Northeast
Jeffrey Epstein docs: 3rd batch includes allegations sex trafficker trolled nightclubs for underage girls
A federal court in New York has unsealed another batch of documents expected to name associates of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and child sex trafficker who died in prison in 2019.
The new release includes a deposition of Tony Figueroa, a driver for Epstein and Maxwell and former boyfriend of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who claimed that he was often tasked with driving girls to the mansion who looked like they were 16 or 17 years old. Each time he dropped them off, he said, Epstein would pay him $200 each.
He also alleged that Epstein, Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell would “all go out to clubs to pick up girls and try to find them to bring back for Jeffrey.”
As for Epstein, the documents allege he invoked the Fifth Amendment 500 times in a deposition with Giuffre’s lawyers, refusing to answer even simple questions aside from his own name, and also tried to use the amendment to avoid having to disclose documents in the discovery process.
JEFFREY EPSTEIN LIST: 2ND BATCH OF DOCUMENTS UNSEALED IN GHISLAINE MAXWELL LAWSUIT
The documents included a deposition of Epstein’s accomplice and another containing images of Epstein’s phone records showed an unnamed female left a message that “she is wondering if 2:30 is OK cuz she needs to stay in school.”
Two depositions, one from Figueroa and on of Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg, asserted that the trafficker required “so many massages “from so many different girls” because “he needed to have three orgasms a day.”
“It was biological, like eating,” Sjoberg testified.
At one point, Epstein asked her to have his baby, she said.
“Basically, just said, I want you to be the mother of my baby,” she testified.
Sjoberg said she responded with: “Oh, yeah, really? Okay.”
Also mentioned in various documents is celebrity hairdresser Frédéric Fékkai. Sjoberg said she was massaging Epstein as he was on the phone with someone. She heard him say that Fekkai was in Hawaii.
“Can we find some girls for him,” Epstein asked, she said.
An entry from Epstein’s handwritten phone book.
The latest documents include the names of Jes Staley, a former JPMorgan Chase banker who resigned over his ties to Epstein, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was not accused of wrongdoing but was mentioned as part of a discovery request as an Epstein accuser hoped to gain information from people in his orbit.
Staley’s name appeared misspelled in Epstein’s call log, and so did many other figures in Epstein’s orbit, including Les Wexler, the billionaire founder of Limited Brands and former CEO of Victoria’s Secret.
The documents were previously sealed or redacted in a 2015 lawsuit between Giuffre and Maxwell, who is currently serving time in federal prison for sex trafficking.
Maxwell allegedly made efforts to hide evidence of her involvement in the sexual abuse of underage girls, authorities said. On the day Palm Beach police officers executed a search warrant for Epstein’s home, she called his housekeeper and told her not to come to work that morning, court documents revealed.
When police arrived at the home, they found computers had been ripped out of their places, leaving monitors, keyboards, wires and other equipment behind.
Documents unsealed Thursday also showed a discovery request for all photos of Maxwell taken during Chelsea Clinton’s wedding.
In this handout image provided by Genevieve de Manio, former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) walks Chelsea Clinton down the aisle during her wedding to Marc Mezvinsky at the Astor Courts Estate on July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, married Marc Mezvinsky today in an interfaith ceremony at the estate built by John Jacob Astor on the Hudson River about two hours north of New York City. (Genevieve de Manio via Getty Images)
The entire former first family has now been named in the records, although none of the Clintons have been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. A spokesman for the former president earlier this week denied claims in the documents that Epstein and Clinton were close friends.
Giuffre had tried to depose the former president as part of the lawsuit, but a judge denied her request.
Giuffre objected to naming some high-profile individuals she was sex trafficked to because “naming some such individuals would jeopardize her physical safety based on credible threats to the same,” one documents states.
New York City billionaire Glenn Dubin has also come up in many of the unsealed documents. Dubin, the co-founder of Highbridge Capital Management, is heavily involved with philanthropic endeavors and has given federal candidates hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations in recent years. He and his wife Eva, a friend of Maxwell’s have denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.
BUSINESS LEADERS NAMED IN JEFFREY EPSTEIN DOCUMENT RELEASE
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and Jean-Luc Brunel are seen onboard Epstein’s private jet, the ‘Lolita Express. This photo was one of many unearthed during Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in the Southern District of New York, where she was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for working with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. (U.S. Department of Justice)
However, their former private chef, Rinaldo Rizzo has claimed that Epstein and Maxwell once visited Dubin’s house with a disoriented, 15-year-old Swedish girl who told him the couple asked her for sex and that her passport had been taken.
