In the latest release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which included more than three million documents, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s name appears dozens of times.
A total of 69 results show up when Carney’s name is typed into a search feature in the DOJ’s so-called “Epstein library.”
Many of the results are from a daily newsletter on international finance that Epstein was subscribed to. The newsletters date back to 2013, when Carney accepted the role as governor of the Bank of England (BOE), a job he held until 2020. The mentions include headlines on when he took over as governor, quotes he delivered in speeches, as well as the challenges he faced in the position.
Carney’s name also appears in two emails which mention that he was being investigated in the London Capital and Finance scandal. The case was labelled as "the largest Ponzi scheme in British history," and five men were found liable, though Carney wasn’t included in the judgment.
One of the files also mentions a business luncheon hosted by Carney during his time with the BOE in October 2018. However, neither Epstein’s email or name are listed in that document, and there’s nothing to suggest Epstein attended the event.
Finally, in a highly redacted document titled “FBI News Briefing” from last October, Carney’s name is included in a headline from an Associated Press article in his capacity as prime minister.
While his name appears throughout the files, there is no direct correspondence between Carney and Epstein.
Trudeau’s name also comes up
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s name also appears in the files a total of 27 times, mostly in the context of news headlines and stories within various newsletters and roundups Epstein was subscribed to.
In one email from September 2017, Austin Hill, co-founder of Blockstream, a Vancouver-based blockchain company, wrote to Epstein asking how his island was after a storm and to “ping me if you’d like to talk crypto or ICO’s.”
As the two exchanged messages, Hill asked Epstein what he thought about “these ICOs & SEC/Hatch Act vs the crazy crypto cowboys?”
“Lots to discuss,” Epstein replied. “(U.S. government) very nervous.”
“Yeah - we are trying to get Justin Trudeau & the provinces to do a regulatory power move up here to create a safe framework,” Hill said. “Take the action the (U.S.) can’t handle & help our markets compete.”
Hill later added: “If we add our immigration policy for entrepreneurs & some AI s--t we have brewing / give us functioning crypto markets … Canada might just end up being America’s hat forever.”
The documents, released on Jan. 31, were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that required the U.S. government to release files on the late financier and his confidant and longtime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Lawmakers complained when the DOJ only provided a limited release last December, but officials said more time was needed to review additional documents that were discovered, and to ensure no sensitive information about victims was released.
Epstein died in a New York City jail cell in August 2019, a month after being indicted on U.S. federal sex trafficking charges.
With files from The Associated Press
