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Years after the Jeffrey Epstein scandal shocked the world, a striking contrast is becoming harder to ignore: across Europe, investigations, career collapses and legal actions are still unfolding — while in the United States, accountability appears to have largely stalled.
Yes, Ghislaine Maxwell is behind bars. But she was Epstein’s closest associate — the central figure who helped run his network. The question many are now asking is simple: what about everyone else?
Because if Maxwell was not operating alone, then where are the rest?
In Europe, authorities seem far more willing to keep pulling the thread.
In the UK, Prince Andrew lost his royal duties, military titles and public role after the scandal. In France, Jean-Luc Brunel was arrested and investigated over trafficking allegations. Financial elites have also been hit — with banker Jes Staley banned from senior roles over his relationship with Epstein and misleading regulators.
And it’s not stopping.
New investigations continue to emerge across Europe. Poland has opened fresh probes into trafficking links. France is expanding cases into financial crimes and corruption tied to Epstein’s network. Even in Scandinavia, reports have surfaced that figures at the highest political level — including a former Norwegian prime minister — are being examined in connection with the wider network.
Whether those investigations lead to charges or not is still unclear. But the key point is this: the process is still active.
In the United States, by contrast, the momentum appears to have faded.
Despite Epstein’s vast network of powerful connections — spanning billionaires, politicians, academics and celebrities — there has been no wave of high-profile criminal prosecutions. No cascade of arrests. No broad unravelling of the network.
Instead, what followed was something very different.
Banks paid large settlements. Wealthy individuals stepped down from positions. Lawsuits were quietly resolved. Reputations were damaged — but the legal consequences, in most cases, stopped there.
Critics argue that this reflects a deeper issue within the U.S. system: a tendency for elite networks to absorb scandals rather than fully expose them.
Many point back to Epstein’s controversial 2007 non-prosecution deal in Florida — a moment that arguably protected not just Epstein, but the wider circle around him. By the time the full scale of the operation became public years later, key evidence, witnesses and momentum had already been lost.
And then there is the unanswered question that continues to fuel speculation:
How does a network this large, this connected, and this documented result in so few prosecutions?
Europe, at least for now, appears to be treating the case as unfinished.
The United States, on the other hand, looks to many observers like it has already moved on.
