Jeffrey Epstein’s elite circle was huge. What was the source of his $580m fortune?

The 2024-page document released by a US judge is littered with names, but some secrets stay hidden

It has long been known that the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein operated at the center of a globe-spanning network of the rich, famous and powerful but the documents released Wednesday were nonetheless shocking in revealing the sheer magnitude of his elite circle.

Through the prism of a defamation lawsuit involving allegations against the Wall Street estate planner" Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the scale of their social network came into harsh focus.