"On December 11th, 2010, Jeffrey Epstein was fretting about what came up if you Googled him. By this time Epstein had already pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution with a child and was a registered sex offender, and just a few days earlier he had been photographed in Central Park taking a stroll with Prince Andrew. Epstein emailed an associate to complain. "the google page is not good," Epstein wrote, according to documents released last week by the House Oversight Committee."
"He also took issue with tens of thousands of dollars of payments, which appear to have been made to "clean up" results. "I have yet to have a complete breakdown of payments. and the results , are what they are." Someone named Al Seckel - perhaps Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell's sister's late partner - responded later that evening, sharing what he was seeing. The results included Epstein's Wikipedia page, a New York magazine article, a " jeffreyepsteinscience.com ""
Emails and documents show Epstein monitored and attempted to manage his online presence after a prior conviction and public scrutiny. Epstein complained about what appeared when people searched his name and noted large payments tied to efforts to alter search results. An associate, identified as Al Seckel, reported back on specific search results that included a Wikipedia entry, a New York magazine story, and a domain linked to Epstein’s scientific philanthropy. The records show payments without a complete breakdown and reflect a deliberate focus on shaping public perception via search-engine and web-content interventions.
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