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Lesley Groff told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein was a “monster” and a “master manipulator,” but insisted she did not know he was running a sex-trafficking operation while she worked as his longtime executive secretary. In her closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee, Groff said she believes Epstein's victims, but argued that Epstein hid his crimes from her because he had every reason to keep her in the dark and no leverage over her that would have made her stay silent. She maintained that if she had known girls and young women were being abused through the massage appointments and travel logistics she helped arrange, she would not have ignored it. Groff also said she has faced harassment and death threats since Epstein's 2019 arrest, presenting herself as someone who has been publicly blamed for crimes she claims she neither knew about nor participated in.The problem for Groff is that her denial sits against the scale of her role in Epstein's daily operation. She worked for him for more than 18 years, was described by Epstein as an “extension of my brain,” scheduled his meetings, booked his frequent massages, arranged travel for women connected to him, and was listed as a potential co-conspirator in the 2007 non-prosecution agreement. Federal prosecutors previously said numerous victims identified her as responsible for scheduling massages during which they were abused, and survivor Marina Lacerda has described Groff as a conduit to Epstein, saying anything involving Epstein had to go through her. Groff's testimony, then, amounted to a direct attempt to separate administrative involvement from criminal knowledge: she admitted she helped run the machinery around Epstein, but denied knowing what that machinery was being used for.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Longtime Epstein assistant paints late sex offender as master manipulator and denies knowing about his crimes | CNN Politics
Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with Lesley Groff was far deeper than the public first understood because she was not just a low-level secretary answering phones or handling routine paperwork. She worked for Epstein for roughly 18 years, managed his schedule, handled communications, arranged travel, coordinated meetings, and helped keep the daily machinery of his life moving. Epstein reportedly described her as an “extension of my brain,” which captures the level of trust and operational dependence involved. That kind of language matters because it shows Groff was not peripheral to Epstein's world; she was embedded in it. She was one of the people through whom access flowed, appointments were made, messages were routed, and logistics were handled. Recent congressional scrutiny has emphasized exactly that point: Groff's claim that she had a strictly professional relationship with Epstein sits against the reality that she was deeply integrated into the system that allowed his life, business, and private conduct to function.What makes the relationship more meaningful is the gap between Groff's current defense and the documented scale of her role. She has told Congress that Epstein was a master manipulator who kept her in the dark about his crimes, and she denied knowingly helping facilitate abuse. But lawmakers and survivors have focused on the fact that she scheduled frequent massages, handled travel and communications, and remained in Epstein's orbit for years, including after the Florida case made his criminal conduct public. Groff was also listed among the women covered by Epstein's controversial 2007 non-prosecution agreement, which underscores how investigators viewed her proximity at the time. So the deeper picture is not simply employer and assistant; it is Epstein relying on Groff as a trusted gatekeeper while Groff now argues that trust did not include criminal knowledge. That tension is why her role remains so important: she was close enough to help run the infrastructure, even if she continues to deny understanding what that infrastructure was being used for.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said the panel will seek testimony from Alan Dershowitz as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a move Comer tied directly to Lesley Groff's closed-door testimony and a subsequent meeting with Epstein survivors. Groff, Epstein's longtime assistant, reportedly named Dershowitz when asked who else the committee should interview, while survivors also urged lawmakers to bring him in. Her full transcript has not yet been released, but in her opening statement she denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes and described him as a manipulative deceiver.Dershowitz, who was part of Epstein's legal team during the negotiations that produced the controversial 2008 plea deal, said he had already volunteered to testify and welcomed the chance to speak to the committee. He again denied wrongdoing connected to Epstein, including Virginia Giuffre's past allegations against him, which he has long rejected and for which he was never criminally charged. Dershowitz said he wanted “the truth to come out,” defended his work in the Epstein matter, and downplayed any relationship with Groff, saying he barely knew her beyond seeing her at Epstein's office and possibly having travel arranged through her.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:House panel to seek testimony from Alan Dershowitz about Jeffrey Epstein | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Lesley Groff told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein was a “monster” and a “master manipulator,” but insisted she did not know he was running a sex-trafficking operation while she worked as his longtime executive secretary. In her closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee, Groff said she believes Epstein's victims, but argued that Epstein hid his crimes from her because he had every reason to keep her in the dark and no leverage over her that would have made her stay silent. She maintained that if she had known girls and young women were being abused through the massage appointments and travel logistics she helped arrange, she would not have ignored it. Groff also said she has faced harassment and death threats since Epstein's 2019 arrest, presenting herself as someone who has been publicly blamed for crimes she claims she neither knew about nor participated in.The problem for Groff is that her denial sits against the scale of her role in Epstein's daily operation. She worked for him for more than 18 years, was described by Epstein as an “extension of my brain,” scheduled his meetings, booked his frequent massages, arranged travel for women connected to him, and was listed as a potential co-conspirator in the 2007 non-prosecution agreement. Federal prosecutors previously said numerous victims identified her as responsible for scheduling massages during which they were abused, and survivor Marina Lacerda has described Groff as a conduit to Epstein, saying anything involving Epstein had to go through her. Groff's testimony, then, amounted to a direct attempt to separate administrative involvement from criminal knowledge: she admitted she helped run the machinery around Epstein, but denied knowing what that machinery was being used for.