Who is Daniel Siad in the Epstein files?

Daniel Siad (born Daniel Amar Siad) is an international modeling scout of Algerian-French origin with Swedish citizenship who appears in over 600 documents in the Epstein files. Court documents explicitly describe him as a 'scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein,' based on information from Jean-Luc Brunel. The documents show Siad sending Epstein photographs and profiles of young women recruited from across Europe — including from Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, South Africa, and Scandinavia — over a period spanning approximately 2009 to 2019.

What do the emails between Daniel Siad and Jeffrey Epstein reveal?

The emails reveal a sustained pattern of recruitment and financial transactions. Siad regularly forwarded photographs and personal details of young women to Epstein, arranged logistics for meetings, and negotiated fees. In one 2009 email with seven photos attached, Siad wrote: 'I just found an amizinng One she is 20 years old but she looks younger from Latvia.' A 2014 exchange referenced potential recruits aged 16 and 17 and mentioned a 15-year-old. Siad described his own role in a 2014 email: 'In This busyness I feel like a fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish.' Epstein regularly transferred money to Siad, and in 2018 forwarded Siad's bank details to his accountant for a '$25k loan.'

How was Daniel Siad connected to Jean-Luc Brunel and the modeling industry?

Documents indicate that Epstein organized the first meeting between Brunel and Siad in 2009, connecting the two modeling agents. In a 2016 communication, attorney Stan Pottinger informed a New York federal prosecutor that 'Jean Luc Brunel describes [Siad] as a scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein.' This email, marked as a sealed exhibit in court proceedings, directly tied Siad's recruitment activities to Brunel's knowledge. Siad also connected Epstein with Tigran Khachatrian, another modeling scout who had previously worked with IMG and Donald Trump, inviting Epstein to meet Khachatrian in Ibiza in July 2010.

What happened to Daniel Siad after the Epstein files were released?

Following the release of the latest batch of Epstein files in early 2026, Siad's name became widely publicized in international media. In February 2026, Swedish former model Ebba Karlsson filed a criminal complaint in France accusing Siad of rape and human trafficking, alleging she was lured by Siad under the pretense of a modeling career and was trapped in southern France in 1990 at age 20. Siad posted on social media claiming Epstein 'used his trust' and that he had 'nothing to blame himself for.' As of February 2026, no charges have been filed against Siad in connection with Epstein's crimes. AFP reported being unable to reach him since French media first named him.

What countries did Daniel Siad recruit women from for Epstein?

The documents show Siad operated across a remarkably wide geographic range. He identified and recruited women primarily from Eastern Europe — including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Latvia — as well as Scandinavia, South Africa, Morocco, and Cuba. Key operational bases included Paris, Barcelona, Ibiza, Stockholm, and Dubai. He also had connections to a Thai foundation and forwarded materials about a model search event in Tunisia to Epstein. His activities spanned from at least 2009 through 2019, making him one of the most geographically prolific recruiters documented in the files.

Who is Daniel Siad in the Epstein files?

Daniel Siad (born Daniel Amar Siad) is an international modeling scout of Algerian-French origin with Swedish citizenship who appears in over 600 documents in the Epstein files. Court documents explicitly describe him as a 'scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein,' based on information from Jean-Luc Brunel. The documents show Siad sending Epstein photographs and profiles of young women recruited from across Europe — including from Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, South Africa, and Scandinavia — over a period spanning approximately 2009 to 2019.

What do the emails between Daniel Siad and Jeffrey Epstein reveal?

The emails reveal a sustained pattern of recruitment and financial transactions. Siad regularly forwarded photographs and personal details of young women to Epstein, arranged logistics for meetings, and negotiated fees. In one 2009 email with seven photos attached, Siad wrote: 'I just found an amizinng One she is 20 years old but she looks younger from Latvia.' A 2014 exchange referenced potential recruits aged 16 and 17 and mentioned a 15-year-old. Siad described his own role in a 2014 email: 'In This busyness I feel like a fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish.' Epstein regularly transferred money to Siad, and in 2018 forwarded Siad's bank details to his accountant for a '$25k loan.'

How was Daniel Siad connected to Jean-Luc Brunel and the modeling industry?

Documents indicate that Epstein organized the first meeting between Brunel and Siad in 2009, connecting the two modeling agents. In a 2016 communication, attorney Stan Pottinger informed a New York federal prosecutor that 'Jean Luc Brunel describes [Siad] as a scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein.' This email, marked as a sealed exhibit in court proceedings, directly tied Siad's recruitment activities to Brunel's knowledge. Siad also connected Epstein with Tigran Khachatrian, another modeling scout who had previously worked with IMG and Donald Trump, inviting Epstein to meet Khachatrian in Ibiza in July 2010.

