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The latest disclosures about Jeffrey Epstein quietly slipping into the lucrative world of police surveillance should alarm every patriot who cares about who controls the tools of law and order. Forbes’ reporting shows Epstein — while already a convicted sex offender — funneled money into a police-tech startup with the help of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, a revelation that exposes the cozy club of global elites doing business behind closed doors.
According to Department of Justice emails obtained and reviewed by Forbes, the deal dates to 2015 when Epstein put roughly $1 million into Reporty, later renamed Carbyne, through a holding company set up by Barak, with other investors also tucked into that arrangement. Those emails and term sheets suggest the investments were structured to hide the true backers, a familiar pattern when powerful people want to profit without scrutiny.
Worse still, this is not small-time skulduggery — Carbyne is being acquired by Axon for roughly $625 million, meaning Epstein’s concealed stake could have translated into a windfall north of $100 million if it had survived. That potential payoff should make conservatives skeptical of the entire surveillance-industrial complex and demand answers about how such sensitive technology is capitalized and controlled.
Carbyne’s founder has publicly said the company’s leadership was unaware of Epstein’s role, and Forbes reports the company’s CEO denied any direct contact with the discredited financier. Whether the startup’s executives truly knew nothing or simply want distance from scandal, the episode underlines how easily grave conflicts of interest can be engineered by those with money and connections.
Ehud Barak has acknowledged the relationship and expressed regret, insisting he was never involved in any misconduct while facing scrutiny over his judgment and ties to Epstein; these are the sort of admissions our leaders owe the public when national security tools and private fortunes intersect. The Associated Press coverage reminds readers that Barak has said he may have lacked better judgment but denies wrongdoing, which is not the same as transparency or accountability.
Conservatives should be loud and unambiguous: law enforcement technology deserves more daylight, not less, and Americans should not tolerate a system where surveillance capabilities are seeded by shadowy cash and reputations stained by abuse. Congress, state oversight bodies, and company boards must demand full disclosure of investors in firms that stream live video to police headquarters, and hardworking citizens should insist that the public interest — safety and civil liberties — comes before the profit of a permissive elite.
