Daphne Wallace

Daphne Wallace served as a key administrative and financial manager in Jeffrey Epstein's operations based in the U.S. Virgin Islands from at least 2010 through 2019. Operating primarily from the Southern Trust Company offices in St. Thomas, Wallace held the formal title of LSJE Accountant and functioned as an essential coordinator for Epstein's island properties, contractor payments, construction projects, travel arrangements, and daily operational matters. The email archive documents 14,755 emails spanning her nearly decade-long involvement with Epstein's enterprise, revealing extensive management of Little St. James and Great St. James islands' operations, direct communication with Epstein, and coordination with his inner circle of assistants and employees.

Wallace's role extended beyond simple accounting to encompass property management, vendor coordination, meeting scheduling with local Virgin Islands officials including Governor Kenneth Mapp, and serving as an authorized signer on The 2017 Caterpillar Trust, one of Epstein's financial entities. She was based in the Virgin Islands throughout Epstein's most intensive period of island development and operated until shortly before his arrest in July 2019.

Background#

Public information about Daphne Wallace's background prior to her employment with Epstein is limited. Her email addresses in the archive include [email protected] as her primary address, with various domain associations including [email protected], suggesting possible Harvard Business School affiliation, though this cannot be confirmed from the available evidence.

Wallace worked from the Southern Trust Company, Inc. office at 6100 Red Hook Quarters Suite B3, St. Thomas, VI 00802, where she served as LSJE Accountant alongside office manager Cecile de Jongh, head accountant Jeanne Brennan, and IT manager Jermaine Ruan. According to an Economic Development Authority compliance document from August 2018, Wallace participated in Southern Trust Company's management training program and received employee training and professional development.

Recent reporting has noted Wallace's appearance in the released email archive, including her role in coordinating logistics for shipments of sacred Islamic artifacts from Saudi Arabia to Epstein's Virgin Islands properties. Press coverage has also referenced Wallace's communications regarding routine matters like food orders, though some reporting has suggested these may have contained coded language.

Correspondence with Epstein#

Wallace's email correspondence spans from 2010 to 2019, with the archive containing 14,755 total emails, of which she was the sender in 5,355 instances and a direct recipient in 5,644 cases. Her communications reveal a highly operational role managing the daily logistics of Epstein's Virgin Islands properties and business operations.

Operational Management

Wallace coordinated extensive construction and maintenance projects on Little St. James and Great St. James. In July 2019, she managed mold remediation projects with contractor Seth Ettinger, handling equipment shipping schedules, crew travel arrangements, and project timelines with a negotiated contract of $50,000. She provided regular updates to Epstein through intermediaries including Rich Kahn, Ann Rodriguez, and Lesley Groff.

Her project coordination included detailed shipping updates tracking building supplies, pressure washers, erosion control materials, and construction equipment from various vendors through Tropical Shipping to the islands. She maintained meticulous records of barge operational status, electrical work by Frank's Electric, and multiple simultaneous construction projects ranging from pool painting to helipad irrigation.

Wallace regularly compiled and forwarded punch lists of completed and in-progress work to Epstein's management team, documenting items such as "Main Compound Vulkem Roof: Completed," "Cabana 1 New A/C installation: Completed," and tracking ongoing projects like "GSJ Cottage: in-progress" and "Grotto Pool: in-progress."

Direct Communication with Epstein

While much of Wallace's communication occurred through intermediaries, she maintained direct email contact with Epstein on operational matters. In a 2015 exchange about construction plans, Wallace wrote to Epstein: "Just spoke with John, he does have the dimensions on file, but has left his office for the weekend. He will forward those dimensions on Monday", demonstrating her role as liaison between Epstein and architects.

Epstein occasionally responded directly to Wallace's project updates. In a July 2011 exchange, after Wallace sent photographs of landscaping work, Epstein wrote to contractor Gary Igala: "it seems blue beach is untouched, WHY is anyone doing hell ? this cannot be the work done for the past two weeks. if it is. please fire three people from your crew immediately", copying Wallace on his directive.

Wallace used consistently deferential language in her communications with Epstein, typically opening with "Greetings Sir" and closing with "Respectfully, Daphne." In a February 2019 message, she wrote: "Marz Hill, assistant to Mr. Matt Riemann, emailed on Friday, 2/15 regarding confirming your meeting with Mr. Riemann on Sunday, March 3rd. May I respectfully requesting what time you are available to meet in New York".

Personnel and Vendor Management

Wallace handled personnel transitions and company property returns. In July 2019, she coordinated the departure of employee Patrick, listing required returns including "The AYH Parking Sticker that was assigned to Stephanie," "The company cell phone with the charger," "The AMEX card, with the receipts," and various keys and access cards.

She processed check requests and payment approvals, though head accountant Jeanne Brennan instructed her in December 2012 to "copy Rich on emails such as these" regarding payment status inquiries, indicating oversight protocols for financial matters.

