Fresh documents released by the US Department of Justice have reignited claims of Jeffrey Epstein's Mossad ties, with references to Israeli intelligence and secret surveillance equipment in his properties. The tranche, made public in early February 2026, includes emails and an FBI memo suggesting the disgraced financier may have operated as an intelligence asset.
Allegations centre on blackmail operations targeting global elites, though no concrete evidence ties the Israeli government directly to installations on Epstein's private island. This follows years of speculation about his network.
The latest release encompasses over three million pages,2,000 videos, and 180,000 imagesfrom the Epstein investigation. Among them, a 2020 FBI memo cites a confidential source alleging Epstein was 'trained as a spy' and relayed information to Mossad through intermediaries.
The document mentions phone calls between Epstein and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz reportedly shared with Israeli intelligence, alongside links to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Such claims echo earlier reports from sources like former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe, who asserted Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell ran aMossad honeytrapin the 1980s.
Leaked emails from 2015 show Epstein partnering with Barak to invest in a security tech startup, later renamedCarbyne, staffed by ex-Israeli intelligence operatives. These connections extend to deals involvingfacial recognition technologytested in Gaza and sold to Nigeria. Hardly a surprise, given Epstein's funding of pro-Israel groups like theJewish National Fund.
Epstein's properties were reportedly equipped with extensive surveillance, fuelling theories of a blackmail scheme. Emails from 2014 reveal him directing an aide to install hidden, motion-activated cameras in his Palm Beach home, concealed in items likeKleenex boxes. Similar setups existed across his residences, with former employees confirming 24-hour cameras in every room.
On Little St James, his private island, ex-CIA officerJohn Kiriakouhas claimed hidden video cameras were placed literally everywhere, including bathrooms, to capture compromising footage.
Ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou believes Jeffrey Epstein was an Israeli spy."We know now that Jeffrey Epstein's house on the island had video cameras, hidden video cameras literally in every room, including the bathrooms. Why? Why would he care what was going on unless it was to…pic.twitter.com/fQk0Ih0QOV
Some fileshint at Russian assistancewith these systems, though details remain vague. Separately, the Israeli government installed and maintained security equipment, including alarms and surveillance, at Epstein's East 66th Street apartment inManhattan.
This involved the Israeli consulate conducting background checks on visitors, with emails from 2016-2017 showing coordination for Barak's stays. A senior Israeli spy,Yoni Koren, resided there for weeks at a time between 2013 and 2015. Analysts suggest these arrangements could have facilitated intelligence gathering.
Source: International Business Times UK
