Ramsey Elkholy sent the financier hundreds of emails over almost a decade, discussing the women's bodies and their attitudes to sex, and suggested he and Epstein could meet more women by investing in fashion and modelling businesses in Brazil. The files recently released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) suggest he conducted a correspondence with Epstein from at least 2009 until shortly before the financier's death in 2019, much of which revolved around access to female models. The emails shed further light on how Epstein cultivated extensive contacts in the international modelling industry, some of which he then used to access women and girls. Models were among those Epstein abused, which the FBI has estimated may total 1,000 women and girls. Elkholy told the BBC he had not been part of Epstein's inner circle. A search for his surname on the DOJ website returns over 2,000 results, though many of those are duplicates, and Elkholy said the files show he only met Epstein 10-12 times over a 10-year period. The agent wrote an email to Epstein in 2009, a few months after the financier had been released from jail on a charge of soliciting prostitution from a minor, saying: "I don't need to tell you that I also value your friendship. The reason I never ask for anything in return for introducing you to models is because I consider it more of a favor and I know that you are also good for favors. " Two days after the agent had told Epstein about the woman who was "desperate for cash", Elkholy said he hoped the financier was "getting some mileage" out of the woman's situation "being all alone" in New York. Epstein replied with a single word - "zero" - and a few days later Elkholy wrote again: "Jeffrey PLEASE just try her in bed. I really need that so I can feel whole about all this because she's such a pain in the ass. I also think it would be good to get her to know what it is like to get really [expletive]. " In a 2010 message, Elkholy proposed that Epstein should meet a "gorgeous" 18-year-old Russian college student he ran into in a shop. "I think you will like her," he wrote. A reply from Epstein's assistant said he did want to meet her. Elkholy seemed to be aware of Epstein's predilection for younger women. An email dated 2009 from Elkholy mentioned a "very hot blonde", saying: "I know 23 is on the old side for you. " Epstein was 56 at the time. In 2010, Elkholy wrote about a woman who is "19 but a hard core christian, so i don't think that will work, which is a shame, she's a 5'11 blonde barbie doll". Suggesting an investment in one agency, he said in an email that he assumed Epstein was "more interested in the access" to women, using an emoji instead of the word "women". He said he liked this idea for Epstein because the winner was usually "another overlooked girl" and he would be able to "fly these girls to wherever" in the US, Paris or the Caribbean

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