"Powerful" Epstein Accomplices Named by Congressmen Appear To Be Ordinary New Yorkers

OCCRP and partners report that three men publicly identified by U.S. representatives as “powerful” figures in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files are ordinary New York-area residents who deny any ties to Epstein, highlighting apparent misidentifications and the confusion stemming from redactions and shared names. The piece details the men’s reactions, clarifications by lawmakers, and the broader dispute over the Justice Department’s redactions within a 3.5 million-document trove.