Epstein's Islamic Mosque on Caribbean Island

0:00It's April 29th. This is U.S. News Today, AI-powered story shaping the nation. I'm Cory with the story. Newly released Justice Department records show Jeffrey Epstein built deep ties in the Middle East to chase business deals and snag rare Islamic. Artifacts were a building he called a mosque on his private Caribbean island, Little St. James. These documents, dropped in January, reveal he scored tapestries from the Kaaba in Mecca, miles from a Uzbekistan mosque, and designs inspired by ancient Syrian spots, all through his network of big shots. Epstein linked up with Saudi royals, even meeting Muhammad bin Salman, now the Crown Prince, and one photo catches him with Emirati businessman Sultan Ahmed bin Suleyam, checking out a tapestry in his New York spot. Bin Suleyam later quit his top job over the Epstein link. The blue and white stragged structure, with its gold dome, started as plans during his 2008 Florida jail stint for prostitution charges. Despite being Jewish, Epstein dug Islamic design and push for a music room that looked

1:04just like a mosque. Shipments included sacred Kaaba cloth pieces touched by millions of pilgrims, coordinated by associates around 2016, though how he. Really got them stays murky, and his Saudi push fizzled after Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.