What happened to Daniel Siad after the Epstein files were released?

Following the release of the latest batch of Epstein files in early 2026, Siad's name became widely publicized in international media. In February 2026, Swedish former model Ebba Karlsson filed a criminal complaint in France accusing Siad of rape and human trafficking, alleging she was lured by Siad under the pretense of a modeling career and was trapped in southern France in 1990 at age 20. Siad posted on social media claiming Epstein 'used his trust' and that he had 'nothing to blame himself for.' As of February 2026, no charges have been filed against Siad in connection with Epstein's crimes. AFP reported being unable to reach him since French media first named him.

What countries did Daniel Siad recruit women from for Epstein?

The documents show Siad operated across a remarkably wide geographic range. He identified and recruited women primarily from Eastern Europe — including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Latvia — as well as Scandinavia, South Africa, Morocco, and Cuba. Key operational bases included Paris, Barcelona, Ibiza, Stockholm, and Dubai. He also had connections to a Thai foundation and forwarded materials about a model search event in Tunisia to Epstein. His activities spanned from at least 2009 through 2019, making him one of the most geographically prolific recruiters documented in the files.

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Daniel Siad was an international modeling scout described in DOJ court documents as a 'scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein,' with over 600 documents in the Epstein files showing a decade-long pattern of forwarding photographs and profiles of young women to Epstein, arranging meetings, and receiving regular financial payments.

Siad appears extensively in personal email correspondence directly with Jeffrey Epstein spanning from 2009 to 2019, discussing the recruitment and logistics of sending young women to Epstein's properties in New York, Ibiza, Paris, and elsewhere. He is also referenced in sealed legal exhibits — including a 2016 email from attorney Stan Pottinger to federal prosecutors identifying Siad as a recruiter based on information from Jean-Luc Brunel — and in Lesley Groff's scheduling documents listing guests and contacts associated with Siad. Notably, a 2014 email from Siad referenced potential recruits aged 16 and 17, and mentioned a 15-year-old French girl.

Key Highlights

•Described in a DOJ court exhibit as a 'scout or recruiter of girls and/or women for J. Epstein' based on information from Jean-Luc Brunel, forwarded by attorney Stan Pottinger to federal prosecutors in 2016
•Exchanged emails with Epstein from 2009 to 2019 containing photographs and profiles of young women recruited from across Europe, including one 2009 email stating 'I just found an amizinng One she is 20 years old but she looks younger from Latvia'
•In a July 2014 email, referenced potential recruits aged '16 and 17' and mentioned a 15-year-old French girl in correspondence with Epstein
•Epstein regularly transferred money to Siad; in 2018, Epstein forwarded Siad's bank details to his accountant Richard Kahn with the note '5 year loan for 25k dollars'
•In July 2010, invited Epstein to Ibiza to meet a model scout named Tigran Khachatrian, writing that Tigran 'has the most incredible top models on stand by' — Khachatrian had previously been scouting models for Donald Trump
•Connected to Jean-Luc Brunel, Epstein's longtime modeling industry associate who died in French detention in 2022, and appeared in Lesley Groff's scheduling documents alongside names like Leon Black, Woody Allen, and Lawrence Krauss
•In February 2026, Swedish former model Ebba Karlsson filed a criminal complaint in France accusing Siad of rape and human trafficking, alleging she was lured under the pretext of a career opportunity and trapped in southern France in 1990

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Date: Saturday, July 24 2010 04:13 PM Subject: Re: From: To: trey Epstein [email protected]/ Daniel Siad I i will be in paris tomooorw night On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Daniel Siad 1 the other girl name is Anastasia kuznetsova > wrote: On Sat, Jul 2

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Date: Friday, July 16 2010 04:47 PM Subject: Re: Some of those girls I invited to ibiza From: Jeffrey Epstein < [email protected]> To: Daniel Siad tigran has the best taste next to you.., i am happy to meet him, he had a girl named told many bad things about me. in paris, that he had On Fri, Jul

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From: Sent: To: Subject: Daniel Siad 7/24/2010 5:10:54 PM Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] hello from ibiza can you come to Ibiza or you can send us the ticket to come with Tigran

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From: To: " Subject: FW: Contact Info Daniel Siad (from Brunel) Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:40:33 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: 20160502 193023 resized.jpg FYI From: StanPottinge Sent: Tu

