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A modelling scout who was named more than 1,000 times in the Epstein files has been found dead.
Daniel Siad was one of a number of men under investigation in France after being accused of helping the late Jeffrey Epstein to traffic and abuse women.
Siad, 69, had denied any wrongdoing and said he wanted to be heard and give his version of events.
The Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed on Wednesday that Siad’s body had been found in his house outside Paris. An autopsy has yet to be carried out.
It added: ‘An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery.’
In a message to Epstein dated 2014, Siad compared the process of allegedly recruiting women to fishing.
‘In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish [sic],’ he said.
‘I had 2 girls from Sweden, a Slovakian, 2 French and [redacted] the Russian, with whom you spoke and a beautiful Chinese named [redacted].’
To this, Epstein wrote: ‘I will reimburse you of course for any expenses.’
He later said the American billionaire – who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial – had ‘taken advantage of his trust’.
In 2020, French authorities arrested Jean-Luc Brunel, a modelling agent accused of recruiting women on behalf of Epstein.
Siad worked as a scout on commission for Brunel, the Guardian previously reported.
He was found dead in prison in February 2022, after spending 14 months awaiting trial on charges of rape of minors and sexual harassment – which he denied – along with accusations of participation in Epstein’s trafficking.