Another deposition involves testimony of a pilot who was implicated in Epstein’s Florida conviction, Nadia Marcinkova, who invoked her Fifth Amendment rights repeatedly during questioning.
“Have you witnessed improper sexual activity between Jeffrey Epstein and minors, while he was in the presence of Bill Clinton?” she was asked, in April 2010.
“Fifth,” she replied.
Maxwell, in another filing, repeatedly said she did not understand a lawyer’s question when asked, “Do you believe that Jeffrey Epstein abused any minor children?”
“Can you repeat the question please and break it down so it’s more understandable,” she replied.
Palm Beach police investigator Joseph Recarey, who is now deceased, allegedly found nude photographs of girls during a search of Epstein’s home. In addition, Epstein’s housekeeper, Louella Rabuyo, said she saw images of topless girls in his closet.
Alfredo Rodriguez, Epstein’s butler, told authorities his boss had a photo of a naked woman next to an image of the pope.
Bill Clinton receives a massage from Chauntae Davies in 2002 at a small airport in Portugal during a fuel stop for Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 which was bound for Africa from New York. (Mega)
Other documents revealed a scheme by someone to sell criminal evidence against Epstein for thousands of dollars. That person was arrested in an FBI sting operation. The person, identified as Mr. Rodriguez, approached a lawyer in 2009 with the offer of criminal evidence against Epstein.
Rodriguez was imprisoned for bribery and obstruction before his death in 2015.
U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ordered the documents’ unsealing in December but gave each of the John and Jane Does two weeks to appeal. Lawyers for Giuffre posted the first 40 unsealed files Wednesday. They posted another 19 Thursday and are expected to release 240 files total by Monday.
Epstein had many high-profile connections, including former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, foreign prime ministers and Britain’s Prince Andrew, as well as Hollywood stars, leading academics, people in the modeling and fashion industries and other public figures. Some of the names were previously known through other means despite having been withheld from the public’s eye in the lawsuit.
Many of the names belong to people who have not been accused of wrongdoing, including Clinton and Trump.
Epstein’s social circle also included Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and ex-wife of Prince Andrew. Juan Alessi, the longtime manager of Epstein’s estate, said during a 2009 deposition that he saw Ferguson at the home, as well as secretary for now-deceased Princess Diana, “Mr. Trump” and Robert Kennedy Jr.
Ferguson and the prince were also friends with Maxwell. He sometimes “spent weeks with us,” Alessi said, and had daily massages. Trump also visited the estate but never stood over, Alessi said.
“He would come, have dinner. He never sat at the table. He eat with me in the kitchen,” said Alessi.
JEFFREY EPSTEIN LIST: COURT UNSEALS NAMES IN GHISLAINE MAXWELL LAWSUIT
Photo from 2001 that was included in court files shows Prince Andrew with his arm around the waist of 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre. Ghislaine Maxwell is standing to the right. (U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals)
One anonymous witness claimed to remember several conversations about Bill Clinton and others. She recalled Clinton and actor Kevin Spacey visited Africa but “there was nothing specific about Bill Clinton other than I think it was a trip where they – it was very vague.”
“It was implied that they enjoyed themselves, however that was,” she said.
Epstein accuser Sarah Ransom said she was “lent out” to Epstein’s friends and associates to have sex.
“Among the people he lent me to was bis friend, Alan Dershowitz,” she said, according to one filing. “On one occasion I was in a bedroom at Jeffrey’s New York townhouse with Jeffrey and (alleged Epstein accomplice) Nadia Marcinkova. After a short time, Alan Dershowitz entered the room, after which Jeffrey left the room and Nadia and I had sex with Dershowitz. I recall specific, key details of his person and the sex acts and can describe th.em in the event it becomes necessary to do so.”
Dershowitz has repeatedly denied even knowing about Epstein’s sexual abuse of young girls or participating in any abuses.
Some names will remain sealed for various reasons, including names of some of Epstein’s underage victims and at least one person who the judge said had been falsely identified. The judge is also expected to decide on whether to release the identities of two Does in the lawsuit who have requested to remain unnamed.
In a separate criminal case, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for sex trafficking Epstein’s victims.
She is appealing that conviction and has declined to comment on the document dump.
Fox News’ Kyle Morris, Sarah Rumpf Brie Stimson and Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.