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Longtime Epstein assistant paints late sex offender as master manipulator and denies knowing about his crimes | CNN PoliticsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Lesley Groff told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein was a “monster” and a “master manipulator,” but insisted she did not know he was running a sex-trafficking operation while she worked as his longtime executive secretary. In her closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee, Groff said she believes Epstein's victims, but argued that Epstein hid his crimes from her because he had every reason to keep her in the dark and no leverage over her that would have made her stay silent. She maintained that if she had known girls and young women were being abused through the massage appointments and travel logistics she helped arrange, she would not have ignored it. Groff also said she has faced harassment and death threats since Epstein's 2019 arrest, presenting herself as someone who has been publicly blamed for crimes she claims she neither knew about nor participated in.The problem for Groff is that her denial sits against the scale of her role in Epstein's daily operation. She worked for him for more than 18 years, was described by Epstein as an “extension of my brain,” scheduled his meetings, booked his frequent massages, arranged travel for women connected to him, and was listed as a potential co-conspirator in the 2007 non-prosecution agreement. Federal prosecutors previously said numerous victims identified her as responsible for scheduling massages during which they were abused, and survivor Marina Lacerda has described Groff as a conduit to Epstein, saying anything involving Epstein had to go through her. Groff's testimony, then, amounted to a direct attempt to separate administrative involvement from criminal knowledge: she admitted she helped run the machinery around Epstein, but denied knowing what that machinery was being used for.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Longtime Epstein assistant paints late sex offender as master manipulator and denies knowing about his crimes | CNN PoliticsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime executive assistant, is set to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee as lawmakers continue digging through Epstein-related records and questioning people who worked inside his operation. Groff worked for Epstein for nearly 20 years, from 2001 until his July 2019 arrest, and told the FBI in 2021 that she was hired after a headhunter described the position as a job to “organize one man's life.” According to FBI notes cited in the report, her duties included scheduling meetings, making calls, coordinating with Epstein's driver, chef, and other staff, and managing much of his daily calendar. Those same notes say massage appointments were a routine part of Epstein's day, and Groff described booking them as just another scheduling task.Groff's testimony matters because her name has long sat in one of the most contested parts of the Epstein record: the category of employees and associates who may have had knowledge of how the abuse network functioned. She was among the women identified as possible co-conspirators and granted immunity under Epstein's controversial Florida non-prosecution agreement, though she has never been criminally charged and her lawyers have repeatedly denied that she knowingly participated in Epstein's crimes. The Guardian also notes that an FBI document from 2019 listed Groff among possible co-conspirators, while her lawyer said she was never told law enforcement considered her one and was informed after voluntarily answering prosecutors' questions that she would not be prosecuted. Survivors have accused her in civil litigation of helping facilitate abuse, but those claims against her were later dismissed, leaving her testimony as another key attempt by Congress to understand who inside Epstein's operation knew what, when they knew it, and how much they helped keep the machine running.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein assistant Lesley Groff set to testify before House panel | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian
Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime executive assistant, is set to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee as lawmakers continue digging through Epstein-related records and questioning people who worked inside his operation. Groff worked for Epstein for nearly 20 years, from 2001 until his July 2019 arrest, and told the FBI in 2021 that she was hired after a headhunter described the position as a job to “organize one man's life.” According to FBI notes cited in the report, her duties included scheduling meetings, making calls, coordinating with Epstein's driver, chef, and other staff, and managing much of his daily calendar. Those same notes say massage appointments were a routine part of Epstein's day, and Groff described booking them as just another scheduling task.Groff's testimony matters because her name has long sat in one of the most contested parts of the Epstein record: the category of employees and associates who may have had knowledge of how the abuse network functioned. She was among the women identified as possible co-conspirators and granted immunity under Epstein's controversial Florida non-prosecution agreement, though she has never been criminally charged and her lawyers have repeatedly denied that she knowingly participated in Epstein's crimes. The Guardian also notes that an FBI document from 2019 listed Groff among possible co-conspirators, while her lawyer said she was never told law enforcement considered her one and was informed after voluntarily answering prosecutors' questions that she would not be prosecuted. Survivors have accused her in civil litigation of helping facilitate abuse, but those claims against her were later dismissed, leaving her testimony as another key attempt by Congress to understand who inside Epstein's operation knew what, when they knew it, and how much they helped keep the machine running.