Overview
- A New York Times investigation published on Dec. 16 reconstructs a friendship and brief courtship between Jeffrey Epstein and Spanish actress Ana Obregón in early 1980s New York.
- The Times reports that Obregón’s family and other Spanish investors enlisted Epstein after the Drysdale Securities collapse and paid him a generous reward that helped launch his wealth, a claim Obregón disputes.
- Former federal prosecutor Robert Gold told the Times he and Epstein spent about a year tracing missing funds to a Canadian bank’s Cayman Islands branch.
- Speaking on Spanish television, Obregón confirmed the past relationship, recalled daily breakfasts and a flashy first date in a Rolls-Royce, and expressed revulsion after later learning of Epstein’s crimes.
- The report places the episode within a broader early pattern of ostentation, exaggerated connections, investor complaints, and support from Les Wexner, and it levels no criminal allegation against Obregón.