Jeffrey Epstein Ran Sex Blackmail Operation For Intelligence Agencies, New Evidence Suggests

Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell used a puppet to entrap Prince Andrew, victim claims in unsealed court documents

Ehud Barak, former Israeli Prime Minister and head of military intelligence (left); Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell (center-left); Prince Andrew (center-right); and William Burns, Director of the CIA (right). (Getty Images)

Editors’ Note: The release of the Epstein files in January 2026 led us to different conclusions than those reached in this article. Please read our February 26, 2026 story, “The Epstein Conspiracy Wasn’t What We Suspected.”

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