Feb 2, 2026, 5:49 p.mFeb 2, 2026, 5:49 p.m
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Day in and day out, new names appear in the so-called “Epstein files”. Directors, crown princesses, trade ministers – and now also a Swiss-Russian model.
How 20 minutes reported, the name Xenia Tchoumitcheva, also known in this country as Xenia Tchoumi, can be found in the newly published documents. The entrepreneur appears in 81 documents. According to the newspaper, some published emails show that the 39-year-old was in close contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
The former Vice-Miss Switzerland explained following the reporting that contact with Epstein was brief and limited to emails. In her early twenties, she was introduced to several people via email who were presented to her as potential mentors in the areas of finance and economics – one of whom was Epstein.
“I was looking for investment and entrepreneurial advice,” Tchoumi told 20minuten. But she quickly felt uncomfortable with the dynamic and broke off contact: “There was no ongoing relationship, no collaboration and no other connection whatsoever.”
As the emails show, it was the Italian entrepreneur and financier Tancredi Salvatore Marchiolo who initiated the contact between Tchoumi and Epstein.
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An answer from Epstein to Marchiolo’s request could not be found, according to 20minuten. Nevertheless, there had been an email exchange between the young entrepreneur and Epstein since the end of December 2010. Epstein is said to have partly taken on the role of a mentor. So Epstein responded to Tchoumi’s request that he should teach her how to make money by teaching her two “important lessons” on Sykpe.
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It is not clear from the emails that Xenia Tchoumi knew about or was involved in Epstein’s crimes. (cpf)