Ken Macdonald
Former Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales (2003–2008); life peer
Ken Macdonald — Former Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales (2003–2008); life peer — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document that Macdonald — who headed the Crown Prosecution Service as Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales under Tony Blair's government — was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein through London-based venture capitalist and intermediary Ian Osborne. In early June 2012, Epstein telephoned Macdonald to seek his legal assessment on behalf of Shaher Abdulhak, a Yemeni billionaire described as the richest man in Yemen. On 20 June 2012, Macdonald travelled to Paris to advise Shaher, whose son Farouk Abdulhak had fled to Yemen and was wanted by the Metropolitan Police for questioning in connection with the 2008 rape and murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in London. Macdonald charged £20,000 plus first-class travel expenses and accommodation for the advice. An email in the Epstein files shows Epstein writing to Shaher about Macdonald's assessment of the case, including comments on the likely significance of forensic findings. Macdonald has stated that he spoke to Epstein once by telephone and that his Paris visit was intended to encourage Farouk's return to the United Kingdom to face trial. No wrongdoing is alleged against Macdonald. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Ken Macdonald in the Epstein files?
Yes. Ken Macdonald (Former Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales (2003–2008); life peer) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document that Macdonald — who headed the Crown Prosecution Service as Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales under Tony Blair’s government — was introduced to Jeffrey Epstein through London-based venture capitalist and intermediary Ian Osborne. In early June 2012, Epstein telephoned Macdonald to seek his legal assessment on behalf of Shaher Abdulhak, a Yemeni billionaire described as the richest man in Yemen. On 20 June 2012, Macdonald travelled to Paris to advise Shaher, whose son Farouk Abdulhak had fled to Yemen and was wanted by the Metropolitan Police for questioning in connection with the 2008 rape and murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in London. Macdonald charged £20,000 plus first-class travel expenses and accommodation for the advice. An email in the Epstein files shows Epstein writing to Shaher about Macdonald’s assessment of the case, including comments on the likely significance of forensic findings. Macdonald has stated that he spoke to Epstein once by telephone and that his Paris visit was intended to encourage Farouk’s return to the United Kingdom to face trial. No wrongdoing is alleged against Macdonald.
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