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Ron Burkle, a supermarket billionaire, is documented as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's private aircraft, with his name appearing in multiple flight manifests from September 2002 alongside other high-profile individuals.
Burkle's appearances are primarily in high-signal documents, specifically flight manifests from September 21-23, 2002, and government oversight reports that reference his travel on Epstein's Boeing 727. These documents place him on flights that also carried former President Bill Clinton, actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker, with the stated purpose of exploring AIDS and economic development issues in Africa. The mentions are consistent across multiple government records and flight logs, establishing a direct documented connection through shared travel.
Key Highlights
- •Named as a passenger on Epstein's private aircraft in multiple flight manifests from September 2002
- •Documented traveling with Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and Chris Tucker on Epstein's Boeing 727
- •Government oversight records explicitly mention his presence on flights while young girls were reportedly present
- •Appears in 9 separate documents, all related to flight records or government investigations
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Books for Further Reading
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open
Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
James Patterson
Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network
Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards
Victims' attorney's firsthand account
Document Mentions (20)
City Spy.pdf
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013403 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013404
Oct 19, 2011Source: House Oversight Committee
ew, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, former Colombian president Andrés Pastrana Arango, Obama economic adviser Lawrence Summers, billionaire Ron Burkle, and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker had been on board the plane while young girls were present. Fortuitously for Epstein, however, Ferrari-sell
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ew, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, former Colombian president Andrés Pastrana Arango, Obama economic adviser Lawrence Summers, billionaire Ron Burkle, and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker had been on board the plane while young girls were present. Fortuitously for Epstein, however, Ferrari-sell
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1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017771 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017786
Apr 9, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
a Boeing 727, replete with trading room, on which Epstein recently flew President Clinton, actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle, Lew Wasserman’s grandson, Casey Wasserman, and a few others, on a mission to explore the problems of AIDS and economic development in Africa. Epste
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FLIGHT_MANIFEST_1719
1 mentionSep 21, 2002Source: Epstein Flight Logs
RON BURKLE
FLIGHT_MANIFEST_1729
1 mentionSep 22, 2002Source: Epstein Flight Logs
RON BURKLE
FLIGHT_MANIFEST_1738
1 mentionSep 23, 2002Source: Epstein Flight Logs
RON BURKLE
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1 mention
the Yahoo board meeting, Jeny Yang and David Filo came by. Mother night in the fall, Sergey Brin and Larry Page were there. Supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle, Virgin head Richard Branson, and Steve Bing, the down-to-earth Democratic donor who inherited nearly a billion dollars from his real-estate-magnate
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1 mentionEFTA00104451
ure. and finally even a pc story at all! Gawker corn is also tearing my friend Jeff to bits. and has mixed him up underage massage exposition with Ron Burkle in a way that only a hefty Luckily they have yet another page that runs down a factual comparison ' Shady Billionaire Rundown" if you will. All the
EFTA00204650.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00204650
Boeing 727, replete with trading room, on which Epstein recently flew President Clinton, actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle, Lew Wasserman's grandson, Casey Wasserman, and a few others, on a mission to explore the problems of aids and economic development in Africa. Epst
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EFTA00260609.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00260609
eing -27. replete with trading room. on which Epstein re- cently flew President Clinton. actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle. Lew Wasserman's grandson• Casey Wasserman. and a few oth- ers. on a mission to explore the problems of AIDS and economic development in Africa. E
EFTA00725932.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00725932
wledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls Jeff Fuller Knowledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls Ron Burkle Knowledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls All people that visited Defendant in jail Knowledge of finances and defendant'
EFTA00727684.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00727684
wledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls Jeff Fuller Knowledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls Ron Burkle Knowledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls Al] people that visited Defendant in jail Knowledge of finances and defendant'
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EFTA01661603.pdf
1 mentionEFTA01661603
ing - 27. replete with trading room. on which Epstein re- cently flew President Clinton. actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey. supermarket magnate Ron Burkle. Lew Wasserman's grandson. Casey Wasserman. and a few oth- ers. on a mission to explore the problems of AIDS and economic development in Africa. E
EFTA01478921.pdf
1 mentionEFTA01478921
(Eric Watson) Henry Ritchotte Linden Global LLBH Wealth Management Parkwood (Mandel Family) TFMG (Tisch Family) Third Lake Yucaipa Companies (Ron Burkle) Prospects Client Name Marron Capital Point 72 Total Primary Relationships Total Co-Coverage Relationships 12 14 Client Type FO FO FO F
EFTA02729207.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02729207
oeing 727. replete with trading room. on which Epstein re- cently flew President Clinton, actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Speech supermarket magnate Ron Burkle. Lew Wasserman's grandson, Casey Waxman, and a kw oth- ers, on a mission to explore the problems of /UOS and economic development in Africa. Epste
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EFTA00159483.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00159483_sub_001 - EFTA00159483_100
thing more. Q. Another name that is on here a few times, I'm specifically referring right now to the dates of September 23rd and 24th of 2002, is Ron Burkle. Do you <now who that is, Ron Burkle? A. I know what that is, yes. I didn't realize he was on our airplane. Q. Right now that is the first ti
EFTA01682184.pdf
1 mentionEFTA01682184_sub_002 - EFTA01682184_186
er that this expose of Epstein must not run and of course Graydon folded like a paper doll. And also we heard alleged former Epstein alleged friend Ron Burkle is Danny A's backer on every club he opens and Burkle does that to harvest pretty young things then flies them to L.A. and allegedly sells them to
EFTA00188312.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00188312_sub_002 - EFTA00188312_170
Boeing 727, replete with trading room, on which Epstein recently flew President Clin- ton, actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle, Lew Wasserman's grandson, Casey Wasserman, and a few others, on a mission to explore the problems of aids and economic development in Africa. Eps
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Epstein_Part_17_Redacted_sub_001 - Epstein_Part_17_Redacted_p100
1 mentionSource: FBI Vault
ing 727. replete with trading room, on which Epstein re- cently flew President Clinton, actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle. Lew Wasserman's grandson, Casey Wasserman, and a few oth- ers, on a mission to explore the problems of AIDS and economic development in Africa. E
Dershowitzgiuffrecomplaint041619.pdf
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017935_sub_001 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018034
Source: House Oversight Committee
a Boeing 727, replete with trading room, on which Epstein recently flew President Clinton, actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey, supermarket magnate Ron Burkle, Lew Wasserman’s grandson, Casey Wasserman, and a few others, on a mission to explore the problems of AIDS and economic development in Africa. Epste
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10 docs10 co-mentions
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