Amanda Ungaro, a former partner of the Italian-American businessman, has threatened to expose First Lady Melania Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

US First Lady Melania Trump's impromptu press conference surprised everyone. She denied any connection to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, an account on the social media platform X, identified as Amanda Ungaro, threatened to expose Melania's "hidden secrets" that she knew. Amanda Ungaro claims to be a victim of Epstein and a longtime acquaintance of First Lady Melania.

Threats to the First Lady of America

Amanda Ungaro posted, "Hello Melania, I was around you for 20 years." She further wrote, "You knew I was in ICE, and you know what hurts the most after all this time? I was close to your family—your mom and your dad—not because of you, but because of them, in different programs and everywhere else. So, keep your mouth shut when you talk about me. Because whatever I know, I will reveal it to everyone."

Active since December 2025, this account has a blue verification tick. It appears to be operated from Latin America. NBT Online has not been able to verify the authenticity of this account or the claims made on it.

Who is Amanda Ungaro who threatened the US First Lady?

• Amanda Ungaro is a Brazilian model and former partner of Italian-American businessman Paolo Zampolli.
• Zampolli is a modeling agent and a close associate of Trump. Amanda Ungaro met Zampolli while working as a modeling agent. Amanda Ungaro and Zampolli have a son and separated in 2021 after several years together.
• It is said that Zampolli's connection to Epstein's world is not just superficial, but much deeper than that.

Amanda Ungaro's relationship with Epstein

In an interview with Brazil's O Globo newspaper, Amanda Ungaro revealed that at the age of 17, she traveled from Paris to New York on Epstein's private jet. Her then-agent, Jean-Luc Brunel, accompanied her on that trip.

Melania Trump and Amanda Ungaro

Melania Trump and Amanda Ungaro, 41, both immigrated to the United States from Slovenia and Brazil in search of a better life. Because of her closeness to Zampolli, Ungaro became well-known in Trump's social circle. She accompanied him to several public events, including Trump's 2017 inauguration; there, she and Zampolli were among the guests associated with the First Family.

What happened to Amanda Ungaro?

• Ungaro was arrested in Miami last year on fraud charges related to a medical spa business. She pleaded not guilty, but immigration officials later detained him after it was discovered that his visa had expired several years earlier.
• While she was in custody, Zampolli admitted that he contacted a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official to inquire about Ungaro's status. However, according to a report in People magazine, Zampolli denied requesting any special treatment for her.
• The Department of Homeland Security rejected claims of political interference in the matter and said that suggestions that Ungaro was targeted for political reasons were completely false. The agency further stated that the grounds for his removal were immigration violations.
• Ungaro and Zampolli were together for 19 years. After separating from him, she married a Brazilian doctor; the couple was living in Aventura, Florida, when he was arrested on fraud-related charges last June.

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