Jeff Kao
@jeffykao.bsky.social
Sr. Engineer for Data Journalism & Investigations @bloomberg.com. Prev. @propublica.org.
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New from Epstein’s Inbox: In 2007, prosecutors moved to investigate Epstein for financial crimes as part of their sex-trafficking probe.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New from Epstein’s Inbox: In 2007, prosecutors moved to investigate Epstein for financial crimes as part of their sex-trafficking probe.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
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NEW: Jeffery Epstein's emails, obtained by Bloomberg news, shine a freshlight on how the disgraced financier's elite network supported him as investigators closed in.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In
A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.”
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September 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Jeffery Epstein's emails, obtained by Bloomberg news, shine a freshlight on how the disgraced financier's elite network supported him as investigators closed in.
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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If you are curious how we vetted the emails, we have you covered:
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If you are curious how we vetted the emails, we have you covered:
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
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All of this is brought to you by a dream team of @jasonleopold.bsky.social , @jeffkao.bsky.social , @suryamattu.com, Ava Benny-Morrison , Harry Wilson, and Max Abelson.
It’s also my first story for Bloomberg
Tips: dmehro.89 on Signal or [email protected]
It’s also my first story for Bloomberg
Tips: dmehro.89 on Signal or [email protected]
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
All of this is brought to you by a dream team of @jasonleopold.bsky.social , @jeffkao.bsky.social , @suryamattu.com, Ava Benny-Morrison , Harry Wilson, and Max Abelson.
It’s also my first story for Bloomberg
Tips: dmehro.89 on Signal or [email protected]
It’s also my first story for Bloomberg
Tips: dmehro.89 on Signal or [email protected]
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NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
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Friday was my last day at WIRED. Today I started a new job at Bloomberg on a dream desk with @suryamattu.com and @jeffykao.bsky.social.
Got a tip? A dataset? Something we should look at? Find me on Signal at dmehro.89
In no particular order, here’s some stuff I’d like to continue to dig in to:
Got a tip? A dataset? Something we should look at? Find me on Signal at dmehro.89
In no particular order, here’s some stuff I’d like to continue to dig in to:
July 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Friday was my last day at WIRED. Today I started a new job at Bloomberg on a dream desk with @suryamattu.com and @jeffykao.bsky.social.
Got a tip? A dataset? Something we should look at? Find me on Signal at dmehro.89
In no particular order, here’s some stuff I’d like to continue to dig in to:
Got a tip? A dataset? Something we should look at? Find me on Signal at dmehro.89
In no particular order, here’s some stuff I’d like to continue to dig in to:
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Can’t wait to get started!
Can’t wait to get started!
Excited to join @bloomberg.com as a data journalism engineer! I am looking forward to working with the great
@jeffykao.bsky.social and the rest of the data desk. Thanks to
@princetoncitp.bsky.social for a great run.
@jeffykao.bsky.social and the rest of the data desk. Thanks to
@princetoncitp.bsky.social for a great run.
February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Can’t wait to get started!
Can’t wait to get started!
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Hello congestion pricing is working (for now) - incredible analysis by @agordon.me @jeffykao.bsky.social and @acookiecrumbles.bsky.social, gfx with jason kao!! 🎁 link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Is NYC’s Congestion Pricing Working? Fewer Private Cars Are On the Road (For Now)
NYC’s 2025 congestion pricing found fewer personal cars on Manhattan’s roads and more cabs over its first five days, a Bloomberg analysis of 75,000 cars show.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hello congestion pricing is working (for now) - incredible analysis by @agordon.me @jeffykao.bsky.social and @acookiecrumbles.bsky.social, gfx with jason kao!! 🎁 link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...