Virginia Roberts

Person
Mentions
623
Relationships
245
Events
257
Documents
302

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245 total relationships
Connected Entity Relationship Type
Strength (mentions)
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person CAROLYN
Acquaintance
12 Very Strong
10
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person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Co travelers
11 Very Strong
7
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person Jeffrey Epstein
Business associate
11 Very Strong
12
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person Jeffrey Epstein
Employee
11 Very Strong
7
View
person ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Adversarial
11 Very Strong
7
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person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Business associate
11 Very Strong
11
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person Jeffrey Epstein
Co travelers
11 Very Strong
8
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person Jeffrey Epstein
Victim abuser
11 Very Strong
6
View
person Jeffrey Epstein
Travel companions
11 Very Strong
7
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person Alan Dershowitz
Adversarial
10 Very Strong
6
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person CAROLYN
Recruiter victim
10 Very Strong
5
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person Jeffrey Epstein
Trafficker victim
9 Strong
4
View
person Bradley Edwards
Client
9 Strong
5
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person Leslie Wexner
Financial
8 Strong
3
View
person ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Accuser accused
8 Strong
4
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person Epstein
Perpetrator victim
8 Strong
4
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person Paul Cassell
Client
8 Strong
4
View
person Prince Andrew
Alleged sexual encounter
8 Strong
4
View
person Jeffrey Epstein
Victim perpetrator
8 Strong
4
View
person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Legal representative
8 Strong
4
View
person GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Travel companions
8 Strong
4
View
person Jeffrey Epstein
Abuser victim
7
3
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person ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Accused accuser
7
3
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person David Boies
Client
7
3
View
person ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Legal representative
7
3
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Date Event Type Description Location Actions
N/A Trip Virginia Roberts traveled with Epstein and Maxwell on Epstein's private plane. New York and the Virgin Isl... View
N/A N/A Alleged dinner with Bill Clinton on Epstein's island Epstein's Island View
N/A N/A Virginia Roberts visits Epstein/Maxwell residence for the first time Epstein's House View
N/A N/A Virginia quit Mar-a-Lago to work for Jeffrey Epstein full time. Mar-a-Lago / Epstein's employ View
N/A Meeting Alessi recalls meeting Virginia Roberts around this time. N/A View
N/A Meeting Maxwell met Virginia Roberts. Mar-a-Lago View
N/A Flight Virginia Roberts flew with Maxwell when she was 17 years old. The flight records show the initial... N/A View
N/A N/A David Boies agrees to represent Virginia Roberts Unknown View
N/A Crime Trafficking and abuse of minor victims Virginia Roberts and Melissa. N/A View
N/A Recruitment Virginia Roberts offered Carolyn the opportunity to massage Epstein. N/A View
N/A N/A Gathering on Epstein's island involving Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell, Emmy, and others. Epstein's Island View
N/A Meeting The Defendant approached Virginia Roberts in a parking lot. a parking lot View
N/A N/A Start of international travel between Virginia Roberts and Jeffrey Epstein. International View
N/A N/A Sexual activity/massages Epstein's Private Plane and... View
N/A Trip Virginia Roberts traveled overseas with the defendant and Jeffrey Epstein while she was 17 years ... overseas View
N/A N/A Late night flight returns (12:00 AM or 1:00 AM) resulting in staying at the Palm Beach mansion. Palm Beach Mansion (Yellow ... View
N/A N/A Sexual massages Not specified (Ground) View
N/A Recruitment Virginia Roberts brought Carolyn and Melissa into the situation. N/A View
N/A Legal proceeding The Government's case against Maxwell, which includes allegations of sexual abuse against multipl... N/A View
N/A Investigation The Government interviewed Virginia Roberts but chose not to call her as a witness. N/A View
N/A N/A Virginia Roberts met Bill Clinton on Epstein's private Caribbean island Epstein's private Caribbean... View
N/A N/A Virginia Roberts was in the company of Prince Andrew three times at Epstein's behest Unspecified View
N/A N/A Virginia Roberts meets Ron Eppinger and Yana in a limousine at a bus stop in Miami Beach. Miami Beach, FL View
N/A N/A Federal judge in South Florida ordered Roberts's allegations stricken from civil-court records. South Florida View
N/A N/A Sharon Richard shows Virginia Roberts a photo of Jeffrey Epstein with a girl who looked ~12 years... Unknown View

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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, likely USA v. Maxwell) filed on August 10, 2022. It details the admission of Government Exhibit 332 under seal to protect a third party's privacy, followed by the jury viewing Exhibits 313 and 332. The prosecution (Ms. Comey) rests, and the defense (Ms. Menninger) begins the cross-examination of witness Ms. Meder regarding photographs copied from CDs to a computer.

