The Jeffrey Epstein lifestyle of building your own harem of underage girls is unacceptable in America, but was the standard privilege of Muslim rulers who built their own harems and stocked them with sex slaves.
The practice, initiated by Mohammed, the founder of Islam, would have understandably made fleeing to the Middle East appealing to Epstein, and that appears to be what he was trying to do a short time before his final arrest.
Charles Schwab wired roughly $27.7 million on behalf of the convicted pedophile to a real estate broker in Morocco, as Epstein tried to purchase a palace in Marrakech 10 days before his 2019 arrest.
For its part, Morocco has no extradition treaty with the United States. Previous press has speculated that one of Epstein’s aims was to avoid arrest if new charges against him emerged.
Epstein had aimed to buy the palace for years beginning in 2011, but disputes over its price and purchase agreement got in the way. Marc Leon, of Kensington Luxury Properties, was dealing with Epstein. The terms of the deal were finalized in March 2019, according to Reuters.
Even before 2011, Epstein had connections to the north African nation. The late Virginia Giuffre wrote in her “Nobody’s Girl” memoir that he and Ghislaine Maxwell had flown her to Tangier, a city in the north of Morocco, to eye the design of luxury homes there. At that time, according to reports, Epstein wanted to design one of his homes in a Moroccan style.
In 2002, Epstein and Maxwell, on an invite from Bill Clinton, traveled to Morocco to attend the wedding of King Mohammed.
Why Morocco? It’s a notorious sex trafficking area with no extradition treaty. --->READ MORE HERE
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Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy a multimillion-dollar palace in Morocco the day before his arrest in 2019, according to documents released by the US Department of Justice last month.
Epstein had pursued acquiring Bin Ennakhil since 2011, but disputes with the seller over the price and purchase arrangement dragged on for years.
The grand palace in the luxury Palmeraie neighbourhood of Marrakech has been described as an architectural masterpiece, built by 1,300 craftsmen and featuring ornate carvings and mosaics.
Epstein signed a $14.95m (£11m) wire transfer on 5 July 2019, the day before his arrest, following an agreement to buy the offshore company that owned the property for €18m (£13.3m).
According to the released documents, the transfer was Epstein's last major financial transaction in the period before his arrest by US authorities on sex trafficking charges upon his return to New York.
Three days after the arrest, Epstein's accountant Richard Kahn cancelled the wire transfer and the purchase was ultimately never completed.
Morocco has no extradition treaty with the US and local media has speculated that one of Epstein's motivations to purchase the property may have been to retreat to the country to avoid arrest, if new charges were brought against him.
However, a former associate of Epstein, who preferred not to be named, said the transaction showed Epstein "had no clue" about his imminent arrest.
They added that "it would make sense if he was thinking of a potential sanctuary where he could still live like a king".
The released files, however, contain no reference to Epstein discussing the country as a possible refuge from US authorities. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
+++++Inside the Moroccan palace Epstein tried to purchase just days before his 2019 arrest+++++
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