Disclaimer: Jmail does not accuse any individual of committing a crime. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law. This section documents conduct and identifies potentially relevant federal statutes that investigators, journalists, and legal professionals ought to examine.
Jmail believes society has a moral obligation to fully investigate all potential perpetrators in Epstein's extensive network.
This index compiles documented evidence of potentially criminal conduct found across the Epstein archive, organized by federal statute. Each entry links to the full person profile where the evidence is documented in detail.
For definitions and elements of each statute, see Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Sex Trafficking (18 U.S.C. § 1591)#
Jes Staley
Aiding and Abetting/Accessory After the Fact (18 U.S.C. § 2, 3): Staley's role at JPMorgan included vouching for Epstein when compliance officers raised concerns about suspicious cash withdrawals and transactions, and continuing their personal friendship after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Derivative litigation alleges Staley "pushed JP Morgan to keep Epstein as client despite human trafficking concerns", conduct that facilitated Epstein's continued banking relationship from 2008 to 2013.
Sex Trafficking Conspiracy/Participation (18 U.S.C. §§ 1591, 1594): A US prosecutors' memo contains an allegation that "Epstein instructed [redacted] to provide a massage to Jes Staley in Epstein's New York residence" and that Staley "forced himself on her," conduct that if proven would constitute participation in Epstein's sex trafficking operation. The "Snow White"/"Beauty and the Beast" email exchange in July 2010 occurred shortly after an event Staley described as "fun", and Epstein's question about "what character would you like next" suggests knowledge of and potential participation in Epstein's provision of young women to associates.
Cecile de Jongh
The JPMorgan Chase court filing alleges de Jongh "devised ways to justify his victims' presence in the territory by enrolling them at the University of the Virgin Islands so they could obtain student visas" and "arranged for him to meet with a local immigration lawyer to assist at least one woman" and "contacted the University of the Virgin Islands to see if they could enroll in English as a Second Language classes to obtain student visas." If these allegations are accurate, such conduct (facilitating immigration fraud to enable sex trafficking victims to remain in the territory) falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) as aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 2, and potentially 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Sarah Kellen
Federal prosecutors in 2008 prepared evidence showing Kellen's role in recruiting, coordinating, and facilitating the sexual abuse of minors by Epstein. Court documents describe Kellen gathering personal information from underage girls, escorting them to rooms where Epstein would abuse them, and being present when Epstein paid them. Prosecutors documented 156 phone calls between Kellen and one minor victim. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors).
The conduct documented in the archive thus falls within the scope of federal sex trafficking, Mann Act, and conspiracy statutes detailed in Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes. Despite the 2008 non-prosecution agreement providing immunity in the Southern District of Florida, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York maintained they were not bound by that agreement and could bring charges. To date, no charges have been filed against Sarah Kellen in any jurisdiction.
Jean-Luc Brunel
The correspondence documents Brunel's role coordinating international travel for young models and maintaining a close relationship with Epstein throughout the period of Epstein's sex trafficking operation. A March 2011 JPMorgan internal report stated that "MC2 Model Management and Jeffrey Epstein engaged in racketeering that involved luring in minor children for sexual play for money", conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) and 18 U.S.C. § 1594 (general provisions related to sex trafficking).
Brunel's documented frequent travel on Epstein's aircraft and coordination of models' travel raises potential relevance to 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (transportation for illegal sexual activity) and 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors). Public reporting indicates Brunel traveled on Epstein's jet between 2000 and 2005, during the period when Epstein was actively trafficking minors.
The sustained coordination documented in the email archive, including discussions of models, photographs, and business arrangements related to MC2, combined with evidence that MC2 served as a vehicle for trafficking, falls within 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offense) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (principals; aiding and abetting).
French authorities charged Brunel with rape of minors, sexual harassment, criminal associations, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation. He was being held for trial when he died in custody in February 2022. For a comprehensive overview of potentially applicable statutes, see Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Darren Indyke
Indyke's management of Epstein's Virgin Islands corporate structure and his role as an officer in entities that owned Little St. James and facilitated victim transportation implicates 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) and 18 U.S.C. § 1594 (general provisions relating to sex trafficking). The Virgin Islands Attorney General's complaint alleged Indyke facilitated "at least three sham marriages between alleged victims" to help them avoid deportation, conduct that could fall under 18 U.S.C. § 1546 (fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents).
