👤 WHO IS LESLEY GROFF?
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime executive assistant. She managed his schedule, coordinated travel, handled correspondence, and functioned as the operational gatekeeper to Epstein's world. While Ghislaine Maxwell is the most publicly known associate, Groff's communication volume is 13.5x higher than Maxwell's in the files.
In October 2019, victims amended their civil complaint to name Groff as an enabler of Epstein's abuse (Katlyn Doe, et al. v. Epstein's estate).
She communicated with virtually every major figure in the Epstein network — from Leon Black and Bill Gates to Prince Andrew and the Sultan of Dubai's ports. She is, by the data, the single most important person in understanding how the Epstein operation functioned day to day.
📊 SCALE: HOW GROFF COMPARES
Groff's presence in the files dwarfs every other Epstein associate:
📡 COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Groff's communication patterns reveal the operational structure of Epstein's enterprise:
Top Outbound Communications (Groff → )
| Recipient | Emails | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein (all variants) | ~20,133 | The primary operational axis |
| Karyna Shuliak | 286 | Epstein's last girlfriend |
| Amex Centurion Travel | 383+ | Travel logistics |
| Darren Indyke | 204 | Epstein's attorney |
| Bella Klein | 156 | Staff member |
| Melanie Spinella | 141 | Leon Black's assistant at Apollo |
| Paul Morris | 109 | Staff/operations |
| Richard Kahn | 181 | Financial manager/CFO |
| Larry Visoski | 69 | Chief pilot |
| Natalia Molotkova | 68 | Unknown — 1,054 total emails in network |
| Merwin Dela Cruz | 55 | Staff |
| Ike Groff | 61 | Family member — forwarded news articles |
Inbound Communications (→ Groff)
| Sender | Emails | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein | ~2,171 | Direct orders from Epstein |
| Google Calendar | 497 | Automated scheduling — she managed the calendar |
| jeevacation@gmail.com | 159 | Epstein's personal email |
| Karyna Shuliak | 158 | Coordinating with girlfriend |
| Richard Kahn | 112 | Financial directives |
| Melanie Spinella (Apollo) | 100 | Black's office coordinating visits |
| Darren Indyke | 69 | Legal instructions |
| Bella Klein | 58 | Staff reports |
| Larry Visoski | 57 | Flight scheduling |
Email variants consolidated. Many additional minor correspondents not shown. Total unique communication partners estimated at 200+.
🔴 KEY FINDING #35: COORDINATING LEON BLACK'S VISITS VIA APOLLO
Source: EFTA00321703 · July 26, 2016 · Score: 289
This email exchange between Groff and Melanie Spinella (Executive Assistant to Leon D. Black, Apollo Management) reveals the casual, routine nature of Black's visits to Epstein's residence:
🔴 KEY FINDING #44: DINNER INVITATION — BANNON, BARAK, SULTAN
Source: EFTA02500766 · March 20, 2018 · Score: 55
Groff sends the invitation to Epstein's March 2018 dinner party:
Groff is the person who actually sends the invitations and manages the logistics for these high-level meetings. She is the operational link between Epstein and his network of billionaires, politicians, and intelligence figures.
🎯 OPERATIONAL EVIDENCE KEYWORDS
Analysis of Groff's 1,254 high-value documents reveals the following keyword patterns:
🚨 Massage / Physical
table (6) massage (1) oil (1) rub (1)
🎯 Recruitment
model (3) recruit (1) groom (1) hire (1) Models (1) modeling (1)
⚠️ Victim References
14 (19) 15 (17) 16 (16) minor (4) child (3) victim (2) underage (1) Jane Doe (1) teen (1)
✈️ Transport / Logistics
flight (16) Flight (7) Charter (5) Helicopter (4) helicopter (3) charter (3) Gulfstream (2)
💰 Financial
pay (5) account (4) payment (4) wire (3) cash (2) money (2) gift (2)
🔒 Coverup Indicators
lie (24) destroy (7) cover (2) threaten (1) delete (1)
📄 KEY DOCUMENT EVIDENCE
Passport Renewal — March 2019
EFTA00492020 · Score: 73
Groff coordinates a rush passport renewal for Epstein at a West Palm Beach post office, working with attorney Darren Indyke. She identifies the earliest available appointment and calculates processing timelines. The email exchange shows Groff managing Epstein's personal logistics down to the minute — just 4 months before his arrest.
