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Mystery as top Swedish diplomat is found dead after being questioned over spy allegations

A top Swedish diplomat has been found dead after being arrested on suspicion of espionage.

Sweden‘s SAPO security service had detained the man on Sunday and kept him for questioning until Wednesday, when he was released, although he remained subject to investigation, the country’s prosecution service said.

The crimes were reportedly committed between May 1 and May 11 this month. 

They would not, however, confirm whether the diplomat who died was the same man they arrested. 

‘We have seen this information that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that an employee has died,’ SAPO spokesperson Johan Wikström said.

‘We cannot confirm that this is the person who was previously arrested and suspected of espionage.’

His lawyer Anton Strand paid tribute to his client but declined to comment on the cause of the man’s death.

‘I cannot go into any detail about the investigation. There has been a gag order regarding the interrogations that have been held,’ he added. 

However, he noted that the diplomat went to the hospital as soon as he was released, and subsequently filed a police report against the force for misconduct and assault.

Strand vowed to ‘closely follow’ the report on the wishes of the diplomat’s relatives. 

Public broadcaster SVT has reported that the diplomat had served at several Swedish embassies and that SAPO was investigating a potential connection to the resignation of the government’s national security adviser last week. 

Tobias Thyberg resigned hours after being unveiled in his role due to ‘images of a sensitive nature’, according to Swedish media.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard told Swedish outlet Aftonbladet: ‘I have been reached by the sad news that an employee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has passed away. 

‘My thoughts are with the employee’s family, friends and colleagues.’ 

Police spokesman Daniel Wikdahl said his force had opened a probe into the man’s death but did ‘not suspect any crime’.

‘We do not need to suspect any crime to open an investigation, we do that when someone dies outside the hospital,’ he added. 

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Attorney Ty Clevenger BLASTS FBI’s “Weak” Excuses in Seth Rich Case — Demands Congress to Haul FBI Into Hearings: “Patel and Bondi Have Allowed the FBI to Continue its Pattern of Obfuscation and Delay”

Attorney Ty Clevenger is turning up the heat on the FBI—and he’s naming names.

Clevenger has unleashed a scathing rebuke of the FBI’s ongoing stonewalling in the Seth Rich case, accusing the bureau of peddling “incredibly weak excuses” to hide thousands of critical documents that could blow the lid off the Russia collusion hoax and the mysterious 2016 murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich.

The FBI’s refusal follows a pattern of obfuscation. For years, the agency denied even possessing Seth Rich’s laptop—until Clevenger’s legal efforts forced the FBI to admit they had it all along. Yet, the agency still refuses to disclose any metadata from Seth Rich’s electronic devices.

Last month, Clevenger filed a motion in federal court to hold the FBI in contempt for what he calls a “deliberate and willful defiance” of a court order mandating the release of key information related to murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich.

After being met with silence, Clevenger fired off a blistering letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, torching the Bureau for what he says is a calculated and ongoing effort to conceal critical records about Seth Rich and bury the truth about the discredited Russia narrative.

Clevenger took to X on Tuesday, writing, “The FBI filed a response to our contempt motion in the Seth Rich case, and it raises more questions than it answers. The response offers some incredibly weak excuses for thousands of missing documents, and it contradicts some of the earlier admissions by the FBI.”

The attorney’s April 18, 2025, letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, first reported by The Gateway Pundit, laid bare the FBI’s possession of critical evidence, including Seth Rich’s work laptop, a personal laptop image, a DVD, and a tape drive—items the bureau initially denied having.

Despite court orders to review these devices, the FBI has stonewalled, offering flimsy justifications for withholding thousands of documents. Clevenger argues this is a calculated effort to protect the discredited narrative that Russian hackers, not Rich, leaked DNC emails to Wikileaks in 2016.

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Virginia Giuffre’s Father Says She Wasn’t Suicidal; Demands Investigation

The father of prominent Jeffrey Epstein sexual abuse victim Virginia Giuffre doesn’t believe the narrative that she took her own life last week, and is demanding an independent investigation.

