The Epstein Files/CASE 44/1995 – 2025

Maxwell, Giuffre and Andrew

The 1996 complaint

An artist told the FBI about Epstein a decade before Palm Beach. The complaint surfaced in 2025.

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented

Documented that a written complaint reached the FBI in 1996. It is not documented what the FBI did with it. Ten years later the Palm Beach police case began from scratch, and the women who came forward after 1996 were abused in the meantime.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

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What the complaint says

Photographs, threats and a warning nobody acted on.

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Why it matters

A decade of “what if.”

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

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DOCUMENTED Maxwell, Giuffre & Andrew

“Epstein was reported to the FBI in 1996.”

A complaint stamped 3 September 1996, confirmed by Maria Farmer’s lawyer, describes stolen photographs of her underage sisters and threats.

Who says it: DOJ files; CNN.

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PARTLY TRUE Maxwell, Giuffre & Andrew

“The FBI ignored the 1996 complaint.”

The complaint exists and Epstein was not charged for a decade; what agents did with it is not in the released records.

Who says it: Maria Farmer; survivors’ advocates.

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UNPROVEN Maxwell, Giuffre & Andrew

“Maria Farmer was assaulted at a Wexner property in Ohio.”

She swore to it in 2019. It has not been tested in court; Epstein is dead and Maxwell was not charged with it. Unproven here means untested, not disbelieved.

Who says it: Maria Farmer.

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OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. CNN: A 1996 complaint to the FBI about Epstein surfaces in the files, 19 Dec 2025 ↗

    Report on the FBI complaint stamped September 1996, confirmed by Farmer’s lawyer.

  2. Maria Farmer affidavit, Giuffre v. Dershowitz, S.D.N.Y., Apr 2019 ↗

    Her sworn account, including the 1996 Ohio allegation. Sworn, but untested at trial.

  3. New York Times: The sisters who first tried to take down Jeffrey Epstein, 26 Aug 2019 (archived) ↗

    Profile of Maria and Annie Farmer, who went public by choice.

  4. ABC News: After years of speculation, Justice Department faces deadline to release Epstein files, Dec 2025 ↗

    Context on the December 2025 release that included the 1996 complaint.

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