Ex-Prince Andrew Asked Epstein to Help Secure $200m for US Military Vendor
Summary
Emails suggest that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, asked Jeffrey Epstein to help find $200 million to supply fuel to the U.S. Department of Defense. Andrew forwarded a financing request to Epstein, who then contacted a banking friend. There's no evidence that Aria Petroleum received the funds.Key Facts
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, known as Prince Andrew, forwarded a request to Jeffrey Epstein to find $200 million for a U.S. military supply contract.
- The request was initially made by a partner from Concord Investment Partners in 2010.
- Mountbatten-Windsor forwarded the request to Epstein without copying his aide, Amanda Thirsk, in December 2010.
- At the time, Andrew was supposedly trying to end his relationship with Epstein.
- Epstein passed the message to Jes Staley, who worked at JP Morgan and later became Barclays' CEO.
- Documents so far provide no evidence that Aria Petroleum received the requested funds.
- Questions have been raised about Andrew's involvement, including potential impacts on UK-US relations.
- The U.S. Treasury has linked Aria Petroleum's parent company, Gunvor, to Russian government interests.
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