The Epstein Files: Should protecting institutions ever come before delivering justice?

Pam Bondi warns that prosecuting everyone in Epstein’s files could destroy the system

By Anonymous

If exposing Epstein’s crimes and the people involved breaks the system, then so be it.  Revealing wrongdoing is the only way to identify and remove corrupt individuals.  Only after the truth comes out can the system be repaired and protected.  If wrongdoing continues to be hidden and certain individuals are shielded, the system will move further toward collapse and destruction.  Justice must be fair and transparent so that those who are truly at fault are removed from the system.  There should be no protection for wrongdoing-otherwise, the result will be chaos and decline.

The growing debate around the Epstein files is no longer just about one man.  It is about whether the justice system treats powerful people differently.  Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi recently warned that aggressively prosecuting every name tied to the files could damage institutions.  But many Americans believe the greater damage comes from silence, secrecy, and selective accountability.

The latest batch of documents has renewed attention on Jeffrey Epstein’s network, including alleged associates and internal communications.  While not every name listed is automatically guilty, the public is demanding full transparency.  Questions around Epstein’s 2019 death in federal custody have also resurfaced, adding to distrust.  For many citizens, it feels like too many doors were closed too quickly.

This moment is bigger than politics.  If wrongdoing is proven, then consequences must follow, no matter how powerful the person.  Removing corruption protects the system, it does not destroy it.  But if accountability is avoided, public trust may erode even further.  Should protecting institutions ever come before delivering justice?

References:

U.S. Department of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein Case Documents

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Vault Release on Epstein

The New York Times: Newly Unsealed Epstein Files Draw Attention

BBC News: Jeffrey Epstein Death and Ongoing Questions

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Free The Bahamas Trump!

An Open Letter to U.S. President, Donald J. Trump - from a Concerned Bahamian Citizen

A Cry for International Intervention and Investigation Into Alleged Corruption Within the Government of The Bahamas

Dear President Trump,

Firstly, I wish to acknowledge and commend your firm stance against corruption, authoritarianism, and criminal influence in the Western Hemisphere.  Many small nations look to strong leadership from the United States when democratic institutions are under threat.

My name is Brittany Harris.  I am a Bahamian national, a legal resident of Canada, a mother of four minor children, and an activist and whistleblower advocating for abused women, children, and vulnerable communities.  I write to you today out of desperation and deep concern for the future of my country, The Bahamas.

Mr. President, I respectfully ask that you consider authorizing or encouraging a thorough international and U.S. supported investigation into serious and ongoing allegations of corruption within the government of The Bahamas, under the leadership of Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis.

Under this administration, our country is rapidly deteriorating.  There is widespread belief among Bahamians that: Millions of dollars in public funds are missing, with little to no development or national improvement to show for it;

Members of the current administration are engaging in unchecked theft, abuse of power, and protection of individuals connected to them;

Innocent citizens, activists, and whistleblowers who speak out are being targeted, arrested, and victimized, while individuals connected to political power are shielded from accountability.

Of grave concern is the belief held by many Bahamians that immigration policy is being deliberately manipulated for political survival.  We are receiving alarming information that Haitian nationals are entering The Bahamas directly from Haiti allegedly already in possession of Bahamian passports, despite being unable to speak English or demonstrate ties to our nation.  Many Bahamians fear this is part of an effort to engineer a new voting bloc to maintain political power, as the current administration has lost the trust of the Bahamian people and faces growing public opposition.

Mr. President, we are a small nation with limited power to confront systemic corruption alone.  We are pleading for international oversight before our democracy collapses entirely.

I also respectfully ask that your administration conduct a close review of the recent U.S. indictment involving members of the Bahamian police force.  Many Bahamians strongly believe that the true mastermind behind this criminal activity may be a political figure, and that officers are being forced or allowed to take the fall to protect powerful individuals.

I do not make these claims lightly.  I make them at great personal cost.  I have already suffered detention, imprisonment, and separation from my children for speaking out.  I fear what may come next, not only for myself, but for my country.

Mr. President, we are asking for help.  We are asking for transparency, accountability, and protection for those brave enough to speak the truth.  The Bahamas needs international attention before it is too late.

Respectfully,

Brittany Harris

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Bahamian National | Canadian Resident

Activist & Advocate for Abused Women and Children

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Beware of Nigerian Fraudsters and Thieves Online

Nigerian Crooks are Busy Online in Search of Gullible People to Rob, Swing, and Swindle

African Diplomat Warns About Nigerian Fraud Schemes

By Candia Dames

candiadames@hotmail.com

Nassau, The Bahamas

10 October 2005

If you are among the many Bahamians receiving e-mails from Nigerians almost daily inviting you to assist in the transfer or investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, authorities say there is a good chance that you are being invited to participate in a fraudulent scheme.

Nigerian High Commissioner to The Bahamas Habib Elabor reminded when he appeared on the Love 97 programme, "Jones and Company", which aired on Sunday that "it takes two to tango."

"As they say in law, the thief and the man who agrees to keep stolen property are equally guilty of theft," Mr. Elabor said.

"We know that there are thieves in Nigeria who have stolen our money, kept this money in Western banks and when we now ask the West to release this money to Nigeria they are refusing to do that.

"How do you explain [that]?  Is it Nigeria that is corrupt or those people who are abetting in this corruption?"

Bahamian police said recently that in 2002, a Bahamian businessman reported that he was scammed out of thousands of dollars and threatened by the Internet perpetrators.

Police eventually advised the man to change his e-mail address and telephone contact.

"These people who are involved in this type of scam act on the greed of individuals that they pitch the business idea to.  It’s amazing that in this day and age persons are being swindled out of money by advanced thieves," Assistant Superintendent of Police Drexel Cartwright told The Bahama Journal recently.

In an earlier report on this matter, The Journal released details of one of these e-mails in which an individual, who identified himself as a Nigerian and claimed to be a financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, pitched a business investment.

He invited the receiver to transfer $120,000 to a Nigerian account for a private investment, which would accumulate up to $120 million.

The letter also requested personal information from the individual including a personal address, phone contact, bank address and account number.

The letter states that after the deposit is received the Nigerian will meet with the investor to finalize the transaction.

Mr. Elabor expressed surprise that some people could be so "gullible" that they actually act on such offers.

The High Commissioner, who is also the Nigerian diplomat in Cuba, said about three weeks ago a Bahamian man came to meet him in Havana and informed that he was getting involved in an investment involving hundreds of millions of dollars with Nigerian partners.

"I [asked] this man, ‘did you execute a contract in Nigeria?  Where’s the proof?  Who are your Nigerian partners?’  Under our law there is no way you would execute a contract of such magnitude without having Nigerian partners.  He could not point out who his partners were," Mr. Elabor said.

"I said ‘If you want to pursue this matter, I would advise our government to listen to you.  But if it turns out you are [aiding and abetting] people with criminal intensions, you too could face [our] law’.  That is how we ended it."

Mr. Elabor said he gave the Bahamian man a copy of the advisory that the Nigerian central bank has been issuing throughout the Western press.

"If anyone is in doubt [he or she] should refer such letters to the embassy,"  he said.  "Don’t ever succumb to the temptation that is inherent in these letters."