"I need a favor, Epstein wrote to Belyakov in a July 2015 email, describing an extortion attempt by a Russian woman who had arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York the previous week. Epstein said the situation was bad for business for everyone involved and asked for suggestions. Belyakov, a graduate of the FSB Academy, Moscow's institute for training intelligence personnel, wrote back that he needed some time to get information about her and that he would meet a man who knew the woman the next day."
"Several days later, Belyakov sent Epstein a roughly 100-word description of the woman's background and what the ex-official described as her sex and escort business. She has nobody behind her, Belyakov said, adding that she was believed to have no patronage. Belyakov said business problems may have led the woman to resort to blackmail, and suggested that denying her entry to the US would be a real threat to her business."
Jeffrey Epstein enlisted Sergei Belyakov, a former deputy minister of economic development and graduate of the FSB Academy, to investigate an alleged extortion attempt by a Russian woman in New York in 2015. Epstein reported the woman had arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel and requested Belyakov's help. Belyakov said he would gather information, meet a man who knew the woman, and later provided a roughly 100-word account describing her background and purported sex and escort business. Belyakov characterized her as lacking patrons, suggested business troubles may have driven the alleged blackmail, and recommended denying her US entry as leverage. Belyakov also relied on Epstein for access to high-profile figures.
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