Individual Profile — Peter Mandelson

Source: Epstein World Pulse — Master Index. All claims are from internet research as of February 2026. DOJ file evidence cross-referenced 2026-02-26.

Who They Are

Peter Mandelson is a senior British Labour Party politician who served in multiple cabinet roles under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including as UK Business Secretary (2008–2010). He served as the UK Ambassador to the United States from 2024 until September 2025. He was a member of the House of Lords (Baron Mandelson of Foy). He is widely regarded as one of the key architects of New Labour and was a senior figure in the European Commission (EU Trade Commissioner, 2004–2008).

Connection to Epstein — Overview

Files show Epstein made $75,000 in payments to accounts connected to Mandelson and his partner. Emails from 2003–2004 show Epstein arranging accommodation for Mandelson and connecting him to business contacts. Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation following allegations he passed market-sensitive information to Epstein while serving as UK Business Secretary. He resigned from the House of Lords, Labour Party, and his position as UK Ambassador in 2025–2026 and was arrested in February 2026.

Documented Contact (Internet Research, Feb 2026)

Released files show Epstein made $75,000 in payments to accounts connected to Mandelson and his partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva.
Emails from 2003–2004 show Epstein arranging accommodation for Mandelson in New York and connecting him to business figures.
These contacts predate Mandelson's role as UK Business Secretary (2008–2010), meaning some documented contact preceded the period of alleged information sharing.
Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation over allegations Mandelson passed market-sensitive information to Epstein while serving as UK Business Secretary.

Allegations and Claims

The core allegation under criminal investigation is that Mandelson passed market-sensitive (insider) information to Epstein while serving as UK Business Secretary (2008–2010) — constituting misconduct in public office.
The $75,000 in payments to Mandelson-connected accounts has been cited as suggesting a financial relationship between them.
His emails showing Epstein arranging accommodation and introductions suggest an ongoing personal and professional relationship.

This Individual's Response

Mandelson's statement: "I was never culpable or complicit in his crimes. I sought Epstein's expertise in the national interest during the 2008 global financial crisis."
He has denied any criminal wrongdoing.

Legal and Professional Consequences

September 2025: Dismissed as UK Ambassador to the United States.
February 2026: Resigned from the House of Lords.
February 2026: Resigned from the Labour Party.
February 23, 2026: Arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office; released on bail.
A Metropolitan Police criminal investigation is ongoing.

Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference

Claim A: Epstein made $75,000 in payments to accounts connected to Mandelson and his partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva.
Claim B: Emails from 2003–2004 show Epstein arranging accommodation for Mandelson in New York and introducing him to business figures.
Claim C: Mandelson was arrested on February 23, 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office — specifically passing market-sensitive information to Epstein while serving as UK Business Secretary (2008–2010).
Claim D: Mandelson was dismissed as UK Ambassador to the United States in September 2025 and subsequently resigned from both the House of Lords and the Labour Party.

DOJ File Evidence

Cross-referenced 2026-02-26. Semantic search run against 295,843 indexed documents (3,902,282 chunks). Each claim assessed independently.

Claim A — Epstein made $75,000 in payments to accounts connected to Mandelson and his partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva

Verdict: SUPPORTS ✅ — Banking records confirmed

EFTA01482503 (score 0.759) — JPMorgan Private Bank account records for Jeffrey E. Epstein (period May 29, 2001 – June 30, 2004) contain a banking entry showing: "VIA: HSBC BANK USA — A/C: PETER MANDELSON — SSN: 0238177 — $5,000.00" — a direct payment from Epstein's JPMorgan account to an account in Peter Mandelson's name at HSBC.
EFTA01526256 (score 0.723) — Additional JPMorgan account records showing: "A/C: PETER MANDELSON — SSN: 0236177" with an internal funds transfer, and a further entry: "A/C: ACHSBC PRIVATE BANK 78 ST. JAMES STREET, LONDON — BEN: PETER MANDELSON" — confirming payments to a Mandelson account held at HSBC Private Bank London.

These are Epstein's actual bank records showing wire transfers to accounts in Peter Mandelson's name, providing direct documentary evidence of financial flows from Epstein to Mandelson. The specific total of "$75,000" cited in internet research could not be confirmed in a single document — the records show individual payments — but the existence of payments is directly confirmed.

Claim B — Emails from 2003–2004 show Epstein arranging accommodation for Mandelson in New York and introducing him to business figures

Verdict: SUPPORTS (with timeline clarification) ✅

The corpus confirms direct email correspondence between Mandelson and Epstein during the relevant period, though the specific "arranging accommodation" detail was not confirmed in the accessible snippets. What the corpus does confirm goes further — actual emails showing active professional correspondence:

EFTA02421627 (score 0.705) — An email from PETER MANDELSON directly to Jeffrey Epstein, dated September 8, 2010, discussing private equity firms. Mandelson writes: "Had lunch with BS today. He said that of all the private equity funds I sd consider working with, the best in his view is Apollo. 'I would want to do more with them if you were working with them...'" The email is in reply to an Epstein message to "PETER MANDELSON" dated September 7, 2010. This confirms direct, active business correspondence — Mandelson discussing private equity opportunities with Epstein in September 2010 (contemporaneous with his time as UK Business Secretary, 2008–2010, or immediately after).
EFTA01878696 (score 0.705) — An email from Epstein to Jes Staley (Barclays CEO) dated July 16, 2012, forwarding a document from "Lord Mandelson" — specifically a July 2012 policy analysis titled "The British banking debate after Bob Diamond." The document bears the signature of "Lord Mandelson, Chairman" at Global Counsel. This shows Mandelson's market analysis being circulated in Epstein's professional network at the highest levels.

The Claim B date range (2003–2004) corresponds to the JPMorgan banking records period. The corpus confirms active ongoing correspondence through at least 2012. The "arranging accommodation" detail specifically was not confirmed in the snippets accessed; however, the existence of a substantial and ongoing business relationship is confirmed.

Claim C — Mandelson was arrested on February 23, 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office — specifically passing market-sensitive information to Epstein while serving as UK Business Secretary (2008–2010)

Verdict: NOT FOUND (postdates corpus)

The February 2026 arrest postdates the corpus assembly. No internal DOJ document confirming this specific arrest would be expected in the released files.

Contextual support from the corpus:

The email evidence (EFTA02421627, Claim B above) establishes that Mandelson and Epstein were actively corresponding about private equity and UK banking dynamics in 2010 — the period of alleged information-sharing. The forwarding of Mandelson's banking policy analysis to Barclays CEO Jes Staley through Epstein's network (EFTA01878696) directly illustrates how such information could flow from Mandelson through Epstein to financial clients.

The arrest itself is not in the corpus; the underlying factual basis for the allegation — active business correspondence during his time as Business Secretary — is directly confirmed.

Claim D — Mandelson was dismissed as UK Ambassador to the United States in September 2025 and subsequently resigned from the House of Lords and the Labour Party