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein assistant Lesley Groff set to testify before House panel | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime executive assistant, is set to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee as lawmakers continue digging through Epstein-related records and questioning people who worked inside his operation. Groff worked for Epstein for nearly 20 years, from 2001 until his July 2019 arrest, and told the FBI in 2021 that she was hired after a headhunter described the position as a job to “organize one man's life.” According to FBI notes cited in the report, her duties included scheduling meetings, making calls, coordinating with Epstein's driver, chef, and other staff, and managing much of his daily calendar. Those same notes say massage appointments were a routine part of Epstein's day, and Groff described booking them as just another scheduling task.Groff's testimony matters because her name has long sat in one of the most contested parts of the Epstein record: the category of employees and associates who may have had knowledge of how the abuse network functioned. She was among the women identified as possible co-conspirators and granted immunity under Epstein's controversial Florida non-prosecution agreement, though she has never been criminally charged and her lawyers have repeatedly denied that she knowingly participated in Epstein's crimes. The Guardian also notes that an FBI document from 2019 listed Groff among possible co-conspirators, while her lawyer said she was never told law enforcement considered her one and was informed after voluntarily answering prosecutors' questions that she would not be prosecuted. Survivors have accused her in civil litigation of helping facilitate abuse, but those claims against her were later dismissed, leaving her testimony as another key attempt by Congress to understand who inside Epstein's operation knew what, when they knew it, and how much they helped keep the machine running.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein assistant Lesley Groff set to testify before House panel | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Lesley Groff was Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving and most senior assistant, working for him from 2001 until his 2019 arrest, and the newly examined records place her closer to his daily life than almost anyone else in the Epstein files. Her name reportedly appears more than any other name in the released material, because she handled the machinery of Epstein's world: calendars, travel, calls, appointments, visitors, gifts, household details, meals, flights, logistics, and the constant scheduling of massages. Groff has always maintained through her lawyers that she did not know Epstein was committing crimes, and she has never been criminally charged. But the record creates the obvious and uncomfortable question: how could someone so embedded in Epstein's routines, movements, communications, and appointments remain unaware of what was happening around him for nearly two decades? The documents show her as an intensely loyal functionary inside Epstein's operation, someone who could move from arranging absurd household preferences to coordinating meetings with powerful men, while also helping facilitate the flow of young women, guests, and associates through his homes and social orbit.The larger significance is that Groff's role sits in the gray zone between legal culpability, claimed ignorance, and moral responsibility. She was not Ghislaine Maxwell, and the public record does not show that prosecutors ever charged her as an accomplice, but she was also not a distant employee who occasionally answered a phone. She was the person Epstein relied on to make the system work, and that system included the very rhythms that survivors later described as central to his abuse: massages, travel, private meetings, assistants, young women, and a network of people whose access had to be managed. Congressional investigators have since sought to interview her because they believe she may have information that could help explain what the government missed or failed to act on. Groff's defense is that she did not know; the enduring problem is that the Epstein files make clear she was close enough to the center of the operation that the question of what she saw, what she understood, and what she chose not to ask remains impossible to avoid.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:‘Seriously the best boss ever': inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein's assistant | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
We speak with attorney Meg Groff, whose memoir "Not if I Can Help It" recounts her experiences in the first years of her career (in the mid-1980s) when she was a Legal Aid attorney in rural Pennsylvania, working with mostly poor women who had been the target of domestic violence or abuse.
This FBI FD-302 memorializes a December 4, 2019 proffer interview with a heavily redacted woman who described both financial and sexual dimensions of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She told investigators that in late 2018, after financial stress connected to apartment renovations and after public reporting on Epstein had already intensified, she met Epstein at his New York residence and explained her financial situation. Epstein allegedly called his accountant Richard Kahn during the meeting and arranged for $250,000 to be wired to her, telling her not to tell anyone about the money. She also described receiving another large payment from Epstein, bringing the total to $350,000 between 2013 and 2018. The document also places Lesley Groff in the chain of contact, with the woman saying Groff told her to come meet Epstein if she was in New York. The woman said she did not initially connect the money to press scrutiny or the Miami Herald reporting, portraying Epstein's payment as part of his broader pattern of financial control and “generosity,” though the timing is obviously significant.The most disturbing portion of the interview centers on the woman's description of Epstein's sexual control, coercion, and abuse across multiple locations, including Palm Beach, New York, Paris, New Mexico, and his island. She said Epstein directed her sexually, woke her by touching her, summoned her to sleep in his bed, dictated how she should touch him, controlled aspects of her appearance, and made her feel she had no meaningful choice. She described one Palm Beach gym encounter as an aggressive rape, saying Epstein turned the music up, closed the hurricane shutters, pulled down her pants, and had intercourse with her. She also placed Ghislaine Maxwell directly inside the sexual machinery, saying Maxwell was present during an early encounter, touched her, instructed her where and how to touch Epstein, made sexually explicit comments, and helped normalize Epstein's demands. The interview also describes Maxwell's broader household authority: approving bills, running Epstein's homes, overseeing staff and logistics, and creating an environment where the woman felt isolated, ashamed, dependent, and unable to tell anyone because her friends, work, lawyers, housing, and relationships were all tied back to Epstein's world.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:EFTA01246595.pdf
