Andrew aide advised Epstein to omit conviction on China visa form, files suggest

"An aide to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor advised Jeffrey Epstein to illegally hide his child sexual abuse conviction to obtain a visa to China, according to the latest Epstein files release. David Stern, who was a close associate of both Epstein and the then prince, was asked for his help after the disgraced financier's initial application for a visa was rejected. Stern advised Epstein's assistant to make the application at the Chinese embassy in Paris."

"Stern, 48, was a fixer to Mountbatten-Windsor from about 2010 and a director of his Pitch@Palace business between 2016 and 2019. He was also close to Epstein, describing him as his mentor. Stern had proposed a year earlier that he and Epstein set up an investment office in Beijing for high net worth individuals and very discreetly make PA part of it and use his aura and access'."

David Stern, a close associate of both Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew (Mountbatten-Windsor), advised that Epstein should withhold his child sexual‑abuse conviction when applying for a Chinese visa and suggested applying at the Chinese embassy in Paris without ticking boxes about prior denials or criminal charges. Epstein received an 18‑month US sentence in 2008 after pleading guilty to soliciting girls as young as 14. There is no evidence that Prince Andrew knew of Stern's advice and Epstein did not appear to travel to Beijing. Stern proposed creating a Beijing investment office involving Epstein and discreetly including 'PA' and served as a fixer and Pitch@Palace director.

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