Court transcript (cross-examination)
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, detailing the cross-examination of a witness named Kate. The questioning focuses on her participation in a chat group with other women who claimed abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, her contact with Virginia Roberts, and whether they share the same attorney, Bradley Edwards. An attorney, Ms. Pomerantz, successfully objects to a line of questioning on the grounds of hearsay.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a flight log page (page 95) signed by pilot David Rodgers, covering flights from July 13 to August 28, 2002. It documents significant flights involving Jeffrey Epstein (JE) and Ghislaine Maxwell (GM) traveling with former President Bill Clinton, Doug Band, and Secret Service agents from Morocco to New York. Additionally, it records Virginia Roberts traveling with Epstein and Maxwell from Santa Fe to Teterboro, and then to Palm Beach.

Flight log
2025-11-20

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This document is a flight log page (page 94) covering June 8, 2002, to July 13, 2002, signed by pilot David Rodgers. It details flights on aircraft N908JE and N909JE to locations including New York, Palm Beach, St. Thomas, the Bahamas (Exuma), and France. Notable entries include a June 21 flight to Exuma carrying Virginia Roberts and Jean Luc Brunel, and a June 27 flight to Paris with a large entourage including Frederic Fekkai and the Jareckis.

Flight log
2025-11-20

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This document is a flight log page (No. 85) signed by pilot David Rodgers, covering flights from July 16, 2001, to August 16, 2001. It records travel on aircraft N909JE, N908JE, and N908GM between locations including Santa Fe (SAF), Teterboro (TEB), Palm Beach (PBI), St. Thomas (TIST), and Albuquerque (ABQ). Notable passengers include Jeffrey Epstein (JE), Ghislaine Maxwell (GM), and Virginia Roberts (VR), with specific entries placing Epstein and Roberts together on flights on July 16 and July 28, 2001.

Flight log / pilot logbook
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from pilot David Rodgers' flight logbook covering February 21 to March 15, 2001. It documents several training flights and a significant international itinerary for the aircraft N909JE involving Jeffrey Epstein (JE), Ghislaine Maxwell (GM), and Virginia Roberts (VR). The log records Roberts traveling with Epstein and Maxwell from Palm Beach to Canada, Paris, Granada, Tangier, and London between March 5 and March 11, 2001.

Flight log (pilot logbook)
2025-11-20

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This document is a pilot's flight log for July and August 2002, signed by pilot David Rodgers. It records numerous flights on several aircraft, primarily a Boeing 727 (N908JE) and a Gulfstream (N909JE/JG), to domestic and international destinations. The log notably documents two flights on July 13, 2002, carrying former President Bill Clinton, his aide Doug Band, and Secret Service personnel from Morocco to New York. Other frequent passengers listed include individuals identified by initials (JE, SK, etc.) and names such as Cindy Lopez, Kelley Lewis, and Virginia Roberts.

Flight log
2025-11-20

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This legal document discusses an unusual co-conspirator clause in a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) related to Epstein. It reveals that Epstein's defense team initially proposed a broad immunity deal to protect third parties, including "four named female assistants" and other employees like Ms. Maxwell, from any future criminal charges related to the federal investigation. The Government found this proposal "unusual" and countered with a more limited offer confined to the Southern District of Florida.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a legal brief (Case 22-1426) filed on July 27, 2023, arguing that Ghislaine Maxwell should be considered a third-party beneficiary of Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). The text cites legal precedents regarding plea agreements and asserts that the NPA's immunity for 'potential co-conspirators' extends to Maxwell for offenses between 2001 and 2007. A footnote highlights that Florida investigators interviewed victims Carolyn, Virginia Roberts, and Annie Farmer, establishing an overlap between the Florida investigation and the SDNY trial.