This FBI FD-302 memorializes a December 4, 2019 proffer interview with a heavily redacted woman who described both financial and sexual dimensions of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She told investigators that in late 2018, after financial stress connected to apartment renovations and after public reporting on Epstein had already intensified, she met Epstein at his New York residence and explained her financial situation. Epstein allegedly called his accountant Richard Kahn during the meeting and arranged for $250,000 to be wired to her, telling her not to tell anyone about the money. She also described receiving another large payment from Epstein, bringing the total to $350,000 between 2013 and 2018. The document also places Lesley Groff in the chain of contact, with the woman saying Groff told her to come meet Epstein if she was in New York. The woman said she did not initially connect the money to press scrutiny or the Miami Herald reporting, portraying Epstein's payment as part of his broader pattern of financial control and “generosity,” though the timing is obviously significant.The most disturbing portion of the interview centers on the woman's description of Epstein's sexual control, coercion, and abuse across multiple locations, including Palm Beach, New York, Paris, New Mexico, and his island. She said Epstein directed her sexually, woke her by touching her, summoned her to sleep in his bed, dictated how she should touch him, controlled aspects of her appearance, and made her feel she had no meaningful choice. She described one Palm Beach gym encounter as an aggressive rape, saying Epstein turned the music up, closed the hurricane shutters, pulled down her pants, and had intercourse with her. She also placed Ghislaine Maxwell directly inside the sexual machinery, saying Maxwell was present during an early encounter, touched her, instructed her where and how to touch Epstein, made sexually explicit comments, and helped normalize Epstein's demands. The interview also describes Maxwell's broader household authority: approving bills, running Epstein's homes, overseeing staff and logistics, and creating an environment where the woman felt isolated, ashamed, dependent, and unable to tell anyone because her friends, work, lawyers, housing, and relationships were all tied back to Epstein's world.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:EFTA01246595.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
This FBI FD-302 memorializes a December 4, 2019 proffer interview with a heavily redacted woman who described both financial and sexual dimensions of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She told investigators that in late 2018, after financial stress connected to apartment renovations and after public reporting on Epstein had already intensified, she met Epstein at his New York residence and explained her financial situation. Epstein allegedly called his accountant Richard Kahn during the meeting and arranged for $250,000 to be wired to her, telling her not to tell anyone about the money. She also described receiving another large payment from Epstein, bringing the total to $350,000 between 2013 and 2018. The document also places Lesley Groff in the chain of contact, with the woman saying Groff told her to come meet Epstein if she was in New York. The woman said she did not initially connect the money to press scrutiny or the Miami Herald reporting, portraying Epstein's payment as part of his broader pattern of financial control and “generosity,” though the timing is obviously significant.The most disturbing portion of the interview centers on the woman's description of Epstein's sexual control, coercion, and abuse across multiple locations, including Palm Beach, New York, Paris, New Mexico, and his island. She said Epstein directed her sexually, woke her by touching her, summoned her to sleep in his bed, dictated how she should touch him, controlled aspects of her appearance, and made her feel she had no meaningful choice. She described one Palm Beach gym encounter as an aggressive rape, saying Epstein turned the music up, closed the hurricane shutters, pulled down her pants, and had intercourse with her. She also placed Ghislaine Maxwell directly inside the sexual machinery, saying Maxwell was present during an early encounter, touched her, instructed her where and how to touch Epstein, made sexually explicit comments, and helped normalize Epstein's demands. The interview also describes Maxwell's broader household authority: approving bills, running Epstein's homes, overseeing staff and logistics, and creating an environment where the woman felt isolated, ashamed, dependent, and unable to tell anyone because her friends, work, lawyers, housing, and relationships were all tied back to Epstein's world.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:EFTA01246595.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Newly released emails and financial records show that Jeffrey Epstein's office relied heavily on the ultra-exclusive American Express Centurion “Black Card” program to quietly arrange travel for dozens of women, many of them from Eastern Europe, while maintaining extreme secrecy around the bookings. The records reveal that Epstein's longtime assistant, Lesley Groff, repeatedly instructed American Express staff to keep flight information hidden, remove email addresses from confirmations, and ensure that travel details were tightly controlled. The documents also describe how fake or temporary itineraries were allegedly arranged for visa purposes, allowing women to secure travel documents using reservations that were later canceled. Internal communications show at least one Amex representative acknowledging that some of the requests were “against Amex policy,” while still offering ways to accommodate them.The records provide a rare inside look at how Epstein allegedly used elite financial services and concierge-style corporate relationships to facilitate the movement of women across borders for years after his 2008 Florida conviction. Emails describe flights being coordinated between cities such as Moscow, Minsk, Miami, Palm Beach, Paris, and New York, with Groff at times referring to groups simply as “the girls.” The documents also show how obsessed Epstein's office was with secrecy, with repeated panic over flight confirmations accidentally being sent to the wrong people. The reporting further highlights how Epstein remained an enormously valuable client for American Express despite being a convicted sex offender, generating massive spending volumes and holding multiple Centurion cards tied to associates and entities connected to his operation. Critics quoted in the coverage argued that the travel patterns, fake itineraries, and visa-related booking requests should have raised obvious red flags about possible trafficking activity long before Epstein's 2019 arrest.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein America Express: How he moved women around the world with his credit card