As we highlighted, Giuffre previously stated that she was not suicidal, and her lawyer is adamant there is no evidence to suggest she was. 

She was also involved in a bizarre incident just weeks prior to her death wherein an Instagram post from her account claimed she had been hit by a bus in Australia and had just days to live.

Giuffre’s family issued a statement last week confirming her suicide, but now her own father, Sky Roberts, has spoken out saying he does not buy that narrative.

In an interview with TMZ, he explicitly stated that he doesn’t believe his daughter killed herself.

“My daughter was a fighter,” Roberts said, adding “She was speaking out against some of the most powerful people in the world, and now we’re supposed to believe she just gave up?”

“I don’t buy it. The police need to dig deeper—much deeper,” Roberts added.

Giiffre’s attorney Karrie Louden told The Sun earlier this week that she spoke to her just days before she was found dead, and that she expressed optimism for the future.

“She [Virginia] wanted to renovate this house and all sorts of things like that. There were plans that she had for the future,” Louden urged, adding “things were positive.”

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Turns Up the Heat on AG Pam Bondi — Demands Immediate Release of Epstein Client List Amid Deaths of Two Victims and Dwindling Public Trust

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, has intensified her demands for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein client list, citing the recent deaths of two victims and a growing erosion of public trust in the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The fiery congresswoman took to X on Monday, writing:

“2 Epstein victims are now dead. Every day the DOJ delays releasing the Epstein client list, public trust erodes & more lives are put at risk. I am calling on the DOJ and @AGPamBondi to act immediately — release the files. The American people deserve the truth.”

Her urgent call follows the shocking and suspicious death of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most high-profile accusers.

Luna’s latest push follows months of frustration with the DOJ’s apparent stonewalling on the release of critical documents related to Epstein’s infamous sex trafficking network.

As chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, Luna has been relentless in her pursuit of transparency, demanding not only the Epstein files but also records related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Gateway Pundit has previously reported on Luna’s efforts to hold Bondi accountable.

On February 25, 2025, TGP detailed Luna’s public confrontation with the Attorney General, noting that Luna had sent letters to the DOJ on February 11 and 19, requesting updates on the declassification process.

The DOJ’s failure to respond prompted Luna to take her grievances to X, where she wrote, “On Feb 11 & Feb 19, House Oversight sent a letter to the DOJ asking for status on releasing the Epstein files as well as JFK etc. The DOJ has not responded. Reaching out on X because we can’t seem to get a response from the AG. AG Pam Bondi, what is the status of the documents? These documents were ordered to be declassified.”

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‘No signs’ that Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre would take her own life – as her lawyer speaks out on conspiracy fears

Jeffrey Epstein victim and Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre showed ‘no signs’ that she would take her own life, her lawyer has revealed. 

Karrie Louden, who had represented Ms Giuffre, 41, since January, addressed the media outside her client’s farmhouse on Monday as she spoke out on the conspiracy fears surrounding her death.

Giuffre took her own life on Friday night at her farmhouse in Neergabby, north of Perth after the ‘toll of abuse… became unbearable’, according to her family. 

Ms Louden said she was ‘in shock’ and was in contact with her client in the days before her death.

‘This has been a complete shock to all of us,’ she told Daily Mail Australia. 

‘If any of us had thought she’s going to commit suicide, of course we would have taken more steps, put her into a clinic or got her some more help.

‘When I got the phone call, I was like, ‘are you joking?’ Because there was no signs that was something she was considering.’

Ms Louden wouldn’t speculate on the circumstances surrounding the mum-of-three’s death.

‘It’s inconclusive. I’m a defence lawyer and I don’t like to speculate about things until the evidence is in [and] the evidence is not in,’ she said.

‘The police told me nothing, they didn’t even confirm she was dead. It wasn’t suspicious circumstances – it’s suicide or misadventure.

‘I didn’t see her in the room. I wasn’t in there. The family said what the family has said but I’m not going to speculate whether it was suicide or accidental.

‘You’ll all be aware that she’s been in hospital. She’s been on medications.

‘Has she just taken too many painkillers? Was she intentionally doing it? I just, you know… I don’t even know what the cause of death was.’ 