Legal brief / court filing (appellate)
2025-11-20

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This document is the table of contents for a legal filing in Case 22-1426, dated June 29, 2023. It outlines the structure of the filing, which includes the government's case detailing the alleged sexual abuse of six individuals (Jane, Kate, Annie Farmer, Virginia Roberts, Carolyn, and Melissa) and a legal argument regarding whether Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement bars the prosecution of Maxwell in the Southern District of New York.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 22-1426, likely US v. Maxwell appeal records) containing a judge's ruling during sentencing. The judge overrules the defendant's objection and sustains the government's objection regarding the PSR Guideline calculation, explicitly finding that Virginia Roberts and Melissa were minor victims trafficked and abused by the defendant and Epstein. Consequently, the judge rules that these victims must be included in the sentencing calculation under Section 3D1.4, despite not being named in the indictment.

Court transcript / sentencing hearing ruling
2025-11-20

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This document is a court transcript page (Cross-examination of witness Rodgers) filed on August 10, 2022. It details a specific flight (Flight 1480) that occurred on March 31, 2001, traveling from Santa Fe to Palm Beach. The testimony confirms the passenger list included Jeffrey Epstein (JE), Ghislaine Maxwell (GM), Virginia Roberts, Adam Perry Lang (identified as Epstein's chef), Marvin Minsky, Henry Drecky, and a victim referred to as 'Jane'.

Court transcript (cross-examination)
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a prosecutor's (Ms. Comey) rebuttal in a criminal trial, filed on August 10, 2022. Ms. Comey argues that the defendant was knowingly complicit in a sexual abuse scheme, citing the environment at a Palm Beach house, a list of masseuses used as a 'ruse for sex', and a $30 million payment as evidence of this complicity. She dismisses the defense's arguments about missing evidence as a distraction from the powerful testimony of victims Jane, Kate, Carolyn, and Annie.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a transcript of a legal summation by Ms. Menninger, likely a defense attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell. The speaker challenges the prosecution's portrayal of Virginia Roberts as a victim, questioning why she did not testify and presenting evidence that she was an 18-year-old masseuse at Mar-a-Lago. The summation concludes by attempting to shift blame, arguing that it was Virginia Roberts, not Ghislaine Maxwell, who introduced another young woman, Carolyn, to Epstein.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from the closing summation by defense attorney Ms. Menninger in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The text challenges the credibility of a witness named 'Kate' using property records and then shifts focus to a witness named 'Carolyn.' It details Carolyn's 2007 interview with FBI agents Kuyrkendall and Richards, where she explicitly stated she was recruited by Virginia Roberts, who promised her money and brought her into a property where she saw a woman with an unknown accent.

Court transcript (summation)
2025-11-20

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This document is a summation from a legal case, discussing inconsistencies and issues related to witness testimony and evidence. It questions the government's ability to corroborate stories, highlights missing diary entries from Annie Farmer, and details the interactions between various lawyers (Boies Schiller firm, Brad Edwards, Jack Scarola) and witnesses (Ms. Farmer, Virginia Roberts, Jane, Kate, Carolyn), suggesting potential 'contamination of memory' due to their communications with each other, family, and media. The document concludes by mentioning Annie Farmer's statement to the FBI regarding her story and a 'money piece' not being sexualized.

Legal document (summation)
2025-11-20

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This document is a transcript of a prosecutor's (Ms. Moe) summation in a criminal trial, filed on August 10, 2022. The prosecutor outlines the evidence for Count Five, a sex trafficking conspiracy charge spanning 2000-2004, detailing how the defendant (identified as Maxwell) and co-conspirator Epstein recruited and trafficked victims Carolyn and Virginia Roberts. The prosecutor explains to the jury that they only need to find one instance of agreement and one step taken to carry out the conspiracy to find the defendant guilty.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a legal summation from a court case, outlining Ghislaine Maxwell's role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation from 1995 to 2004. It details how Maxwell recruited, groomed, and abused multiple young women, including Jane, Annie Farmer, Virginia Roberts, and Carolyn, across various locations like New Mexico and Palm Beach. The text also highlights significant financial payments from Epstein to Maxwell, totaling over $23 million, and describes the evolution of the abuse into a 'pyramid scheme' where victims were incentivized to recruit others.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from the government's summation (by Ms. Moe) in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The prosecutor highlights travel logs from 2000 and 2001 showing Maxwell and Epstein traveling with a 17-year-old Virginia Roberts. The argument also connects entries in Epstein's 'black book' and message pads from 2003 to a 16-year-old girl named Carolyn and her boyfriend Sean, as well as a 16-year-old named Melissa.

