Travel Records Overview: Passport FOIA
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STATE DEPARTMENT FOIA RELEASE — PASSPORT AND TRAVEL
Records related to Jeffrey Epstein's passport history and international travel documentation.
RECORDS INCLUDE:
- Passport application history
- Renewal records
- International travel notifications
- Consular records
NOTABLE ITEMS:
The records relate to the legitimate U.S. passports held by Epstein. Separately, a fake Austrian passport was discovered during the 2019 search of Epstein's Manhattan residence.
The fake passport:
- Bore Epstein's photograph
- Listed a different name
- Showed Saudi Arabia as country of residence
- Was expired but well-used with stamps from multiple countries
- Epstein's defense claimed it was obtained for personal security in the 1980s
Source: State Department FOIA
Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/foia
The Epstein Case in 2020
In 2020, Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested by the FBI at her home in New Hampshire on charges of conspiracy and sex trafficking. FOIA requests produced significant new records from the State Department and other agencies. The Florida grand jury began its investigation into the handling of the original prosecution. Documents from 2020 include Maxwell's indictment, FOIA releases including passport records, and the Florida grand jury proceedings.
All 2020 documents in the timeline →