What the DOJ Hid: 6 Unmasked Names, 835 Ghost Flights, and What 3.5 Million Pages Still Won't Tell You

On February 10, 2026, Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie stood on the House floor and read six names into the Congressional Record. Names the Department of Justice had fought to keep hidden. Names that had been blacked out of 3.5 million pages of files released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Names that, according to both lawmakers, were redacted for "no apparent reason."

Those six names are not the end of this story. They are a window into a much larger problem: the gap between what the DOJ released and what it concealed, and between what the public has been told and what the records actually show.

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The Six Names Behind the Black Bars

After spending two hours in a secure DOJ reading room on February 9, Khanna and Massie identified six men whose names had been completely redacted from the public release. The next day, they used congressional immunity under the Speech and Debate Clause to make them public.

Leslie Wexner

Leslie Wexner is the most consequential name on the list. The billionaire founder of L Brands and the man who built Victoria's Secret appears in our database across 15 documented flights, multiple black book entries, and dozens of court filings. But the redacted document goes further than anything previously public: a 2019 FBI filing explicitly labels Wexner a "co-conspirator."

Wexner granted Epstein power of attorney in 1991 and paid him an estimated $200 million over the course of their relationship. The Victoria's Secret recruitment pipeline -- in which Epstein posed as a talent scout and hired models from MC2 Model Management (a firm he co-founded with Jean-Luc Brunel) -- continued operating until 2015, seven years after Epstein's first conviction. Wexner is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on February 18.

The Other Five

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, CEO of DP World, one of the largest port operators on Earth. His correspondence with Epstein, now unredacted, includes an email in which Epstein writes: "I loved the torture video." Representative Massie highlighted this exchange specifically, calling it evidence of potential blackmail involving the head of a company that controls critical global shipping infrastructure.

Salvatore Nuara, identified as a former NYPD detective. His inclusion in the redacted files points to law enforcement penetration of the Epstein network, though the specific nature of his involvement remains under investigation.

Zurab Mikeladze and Leonic Leonov, both names with virtually no prior public profile in the Epstein case. Their Georgian and Russian origins and their inclusion on the DOJ's "must-hide" list have prompted questions about cross-border financial flows connected to the network.

Nicola Caputo, whose role remains the least understood of the six.

Khanna stated publicly that at least one of the six is a U.S. citizen. Massie said one is "pretty high up in a foreign government." Neither lawmaker named Trump among the six.

The question is not just who these six men are. It is why the DOJ spent resources redacting their names while simultaneously failing to redact the personal information of approximately 100 victims -- an error so severe that attorneys for the survivors called it "the single most egregious violation of victim privacy in one day in United States history."

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The 835 Ghost Flights

The six redacted names are the story dominating today's headlines. But there is a gap in the record that may matter more in the long run -- and it has received almost no media attention.

Our flight database contains 1,708 documented flights on Epstein's aircraft. Of those, 500 flights from 1997-2006 come with full handwritten passenger manifests. These are the manifests that placed Bill Clinton on 38 flights, Prince Andrew on 25, and Ghislaine Maxwell on 400.

The remaining 1,208 flights, tracked through FAA FOIA records and ADS-B transponder data from 2006 through 2019, give us routes and aircraft. But here is the critical gap: 835 of those post-2006 flights have no passenger manifests in the public record.

These are not flights from the 1990s when record-keeping was spotty. These are flights from 2013 through 2019, an era of rigorous FAA oversight and electronic record-keeping. Passenger manifests for private aircraft are required by federal regulation. They existed. The question is where they are now.

The 3.5 million pages the DOJ released on January 30 did not include them. The House Oversight Committee's 33,295 pages did not include them. The Epstein Estate's subpoena production did not include them. Nobody in the current news cycle is asking about them.

Using our flight explorer, you can see the routes. Teterboro to St. Thomas. Palm Beach to Santa Fe. Transatlantic legs to London and Paris. The planes kept flying. Somebody was on them.

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What 3.5 Million Pages Exposed

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed 427 to 1 in the House and unanimously in the Senate, forced the DOJ's hand. The January 30, 2026 release is the largest forced government disclosure in modern American history: over 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos, and approximately 180,000 images.

Within those pages, several categories of evidence stand out.

The Message Pads

Seized from Epstein's Palm Beach residence in 2005, these daily logs recorded incoming calls and scheduled appointments. They paint a portrait of an operation running in plain sight. Calls from young girls arranging "massages" appear on the same pages as calls from Leslie Wexner, Jes Staley, and David Copperfield. One message reads:

"She is wondering if 2:30 is ok as she needs to stay in school."

Browse the document records in our documents archive.

The FBI CHS Reports

Confidential Human Source reports from 2019 and 2020 contain allegations that Epstein was "trained as a spy" and that Alan Dershowitz told then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta that Epstein "belonged to U.S. and allied intelligence" and to "leave it alone."

The Financial Records

JPMorgan processed $1.1 billion in transactions for Epstein between 1998 and 2013, encompassing 4,700 individual transactions. The bank filed suspicious activity reports as early as 2002 but maintained the relationship for another decade.

• JPMorgan settlement: $365 million
• Deutsche Bank settlement: $75 million
• Epstein Estate Victims' Compensation Program: $226 million
• Total civil settlements to date: $600+ million

The Paul Weiss Emails

Correspondence between Epstein and Brad Karp, then chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, reveals a conspiracy to silence a witness. In 2015, Karp discussed revoking the visa of Guzel Ganieva, a woman accusing Epstein associate Leon Black of abuse, and having her arrested for "federal extortion." Karp brought in his partner Lorin Reisner, a former Chief of the Criminal Division at the SDNY, to leverage DOJ connections. Karp resigned in February 2026. This is documented institutional weaponization of the legal system against a sexual abuse complainant.

