The US Justice Department has quietly disclosed six additional names linked to Jeffrey Epstein in recently unsealed files, including Victoria's Secret founder Leslie Wexner and Emirati billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, intensifying scrutiny of how prosecutors handled the case and who may have been protected.
Lawmakers who viewed unredacted versions of the Epstein records say the department had previously blacked out the identities of the men, even though the FBI had at one point labeled some of them as potential co‑conspirators.
Representative Ro Khanna on Tuesday listed the six men on the House floor, using congressional immunity to read the names into the record and accuse the Justice Department of shielding "powerful" figures without a clear legal basis, according to CNN.
According to Khanna, the names include Wexner, the billionaire who built L Brands, the company behind Victoria's Secret, and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the Dubai‑based logistics magnate who leads DP World.
The four others he cited are Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, and Nicola Caputo, all of whom have far lower public profiles and limited information available about their ties to Epstein.
Earlier releases of court records had already revealed Wexner's long‑running financial relationship with Epstein, whom he once employed as an adviser and granted broad control over his personal fortune, though Wexner has insisted he severed ties in 2007 and has not been accused of a crime.
In statements issued when his name first emerged in prior document dumps, Wexner's representatives stressed that prosecutors told him he was not a target of any investigation and that he had cooperated with authorities.
Recent reporting has also highlighted years of email correspondence between Epstein and bin Sulayem, showing that their contact continued well after Epstein's 2008 conviction for sex offenses involving a minor, News Republic reported.
Messages reviewed by journalists suggest the Emirati businessman discussed women and social plans with Epstein and appeared on invitations and receipts tied to the financier's circle, though neither bin Sulayem nor DP World has publicly commented on the latest disclosures.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has defended the redactions as required to protect personal information in some records, but critics in Congress argue the department went beyond what the law demands and are calling for a full, public release of the remaining Epstein files.
The new names are likely to fuel fresh questions about who in Epstein's network may still face legal risk and whether the government has been fully transparent with the public, as per the BBC.
