Jeffrey Epstein paid Reinaldo Avila da Silva $13,000 and £10,000 in 2009–2010; Mandelson apologized, was dismissed in 2025.

New U.S. Justice Department documents show Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 and later $13,000 plus monthly payments to Reinaldo Avila da Silva, the husband of former UK minister Peter Mandelson, in 2009–2010, reportedly to fund an osteopathy course. Emails detail the transfers and discussions about structuring them as loans. Mandelson has said his association with Epstein was a “mistake,” apologized to victims, and maintained he was unaware of Epstein’s crimes at the time; he was dismissed as UK ambassador to the U.S. in 2025 after the connection emerged.