CHARLESTON — Newly declassified records released by the U.S. Department of Justice show that Jeffrey Epstein placed multiple phone calls to a Weston, West Virginia, phone number in November 2004, according to billing documents included in the latest disclosure.
The records, part of a recent dump of unclassified materials related to Epstein, include a T-Mobile phone bill listing several calls originating from Epstein’s phone to a number identified only by its location in Weston, the county seat of Lewis County.
The billing entries show at least six calls over a two-day period, with additional calls earlier in the month. According to the document, the calls were logged as follows:
On November 10, 2004, calls were placed at 1:15 p.m. for three (3) minutes; 1:35 p.m. for one (1) minute, 3:04 p.m. for two (2) minutes, and 3:19 p.m. for one (1) minute.
Earlier entries list a call on November 4, 2004, at 7:36 p.m. lasting one (1) minute, and another on November 5, 2004, at 2:14 p.m. lasting one (1) minute.
The records do not identify the owner of the Weston phone number, the purpose of the calls, or whether the calls were answered. No names or subscriber details are included in the billing statement, and the documents provide no additional context regarding Epstein’s connection, if any, to the recipient.
Epstein, a wealthy financier with political and social connections, later pleaded guilty in Florida state court in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor. He was arrested again on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019 and died later that year in a New York jail while awaiting trial.
The Justice Department has said the declassified files are being released as part of an ongoing effort to make records available to the public. Officials cautioned that the documents reflect raw investigative material and do not constitute findings of wrongdoing by individuals whose names or locations may appear in the records.
The newly released materials continue to draw scrutiny as journalists and researchers review phone logs, emails and correspondence that shed light on Epstein’s communications in the years before his initial prosecution.