Newly released emails and financial records show that Jeffrey Epstein's office relied heavily on the ultra-exclusive American Express Centurion “Black Card” program to quietly arrange travel for dozens of women, many of them from Eastern Europe, while maintaining extreme secrecy around the bookings. The records reveal that Epstein's longtime assistant, Lesley Groff, repeatedly instructed American Express staff to keep flight information hidden, remove email addresses from confirmations, and ensure that travel details were tightly controlled. The documents also describe how fake or temporary itineraries were allegedly arranged for visa purposes, allowing women to secure travel documents using reservations that were later canceled. Internal communications show at least one Amex representative acknowledging that some of the requests were “against Amex policy,” while still offering ways to accommodate them.The records provide a rare inside look at how Epstein allegedly used elite financial services and concierge-style corporate relationships to facilitate the movement of women across borders for years after his 2008 Florida conviction. Emails describe flights being coordinated between cities such as Moscow, Minsk, Miami, Palm Beach, Paris, and New York, with Groff at times referring to groups simply as “the girls.” The documents also show how obsessed Epstein's office was with secrecy, with repeated panic over flight confirmations accidentally being sent to the wrong people. The reporting further highlights how Epstein remained an enormously valuable client for American Express despite being a convicted sex offender, generating massive spending volumes and holding multiple Centurion cards tied to associates and entities connected to his operation. Critics quoted in the coverage argued that the travel patterns, fake itineraries, and visa-related booking requests should have raised obvious red flags about possible trafficking activity long before Epstein's 2019 arrest.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein America Express: How he moved women around the world with his credit cardBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Newly released emails and financial records show that Jeffrey Epstein's office relied heavily on the ultra-exclusive American Express Centurion “Black Card” program to quietly arrange travel for dozens of women, many of them from Eastern Europe, while maintaining extreme secrecy around the bookings. The records reveal that Epstein's longtime assistant, Lesley Groff, repeatedly instructed American Express staff to keep flight information hidden, remove email addresses from confirmations, and ensure that travel details were tightly controlled. The documents also describe how fake or temporary itineraries were allegedly arranged for visa purposes, allowing women to secure travel documents using reservations that were later canceled. Internal communications show at least one Amex representative acknowledging that some of the requests were “against Amex policy,” while still offering ways to accommodate them.The records provide a rare inside look at how Epstein allegedly used elite financial services and concierge-style corporate relationships to facilitate the movement of women across borders for years after his 2008 Florida conviction. Emails describe flights being coordinated between cities such as Moscow, Minsk, Miami, Palm Beach, Paris, and New York, with Groff at times referring to groups simply as “the girls.” The documents also show how obsessed Epstein's office was with secrecy, with repeated panic over flight confirmations accidentally being sent to the wrong people. The reporting further highlights how Epstein remained an enormously valuable client for American Express despite being a convicted sex offender, generating massive spending volumes and holding multiple Centurion cards tied to associates and entities connected to his operation. Critics quoted in the coverage argued that the travel patterns, fake itineraries, and visa-related booking requests should have raised obvious red flags about possible trafficking activity long before Epstein's 2019 arrest.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein America Express: How he moved women around the world with his credit cardBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Whether you know her from her short stories in The New Yorker or The Atlantic or from one of her bestselling novels, Lauren Groff is arguably one of the leading literary voices in the U.S. Groff will share from her new collection of short stories, Brawler, which reflects upon humanity's ceaseless battle between our dark and light angels. Ranging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region––from New England to Florida to California––the nine stories in Groff's newest collection dive into the animal and the divine within us all. The characters paint a different picture of the same theme: a young woman suddenly responsible for her disabled sibling; a hot-tempered high school swimmer in need of an adult; a mother blinded by the loss of her family; and a banking successor with a different kind of inheritance. Motivated by love, challenged by the double edges of other people's good intentions, they all try to do the right thing for as long as they can. It's through these stories that Groff illuminates what it means to be human. Groff's popularity comes from her insight into human nature. Through her various stories, Brawler offers specific turning points in people's lives, highlighting all of our thin boundaries between love and fear, compassion and violence, reason and instinct, altruism and what it takes to survive. Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Monsters of Templeton, Arcadia, Fates and Furies, Matrix, and The Vaster Wilds, and the celebrated short story collections Delicate Edible Birds and Florida. She has won the Story Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2024, she was named one of the "TIME 100 most influential people." Groff's work regularly appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and elsewhere. Her work has been translated into thirty-six languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, where she and her husband run an independent bookstore, The Lynx. Amber Flame is an interdisciplinary artist garnering residencies with Hedgebrook, Baldwin for the Arts, Millay Arts, and more. A former church kid from the Southwest, Flame's first collection of poetry, Ordinary Cruelty, published in 2017 through Write Bloody Press. Flame's second book, apocrifa, a love story told in verse, launched May 2023 from Red Hen Press. Flame is Deputy Publisher at Generous Press, a new romance venture publishing inclusive love stories, and Program Director for Hedgebrook, a literary organization serving women. Amber Flame is a queer Black dandy mama who falls hard for a jumpsuit and some fresh kicks. Buy the Book Brawler: Stories Elliott Bay Book Company
durée : 00:03:14 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - L'écrivaine américaine Lauren Groff, désormais très populaire après la publication de plusieurs romans à succès, publie un recueil de nouvelles dans sa veine toujours féministe qui met en scène une galerie de femmes américaines fêlées mais en lutte.