His processing of payments to victims, as alleged in the Virgin Islands complaint, potentially implicates 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (money laundering) if such payments constituted proceeds of trafficking or were structured to conceal criminal activity. The Virgin Islands complaint alleged Indyke "made payments from Epstein's personal, corporate and nonprofit accounts to alleged sex-trafficking victims — including those who also acted as recruiters," conduct that could also constitute aiding and abetting trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 2.
His decades-long exclusive employment by Epstein, combined with the evidence of his involvement in corporate structures that facilitated trafficking, his management of payments to victims, and his arrangement of sham marriages, presents substantial evidence relevant to 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States). The U.S. Virgin Islands characterized this conduct as participation in an "enterprise," though Indyke has not been criminally charged.
Natalia Molotkova
The documented coordination of travel for young women from Russia, Ukraine, and other countries to Epstein's U.S. properties, combined with knowledge of Epstein's purpose in bringing these individuals to the United States, constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) and 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for illegal sexual purposes) where the travelers were under 18. The November 2018 booking for Natalya Litvinova, born June 21, 1994 (age 24 at time of travel), and other adult women, combined with knowledge of Epstein's commercial sex operation, falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (Mann Act - transportation for prostitution).
Sultan Bin Sulayem
The archive documents conduct that falls within the scope of several federal criminal statutes. Bin Sulayem's June 2017 arrangement to send an individual he described as working "as the personal masseuse at the private Spa of our friend Jeffery Epstien" to Rixos Hotels in Turkey for spa training, coordinated through Epstein's office and involving international travel arrangements, relates to conduct examined under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking) and 18 U.S.C. § 2421-2423 (Mann Act violations) in the investigation of Epstein's operation. The August 2018 request for Epstein's assistance in finding "a position for her in any dubai hotel", facilitated through Bin Sulayem's business contacts, followed a similar pattern.
Wexner, Les
Court filings allege that Epstein maintained a guest house on Wexner's Ohio estate where he committed sexual assault. Maria Farmer's complaint against the Epstein estate alleges that in summer 1996, while working for Epstein as an aspiring artist, she was "violently sexually assaulted" by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Epstein's guest house on Wexner's Ohio estate. The complaint states Farmer "began working for Epstein in his Manhattan mansion" and was later flown to Ohio, where the assault occurred. Providing property where sex trafficking occurred constitutes facilitation within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting), though Wexner has publicly denied any knowledge of this incident.
Merwin dela cruz
The archive documents conduct that falls within the scope of federal obstruction statutes. On July 7, 2019, one day after Epstein's arrest on federal sex trafficking charges and one day after FBI agents executed a search warrant at 9 East 71st Street, dela Cruz removed items from Epstein's safe and transported them to attorney Richard Kahn's nearby residence. FBI records show agents discovered the items missing during a second search warrant execution on July 11, 2019. The removed materials included passports, diamonds, large amounts of cash, hard drives, and other valuables that would have been subject to seizure under the search warrant. Removing evidence from a residence under investigation and concealing it at an attorney's home after agents had already searched the safe falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1519 (destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations) and 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (tampering with evidence in an official proceeding). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
The archive also documents dela Cruz's role managing apartments where young women resided, coordinating cleaning schedules described as "girls apartments", and maintaining security systems including installation of keypad locks with codes that could be monitored and changed. While these property management duties do not themselves constitute criminal conduct, they formed part of the infrastructure that enabled Epstein's trafficking operation.
Lesley Groff
The coordination of travel arrangements for minors to visit Epstein at his properties, as documented in emails arranging flights and accommodations for individuals identified in civil litigation as underage at the time, constitutes conduct addressed by 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for illegal sexual activity) and 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors). A December 2019 civil complaint alleged that Groff "would typically call Plaintiff to schedule a time for her to visit Jeffrey Epstein at the mansion" beginning when the plaintiff was 14 years old, and that these scheduled visits resulted in sexual abuse. Emails from 2014 show Groff arranging international travel for an individual referenced in redacted court filings (March 2014, June 2014), coordinating flights between Warsaw, New York, and St. Thomas for someone Epstein directed her to assist.
Her participation in scheduling and facilitating these encounters constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) in connection with the underlying sex trafficking and transportation offenses. The 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement itself characterized her as a "potential co-conspirator" of Epstein, and conduct supporting a conspiracy charge is addressed by 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offense against the United States).
