Jeffrey Epstein ‘Provided Information to FBI as Agreed Upon’ According to Internal Memo Closing Out Investigation

Jeffrey Epstein communicated with the FBI despite claims by FBI Director Kash Patel that he did not.

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Patel, 45, appeared before the House Oversight Committee, where Sen. Chuck Grassley asked whether Epstein had been “an intelligence asset for the United States government or the foreign government.”

Patel replied, “Mr. Chairman, I can only speak to the FBI as the director of the FBI, and Mr. Epstein was not a source for the FBI.”

However, Epstein, who died at 66 in August 2019, did interact with at least one FBI case agent, according to a memo obtained by PEOPLE. The internal document, dated Sept. 18, 2008, stated that “Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon.”

The memo was part of a subfile in the federal investigation into Epstein, concerning potential asset forfeiture linked to his crimes. That subfile, created in 2006, revealed that the federal investigation continued even after Epstein signed his notorious non-prosecution agreement in September 2007.

A February 2008 memo noted that the special agent handling the case reported “the criminal investigation into activities of Jeffrey Epstein is ongoing,” and added that the matter was “currently pending a prosecutorial decision at the [United States Attorney’s Office].” Much of the information in the memos came from meetings between the special agent and Assistant U.S. Attorney Antonia J. Barnes.

The September 2008 memo confirmed that Epstein “provided information to the FBI” and also marked the closure of that subfile and the asset forfeiture investigation. “Case agent advised that no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the state of Florida,” the memo stated.

This referred to the forfeiture arrangement Epstein entered as part of his non-prosecution agreement, in which he waived his right to contest liability or damages in lawsuits filed by individuals designated as victims by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Epstein served most of his 18-month prison sentence before being released in July 2009.

After his death, Epstein’s estate contributed over $120 million to a victim compensation fund.

A dispute in Congress now surrounds the release of the Epstein investigation files, after the Trump administration claimed that the promised client list does not exist.

During the Sept. 16 House Oversight Committee hearing, Patel stated that he cannot release several files related to the Epstein investigation because he lacks jurisdiction.

Meanwhile, Epstein’s victims have said they are working to compile their own list of the men and women to whom they were trafficked by Epstein.