Transcription of Handwriting in EFTA01246203-EFTA01246206
Posted: Sun May 24, 2026 4:51 pm
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Mtg. w/ Michael Bachner 2/13/20
Attorney proffer re: Groff
- born in [illegible] TX, then NJ post-college, husband IKE
- 33 y/o, headhunter, interviews w/ GM, then JE, hired 2001
- dating Ike, 2002 engaged, living in CT
- Ike in finance, they build a house in CT March 15,2003
- CT, Aug 2004 move, child shortly after
- job-sharing in the office, working until ~4:00pm
- wanted to be working
- Initially working out of Helmsley (?) office
- secretarial work…messages, appts, calls, travel
- call lists, upwards of 30 people/day…two phones, constant calls
- don’t put calls through directly, except Ace, Cayne or Wexner
- didn’t initially book flights
- while working, he bought her a car for commuting
- GM tells her, JE happy to share wealth
- JE has an office but rarely there
- she learns of his other residences, staff, pilots, etc
- worked just during the week, 9-5
- No relationship personally
- doubts he knows her husband or kids names
- was told by JE + GM not to have extensive conversations,
no fraternization
- recalls at one point, accepted invite to a party + JE was livid
- put on “probation.” Was scared of him
- after he was incarcerated, relationship stayed the same
- encountered JE at a wedding one time; one time used his house in UK
- GM managed the house(s)
- [REDACTED] hired after LG, SK replaced [REDACTED]
- [REDACTED] + GM traveled w/ JE
- LG delivered messages to/for JE, GM, [REDACTED]
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- LG little comms w/ GM, when LG understood was girlfriend
- daily(ish) comms via phone w/ [REDACTED]
- Massages
- JE would instruct LG re: names + numbers for massages
- believed he was obsessed w/ massages
- did not know sexual contact during massages
- thought he was wacky, bizarre, but didn’t know sexual
- would instruct re: many appts (science, finance, work, etc)
- massages - name + phone number
- recalls JE arranging for VR to do massage training in Thailand
- would be directed by JE
- don’t know if [REDACTED] or GM made appts
- didn’t know the ages
- didn’t meet the women
- knew he was surrounded by attractive women constantly
- massages were in his house, so she didn’t interact w/ massages
- Sometimes women would say class or school…recalls that, believed
it was college. observed people + thought they were in 20s
- feels like he used her as a buffer or face of the structure + interactions
- some people called to do massages
- some models, actresses - castings, etc, would cancel/reschedule
- obsessive nature, but people generally seemed ok and happy associating
with him…charming. Many 20-something women, no one cam to her
w/ complaint
- [REDACTED] accounting…massager would p/u + deliver [illegible]
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- travel…mostly through websites + travel agency/agencies
- booked…[REDACTED]
booked travel
- Sometimes LG booked travel
- GM organized Clinton trip, made other travel plans
- Florida case
- [REDACTED] did intl travel briefly, later on 2013ish
- knew something was going on, JE distracted, lots of lawyer calls
- Then one day, he said someone was trying to blackmail him -
nothing more
- LG didn’t talk about it
- instructed by Indyke to meet w/ Nate Dershowitz
- people sound unconcerned
- more like a nuisance
- was kept out of the loop
- Learned of the plea not from JE, but from Kahn or TV
- learned nature of charges, explanation from JE was, it
was a lie, shakedown, etc.
- after, move to [REDACTED] Indyke says cases are blackmail
- LG never at PB house prior to charges in FL
- Why did she stay?
