Lutnick Sought Visit to Epstein’s Island, DOJ Files Indicate

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick once planned a visit to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and maintained contact with the sex offender far longer than he has previously claimed, according to documents released Friday by the Justice Department.

In a December 2012 email, Lutnick asked Epstein if it would be possible for his family and another to visit his island during a trip to the Caribbean.

“Where are you located (what is exact location for my captain)?” Lutnick, then the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, wrote in the message. “Does Sunday evening for dinner sound good?”

Subsequent ...