The latest release of millions of documents related to notorious sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein by the U.S. Department of Justice sheds more light on the relationships he developed with a variety of influential figures, including many from the U.S. technology industry.

Notably, the documents cite communications and meetings between two of the world’s richest tech tycoons, Elon Musk and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In recent weeks, this has drawn intense scrutiny of the two men, who have both denied any wrongdoing with Epstein.

But the two billionaires aren’t the only tech names to recur in the new filings. Other tech executives named include Google co-founder Sergey Brin, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, former Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

While the executives had ties to Epstein in the past, the new revelations reveal more about their ties to the convicted sex offender than was previously known, through records including emails, timelines and photos.

Brin and Sinofsky have not yet commented on the matter, while Thiel and Huffman have said they were only associated with Epstein for legal and legitimate purposes.

Authorities stressed that the name in the records does not indicate wrongdoing or prove that the name was part of an alleged client list or extortion scheme.

Still, the documents help paint a picture of Epstein’s long struggle to infiltrate some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful circles before his death in 2019, sometimes even becoming his confidant and power broker.

These communications began around 2014 and continued until2019Epstein was arrested just months before on federal sex trafficking charges and long after he was first formally charged with sex-related crimes in 2006.

One of these materials Undated recording of conversation A conversation between Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in which Epstein mentioned Thiel.

In the recording, Epstein advises Barak on how to use his connections to land a lucrative position at a company, and mentions Palantir as a potential option. He added that he had not yet met Till but hoped to see him next week.

The pair’s emails did become more familiar over the years, including meeting plans, discussions about meetings. trump campaignWait for informal communication. Before a planned meeting, Thiel’s team even sent out his Diet details Epstein’s staff.

Documents released by the House Oversight Committee in November 2025 also show that Epstein Invite Thiel Visit him in the “Caribbean”.

In response to CNBC’s request for comment, a representative for Thiel said the venture capitalist had never visited Epstein’s notorious private island in the Virgin Islands.

new york times June report Epstein invested $40 million in 2015 and 2016 in two funds managed by a venture capital firm co-founded by Thiel.

in a Podcast appearance On the show, which aired on August 16, 2024, Thiel discussed some of his encounters with Epstein, noting that he had met with Epstein several times starting in 2014 after being introduced by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

Thiel said the discussion focused on tax and financial advice. He added that he underestimated the seriousness of Epstein’s earlier crimes because of his lenient sentencing in 2008 and his reliance on his judgment about the relationship.

While most correspondence focused on fundraising for the MIT Media Lab, personal interactions, tax advice, conference plans, and mention of gifts Hoffman sent it to Epstein. The documents also confirm that Huffman visited Epstein’s private island in 2014.

Hoffman has previously acknowledged visiting the island, saying the trip was strictly for charity and that he later regretted not researching Epstein more thoroughly beforehand.

However, other emails reveal plans for more visits to Epstein’s estate, including his Zorro Ranch in New Mexico and at his apartment in Manhattan, although it’s unclear which of those trips actually took place. hoffman recently Confirmed Meetings with Epstein in 2016 in Palo Alto and Cambridge.

Epstein was seen calling Huffman a “very close friend” and at one point said he missed with Internet Entrepreneur. Emails from 2014 also show the financier tried to help Huffman with investment opportunities in India.

Meanwhile, a 2015 email from Epstein mentions a dinner party hosted by Huffman in Palo Alto, Zuckerberg, Musk, Thiel and MIT neuroscientist Ed Boyden attended.

huffman Connecting Zuckerberg and Epstein via email after the event. In response to inquiries, Meta cited a 2019 statement from a spokesperson to CNBC, which said Zuckerberg did not communicate with Epstein again after the dinner.

Huffman did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment. He has previously said he regrets his interactions with Epstein and has called for the full release of Epstein’s documents. There is no suggestion in the latest documents reviewed by CNBC that Epstein acted criminally or was involved in illegal activity.

However, last November, President Donald Trump Order the Justice Department to investigate Huffman is a major Democratic donor, along with former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

Trump has framed the investigation as an inquiry into Democrats’ ties to Epstein, although some critics see it as a departure from Trump’s own mentions in the documents. Trump confirmed a past friendship with Epstein but said he was unaware of his crimes and severed ties with him years ago.

one Specific email chain from April 2003 Brin communicated with Epstein’s longtime partner and convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell about potential dinner plans at Epstein’s New York estate.

The exchange appeared to be a follow-up to an earlier meeting between the two. “Dinner at Jeffrey’s is always a relaxed and enjoyable experience. Looking forward to seeing you,” Maxwell wrote.

CNBC reached out to Brin via Google for comment but did not receive a response.

Links between Epstein and Brin have been documented before, but no allegations of wrongdoing have been made.

In 2004, Epstein allegedly Recommend Brin to JPMorgan Chase He was a client who later contacted bank executives for tax advice, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands government in U.S. District Court against JPMorgan Chase Bank. The U.S. Virgin Islands also subpoenaed Brin in March 2023 for documents related to Epstein’s interactions with JPMorgan Chase.

at the same time,court documents Evidence unsealed in 2024 related to the lawsuit involving Maxwell included claims by Epstein accuser Sarah Ransome that she met Breen and his then-fiancée (now ex-wife) Anne Wojcicki on Epstein’s island.

Brin resigned as president of Google parent company Alphabet on December 3, 2019, saying at the time that he was no longer needed in the position. However, he remains the controlling shareholder and board member.

He returned from semi-retirement in late 2023 and actively contributes to the company’s artificial intelligence initiatives, including work on Gemini.

Documents show Sinofsky Seeking Epstein’s advice After leaving Microsoft in 2012, he made his exit known.

Sinofsky, now a board partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, was Email Epstein In September 2013, about three months later, Microsoft announced the terms of his $14 million retirement deal, writing: “Get paid. You’ll get paid too :)”

Sinofsky continued to send emails to Epstein in 2018, discussing his finances, career prospects and social activities in New York, San Francisco and Seattle.

An email exchange from November 2012 also appears to show a reference to Epstein possible meetings between Sinofsky discusses career opportunities with Apple’s Tim Cook. In the email, Epstein appeared to indicate he had recently spoken to Cook and said “Tim Cook was pleased to meet with Sinofsky,” but the context was unclear. A few months later, Sinofsky e-mailEpstein on meeting Cook.

Sinofsky declined to comment. Apple did not respond to a request for comment about Epstein’s alleged interactions with Cook.

Epstein’s ties to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, which emerged in earlier released documents, have also come under scrutiny in recent weeks after being mentioned in the latest disclosures. They included draft emails to himself in which Epstein suggested he helped facilitate Gates’ extramarital affairs and sexual encounters, among other things.

In an interview with Australia’s Nine News on Wednesday, Gates denied any wrongdoing related to the new documents, calling Epstein’s allegations “absolutely ridiculous and completely false.”

He stressed that his interactions with Epstein were limited to dinners intended to discuss potential charities, adding that he had “never been to the island” and “never met any women.”