Wallace coordinated travel arrangements for contractors and visitors to the islands, booking flights and accommodations. She arranged architect James Cooper's visit in June 2019, confirming him at the Ritz Carlton and coordinating driver Carlos for airport pickup, writing: "You are confirmed at the Ritz Carlton Club on St. Thomas for tomorrow 6/26 to Saturday, 6/29... Carlos will be your driver during your stay".

Government Relations

Wallace served as Epstein's point of contact for scheduling meetings with Virgin Islands government officials. She coordinated a June 2017 meeting between Epstein and Governor Kenneth Mapp, confirming the 1:30 PM appointment at Government House through the Governor's Policy Advisor. In August 2017, when Epstein requested to speak with "David Mapp," Wallace asked: "Is there a particular time you would like to speak with David Mapp, or whenever I can get him on the phone for you?", suggesting an established relationship facilitating access to the Governor's office.

Connections#

Wallace's primary collaborators within Epstein's network included:

Rich Kahn — Project manager at HBRK Associates with whom Wallace shared 5,086 emails, her most frequent co-correspondent after Epstein. Kahn supervised construction projects and vendor relationships, with Wallace providing operational support and financial tracking. They jointly handled contractor negotiations, as in ordering outdoor furniture from China where Wallace was copied on shipping coordination.

Ann Rodriguez — On-island manager who shared 4,426 emails with Wallace. Rodriguez sent frequent photo updates of construction progress and property conditions, which Wallace compiled and forwarded to Epstein's team. Their communications covered daily operational matters including staff runs, equipment status, and property maintenance.

Lesley Groff — Epstein's New York-based executive assistant with whom Wallace shared 1,819 emails. Groff coordinated Epstein's schedule while Wallace handled Virgin Islands logistics, with frequent exchanges about meeting confirmations, travel arrangements, and operational approvals.

Cecile de Jongh — Office manager at Southern Trust Company who shared 772 emails with Wallace. De Jongh was Wallace's immediate supervisor in the St. Thomas office structure and managed overall STC operations while Wallace focused on LSJE accounting.

Bella Klein — Shared 1,476 emails with Wallace, coordinating various logistical and procurement matters. Klein worked on purchasing decisions including the Miele Rotary Iron order that Wallace tracked.

Michael Glidden — Shared 1,237 emails with Wallace on construction and maintenance projects, receiving her regular shipping updates and contractor status reports.

Wallace also coordinated with contractors including architects John P. Woods and Jeffrey Boschulte, pilots Larry Visoski, and numerous vendors and service providers for the island properties.

Document References#

An organizational chart from LSJE operations identifies Wallace's formal role as LSJE Accountant at Southern Trust Company, describing the office as "the Administration office for LSJE which controls Purchasing, Vendor payments, Expense tracking, Staff payroll and Contractor(s) payments." The document places Wallace within a management structure reporting through Cecile de Jongh while working alongside head accountant Jeanne Brennan.

Wallace appears as an authorized signer on The 2017 Caterpillar Trust, one of Epstein's financial entities, in Deutsche Bank account opening documents signed March 12, 2018. The trust account application lists Wallace alongside Lesley Groff as authorized signers, and was accepted by Deutsche Bank on March 13, 2018. A Deutsche Bank summary of Epstein-related entities from January 2019 lists The 2017 Caterpillar Trust with authorized signers including Harry Beller and Daphne Wallace, alongside numerous other trusts and LLCs in Epstein's financial network.

Southern Trust Company's August 2018 compliance letter to the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority confirms that Wallace participated in management training programs and received tuition reimbursement and professional training, alongside Jeanne Brennan, Cecile de Jongh, Una Pascal, Ann Rodriguez, and Sophia Mwaura. The letter demonstrates Wallace's status as a recognized employee receiving professional development benefits.

Multiple documents reference Wallace's role in coordinating payroll and contractor payments for island operations, though specific financial details are often redacted or forwarded through other managers. Her position gave her visibility into and responsibility for processing payments to the dozens of contractors and employees working on Epstein's properties.

Visits to Epstein Properties#

The archive does not document Wallace making visits to Epstein's properties outside the Virgin Islands. Her role appears to have been exclusively based in St. Thomas, managing the islands' operations from the Southern Trust Company office. She coordinated logistics for others' visits but her own communications consistently reference working from the STC office rather than traveling to Little St. James, Great St. James, or Epstein's other properties:

• Little St. James: Managed operations remotely from St. Thomas office
• Great St. James: Managed operations remotely from St. Thomas office
• St. Thomas office (STC): Primary work location throughout employment
• Manhattan townhouse: No documented visits
• Palm Beach residence: No documented visits
• New Mexico ranch: No documented visits
• Paris apartment: No documented visits

Wallace's role involved coordinating others' travel to the islands and managing on-island operations through managers like Ann Rodriguez and contractors, rather than personally visiting the properties herself.