Ghislaine Maxwell
The archive documents Maxwell's central role as Epstein's accomplice in a multi-year sex trafficking conspiracy targeting underage girls. The federal indictment charges that "from at least in or about 1994, up to and including at least in or about 1997, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age of 18. The victims were as young as 14 years old when they were groomed and abused by MAXWELL and Epstein."
On December 29, 2021, a federal jury convicted Maxwell of conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of a minor. The Second Circuit upheld her conviction on September 17, 2024.
Maxwell's conduct constitutes violations of: 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors); 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) (transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity); 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (coercion and enticement); 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy); 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting); and 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (perjury). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Leon Black
The provision of substantial financial resources to a convicted sex offender, when those resources were used to fund operations that facilitated ongoing criminal conduct, raises questions under 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) if Black had knowledge of the nature of Epstein's activities. The statute provides that one who aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures the commission of an offense is punishable as a principal. However, the archive contains no direct evidence that Black had knowledge of or participated in Epstein's trafficking or abuse activities, and Black has consistently maintained he was unaware of Epstein's criminal conduct beyond the 2008 guilty plea.
Aiding and Abetting (18 U.S.C. § 2)#
Ann Rodriguez
This conduct falls within the scope of several federal statutes. Providing logistical support and accommodations for individuals transported to facilitate sexual activity can constitute aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 2 and potentially violate 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (Mann Act - transportation for purposes of prostitution or sexual activity). If the individuals were minors, such facilitation could implicate 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for unlawful sexual purposes). Knowledge of ongoing criminal activity combined with affirmative steps to facilitate operations through property management and guest coordination may also constitute 18 U.S.C. § 4 (misprision of felony).
Jes Staley
Aiding and Abetting/Accessory After the Fact (18 U.S.C. § 2, 3): Staley's role at JPMorgan included vouching for Epstein when compliance officers raised concerns about suspicious cash withdrawals and transactions, and continuing their personal friendship after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Derivative litigation alleges Staley "pushed JP Morgan to keep Epstein as client despite human trafficking concerns", conduct that facilitated Epstein's continued banking relationship from 2008 to 2013.
Cecile de Jongh
The JPMorgan Chase court filing alleges de Jongh "devised ways to justify his victims' presence in the territory by enrolling them at the University of the Virgin Islands so they could obtain student visas" and "arranged for him to meet with a local immigration lawyer to assist at least one woman" and "contacted the University of the Virgin Islands to see if they could enroll in English as a Second Language classes to obtain student visas." If these allegations are accurate, such conduct (facilitating immigration fraud to enable sex trafficking victims to remain in the territory) falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) as aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 2, and potentially 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Jean-Luc Brunel
The sustained coordination documented in the email archive, including discussions of models, photographs, and business arrangements related to MC2, combined with evidence that MC2 served as a vehicle for trafficking, falls within 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offense) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (principals; aiding and abetting).
Darren Indyke
His processing of payments to victims, as alleged in the Virgin Islands complaint, potentially implicates 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (money laundering) if such payments constituted proceeds of trafficking or were structured to conceal criminal activity. The Virgin Islands complaint alleged Indyke "made payments from Epstein's personal, corporate and nonprofit accounts to alleged sex-trafficking victims — including those who also acted as recruiters," conduct that could also constitute aiding and abetting trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 2.
Natalia Molotkova
The systematic coordination of international travel from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other locations, processed through American Express with Epstein's funds, constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting). The use of interstate wire communications (email) to coordinate these trips falls within 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (wire fraud) if done with knowledge of unlawful purposes.
Sultan Bin Sulayem
Bin Sulayem's continued close personal and business relationship with Epstein throughout the period from 2008-2019, after Epstein's 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution became public record, involved facilitating introductions to international political figures, coordinating business opportunities, and maintaining regular social contact. This sustained association with a known sex offender, combined with active facilitation of Epstein's access to business and political networks, raises questions under 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) and 18 U.S.C. § 4 (misprision of felony), though no charges have been filed. The full scope of potentially relevant criminal conduct is described at Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Wexner, Les
Court filings allege that Epstein maintained a guest house on Wexner's Ohio estate where he committed sexual assault. Maria Farmer's complaint against the Epstein estate alleges that in summer 1996, while working for Epstein as an aspiring artist, she was "violently sexually assaulted" by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Epstein's guest house on Wexner's Ohio estate. The complaint states Farmer "began working for Epstein in his Manhattan mansion" and was later flown to Ohio, where the assault occurred. Providing property where sex trafficking occurred constitutes facilitation within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting), though Wexner has publicly denied any knowledge of this incident.
