Epstein Made Efforts to Free the Son of Senegal’s Former President After Corruption Conviction

This OCCRP report chronicles email correspondence showing Jeffrey Epstein’s years-long relationship with Senegal’s Karim Wade, from introductions to global financiers and business planning (including a proposed SPAC) to funding legal services and lobbying efforts during Wade’s detention and 2015 conviction. The emails reveal outreach to international figures and institutions, pressure campaigns on Senegal’s leadership, and coordination with lobbyists and diplomats, culminating in Wade’s 2016 pardon and exile to Qatar, followed by attempts to rehabilitate his image through high-profile meetings.