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Newly released DOJ files portray longtime Jeffrey Epstein aide Lesley Groff as a central figure in the logistics surrounding Epstein's operation rather than merely a passive assistant handling calendars and travel. According to investigative summaries, Groff allegedly coordinated flights, arranged “massages,” managed appointments, and facilitated travel for girls and young women brought into Epstein's orbit across properties in New York, Palm Beach, Paris, and the Virgin Islands. Victims repeatedly identified Groff as a gatekeeper inside Epstein's inner circle, describing her as someone who helped keep the operation functioning behind the scenes. The records reportedly include emails, travel itineraries, and booking confirmations tied to these arrangements, while one victim told investigators that Groff was sitting just outside Epstein's office during an alleged assault. Taken together, the files raise serious questions about how someone working so closely alongside Epstein for nearly two decades could plausibly claim ignorance about what was occurring around her.The documents also reveal that federal prosecutors examined Groff as a potential co-conspirator following Epstein's 2019 arrest, including allegations that she helped schedule massages involving underage girls. Groff was subpoenaed before a federal grand jury as investigators scrutinized how much Epstein's inner circle knew about the trafficking operation. Her defense has been that she believed the massages were legitimate and was unaware of any criminal conduct, but critics argue that explanation strains credibility given the scale and consistency of the allegations surrounding Epstein's organization. Epstein's operation allegedly functioned openly for years across multiple properties, with Groff deeply involved in scheduling, travel coordination, and daily operations. Groff, through her attorneys, has denied knowingly participating in or facilitating any criminal activity connected to Epstein.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Lesley Groff arranged 'massages' for Jeffrey Epstein: DOJ files
HOLTWOOD, Pa. — This week on the Hemp Podcast we take a short road trip to southern Lancaster County to catch up with farmer Steve Groff. "What we're looking at here, Eric, is a metaphor for the hemp industry. We're looking broken promises and contracts that didn't come to be," Groff said, leaning against a stack of round bales of hemp at his farm in Holtwood. Twelve hundred round bales. Four bales wide. Three bales high. It extends into the field for about two tenths of a mile. It's covered in black tarps and you can see it from the road. You can probably see it from space too. Steve Groff's Great Wall of Hemp. This is his 2025 hemp crop, roughly 80 acres of fiber hemp, cut and baled last fall. His 2024 crop of 60 acres sits in silage bags, on the north side of the Great Wall like sleeping giants. "You know, you add it all up, it's a million, little over a million pounds," Groff said. And so the hemp sits. Waiting for the processing infrastructure to be built in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, one of the silage bags was torn open by some birds, so Groff is using the hemp from that bag as mulch for his tomato operation. "I grow heirloom tomatoes in high tunnels, I have over 12,000 tomato plants, it's like, well, let's use up some of this hemp mulch here." Hemp makes a great mulch, but certainly there are better uses for a million pounds of Pennsylvania-grown fiber hemp than mulch. Denim. Houses. Paper. 8 years after the 2018 Farm Bill and we're still talking about building processing infrastructure, instead of manufacturing products. But Groff is an optimist with an eye on the future. "I still believe in the plant and hemp and what it can do. And it looks like for the fiber and grain guys, it looks we might have a decent Farm Bill coming along here." Learn More Steve Groff Pennsylvania Flax Project PA Department of Agriculture Agricultural Innovation Grant Rodale Institute — Mulching Guide News Nuggets Farm bill draft eases some rules, imposes others on hemp fiber and grain, squeezes CBD House Approves Farm Bill Without Controversial Pesticide Rules Republicans Raise Objections to Pennsylvania's Ag Innovation Fund Sponsors IND Hemp Americhanvre Forever Green A field visit with Lancaster County hemp farmer Steve Groff at Cedar Meadow Farm, where more than a million pounds of unsold hemp fiber, a four-acre seed treatment trial, and a four-inch precision planter under construction tell the story of an industry waiting on infrastructure that hasn't arrived. This episode of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast features a field visit with Lancaster County hemp farmer and innovator Steve Groff at Cedar Meadow Farm in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. The conversation centers on more than a million pounds of unsold hemp fiber stacked along the farm lane — what Groff calls a metaphor for the broken promises and stalled contracts that have defined the U.S. industrial hemp industry in recent years. Across the road, blueprints for a 16,000-square-foot processing facility sit fully permitted, awaiting funding that hasn't materialized. The visit walks through a four-acre research plot where Groff is testing five biological seed treatments against a control, replicated four times, with 2,000 colored flags tracking individual hemp seedlings from emergence to harvest. The experiment targets a long-standing mystery in industrial hemp agronomy: the gap between expected and harvested plant populations, sometimes called phantom yield loss. The episode also covers