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N: Emails between AUSA and AUSA and other AUSAs (Nov. 30, 2018—Dec. 6, 2018) (Sealed) EXHIBIT O: Email from Stan Pottinger to AUSA McCawley, re Daniel Siad (Mar. 3, 2016) (Sealed) cc'ing Brad Edwards and Sigrid EXHIBIT P: Supplemental Privilege Log, Apr. 4, 2016 EXHIBIT Q: Defendant's Response in opp

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I: Emails between AUSA and AUSA and other AUSAs (Nov. 30, 2018—Dec. 6, 2018) (Sealed) EXHIBIT O: Email from Stan Pottinger to AUSA McCawley, re Daniel Siad (Mar. 3, 2016) (Sealed) cc'ing Brad Edwards and Sigrid EXHIBIT P: Supplemental Privilege Log, Apr. 4, 2016 EXHIBIT Q: Defendant's Response in Opp

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1:l Best regards, Stan From: To: Se . . rinn Eastern Daylight Time Subj: (no subject) Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. EFTA00066441 Daniel Siad isv 3G T..ad Daniel Siad Phone Numbers Mobile: Other: Email Addresses Email: ►• EFTA00066442

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A and other AUSAs (Nov. 30, 2018—Dec. 6, 2018) (Sealed) EXHIBIT O: Email from Stan Pottinger to AUSA cc'ing Brad Edwards and Sigrid McCawley, re Daniel Siad (Mar. 3, 2016) (Sealed) EXHIBIT P: Supplemental Privilege Log, Apr. 4, 2016 EXHIBIT Q: Defendant's Response in Opposition to Motion to Exceed Pres

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s, Stan From: To: Sent: 5/3/2016 11:13:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: (no subject) Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. EFTA00083956 Daniel Siad Phone Numbers Mobile: Other: Email Addresses Email: Notes +33633582532 +32489336992 photographtv.daniel@ gmail.com EFTA00083957

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From: To: Subject: FW: Contact Info Daniel Siad (from Brunel) Date: Thursday. December 6. 2018 1:40:33 PM Attachments: 20160502 11111123 resiied tog FYI From: Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 12:0

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From: To: Subject: FW: Contact Info Daniel Siad (from Brunel) Date: Thursday. December 6. 2018 1:40:33 PM Attachments: 7016050? 191023 resiyed fog FYI From: Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 12:02

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From: Framer Amanda (I IFANYS) To: folge Alison (USANYS; Ruse:miller Alexander (USANYS) Subject: FW: Contact Info Daniel Siad (from Brunei) Date: Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:40:33 PM Attachments: 20160502 193023 resizedjpg FYI From: [email protected] <StanPottinge

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day night, May 29. She leaves Wed, May 30, at noon) Eric Lander on May 31(?) ( )( EFTA00412286 Andrew Farkas p) Leon Black ( ) Tess (friend of Daniel Siad) (Tess: Heidi Holterbosch (IMEM) • S ==) Lawrence Krauss ( ) Woody Allen ( ) Peggy Seigal ( ) • Ira Lamster ( ) Ion The Painter ( ) John Bro

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ou like her to come to the house at 9:30am? May 7 Monday ***Reminder to call Tim Zagat today f! ***Reminder: ■ meeting w/Andrew*** ???Mtoday? (Daniel Siad to give me M' cell & email this Friday, May 4. I will follow up with Daniel) 8:30 Blood Work at 10:00 Appt w/ Anastasia Kopets lL 11:30-12:30 Tour

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( ) FAST FROM MIDNIGHT ON!!! (SNACKS? DINNER?) May 7 Monday ***Reminder to call Tim Zagat today ***Reminder: meeting w/Andrew*** ???M today? (Daniel Siad to give me M' cell & email this Friday, May 4. I will follow up with Daniel) 8:30 Blood Work at office d 9:30 TENTATIVE Appt w/Bella Klein 10:00

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19. ) May 17. Thursday May 18, Friday 3:00 Appt w/Nicole Junkermann May 19. Saturday if‘Hd and wife to depart today (( People to Seed Tess (Daniel Siad to give email & cell #) ( Nicole Junkermann??: EFTA00307002 Landy: Rama: Jagland: Thorbjoern: (+ Dsk: Caroline Lang: (1 Gromov: Alberto Pin

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From: Sent: To: Subject: Daniel Siad 7/24/2010 1:32:05 PM Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] Re: the other girl name is Anastasia kuznetsova on sat, u 24, 2010 at 2.28 PM, Daniel Si

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