A CEO from Dubai with a residential address in Coronado has joined the list of high-ranking officials laid low in the ever-expanding scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier convicted of child prostitution and awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges at the time of his purported suicide.
According to Justice Department records, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem – a businessman and Dubai government official – is mentioned thousands of times in the so-called Epstein files, released in recent months at the direction of Congress. Those records include emails about Sulayem’s residence in Coronado, and at least one planned meeting with a young woman or girl.
Dubai’s government media office announced that it had replaced Sulayem as the CEO of Dubai’s DP World, a Dubai-based provider for over 80 countries of end-to-end logistics, marine services and port terminal operations.
The documented relationship seems to show a very close and intimate friendship between Epstein and Sulayem, with dinner invites, frequent meet-ups and even regular updates on Sulayem’s health as he underwent a surgery in 2014.
These interactions between the two involved years-long exchanges of sexually explicit media, degrading women and various plans to get together.
In 2019, Epstein was charged with sexually exploiting and abusing dozens of minor girls, some as young as 14, at his residences – including his infamous Epstein Island in the Caribbean.
Epstein took his own life in prison a couple months after he was arrested.
Part-time Coronado resident close with Jeffrey Epstein
Six years later, the Department of Justice released over 3.5 million pages of redacted documents detailing Epstein’s activities and relationships.
He also had a network of connections with prominent figures who often visited his island and indulged with the late sex offender. The part-time Coronado resident appeared to be one of them.
Included in back-and-forth’s with Sulayem is an email referencing a video of alleged torture, where Epstein said he “loved the torture video,” and another correspondence where Epstein tells Sulayem that “no girl in dubai is safe tonite.”
The former CEO mentioned sending packages to his Coronado home several times, though the address is usually redacted. In one file, however, it lists 1120 3rd St. under Sulayem’s name.
The Coronado News tried the residence and was unable to reach anybody. All the blinds were drawn but the landscaping on the property appeared clean and manicured.
The surrounding neighbors did not know who lived there. Sulayem could not be contacted.
Homes.com and other real estate websites list the owners of the 3rd St. home as James and Nancy Miller. In the Justice Department files, James “Jim” Miller is identified by Sulayem as his personal assistant. Miller uses an email address of “jim@92118.org,” showcasing Coronado’s zip code.
The Epstein files indicate Miller often followed Sulayem on his travels, including coming back to Coronado.
The Coronado News tried to contact Miller’s email but received an automated response that the delivery of the email was incomplete as “the recipient server did not accept our requests to connect.”
DNA kits
The files document that several of the packages that Sulayem was receiving were DNA kits from 23andMe, a product designed to determine ancestry. Kits were also sent to Woody Allen and Noam Chomsky.
Epstein reportedly was obsessed with trying to produce a superior race. According to the New York Times, he told several scientists and businessmen about a plan to inseminate women at a ranch of his in New Mexico.
The article also said that in numerous conversations, individuals recalled Epstein talking about how humans could be improved genetically and how he was fascinated with how traits could be passed on, resulting in “superior humans.”
This concept, known as transhumanism, involves enhancing humans through genetic engineering and artificial intelligence.
“Critics have likened transhumanism to a modern-day version of eugenics, the discredited field of improving the human race through controlled breeding,” the New York Times wrote.
At one time, Sulayem was involved with coordinating 30 DNA kits. When shipment was delayed, emails show, he even sent them on a United Arab Emirates flight to Dubai.
The amount of orders flagged the 23andMe team and they reached out to confirm the use of these kits before sending them out.
A package was also sent to Sulayem’s house on Coronado, although it is unconfirmed what was in that package.
Rendezvous to Coronado
Other emails indicate Epstein planned to visit Coronado in 2017, asking to book a suite at the Hotel del Coronado.
In 2019, just two months before Epstein was arrested, emails show Lesley Groff, Epstein’s personal assistant, corresponding with a woman or girl and her parents who had a trip planned to Los Angeles and San Diego – including a stay at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in Coronado, everything paid for by Epstein.
The identity and age of the female is unknown. One email indicated she had a driver’s license, but hadn’t driven in years.
In correspondence, the female said Epstein had given her a personal credit card and a monthly allowance. “I asked Jeffrey if I should use my own money monthly and he said, No, that the entire trip is a treat. (he is sooo kind!),” she added, “but I am not sure how this is going to work.”
As with many of the communications within the Epstein files, these emails were heavily redacted and the contents murky. They do not reflect what became of the planned rendezvous in Coronado.
