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Former Norwegian Prime Minister in Critical Condition After Suicide Attempt in Wake of Corruption Charges

On: 02/25/2026

In: Bill Gates, Boris Nikolic, Epstein, Mette-Marit, Peter Thiel, Politics, Richard Branson, Royals, Technology, Terje Rod-Larsen, Thorbjorn Jagland

From left: Bill Gates, Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen, Jeffrey Epstein, Gates Foundation advisor Boris Nikolic and Jagland

Thorbjørn Jagland, the former prime minister of Norway, was hospitalized yesterday after an alleged suicide attempt. Jagland was charged with gross corruption earlier this month, stemming from his long-standing business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Jagland served as Norway’s prime minister from 1996 to 1997, was secretary-general of the Council of Europe and also served as chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Epstein files detail numerous solo and family trips to various Epstein residences, including his notorious island. They show that Epstein covered expenses for Jagland and his family between 2011 and 2018.

Norwegian investigators are trying to determine whether Jagland received loans, travel and gifts in connection with his official posts. According to a 2014 email invitation from Epstein to Peter Thiel, Jagland was planning to spend an entire week on his island. Epstein also invited Richard Branson to the party in this email, mentioning Jagland. Epstein promises to vouch for Thiel’s discretion in yet another invite with the promise of Jagland staying at his house.

Jagland isn’t the only Norwegian who had a longstanding relationship with Epstein. Crown Princess Mette-Marit was forced to issue an apology after the released files showed a close friendship with the convicted pedophile. In a 2012 email, Mette-Marit asks Epstein, “Is it inappropriate for a mother to suggest two naked women carrying a surfboard for my 15 yr old sons wallpaper?”

Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is currently on trial for 38 crimes, including four rapes and assaults.

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FBI Whistleblower Accused U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of Fraud, Money Laundering and More

On: 02/24/2026

In: Epstein, Finance, Ghislaine Maxwell, Howard Lutnick, Jes Staley, Les Wexner, Politics, Richard Branson, Royals, Sarah Ferguson

The Manhattan apartments where Epstein and Lutnick resided for more than 2 decades

When U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was questioned at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing earlier this month, the focus was on his personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick walked back statements he had previously made and revealed he and his family had visited Epstein on his private island.

But the Epstein files contain much more damaging information about Lutnick, who was Epstein’s New York City next door neighbor for more than 20 years. Les Wexner, the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch, originally owned both buildings. Wexner has recently come under scrutiny for his decades-long business dealings with Epstein.

Lutnick also had a long-time business relationship with Epstein, including an investment contract signed in 2012 for a digital ad company called AdFin Solutions. Lutnick signed on behalf of an LLC controlled by investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, where he served as CEO. The deal was made five days after Lutnick and his family visited Epstein on his private island.

Perhaps the most damning allegations against Lutnick are contained in an FBI whistleblower complaint dated 04/23/2021. Titled “Alleged Money Laundering by Howard Lutnick via BGC Financial and Cantor Fitzgerald,” the complaint alleges “fraud, money laundering, Ponzi schemes and regulatory breaches by [redacted] and CF.” Lutnick was chairman and CEO of financial services company BGC, a spinoff of Cantor Fitzgerald, until he was appointed Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary.

The FBI complaint also links Lutnick to illegal activities with JP Morgan, Russian hedge funds and other senior finance executives. Jes Staley, former CEO of JP Morgan, resigned as CEO of Barclays in 2021 after a U.K. regulatory investigation about his relationship with Epstein. He was subsequently banned from the U.K. financial sector for misrepresenting his relationship with the convicted pedophile.

“[Redacted] has documented proof showing money laundering and Ponzi schemes by Lutnick via offshore shell companies, liquid funding, and real estate brokerage firms,” states the FBI complaint. “[Redacted] believes he has supporting documents which could link Lutnick to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell and Sarah Ferguson, a royal family member, host events called La Dolce Vita Parties, where high profile celebrities and executives contribute large donations to attend. The donations are linked to causes involving children. Lutnick made ‘huge donations’ to these events.”

An earlier FBI interview with presumably the same whistleblower offers more insight about the money laundering, speculating it was from the Russian Mafia. It also alleges “Lutnick gave Sarah Ferguson office space above Cantor Fitzgerald in New York for the Children in Crisis (CIC) charity. Ghislaine Maxwell and Ferguson would attend Dolce Vita Parties which raised money for CIC and Stowe School. CIC no longer existed.”

Children in Crisis merged with another organization in 2018. Stowe School is an elite British private boarding school whose alumni include Richard Branson (a prominent figure in the Epstein files), the actor Henry Cavill, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, along with dozens of well-known British royals, politicians, entertainers, journalists and athletes.

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