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Connecticut
Nestled Along Connecticut’s Coast Is A Walkable Village With Mini Cottages And A Calm Beach – Islands
New England is full of atmospheric, storybook villages — particularly along the Connecticut coast, where changing seasons shape the romantic shoreline. Quaint houses, stone walls, historic churches, and harbors create picturesque scenes. Towns like cozy Stonington blend classic New England charm with eclectic boutiques, while Branford boasts a beautiful shoreline with its historic town. In a corner of Branford sits Stony Creek, a quiet coastal enclave listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This small village is dotted with charming historic homes running the gamut of architectural styles, many of them small, Queen Anne-era cottages with stick-style motifs that define the New England coastal aesthetic. At less than a mile long, threaded by a paved path, a stroll here or along the tiny village-front beach is not only scenic but easy. As New England Magazine describes, “You could probably throw a Frisbee farther than the length of Stony Creek Beach.”
Stony Creek was Branford’s first shoreline community, settled in the late 1700s around pink granite quarries that supplied many of New York and D.C.’s ornate buildings and iconic landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, and parts of the George Washington Bridge and Smithsonian buildings. Today, visitors can see historic exhibits and artifacts at the Stony Creek Museum, or schedule an appointment to visit the still-operational quarry. As the gateway to the 365 Thimble Islands (only 23 inhabited), spending time on the water in Stony Creek is a great option. Catch a Thimble Island cruise along the Long Island Sound to hear tales of pirates who hid in the area’s coves, or book a sunset cocktail sail. Rent kayaks or canoes from Thimble Island Kayak, which delivers right to Stony Creek, or take a paddle tour around the Thimble Islands (named for the thimbleberry, a rare cousin of the blackberry).
Stony Creek has plenty to explore
History, coastal aesthetic, and quiet charm live on in Stony Creek — the perfect Connecticut getaway. One summer-only attraction you’ll find in this village is the Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps, a group of re-enactors who work to preserve historic music and perform seasonally in historic costumes — a quintessential New England vacation vibe. Year-round, Stony Creek Market offers breakfast or lunch with views of the harbor, and stays open later for pizza in summer. The Thimbleberry serves ice cream you can enjoy while strolling through Madeira Park or on the beach. The historic Legacy Theatre was once a silent movie theater, then a parachute factory, and is now a live performance venue, and a fun place to catch a show. While the Branford Historical Society remains a source of information on Branford and Stony Creek; the organization also owns the historic Harrison House and grounds which includes a museum, open June through September. Stony Creek also offers ferry service to the Thimbles with regular seasonal schedules and off-season availability.
Visitors can also enjoy the area’s vibrant nature trails: The Stony Creek Quarry Preserve, a 480-acre tract around the old quarry, has plenty of pathways. Meander along the Stony Creek Loop, one of several comprising the Branford Trail, a 30-mile network winding through the region. You can also explore the Trolley Trail, a marshy walk retracing old trolley tracks with beautiful views.
Stony Creek is roughly 13 miles from New Haven and its closest airport, though Bradley International Airport in Hartford, 55 miles away, might offer more flight options. Stony Creek’s also just 90 miles from New York City, making it ideal for weekend getaways. The village sits delightfully just off the Route 146 scenic drive and is 8 miles away from Guilford, another charming seaside town with historic sites and serene beaches.
Stony Creek’s once-thriving resort town now has limited lodging
Though it’s so tranquil now it’s hard to believe, by the time of the Civil War, Branford and quiet Stony Creek had evolved into a resort destination, partly because of its granite industry but also thanks to “no mosquitoes, flies, or malaria,” per Branford’s official website. Steamships, the train, and trolley also made it accessible. By World War I, it was attracting celebrity guests like Greta Garbo and Sinclair Lewis, where Harbor View Hotel and Shoshone Inn on Money Island, one of the Thimbles — became landmarks. Yet once the automobile equalized travel in the early 20th century, local hotels couldn’t accommodate mass tourists now flocking to the area. By the Great Depression, many notable Stony Creek hotels had shuttered, burned, or transformed into different enterprises, though today in Branford proper, the historic Owenego, or the “O,” built in 1847, still operates as a hotel and tennis club. Additionally, many of the Queen Anne cottages with Stick-style motifs that housed local workers and defined 1800s coastal Connecticut remain.
