Overview
- Phelan’s name appears on a March 3, 2006 passenger list for Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 flight from London to New York, alongside roughly a dozen travelers.
- The manifest includes Epstein and what appears to be a misspelling of model scout Jean‑Luc Brunel, with six other passenger names redacted.
- The document is among materials posted by the Justice Department from a House Oversight Committee release, following millions of additional pages made public last week.
- A Navy spokesperson declined comment for Phelan, while a close friend told reporters he was invited by Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne, did not know the plane belonged to Epstein, and had no further contact.
- Reporters note no allegations link Phelan to criminal conduct, and Epstein’s first indictment came months later in July 2006; Phelan later became Navy secretary after years in finance and fundraising for President Donald Trump.