My Flights Are in the Epstein Files

Why is a flight itinerary I booked in June 2019 part of the files?

I expected my name to be in the Epstein files, since the Miami Herald published the series “Perversion of Justice” — an unsparing look at how Jeffrey Epstein got away with his crimes in South Florida — and that series led prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to open a criminal probe — just days after the series ran in late November 2018. (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article238237729.html)

And there are plenty of references to my stories in the Epstein files.

But what I didn’t expect to see was an American Airlines flight record from 2019 with my full name on them, including my maiden name, which I don’t use professionally. It’s an unusual name, so it’s clear it’s me.

The document appears to be details of an itinerary for a series of flights I booked in July just before the SDNY and FBI arrested Epstein.