Melanie Spinella
PersonRelationship Network
Event Timeline
| Connected Entity | Relationship Type |
Strength
(mentions)
|
Documents | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Business associate |
10
Very Strong
|
6 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Correspondent |
10
Very Strong
|
5 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Business associate |
10
Very Strong
|
3 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Employee |
10
Very Strong
|
7 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Unknown |
8
Strong
|
2 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Employee |
7
|
1 | |
|
person
Leon
|
Employee |
7
|
3 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Friend |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
sender
|
Client |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Professional |
6
|
1 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Financial |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Corresponded |
6
|
1 | |
|
person
Jeffrey E. Epstein (JEE)
|
Business associate |
6
|
1 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Corresponded |
6
|
1 | |
|
person
sender
|
Business associate |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
Leon
|
Professional |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
Leon Black
|
Employee |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Correspondents |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Jeffrey E. (Epstein)
|
Professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
jeffrey E.
|
Professional correspondence |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN
|
Correspondent |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Jeffrey E. (Epstein)
|
Business associate |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Correspondent |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Leon
|
Principal staff |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
sender
|
Professional |
5
|
1 |
| Date | Event Type | Description | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | Epstein presented an email with his 'thoughts on the overall redo' to Melanie Spinella and 'brad'... | unknown | View |
| N/A | N/A | Melanie told the sender that by protecting from 'crazy joslin', she had fired him, but he receive... | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Brad ran Melanie's office with John and Joe. | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Interview of Brad by Melanie Spinella. | N/A | View |
| 2025-01-01 | N/A | Melanie told the sender Joshn Castrucci was gone, but he is still there. | N/A | View |
| 2018-01-03 | N/A | Jeffrey E. emailed Melanie Spinella a link to a New York Magazine article about Michael Wolff's b... | via email | View |
| 2018-01-03 | N/A | Email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Melanie Spinella regarding news articles about Michael... | N/A | View |
| 2018-01-03 | N/A | Jeffrey Epstein and Melanie Spinella exchanged emails regarding printing news articles about Mich... | via email | View |
| 2018-01-03 | N/A | Jeffrey E. sent an email to Melanie Spinella containing a link to a news article about Michael Wo... | N/A | View |
| 2018-01-03 | N/A | Jeffrey E. sent an email to Melanie Spinella containing a link to a news article about Michael Wo... | N/A | View |
| 2017-11-09 | N/A | Jeffrey E. sent an email to Melanie Spinella. The email's content was a link to a Guardian news a... | N/A (Electronic communication) | View |
| 2017-10-02 | N/A | Email discussion about the financial and operational management of Jeffrey Epstein's plane, focus... | via email | View |
| 2016-11-29 | N/A | A potential meeting to discuss 'Giacometti, and pesner' is proposed by Epstein. | unknown | View |
| 2016-11-29 | N/A | A proposed discussion about 'Giacometti, and pesner'. | Not specified | View |
| 2016-11-09 | N/A | Proposed meeting to discuss tax strategies, staffing, and payment for work. | N/A | View |
| 2016-02-04 | N/A | Meeting cut short by Josh's arrival | Unknown | View |
| 2016-01-01 | N/A | Epstein expresses his decision to stop interviewing, recommending, or vetting new hires and disav... | unknown | View |
| 2015-11-30 | N/A | All hands meeting with family | Unspecified | View |
| 2015-11-04 | N/A | Meeting between Sender and Melanie Spinella | Unknown | View |
| 2015-10-26 | N/A | Jeffrey E. sends a draft email outlining a financial strategy to sell 'phaidon and art space' to ... | N/A | View |
| 2015-10-26 | N/A | Jeffrey Epstein drafted and circulated an email outlining a financial strategy to generate a sign... | N/A | View |
| 2015-10-26 | N/A | An email was sent outlining a draft financial plan to realize a significant tax loss through the ... | N/A | View |
| 2015-09-21 | N/A | Agenda proposed for 5 pm meeting | Unknown | View |
| 2015-05-11 | N/A | Discussion regarding Picasso agreement changes and art partnership funding. | office | View |
| 2015-05-01 | N/A | Discussion regarding staffing, COO search, and compensation. | Email correspondence | View |
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This document contains an email chain ending in March 2017 where Jeffrey Epstein ('jeffrey E.') requests various financial and legal documents regarding his assets, including Phaidon, Art Space, Regan Arts, and an L.A. house. The chain includes a forwarded email from December 2015 containing a severe critique of an associate named Brad (likely Brad Wechsler), accusing him of incompetence, mismanagement of financial details, and obstructing access to information about Phaidon and tax deductions. The 2015 email also disparages the office staff as 'Elysium misfits' and highlights significant operational failures in IT and financial reporting.
