Emirati logistics giant DP World announced on Friday that Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem resigned from his position as CEO. This move came in response to his name being revealed in the Epstein files, uncovering a rather seedy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The Emirati businessman stepped down after an email from Jeffrey Epstein surfaced in which Epstein thanked him for a “torture video.”
The email sent by Epstein on April 24, 2009 said: “where are you? are you ok , I loved the torture video.” The line is as disturbing as it is cryptic—another glimpse into the grotesque, shadowy world Epstein cultivated with powerful men across politics, finance, and global industry.
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The speed and timing of the departure is telling. DP World gave bin Sulayem the boot just days after his ties to the disgraced financier were revealed in the Epstein files.
What stands out, however, is the contrast between the corporate response and the lack of meaningful consequences for powerful political figures. Multiple high-ranking officials in the United States—including President Donald Trump—have had their names appear in the Epstein files, yet little to nothing has been done. There have been no major resignations, no sweeping investigations that the public can see, and no clear effort to hold top officials accountable. The disparity reinforces the perception that accountability depends less on what someone did and more on how much power they still wield.
And the deeper issue remains unchanged: the same networks of wealth and power that enabled Epstein still exist. The names keep coming out, the emails keep surfacing, and yet the system that protected him for decades shows little sign of meaningful reform.
One resignation does not equal accountability. It is damage control—nothing more. And as more files surface, it is becoming increasingly clear that the Epstein scandal was never about one man. It was about a culture of impunity among the powerful—a culture that is only now, slowly and reluctantly, being dragged into the light.