Court transcript (summation)
2025-11-20

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This document is a transcript of a court summation by Ms. Moe in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell. Ms. Moe argues that Maxwell's contact book entries for 'massages' were not legitimate, using the entry for Virginia Roberts as a key example. She connects Maxwell to Virginia through her father, Sky Roberts, an employee at Mar-a-Lago where they met, and through flight records showing Virginia flew with Maxwell when she was 17.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This page is a transcript of a closing argument (summation) by prosecutor Ms. Moe in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The prosecutor summarizes evidence regarding Epstein and Maxwell's abuse of minors, specifically mentioning victims Jane, Annie, Virginia Roberts, and Carolyn. The text details sexual acts, flight records, and FedEx records (Government Exhibits 801 and 803) proving Epstein sent packages to Carolyn when she was 15.

Court transcript (closing argument/summation)
2025-11-20

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This document is a summation by Ms. Moe in a legal case against Maxwell. It recounts the testimony of a witness named Carolyn, who stated that in 2001 at age 14, Maxwell recruited her for 'sexualized massages' at Jeffrey Epstein's house. The summation highlights corroborating testimony from Carolyn's then-boyfriend, Sean, and details conversations between Maxwell and Carolyn about her personal life, which were seemingly aimed at grooming her for travel and further exploitation.

Legal document
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from the closing summation in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE). The prosecutor discusses the recruitment of a victim named Carolyn, connecting her to Virginia Roberts. The text references testimony from Juan Alessi (referred to as 'John'), who described driving Maxwell near Mar-a-Lago when Maxwell ordered him to stop the car so she could approach and recruit a young Virginia Roberts.

Court transcript (summation)
2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) filed on August 10, 2022. It details a legal argument between prosecutor Mr. Rohrbach and the Judge regarding jury instructions for 18 U.S.C. 1591 (sex trafficking). The discussion focuses on whether 'foreign commerce' elements apply to charges involving Virginia Roberts versus Carolyn, with the defense/court noting a lack of evidence regarding Maxwell enticing Roberts specifically.

Court transcript
2025-11-20

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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, where attorneys debate the legal terminology in an indictment. Mr. Everdell argues against including 'and foreign' in the commerce charge, suggesting a lack of evidence. In response, Mr. Rohrbach, for the government, cites flight records showing the defendant traveled overseas with Jeffrey Epstein and a 17-year-old Virginia Roberts, asserting this evidence supports the 'foreign commerce' element.

Court transcript
2025-11-20
Total Received
$1,081,009.00
39 transactions
Total Paid
$0.00
0 transactions
Net Flow
$1,081,009.00
39 total transactions
Date Type From To Amount Description Actions
N/A Received Leslie Wexner Virginia Roberts $0.00 Dershowitz claims Roberts was pressured to fram... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Offer of a mansion and monthly income to bear h... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Payment for massages and sexual services provid... View
N/A Received Epstein's Friends Virginia Roberts $100.00 Tips given by friends after services. View
N/A Received Leslie Wexner Virginia Roberts $0.00 Dershowitz claims Roberts was pressured to fram... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Offer of a mansion and monthly income to bear h... View
N/A Received Leslie Wexner Virginia Roberts $0.00 Dershowitz alleges Roberts made up accusations ... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $400.00 Payment after puppet incident involving Prince ... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Proposed large monthly payment and percentage o... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $200.00 Payment per hour for massaging Jeffrey or his f... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Provision of an apartment in Royal Palm Beach. View
N/A Received Wealthy businessman Virginia Roberts $0.00 Dershowitz claims Roberts went after him to obt... View
N/A Received Mar-a-Lago Virginia Roberts $9.00 Hourly wage as changing-room assistant. View
N/A Received Epstein/Maxwell Virginia Roberts $0.00 Hundreds of dollars given after sexual encounter. View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Cash payments made upon return from trips, calc... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein /... Virginia Roberts $0.00 Offer to make 'extra money' by learning massage. View
N/A Received British tabloids Virginia Roberts $0.00 Alleged 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' for ... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $50,000.00 Settlement payment to victim View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $1,000,000.00 Settlement payment to victim (more than $1 mill... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Paid lavishly to satisfy his and his friends' s... View
N/A Received Unspecified (impl... Virginia Roberts $15,000.00 Payment made on 'one of those occasions' (£9,40... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $200.00 Hourly rate for massaging Jeffrey or his friend... View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Paid per day/per massage when traveling. View
N/A Received Jeffrey Epstein Virginia Roberts $0.00 Payment for services rendered to Epstein's frie... View
N/A Received Epstein's Friends... Virginia Roberts $100.00 Tips received from the men she serviced. View
As Sender
40
As Recipient
50
Total
90

Summons

From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Virginia Roberts

Calling her to his house or room, sometimes in the middle of the night.

