Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The sex offender Jeffrey Epstein aided Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of UAE port operator DP World, as he sought to extract government loan guarantees and investment for the £1.8bn London Port project, reveals the Telegraph, an influential London based daily.

According to the Daily, in a July 2009 email from Mr bin Sulayem to Epstein, the businessman wrote: "Since banks are not very optimistic on UK economy UK Govt to support/Guarantee the debt."

It may be mentioned that DP World is in negotiations with the interim government for getting a contract to operate the New Mooring Terminal of the Chittagong Port.

Epstein forwarded a 2009 email asking for investment to Lord Mandelson, who was at the time the busines...