Katie Phang on Jeffrey Epstein's former assistant Lesley Groff: This woman's name appears more than 167k times in the existing rollout of the Epstein files.
She worked for Epstein from February of 2001 until July of 2019. I want you to think about the fact that that is 18-19 years of employment as Jeffrey Epstein's closest executive assistant.
Yet, she insists she had no idea what Jeffrey Epstein was doing.
It defies logic and reality.
They say everyone has their price, Epstein’s assistant of twenty years had hers - on top of her $200,000-a-year salary.
More: https://t.co/MFmH6M4qUG #epsteinfiles
A publicist named Peggy Siegal, worked hard to get Epstein back in social circles by getting him into events after his conviction.
One of the events she sent him to in 2014 was a private screening of a movie called “Cash for Kids.” After the screening of the movie, the victims in the film, had to meet with the guests, including Epstein.
Leslie Groff and Peggy Siegal put a bunch of child trafficking victims in a room with a bunch of traffickers, on purpose. Groff is hiding from social media attacks, but many of their friends are right here acting like they didn’t do this.
Peggy is on IG @peggysiegalcompany
Good news. Nathaniel Rosenberg's story on Lesley Groff from last week's CT Insider was republished in print on the front page of the New Canaan Advertiser this week. I am glad that this story is finally getting good local coverage. @lisapodcasts@MomTerminator@CTCentinal
CBS News learned in February through the Epstein files released by the DOJ that Epstein used an American Express Black Card — the invite-only card reserved for the ultra-wealthy — to book international flights for dozens of women and girls, primarily from Eastern Europe.
In new information uncovered in the Epstein files this week, CBS News has learned that some of those itineraries appear to have been fabricated, made specifically to help Epstein obtain visas for women or girls so they could be moved across borders.
Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff appears to have been a central person in coordinating the process, working directly with Natalia Molotkova, the dedicated relationship manager for American Express working on Epstein’s account.
Leslie Groff has not been criminally charged in relation to any activities and her attorneys have previously said that Groff had no knowledge of any of Epstein’s criminal activity.
CBS News asked Amex whether Molotkova raised red flags internally at the time or whether she still works for the company and has not heard back. CBS News has also sought comment from Molotkova and not heard back.
Lesley Groff spent a lot of time moving East European women around. This seems to be an unusual role for an executive assistant. https://t.co/8e8FLH0ou1
This story about Epstein assistant Lesley Groff and her family is by far and away the most popular story on my Substack. You can read it here: https://t.co/7emVedfwC4
#epsteinfiles
Lesley Groff was mentioned more than 150,000 times in the Epstein files. She managed Jeffrey Epstein’s world for nearly 20 years, so how has she gotten away largely unscathed?
For nearly 20 years, Lesley Groff managed Epstein’s life—including his massage schedule. Today, she lives in a wealthy Connecticut town, largely untouched by the scandal that engulfed so many others.
@TanyaLukyanova_ reports.
Lesley Groff was actively involved in the logistics of this sham marriage. "Everyone please confirm back to me" as the document shows. I know enough about executive assistants to know that helping with the logistics of sham marriages is not a normal job duty. #lesleygroff (3/3)
Lesley Groff helped with the logistics of a sham marriage to fool immigration while in the employ of Jeffrey Epstein. In these two emails (which show the same email but redacted in different places), we can see her @lisapodcasts@TanyaLukyanova_@CTCentinal@MomTerminator (1/3)
arranging a trip to the marriage license bureau for Karyna Shuliak (Epstein's Belarusian girlfriend who needed help staying her legally) and Jena Kalin. The marriage took place in October 2013. Karyna Shuliak became a US citizen In May 2018 & then filed for divorce in 2019. (2/3)