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This document contains an email from an unnamed sender (likely a financial advisor or manager) to Leon (via Melanie Spinella), expressing severe frustration with the management of Leon's finances and organization. The sender refuses to vet new hires, recounts a 1993 story about Donald Trump and a fatal plane crash as a metaphor for Leon's office management, and warns of serious legal consequences regarding tax filing status ("willful non-filer"). The email outlines the complexity of Leon's "6 billion dollar corp" and family assets, criticizing the lack of oversight and insufficient overhead spending.
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This document contains three emails from late 2016 discussing valuation, tax planning, and significant internal staffing and performance issues. The emails reveal ongoing problems with employees like Brad, Joslin, and Joshn Castrucci, including concerns about competence, management, and financial implications, with Melanie Spinella being a central figure in these discussions. A final note mentions complications caused by 'Donald'.
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This document contains a series of emails from 2016, likely written by Jeffrey Epstein to 'Leon' (presumably Leon Black), sent via Melanie Spinella. The emails reveal Epstein's deep frustration with Leon's 'family office' and accounting teams (Deloitte, PWC), criticizing their incompetence regarding financial transactions, IRS responses, and valuations (specifically a CLAT and a $5 billion spreadsheet). Epstein justifies his 'high fees' by claiming his advice has generated benefits between 1.5 and 2 billion dollars and kept Leon's finances 'safe' without disasters.
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This document is an email from Jeffrey Epstein (implied) to Brad Karp and Melanie Spinella, addressed to 'Brad' and 'Leon' (Leon Black). Epstein lists numerous financial services he performed for Black, including finding millions in dormant accounts, restructuring art contracts (Gagosian), and managing tax issues, while criticizing Black's other advisors (Wechsler, Bronstein, Halperin). The email also details an urgent situation regarding IRS Form 8865 filings for Apollo Global Management (AGM), mentioning Epstein stepping out of a dinner with 'heads of state' to handle it.
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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.
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An email from Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black (via Melanie Spinella) dated May 12, 2016. Epstein aggressively criticizes Black's financial team (specifically Brad, Castrucci, and Joslin), comparing his own financial structuring work to a 'work of art' that is being ruined by incompetent staff. The email discusses estate planning, missing documentation for deals and planes, an ongoing audit, and warns about IRS scrutiny.
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An email sent to Melanie Spinella, containing the text of a demand letter originally dated Jan 29, 2016. The text, likely written by Jeffrey Epstein to a wealthy associate (suspected to be Leon Black), demands $40 million per year for estate and tax planning services. It outlines a specific payment schedule ($25M upfront), mandates the restructuring of the recipient's family office, including firing specific staff ('fire john') and shutting down entities like 'Regan Arts' and 'Artspace', while criticizing the performance of the current CEO, Brad.
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This document contains a 2018 email thread mentioning Jeffrey Epstein's presence in Paris and travel difficulties due to an Air France strike. Crucially, it includes a forwarded email from November 15, 2016 (just after the US election), in which Epstein writes a scathing message to 'Leon' (likely Leon Black). In this message, Epstein criticizes Leon's staff (specifically Brad Wechsler and Joshn Castrucci), discusses a 'foreign funds repatriation plan' potentially affected by 'Donald' (Trump), and claims to have personally paid to augment an employee's salary.
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An email thread from April-May 2016 where Jeffrey Epstein (using the alias 'jeffrey E.') aggressively negotiates his consulting fees with 'Leon' (likely Leon Black). Epstein demands $40 million per year, citing his past success in saving the client billions and managing estate/tax planning, while criticizing the incompetence of the client's family office staff (Joslin, Brad). The thread includes an underlying email from attorney Alan Halperin regarding an IRS valuation discount.
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An email from May 12, 2016, ostensibly from Jeffrey Epstein to 'Leon' (likely Leon Black), sent via Melanie Spinella. The sender uses an extended metaphor comparing his financial structuring work to a 'work of art' and expresses frustration that Leon's incompetent staff (Brad, Joslin, etc.) are ruining it. The email discusses ongoing IRS audits, a fee negotiation reducing a request from $40 million to $35 million per year, and warns against letting the law firm Paul Weiss see the 'entire story,' while closing with a personal note of non-judgment regarding Leon's private activities.
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A forwarded email dated May 2, 2016, seemingly from Jeffrey Epstein (implied by context and tone) to a high-net-worth individual (likely Leon Black given references to Phaidon and Bedford). The sender aggressively critiques the recipient's staff (Tom, Eileen, Joslin, Brad) and financial decisions, asserting they have protected the recipient's interests and 'safety' despite payment disputes. The email highlights a toxic dynamic where the sender demands control over the recipient's office and accounting practices.
