New documents in the jeffrey epstein investigation reveal that a swedish diplomat had email contact with the sex offender for several years and borrowed his new york apartment twice. The contact continued until 2019, shortly before epstein's arrest. The diplomat distances herself from his actions, and the foreign ministry is investigating the matter.
New documents from the jeffrey epstein investigation, recently released by the u.s. department of justice, reveal connections between the convicted sex offender and swedish individuals and institutions. The focus is on a swedish diplomat who, according to svt nyheter, had sporadic email contact with epstein for several years. The contact extended until 2019, months before epstein was arrested for trafficking and later died in custody.
The diplomat, named lisa svensson in some reports, borrowed epstein's new york apartment twice but emphasizes in a comment to svt that she did not live with him and that the contact was superficial. 'I take complete distance from epstein and his actions. My contact has been sporadic and superficial,' she writes. The foreign ministry's press service confirms that the information does not concern her job but that it is taken seriously: 'We are talking with the employee'.
Beyond the diplomat, other swedish connections emerge in the documents. Epstein considered investing $100 million in spotify in 2014, according to an email to peter thiel, but refrained after advice on risks. Additionally, epstein's foundations donated over 5 million sek to the stockholm school of economics via barbro ehnbom's fund, though the school claims they were tricked and only record 1.5 million. The school expresses regret and distances itself from ehnbom.
These revelations highlight epstein's broad network among elites, even after his 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor.
