Forget the island.
Forget the headlines.
This is the real story of Jeffrey Epstein – and nobody has gone deeper than Mike Benz.
In this first-of-its-kind interview, one of three parts, @MikeBenzCyber reveals Epstein wasn’t just a predator – he was plugged into a shadow network involving the CIA, Israeli military intelligence, Saudi intermediaries, and Wall Street fixers.
He wasn’t working alone.
He was built to serve power.
We’re not talking theories – we’re talking passports, arms deals, CIA front airlines, and connections to the exact same covert network that ran Iran-Contra.
And this is all before Ghislaine Maxwell. Before Clinton. Before the island.
If you thought you knew the Epstein story, you don’t.
There was so much to uncover that we agreed to cover his story in 3 parts. This is part one.
Buckle up, you’re in for a hell of a ride!
01:04 – Recruited to Dalton without a degree – by OSS/CIA man Donald Barr (Bill Barr’s father)
05:24 – Manages Bronfman family fortune – tied to organized crime, intel & Prohibition
07:44 – Was Dalton a CIA recruiting hub? Benz says it’s not far-fetched
09:22 – Donald Barr’s Space Relations novel mirrors Epstein’s real-life abuse structure
11:00 – Tied to intelligence-linked banking clients before age 30
17:33 – Mentored by infamous arms dealer Douglas Leese
19:35 – Launches IAG – a one-man “bounty hunter” firm for governments & cartels
21:13 – Ghislaine to DOJ: Epstein tracked money for cartels like the Sinaloa
25:41 – Iran-Contra, CIA drug-running, and Epstein’s role in laundering it all
28:58 – Arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi – possibly the richest man alive at the time – was his
client
36:58 – CIA’s Southern Air Transport later serviced Epstein & Wexner’s empire
42:28 – Wexner gives Epstein durable power of attorney over his entire business
45:22 – CIA-linked airline moves to Columbus, the same year Wexner buys a gun retailer chain
50:28 – Epstein’s long-standing ties to Israeli PM & intel chief Ehud Barak
56:14 – Fake Saudi passport used in four countries – found in Epstein’s NYC safe
58:03 – “It’s not if he was tied to intelligence – it’s *how it was structured.”
01:01:05 – Multiple agencies can share one asset – and often do
01:06:12 – DOJ’s 2020 report buried the intel connection in a single footnote
01:10:45 – Epstein may not have been an “asset,” but a protected “facilitator”
01:12:09 – Towers Financial, another scandal Epstein skated away from
01:13:14 – DOJ has long shielded intel-linked operators from prosecution
01:17:26 – Bill Barr: former CIA, oversaw both Epstein's arrests and Epstein’s death
This isn’t just about Epstein.
It’s about how intelligence, finance, crime, and global power intersect – and protect their own.
Part 2 drops soon. Stay tuned.
