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Reporting shows Melania Knauss (now Melania Trump) worked as a model in Europe and later for agencies tied to Paolo Zampolli and, briefly, Trump’s own agency; multiple outlets note Paolo Zampolli (ID ...
The reporting assembled in the provided analyses identifies as the primary agency directly linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s network, with multiple accounts of Epstein providing financing and access that fa...
Prosecutors and civil filings allege Jean‑Luc Brunel was a model scout who recruited, transported and housed young women and girls for Jeffrey Epstein, sometimes on model visas and in apartments tied ...
Reporting links Melania Trump’s early modeling career to agents who also moved in Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit—most often Paolo Zampolli and, more broadly, modeling agencies associated with Jean-Luc Brunel...
Jeffrey Epstein’s network intersected with parts of the modeling industry through a small number of agencies and agents, most prominently and its founder Jean‑Luc Brunel, whose long‑reported relations...
Investigative projects such as OpDeathEaters and Unlimited Hangout present a mix of archival ties, business records, social-network assertions, and journalistic interpretation to argue that modeling a...
Prosecutors alleged Jean‑Luc Brunel recruited and transported young women — including minors — to supply them to Jeffrey Epstein and his circle, often using promises of modelling work; French investig...
Multiple court filings, victim affidavits and French investigative steps tied Jean‑Luc Brunel’s modeling outfits — notably Karin Models and MC2 — to Jeffrey Epstein’s network; accusers say Brunel recr...
Former MC2 models and plaintiffs accused Jean‑Luc Brunel and the agency of recruiting, grooming and supplying underage girls to Jeffrey Epstein and others, alleging rape, drugging and sex trafficking ...
Available reporting shows recurring allegations and commentary linking Paolo Zampolli’s agencies and other model firms to Jeffrey Epstein’s network, but the sources in the dataset do not provide direc...
Public reporting shows multiple types of documents and communications tying Jean‑Luc Brunel or his agencies to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged trafficking network: unsealed court filings and victim affidavi...
Public reporting ties at least one prominent modeling‑agency executive — Jean‑Luc Brunel, founder/president of MC2 (and earlier Karin Models) — to Jeffrey Epstein: flight logs, a reported $1 million i...
Law enforcement connected Jean‑Luc Brunel’s modeling businesses to alleged trafficking by tying victim and witness statements, raids on agency offices and properties, and prosecutorial charges that de...
Jeffrey Epstein used his as one of several pathways to access and recruit young women, leveraging relationships with powerful figures and agencies to create opportunities to meet potential victims and...
Multiple recent reports name the French modeling firm in allegations tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network, while other well-known agencies have been mentioned in public discussion but in the ...
Major, named modeling agencies are not uniformly documented as having known about Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged abuse of models; the clearest documented connection to the industry is through Jean‑Luc Brun...
There is evidence that the Epstein scandal prompted scrutiny of modeling agencies and renewed calls for protections, and some agencies publicly emphasize safety and impersonation warnings (New York Mo...
Modeling agencies and at least one prominent model scout have been tied to Jeffrey Epstein in reporting and in lawsuits: Jean‑Luc Brunel, founder of MC2 (formerly Karin/Next affiliations), repeatedly ...
Jeffrey Epstein and his associates used modeling agencies, visa schemes and social outreach as reported channels to access and recruit young women from vulnerable populations; reporters and legal fili...
Paolo Zampolli ran ID Models and other modeling ventures that placed Eastern European women in New York and is widely reported to have introduced Melania (then Melania Knauss) to Donald Trump at a 199...