File 029530
Email Chain on Suspicious Investment Proposal to Maldives President (File 029530)
Email correspondence between Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed Hassan and Jeffrey Epstein regarding concerns about a suspicious $4 billion investment proposal involving anonymous funds managers and government promissory notes.
Summary
President Hassan seeks Epstein's advice on a controversial investment proposal from an anonymous funds manager willing to deposit $4 billion in the Maldives Central Bank in exchange for government promissory notes and a special purpose vehicle. Hassan expresses discomfort about the lack of transparency, unknown identity of the funds manager, requests for meetings outside Maldives, and the involvement of a potential presidential rival. Epstein responds by recommending contacts including Thorbjorn Jagland and Lisa Svensson. The email thread also discusses Hassan's election campaign, international media coverage, and efforts to organize campaign teams with assistance from various advisors.
From: Mohamed Waheed HassanSent: 1/27/2013 3:49:54 AMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re:Importance: HighJeffrey,Need your advice.My finance minister is telling me that he has an anonymous funds manager who is willing to deposit 4 billiondollars in Maldives and that they are willing to lend a percentage of that in exchange for governmentpromissory notes. The 4 billion would be deposited in the Central Bank. But they want us to set up a specialpurpose vehicle, a construction company fully owned by the government to receive the loan. Such a companycan only be set up under a presidential decree.I am also told that the funds manager would be charging Maldives upfront a certain percentage of the amountlent.I don't feel I have enough information on this. I don't know who is this funds manager. They always want thefinance minister to meet them in Bangkok or some place outside. Why would anyone want to deposit such alarge amount here when we don't have a credit rating and public debt is so high. I feel very uncomfortable aboutthis.What do you think I should do. I am very uncomfortable. In addition to the finance minister, a leading politicianand leader of the coalition parliamentary group is behind it. He could be my leading contender for presidency.Does this sound all ridiculous to you. I have a strange feeling about this whole thing.Best regardsWaheedSent from President's iPadOn Jan 18, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:as chairman of the council of europe , he is really mr human rights, Im sure that if he can be of help, he willOn Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:27 AM, wrote:I remember meeting Jagland at your place when I came with Sultan.Sent from Windows MailFrom: Jeffrey EpsteinSent: 18 January, 2013 2:40 AMTo: Mohamed Waheed HassanSubject: Re:also be advised that thorbjorn jagland is a great friend.On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Mohamed Waheed Hassan > wrote:Hi,Would be great if Lisa could visit us. She sounds like the right person to help us get organized.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 029530Maldives just got elected Vice President of International Renewable Energy Agency. We are also Vice Chairof the UN Human Rights Council. Not too bad considering we had so much bad coverage this yearinternationally.Best regards,WaheedSent from President's iPadOn Jan 17, 2013, at 7:01 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:my friend in sweden, lisa svensson, would be perfect as your right hand orgainzing your team„ she hasdiplomaitc experieince and is currently amabssador to the oceans for swedenOn Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Mohammed Waheed Hassan W wrote:Hi,The campaign team is starting to come together. We are continuing discussions with Jim and tomorrow wewill meet him face to face on skype. We will brief him on the situation here so that he will be able to adviceus more effectively. Already he has sent some very useful suggestions and we are working on them.Getting the right people to head various aspects on the campaign is difficult here but we should be able topull the team together shortly.We will need some more help from Ian and Rory because we are still weak on internationalcommunication. Some old negative stuff keeps coming up in the Guardian newspaper in England. But mostof the international media is not paying much attention to Maldives right now.I have asked Rory to help find a full time communications guy to stay here for about a year to work withme. He doesn't have to be an expert, just a good graduate student would do. Some really positive stuff isalso happening now and we need the world to know about them.World Energy Forum and CGI guys are here. I am meeting Clinton people in a few minutes.I have some funding now but will ask all friends to help raise more later when things start happening in fullswing. Election is now scheduled to early September.Hope all is well and look forward to seeing you here in the not too distant future.Warm regards,WaheedOn Jan 9, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jeffrey Epstein wrote:how is it shaping up? what are the biggest hurdles.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 029531***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029532--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029533