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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

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...

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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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13d

As investigators closed in, elite experts and professionals offered support and advice to Jeffrey Epstein. A cache of private emails obtained by Bloomberg News reveals details from his network.

Read the Big Take ⬇️

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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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

Huge reporting effort with the best team including Max Abelson, @jasonleopold.bsky.social , Ava Benny-Morrison, Harry WIlson @jeffykao.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

TL;DR

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Key Takeaways From Epstein’s Emails Revealing His Support Network

Bloomberg News obtained over 18,000 messages sent to and from the disgraced financier, detailing his links to academics, lawyers and crisis counselors.

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

The support taken together helped extend not just Epstein’s freedom but his influence.
Read the full story here.
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.”

www.bloomberg.com

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

And polish his reputation

From: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com>
To: Alan M. Dershowitz <[REDACTED]@law.harvard.edu>
Date: Wed, Sep 13 2006 4:52 AM
Subject: Re: draft - letter to friends
I would amend the place where it says he wishes I had
cameras in the massage room... IT would be illegal...
ANd I think we could do better thatn the last
paragraph ,, JEffrey is a "good person".. great
friend. , loyal, funny, generous, not GOOD

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

Offered coaching and counter messaging

Document showing a list of good and bad words titled New York Strategy Group, LLC. Interview Prep. Feb 28, 2008

Good Words:

Smart
Brilliant
Future oriented
Right place at the right time
Lucky
Friendly (?)
**Unique
*Hardworking
*Focused
Opportunities (?)
Long term view
Out of the box
*Mathematician
See what others couldn’t (math)
Down to earth
(No) playful
*Respectful
Respectful of legal process
*Remember where I grew up
Loyal
Long term relationships
(Goal is to) do the right thing
Cooperative (with legal authorities)
Chinese proverb (opportunity knocking)
Long term view
Down to earth
Informal
From a poor/working class background
Remember where I grew up
Investor in science
Visionary

Bad Words:

Lied
Rich
Pervert (sex)
Abuse
Indict
Sex slave
Coerce
Dirty old man
Secretive
Opportunistic
“Child”
Under age
Pornography
Sex terms
Sex toys
Playboy
Shallow
Arrogant
Misogynist
Powerful
Bought and paid for
Intimidate
Threat
Harass
Greedy
Obsessed

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

Deflect harsh questions

From: Stephen M. Kosslyn <[REDACTED]@wjh.harvard.edu>
To: jeeproject@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, Jun 14 2007 5:32 PM
Subject: Fwd: Crimson Article: [REDACTED]
FYI:

I'll not respond

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

They helped him draft apologies

DRAFT NUMBER ONE
I AM SORRY

As a child growing up, I was taught to apologize. One apologized for any number of things, and I recall thinking it was unfair when I had to apologize for something I didn’t do or something I didn’t think was my fault. As I’ve grown older, I’ve said ‘I’m sorry’ for events unrelated to me but where an event or outcome caused distress or pain. Those apologies are an expression of sympathy, a way of saying we care about our fellow human beings.

I have been wrestling energetically with the challenge of how to apologize for actions of mine which caused distress to parents, distracted our courageous members of law enforcement and caused long time friends to question my judgment.

It is too painful to rehash events which have been prominently featured, if mischaracterized, in our local headlines. I fervently hope it will be acceptable for me to simply offer to the community my apologies for associating with young women who turned out to be under the age of eighteen. While some may question my assertion, I did not know. Truly. And I apologize.

Lawyers argue against apologies on the theory that they are an admission of guilt. I disagree. There are now enough facts on the public record for people to make up their own minds. So I hope my apology will be noted and taken as evidence of my concern for my neighbors here in Palm Beach.

APOLOGY #2

I wish to apologize to my neighbors and friends for my actions which brought scandal and shame to my name and to assure them that I will conduct myself appropriately in the future.

Apology #3

To my neighbors:

William James, the great 19th century medical doctor and religious philosopher, wrote an essay in which he talks about two hours we face, the hour of terror and the hour of satiety. The latter means that time when someone has everything – is “sated” – and asks “Is this all there is?”

