NEW YORK / ABUJA — A series of leaked emails and financial records, released in a cumulative 3.5-million-page disclosure between December 2025 and February 2026, has exposed a secret alliance between the late Jeffrey Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak aimed at exploiting West African security crises for profit.
The Nigerian “Opportunity” The documents show that in 2014 and 2015, while Nigeria was reeling from the Chibok schoolgirls’ kidnapping and intensified Boko Haram attacks, Barak was coordinating with Epstein to pitch high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) drones and “offensive cyber” software to Nigerian defense officials.
Epstein reportedly acted as a “financial fixer” and “concierge,” using his global network to open doors for Israeli tech firms linked to Barak, including a drone startup called Light & Strong and the emergency response software company Carbyne (formerly Reporty).
Profit Over Ethics The emails suggest that Epstein was promised millions in retainers and profit percentages for facilitating these deals. Investigators note that the duo sought to market these tools as “counterterrorism solutions,” despite Epstein’s already tarnished reputation and the sensitive nature of selling “spy tech” to foreign governments.
“The emails suggest a relationship that blurred the lines between private business and state-level intelligence brokering,” said a legal analyst following the 2026 document release. “They saw a tragedy in Nigeria and viewed it as a market for Israeli surveillance hardware.”
The Mossad Connection? The 2026 document batch also includes an unverified 2020 FBI memo alleging that Epstein may have been “trained as a spy” under Barak’s influence. While current Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu, have dismissed these claims as “unfounded smears,” the documented business ties between a convicted sex offender and a former Prime Minister in the context of African arms deals have caused an international outcry.
Reaction in Nigeria In Abuja, civil society groups are calling for an inquiry into which Nigerian officials met with Barak and Epstein’s representatives during the 2014-2015 period. There are growing concerns that the technology sold may have been used for domestic political surveillance rather than just counterterrorism.