The Vault: The Epstein Files

Jeffrey Epstein And His Ties To The CIA Are Exposed By His Former Bodyguard (7/11/26)

11 min · 11. juli 2026
episode Jeffrey Epstein And His Ties To The CIA Are Exposed By His Former Bodyguard (7/11/26) cover

Beskrivelse

In an interview for her podcast series Broken: Jeffrey Epstein, journalist Tara Palmeri recounts a conversation Brad Edwards—who represented several of Epstein’s victims—had with Igor Zinoviev, Epstein’s bodyguard of approximately five years. Edwards described how Zinoviev issued a chilling warning: “‘You don't know who you're messing with and you need to be really careful. You are on Jeffrey's radar… you don't want to be on Jeffrey's radar’,” to which Edwards asked, “Who am I messing with?” Zinoviev quietly responded with three letters: “C‑I‑A.” Digging deeper, Palmeri reports that, according to Edwards, Zinoviev said that in 2008—while Epstein was serving his work‑release sentence—he was sent to the CIA headquarters in Virginia. Allegedly, Epstein attended some kind of private class there as the only civilian, during which he was handed a book containing a handwritten note. Zinoviev said he was instructed not to read it, only to deliver it to Epstein behind bars. The nature of the message, and any follow‑up, remains unclear. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Epstein Was 'Protected' By CIA and Trump, Former Bodyguard Claims [https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-prosecuted-bodyguard-cia-friend-trump/]

Kommentarer

0

Vær den første til å kommentere

Registrer deg nå og bli medlem av The Vault: The Epstein Files sitt community!

Prøv gratis

Prøv gratis i 60 dager

99 kr / Måned etter prøveperioden. · Avslutt når som helst.

  • Eksklusive podkaster
  • 20 timer lydbøker i måneden
  • Gratis podkaster

Alle episoder

997 Episoder

episode Lesley Groff And The Transcript From Her Epstein Related Trip to Congress (Part 15) (7/11/26) cover

Lesley Groff And The Transcript From Her Epstein Related Trip to Congress (Part 15) (7/11/26)

Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee that she worked for Jeffrey Epstein from February 2001 until July 2019 as his secretary/administrative assistant, handling scheduling, calls, travel coordination, calendars, and staff logistics. Her central position was that Epstein kept her separated from his criminal life, that she never witnessed abuse, never had a victim disclose abuse to her, and did not knowingly help Epstein or Maxwell commit crimes. She described Epstein as a “master manipulator” who lied to her and kept his “legitimate” world apart from his abuse, while acknowledging that she scheduled massage appointments when Epstein provided names and numbers, sometimes circulated calendars that included those appointments early on, and understood the massages as routine at the time. She said she did not personally meet the massage providers, did not know they were minors or young women, and assumed they were masseuses, even though members pressed her on why an extremely wealthy man would use rotating names and phone numbers instead of a professional massage service. The questioning also focused heavily on Epstein’s network and whether Groff had knowledge of powerful men being provided access to girls or young women through Epstein or Maxwell. Groff repeatedly answered no when asked whether she had arranged massages for prominent figures, knew of sexual activity involving minors or young women, or knew of anyone who knowingly facilitated Epstein’s crimes. She acknowledged scheduling or connecting Epstein with high-profile contacts, including Prince Andrew, Ehud Barak, Larry Summers, George Mitchell, John Kerry, Wesley Clark, Bill Clinton-related circles, and Donald Trump phone calls, but denied arranging Trump travel during her employment and denied knowledge of Trump-related law enforcement communications. She also said she never suspected Epstein or Maxwell of working with any intelligence service. Overall, Groff’s testimony was defensive and narrow: she admitted to being part of the machinery that kept Epstein’s calendar and contacts moving, but insisted she never saw the criminal operation underneath it and never knowingly enabled it. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source:   Lesley-Groff-Transcript.pdf [https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Lesley-Groff-Transcript.pdf]

11. juli 202615 min
episode Jeffrey Epstein And His Ties To The CIA Are Exposed By His Former Bodyguard (7/11/26) cover

Jeffrey Epstein And His Ties To The CIA Are Exposed By His Former Bodyguard (7/11/26)

In an interview for her podcast series Broken: Jeffrey Epstein, journalist Tara Palmeri recounts a conversation Brad Edwards—who represented several of Epstein’s victims—had with Igor Zinoviev, Epstein’s bodyguard of approximately five years. Edwards described how Zinoviev issued a chilling warning: “‘You don't know who you're messing with and you need to be really careful. You are on Jeffrey's radar… you don't want to be on Jeffrey's radar’,” to which Edwards asked, “Who am I messing with?” Zinoviev quietly responded with three letters: “C‑I‑A.” Digging deeper, Palmeri reports that, according to Edwards, Zinoviev said that in 2008—while Epstein was serving his work‑release sentence—he was sent to the CIA headquarters in Virginia. Allegedly, Epstein attended some kind of private class there as the only civilian, during which he was handed a book containing a handwritten note. Zinoviev said he was instructed not to read it, only to deliver it to Epstein behind bars. The nature of the message, and any follow‑up, remains unclear. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Epstein Was 'Protected' By CIA and Trump, Former Bodyguard Claims [https://radaronline.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-prosecuted-bodyguard-cia-friend-trump/]

