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Epstein Tenuously Linked to Chinese and North Korean Spies, Arms Trade, Epstein Files Allege

Brother Mark asked to give info on China to man professing ties to US intelligence

Jan 07, 2026
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By: Toh Han Shih
Jeffrey Epstein. AP Photo

The convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein supposedly had links to spies and the arms trade of China and North Korea, according to US Justice Department files on the department’s website, which were released on December 19 on the orders of US President Donald Trump that list nebulous links but provide no…

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