A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document, recently released and dated October 2020, adds new explosive claims about intelligence agency involvement in the already complex history of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased American financier and convicted sex offender.
The document, marked as a “Confidential Human Source” (CHS) report and dated October 16, 2020, is part of FBI material concerning “inappropriate domestic or foreign influence on the U.S. electoral process,” though the source, as noted, “expanded on various topics.” According to the source’s claims, Jeffrey Epstein was “trained as a spy” and later considered a “Mossad collaborator.” The file clarifies that the FBI did not confirm these allegations nor took action based on these reports.
The confidential source reported examining phone communications between Epstein and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, claiming that notes from these conversations were passed to Israel’s Mossad.
Additionally, according to the same report, Dershowitz allegedly told another American prosecutor that “Epstein belonged to both American and allied intelligence services.” The claim is recorded in the document without corroborating evidence, dates, or operational details.
The anonymous source – who appears only once in the Epstein-related files – made additional allegations, including that Dershowitz himself had been recruited by Mossad. Dershowitz is described in the document as a controversial figure with a long friendship and advisory relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, having defended high-profile cases in the U.S., including those of Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Donald Trump.
Epstein: The connection to Ehud Barak and political implications
The same source attributed Epstein’s alleged intelligence role to his relationship with Ehud Barak, Israel’s Prime Minister from 1999-2001 and Defense Minister from 2007 to 2013.
The informant claimed that Barak considered current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “criminal” and had repeatedly discussed Epstein before concluding that the latter maintained ties with Israeli intelligence services. These accounts are presented as the source’s personal recollections rather than institutional or official assessments.
Other recently released files related to Epstein document that the American convicted sex offender maintained a long-term personal and professional relationship with Barak.
According to the same documents, Epstein allegedly provided advice to Barak regarding data analytics company Palantir, discussed “enormous” consultant fees for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and encouraged Barak to help former British minister Lord Peter Mandelson secure a position with an energy company. None of these documents describe espionage or intelligence activities.
Netanyahu’s public response: “It proves the opposite”
Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected suggestions that Jeffrey Epstein worked for Israel. In a post on X platform on Friday, he stated:
“Jeffrey Epstein’s unusually close relationship with Ehud Barak does not suggest that Epstein worked for Israel. It proves the opposite.”
He also accused Barak of “obsessively trying to undermine Israeli democracy for years,” claiming he acted “publicly and behind the scenes to undermine Israel’s government.” With his statement, the Israeli Prime Minister framed the issue within Israel’s internal political opposition rather than in the intelligence sphere.
Broader allegations in the same document
The same confidential source document includes broader claims beyond the Epstein case. The source alleged that venture capital firm Day One Ventures operated in Silicon Valley “to steal technology” and characterized its founder, Masha Bucher – a former Epstein associate – as “Putin’s main contact in the Russian youth movement.”
The file also records references to long-standing ties between Jared Kushner’s family – Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor – and Israel, mentioning Charles Kushner and claims of “corrupt business practices,” though without providing details or evidence.
All these allegations appear only once in FBI files, under a single source code, without confirmations, subsequent reports, or official findings.
