Sex trafficker Epstein – who killed himself in jail last year – mysteriously amassed a huge fortune despite only managing the wealth of a handful of exclusive clients.
Now an insider has told The Sun that he had been initially funded by tycoon Maxwell, who swindled a pension fund before he was found dead in 1991.
Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel, a model scout pal of Epstein, is said to have disclosed Maxwell’s involvement to friends almost 20 years ago.
The claim has since been passed onto US lawyers investigating Epstein’s crimes and those of his alleged co-conspirators, in the form of sworn testimony.
A former close associate of Brunel told The Sun: “He was having a conversation with some acquaintances in New York City around 2002.
“Jean-Luc was telling them how Ghislaine’s father Robert Maxwell was one of the reasons why Jeffrey Epstein had money.
“He said Maxwell had been one of Epstein’s early investment clients. I assumed that Maxwell had invested in Epstein, who then used that money to make his own.
“Jean-Luc also started talking about a book featuring Robert Maxwell and wanted to get hold of a copy straight away.”
Former Wall Street trader Epstein rose to prominence in the financial world in the 1980s, founding his own money management firm.
The company was formed to manage the assets of clients with more than $1billion and included Victoria’s Secret boss Les Wexner.
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