Call
N/A

Location investigation

From: FBI
To: Virginia Roberts

FBI asking for the specific location of the Royal Palm Beach apartment.

Interview
N/A

Location investigation

From: FBI
To: Virginia Roberts

FBI asking for the specific location of the Royal Palm Beach apartment.

Interview
N/A

Legal representation

From: Virginia Roberts
To: Joseph Bird

Virginia contacted the recommended lawyer.

Call
N/A

Introduction to Prince Andrew

From: Virginia Roberts
To: Sunday Daily Mail

Spoke about being introduced to Prince Andrew and spending time with him at Epstein's behest.

Interview
N/A

Unknown

From: Virginia Roberts
To: Journalist

Emails allegedly showing Roberts was deliberately framing Dershowitz.

Email
N/A

Summons

From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Virginia Roberts

Calling her to his house or room, sometimes in the middle of the night.

Call
N/A

Victim Notification

From: US Attorney's Office
To: Virginia Roberts

Notification of being a victim.

Letter
N/A

Recruitment

From: GHISLAINE MAXWELL
To: Virginia Roberts

Maxwell got out of the car and went to go talk to that girl.

Meeting/conversation
N/A

Travel instructions

From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Virginia Roberts

Instructions to get on a plane to meet specific people.

Call
N/A

Edwards adv. Epstein Interview

From: JS
To: Virginia Roberts

Telephone interview regarding Virginia's employment at Mar-a-Lago and introduction to Epstein.

Call
N/A

Unknown (Sealed)

From: Virginia Roberts
To: Undisclosed (likely a ...

Described as 'smoking guns' showing Dershowitz was framed.

Email
N/A

Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

From: JS
To: Virginia Roberts

Interview regarding Virginia's employment at Mar-a-Lago and introduction to Epstein.

Telephone interview
N/A

Interview

From: Unknown Interviewer
To: Virginia Roberts

Transcript of this interview is the subject of the filing

Telephone interview
N/A

Victim Notification

From: US Attorney's Office
To: Virginia Roberts

Notification of being a victim.

Letter
N/A

Interview regarding Epstein case

From: JS
To: Virginia Roberts

Discussion regarding Prince Andrew's knowledge and logistics for reviewing the transcript.

Telephone interview
N/A

Transcript Review

From: JS
To: Virginia Roberts

Sending transcript for verification and correction.

Email/mail
N/A

Recruitment

From: GHISLAINE MAXWELL
To: Virginia Roberts

Maxwell got out of the car and went to go talk to that girl.

In-person conversation
N/A

Edwards adv. Epstein Interview

From: JS
To: Virginia Roberts

Interview regarding Virginia's first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein.

Telephone interview
N/A

Edwards adv. Epstein Interview

From: JS
To: Virginia Roberts

Interview regarding Virginia Roberts' knowledge of and first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein.

Telephone interview
N/A

Edwards adv. Epstein Interview

From: JS (Jack)
To: Virginia Roberts

Interview regarding Virginia's motivations for going public and specific questions about Bill Clinton.

Telephone interview
N/A

Investigative Journalism

From: Sharon Richard
To: Virginia Roberts

Sharon Richard showed Virginia pictures of Epstein with a young girl.

Meeting/interview
N/A

Edwards adv. Epstein Interview

From: Jack Scarola
To: Virginia Roberts

Discussion regarding Virginia's comfort level in naming names and her travel history with Jeffrey Epstein.

Call
N/A

Investigation questions

From: FBI
To: Virginia Roberts

Virginia answered briefly then ended call due to fear for her family.

Call
N/A

Victim Notification

From: US Attorney's Office
To: Virginia Roberts

Notification of being a victim.

Letter
N/A

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