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News article printout (the daily beast)
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Summary
This document is page 3 of a Daily Beast article by Conchita Sarnoff from July 2010. It details the financial and social relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, specifically revealing a $1 million wire transfer from Epstein to Brunel's offshore account in September 2004 to help set up the MC2 agency. The text highlights allegations that Brunel molested models and that MC2 models were frequent passengers on Epstein's private jets, often listed anonymously as 'female' on flight manifests. It bears the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021668.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Described as pedophile billionaire; funded Brunel; owns homes in Palm Beach, NY, Paris.
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| Jean-Luc Brunel | Associate/Model Scout |
Received $1M wire from Epstein; described as sleazy and a molester; owner of MC2.
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| Jeff Fuller | Business Partner |
Partner of Jean-Luc Brunel; owns 15 percent of the entity mentioned (likely MC2).
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| Craig Pyes | CBS Reporter |
Investigated MC2 for 60 Minutes; quoted regarding Brunel's sleaziness.
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| Michael Gross | Author |
Author of 'Bad and Beautiful'.
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| Conchita Sarnoff | Author/Journalist |
Author of the article; writing book on child trafficking.
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| Unnamed Fashion Designer | Witness |
Booked girls through MC2; noted they were young, beautiful, from Eastern Europe.
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| Unnamed Bookkeeper | Witness |
Former bookkeeper at MC2 Miami office; confirmed MC2 girls flew on Epstein's jets.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Daily Beast |
Source of the article.
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| MC2 |
Agency set up by Brunel; received funding from Epstein; accused of trafficking/molestation.
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| CBS |
Network for 60 Minutes.
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| 60 Minutes |
Broadcast that investigated MC2.
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| Fortune 500 |
Mentioned in Sarnoff's bio.
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| The Huffington Post |
Sarnoff is a contributor.
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Timeline (2 events)
April (Year unknown, likely 2010)
September 2004
Epstein wired $1 million to Brunel's offshore account.
Offshore / Global
Locations (6)
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Epstein's home where Brunel was a house guest.
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Epstein owns the city's largest private residence.
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Epstein keeps an apartment on Ave. Foch.
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Street in Paris where Epstein's apartment is located.
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Location of MC2 office.
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Origin of many MC2 models.
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Relationships (2)
Epstein wired $1M to Brunel; Brunel was a house guest.
Fuller owns 15% of business; referred to as partner.
Key Quotes (3)
"ranks among the sleaziest people in the fashion industry. We're talking about a conveyor belt, not a casting couch. Hundreds of girls were not only harassed but molested."Source
— Craig Pyes
(Describing Jean-Luc Brunel.)
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"I'm 100 percent convinced that he doesn't traffic children."Source
— Jeffrey Epstein
(Defending Jean-Luc Brunel when asked in April.)
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"the pilot would just list the other passengers plus 'female.'"Source
— Article text
(Describing entries in pilot logs.)
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Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Billionaire and His Sex Den - The Daily Beast Page 3 of 3
Aviv. (The remaining 15 percent is owned by his partner, Jeff Fuller.) Brunel has been observed as a house guest at Epstein's Palm Beach home and may well have had contact with him also in New York, where Epstein owns a lavish home—the city's largest private residence—and in Paris, where Epstein keeps an apartment on elegant Ave. Foch.
CBS reporter Craig Pyes, who investigated MC2 for a 60 Minutes broadcast several years ago, is quoted in Michael Gross' book about the modeling industry, Bad and Beautiful. Pyes told the author that Brunel "ranks among the sleaziest people in the fashion industry. We're talking about a conveyor belt, not a casting couch. Hundreds of girls were not only harassed but molested." Now The Daily Beast has learned that Epstein had made a $1 million wire transfer to Brunel's offshore bank account in September 2004, just as he was setting up MC2. Whether this was a gift or a loan or a backdoor investment in the new venture is unknown. A French citizen who managed to avoid giving evidence in the Epstein investigation, Brunel declined to comment on any of this, as does Fuller. Asked in April of Brunel's activities, Epstein said "I'm 100 percent convinced that he doesn't traffic children." (Brunel has never been charged.)
An American fashion designer who booked her girls through MC2 says they were very young and very beautiful; many were from Eastern Europe and spoke little English. A former bookkeeper in the agency's Miami office, who also arranged visas for girls traveling to the U.S., confirmed that MC2 girls became frequent guests on Epstein's private jets.
Pilot logs obtained in the civil suits show that some of the named plaintiffs were on the flight manifests. Other times, the pilot would just list the other passengers plus "female."
Read Conchita Sarnoff's original report on Epstein.
Conchita Sarnoff has developed multimedia communication programs for Fortune 500 companies and has produced three current events debate television programs, The Americas Forum, From Beirut to Kabul, and a segment for The Oppenheimer Report. She is a contributor to The Huffington Post and is writing a book about child trafficking in America.
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