📧 Communication

This document contains an email chain from March and April 2016, likely from Jeffrey Epstein to Melanie Spinella (executive assistant to Leon Black). The sender aggressively negotiates a fee of $40 million (or $30 million lump sum) for advisory services regarding family office restructuring, estate planning, and Apollo agreements. The sender suggests alternative 'in-kind' payments including Miami real estate, art, or financing for a new plane, while also advising the recipient to fire specific employees (Castrucci, Joslin) and criticizing legal counsel.