There are limited lodging offers available in Stony Creek itself. Stony Creek Depot offers two suites on Airbnb, and the modern Money Island Home on Vrbo offers water views and kayaks just a short ferry ride away. There’s just one bed and breakfast in Stony Creek itself — Thimble Islands B&B. With only two sea-facing rooms, the B&B still offers a charming, exclusive experience with modern amenities, home-cooked breakfasts, and afternoon charcuterie. “The private setting is breathtaking, with stunning views of the Thimble Islands,” wrote one reviewer on Tripadvisor. “It was a wonderful trip from start to finish.” Another wrote: “The property is right on the water with walking trails nearby and serene surroundings. It’s the perfect getaway.”
Maine
Housing affordability key issue in Maine’s housing crisis, report shows
A new report is showing some progress when it comes to housing in Maine, but affordability continues to remain a key challenge.
According to a report by MaineHousing, the income needed to afford a median priced home in the state has increased 187 percent between 2015 and 2024.
In that same period, the state’s median income only went up 44 percent.
The rental market has not fared better, as it is affected by the dramatically increased cost of real estate across Maine, according to the report.
Despite MaineHousing’s record success in 2025 with its first-time homebuyer program, the demand from homebuyers continues to outstrip the supply of homes for sale.
While year-over-year price increases were lower than in the recent past, the supply pressure is not likely to ease meaningfully until interest rates tick down more.
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“Maine, a state famous for natural beauty and quality of life, has become an attractive location for telecommuters and retirees who often have larger home-buying budgets than Mainers,” MaineHousing said in the report.
In a look at the state’s homelessness crisis, the report suggests underfunding at homeless service centers is leading to skewed data.
According to MaineHousing, housing production is one key to solving these problems.
“MaineHousing’s affordable housing production remains well above historical averages, with 755 low and middle-income units coming online in 2025, and a record future production pipeline extending through the next few years,” MaineHousing said in the report.
While affordable housing production is increasing, unpredictable support at the federal and state levels and high construction costs could still bring that increase to a halt in future years.
Moving into 2026, Maine shows evidence of progress on several fronts of the housing crisis, but there is still much work to be done.
Massachusetts
See top 50 highest-paid state workers in Massachusetts in 2025
ADP says US payrolls in November fell by 32,000
US companies shed payrolls in November by the most since early 2023, adding to concerns about a more pronounced weakening in the labor market. Private-sector payrolls fell by 32,000 according ADP data on Wednesday. Economists were expecting to see a gain of 10,000 jobs.
Bloomberg – Politics
In 2025, University of Massachusetts employees earned some of the largest salaries among state workers.
For example, Francisco Martin, head basketball coach at UMass Amherst, made $2.18 million last year, according to the Office of the Comptroller’s statewide payroll database. Dr. Michael Collins, chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School, made $1.57 million.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts paid a total of $10.89 billion to state employees in 2025, including $1.82 billion to UMass employees, $955.4 million to MBTA employees, $680.68 million to trial court employees and $486.19 million to Department of Developmental Services employees.
The public payroll also lists the 2025 salaries for Gov. Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Campbell and other public officials. They didn’t make the top 50, but their pay is listed below.
Check out the 50 highest-paid Massachusetts state workers in 2025.
50 highest-paid state workers in MA in 2025
Here were the 50 highest-paid Massachusetts state workers in 2025, according to the statewide payroll:
- Francisco Martin – UMass Head Basketball Coach ($2.18 million)
- Michael Collins – UMass Chan Medical School Chancellor, Senior Vice President of Health Sciences ($1.57 million)
- Joseph Harasymiak – UMass Head Football Coach ($1.41 million)
- Terence Flotte – UMass Chan Medical School Executive Deputy Chancellor & Provost, T.H. Chan School of Medicine Dean ($1.18 million)
- Partha Chakrabarti – UMass Chan Medical School Executive Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Business Development ($1.01 million)
- Ryan Bamford – UMass Athletic Director ($912,226)
- Martin Meehan – UMass President ($879,454)
- Lisa Colombo – UMass Chan Medical School Executive Vice Chancellor of ForHealth Consulting ($821,872)
- Javier Reyes – UMass Amherst Chancellor ($731,684)
- Donald Brown – Former UMass Head Football Coach ($705,440)
- Gregory Carvel – UMass Hockey Coach ($701,048)
- Marcelo Suarez-Orozco – UMass Boston Chancellor ($699,908)
- John Lindstedt – UMass Chan Medical School Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance ($699,175)
- Kenneth Rock – UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Biomedical Research ($692,780)
- Katherine Fitzgerald – UMass Chan Medical School Department of Medicine Vice Chair ($676,959)
