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Epstein’s Austrian passport is not a fake
28.12.2025
Epstein’s Austrian passport is not a fake
 
This Austrian passport was given to Epstein, when it was already expired, by the legal passport holder Marius Fortelni.
 
Fortelni used to live in Saudi Arabia but was living in New York at least since 1987 till today.
 
Marius Fortelni is the brother of Albert Fortell, husband of Barbara Wussow, both Viennese actors.
 
In 1989 Marius Fortelni was coowner of the restaurant VIA on 3rd Ave New York.

Marius Fortelni convinced Constantin (Taki) Dumba to invest millions of dollars, he had from selling a inherited villa in Vienna’s prestigious 19th district Döbling.
 
These millions were lost.

The investment in a computerized bar system, as my meanwhile deceased friend, Bernd Stroj, a top IT expert, told me and Constantin (Taki) Dumba this bar system never had a technical chance to develop.
 
With part of this money which Constantin (Taki) Dumba invested as management fee or similar Marius Fortelni bought (downpayment) a house in Southampton (the Hamptons) N.Y. long island in the Sagaponack, Sag Harbour neighbourhood, where Marius Fortelni invited Dumba, and one time also me to parties.

It is most likely that Epstein was at that parties.

I do not remember Epstein.
 
Marius Fortelni’s partner at that time was the very attractive and nice as well as charming American Model Sam in her early twenties, who did fashion shows in NY, Paris, Milan and other places.
 
Through Sam Marius Fortelni as well as Epstein hat contacts to the world of models.
 
The phone number of Marius Fortelni is in Epstein’s 1990th phone booklet which was found by a young woman who sold it on eBay on 5th Ave NY in the early 90th.

When business insider who contacted all phone numbers in this phone booklet called Marius Fortelni, his answer was he has lost contact with Epstein in early 1990th.
 
All the travels documented in this passport by immigration stamps were done by Marius Fortelni not Epstein.
 
Why Marius Fortelni gave this expired passport to Epstein and Epstein’s photo was not professionally put in, Marius Fortelni can explain, but my opinion it was a joke gift from Marius Fortelni to Epstein. 
 
Bernhard Lanz
 

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