Overview
- Norway’s economic crime agency Økokrim confirmed searches at Jagland’s Oslo apartment and two additional properties in Risør and Rauland.
- Prosecutors say the investigation concerns suspected serious corruption tied to Jagland’s contacts with Epstein, with newly reviewed records alleging stays at Epstein’s Paris and New York residences and visits to Palm Beach between 2011 and 2018.
- The action follows the late‑January release by the U.S. Department of Justice of more than three million Epstein-related documents that prompted Norwegian authorities to open inquiries.
- Jagland’s lawyer, Anders Brosveet, said his client is cooperating with investigators and does not believe there are grounds for prosecution.
- Økokrim has also opened inquiries involving other prominent Norwegians, including diplomat Mona Juul, as the scope of the probe expands.