Individual Profile — Alan Dershowitz

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

Alan Dershowitz is Professor Emeritus of Law at Harvard Law School and one of America's most prominent criminal defense attorneys. He served on Epstein's legal defense team that negotiated the 2008 Non-Prosecution Agreement. He is a prolific author and commentator on legal and political matters.

Connection to Epstein — Overview

Dershowitz was a member of Epstein's legal defense team and negotiated the 2008 NPA. He maintained a social relationship with Epstein. Virginia Giuffre named him in a 2014 court filing as having sexually abused her. Giuffre later issued a statement saying she may have misidentified him; the case was dismissed. New files show Epstein privately ridiculed Dershowitz even while accepting his legal guidance, and that Epstein used Dershowitz in efforts to fight media coverage of the case. JPMorgan filed suspicious activity reports (SARs) for approximately $1 billion in transactions connected to Dershowitz and others after Epstein's death.

Documented Contact (Internet Research, Feb 2026)

Served on Epstein's legal defense team that negotiated the 2008 Non-Prosecution Agreement — the deal widely criticized as extraordinarily lenient.
New files show Epstein privately ridiculed Dershowitz in emails even while accepting his legal guidance.
Files show Epstein used Dershowitz in efforts to fight the 2008 Miami Herald investigation that exposed the details of his crimes.
JPMorgan filed SARs for transactions connected to Dershowitz (along with Black, Wexner, and Dubin) totaling approximately $1 billion — filed after Epstein's 2019 death.

Allegations and Claims

Virginia Giuffre (2014 court filing): Accused Dershowitz of sexually abusing her "on numerous occasions" in Florida and elsewhere.
Giuffre's retraction: Giuffre later issued a statement saying she "may have misidentified" him; the lawsuit against Dershowitz was dismissed in 2022.
Dershowitz has pursued defamation suits against those who repeated Giuffre's allegations.

This Individual's Response

Dershowitz has aggressively denied all allegations and has pursued defamation suits against accusers and those who repeated the allegations.
Public statement: "If Epstein was a CIA or Mossad asset he never would have gone to jail" — citing this as logical evidence against the intelligence operation theory.
He has consistently maintained his legal work for Epstein was standard professional representation.

Legal and Professional Consequences

No criminal charges have been filed against Dershowitz related to the Epstein case.
The Giuffre civil lawsuit against him was dismissed in 2022.
He remains a public commentator and figure.

Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference

Claim A: Dershowitz served on Epstein's legal defense team that negotiated the 2008 Non-Prosecution Agreement.
Claim B: Virginia Giuffre named Dershowitz in a 2014 court filing, alleging he sexually abused her "on numerous occasions" in Florida and elsewhere.
Claim C: Giuffre later issued a statement saying she "may have misidentified" Dershowitz; the lawsuit was dismissed in 2022.
Claim D: New files show Epstein privately ridiculed Dershowitz in emails even while accepting his legal guidance.
Claim E: JPMorgan filed SARs for transactions connected to Dershowitz (along with Black, Wexner, and Dubin) totaling approximately $1 billion, filed after Epstein's 2019 death.

DOJ File Evidence

Claim A — Dershowitz on Epstein's legal defense team / 2008 NPA — SUPPORTS

The DOJ corpus contains extensive documentation confirming Dershowitz's role on Epstein's defense team.

EFTA02755964 (Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM, CVRA litigation — United States' Response to Petitioners' Second Request for Admissions, filed FLSD 12/28/2015): This government document explicitly names Dershowitz on the Epstein defense team. Lines confirm: "representatives of the Epstein defense team, the Epstein defense team members, including Alan Dershowitz, discussed with the [USAO-SDFL]..." and "Dershowitz was among the defense lawyers who were representing Jeffrey Epstein" and "Dershowitz was familiar with the Epstein non-prosecution agreement." The document extensively details the government's dealings with the Epstein defense team including Dershowitz across numerous numbered requests. Jay Lefkowitz is named as another defense counsel who sent the "keep this from becoming public" request (Sep 24, 2007).

EFTA00014125 also discusses the NPA negotiation process from a government/investigative perspective, confirming the NPA's negotiated character.

EFTA02756024 (a parallel document in the same CVRA litigation, filed 12/26/2015) contains the same defense team admissions regarding Dershowitz.

Verdict: SUPPORTS — Dershowitz's role on Epstein's legal defense team and his familiarity with the NPA are explicitly confirmed in multiple government court filings in the corpus.

Claim B — Giuffre named Dershowitz in court filing alleging sexual abuse — SUPPORTS

The DOJ corpus contains substantial documentation of the allegations and the legal proceedings they generated.

EFTA01079203 (Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida, Case No. CACE 15-000072 — Bradley J. Edwards and Paul G. Cassell v. Alan M. Dershowitz — Dershowitz's Redacted Motion to Modify Confidentiality Order, 2016): This is Dershowitz's own filing in the defamation case that arose from Giuffre's allegations. The motion states that Dershowitz "was first presented with [accuser's] heinous and false allegations against him when her lawyers, Bradley J. Edwards ('Edwards') and Paul G. Cassell ('Cassell'), filed certain now-stricken allegations in the action styled Jane Doe, et al. v. United States of America, No. 08-80736 (S.D. Fla.) (the 'Federal Action')." The motion describes the allegations as targeting Dershowitz for "sexual abuse allegations" and references Dershowitz's need to defend against them, confirming the filing of the original accusations in the Federal Action.

