Apollo Global Management, LLC
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Barry J. Cohen
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This document contains email correspondence from October 2015, likely from Jeffrey Epstein to Melanie Spinella (assistant to Leon Black), proposing a massive financial arrangement ('total approx 120' likely million) for consulting services. The emails detail aggressive restructuring plans for a 'family office,' including firing specific staff, tax avoidance strategies involving trusts, and critiques of the current IT and management. The sender complains about receiving only $2 million personally while having paid $8 million to his own staff, and suggests non-cash payments could be considered.
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This document contains a series of emails from 2015, primarily involving Jeffrey Epstein (using the alias 'Jeffrey E.' and email 'jeevacation@gmail.com'), Melanie Spinella, and attorney Brad S. Karp. The correspondence details a strategy to hire former law enforcement (FBI, Scotland Yard) to investigate and intimidate an unnamed woman in London or New York, discussing 'presenting terms' and checking if she has contacted authorities. It also references business matters involving 'Leon' (likely Leon Black) and concerns about email security on an 'Apollo server.'
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This document is a printout of a highly critical email sent on June 30, 2015, to Melanie Spinella. The sender (likely a financial consultant, trustee, or high-level manager) details extreme disorganization in the financial, legal, and tax affairs of the subject entity (implied to be the Epstein estate/enterprise), citing a lack of accounting systems, uncoordinated outside counsel (listing major firms like Paul Weiss and Withers Bergman), and incompetent staff. The email concludes with a dispute over professional fees, where the sender pushes back against providing free 'after care' services despite having been paid a large sum.
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This document contains notes and an email chain dated May 18, 2015, sent to Jeffrey Epstein (using the alias jeevacation@gmail.com) and his associates. The content outlines a massive 'brain dump' of financial and legal tasks, including rationalizing over 100 bank accounts, overseeing brokerage accounts at major banks (JPM, DB, GS), dealing with IRS/SEC oversight, and managing assets like art (Picasso, Calder), planes, and boats. The text highlights significant disorganization, noting a 'convoluted' corporate structure, unreviewed invoices, and the fact that the subject is 'sitting on over 100 m of cash.'
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This document contains an email (Subject: 'ulysses 2.0') sent on May 29, 2015, likely by Jeffrey Epstein to Melanie Spinella. The text is a scathing critique of the financial management and oversight of a family office (presumably Leon Black's, given the 'Apollo' references), detailing incompetence by staff members Eileen and Tom, a lack of accounting systems for 100+ bank accounts and assets like planes/boats/art, and listing numerous law firms involved without coordination. It outlines urgent needs for high-level accounting hires, audits, and strategic planning for estate and tax issues.
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This document contains a series of emails from 2014 and 2015 outlining high-level administrative, financial, and legal tasks for Jeffrey Epstein's operations. Major topics include hiring IT and accounting staff, reviewing accounts at major banks (JPM, DB, Goldman), managing aircraft and boat expenses, and handling tax filings (FBAR, FATCA). Specific mentions include a $400k bill for 'Tom', interactions with 'Brad' (Wechsler), and the creation of 'fire drill books' for injury and death scenarios.
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This document contains a series of emails, likely from Jeffrey Epstein to a high-net-worth individual (contextually Leon Black), demanding a $40 million fee for services related to tax planning, estate management, and office restructuring. The sender suggests alternative payments including Miami real estate or plane financing, advises firing specific employees (Castrucci, Joslin, Ada), and discusses legal strategies involving Apollo and family trusts. The text is characterized by poor grammar, urgent demands regarding tax returns, and manipulative language asserting friendship.
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This document is an email from March 20, 2016, sent by Jeffrey Epstein (implied) to Melanie Spinella, containing a draft of a highly contentious letter intended for Leon Black. In the draft, Epstein disputes a payment of $20 million for advisory services, claiming the agreed value was in the $50-60 million range for a $600 million transaction involving Phaidon and other assets. Epstein invokes their close friendship, mentions specific financial details including 'Apollo agreements' and 'BRH agreement,' and expresses unease about the fairness of the compensation.
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This document contains email correspondence and notes, likely from Jeffrey Epstein to Leon Black (via assistant Melanie Spinella), dated 2015. The text details a deterioration in their professional relationship, with Epstein proposing a severance of ties in exchange for significant payments ($25 million for the current year and $40 million for the next). The content discusses complex financial structures involving Apollo, Phaidon, LBF Holdings, tax issues, and art distribution, while criticizing current staff members like Brad.
