Business deals, beautiful women, real estate and rub-downs: these friends had a lot of common interests.Among the high-profile power players and politicos in Jeffrey Epstein's web of influence, one frequent correspondent and confidante was Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, according to the files released by the Justice Department.He is an Emirati billionaire businessman and the CEO of DP World, a massive global supply chain and logistics company.Bin Sulayem is now one of many people worldwide under renewed scrutiny for their Epstein ties.His was among six names read out on the House floor Tuesday by Democratic Rep.
Ro Khanna, one of the authors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, who has criticized the DOJ and Trump administration for what he and others have regarded as a lack of transparency when it comes to the Epstein files saga.ABC News contacted representatives at DP World seeking comment from Bin Sulayem, but received no response.Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World addresses the gathering on the first day of the three-day B20 Summit in New Delhi on August 25, 2023.(Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP via Getty Images)Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty ImagesEpstein frequently connected NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch with women, emails showFor years, before and after Epstein became a convicted sex offender, Bin Sulayem and the infamous financier kept up a free-flowing exchange of emails and ideas, according to the files.
Their conversations ran the gamut from workshopping financial proposals to rating sexual conquests; from recommending well-connected contacts on the world stage to recommending a certain kind of massage.Their notes often found one another in different time zones -- and often with the idea of meeting up, whether in some mutual city or one of Epstein's luxurious homes.In late August and September 2005, the pair appeared to discuss scheduling time together first in New York, then on to Epstein's island, Little St.James, in...