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John Phelan on Epstein flight passenger list in 2006 files

CNN reports the U.S. Navy secretary appeared in documents tied to newly released Epstein case records, with confirmation from a close associate

The name of the U.S. Secretary of the Navy appears in records connected to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, with John Phelan on Epstein flight passenger list emerging from documents reviewed by CNN.

According to the broadcaster, the material is part of millions of files related to the Epstein case that have circulated in recent months. The documents include a passenger manifest from a flight that departed London for New York on the afternoon of March 3, 2006.

In the paperwork, John Phelan on Epstein flight passenger list is listed alongside 12 other passengers. Among them were Epstein himself and likely French former top model agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a close Epstein associate. Brunel died in 2022 while in custody awaiting trial on charges including sexual assault and the rape of a minor. In the manifest, his name reportedly appears misspelled as “Jean Luk Brunnel.” Six of the names in the document are redacted.

Phelan has not publicly commented on the report. However, a close friend of the Navy secretary told CNN that Phelan was indeed on the flight, stressing that it would have been the only occasion in which he had contact with Epstein. According to the same source, Phelan was invited to travel by then-Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne, who died in 2021, and only discovered at boarding that the aircraft belonged to Epstein.

The disclosure adds to scrutiny surrounding newly circulated records linked to the Epstein investigation. The documents referenced by CNN place John Phelan on Epstein flight passenger list connected to the single transatlantic trip recorded in the 2006 manifest.

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