Groff's heirloom tomato operation, where unsold hemp from the 2024 crop is being used as mulch on more than 12,000 plants under high tunnels. Additional topics include a four-inch precision hemp planter under construction with farmer-inventor Charlie Martin, designed to singulate seeds and produce uniform stands at a row spacing already standard in China and Europe but rare in the United States. The project came out of a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture innovation grant. The episode also visits 30 acres of flax — Groff's first cash crop foray as part of the Pennsylvania Flax Project — and provides an update on the Green Decorticator, which has reached the CAD-drawing stage and is headed for commercial testing this summer, targeting plant-length long fiber for high-end textile markets. The episode opens with a cold open from the host's backyard garden in southeastern Pennsylvania, where a truckload of hemp mulch from Groff's farm sets up the show's central question: why is a million pounds of hemp fiber being spread on tomato beds instead of woven into denim, processed into cardboard, or manufactured into bioplastics? A news segment covers the U.S. House passage of the 2026 Farm Bill, which formally separates industrial hemp from cannabinoid hemp and tightens regulation on intoxicating products, with the Senate version still pending.
Newly released DOJ files portray longtime Jeffrey Epstein aide Lesley Groff as a central figure in the logistics surrounding Epstein's operation rather than merely a passive assistant handling calendars and travel. According to investigative summaries, Groff allegedly coordinated flights, arranged “massages,” managed appointments, and facilitated travel for girls and young women brought into Epstein's orbit across properties in New York, Palm Beach, Paris, and the Virgin Islands. Victims repeatedly identified Groff as a gatekeeper inside Epstein's inner circle, describing her as someone who helped keep the operation functioning behind the scenes. The records reportedly include emails, travel itineraries, and booking confirmations tied to these arrangements, while one victim told investigators that Groff was sitting just outside Epstein's office during an alleged assault. Taken together, the files raise serious questions about how someone working so closely alongside Epstein for nearly two decades could plausibly claim ignorance about what was occurring around her.The documents also reveal that federal prosecutors examined Groff as a potential co-conspirator following Epstein's 2019 arrest, including allegations that she helped schedule massages involving underage girls. Groff was subpoenaed before a federal grand jury as investigators scrutinized how much Epstein's inner circle knew about the trafficking operation. Her defense has been that she believed the massages were legitimate and was unaware of any criminal conduct, but critics argue that explanation strains credibility given the scale and consistency of the allegations surrounding Epstein's organization. Epstein's operation allegedly functioned openly for years across multiple properties, with Groff deeply involved in scheduling, travel coordination, and daily operations. Groff, through her attorneys, has denied knowingly participating in or facilitating any criminal activity connected to Epstein.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Lesley Groff arranged 'massages' for Jeffrey Epstein: DOJ filesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
Newly released DOJ files portray longtime Jeffrey Epstein aide Lesley Groff as a central figure in the logistics surrounding Epstein's operation rather than merely a passive assistant handling calendars and travel. According to investigative summaries, Groff allegedly coordinated flights, arranged “massages,” managed appointments, and facilitated travel for girls and young women brought into Epstein's orbit across properties in New York, Palm Beach, Paris, and the Virgin Islands. Victims repeatedly identified Groff as a gatekeeper inside Epstein's inner circle, describing her as someone who helped keep the operation functioning behind the scenes. The records reportedly include emails, travel itineraries, and booking confirmations tied to these arrangements, while one victim told investigators that Groff was sitting just outside Epstein's office during an alleged assault. Taken together, the files raise serious questions about how someone working so closely alongside Epstein for nearly two decades could plausibly claim ignorance about what was occurring around her.The documents also reveal that federal prosecutors examined Groff as a potential co-conspirator following Epstein's 2019 arrest, including allegations that she helped schedule massages involving underage girls. Groff was subpoenaed before a federal grand jury as investigators scrutinized how much Epstein's inner circle knew about the trafficking operation. Her defense has been that she believed the massages were legitimate and was unaware of any criminal conduct, but critics argue that explanation strains credibility given the scale and consistency of the allegations surrounding Epstein's organization. Epstein's operation allegedly functioned openly for years across multiple properties, with Groff deeply involved in scheduling, travel coordination, and daily operations. Groff, through her attorneys, has denied knowingly participating in or facilitating any criminal activity connected to Epstein.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Lesley Groff arranged 'massages' for Jeffrey Epstein: DOJ filesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