The Epstein Draft to Wexner

An undated draft message from Epstein to Wexner references the two being involved in "gang stuff" for more than 15 years and speaks of mutual debts. Wexner's representatives say the message was never sent or received. It is indexed in our database.

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The Suppressed 60-Count Indictment

Before there was a plea deal, there was a federal indictment. Lead prosecutor Marie Villafana prepared a 60-count indictment and planned to arrest Epstein in the U.S. Virgin Islands on May 15, 2007. She was overruled by her superiors.

Her own emails, now part of the public record, document her protest. She accused her boss of conducting plea negotiations "without consulting me or investigative agencies." She wrote that the resulting offer was "completely unacceptable to FBI, ICE, victims, and me."

The result:

• 2 state prostitution charges
• 13 months in county jail with 12-hour daily work release
• A Non-Prosecution Agreement that granted blanket immunity to unnamed co-conspirators

That NPA is arguably the single most consequential document in the entire Epstein case. It did not just protect Epstein. It immunized everyone around him, and its broad language has been cited as a legal barrier to prosecution ever since.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in February 2026 that the files "do not allow us necessarily to prosecute somebody." The NPA is a significant part of why.

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The Surveillance Anomaly

Epstein died in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019. The official ruling was suicide. The circumstances have been scrutinized ever since, and the newly released files add specific details that warrant attention.

• An "orange-colored shape" was captured moving up a staircase toward Epstein's isolated tier at 10:39 PM, within the window when his death occurred
• The FBI initially identified it as "possibly an inmate"; the Inspector General later described it as an "unidentified CO" carrying linens
• Five independent forensic experts have stated that the staircase is not visible on the camera in question, contradicting the government's account
• The "raw footage" provided to investigators was not a DVR export -- it was a screen recording, created in May 2025
• There is a one-minute gap at midnight
• The noose collected from the scene was "later determined not to be the ligature used"

None of this proves a conclusion. All of it raises questions that have not been answered.

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Zero New Prosecutions

Perhaps the most significant finding across all 3.5 million pages is what did not follow from them.

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 and is serving 20 years. Beyond her, zero new criminal charges have been filed in the United States. The SDNY's co-conspirator investigation was transferred to DOJ headquarters in January 2025 and closed in July 2025.

The contrast with international accountability is stark:

• United Kingdom: Actively investigating Peter Mandelson for misconduct in public office after the files revealed he passed market-sensitive government information to Epstein. Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party and the House of Lords on February 1, 2026. King Charles ordered Prince Andrew evicted from the Royal Lodge.
• Norway: Investigating its former Prime Minister.
• France: Investigating money laundering tied to the network.
• United States: Nothing.

Over 50 survivors have identified more than 20 men. The files contain sworn testimony, financial records, flight logs, message pads, and email correspondence. And the DOJ says it cannot prosecute.

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What Is Still Hidden

The 3.5 million pages represent what the DOJ chose to release. Here is what remains withheld or unaccounted for.

2.5 million additional pages. The DOJ identified 6 million potentially responsive pages in total. It released 3.5 million. The remaining 2.5 million pages have not been publicly addressed.

The 40 seized computers. When the FBI raided Epstein's Manhattan residence in July 2019, they seized dozens of electronic devices. The contents of those devices have never been disclosed in any public release.

The still-redacted co-conspirator names. The six names unmasked by Khanna and Massie are confirmed. But the 2008 NPA referenced additional unnamed co-conspirators, and a draft indictment from the 2000s planned charges against three "employed" co-conspirators who helped "persuade, induce, entice" minors. Their identities remain hidden.

835 flight manifests. As detailed above.

The grand jury transcripts. The 2006 Palm Beach grand jury transcripts were released in July 2024, but grand jury materials from subsequent federal proceedings remain sealed.

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How to Use This Database

Every claim in this analysis can be verified through our database.

• Search any person by name at epsteinexposed.com/persons to see their flight appearances, document mentions, email references, and mapped connections
• Explore the flights with the flight explorer -- filter by date, aircraft, route, or passenger
• Browse all 143,163 documents at epsteinexposed.com/documents
• View the network graph at epsteinexposed.com/network to see how individuals connect through overlapping records
• Check the contradictions tracker at epsteinexposed.com/contradictions to see where public statements conflict with documented evidence
• Cross-reference any name against the black book, the email archive of 9,961 messages, and the flight logs simultaneously using our cross-reference tool

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What Happens Next

Three events in the next two weeks will determine whether this story moves forward or stalls.

February 12: The House Judiciary Hearing. Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected to testify. Lawmakers from both parties have indicated they will press her on the redaction decisions and the DOJ's refusal to pursue new prosecutions.

February 18: Wexner's Testimony. Leslie Wexner's scheduled appearance before the House Oversight Committee will be the first time a person designated as a co-conspirator by the FBI has been questioned under oath about the Epstein network since Maxwell's trial.

The Ongoing SDNY Proceedings. The Second Circuit's July 2025 remand requires the district court to review additional categories of still-sealed documents from the Giuffre v. Maxwell case. That review restarted in January 2026 and could produce further unsealings.

The 3.5 million pages are not the end. They are what slipped through.

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