Lesley Groff
Her participation in scheduling and facilitating these encounters constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) in connection with the underlying sex trafficking and transportation offenses. The 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement itself characterized her as a "potential co-conspirator" of Epstein, and conduct supporting a conspiracy charge is addressed by 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offense against the United States).
Ghislaine Maxwell
Maxwell's conduct constitutes violations of: 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors); 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) (transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity); 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (coercion and enticement); 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy); 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting); and 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (perjury). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Leon Black
The provision of substantial financial resources to a convicted sex offender, when those resources were used to fund operations that facilitated ongoing criminal conduct, raises questions under 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) if Black had knowledge of the nature of Epstein's activities. The statute provides that one who aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures the commission of an offense is punishable as a principal. However, the archive contains no direct evidence that Black had knowledge of or participated in Epstein's trafficking or abuse activities, and Black has consistently maintained he was unaware of Epstein's criminal conduct beyond the 2008 guilty plea.
Conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 371)#
Jes Staley
Sex Trafficking Conspiracy/Participation (18 U.S.C. §§ 1591, 1594): A US prosecutors' memo contains an allegation that "Epstein instructed [redacted] to provide a massage to Jes Staley in Epstein's New York residence" and that Staley "forced himself on her," conduct that if proven would constitute participation in Epstein's sex trafficking operation. The "Snow White"/"Beauty and the Beast" email exchange in July 2010 occurred shortly after an event Staley described as "fun", and Epstein's question about "what character would you like next" suggests knowledge of and potential participation in Epstein's provision of young women to associates.
Cecile de Jongh
The JPMorgan Chase court filing alleges de Jongh "devised ways to justify his victims' presence in the territory by enrolling them at the University of the Virgin Islands so they could obtain student visas" and "arranged for him to meet with a local immigration lawyer to assist at least one woman" and "contacted the University of the Virgin Islands to see if they could enroll in English as a Second Language classes to obtain student visas." If these allegations are accurate, such conduct (facilitating immigration fraud to enable sex trafficking victims to remain in the territory) falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) as aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 2, and potentially 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
The same filing alleges de Jongh "asked Epstein—a registered sex offender—to suggest changes to the territory's sex offender law in 2011", conduct that could constitute conspiracy to obstruct justice under 18 U.S.C. § 371. See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Sarah Kellen
Court records indicate Kellen conspired with Epstein and others to recruit and transport minors for sexual abuse over multiple years. The civil complaint in Jane Doe No. 1 alleged a "conspiracy between the three Defendants" including Kellen "to do an unlawful act, that is, to commit the tort of sexual assault of a minor," with Kellen committing overt acts in furtherance. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses).
The conduct documented in the archive thus falls within the scope of federal sex trafficking, Mann Act, and conspiracy statutes detailed in Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes. Despite the 2008 non-prosecution agreement providing immunity in the Southern District of Florida, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York maintained they were not bound by that agreement and could bring charges. To date, no charges have been filed against Sarah Kellen in any jurisdiction.
Jean-Luc Brunel
The sustained coordination documented in the email archive, including discussions of models, photographs, and business arrangements related to MC2, combined with evidence that MC2 served as a vehicle for trafficking, falls within 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offense) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (principals; aiding and abetting).
Darren Indyke
His decades-long exclusive employment by Epstein, combined with the evidence of his involvement in corporate structures that facilitated trafficking, his management of payments to victims, and his arrangement of sham marriages, presents substantial evidence relevant to 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States). The U.S. Virgin Islands characterized this conduct as participation in an "enterprise," though Indyke has not been criminally charged.
Natalia Molotkova
The systematic coordination of international travel from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other locations, processed through American Express with Epstein's funds, constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting). The use of interstate wire communications (email) to coordinate these trips falls within 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (wire fraud) if done with knowledge of unlawful purposes.
Lesley Groff
Her participation in scheduling and facilitating these encounters constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) in connection with the underlying sex trafficking and transportation offenses. The 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement itself characterized her as a "potential co-conspirator" of Epstein, and conduct supporting a conspiracy charge is addressed by 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit offense against the United States).