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In this April 2016 email (likely from Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black via assistant Melanie Spinella), the sender demands a $40 million fee for services related to the recipient's family office, trusts, and Apollo agreements. The sender suggests payment could be made via cash, Miami real estate, art, or financing a new plane. The document also details a dispute over hiring an individual named Castrucci and references legal work by Paul Weiss and Akin.
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This document contains a printed email chain from March 2016, addressed to Melanie Spinella but clearly directed at a high-net-worth individual, highly likely Leon Black (evidenced by references to 'Debra', 'Josh and Mark', and 'Black family partner docs'). The sender (likely Jeffrey Epstein) harshly criticizes the recipient's estate attorneys ('Alan and Ada') for incompetence regarding succession planning and warns that business partners 'Josh and Mark' (likely Apollo's Josh Harris and Marc Rowan) could disadvantage the recipient's heirs. The emails outline a massive restructuring of the recipient's financial life, including 'airplane restructure', 'Phaidon sale', and establishing new trusts to avoid taxes.
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This document contains a series of emails from late 2015 and early 2016, likely written by Jeffrey Epstein to Melanie Spinella. The emails detail a significant restructuring of a 'family office,' including specific instructions to fire staff members (Ada, Castrucii, Eva), hire a paralegal, and manage tax/trust issues involving 'Gigi' and 'Ben.' The correspondence reveals a financial dispute regarding a settlement (referenced as '20' vs '50-60'), with the sender suggesting prominent attorney Brad Karp mediate the disagreement and mentioning payments of 8 million to staff.
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This document is a printed email (dated Jan 29, 2016) seemingly from Jeffrey Epstein to Melanie Spinella (likely an intermediary for a high-net-worth individual, possibly Leon Black given the context of 'Athene', 'Phaidon', and 'Brad Karp'). The sender aggressively critiques the recipient's family office management, specifically a CEO named Brad, citing accounting errors and missing documentation. The sender disputes a payment of $20 million, claiming an agreement of 37% was established, and references 'Athene or Rothschild' transactions.
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The document contains two email threads involving Jeffrey Epstein. The first (2015) details significant financial transfers totaling tens of millions to 'Gratitude America' and 'FTC' for tax purposes. The second (2016), with the subject 'leon DO NOT SEND', is a lengthy, scathing letter (likely from Leon Black) critiquing Epstein's staff (Eileen Alexandersson and Brad Wechsler), detailing the discovery of millions in missed deductions and dormant accounts, and claiming to have achieved $600 million in after-tax savings for Epstein while complaining about the incompetence of his office management.
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This document is a forwarded email from Jeffrey Epstein ('jeevacation') dated April 14, 2015, to Melanie Spinella. The content is a draft or list of points intended for a high-net-worth client (likely Leon Black, given references to Phaidon, Gagosian, and Regan Arts). In the text, Epstein details extensive financial services he performed, including recovering millions in dormant accounts, restructuring art contracts, handling tax issues, and managing estate planning, while harshly criticizing the client's existing team (Brad, Wechsler, Halperin, Bronstein) for incompetence.
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This document contains an email thread from 2015, likely between Jeffrey Epstein and Leon Black (via assistant Melanie Spinella), discussing the complex setup and management of a family office. The text details extensive tax planning strategies (GRATs, trusts), asset management (art, real estate, planes, boats), and the consolidation of legal and financial advisors (Paul Weiss, Apollo in-house, JPM, GS). It highlights the scale of financial operations, mentioning over $100 million in cash and the rationalization of numerous bank accounts and entities.
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This document contains notes and an email printed on May 18, 2015, sent to Jeffrey Epstein and Melanie Spinella. The text outlines significant financial transactions, including a $20 million payment to the FTC and a $10 million payment to Gratitude America. The body of the email is a critique of the chaotic state of Epstein's financial and office management, citing incompetence by former staff (Eileen and Tom), a lack of accounting systems for over 100 bank accounts, and the need for new professional hires to manage assets including planes, boats, and real estate.
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This document contains a series of emails from 2015 involving Jeffrey Epstein (using the alias jeevacation@gmail.com), Brad Wechsler, Barry Cohen, and Melanie Spinella. The correspondence details the logistical planning of a complex financial transaction involving a 'purchase and sale agreement,' a $30 million fee, and the involvement of trustees, with a target closing date of December 22. Another section discusses finding $8 million in missed deductions and using 'low basis art' or interests in entities like Milenium or King Street to pay fees.
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This document is a printed email from February 2015, contextually from Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black. Epstein critiques the chaotic state of Black's 'family office,' comparing it to a $6 billion corporation with insufficient oversight. He re-quotes a warning from February 2014 where he famously stated 'Your family office needs a daddy,' suggested installing Larry Delson as a manager, and explicitly warned that his (Epstein's) organization handling complex issues would be 'very costly.'
