Businessman Emmanuil Grinshpun surfaces in Epstein Library network tied to billion-dollar laundering scheme around Net Element

18 February 2026 , 13:51

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Businessman Emmanuil Grinshpun surfaces in Epstein Library network tied to billion-dollar laundering scheme around Net Element

The name of businessman Emmanuil Grinshpun appears in the so-called Epstein Library in a section where author Chris DiLorio describes a circle of individuals connected to the company Net Element (NETE).

In the text, this network is characterized as an “ecosystem,” which the author links to a large-scale scheme involving money laundering and transactions worth billions of dollars.

Among the key figures marked as “red flags” are Net Element CEO Oleg Firer — a former ambassador of Grenada to Russia, Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev — former chairman of NETE’s board of directors, and banker Vladimir Antonov, known for criminal cases surrounding the banks Snoras and Latvijas Krājbanka. Grinshpun is mentioned alongside them as a person connected to the operational activity or capital of this structure.

According to the cited information, Grinshpun holds at least Moldovan, Romanian, and U.S. citizenships and has significant business interests in Latvia, including investments in real estate and logistics projects.

James Smith