Ghislaine Maxwell
The archive documents Maxwell's central role as Epstein's accomplice in a multi-year sex trafficking conspiracy targeting underage girls. The federal indictment charges that "from at least in or about 1994, up to and including at least in or about 1997, GHISLAINE MAXWELL, the defendant, assisted, facilitated, and contributed to Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of minor girls by, among other things, helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims known to MAXWELL and Epstein to be under the age of 18. The victims were as young as 14 years old when they were groomed and abused by MAXWELL and Epstein."
On December 29, 2021, a federal jury convicted Maxwell of conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of a minor. The Second Circuit upheld her conviction on September 17, 2024.
Maxwell's conduct constitutes violations of: 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors); 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) (transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity); 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (coercion and enticement); 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy); 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting); and 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (perjury). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Mann Act / Transportation of Minors (18 U.S.C. §§ 2421-2423)#
Ann Rodriguez
This conduct falls within the scope of several federal statutes. Providing logistical support and accommodations for individuals transported to facilitate sexual activity can constitute aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 2 and potentially violate 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (Mann Act - transportation for purposes of prostitution or sexual activity). If the individuals were minors, such facilitation could implicate 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for unlawful sexual purposes). Knowledge of ongoing criminal activity combined with affirmative steps to facilitate operations through property management and guest coordination may also constitute 18 U.S.C. § 4 (misprision of felony).
Sarah Kellen
Flight logs document Kellen traveling interstate and internationally with Epstein and minor victims, including a June 21, 2002 flight from West Palm Beach to the Bahamas with Virginia Roberts (then 17), Ghislaine Maxwell, and others. This interstate transportation of minors for sexual purposes falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2421-2423 (Mann Act violations).
Court records indicate Kellen conspired with Epstein and others to recruit and transport minors for sexual abuse over multiple years. The civil complaint in Jane Doe No. 1 alleged a "conspiracy between the three Defendants" including Kellen "to do an unlawful act, that is, to commit the tort of sexual assault of a minor," with Kellen committing overt acts in furtherance. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses).
The conduct documented in the archive thus falls within the scope of federal sex trafficking, Mann Act, and conspiracy statutes detailed in Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes. Despite the 2008 non-prosecution agreement providing immunity in the Southern District of Florida, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York maintained they were not bound by that agreement and could bring charges. To date, no charges have been filed against Sarah Kellen in any jurisdiction.
Jean-Luc Brunel
Brunel's documented frequent travel on Epstein's aircraft and coordination of models' travel raises potential relevance to 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (transportation for illegal sexual activity) and 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors). Public reporting indicates Brunel traveled on Epstein's jet between 2000 and 2005, during the period when Epstein was actively trafficking minors.
Natalia Molotkova
The documented coordination of travel for young women from Russia, Ukraine, and other countries to Epstein's U.S. properties, combined with knowledge of Epstein's purpose in bringing these individuals to the United States, constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of children) and 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for illegal sexual purposes) where the travelers were under 18. The November 2018 booking for Natalya Litvinova, born June 21, 1994 (age 24 at time of travel), and other adult women, combined with knowledge of Epstein's commercial sex operation, falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (Mann Act - transportation for prostitution).
Sultan Bin Sulayem
The archive documents conduct that falls within the scope of several federal criminal statutes. Bin Sulayem's June 2017 arrangement to send an individual he described as working "as the personal masseuse at the private Spa of our friend Jeffery Epstien" to Rixos Hotels in Turkey for spa training, coordinated through Epstein's office and involving international travel arrangements, relates to conduct examined under 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking) and 18 U.S.C. § 2421-2423 (Mann Act violations) in the investigation of Epstein's operation. The August 2018 request for Epstein's assistance in finding "a position for her in any dubai hotel", facilitated through Bin Sulayem's business contacts, followed a similar pattern.
Lesley Groff
The coordination of travel arrangements for minors to visit Epstein at his properties, as documented in emails arranging flights and accommodations for individuals identified in civil litigation as underage at the time, constitutes conduct addressed by 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for illegal sexual activity) and 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors). A December 2019 civil complaint alleged that Groff "would typically call Plaintiff to schedule a time for her to visit Jeffrey Epstein at the mansion" beginning when the plaintiff was 14 years old, and that these scheduled visits resulted in sexual abuse. Emails from 2014 show Groff arranging international travel for an individual referenced in redacted court filings (March 2014, June 2014), coordinating flights between Warsaw, New York, and St. Thomas for someone Epstein directed her to assist.
