For years, there were Poles in Jeffrey Epstein's entourage and the financier contacted women from Poland, but he did not have extensive contacts with representatives of Polish elites – according to files published by the US authorities. The exception is the mention of a meeting with former tennis player Wojciech Fibak.
The disclosure of more than 3 million pages of documents related to Epstein, a billionaire sex offender, caused outrage and a political crisis in many countries. The information contained in these documents did not prove Epstein's connections with Polish politicians, but the case also received wide attention in Poland. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk appointed a special team to investigate Polish issues.
Polish threads in Epstein's files
What is currently generating the most interest is an email from 2009 in which Daniel Siad – described by a lawyer for the multimillionaire's victims as “a scout of girls and/or women for Epstein” – describes his journeys searching for women in small villages in Poland and other countries in the region: Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Justifying the request to send him at least 4,000 euro, Siad explains that he has to invite the women's parents for lunch or coffee, and that he has “girls who are already waiting for him in Poland”, adding that he is currently in Krakow.
The result of this search is not clear, but the files show that Siad – a Swedish citizen of Berber descent living in France – has been looking for women for Epstein in various places around the world for years and sending him their photos. In one of such correspondence, he says that in Dubai he met an interested model from Poland, whose photo meets with Epstein's approval. The purpose of this search is not mentioned directly; in some e-mails, Siad refers to the women suggested to the financier as “hostesses”. The documents show that the man – whose Twitter account in translation is called “European (standing – PAP) behind Donald Trump” – also worked as a scout for Jean-Luc Brunel, the owner of a modeling agency, who committed suicide in 2022 before the start of his trial for rape of minors. Brunel set up his agency with Epstein's help and was also supposed to bring in women for him.
Women from Poland appear several times in the millionaire's correspondence. The disclosed documents suggest that he had a particularly intense relationship with one of the Polish models, to whom he repeatedly offered advice on career development and with whom he discussed politics. In one of the exchanges, the Pole recommended him to get acquainted with the famous pro-Kremlin philosopher and ideologist Alexander Dugin, claiming that his views could be useful to him. In another, Epstein criticizes the ideas she suggests conspiracy theories regarding the Smolensk disaster. Although Epstein refers to his interlocutor as his employee, he also calls himself her friend, wishes her on their “anniversary” and expresses frustration when she rejects his life advice.
Correspondence with other Polish women is less in-depth. In one of them, a then 26-year-old woman from Warsaw asks him about news about finding a “lucrative job” in New York. In another, she informs him that she is in Paris and New York and asks if he wants to “see her Polish face.” In some cases, mentions of Polish women appear in details about plane tickets paid for by Epstein.
Two Poles close to Epstein
Two Poles also worked alongside the financier for years. The Polish model has been known for years Adriana Mucińska Rosswho traveled on board Epstein's plane many times, including with former US President Bill Clinton. In the first criminal case against Epstein in 2008, the woman was named as his potential accomplice in the prostitution of minors, but she was never charged. In 2010, she testified in the Epstein case, but refused, citing the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution, which protects against testifying against oneself.
Another Pole testified in the same court case, Janusz Banasiakwho managed Epstein's home in Palm Beach, Florida, for 20 years. The man testified, among other things, that he saw Mucińska Ross taking computers and documents from the residence before the police raided Epstein's residence.
Wojciech Fibak's thread
Polish threads appear many times in documents related to the Epstein case, but almost no mentions of representatives of the Polish elite have been found in them so far. The only exception is Epstein's laconic correspondence with Wojciech Fibak.
In one of the emails from September 2013, Epstein congratulates the former tennis star (the reason is unknown) and asks if he will be in Paris at the turn of September and October. Fibak replies: “Yes, merci. Call me anytime! wojtek.” The other documents include Epstein's calendar with a reminder that he is scheduled to meet Fibak on October 5 in Paris. Next to Fibak's name in brackets there is an annotation “fine art investments” and his name erased by the US Ministry of Justice, which suggests that another person was supposed to take part in the meeting.
In an interview with PAP, Fibak expressed surprise that he appeared in Epstein's files. – This man played a marginal role in my life. We were neighbors in New York. We barely knew each other. I had an apartment close to him and we sometimes met accidentally in restaurants or on the street. It was that kind of acquaintance. We didn't become friends. We didn't agree, he emphasized.
He added that he lived in Manhattan for over 20 years, and Epstein, like him, invested in real estate and collected art. – I came across (these documents – PAP) only because he contacted me by e-mail. He probably wanted to visit galleries in Paris because he collected art. I guess that was the point, because he didn't even say why. He didn't invite me anywhere, Fibak said.
From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)
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