Epstein Obtains Austrian Passport With Saudi Address
Jeffrey Epstein obtains an Austrian passport listing a Saudi Arabian addressa document that would later be found by federal agents during the 2019 search of his Manhattan townhouse.
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In 1987, Jeffrey Epstein obtained an Austrian passport listing a Saudi Arabian address. The document was made public after federal agents found it during the search of his East 71st Street townhouse following his July 2019 arrest.
The existence of a foreign passport under a name linked to a different country’s address raised immediate questions about Epstein’s international travel arrangements and potential plans to evade U.S. jurisdiction. Prosecutors cited the passport at the 2019 bail hearing as evidence that Epstein was a flight risk.
The document’s originshow a U.S. citizen obtained an Austrian passport listing a Saudi addresshas never been formally explained by any government investigation.