Epstein files include FBI report citing members of Jaffe family
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Editor’s note: DailyTrib has hyperlinked to multiple stories from the Associated Press for references to “The Epstein Files,” rather than re-reporting information that has already been extensively covered by other publications.
The names of multiple members of the Jaffe family, known locally for their affiliation with Horseshoe Bay, are in documents from the recently-released Epstein Files. The documents surfaced on social media on Wednesday, Feb. 4, prompting further investigation.
The documents include an anonymous 2020 report to the FBI National Threat Operations Center which cited concerns about possible sex and drug trafficking at a resort in Acapulco, Mexico in the “early 2000’s.” The report alleged that Jana Jaffe was one of the resort owners. The anonymous source in the report stated that they visited the resort as a guest of Jana’s nephew, Doug Jaffe III.
The ensuing FBI investigation was “closed” and marked “completed” in 2021 with negative and inconclusive results.
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released millions of pages of documents associated with the now 20-year-old investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who made international headlines for his connections to high-profile figures and his billionaire lifestyle. He died in 2019, his death ruled a suicide, after more charges surfaced.
The documents, known more commonly as “The Epstein Files,” include the anonymous FBI report and ensuing investigation that cites the names of members of the Jaffe family. The pages of that publicly-available report can be found at this link.
While the documents are included in the official U.S. DOJ Epstein Library, the only connection between the Jaffe family members and Epstein in the report are the following excerpts:
“ANON (anonymous) believes Greg Horvath and Jana Jaffe, owners of Villa Arabesque in Acapulco, MX (Mexico), were involved in drug and/or sex trafficking in the early 2000’s. Horvath and Jaffe currently live in (redacted), but they used Villa Arabesque to house Henry Kissinger and other high profile individuals who had ties to Epstein. Horvath and Jaffe owned multiple private jets which they used to fly people to Villa Arabesque, including ANON.”
“After ANON saw everything coming out in the news concerning Epstein, she felt the culmination of facts may be enough to warrant an FBI investigation. ANON also thought it may help aid in the current Epstein investigation. ANON remembers seeing several of Epstein’s associates in the Villas guestbook.”
Below are some of the specific excerpts that mark the concerns of the anonymous source in the report:
- “In college, ANON was friends with Jaffe’s nephew, Doug Jaffe III (Doug), who invited ANON to spend spring break with him and several others at Villa Arabesque. When ANON arrived, she noticed the armed guards with machine guns surrounding the property, which she figured was common in Mexico. Upon entering the property, which was built into the side of a mountain, ANON noticed a girl, approximately 11-12 years old, who was dressed scandalously. “
- “ANON asked Doug about the (redacted) girl being there with all the partying. Doug told ANON the girl was his niece, which she later found out (was) a lie. Villa Arabesque went on to use the girl, dressed inappropriately, for their advertisements. It was not uncommon for elite people to spend at least $10,000 a night to stay at Villa Arabesque.”
- ”After the show, everyone returned to Villa Arabesque where the party continued. ANON became extremely uncomfortable when she noticed large amounts of cocaine being brought into the villa. ANON had suspicions there could have been tunnels in the mountainside where they would bring the drugs in. ANON confronted Doug about the cocaine and told him she wasn’t comfortable with what was happening. ANON packed her bags and went to meet her other friends who were also on spring break in Mexico.”
Some excerpts were omitted from this story due to their graphic nature. The full report is visible at this link.
Past reporting
In August 2024, a district judge dismissed two charges of child sexual assault against Morris “Doug” Jaffe III, the former CEO of Horseshoe Bay Resort.
A grand jury had originally indicted Jaffe in June 2024 on two charges of sexual assault of a child under 17 years old, but when the charges were increased to aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years old, a second grand jury chose not to indict.
An indictment is a formal charge from a grand jury that is required to move forward in severe criminal cases. Without the indictment, the charges carry no legal weight.
At the time of the case, then 33rd/424th District Attorney Wiley “Sonny” McAfee told DailyTrib that his office would not pursue the case further unless new, game-changing evidence came forward.
