Doug Band Set to Face House Oversight on Epstein Ties (6/30/26)

Warren Buffett Pauses Gates Foundation Donation Amid Epstein Review (6/30/26)

Warren Buffett has reportedly paused his usual mid-year donation to the Gates Foundation while he waits for the results of an outside review into the foundation’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett has given more than $47 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the foundation over the years, making him one of its most important donors, but renewed scrutiny of Bill Gates’ relationship with Epstein has now put that giving under a cloud. The review was ordered by Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman after recently released Justice Department emails showed Epstein communicating with foundation staff and trying to insert himself into Gates-linked philanthropy. Bill Gates has said his meetings with Epstein were about philanthropy and global health funding, while also admitting the relationship was a mistake. During private testimony to House Oversight lawmakers, Gates reportedly said Epstein later tried to pressure him using knowledge of Gates’ extramarital affairs, though Gates denied witnessing criminal activity. Buffett’s decision to hold back until the review is complete shows how Epstein’s fallout is still reaching into the highest levels of philanthropy, raising questions about what the Gates Foundation knew, how close Epstein got to its network, and whether one of its biggest benefactors is willing to keep writing massive checks without clearer answers. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Warren Buffett freezes Gates Foundation donation as Epstein questions resurface: report | The Independent [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/warren-buffett-bill-gates-foundation-donation-epstein-b3005700.html]

Doug Band Set to Face House Oversight on Epstein Ties (6/30/26)

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, reportedly visited Jeffrey Epstein twice in 2009 while he was serving his Florida jail sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution. The visits allegedly took place at the Palm Beach office Epstein used during his controversial work-release arrangement, which allowed him to leave jail for hours each day. Emails released by the Justice Department and reported by The Telegraph described Ferguson contacting Epstein during a Florida layover and arranging to meet him, including references to his driver picking her up and her bringing charity-related documents. The office was tied to the Florida Science Foundation, a company Epstein used as the basis for his work-release setup. The emails also showed Ferguson writing warmly to Epstein, calling him a “dear spectacular and special friend,” thanking him for looking after her, and continuing to discuss contact and assistance from him despite his conviction. The revelations added to earlier scrutiny over Epstein helping Ferguson financially, including the previously reported £15,000 payment she later called a “gigantic error of judgment.” The damaging part is the timing: Epstein was not merely a disgraced financier at that point, he was actively serving a sentence connected to a minor, yet Ferguson still allegedly met with him through a work-release loophole that has since become one of the most notorious examples of how Epstein received special treatment. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Sarah Ferguson visited Epstein TWICE at office for a bogus firm he set up while he was serving prison sentence for child sex offence | Daily Mail Online [https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15933067/Sarah-Ferguson-visited-Epstein-twice-office.html]

Lesley Groff Grilled Over Epstein’s American Express Travel Records (6/30/26)

Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant, was questioned by House Oversight lawmakers about Epstein’s use of American Express to book travel for multiple women or girls. CBS reported that Epstein used Amex’s Centurion travel service and a Black Card to arrange hundreds of itineraries, many involving women or girls from Eastern Europe, and that Groff was a key point of contact in those bookings. Groff told lawmakers she did not believe she ever arranged travel for anyone under 18 and said she understood the women to be “traveling assistants” who worked for Epstein. She also denied knowing that any of the travel was connected to sexual activity involving Epstein or anyone in his network. Lawmakers pressed Groff on records that appeared to show “decoy flights,” including a 2016 email where she asked Amex to hold a fake Rome-to-London itinerary for a redacted person who would actually be traveling to Miami to see Epstein. Groff said the woman wanted to hide the real trip from her parents, not obtain a visa, while her attorney pushed back on the idea that the booking was visa-related. In another 2012 exchange, an Amex employee flagged that holding a refundable itinerary for visa purposes was against company policy, but Groff later told lawmakers she was simply arranging a ticket and hotel reservation for someone who needed a visa. American Express declined to comment on Groff’s testimony, but previously said it regretted having Epstein as a customer and terminated his account after federal charges were filed. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Epstein's longtime assistant grilled by U.S. lawmakers over Amex travel booked for women or girls - CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-longtime-assistant-grilled-lawmakers-amex-travel-women-girls/]

Mega Edition: Les Wexner Has Managed To Fly Under The Epstein Radar. Until Now (6/30/26)

Les Wexner was one of the most important people in Jeffrey Epstein’s rise, yet for years he managed to remain far less publicly radioactive than figures like Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, or Leon Black. Wexner gave Epstein extraordinary access, trusted him with financial power, and allowed him into the center of his personal and business world, including through power of attorney and the management of major assets. But after Epstein’s crimes became impossible to ignore, Wexner largely presented himself as someone who had been deceived, stolen from, and betrayed by Epstein. That framing helped him avoid the kind of sustained public grilling that other Epstein associates faced, even though Epstein’s proximity to Wexner helped give him wealth, legitimacy, and elite credibility. Les Wexner was one of the most important people in Jeffrey Epstein’s rise, yet for years he managed to remain far less publicly radioactive than figures like Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, or Leon Black. Wexner gave Epstein extraordinary access, trusted him with financial power, and allowed him into the center of his personal and business world, including through power of attorney and the management of major assets. But after Epstein’s crimes became impossible to ignore, Wexner largely presented himself as someone who had been deceived, stolen from, and betrayed by Epstein. That framing helped him avoid the kind of sustained public grilling that other Epstein associates faced, even though Epstein’s proximity to Wexner helped give him wealth, legitimacy, and elite credibility. to contat me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Mega Edition: Jeffrey Epstein's Reign Of Terror Lasted A Lot Longer Than First Thought (6/30/26)

The extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse turned out to be far larger than the early public version of the case suggested. At first, the story was often framed around a limited number of victims in Palm Beach and a wealthy sex offender who had somehow received an absurdly lenient plea deal. But as survivors came forward, lawsuits were filed, flight logs were examined, police records resurfaced, and federal prosecutors reopened the case, the scope expanded dramatically. Epstein was no longer just a rich creep abusing a few vulnerable girls in Florida; he was revealed as the center of a long-running, multi-state and international exploitation network involving Palm Beach, New York, New Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Paris, private planes, luxury homes, recruiters, assistants, employees, and powerful people who either enabled him, ignored him, or benefited from being close to him. What made the scale so disturbing was not only the number of alleged victims, but the machinery around the abuse. Epstein allegedly relied on recruiters, schedulers, drivers, pilots, house staff, lawyers, bankers, financial advisers, modeling-world contacts, and social gatekeepers who helped keep his life moving while the abuse continued. Survivors described a system where girls and young women were moved through massages, travel, gifts, pressure, intimidation, and silence, while Epstein used money and status to make himself feel untouchable. The more records came out, the harder it became to believe the original narrow version of the case. This was not a contained scandal. It was a sprawling abuse operation that lasted for years because too many institutions failed, looked away, or decided that Jeffrey Epstein’s money mattered more than the girls he was hurting. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com