Ms Louden said there were no suspicious circumstances ‘as far as we are aware’.

She is unaware whether a suicide note was left. 

‘Given the recent activities, it’s very likely that we will never know. The police were just very, very vague. I know that she’s gone but how that happened, I don’t know,’ Ms Louden said.

‘I’m not sure we’ll ever know. I mean, sometimes the coroner might say it was suicide, the coroner might say it was misadventure, the coroner might say inconclusive.’

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Epstein Survivor Juliette Rose Bryant, Who Was Allegedly Introduced to Bill Clinton, Issues Chilling Warning: ‘I Am Not Suicidal’ — Demands Investigation If Anything Happens to Her After Giuffre’s Suspicious Death

Epstein survivor Juliette Rose Bryant is speaking out — and she’s making it very clear: If anything happens to her, it is not suicide.

The South African native, who claims she was kidnapped by Epstein 20 years ago after meeting him alongside former President Bill Clinton, is demanding a full investigation into any potential harm that may befall her, especially in the wake of fellow Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s reported “suicide.”

Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent accusers of Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, was found dead by suicide on Friday at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia.

Her family confirmed the tragic news, stating that the 41-year-old mother of three succumbed to the lifelong toll of sexual abuse and trafficking she endured.

The news has sparked controversy, particularly due to a 2019 social media post by Giuffre that resurfaced after her death.

In it, she wrote, “I am making it publicly known that in no way, shape or form am I suicidal. I have made this known to my therapist and doctor. If something happens to me – for the sake of my family do not let this go away and help me to protect them. Too many evil people want to see me quieted.”

Prominent Republican figures have wasted no time voicing their distrust of the suicide narrative, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT).

Bryant reposted a video she originally shared two years ago after the death of Jeffrey Epstein victim Carolyn Adriano, who testified against Maxwell.

Carolyn Andriano was found unresponsive in a West Palm Beach hotel in 2023. West Palm Beach police opened an investigation into her death after it was concluded she died of an accidental drug overdose.

Andriano’s mother pleaded with police to investigate her daughter’s death and insisted she was drug and alcohol free.

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Epstein Accuser Virginia Giuffre’s Chilling Warning Resurfaces After Reported “Suicide” — GOP Lawmakers Sound the Alarm

The sudden death of Virginia Giuffre, the courageous whistleblower who exposed the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking empire, has shocked the world, with prominent GOP lawmakers openly questioning the official narrative of her reported ‘suicide.’

The Gateway Pundit reported on Friday that Giuffre, 41, was found dead at her farm in Western Australia, where she had lived for several years.

According to a statement from her family reported by NBC News, Giuffre took her own life after a lifelong battle with the trauma of sexual abuse and trafficking.

“It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia,” her family said in a statement.

“She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors.

“In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.”

Giuffre’s death comes just weeks after a reported car accident on March 24, 2025, which she claimed left her in critical condition. In an Instagram post on April 1, Giuffre described a collision with a school bus.

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OpenAI Whistleblower Parents Now Say He ‘Was Shot Twice’ in the Head in Death Ruled a ‘Suicide’ by Chief Medical Examiner

Suchir Balaji, the OpenAi whistleblower who allegedly committed suicide was shot twice in the head, according to his parents.

Balaji, 26, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment with a gunshot wound to the head in November shortly after he told the New York Times that OpenAi was violating copyright laws.

His death was initially ruled a suicide by a medical examiner, however his parents immediately hired a private investigator and did a second autopsy.

Balaji’s father insisted his son was happy and not suicidal.

“He was happy, not depressed or anything. It was his birthday week. He made plans to see us in January.”

“How can anyone believe that there was no suicide note left?” he continued. “We have seen the blood shots in the bathroom, signs of fight,” Balaji’s father said at a presser in December.

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Michael G. Seidel — The Face of FBI Corruption

Let’s talk about the man who buries the truth for a living — not in some dark alley, but in broad daylight behind a badge, a clearance, and a stack of sealed affidavits.