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This document contains a series of emails and notes sent to Melanie Spinella discussing complex estate planning, financial strategies, and trust management issues involving significant sums of money. The sender critiques the competence of other advisors (Brad, Carlyn, Joslin), proposes specific financial moves involving entities like Phaidon and Apollo to save millions, and addresses family asset distribution including art and property.
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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 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 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.
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This document contains a series of emails from October 2015 in which Jeffrey Epstein (using the alias 'Jeffrey E.' and email 'jeevacation@gmail.com') outlines a comprehensive 25-point financial and estate planning 'constructive list.' The list details action items regarding the sale of planes and boats, art partnerships, trust modifications, and investments involving Apollo and Phaidon. Epstein explicitly instructs his assistant Lesley Groff to format this list for 'Leon' (likely Leon Black) to review line-by-line.
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This document is page 13 of a Morgan Stanley Research report titled 'North America Insight' focusing on Alternative Assets (Alts). It analyzes redemption rates, management fee structures, and compares various publicly traded alternative asset managers including Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Partners Group (PGHN), and Apollo (APO). The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025563), likely included in the investigation due to the financial analysis of firms like Apollo Global Management, which had historical ties to Epstein.
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This is a Morgan Stanley research report executive summary analyzing the potential for Alternative Asset Managers (Alts) like Ares, Apollo, and Blackstone to convert from partnerships to C-corporations following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The document specifically highlights Ares Management (ARES) as a likely first mover and includes a scorecard rating various firms on their likelihood to convert. While the document does not mention Jeffrey Epstein, it bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, suggesting it was part of a document production for a Congressional investigation, possibly related to Apollo Global Management.
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This document appears to be a page from a Morgan Stanley research report containing investment analysis for Oaktree Capital (OAK) and several legal disclosures regarding Morgan Stanley's role as a financial advisor in various corporate mergers and acquisitions involving Banco Popular, Unilever, and Jack in the Box. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' bates stamp, indicating it was produced as part of a congressional investigation, likely related to financial records subpoenas, though Jeffrey Epstein is not explicitly named on this specific page. The text focuses on valuation metrics and conflict of interest disclosures.
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This document is an email chain from January 3, 2018, between Jeffrey Epstein (using jeevacation@gmail.com) and Melanie Spinella. Epstein sends Spinella a link to a New York Magazine article about Michael Wolff's book 'Fire and Fury', but she replies she cannot print it due to a paywall. Epstein then sends a second link to a similar article from The Washington Post. The footer of Spinella's email indicates an affiliation with Apollo Global Management, LLC.
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This document is an email chain from January 30, 2017, in which Jeffrey Epstein sends a link to a New York Daily News article to Leon Black. An assistant named Melanie replies from Black's account, stating they are unable to print the link due to a computer issue and asks Epstein to have someone named Lesley scan it or show it to Leon directly, to which Epstein replies 'ok'. The document includes confidentiality disclaimers from both Epstein's email ('property of JEE') and from Apollo Global Management, LLC.
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This document is an email exchange from January 3, 2018, between 'Jeffrey E.' (using the email jeevacation@gmail.com, likely Jeffrey Epstein) and Melanie Spinella. Jeffrey E. sends a link to a New York Magazine article about Michael Wolff's book on Donald Trump, and Spinella replies that she cannot print it due to not having a subscription. The email chain includes a legal disclaimer from Apollo Global Management, LLC, suggesting Spinella's affiliation with the firm.
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This document is an email chain from January 30, 2017, where Jeffrey Epstein (using the email 'jeevacation@gmail.com') sends a link to a NY Daily News article about Donald Trump to Leon Black. A reply from Black's office, written by an assistant named Melanie, states they had technical trouble printing the article and asks Epstein to arrange for it to be scanned or shown to Leon Black in person that afternoon.
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This document is an email chain from October 2-3, 2017, where Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Barry J. Cohen discuss the financial management of one of Epstein's airplanes. They deliberate over a plan to make the aircraft profitable, factoring in depreciation and charter payments from 'Apollo,' and also discuss planned upgrades. Epstein forwards the conversation to another associate, Melanie Spinella, with a sarcastic comment about the plan resulting in him paying taxes.
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