Epstein flight logs to name all passengers
THE demand for flight logs of every journey made by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s fleet of aircraft is sparking panic among the rich and famous, it is claimed.
Details from the tycoon’s four helicopters, which would ferry guests including Prince Andrew to his private Caribbean Island, are being sought.
The aircraft were often co- piloted by Ghislaine Maxwell, 58, who was Epstein’s alleged “madam” and the Duke of York’s close friend.
In July, she was charged with grooming and abusing underage girls.
Prince Andrew, 60, is under increasing pressure to assist the FBI and reveal all he knows about Epstein.
Victims
The Duke was last seen on Saturday when he drove away from Windsor Castle in Berkshire.
So far, the most revealing evidence presented in civil cases brought by victims of the late Epstein, 66, has been flight manifests of his former pilot David Rodgers.
Those logs from 2009 showed people such as Andrew, Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey and Naomi Campell all flew aboard his “Lolita Express” jet.
But lawyers for the victims suing the sex predator’s estate say these are only a fraction of trips the rich and powerful took and do not include those of chief pilot Larry Visoski.
For more than 25 years, he flew the jet and helicopters – even after the billionaire was convicted of child sex offences and put on the offenders’ register.
Now Denise George, Attorney General in the US Virgin Islands, has demanded the logs for Epstein’s choppers and planes from January 1, 1998, until his death in jail 13 months ago.
She has filed a lawsuit against the financier’s estate that alleges 22 counts. These include aggravated rape, child abuse and neglect, human trafficking, forced labour and prostitution.
A source said: “No other documents have been so important in the evidence produced than David Rodgers’ logs. They read like a who’s who of the rich and famous. Lawyers believe there are some huge names on other logs, some of whom have avoided so far being revealed.
“They also think the records show those who have been identified took more flights than is currently known.
“Records that have been subpoenaed will make the ones Mr Rodgers provided look like a Post- it note.
“Understandably, there is panic among many of the rich and famous.”
The US Virgin Islands is where Epstein owned a home and where much of his abuse is alleged to have taken place.
As well as all passenger lists, Ms George is seeking any “complaints or reports of potentially suspicious conduct” and personal notes the pilots had maintained. The subpoena demands “names and contact information for all individuals who worked for you who may have interacted with or observed Jeffrey Epstein or any passengers associated with Epstein”.
Lawyers believe the logs of Mr Visoski, who refused to speak with Prince Andrew’s sex accuser Virginia Giuffre, 37, when she tracked him to £ 1.1million home in Florida earlier this year, are the most comprehensive.
She claims she was loaned out to Prince Andrew three times for sex by Epstein, a claim the Duke and his legal team have vehemently denied.
Mr Visoski, who has two daughters, previously refused to speak with the
Oath
Daily Express when we tracked him down in the US Virgin Islands.
The 60- year- old, who began working for Epstein in 1991, was given 40 acres of land by his boss at his New Mexico ranch and given a luxury Hummer to drive. The pilot built a second home on the land, which his wife and children frequently visit
His eldest daughter Taylor held her June 2017 wedding at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, where numerous girls have alleged they were sexually abused.
Despite Epstein’s generosity towards his pilot, including his £ 155,000- a- year salary, Mr Visoski once said on oath of his boss: “I’m very professional at what I do. I know the line between being professional and think you’re somebody’s buddy.”