Epstein’s Pilot Says He’s Still Waiting for Questions About Island Flights

February 1 , 2026

Reuters - In the ongoing public reckoning with the legacy of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, one figure says he remains largely overlooked: the pilot who flew Epstein and his associates for nearly three decades.

Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr., a former longtime pilot for Epstein, says he has detailed knowledge of the flights that took Epstein and his guests to various destinations, including the financier’s now-infamous Caribbean property, Little Saint James. Visoski, who testified in the 2021 Ghislaine Maxwell trial, where he recounted flying Epstein regularly across the globe, told this newspaper in a recent interview that he hasn’t been asked to identify or discuss all of his passengers.

“I make a point of meeting and shaking hands with everyone who comes onboard,” Visoski said. “I can name everyone I flew to Epstein’s island. I don’t understand why no one ever asked. It’s like they don’t want to know.”

Visoski’s role in Epstein’s orbit has been part of the public record for several years. During Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial — where prosecutors used his testimony to establish aspects of the inner workings of Epstein’s network — he confirmed a long history of flying the financier and others, though he was never asked in detail about whether specific passengers were involved in criminal acts.

Epstein operated a fleet of private aircraft often referred to in media reports as the “Lolita Express.” Flight logs from past civil litigation and court documents have shown that a range of high-profile figures, including former President Bill Clinton and Britain’s Prince Andrew, took flights aboard Epstein’s jets at various times.

Despite logs and testimony placing such individuals on flights, public focus has largely fallen on the criminal cases surrounding Epstein and Maxwell, and the broader implications of Epstein’s associations. Investigative scrutiny in recent months has expanded following the release of millions of pages of Department of Justice documents that shed light on Epstein’s communications with business leaders and public figures. Some include correspondence suggesting possible planned island visits, though denial of in-person trips persists among those named.

Visoski’s comments also underscore the limits of his own legal exposure — as a witness rather than a subject of investigation, he has not been under oath to identify every individual he flew nor pressed publicly about what he might know. Legal experts say that flight logs and pilot testimony can be important investigative leads but are not, on their own, proof of wrongdoing. Publicly released records often carry caveats, and the presence of a name on a flight manifest has repeatedly been clarified as not equating to involvement in any criminal behavior.

For now, the pilot remains vocal about what he views as a missed opportunity: fuller examination of the records he helped maintain. “I respect the process,” he said. “But there are questions that have never been asked.”

Olivia Asher