Ghislaine Maxwell
The flight logs document Maxwell facilitating the interstate transportation of Virginia Roberts, then a minor, on 23 flights between December 2000 and August 2002 to Epstein's properties in Florida, New York, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as international destinations.
On December 29, 2021, a federal jury convicted Maxwell of conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of a minor. The Second Circuit upheld her conviction on September 17, 2024.
Maxwell's conduct constitutes violations of: 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of minors); 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) (transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity); 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (coercion and enticement); 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy); 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting); and 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (perjury). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Obstruction of Justice (18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512)#
Jes Staley
Obstruction of Justice (18 U.S.C. § 1503, 1512): The FCA's finding that Staley "recklessly approved" misleading statements to financial regulators investigating his Epstein relationship, specifically misrepresenting both the closeness of the relationship and the timing of their last contact, documents conduct that could obstruct regulatory investigations into Epstein-related activities.
Cecile de Jongh
The JPMorgan filing further alleges that when Epstein "encountered difficulties traveling through the airport with young women" as a registered sex offender, de Jongh "intervened on his behalf by reaching out to her husband" the governor, and that Epstein could "count on his 'great relationship' with airport officials to avoid scrutiny or detection." Such conduct, using official influence to help a registered sex offender evade monitoring while accompanied by potential victims, could constitute obstruction under 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (tampering with a federal official proceeding). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Sarah Kellen
Federal documents indicate prosecutors considered witness tampering charges against Epstein for intimidating "Sarah Kellen, Leslie Groff and Nadia Marcinkova" during the FBI investigation. This suggests Kellen may herself have been subjected to obstruction. The April 2011 DOJ email regarding documents to keep sealed referenced potential charges against Kellen under "1512" (witness tampering) and "113" (assault within maritime/territorial jurisdiction), though these charges were never filed.
Darren Indyke
Indyke's coordination of Epstein's travel notifications to federal sex offender authorities in April 2019, documented in emails where he attempted to contact the SMART Office and Angel Watch to file travel notices after Epstein's movements, raises questions about whether such notifications were accurate or designed to facilitate continued criminal activity, potentially implicating 18 U.S.C. § 2250 (failure to register as a sex offender) or obstruction statutes.
Joi Ito
Obstruction and Concealment — The correspondence and documents show systematic efforts to conceal Epstein's role in MIT donations after he was designated a "disqualified donor" by MIT in 2008. In February 2019, Ito wrote to Epstein: "We were able to keep the Leon Black money, but the $25K from your foundation is getting bounced by MIT back to ASU". This demonstrates knowledge of MIT's rejection of direct Epstein donations. Three months later, in May 2019, the correspondence shows Epstein and Ito coordinating to have Andrew Farkas donate instead, with Ito asking "Can he give a gift to me at MIT?" and Epstein responding "how should farkas give the money". Documents reveal coordination to redirect $707,122 from Arizona State University to MIT, with $467,150 attributed to Leon Black. Internal emails obtained by The New Yorker showed the lab referred to Epstein as "Voldemort" and donations were marked "Jeffrey money, needs to be anonymous" to avoid detection. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (tampering with documents and obstructing proceedings) and 18 U.S.C. § 1505 (obstruction of proceedings before agencies).
Merwin dela cruz
The archive documents conduct that falls within the scope of federal obstruction statutes. On July 7, 2019, one day after Epstein's arrest on federal sex trafficking charges and one day after FBI agents executed a search warrant at 9 East 71st Street, dela Cruz removed items from Epstein's safe and transported them to attorney Richard Kahn's nearby residence. FBI records show agents discovered the items missing during a second search warrant execution on July 11, 2019. The removed materials included passports, diamonds, large amounts of cash, hard drives, and other valuables that would have been subject to seizure under the search warrant. Removing evidence from a residence under investigation and concealing it at an attorney's home after agents had already searched the safe falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1519 (destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations) and 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (tampering with evidence in an official proceeding). See Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Misprision of Felony (18 U.S.C. § 4)#
Ann Rodriguez
This conduct falls within the scope of several federal statutes. Providing logistical support and accommodations for individuals transported to facilitate sexual activity can constitute aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 2 and potentially violate 18 U.S.C. § 2421 (Mann Act - transportation for purposes of prostitution or sexual activity). If the individuals were minors, such facilitation could implicate 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation of minors for unlawful sexual purposes). Knowledge of ongoing criminal activity combined with affirmative steps to facilitate operations through property management and guest coordination may also constitute 18 U.S.C. § 4 (misprision of felony).