- JE was abusive but also charming and the work was v interesting
- intriguing people, constantly in contact
- denied his guilt, said he was [illegible] a therapist
- women didn’t talk about mistreatment
- JE threw wealth around, including to lots of young women
- prominent, well-respected people stuck w/ him - status quo
- his story that it was bullshit seemed to pan out
- LG started to look for other jobs but…seemed boring, even
though he was abusive
- not in the loop re: investigation
- doesn’t recall knowing in advance that she was in the NPA
- DRN being repre[illegible], herself, re: NPA
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- She kind of avoided the topic after he took the plea
- she was taken to visit him in “jail” - in an office (Goldberger)
- in FL, saw [REDACTED] + [REDACTED]
- GM possibly not supportive of JE while in jail
- JE wanted to ramp up science funding
- never been in any of his private jets
- visited PB but just briefly
- after plea, never another massage appt (arranged by her, at least)
- Team had additional follow-up questions
- All parties agree that not every possible subject was covered, Gov’t
had follow-up questions and this was a preliminary overview
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/D ... 246203.pdf
Mtg. w/ Michael Bachner 2/13/20
Attorney proffer re: Groff
- born in [illegible] TX, then NJ post-college, husband IKE
- 33 y/o, headhunter, interviews w/ GM, then JE, hired 2001
- dating Ike, 2002 engaged, living in CT
- Ike in finance, they build a house in CT March 15,2003
- CT, Aug 2004 move, child shortly after
- job-sharing in the office, working until ~4:00pm
- wanted to be working
- Initially working out of Helmsley (?) office
- secretarial work…messages, appts, calls, travel
- call lists, upwards of 30 people/day…two phones, constant calls
- don’t put calls through directly, except Ace, Cayne or Wexner
- didn’t initially book flights
- while working, he bought her a car for commuting
- GM tells her, JE happy to share wealth
- JE has an office but rarely there
- she learns of his other residences, staff, pilots, etc
- worked just during the week, 9-5
- No relationship personally
- doubts he knows her husband or kids names
- was told by JE + GM not to have extensive conversations,
no fraternization
- recalls at one point, accepted invite to a party + JE was livid
- put on “probation.” Was scared of him
- after he was incarcerated, relationship stayed the same
- encountered JE at a wedding one time; one time used his house in UK
- GM managed the house(s)
- [REDACTED] hired after LG, SK replaced [REDACTED]
- [REDACTED] + GM traveled w/ JE
- LG delivered messages to/for JE, GM, [REDACTED]
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- LG little comms w/ GM, when LG understood was girlfriend
- daily(ish) comms via phone w/ [REDACTED]
- Massages
- JE would instruct LG re: names + numbers for massages
- believed he was obsessed w/ massages
- did not know sexual contact during massages
- thought he was wacky, bizarre, but didn’t know sexual
- would instruct re: many appts (science, finance, work, etc)
- massages - name + phone number
- recalls JE arranging for VR to do massage training in Thailand
- would be directed by JE
- don’t know if [REDACTED] or GM made appts
- didn’t know the ages
- didn’t meet the women
- knew he was surrounded by attractive women constantly
- massages were in his house, so she didn’t interact w/ massages
- Sometimes women would say class or school…recalls that, believed
it was college. observed people + thought they were in 20s
- feels like he used her as a buffer or face of the structure + interactions
- some people called to do massages
- some models, actresses - castings, etc, would cancel/reschedule
- obsessive nature, but people generally seemed ok and happy associating
with him…charming. Many 20-something women, no one cam to her
w/ complaint
- [REDACTED] accounting…massager would p/u + deliver [illegible]
{Page 3 - EFTA01246205}
- travel…mostly through websites + travel agency/agencies
- booked…[REDACTED]
booked travel
- Sometimes LG booked travel
- GM organized Clinton trip, made other travel plans
- Florida case
- [REDACTED] did intl travel briefly, later on 2013ish
- knew something was going on, JE distracted, lots of lawyer calls
- Then one day, he said someone was trying to blackmail him -
nothing more
- LG didn’t talk about it
- instructed by Indyke to meet w/ Nate Dershowitz
- people sound unconcerned
- more like a nuisance
- was kept out of the loop
- Learned of the plea not from JE, but from Kahn or TV
- learned nature of charges, explanation from JE was, it
was a lie, shakedown, etc.
- after, move to [REDACTED] Indyke says cases are blackmail
- LG never at PB house prior to charges in FL
- Why did she stay?
- JE was abusive but also charming and the work was v interesting
- intriguing people, constantly in contact
- denied his guilt, said he was [illegible] a therapist
- women didn’t talk about mistreatment
- JE threw wealth around, including to lots of young women
- prominent, well-respected people stuck w/ him - status quo
- his story that it was bullshit seemed to pan out
- LG started to look for other jobs but…seemed boring, even
though he was abusive
- not in the loop re: investigation
- doesn’t recall knowing in advance that she was in the NPA
- DRN being repre[illegible], herself, re: NPA
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- She kind of avoided the topic after he took the plea
- she was taken to visit him in “jail” - in an office (Goldberger)
- in FL, saw [REDACTED] + [REDACTED]
- GM possibly not supportive of JE while in jail
- JE wanted to ramp up science funding
- never been in any of his private jets
- visited PB but just briefly
- after plea, never another massage appt (arranged by her, at least)
- Team had additional follow-up questions
- All parties agree that not every possible subject was covered, Gov’t
had follow-up questions and this was a preliminary overview
https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/D ... 246203.pdf