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Italian Officials Say Epstein Accuser Elisabetta Tai Ferretto Found Safe in U.S.

The update follows an Italy-led missing-person case that exposed gaps in cross-border police communication.

Overview

  • Ferretto, 50, stopped contacting her family on April 22 after returning to New York from a visit to Italy.
  • Her relatives filed a report with prosecutors in Rovigo, which led Italy’s Foreign Ministry to engage U.S. authorities through diplomatic channels.
  • Italian officials later confirmed she was located safe in the United States, with no public details on the circumstances.
  • U.S. law-enforcement sources told the New York Post they had no missing-person report on file in New York, highlighting a discrepancy with the Italian case.
  • Ferretto was an early public accuser of Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, a history that has renewed concern about the safety of witnesses in high-profile abuse cases.