"Russian Gangster Money": Epstein's Own Words on Yuri Milner and the Oligarch Network

# "Russian Gangster Money": Epstein's Own Words on Yuri Milner and the Oligarch Network

TL;DR

We searched 329,442 DOJ documents for Russian oligarch connections. We found Jeffrey Epstein — in his own words — describing Yuri Milner's money as **"russian gangster money, usmanov."** Milner visited both Epstein's New York townhouse and Paris apartment. This isn't speculation. This is Epstein's own assessment of where the money came from.

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The Smoking Gun

**EFTA01882985** (May 15, 2012):

*"he is strange and quiet. Yuri partner is Ian osboume. my good friend. yuri money is russian gangster money, usmanov.. steve has to be cautious. yuri is clever, but russain."* — Jeffrey Epstein

Read that again:

- **"yuri money is russian gangster money"**

- **"usmanov"** — Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia's richest oligarchs, close to Putin

- **"steve has to be cautious"** — warning someone named Steve about Milner

Epstein KNEW where the money came from. He said it himself.

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Milner Visited Epstein's Properties

**EFTA01884703** (May 15, 2012):

*"yuri has been to both new york house and paris apt"* — Jeffrey Epstein

The same Yuri Milner whose money Epstein called "russian gangster money" had visited:

- Epstein's Manhattan townhouse

- Epstein's Paris apartment

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Who Is Yuri Milner?

- Russian-Israeli billionaire

- Co-founder of Mail.ru and DST Global

- Early investor in Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb

- Received funding from **Gazprom** (Russian state gas company)

- Connected to **VTB Bank** (sanctioned Russian bank)

- Named in Paradise Papers for offshore dealings

The Paradise Papers revealed that Milner's investments in Facebook and Twitter were partially funded by the Russian government through Gazprom and VTB Bank.

Epstein knew. **"yuri money is russian gangster money, usmanov."**

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The Billionaire Dinner Circuit

Epstein wasn't just connected to Milner. He was invited to exclusive events alongside the world's richest people.

**EFTA02396208** (August 8, 2013) — John Brockman's Edge Dinner invitation list:

*To: Paul Allen; Sergey Brin; Jeff Bezos; Jeffrey Epstein; Tony Fadell; Bill Gates; Yuri Milner; Elon Musk; Nathan Myhrvold; Larry Page; Sean Parker; Mark Zuckerberg...*

**EFTA02548313** (December 14, 2011) — Another Edge invitation:

*To: Paul Allen; Jeff Bezos; Sergey Brin; Steve Case; John Doerr; Jeffrey Epstein; Bill Gates; Marissa Mayer; Elon Musk; Pierre Omidyar; Larry Page; Sean Parker; Eric Schmidt; Jimmy Wales; Mark Zuckerberg...*

Epstein was on the same invitation list as Bezos, Musk, Gates, Zuckerberg, and the Google founders — **and Yuri Milner**.

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The Abramovich Connection

**EFTA02347816** (May 13, 2016):

*"R Abramovich, know him?"* — Tancredi Marchiolo to Jeffrey Epstein

**EFTA02347542** (May 13, 2016):

*"Supposed to go footbal stadium with him on Sunday. Will try to arrange and revert."*

Tancredi Marchiolo — an Epstein associate — was trying to connect Epstein with **Roman Abramovich**, the Chelsea FC owner and Putin ally.

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Dasha Zhukova: Abramovich's Ex-Wife

**EFTA02426889** (March 25, 2010):

*"Dear Jeffrey, We would like to invite you to Neon Event which take place 22-d of April. Fashion Icon Naomi Campbell and Art world pioneer Dasha Zhukova join forces to present a new philanthropic partnership - the Neon Initiative"*

**Dasha Zhukova** — Roman Abramovich's then-wife — was inviting Epstein to charity events with Naomi Campbell.

**EFTA01830593** (December 22, 2010):

*"I am going to email Dasha Zhukova now. I assume Roman's boat is in the harbor."*

Epstein's network was actively trying to get on Abramovich's yacht.

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The St. Petersburg Conference

**EFTA02511443** (February 24, 2015):

*"There is a huge conference in st petersburg in june. all the russian oligarchs and many world biz leaders. they have asked if woody would like to be their guest and speak about movies."* — Jeffrey Epstein to Soon Yi Previn

Epstein was inviting Woody Allen (via Soon Yi Previn) to a conference in **St. Petersburg with "all the russian oligarchs."**

**EFTA01926669** (May 4, 2014):

*"I'm glad to see [redacted] and everyone from your team in St.Petersburg (22.05-24.05). Actually Erick Schmidt is coming)"* — Sergey Belyakov to Jeffrey Epstein

A Russian contact confirming Epstein's team was invited to St. Petersburg — alongside **Eric Schmidt** (Google chairman).

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The Money Trail

**EFTA01882985** — Epstein: "yuri money is russian gangster money, usmanov"

**EFTA01884703** — "yuri has been to both new york house and paris apt"

**EFTA02347816** — Tancredi asking "R Abramovich, know him?"

**EFTA02426889** — Dasha Zhukova inviting Epstein to charity event

**EFTA02511443** — St. Petersburg conference with "all the russian oligarchs"

**EFTA01926669** — Russian contact confirming Eric Schmidt attending

**EFTA02396208** — Edge Dinner with Bezos, Musk, Gates, Milner, Zuckerberg

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Why This Matters

Yuri Milner invested in:

- Facebook ($200M in 2009)

- Twitter ($800M in 2011)

- Spotify, Airbnb, Alibaba, and more

The Paradise Papers revealed Russian state money (Gazprom, VTB Bank) flowed into these investments.

Epstein knew. He called it **"russian gangster money."**

And Milner visited Epstein's New York townhouse and Paris apartment.

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The Network

**RUSSIAN STATE MONEY** flows through Gazprom and VTB Bank to DST Global (Yuri Milner), which then invested in Facebook, Twitter, and Spotify.

**YURI MILNER** — described by Epstein as "russian gangster money, usmanov" — visited Epstein's NY townhouse and Paris apartment, and attended Edge Dinners with Bezos, Musk, Gates, and Zuckerberg.

**ROMAN ABRAMOVICH** — Tancredi Marchiolo tried to connect Epstein. Dasha Zhukova invited Epstein to events. His yacht was in St. Barths harbor.

**ALISHER USMANOV** — Named by Epstein as the source of "russian gangster money."

**ST. PETERSBURG CONFERENCE** — "all the russian oligarchs" with Woody Allen invited to speak and Eric Schmidt attending.

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Search It Yourself

**epstein.dugganusa.com**

Try: Yuri Milner or Abramovich or russian oligarch or usmanov

329,442 documents. Free search. No login.

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*"yuri money is russian gangster money, usmanov" — Jeffrey Epstein, May 15, 2012*

*The index found the receipts.*

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*Her name was Renee Nicole Good.*

*His name was Alex Jeffery Pretti.*