Charter Flight Coordination — July 2014
EFTA00366339 · Score: 73
Email chain involving Groff, Larry Visoski (pilot), Richard Kahn (CFO), and Darren Indyke (attorney) coordinating an Epstein charter flight. Visoski's email identifies the operational structure:
Groff's title given as "PA" (Personal Assistant) in the pilot's signature block.
"Alma" — Model Housing Threats
EFTA00363714 · Score: 70
Epstein threatens a woman named Alma — apparently a model living in an Epstein-provided apartment — while Groff serves as the intermediary:
The email reveals Epstein controlled apartments where women/girls lived, could evict them at will, and that Groff relayed these housing threats. The mention of "many girls anxious to move in" is consistent with victim testimony about Epstein housing models in apartments as a control mechanism.
Alma's message references "Next Models" — a major modeling agency — and the email is tagged with "Models" and "modeling" keywords.
NY AG Investigation — Ike Groff Forward
EFTA00351833 · Score: 81
Groff's husband ("Ike Groff") forwards a news article to her: "New York attorney general seeks information on financier Epstein's philanthropy." Her response: "Oh my."
The document also mentions Epstein, Andrew, and Dershowitz — and is tagged with "underage, 15" and "table."
Seth Lloyd / MIT Gift
EFTA00409871 · Score: 70
Groff coordinates with Richard Kahn on "gift from Jeffrey Epstein in support of Seth Lloyd" at MIT. Seth Lloyd was an MIT quantum computing professor who accepted $225,000 from Epstein's foundation. Groff managed the logistics of these academic donations.
Eva Dubin Coordination
EFTA00402754 / EFTA00402753 · Score: 70
Groff coordinates between Epstein and Eva Dubin (wife of hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin). Epstein instructs: "yes, lesely organize" — and Groff responds "will do!" The Dubin family appears in 1,915 documents in the files.
Sikorsky Helicopter / Island Stay
EFTA00353581 · Score: 70
Larry Visoski emails Groff, Kahn, and Indyke about a Sikorsky S76D helicopter. "Sounds like JE will stay on LSJ" — referring to Little St. James Island, Epstein's private Caribbean island.
🔗 THE GROFF–RODRIGUEZ AXIS (106 Shared Documents)
Groff and Alfredo Rodriguez (Epstein's house manager who stole the "black book") appear together in 106 shared documents — the highest non-Epstein co-occurrence for either person.
Rodriguez's documents carry even heavier operational evidence signals than Groff's:
Rodriguez's top-scoring document (EFTA01657299, Score 92) is marked "PRIVATE" in the text messages category and tagged with "underage, model, modeling." He later attempted to sell the "black book" and was convicted of obstruction, dying in custody before he could testify further.
The Groff-Rodriguez co-occurrence suggests that these two individuals — the executive assistant and the house manager — formed the operational core that kept Epstein's enterprise running day to day.
⚖️ LEGAL STATUS
- October 2019: Named as enabler in amended civil complaint (Katlyn Doe, et al. v. Epstein's estate)
- Investigation B (Trafficking Machine): Primary target — 1,254 high-value documents, 14,393 message pad hits
- Not indicted: Groff was never criminally charged despite her central role in the operational infrastructure
- Cooperation status: Unknown — no public record of a cooperation agreement
📋 RELATED KEY FINDINGS
- Finding #44: Groff invites Sultan bin Sulayem to dinner with Bannon and Barak at 9 East 71st Street
- Finding #35: Groff–Spinella email — routine coordination of Leon Black's visits via Apollo
- Finding #30: Anomaly 4 — 742 Groff-Black co-occurrence documents, suggesting direct management of the $158M relationship
- Finding #41: "gates DAF" — Groff's boss designing $100M vehicles through JPMorgan
- Finding #28: Leon Black cellmate allegations — "raped her numerous times" — the man Groff routinely scheduled
🔗 RELATED PAGES
DOSSIER SOURCE DATA: Investigation B (Trafficking Machine), Phase 3 (Cast Analysis), Inner Circle Deep Dive, Deep Sweep Analysis