📊 THE HIDDEN NETWORK
While public attention focuses on names like Clinton, Trump, and Prince Andrew, the Epstein files reveal a deeper network of people who communicated far more frequently with Epstein than any public figure. These are the people who ran the operation, managed the money, connected the powerful, and — in some cases — provided the institutional cover that allowed it to continue.
Top 20 Communicators — By Email Volume
| Rank | Person | Role | Emails Sent | Previously Analyzed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Epstein | Principal | 67,488 | ✅ Yes |
| 2 | Lesley Groff | Executive Assistant | 28,757 | ⚠️ No dossier page |
| 3 | Richard Kahn | Financial Manager | 6,328 | ❌ No |
| 4 | Larry Visoski | Chief Pilot | 3,959 | ❌ No |
| 5 | Alfredo Rodriguez | House Manager | 3,186 | ⚠️ Partial |
| 6 | Karyna Shuliak | Girlfriend (last) | 3,045 | ❌ No |
| 7 | Chris DiLorio | Unknown role | 2,607 | ❌ No |
| 8 | American Express Travel | Travel booking | 2,281 | ❌ No |
| 9 | Boris Nikolic | Gates' Science Advisor | 1,624 | 🔴 NOW ANALYZED |
| 10 | David Stern | Unknown | 1,130 | ❌ No |
| 11 | William Barr | Later AG of United States | 1,121 | ⚠️ Page exists |
| 12 | Glenn/Eva Dubin | Hedge fund / Social | 1,103 | ⚠️ Page exists |
| 13 | Natalia Molotkova | Unknown | 1,054 | ❌ No |
| 14 | Stewart Oldfield | Unknown | 1,046 | ❌ No |
| 15 | Brice Gordon | Unknown | 1,021 | ❌ No |
| 16 | Kathy Ruemmler | Fmr Obama White House Counsel | 985 | 🔴 NOW ANALYZED |
| 17 | Prince Andrew | British Royal | 992 | ✅ Yes |
| 18 | Sarah Kellen | Scheduler/Assistant | 937 | ⚠️ Page exists |
| 19 | Joi Ito | MIT Media Lab Director | 902 | ⚠️ Partial |
| 20 | David Mitchell | Unknown | 878 | ❌ No |
Source: Contact network analysis of 447,045 communications/email files. "Emails Sent" = documents where person appears as sender.
🔴 FINDING #39: EPSTEIN COACHES OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL TO DISCREDIT VICTIM
Source: EFTA02454725 · August 22, 2016 · Score: 68
In this email, Epstein provides Ruemmler with "bullet points" — a systematic attack on Virginia Giuffre's credibility:
🔴 FINDING #40: "ALL OFF THE RECORD" — CLINTON, BANNON, BARAK, RUEMMLER
Source: EFTA02521928 · February 25, 2018 · Score: 57
Epstein — a convicted sex offender — proposes an off-the-record gathering of:
The date is February 2018 — just 16 months before Epstein's arrest. The phrase "all off the record" raises the obvious question: why would a dinner between these people need to be off the record?
Ruemmler's reply critiques Bannon's defense of Trump's birtherism — showing she was an active participant in these political discussions, not a passive recipient.
🔴 FINDING #41: "GATES DAF" — $100M JPMORGAN PHILANTHROPY VEHICLE
Source: EFTA02542076 · August 10, 2011 · Score: 81 (highest in this analysis)
Epstein emails JPMorgan leadership with a detailed proposal for a Gates Foundation–connected Donor Advised Fund. Key elements of the proposal:
This is a post-conviction email (2011). A registered sex offender is designing $100M+ financial vehicles for Gates-connected philanthropy through JPMorgan, with Leon Black on the advisory board, emphasizing anonymous giving for donors who don't want publicity.
🔴 FINDING #42: "I CAN ORGANIZE ALMOST ANYBODY" — NIKOLIC OPENS HARVARD TO EPSTEIN
Source: EFTA00630351 · March 30-31, 2012 · Score: 54
BORIS NIKOLIC
Eric Lander would later become President Biden's science advisor (resigned 2022). Bob Langer is a co-founder of Moderna. Nikolic was offering Epstein access to the very top of American science — while Epstein was a registered sex offender.