Michael G. Seidel, Section Chief of RIDS (Records Management Division, FBI), is not a bureaucrat. He is the regime’s professional liar, the FBI’s high priest of concealment, and the living proof that corruption doesn’t hide — it gets promoted.

He doesn’t serve the law. He smothers it. One FOIA denial, one redacted page, one perjured affidavit at a time.

I. The Architect of Institutional Obfuscation

Michael G. Seidel is not an anomaly. He is the rot at the core of the DOJ and FBI — a man who turned federal authority into a shield for the corrupt and a weapon against the truth. Legalese is his camouflage. Misleading courts is his sport. Burying evidence is his career.
Seth Rich’s case? Seidel didn’t just mishandle it — he buried it under 20,000+ unreleased pages. This isn’t red tape. This is regime protection.

II. The Seth Rich Lie: Perjury in a Suit and Tie

In Ty Clevenger’s FOIA suit, the FBI — through Seidel — claimed they had “no records” on Seth Rich. No laptop. No emails. Nothing. Reality? They were sitting on a motherlode.

When exposed, Seidel didn’t admit to the lie. He pivoted. Suddenly, Rich’s laptop wasn’t a “record.” It was “just evidence” — somehow exempt from FOIA.

This wasn’t a legal interpretation. This was coordinated federal gaslighting.

III. The Redaction Game: How the Truth Dies in Black Ink

Even when forced to release documents, Seidel didn’t comply — he slow-walked, stonewalled, and blacked out critical information. Judges raised their eyebrows. Still, no sanctions. No accountability.

This is not incompetence. It’s policy. A deliberate playbook to protect the Bureau at the cost of justice.

IV. Weaponized Paperwork: FOIA as a Blunt Instrument

Every affidavit Seidel signs is a bureaucratic smoke grenade — engineered not to inform but to obscure. FOIA, under his watch, is no longer a transparency tool. It’s a regime-controlled narrative management system.

His filings aren’t honest attempts to comply with the law. They’re sabotage operations, paper bullets fired at the truth.

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Final moments of big tech whistleblower Suchir Balaji hours before his mysterious ‘suicide’

Hours before his death, Suchir Balaji appeared relaxed as he strolled to the door to collect his last meal.

The big tech whistleblower emerged from the elevators of his apartment building in San Francisco hungry and with a spring in his step.

He turned toward the front door and disappeared around a corner, returning 15 seconds later clutching a brown paper bag.

Inside was a box of take-out rice, meat, and vegetables – the scraps of which were found sitting on his desk when his body was found days later.

Balaji dressed casually in jeans, sneakers, and a zip-up sweater, strolled back to the elevator, pumping tunes through the wireless earbuds planted firmly in his ears.

To passersby he has the appearance of any tired, young professional ready to relax on the couch with his dinner.

Yet this newly uncovered surveillance footage obtained by DailyMail.com from 7.30pm on November 22 is believed to be the last time he was seen alive.

Just hours later he died from a single gunshot wound to the head. His body was found four days later on November 26.

The medical examiner concluded his death was a suicide. Police agree. But the young man’s parents are convinced he was the victim of foul play. 

They believe he was punished for daring to speak out against the dangers of the world-changing technology he’d been working on. 

A month earlier, Balaji had revealed OpenAI’s dubious methods of training ChatGPT and warned of its dangers to the internet. 

His mother, Poornima Ramarao, claims the final footage of her son proves he did not kill himself.

‘[The medical examiner] saw this video and still concluded he was depressed and called it suicide,’ she said.

Balaji spoke to his father, Balaji Ramamurthy, from 7.12pm until a few minutes before he arrived home.

He told him him he was getting dinner and they discussed his recent holiday, and tentative plans to meet in January.

There were no signs of what was to come. 

Earlier CCTV footage showed Balaji arriving home from his birthday holiday with friends to Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, at 1.33pm.

His luggage, a large canvas bag, hung from a strap slung over his left shoulder and he was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Like the final video just six hours later, he was walking towards the elevators in the lobby of his apartment building.

‘Does he look stressed?’ Ramarao asked, rhetorically.

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