Epstein’s unearthed connections to Europe’s political elite forces wave of investigations

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The release of millions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has sent shockwaves through Europe, exposing the late sex offender’s ties to senior figures in business, government and royalty.

The latest file dump in the US shows many top public officials continued to work and communicate with Epstein even after his 2008 conviction on prostitution charges involving an underage girl.

While being named in the files is not evidence of criminal activity, the files have raised questions of judgement about multiple high profile figures.

As anger over the scandal continues, a number of countries have seen investigations launched while others that haven’t face growing calls to do so.

Below we look at the global impact the disgraced financier continues to have, years after his death.

United Kingdom

Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour politician and former ambassador to the United States, was put under police investigation for alleged misconduct in office after the 30 January file dump unveiled years of correspondence with Epstein after his arrest.

The files also put a spotlight on his alleged willingness to leak government business.

Keir Starmer sacked Mandelson last September over his links to Epstein. His chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney later quit saying he took responsibility for advising Sir Keir to name Mandelson as ambassador despite his known links to