Daniel Siad, a French model recruiter who arranged for scores of young women to meet Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home near Paris.
A deputy public prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court confirmed the discovery to CNN on Monday. The cause and manner of death remain unclear.
Siad and Epstein were friends and business associates for more than a decade. Siad admitted he arranged for Epstein to meet multiple female models during that time.
Even after Epstein's 2008 conviction on sex crimes, Siad continued associating with him. He claimed Epstein assured him he was a changed man.
Siad said he believed Epstein was a casting director for Victoria's Secret and a top modeling agency.
He told CNN, "I trusted him and believed this guy was a professional person ...
I never heard anything from anyone I introduced to him who came back to me that they had a bad situation."
Two women who claim Siad introduced them to Epstein told CNN that Epstein abused them.
Siad's name appears more than 2,000 times in the Epstein Files. He sent emails with pictures of models who could serve as Epstein's assistants.
In one email, Epstein responded to a model's photo, "Too old."
Siad was also facing his own legal issues before his death, including a rape allegation dating back to 1990.
