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Extraction Summary

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People
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Events
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Document Information

Type: Email correspondence / memo
File Size: 2.84 MB
Summary

A September 2016 email/memo, likely from Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black (via Melanie Spinella), demanding $35-40 million annually for financial structuring services referred to as 'artwork.' Epstein criticizes the recipient's staff (specifically 'Brad'), warns against giving the law firm Paul Weiss access to the 'entire story,' and advises on specific business moves involving Regan Arts, Phaidon, and Artspace. The document reveals deep involvement in the recipient's estate planning, tax strategies (GRATs), and organizational structure.

People (9)

Name Role Context
Jeffrey Epstein Sender (implied)
Author of the memo offering financial/structural consulting (referred to as 'my artwork') for a fee of 40m/35m per year.
Melanie Spinella Recipient
Recipient listed in the email header, likely an assistant or intermediary for the intended reader.
Brad Staff/Associate of Recipient
Criticized heavily by the sender; described as a 'little man' who 'knows little of finance' and blocks sender's acces...
Tom Staff/Associate
Mentioned alongside Brad as someone who might 'screw with' the sender's work.
Alan Associate/Advisor
Could be brought in, but cautioned against.
Eileen Staff/Associate
Mentioned as being 'self aware enough to know she was over her head'.
Richard Potential Buyer
Suggested to 'buy artspace'.
MR Topic of Discussion
Initials mentioned: 'Remind me to talk to you about MR'.
Leon Black Intended Recipient (Implied)
Though not explicitly named in text, the references to 'Regan Arts', 'Phaidon', 'Artspace', 'GRATs', and the high fee...

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
Paul Weiss
Law firm; sender warns against giving them 'access to entire story'.
Regan Arts
Company mentioned regarding financial mismanagement and lack of P&L despite 9.8m investment.
Artspace
Company with 'messy' financials; suggested merger with Phaidon.
Phaidon
Publisher; suggested to have 49% merged into Artspace.
House Oversight Committee
Source of the document (footer).

Timeline (2 events)

2015-12
Period of review mentioned in the text regarding IT, airplane structure, and consultants.
N/A
2016-06
Reference to a suggested priority regarding airplane structure.
N/A

Relationships (2)

Jeffrey Epstein Financial Advisor / Consultant Recipient (Likely Leon Black)
Epstein demands huge fees (40m/35m) for 'artwork' (structuring/tax advice), criticizes the recipient's staff, and discusses intimate financial details like GRATs and audits.
Jeffrey Epstein Adversarial Brad
Epstein calls him a 'little man' and accuses him of blocking access and incompetence.

Key Quotes (6)

"My goal is clear - to end, not extend , our financial interactions."
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"40m per year, I m willing to discount it to 35 as I did give you a bad number when asked and should pay an embarassment fine."
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"i would be extra careful having paul weiss given access to entire story."
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"please be assured I make no judgement on any of your activities , whether or not i agree with them ."
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"you 've had a rough 15 months."
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"I suggest you consider having the 49percent of phaidon merged into artspance and have Richard buy artspace."
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Full Extracted Text

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was a consequence of the high cost of my artwork. . the unfortunate result was easily predictable. -
now
If you want my and my atelier to continue, I will oversee the audits. take charge of the TRA BRH
assignments and review 2012 amendment options!!( note :your redo of the estate fire drill has not
progressed very far ). Lots of paper needs to be collected and reviewed, At MY direction. the outside
team will be brought in at my expense working for me and you. coming in for interviews and reviews, .
sucession, technology, tax and compliance. investment reporting , , computerized timelines for filings etc.
. household classifcations and reporting with a system of best practices.
My goal is clear - to end, not extend , our financial interactions. you will have a machine that works , it
will not be complexto oversee , to create it, is some thing else . Unfortunatley for us both, the price for
my works has not changed since day one. 40m per year, I m willing to discount it to 35 as I did give
you a bad number when asked and should pay an embarassment fine. Im also aware, as you made
perfectly clear . that you have already paid what you consider a great deal of money, for my work , but
again its value exceeds anything else by far in your collection at a cost less than agreed upon. . please
also remember that you and i agreed no more demands on my time after the last payment for the big
transaction.
OR, you can decide that brad , tom , and whomever else you choose can screw with my work and they
can oversee your audits . they are both aware and sensitive to the issue at hand. alan could be brought
in but i would be extra careful having paul weiss given access to entire story.
_-On an unrelated note- you recently seemed shy to discuss certain things. , please be assured I make
no judgement on any of your activities , whether or not i agree with them . not my role I am always on
your side on the table. I hope your personal life quiets. you 've had a rough 15 months.
3. Remind me to talk to you about MR
Date: Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:56 PM
Subject:
To: Melanie Spinella <[REDACTED]>
dec 2015
IT, still desperately needed- reporting flawed cumbersome and inaccurate . all done by hand as one -off
exercises , - airplane: re structure, (my only suggested priority in june ) is really ,no further ahead,
,consultants up the kazoo but nothing at all done.( the office was told that i cannot even see the proposals
received without brads specific authorization ) - brad has no idea even as to what questions to ask. he
knows little of finance, is run roughshod over by almost everyone in the office. he is a little man , using
your power, to appear larger . Eileen was self aware enough to know she was over her head , that is a huge
difference. bad info is rampant ie 3 million in deductions Im told are taken for art space but on closer
examination it turns out they cannot be used at all. ( ZERO benefit ) though you will be told yes they
were deducted on the return they said that is the question they get asked ! " were they deducted " not -"
is there a benefit " !! I asked for the balance sheet and P and L for Regan arts , a basic first step in
order to check your financials. "sorry we never got one?" though 9.8 million invested, no p&l, nothing ,
a construction project run amok , no budget, the coo fired after only 3 months. , no clue . I can add that
artspace financials are also a total mess.
As your friend and in order toturn the page. I will try to be constructive
The following is a list of things I think would be in your interest to get done asap .but definitely not by
me .
i suggest you form new grats. , hire a high level tax partner. use your trading accounts as they remain
the paramount requirement 16 months after i emailed to you their importance. , I suggest you consider
having the 49percent of phaidon merged into artspance and have Richard buy artspace. re-do bank
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