Britain's former ambassador to the United States shared confidential government information with a convicted child sex offender. Now he's in police custody.

Peter Mandelson, 72, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Metropolitan Police officers led him from his north London home in Camden and executed search warrants at two properties, one in Wiltshire and another in London, according to a police statement.

The charge? The same one used againstAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, who was arrested on his 66th birthday just four days earlier.

Both men face accusations that they passed sensitive government documents to Jeffrey Epstein. And both arrests stem from the same source: millions of files released by theUS Department of Justice.

Mandelson's arrest came on the same day longevity expert Peter Attia quit CBS News. Attia's name appeared more than 1,700 times in the Epstein documents, NBC News reported. He had been a contributor for less than a week.

The fallout is accelerating. Careers are ending. Criminal investigations are mounting. And the DOJ's document dump is exposing connections between Epstein and powerful figures across multiple countries and industries.

This is where the story gets uncomfortable for British citizens.

Mandelson served as business secretary under Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010, right in the middle of the global financial crisis. Emails released by the DOJ allegedly show him feeding Epstein market-moving government information during this period.

In one 2010 email, Mandelson appeared to confirm a €500 billion or $589 billion (£436 billion) eurozone bailout package before it was publicly announced. He allegedly told Epstein the announcement would come 'later that night'.

Another exchange showed him forwarding an internal government memo to Epstein with the message: 'Interesting note that's gone to the PM.' The memo reportedly detailed Britain's struggling economy and included recommendations to sell off government assets.

Source: International Business Times UK