Explosive DOJ Emails Uncover Epstein’s Ties with Chelsea Co-Owner Todd Boehly Post-Conviction

Recently unveiled emails from the US Department of Justice disclose that Todd Boehly, co-owner of Chelsea, organized two meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, following his initial imprisonment.

Epstein, who took his own life in 2019 after facing federal charges related to sex trafficking, had previously pleaded guilty in 2008 in Florida for procuring a minor for prostitution.

Despite a conviction, Epstein served a notably short 13-month sentence out of an 18-month term. His time at the Palm Beach County Stockade was marked by unusual leniency, including a ‘work release’ program that allowed him to leave the facility for up to 12 hours daily, six days a week.

In January 2011, just a year after Epstein’s release, Boehly was reportedly introduced to him through David Mitchell, a property developer based in New York.

Boehly is not only associated with Chelsea but also co-owns the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He leads Eldridge Industries, a holding company with investments spanning across media, real estate, and asset management.

Emails released by the US Department of Justice have shown that Jeffrey Epstein sought to organise meetings with Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly in 2011

At the time however, he was a managing partner at financial services Guggenheim Partners, which was then responsible for managing over $100billion-worth of assets. 

Epstein’s then-assistant Lesley Groff exchanged emails with Mitchell, initially writing: ‘Jeffrey requested I touch base with you on your “Guggenheim person”…might this person be able to come see Jeffrey Mon or Tues (Jan 17 or 18)’. 

Boehly is established as the contact mentioned, with a meeting confirmed between Groff and Epstein for 11am on Tuesday January 18. 

In April of that year, Groff sent another email to Epstein, detailing an attempt to call Boehly, and confirming that she had asked his assistant to ask Boehly to call Epstein back. 

Later, in September 2011, the second meeting was proposed by Mitchell in an email with the subject line ‘Peter Mandelsohn’, with the developed asking: ‘Can we get together with my friend Jeffery (sic) to speak about bringing Peter into the Irish situation. Is there some time that work for you?’ 

If Mitchell’s initial spelling is incorrect, the ‘Peter’ referenced could be Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States who was dismissed from the role last September amid revelations about his ties to Epstein and the late predator’s convicted sex-trafficker associate Ghislaine Maxwell. 

Boehly replied to this email five days later on September 12 approvingly, adding that he was ‘in Europe’. 

After back and forth between Groff, Mitchell, Epstein, and Boehly’s ‘mission control’ responsible for his diary Emily Curtis, a conference call was confirmed for September 19 according to an email sent by Mitchell to Curtis that morning. 

There is no suggestion in the emails that Boehly was involved in Epstein in anything other than a business sense, nor is there evidence of in the released emails of further contact. 

Daily Mail Sport has contacted Boehly’s representative for comment. 

The latest tranche of over three million emails release by the DOJ on Friday revealed that New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch was in contact with Epstein over the procurement of young women. 

In a statement provided to Daily Mail, Tisch said: ‘We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments. 

‘I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.’