Episode Details

In November 1991, Robert Maxwell fell from his yacht and was found dead in the Atlantic. Israel gave him a state funeral on the Mount of Olives — at least six heads of Israeli intelligence attended. The FBI had investigated Maxwell for selling stolen PROMIS surveillance software to foreign intelligence agencies on behalf of Mossad. After his death, Ghislaine relocated to New York and partnered with Epstein.

An FBI FD-1023 report records a source claiming Epstein was 'trained as a spy under' Ehud Barak. Barak and Epstein later partnered in Carbyne, an Israeli tech company, through shell entities including one called 'Graphen' — designed to conceal Israeli ownership when selling to foreign governments. The Wexner Foundation transferred $2.3 million to Barak, with Epstein signing the forms. This episode traces what the documents prove about Epstein, the Maxwell family, and Israeli intelligence — and where evidence ends and speculation begins.

Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep83

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