Police in the United Kingdom announced a criminal investigation Tuesday into Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released millions of court documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Metropolitan Police Cmdr. Ella Marriot in London said following the DOJ documents dump, the Met received “a number of reports” into alleged misconduct in public office, including a referral from the UK government.
“I can confirm that the Metropolitan Police has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former Government Minister, for misconduct in public office offenses,” Marriot wrote in a statement.
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“The Met will continue to assess all relevant information brought to our attention as part of this investigation and won’t be commenting any further at this time,” she added.
Mandelson resigned Sunday from the governing Labour Party amid allegations he received $75,000 in payments from Epstein and shared sensitive government information after the 2008 financial crisis.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer abruptly fired Mandelson from his ambassadorial position in September following the release of emails between Mandelson and Epstein.
Starmer on Monday requested an urgent review of Mandelson’s communications with Epstein while he was in office.
The House of Lords announced on Tuesday Mandelson is stepping down.
“He will cease to be a member tomorrow,” the House of Lords told Fox News Digital. “We have no comment on any possible police investigation.”
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while in federal custody.
He was awaiting trial on charges including sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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