire transfers to Societe Generale (French vendors) and BNP Paribas (local operating) Authorization chain: Darren Indyke \u2192 Richard Kahn (HBRK) \u2192 Bella Klein Deutsche Bank \u2192 Societe Generale: Apr 2, 2016 (EFTA00166211): \"FUNDS TRANS TO SOCIETE GENERALE SSB\" Aug 24, 2016 (EFTA00166317): \"FUNDS TRANS TO SOCIETE GENERALE SSB\" Sep 5, 2018 (EFTA01367420): EUR 3,294.50 to Climatis HVAC at Societe Generale (BIC: SOGEFRPP) Multiple 2017-2018 dates: Regular EUR disbursements Deutsche Bank \u2192 BNP Paribas: Oct 2015 (EFTA00166341): \"FUNDS TRANS TO BNP PARIBAS MAN\" Jul 30, 2018 (EFTA00166541): EUR 6,230.00 to BNP Paribas BNP local payments: EFTA00957331: Climatis maintenance \u2014 Bella Klein: \"Ok to proceed with the payment from BNP account\" EFTA01088800: Mercedes deposit EUR 5,000 via BNP bank transfer 6.2 Prytanee LLC at Deutsche Bank Account opened January 6, 2017 Flagged \"High Risk Financial Institutions\" Expected monthly flows: $100K-$500K By July 2018 (EFTA01255418): Balance $197,882.14, no activity during period Estate valuation: $700,000 for 50% interest --- French Legal Infrastructure 7.1 Marie-Joseph Experton \u2014 French/Belgian Legal Counsel Epstein's French lawyer, based in Brussels: Title: \"Avocat au Barreau de Paris etabli a Bruxelles\" \u2014 Avenue Louise 65, 1050 Bruxelles Negotiated the Climatis HVAC contract (EFTA00665320) Translated repair quotes from French (EFTA02472559) Arranged meetings at 22 Avenue Foch before legal proceedings (EFTA02155059) FedEx records show regular shipments from Epstein's 457 Madison Avenue to \"CABINET EXPERTON\" from 2001 onward 7.2 Fancelli Paneling Dispute Jean-Pierre Fancelli (24 East 64th Street, New York + 63 Rue Albert, Paris) \u2014 high-end woodwork contractor for Little St. James. Litigation: L.S.J., LLC v. Fancelli Paneling (USVI Superior Court ST-10-CV-443). Paris meetings for the dispute were held at Maitre Jean-Francois Guyot's office, 223 Boulevard Saint Germain, 75007 Paris (EFTA00293633, EFTA00293637, EFTA00300064). --- What the EFTA Corpus Offers French Investigators 8.1 Individuals Under French Investigation For each person currently under French investigation or judicial inquiry, the EFTA corpus contains: Person EFTA Pages Key Evidence -------- ----------- -------------- Jean-Luc Brunel Thousands FBI FD-302, will bequests, MC2 payments, visa dependency mechanism Daniel Siad 1,968 Admission of recruiting 15-17 year olds, Epstein-funded scouting across 15+ countries Fabrice Aidan 275 Visa interventions, directing unnamed \"guests\" to Epstein properties Frederic Chaslin 581 Procurement of 21-year-old for Paris, Weinstein defense with \"similar situation\" reference Jack Lang 713+ Prytanee LLC, private flights, DSK meeting, 2012-2019 meeting pattern Caroline Lang 993+ PEP-flagged Deutsche Bank entity, ADCM wire (EUR 50K+), Palm Beach visits 8.2 Financial Trails The corpus contains Deutsche Bank account statements (EFTA00165652-00168930), wire transfer records to Societe Generale and BNP Paribas, KYC documents with PEP flags, and grand jury exhibits documenting specific payments. These can be cross-referenced with French banking records. 8.3 Avenue Foch Evidence Beyond what was seized in the September 2019 search, the EFTA corpus documents: Renovation expenditures exceeding EUR 1M A $25M Giacometti delivered to the apartment Visitor logs (schedules naming specific individuals and dates) Operational staff who can be interviewed (Valdson Cotrin as live-in caretaker) Travel bookings for women arriving in Paris 8.4 How to Access Documents Every EFTA number cited in this report can be accessed at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%20{N}/EFTA{NUMBER}.pdf The dataset number must be looked up from the EFTA range \u2014 see the EFTA Dataset Boundary Map for the correct dataset for each number. All documents are also searchable at epstein-data.com. --- This report was compiled from the EFTA corpus (2,914,901 pages across 12 DOJ datasets) using full-text search, cross-referencing, and document analysis. All citations have been verified against the source documents. The report presents documentary evidence without drawing legal conclusions."]], "columns": ["slug", "title", "category", "filename", "url", "efta_count", "eftas_json", "persons_json", "summary", "body"], "primary_keys": ["slug"], "primary_key_values": ["FRENCH_CONNECTION_INVESTIGATION"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.5249728932976723, "source": "Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38) DOJ Production", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein", "license": "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"}