In recent weeks, the case of US businessman Jeffrey Epstein has come up again. The man was known for his wealth, extensive connections with influential people, and large-scale sex trafficking operations that also involved underage girls. After the US Congress released thousands of documents related to Epstein’s crimes, the name of a well-known Lithuanian modeling agency was also noticed in them, reports ERR.
Epstein was arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges. However, he was not convicted – the man reportedly committed suicide in his prison cell before the case could even begin. At the end of the same year, Epstein’s unedited “little black book” also became public, revealing more than a thousand contacts, including the names of many very famous and influential people.
Interestingly, on page 35 of the “little black book” there is a mention of Massimo Parisi, who worked with young models in Lithuania. Parisi was the owner of Baltic Model Management (BMM).
Epstein’s contact book lists five phone numbers under Parisi’s name – two in Estonia, one in Lithuania and two more without a country code.
The management of the agency has changed. According to the information provided by ERR, Mr. Parisi did not comment on the situation and blocked the journalist who tried to contact him.
The modeling agency is currently managed by Inga Brugemane, who, according to ERR, claims that M. Parisi sold the agency already in 2017, that he no longer has any contact with it and that he has not committed any illegal activities, as no charges have been brought against him.
Portal “Delfi” also reports that in the published letters of Epstein, his lawyer also mentions a “Lithuanian beauty”, and bank statements show that several thousand dollars were transferred from the businessman’s account to the Lithuanian woman.
US lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the release of government documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump finally agreed to release the files of the scandal, the “tv3.lt” portal writes.
The president previously put a lot of pressure on his allies in Congress not to release the material, but when it became clear that most of his own party members were determined to defy him, the Republican leader finally relented over the weekend.
Congress almost unanimously approved the Epstein Disclosure Act, which would release declassified documents detailing the investigation into the disgraced financier’s activities and death in prison, which was ruled a suicide.
Lawmakers say the public deserves answers in a case involving more than a thousand alleged victims.
Trump says the documents will expose powerful Democrats’ ties to Epstein, but the president himself is being asked uncomfortable questions about his longtime friendship with Epstein, who was suspected of supplying underage girls to wealthy and powerful men.
