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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.

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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.”

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“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. 

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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?”

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“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. 

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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. 

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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.”

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“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.

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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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Alleged Tren de Aragua criminal gang members charged in ATM robberies across New England

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Two alleged members of the Venezuelan-linked gang Tren De Aragua (TdA) were charged in an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies across New England, according to federal prosecutors.

Moises Alejandro Martinez Gutierrz and Lestter Guerrero, both 29, have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank theft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a news release.

Officials said both men are in the U.S. illegally.

The duo is accused of robberies and attempted robberies at ATMs in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. They allegedly installed malware directly into the ATM’s software programming to force the machine to dispense all its cash.

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Moises Alejandro Martinez Gutierrz has been charged with conspiracy to commit bank theft. (U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts)

Prosecutors said there has been an ongoing federal investigation into a nationwide conspiracy allegedly coordinated and committed by TdA members to steal money from ATMs using malware, a scheme referred to as ATM jackpotting.

Martinez Gutierrez and Guerrero were arrested on Feb. 5 in Augusta, Maine, after an attempted ATM jackpotting robbery, according to charging documents.  

Martinez Gutierrez is allegedly connected to at least five other ATM jackpotting robberies across New England, including robberies on Dec. 31 in Norwich, Connecticut; Jan. 20 in Braintree, Massachusetts; Jan. 30 in Rochester, New Hampshire; and attempted robberies Jan. 14 in Coventry, Rhode Island, and Jan. 19 in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Lestter Guerrero is seen pointing his cellphone at an ATM with Moises Alejandro Martinez Gutierrz in the passenger seat. (U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts)

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Guerrero is allegedly connected to at least one additional jackpotting robbery, with Martinez Gutierrez, on Jan. 30 in Rochester, New Hampshire.

If convicted on the conspiring to commit bank theft charge, the pair could be sentenced to up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

TdA has allegedly developed revenue sources through a range of criminal activities, including ATM jackpotting to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions, prosecutors said in court documents.

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The two men were arrested on Feb. 5 in Augusta, Me., after an attempted ATM jackpotting robbery. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

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Jackpotting proceeds are typically distributed amongst the gang’s members and associates to conceal its derivation, according to the court documents. 

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The members are often told to split the proceeds from a jackpot operation with 50% earmarked and sent to gang leadership in Venezuela and 50% divided among the individuals conducting ground operations.

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Red Sox insider hints Boston may have Pablo Sandoval problem with Masataka Yoshida

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The Boston Red Sox were expected to have a busy offseason to build on their short 2025 playoff appearance, their first in four seasons. Boston delivered, albeit not in the way many reporters and fans expected — Alex Bregman left and no one was traded from the outfield surplus.

Roster construction questions have loomed over the Red Sox since last season. They were emphasized by Masataka Yoshida’s return from surgery rehab and Roman Anthony’s arrival to the big leagues. Boston has four-six outfielders, depending where it envisions Yoshida and Kristian Campbell playing, and a designated hitter spot it likes to keep flexible — moving an outfielder makes the most sense to solve this quandary.

The best case-scenario for addressing the packed outfield would be to find a trade suitor for Yoshida, which has proven difficult-to-impossible over his first three seasons with the Red Sox. Red Sox insiders Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive think Boston may have to make an extremely difficult decision to free up Yoshida’s roster spot.

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“You wonder, at what point does this become a — not Patrick Sandoval situation — but a Pablo Sandoval, where you rip the Band-Aid off and just release,” McAdam theorized on the “Fenway Rundown” podcast (subscription required).

Red Sox insiders wonder if/when Boston will release Masataka Yoshida, as it did with Pablo Sandoval in 2017

Pablo Sandoval is infamous among Red Sox fans. He signed a five-year, $90 million deal before the 2015 season and he only lasted two and a half years before the Red Sox cut him loose. His tenure was marked by career lows at the plate, injuries and a perceived lack of effort that soured things quickly with Boston. Yoshida hasn’t lived up to the expectations the Red Sox had when they signed him, but he’s no Sandoval.

McAdam postulated that the Red Sox may be waiting until there is less money remaining on Yoshida’s contract before they potentially release him. Like Sandoval, Yoshida signed a five-year, $90 million deal before the 2023 season, which has only just reached its halfway point. The Red Sox still owe him over $36 million, and by releasing him, they’d be forced to eat that money.

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The amount of money remaining on Yoshida’s contract is just one obstacle that may be preventing the Red Sox from finding a trade partner to move him elsewhere. Yoshida has never played more than 140 games in a MLB season with 303 total over his three-year tenure, mostly because he’s dealt with so many injuries since moving stateside.

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Maybe the Red Sox could attach a top prospect to him and eat some of his contract money to entice another team into a trade, like they already did with Jordan Hicks this winter. But that would require sacrificing a quality prospect and it would cost more money, just to move a good hitter who tries hard at his job.

There’s no easy way to fit Yoshida onto Boston’s roster, but the decision to salary dump or release him will be just as hard. Yoshida hasn’t been a bad player for the Red Sox and he doesn’t deserve the Sandoval treatment, but his trade value may only decrease if he spends another year with minimal playing time. Alex Cora and Craig Breslow have a real dilemma on their hands with this roster.



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