Relationship Details

Jeffrey Epstein Business associate Melanie Spinella

Connected Entities

Entity A
Jeffrey Epstein
Type: person
Mentions: 18341
Also known as: Jeffrey, Jeff / Jeffrey Epstein, JEFFREY EPSTEIN (property owner), Jeffrey Epstein (subject), Jeffrey Epstein (property owner), Jeffrey Epstein (Jeff), Epstein (Jeffrey Epstein), Jeffrey Epstein (intended recipient), Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine, e (likely Jeffrey Epstein), Jeffrey Epstein (implied sender), Epstein's Lawyer and Jeffrey Epstein
Entity B
Melanie Spinella
Type: person
Mentions: 267
Also known as: Recipient (Leon Black via Melanie Spinella), Melanie Spinella (for Leon)

Evidence

Epstein forwarded an internal financial discussion to Spinella and asked her to call him, indicating she is involved in his business operations.

Epstein forwarded an internal financial discussion to Spinella and asked her to call him, indicating she is involved in his business operations.

Melanie is the conduit for information to Epstein and is CC'd on sensitive financial emails.

Included on email to Epstein regarding agenda

Both are recipients of the email regarding Epstein's business affairs.

Epstein forwards a complex legal email to her with the comment 'silly'.

Epstein demands compensation, discusses 'partnership role', and scolds her about operational failures.

Source Documents (6)

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Email Chain • 2.33 MB
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This document contains a chain of emails from November 2015 involving Jeffrey Epstein, Melanie Spinella, and an unidentified advisor (likely legal or financial). The emails discuss significant financial matters, including a suspicious $100 million overseas transfer involving Gagosian without a contract, high-interest loans costing $50k/day, estate planning, and trust management with Bank of America. The sender also expresses strong opinions on staffing (suggesting Ada Clapp should be fired) and mentions FBI involvement in a list of agenda items.

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Email Chain / Meeting Notes / Agenda • 2.68 MB
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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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Email chain • 1.38 MB
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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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Email Printout / Agenda Memo • 2.86 MB
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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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Email Chain • 2.94 MB
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This document contains an email chain from May 1, 2015. The bottom email involves Jeffrey Epstein and Brad Wechsler being advised on the legal structure of a 'Picasso agreement' with Gagosian, specifically regarding liability if the purchase agreement is assigned to family trusts ('APO1', 'APO2') or 'the Black kids' (referring to Leon Black's family). The top section contains a text (likely drafted by Epstein to Leon Black) negotiating compensation; Epstein compares himself to 'Josh and Mark' (likely Apollo executives), mentions their actions generating $100 million, and proposes a 33% fee for himself, emphasizing a desire for a 'partnership structure'.

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Email Thread • 2.66 MB
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This document contains a series of emails from May 1, 2015, primarily from Jeffrey Epstein (using 'jeevacation@gmail.com') to Melanie Spinella. Epstein aggressively complains about the lack of a Chief Operating Officer (COO), poor office staff quality (specifically mentioning 'get rid of ava' and wanting 'heather level' lawyers), and the state of financial accounts at JPM, DB, and GS. He explicitly asks if they can 'tap apollo resources' and negotiates his compensation, proposing a '33 percent' partnership fee based on the value he claims to have created for Spinella.

Mutual Connections

Entities connected to both Jeffrey Epstein and Melanie Spinella

MARK (person)
Joshn castrucci (person)
Jeffrey E. (person)
sender (person)
Leon Black (person)
JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN (person)
Brad (person)
Leon (person)
eileen (person)

Jeffrey Epstein's Other Relationships

Business associate GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Strength: 238/10 View
Client Jack Goldberger
Strength: 49/10 View
Co defendants SARAH KELLEN
Strength: 49/10 View
Co conspirators GHISLAINE MAXWELL
Strength: 49/10 View
Client Martin Weinberg
Strength: 38/10 View

Melanie Spinella's Other Relationships

Business associate jeffrey E.
Strength: 10/10 View
Employee Jeffrey Epstein
Strength: 10/10 View
Correspondent jeffrey E.
Strength: 10/10 View
Unknown jeffrey E.
Strength: 8/10 View
Employee jeffrey E.
Strength: 7/10 View

Relationship Metadata

Type
Business associate
Relationship Strength
10/10
Strong relationship with substantial evidence
Source Documents
6
Extracted
2025-11-19 04:13
Last Updated
2025-11-20 21:58

Entity Network Stats

Jeffrey Epstein 5465 relationships
Melanie Spinella 41 relationships
Mutual connections 9

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