Jeffrey Epstein traveled throughout the Middle East and Africa in the 1980s, frequently requesting multiple passports for the trips, according to newly obtained documents.
Between 1980 and his death in 2019, Epstein visited Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mali, Gabon and countless European countries.
He often reported lost passports and requested multiple to accommodate his many travel visas, the documents obtained by ABC News, reveal.
The earliest document is from 1983. Epstein reported a stolen passport while ‘residing in London’
Between 1980 and his death in 2019, Epstein visited Afghanistan , Kazakhstan , Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mali, Gabon and countless European countries. Above, a request from 1985
In a letter to the State Department in 2011, he wrote: ‘I am frequently required on extremely short notice to schedule international trips with itineraries to multiple destinations requiring me to obtain multiple visas at the same time, which is simply not possible on such short notice without a second passport.
‘Please issue me a second passport so I may have the 3 visas issued for Africa while I am using my current passport in France.’
At the time, he carried a conviction for soliciting child prostitution in Florida. It’s unclear whether the request was granted.
In 1985, he requested a replacement passport while ‘residing in London’.
The address he gave was in an area of London that is surrounded by foreign embassies, according to the ABC report.
It was previously revealed that the FBI seized an Austrian passport with Epstein’s picture but a different name on it when raiding his mansion in 2019.
In 1986, Epstein submitted a request for another passport that had been stolen
By 1993, Epstein had changed his address from residing in London to New York City
A 2005 request in which he detailed plans for two first class trips to Europe
Epstein’s final passport was in 2016. It was revoked on the grounds that he had not given full information about his international travels
His attorneys insisted it was given to him by a friend, listed with a Saudi Arabian address, and only obtained for the purpose of visiting countries where he feared he would be targeted for his Jewish heritage.
Two of his passports were revoked by the US government. The reason given was that he had failed to report all of his travel while flying internationally on his private jet.
The investigation into his foreign passport use was dropped upon his death.
Hundreds of previously redacted Epstein files have been made public this month.
They revealed his close ties with Bill Clinton and unsubstantiated allegations against Prince Andrew, Donald Trump and other notable businessmen and politicians.
The files were part of a defamation lawsuit filed by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell.
The case was settled in 2017.