Thomas Pritzker (M.B.A. ’76, J.D. ’76), a longtime University of Chicago trustee, was among those whose name appears repeatedly in new documents released last week by the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Among the nearly 20,000 pages of documents were more than two dozen emails between Pritzker and Epstein. In the emails, Pritzker and Epstein discussed current events, made plans to see each other, and shared news articles.

The conversations, which date back to 2010, indicate that the two men shared a close personal relationship that continued long after Epstein pled guilty in 2008 to charges that he had solicited a minor.

The documents also included at least eight references to Pritzker in conversations between Epstein and other individuals.

Documents show that Pritzker was still in contact with Epstein as late as February 2019 and that Epstein had referred to Pritzker in an email to himself just one week before his July 6, 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking charges.

The Maroon’s review of the newly released documents did not immediately reveal connections between Epstein and any other current, honorary, or emeritus trustees of the University. The University of Chicago did not respond to the Maroon’s requests for comment.

Pritzker’s name has also appeared in several previously released documents related to cases against Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Partially redacted versions of Epstein’s 2004–05 contact book released by the Department of Justice in February include Pritzker’s name. Epstein’s “little black book” includes more than a dozen email addresses and phone numbers for Pritzker, along with an annotation from Epstein’s former house manager reading “Numero Uno.”

Pritzker is also included on the passenger list for a December 7, 2000 flight from London to the Marham Royal Air Force Base in Norfolk along with Epstein, Maxwell, a person named Kelly Spamm, and another passenger identified only as “1 Female.” That same weekend, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York—hosted Epstein, Maxwell, and Pritzker at nearby Sandringham House for what he described as “just… a straightforward shooting weekend.”

Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, alleged in a 2016 deposition that she “believe[d] [she] was with Tom once” when asked how many times she and Pritzker had had sex. Giuffre has also accused Mountbatten-Windsor of having sex with her multiple times while she was a teenager, which he denies.

A spokesperson for Pritzker told Reuters in January that he “continues to vehemently deny” Giuffre’s allegations. No criminal charges have been brought against Pritzker in connection with his relationship to Epstein.

The Pritzker Organization, a capital management firm for which Thomas Pritzker serves as chairman and CEO, did not respond to the Maroon’s requests for comment.

The Maroon compiled every document released last week that references Pritzker in connection with Epstein using the Oversight Committee database, along with searchable databases of the files produced by independent news outlets Zeteo and Courier. Original spelling, capitalization, and punctuation have been retained unless otherwise noted.

View the documents here.

In addition to correspondence, the new House Committee documents include thousands of pages of books, articles, and other media that were part of Epstein’s estate. The Maroon’s review did not include references to Pritzker in those documents, references to other members of the Pritzker family, or references to the Pritzker family’s organizations. Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker and Thomas Pritzker are cousins.

Using new documents released by the House Oversight Committee, the Maroon created a timeline of correspondence between Pritzker and Epstein contextualized with other important events in the Epstein case.