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This document contains a forwarded email chain from late 2015, seemingly from Jeffrey Epstein to Melanie Spinella (likely an intermediary for Leon Black). The text details Epstein's frustration with the client's staff (Brad, Joslin), discusses complex financial structures involving Apollo and Phaidon (valuing $1.8 billion), and explicitly proposes ending their business relationship. Epstein demands a $25 million payment for the current year and $40 million for the following year to conclude their professional arrangement.
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This document contains a series of emails from late 2015, likely between Jeffrey Epstein and his staff/advisors (Brad Wechsler, Melanie Spinella, Lesley Groff), concerning the financial and personal affairs of 'Leon' (likely Leon Black). The emails detail complex financial maneuvers involving asset transfers to entities named 'apo-01' (likely Apollo-related), art dealings with Gagosian, estate planning involving 'Alex' and 'Victoria', and the management of luxury assets like planes and boats. The content suggests a high level of involvement by the sender in restructuring trusts, loans, and operational details for the client.
| Date | Type | From | To | Amount | Description | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Paid | Melanie Spinella | sender | $20.00 | Disputed payment amount. Sender says 'I shook o... | View |
| 2015-04-22 | Paid | Melanie Spinella | sender | $0.00 | Dispute over payment for a 'third year' of enga... | View |
| 2011-12-19 | Received | Unknown | Melanie Spinella | $25,000.00 | Gift | View |
Unknown (blank)
Regarding loan documents, Leon not reading financial statements, and 190 million in cash sitting unused.
Fwd: What Iran nuke deal means for Israel: Ehud Barak
This email forwards the message received from Ehud Barak to Melanie Spinella without any additional comment.
Fwd: What Iran nuke deal means for Israel: Ehud Barak
This email forwards the message received from Ehud Barak to Melanie Spinella without any additional comment.
Fwd: What Iran nuke deal means for Israel: Ehud Barak
Forwarded the email received from Ehud Barak.
another flowery email.
Sender complains about lack of payment for 'third year' of work, mentions a conversation in Bedford, and criticizes Brad's performance regarding LLCs and cars.
another flowery email.
Discussion of personal/professional boundary issues, payment for a third year of work, comparison of work to 'rarefied art', and strained relationship dynamics.
Unknown (blank or cut off)
Complaint about lack of answers regarding 'bidco bank accounts', frustration with Brad's inquiries, and office staff xeroxing.
Redacted
Frustration regarding Bidco bank accounts; mentions Brad Karp and Paul Weiss; discusses behaving like 'Zeus'.
Unknown
Asking if Paul Weiss bill was paid and listing large payments to Gratitude America and FTC.
Unknown
Instructions regarding Paul Weiss bill and large payments to Gratitude America and FTC for tax purposes.
Unknown
Asks about Paul Weiss bill. Lists payments to Gratitude America and FTC. Details tax savings and credits totaling hundreds of millions.
Unknown
Discusses saving 500k, criticizing Brad for using old charts, and finding 8 million in missed deductions.
Redacted
Claims to have saved 500k and found 8 million in missed deductions; criticizes Brad for living 'in the dark leiwe'.
None
Forwarded message containing a list of financial accomplishments and questions for the client's team.
None listed
Update on financial findings (500k saved, 8M found), criticism of Brad.
Unspecified
Claims to have saved 500k, criticizes Brad for missing chart details, found 8 million in missed deductions.
None listed
Agenda for tomorrow regarding family office structuring, Brad's role, Phaidon, and asset disposition.
Redacted
Agenda for tomorrow regarding office building, Brad's role, asset disposition (Phaidon, boat, plane), and estate modification.
None
Detailed timeline of consulting work, staffing complaints, and financial disputes.
Not Visible
Detailed critique of the recipient's financial team, timeline of past advice ignored, and demand for payment.
[Blank]
List of tasks for building an office (tax, bookkeeping, etc.), mentions of JPM/GS, Phaidon sale, and lack of candidates.
N/A
Listing tasks required to build an office: personnel, finance tax, bookkeeping, compliance, investment monitoring, banking loans, GS/JPM, plane/boat/house construction, new will, Phaidon sale.
previously sent
Detailed dispute about payments, work obligations, training staff, and the 'art partnership'. Sender asserts they have done more work than agreed. Mentions meeting Friday at 4:30.
previously sent
Long message discussing tax years, an 'art partnership', training staff, and fee demands ('50m for the year'). The writer refers to the recipient (or the person the recipient represents) as their 'best student'.
Fwd:
Request to set a time to speak.
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