Who are Epstein's 10 co- conspirators

1. What the DOJ materials actually say about “10 co‑conspirators”

A cluster of internal emails from July 2019 — released in later DOJ dumps — contains the phrase “10 co‑conspirators” and shows FBI and prosecutor teams trying to locate and serve subpoenas for about 10 people; most of those names are redacted in the public records and the correspondence sometimes describes them only by geography or status (served in Florida, Boston, New York City, Connecticut; four not yet served, one described as a “wealthy businessman in Ohio”) .

2. The few names that do appear unredacted

Across multiple outlets' reads of the released files, three names stand out as unredacted in at least one document: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jean‑Luc Brunel and Leslie Wexner — Maxwell has been criminally charged and convicted in relation to Epstein’s trafficking scheme, Brunel was accused of scouting models and later died in custody, and Wexner’s name appears in emails though he has denied being a target and his lawyers said he was not considered a co‑conspirator by prosecutors at the time .

3. Other individuals previously labeled as co‑conspirators in older cases

Separately, court materials from the earlier 2007 Florida prosecution named four women — Sarah Kellen, Lesley Groff, Adriana Ross and Nadia Marcinkova — as co‑conspirators in that case; those older designations were part of plea arrangements and did not result in further prosecution under the controversial 2008 non‑prosecution agreement involving Epstein ^[1].

4. What’s been charged and proven in court

Of all figures tied to Epstein in the released materials and prior indictments, Ghislaine Maxwell is the only one who has been prosecuted and convicted on federal sex‑trafficking and related charges connected to Epstein’s abuse network; the files and media coverage repeatedly stress that being named or appearing in the files is not itself proof of criminality .

5. Proof versus investigative leads: why redactions matter

News organizations and lawmakers have highlighted that the DOJ’s tranche includes references to potential “co‑conspirators we could potentially charge” in 2020 memos, but the names are redacted, meaning the public record shows investigative interest without disclosing who investigators believed might be culpable — a distinction that leaves victims, Congress and the press demanding fuller disclosure .

6. Denials, deaths and the politics of release

Some people named in the papers — or inferred by context — have publicly denied wrongdoing or said they were never targets of the probe; Jean‑Luc Brunel died in custody in 2022 and thus could not be prosecuted, and Leslie Wexner’s representatives have said he was not a target and was not treated as a co‑conspirator in the federal probe, underscoring competing narratives between victims, suspect denials and official statements ^[1].

7. Reporting limitations and what is unknown

The released emails and documents provide fragmentary evidence of 10 alleged co‑conspirators but do not contain a single, publicly available, unredacted roster of those ten individuals; multiple outlets and analysts stress that the public cannot now say who the remaining redacted names are from the DOJ’s documents alone, and victims’ lawyers say fuller grand jury or witness interview records would be needed to resolve outstanding questions .

8. Why the ambiguity fuels demands and conspiracy theories

Because the list is incomplete on the public record, politicians and survivors alike have pressed the Justice Department for full disclosure, while the partial release has also fueled speculation and competing theories about whether investigators were prevented from naming others, whether some names were shielded for legal reasons, or whether the material simply reflects unfinished investigative work .