11. juli 202611 min
episode British Detectives Head to America to Speak With Virginia Roberts’ Family (7/11/26) cover

British Detectives Head to America to Speak With Virginia Roberts’ Family (7/11/26)

Thames Valley Police detectives are reportedly preparing to travel to the United States to interview relatives of Virginia Giuffre as part of their expanding investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Officers are expected to speak with Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, and his wife, Amanda, about her allegations that Andrew sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was a teenager. Andrew, who has consistently denied wrongdoing, settled Giuffre’s civil lawsuit in 2022 for an estimated £12 million without admitting liability. The reported interviews follow Andrew’s February 2026 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after which he was released while the investigation continued. The inquiry has reportedly widened beyond Giuffre’s allegations to examine Andrew’s decade as Britain’s special trade representative between 2001 and 2011. Police are assessing potential allegations involving fraud, corruption, bullying, obstruction of justice and the possible misuse of confidential government or royal information. Investigators are also communicating with the Royal Household, the Department for Business and Trade and American authorities as they seek original Epstein-related documents and testimony from additional witnesses. Giuffre’s family welcomed Andrew’s arrest, saying it demonstrated that royalty should not place anyone beyond the reach of the law. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com to contact me: Andrew detectives 'to fly to US to interview Virginia Giuffre's family over her sex allegations against ex-Prince' [https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/39712524/andrew-detectives-fly-us-interview-virginia-giuffre-family/]

11. juli 202612 min
episode Mega Edition: Ghislaine Maxwell And The Juror She Says Shouldn't Have Been Empaneled (7/11/26) cover

Mega Edition: Ghislaine Maxwell And The Juror She Says Shouldn't Have Been Empaneled (7/11/26)

Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team tried to use juror Scotty David as the crowbar to pry open her conviction, arguing that he should never have been seated on the jury because he failed to disclose his own history of sexual abuse during jury selection. After Maxwell was convicted, David gave media interviews saying that he had been abused as a child and that he used that experience during deliberations to explain why victims might delay reporting abuse or misremember certain details. Maxwell’s lawyers seized on that immediately, arguing that his answers on the juror questionnaire were false or misleading, that his presence tainted the jury, and that Maxwell had been denied her right to a fair and impartial panel. Their argument was simple: if David had answered truthfully, the defense would have had grounds to question him more deeply, challenge him, or strike him from the jury altogether. The problem for Maxwell was that Judge Alison Nathan held a hearing, questioned David under oath, and ultimately found that his failure to disclose the abuse was not intentional dishonesty designed to get onto the jury. David testified that he had rushed through the questionnaire, made a mistake, and did not remember the question the way Maxwell’s lawyers framed it after the fact. The court concluded that Maxwell had not proven juror bias, had not shown that David deliberately lied, and had not met the legal standard required for a new trial. So what Maxwell’s team tried to turn into a constitutional crisis became, in the court’s view, an insufficient basis to disturb the verdict. In the end, the Scotty David issue gave Maxwell a post-trial opening, but it did not give her a way out. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

11. juli 202648 min
episode Mega Edition: Stacey Plaskett And Her Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein (7/11/26) cover

Mega Edition: Stacey Plaskett And Her Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein (7/11/26)

Stacey Plaskett’s long-standing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his associates is far more damning than she publicly admits—and no amount of political backpedaling can wash the stench off. As revealed in depositions and legal filings, Plaskett personally solicited a $30,000 donation from Epstein in 2018, visiting his Manhattan mansion years after his 2008 sex crime conviction was national news. The money was initially accepted and only returned when it failed vetting. Plaskett’s ties to Epstein run deeper than a one-off meeting; she previously worked at the law firm of Erika Kellerhals, Epstein’s personal attorney in the Virgin Islands, and later became a key figure in the same Economic Development Authority that granted Epstein’s companies hundreds of millions of dollars in tax benefits. Her claim that she had no idea who or what Epstein really was, even as she stood in his house asking for money, is beyond implausible—it’s insulting. Even worse, Plaskett is the only individual still facing active civil litigation from Epstein victims after a federal judge tossed out broader claims against the Virgin Islands government but allowed the trafficking-related counts to proceed against her personally. That’s not a smear—it’s a legal reality. The survivors accuse her of helping facilitate an environment that enabled Epstein to operate with impunity in the territory, and the court agrees there’s enough meat on those allegations to warrant a trial. Her attempt to sanitize the donations by giving them to charity doesn’t erase the fact that she sought out Epstein’s support well after he was a registered sex offender. Plaskett’s carefully managed public persona as a crusader for justice clashes violently with the uncomfortable accusation: she helped normalize, enable, and politically legitimize a known predator, and now she’s scrambling to rewrite history. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: How Jeffrey Epstein's Island Politics Helped Elect Stacey Plaskett (businessinsider.com) [https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-island-politics-stacey-plaskett-2023-6]

11. juli 202627 min