I’ve been blessed during my life. I’ve taken advantage of the opportunities offered by the American dream. The rewards have been substantial, but I’ve experienced that second hour. My life was satiated, and I failed to ask what was really important. What’s important is to live so that first hour, the terror of death, is erased by having lived to make a difference in the lives of others. I’ve been forced to ask myself what’s important, and my choices will be different in the future.

This isn’t the place to review the sensational charges you may have read about. There are enough facts on the public record for anyone who wishes to review and make up his or her own mind. Please accept my sincere apologies for my selfish actions which have embarrassed me, caused my friends to question my judgment and taken a great deal of time on the part of all levels of law enforcement authorities. Again, this is a public and heartfelt apology.

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

The network included academics, attorneys and media specialists who helped him—in different ways and to varying degrees—just as his life threatened to spin out of control.

Email from Jeffery Epstein:

I am going to fund the personal genome project at
harvard , questions does the beauty reside in the
dna,, is the formula more elegatn.. ,, of is it the
hunt for complementarity, that determines the eye of
the beholder

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 13d

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...

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.”

www.bloomberg.com

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 27d

Want a peak behind the curtain related to our exclusive @business story on Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein's emails and what happened after @harrynwilson.bsky.social reached out to him?

Read this

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Story Behind the Story of Mandelson’s Epstein Emails

At 3:36 p.m. London time on Monday, Bloomberg News sent a 2,000-word email to Peter Mandelson, then Britain’s ambassador to the US, seeking comment on emails he had exchanged with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 27d

Its always tricky to verify historical data sets we receive from sources but after doing a thorough set of tests and checking with experts we felt confident about the data's authenticity. Click in if you want to see our analysis.

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 27d

How @bloomberg.com Vetted the Epstein Emails

Methods included cryptographic analysis, metadata analysis and corroboration with external sources.

By the brilliant trio @jeffkao.bsky.social @suryamattu.com & @dhruvm.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 27d

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.

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.

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 27d

EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role

FREE to read

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.”

At the time, he and his star-studded team of defense lawyers were closing in on a generous plea deal with federal and state officials in Florida, and Epstein was trying to negotiate the state charges to which he’d plead guilty. Maxwell’s response was matter-of-fact:

From: gmax <gmax[REDACTED]>
To: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, May 23 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re:
I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct..I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/a prositute if possible

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 28d

Story by Harry Wilson and me and a dream reporting team: @jeffkao.bsky.social Ava Benny-Morrison @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson and @dmehro.bsky.social

Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 28d

EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

UK Ambassador Told Epstein ‘I Think the World of You,’ Emails Reveal

Peter Mandelson, the prominent Labour politician who was named British ambassador to the US this year, expressed steadfast support and offered to discuss Epstein’s now-infamous 2008 case with his cont...

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 28d

EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

UK Ambassador Told Epstein ‘I Think the World of You,’ Emails Reveal

Peter Mandelson, the prominent Labour politician who was named British ambassador to the US this year, expressed steadfast support and offered to discuss Epstein’s now-infamous 2008 case with his cont...

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Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · Aug 19

NJ Transit is much worse than all other commuter rails in the NYC area. @agordon.me and @suryamattu.com collected and analyzed many weeks of transit feeds to quantify how bad (and it includes angry emojis).
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Aug 19

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · Aug 19

NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · Aug 19

What happens when government disinvests from public transit? Commutes get longer & more frustrating. A NJ Transit case study from me, @suryamattu.com and @mariepastora.bsky.social : www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Surya Mattu @suryamattu.com · Jul 22

Exciting news from the nerds at Bloomberg
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · Jul 21

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:

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WIRED @wired.com · Mar 18

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · Mar 5

NEW: How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA

FAA employees are on edge. They were told that anyone who impeded progress of the new FAA-SpaceX partnership would be reported to Musk and risked losing their jobs.

A ton of scoopy news in this new report.

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA

The billionaire overseeing a wide-ranging government efficiency effort is offering his own SpaceX technology as the future of flight-safety inside the Federal Aviation Administration

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