- Gregory Volturo – UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Emergency Medicine ($644,380)
- Mark Fuller – UMass Dartmouth Chancellor ($626,750)
- Anne Massey – UMass Isenberg School of Management Dean ($599,242)
- Peter Reinhart – UMass Institute for Applied Life Sciences Founding Director ($574,265)
- Julie Chen – UMass Lowell Chancellor ($549,614)
- Andrew McCallum – UMass Center for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Director ($544,451)
- David Flanagan – UMass Chan Medical School Deputy Executive Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management ($533,562)
- Donald Towsley – UMass Quantum Information Systems Institute Director ($528,922)
- Fouad Abd-El-Khalick – UMass Provost, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs ($515,870)
- Lisa Calise – UMass Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance, Treasurer ($511,275)
- Phillip Eng – MBTA General Manager ($509,114)
- James Healy – UMass Chan Deputy Vice Chancellor for Management ($496,647)
- Adam Wise – UMass Boston Vice Chancellor for University Advancement ($491,793)
- Mindy Hull – Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner ($491,017)
- Roger Davis – UMass Chan Medical School Program in Molecular Medicine Chair ($486,238)
- Celia Schiffer – UMass Institute for Applied Life Sciences Chair of Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology ($478,484)
- Jeroan Allison – UMass Chan Medical School Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Chair ($477,782)
- Craig Mello – UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Molecular Medicine ($476,992)
- Mary Ahn – UMass Chan Medical School Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs ($475,597)
- James Watkins – UMass Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement, Strategic Research Initiatives ($474,133)
- David McManus – UMass Chan Professor and Chair of Medicine ($471,586)
- Richard Gregory – UMass Chan Medical School Department of Molecular, Cell & Cancer Biology Chair ($469,918)
- Maxwell Mayer – UMass Chan Medical School Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ($469,843)
- Sanjay Raman – UMass Dean of Engineering ($468,972)
- Nefertiti Walker – UMass Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs & Equity ($462,152)
- Fousseni Chabi-Yo – UMass Isenberg School of Management Finance Department Chair ($461,411)
- Murugappan Muthukumar – UMass Wilmer D. Barrett Professor ($460,783)
- Mark Johnson – UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Neurosurgery ($458,421)
- Hong Yu – UMass Lowell Center of Biomedical and Health Research in Data Sciences Director ($458,025)
- Sheldon Zhang – UMass Lowell School of Criminology and Justice Studies Professor ($453,950)
- Albertha Walhout – UMass Chan Medical School Department of Systems Biology Chair, Chair in Biomedical Research ($450,591)
- Zhiping Weng – UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Biomedical Research ($450,591)
- Beth McCormick – UMass Chan Medical School Department of Microbiology Chair ($450,591)
- Shlomo Zilberstein – UMass Amherst Professor of Computer Science ($450,108)
- Abdallah Georges Assaf – UMass Isenberg School of Management Professor ($447,486)
How much did Gov. Maura Healey make in 2025?
Gov. Maura Healey did not break the top 50, making $242,509 as a state employee in 2025, according to the payroll.
Her salary increased from $222,185 in 2024 and $220,288 in 2023.
How much did Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll make in 2025?
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll made $216,292 in 2025, according to the state payroll.
Her salary increased from $198,165 in 2024 and $187,952 in 2023.
How much did Attorney General Andrea Campbell make in 2025?
Attorney General Andrea Campbell made $223,495 as a state employee in 2025, according to the official payroll.
This salary is up from $222,639 in 2024 and $203,401 in 2023.
How much did Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble make in 2025?
Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble made $292,711 in 2025, according to the state payroll. Noble was named colonel in October 2024.
How much did Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin make in 2025?
Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin made $202,427 as a state employee in 2025, according to the payroll.
In 2024, he made $201,850, and in 2023, he made $187,433.
How much did State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg make in 2025?
State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg made $260,637 in 2025, according to the state payroll.
Goldberg made $238,794 in 2024 and $236,901 in 2023.
How much did State Auditor Diana DiZoglio make in 2025?
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio made $253,494 in 2025, according to the state payroll.
Her salary increased from $229,377 in 2024 and $213,224 in 2023.
How much did former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor make in 2025?
Now-former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor made $3,617 in 2025, according to the state payroll.
Proctor, who served as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, was put on unpaid leave in July 2024 and then fired in March, accused of violating four department policies.
In 2024, Proctor was paid $79,266, and in 2023, he was paid $146,053.
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