Jeffrey Epstein banned from Xbox Live in 2013, DOJ documents show

Newly released US Justice Department documents show Jeffrey Epstein, or an account tied to his email address, was banned from Xbox Live in 2013. The ban notice on file cites "harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players," but the files indicate the suspension was linked to Epstein's presence on New York's sex offender registry.

Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. The DOJ files include a 2013 email notifying the account holder: "This message is to notify you that Xbox LIVE has permanently suspended the Xbox LIVE account associated with this email address. This action is based on the New York Attorney General's partnership with Microsoft and other online gaming companies to remove New York registered sex offenders from online gaming services to minimize the risk to others, particularly children.

As a result, any Xbox LIVE account associated with this email address will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE." Those actions followed a 2012 effort in which Xbox and other gaming companies worked with New York State to bar registered sex offenders from their platforms. Sony, EA, Warner Bros, Disney, Blizzard, and Apple were named as participants in that agreement in a 2012 New York Times article.

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