In a separate email, Nikolic forwards a Bitcoin analysis to Epstein that was CC'd to Bill Gates, Michael Larson (Gates' personal money manager), and other Gates associates — proving Nikolic operated as a direct bridge between Gates' inner circle and Epstein.
🔴 FINDING #43: GATES → BLACK → PRITZKER: THE FOUR-WAY MEETING AT APOLLO
Source: EFTA01749794 · September 4, 2014 · Score: 54
Epstein arranging sequential meetings between three billionaires — Bill Gates, Leon Black, and Tom Pritzker — in a single morning. The meeting with Black was at Apollo headquarters, not at Epstein's home. September 2014 — Epstein was a registered sex offender.
Pritzker says seeing Black is "probably more interesting" than meeting Gates — suggesting substantive business, not social chit-chat.
Additional Pritzker emails show him forwarding Ehud Barak / Hillary Clinton intelligence articles to Epstein and discussing Israeli defense affairs.
🔴 FINDING #44: THE DINNER PARTY — BANNON, BARAK, AND A DUBAI BILLIONAIRE
Source: EFTA02500766 · March 20, 2018 · Score: 55
SULTAN AHMED BIN SULAYEM
March 2018 — 15 months before arrest. Epstein hosting: a former Trump White House strategist (Bannon), a former Israeli Prime Minister (Barak), and a Dubai ports billionaire (Sultan) at his Manhattan townhouse.
In a separate email, the Sultan describes flying in a helicopter from Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan "accompanying the president to inaugurate the new rail connection between china and cis countries" — while Epstein mentions he'll be "with bill gates Paris, 9-10 June."
📡 KEY COMMUNICATION FLOWS
The contact network reveals communication patterns that contradict public statements:
| From | To | Emails | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groff | Epstein | 20,133 | The operational backbone |
| Kahn | Epstein | 4,049 | Financial management |
| Rodriguez | Epstein | 2,458 | House operations |
| Dubin | Epstein | 947 | "Social" — but 947 emails? |
| Barr | Epstein | 894 | Future AG — 894 emails to Epstein |
| Ito | Epstein | 835 | MIT Media Lab funding |
| Andrew | Epstein | 719 | "Hardly knew him" |
| Staley | Epstein | 583 | JPMorgan/Barclays CEO |
| Brunel | Epstein | 643 | MC2 modeling / trafficking |
| Clinton | Epstein | 488 | "Limited contact" |
| Epstein | Barr | 375 | Epstein writing TO the future AG |
| Epstein | Maxwell | 353 | Primary co-conspirator |
| Kellen→Barr | 12 | Epstein's scheduler writing to future AG | |
| Andrew→Barr | 10 | Prince Andrew writing to future AG |
🧘 THE CHOPRA CONNECTION
625 emails sent · Regular visits to 9 East 71st Street through 2018
Deepak Chopra — the spiritual wellness guru — appears in the contact network with 625 emails. The emails reveal:
- Regular in-person visits to Epstein's Manhattan townhouse (9 East 71st Street)
- Visits coordinated through Lesley Groff and Chopra's president Carolyn Rangel
- Meetings in both New York and Paris
- Philosophical discussions about consciousness and reality
- Visits continued through August 2018 — less than a year before arrest
Chopra's engagement is relevant not for what was discussed, but for what it reveals about Epstein's continued access to mainstream cultural figures well after his conviction.
📰 PEGGY SIEGAL: THE SOCIAL REHABILITATOR
Score-84 document · Post-conviction PR management
Peggy Siegal — NYC's most connected party planner and PR consultant — forwarded media inquiries to Epstein and helped manage his post-conviction social rehabilitation. Key findings:
- Media buffer: Forwarded Daily Mail inquiries about Juan Alessi's deposition to Epstein (2011)
- BBC handling: Epstein forwarded BBC Today Programme interview requests through Siegal
- Barr connection: Siegal emailed William Barr about charity event tickets, CC'ing Epstein's staff
- Financial conduit: Used Epstein's money for $15,000 charity event donations ("tax deductible donation which allows me to attend")
- Social access: Connected Epstein to Jeffrey Katzenberg events, Hollywood fundraisers