Jes Staley
Misprision of Felony (18 U.S.C. § 4): Staley's continued close relationship with Epstein following Epstein's 2008 conviction and registration as a sex offender, combined with his efforts to conceal the nature of that relationship from regulators in 2019 (describing it as not close and claiming contact had ceased well before joining Barclays when emails show contact continued through October 2015), presents conduct within the scope of this statute, which prohibits concealing knowledge of a felony and taking affirmative steps to hide it.
Joi Ito
Misprision of Felony — Following Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, Ito continued an active relationship spanning 2011-2019, including the July 2013 visit to Epstein's private island and at least 15 documented meetings at Harvard and MIT properties. The sustained correspondence through March 2019, including the exchange where Epstein wrote "brutal press. sorry. it seems im a symbol for all ills" and Ito responded "Good luck!", demonstrates continued association with knowledge of Epstein's conviction. The systematic efforts to conceal Epstein's role in funding constitute affirmative steps to conceal the ongoing relationship. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 4 (misprision of felony).
Sultan Bin Sulayem
Bin Sulayem's continued close personal and business relationship with Epstein throughout the period from 2008-2019, after Epstein's 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution became public record, involved facilitating introductions to international political figures, coordinating business opportunities, and maintaining regular social contact. This sustained association with a known sex offender, combined with active facilitation of Epstein's access to business and political networks, raises questions under 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting) and 18 U.S.C. § 4 (misprision of felony), though no charges have been filed. The full scope of potentially relevant criminal conduct is described at Potentially Relevant Criminal Statutes.
Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957)#
Darren Indyke
His processing of payments to victims, as alleged in the Virgin Islands complaint, potentially implicates 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (money laundering) if such payments constituted proceeds of trafficking or were structured to conceal criminal activity. The Virgin Islands complaint alleged Indyke "made payments from Epstein's personal, corporate and nonprofit accounts to alleged sex-trafficking victims — including those who also acted as recruiters," conduct that could also constitute aiding and abetting trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 2.
Joi Ito
Money Laundering — The systematic movement of funds from Epstein through multiple intermediaries (Arizona State University, Leon Black, Andrew Farkas) to reach MIT Media Lab, while concealing their origin, constitutes financial transactions involving proceeds designed to conceal their source. The February 2019 message "We were able to keep the Leon Black money, but the $25K from your foundation is getting bounced" followed by Epstein's "Trying to get more black for you" documents knowledge that certain funding sources would be rejected if properly attributed. The ASU Foundation correspondence detailing the $707,122 transfer and calculation methodology demonstrates the structural complexity designed to obscure fund origins. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (laundering of monetary instruments).
Wexner, Les
These patterns of asset transfers, including a Manhattan townhouse worth tens of millions of dollars, power of attorney arrangements, and tens of millions of dollars flowing through Epstein-controlled entities, constitute financial structures within the scope of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (money laundering) when used to facilitate or conceal proceeds of illegal activity.
Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343)#
Joi Ito
Wire Fraud — The coordination of donations through intermediaries while concealing Epstein's role involves interstate wire communications in furtherance of a scheme to defraud MIT of its right to make informed decisions about donor acceptance. The May 2019 exchange where Ito asks Epstein to have Farkas "give a gift to me at MIT", followed by Ito providing "details" for the transfer, documents use of electronic communications to execute the scheme. The ASU to MIT transfer documents and January 2019 instruction from Epstein to "transfer to MIT media lab. the funds previously donated to Origins" further evidence wire transmissions executing the fraudulent scheme. This conduct falls within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (wire fraud).
Natalia Molotkova
The systematic coordination of international travel from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other locations, processed through American Express with Epstein's funds, constitutes conduct within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit federal offenses) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting). The use of interstate wire communications (email) to coordinate these trips falls within 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (wire fraud) if done with knowledge of unlawful purposes.
Summary#
This index identifies 14 individuals with documented evidence of potentially criminal conduct across 8 federal statutes.
Each person's full Criminal Activity analysis, including specific citations to archive evidence, is available in their individual profile.