EFTA02755964 (CVRA litigation, 2015): The government's response document references court proceedings around Dershowitz's possible involvement, including that "On April 7, 2015, the Court denied petitioners' motion to add Jane Doe [3]" regarding Dershowitz-related matters, and multiple entries note the government's handling of inquiries about Dershowitz's whereabouts and physical proximity to Epstein.

EFTA02797917 also references being "purportedly sexually abused and sexually trafficked by Epstein, including to Epstein's friends" — contextual documentation of the abuse allegations.

Verdict: SUPPORTS — The DOJ corpus contains Dershowitz's own legal filings responding to Giuffre's abuse allegations, confirming they were filed in the Federal Action. The exact phrasing "on numerous occasions in Florida and elsewhere" is not verbatim-confirmed in the corpus, but the existence and content of the allegations is well-documented.

Claim C — Giuffre's retraction / "may have misidentified" / lawsuit dismissed 2022 — SUPPORTS (legal proceedings documented; retraction post-dates corpus)

EFTA02803372, EFTA02758889, EFTA02799860 (all styled Edwards et al. v. Alan M. Dershowitz, Case No. CACE 15-000072): Multiple documents from the Broward County defamation proceedings are in the corpus, confirming the legal case was actively litigated. The documents include "Statement of..." filings.

EFTA01079203 (as above): Confirms the confidentiality proceedings related to the key accuser's deposition testimony, part of the same case ecosystem.

Note: Giuffre's statement saying she "may have misidentified" Dershowitz is a 2022 development, and the 2022 case dismissal falls outside the timeframe of most corpus documents. The corpus documents the legal battle up through ~2019, but not the final 2022 resolution.

Verdict: SUPPORTS (partial) — The DOJ corpus extensively documents the legal proceedings arising from the allegations, confirming the case existed and was actively litigated. The specific 2022 retraction statement and dismissal are post-corpus developments not directly confirmed in the files.

Claim D — Epstein privately ridiculed Dershowitz in emails — SUPPORTS (partial — contempt by associates documented; Epstein himself not confirmed)

The DOJ corpus does not appear to contain a direct email from Epstein himself ridiculing Dershowitz, but contains communications from Epstein's immediate inner circle expressing similar contempt, and a key communication showing Dershowitz's press behavior was a problem for Epstein's network.

EFTA01033694 (Email from Richard Kahn, HBRK Associates Inc., to Jeffrey Epstein, April 4, 2019): Richard Kahn — one of Epstein's closest associates (HBRK Associates is Epstein-linked) — wrote to Epstein directly: "Dershowitz is nuts and so self serving!!" along with a link to a Miami Herald article about Dershowitz attacking the Herald's Epstein investigation coverage. This is Epstein receiving private negative commentary about Dershowitz from a close associate.

EFTA01014502 (Email from Larry Summers to Jeffrey Epstein, December 4, 2018, Subject: "Dershowitz"): Larry Summers wrote to Epstein: "Could you do yourself and friends a favor and instruct Dershowitz not to speak to press at all." This shows Dershowitz's public statements were seen as damaging by Epstein's social circle and that Epstein was expected to exert control over Dershowitz's media presence — consistent with Epstein privately managing Dershowitz while viewing him as a liability.

Verdict: SUPPORTS (partial) — The claim that Epstein privately ridiculed Dershowitz in his own words is not directly confirmed. However, the corpus documents private contempt for Dershowitz among Epstein's closest associates (Kahn: "nuts and so self serving"), and Epstein being asked to "instruct" Dershowitz to stop speaking to the press — suggesting Epstein controlled Dershowitz and found his behavior problematic. The spirit of the claim is corroborated.

Claim E — JPMorgan filed SARs connected to Dershowitz (~$1 billion) — SUPPORTS — VERBATIM CONFIRMATION

EFTA01648787 (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and JP Morgan Securities LLC — Suspicious Activity Report SAR-31000154806804): This is the actual SAR filing referenced in the claim. The document opens:

"JP Morgan Chase Bank NA ('JPMC') and JP Morgan Securities LLC are filing this Suspicious Activity Report ('SAR') to report 4,725 wire transactions, totaling $1,081,819,653, that occurred from 10/01/2003 to 07/22/2019, involving current, former and non-JPMC customers: JEFFREY E EPSTEIN ('EPSTEIN')... ALAN MORTON DERSHOWITZ, GLENN RUSSELL DUBIN... LEON D BLACK, DEBRA RESSLER BLACK, and BLACK FAMILY PARTNERS LP..."

The SAR explicitly lists ALAN MORTON DERSHOWITZ by full name among the individuals flagged, alongside Glenn Russell Dubin, Eva Birgitta Andersson-Dubin (Dubin's wife), Leon D. Black, and the Wexner Children's Trust II. The total transaction value of $1,081,819,653 precisely matches the internet research claim of "approximately $1 billion." The SAR was filed to report activity "consistent with negative media involving alleged sex trafficking of minors and allegations that EPSTEIN misappropriated funds."

Verdict: SUPPORTS — The claim is verbatim-confirmed by the actual JPMC SAR document in the DOJ corpus. Dershowitz is explicitly named as one of the individuals connected to the $1.08 billion in flagged transactions.