Jennie Groff is a co-founder and leader behind Stroopies, a purpose-driven business rooted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that creates handcrafted stroopwafels while providing meaningful employment opportunities for resettled refugee women. Raised on a dairy farm, Jennie's journey into entrepreneurship wasn't traditional, but through faith, persistence, and a deep commitment to community, she and her husband transformed a simple idea into a growing business that blends quality products with real human impact. In this episode, Brad and Jennie Groff explore the story behind Stroopies beginnings, from humble roots and early uncertainty to building a thriving operation that now produces tens of thousands of stroopwafels each month. Jennie shares how the business evolved from a small, faith-led idea into a scalable model that supports women from around the world. The conversation dives into entrepreneurship, leadership, cultural diversity in the workplace, and the lessons learned through trial, faith, and steady progress. Jennie also reflects on gratitude, community, and the deeper purpose behind building something that serves others. "Life is better if we share what we have." – Jennie Groff "Sometimes you just don't know. You try things, some work, some don't." – Jennie Groff "Just don't bury the seed, keep going, even if it's not perfect." – Jennie Groff This Week on The Wow Factor: Jennie's upbringing on a dairy farm and early entrepreneurial instincts The origin story of Stroopies and its mission to support refugee communities Turning a European treat into a scalable, purpose-driven business The challenges and uncertainty of building a business from the ground up Creating a workplace that bridges cultures, languages, and backgrounds The role of faith, prayer, and persistence in decision-making and growth How small moments and "sign markers" helped guide the business forward Jennie Groff's Word of Wisdom: Don't bury the gifts you've been given. You don't have to do things perfectly to move forward, what matters is that you keep going. Growth comes through trying, learning, and staying committed, even when the path isn't clear. Keep planting, keep working, and trust that progress happens over time. Connect with Stroopies: Stroopies Website Stroopies Instagram Stroopies Facebook Place a Stroopies Order Connect With Brad Formsma: WOW Factor Website Brad Formsma on LinkedIn Brad Formsma on Instagram Brad Formsma on Facebook Brad Formsma on X
How can leaders make work both fun and drive high-performance?Why do the high performers find joy in intense work?My guests on this episode are Bree Groff, workplace expert and author of “Today was Fun,” and Mary Kate Stimmler, Practitioner Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences at StanfordDuring our conversation, Bree, Mary Kate, and I discuss the following: Why the belief that high performance requires pressure and sacrifice is flawedHow leaders can design work that creates energy, not burnoutWhy “fun” at work is about experience, not perksWhy stress undermines creativity and long-term performanceHow small, everyday moments shape culture more than large-scale initiativesConnecting with Bree and Mary Kate presenters: Connect with Bree Groff on LinkedIn Learn more about Bree's book, “Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)Connect with Mary Kate Stimmler on LinkedInEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader's Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.
This program originally aired in 2022. Lauren Groff is a two-time National Book Award finalist and the author of four novels and two collections of short stories. Her 2022 novel, Matrix, imagines the life of Marie du France, a medieval writer who became France's first woman poet. On April 12, 2022, Lauren Groff came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk about Matrix with Isabel Duffy. The two also discussed the utterly unique way in which Groff writes her novels. After copious research, she writes a complete first draft, tosses that away without reviewing it, writes a new draft, and repeats the process again.
Meg Groff dedicated forty years of her life to fighting for justice for victims of domestic violence in rural and suburban Pennsylvania. Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer's Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor (Rivertowns Books, 2025)recounts some of the most harrowing, infuriating, yet inspiring stories from Groff's work as a Legal Aid attorney representing women and children whose only resource is the sheer courage they exhibit every day. Among others, you'll meet: Lacey, a penniless single mom whose multimillionaire in-laws sued for custody of her two young sons, only to find their high-priced attorneys outmaneuvered by the blue-jean-wearing Groff; Annette, who won two hard-fought family court cases with Groff's help before being savagely murdered by her husband-who then tried to legally force their four children to visit him weekly in prison; and Muriel, whose estranged husband stalked and threatened her with impunity, until Groff-with the connivance of an understanding judge-devised an imaginative plan for his comeuppance. Groff took an unconventional path to her legal career. After years as a hippie, subsisting on odd jobs with her carpenter husband, she finished college at age 37 and entered law school driven by a passion for justice. She became an activist attorney, applying innovative tactics no law school can teach to tackle the crises that poor moms and families constantly face, victimized by callous bureaucrats, indifferent police, bigoted judges, and unjust laws. Groff quickly came to admire the tenacity and bravery of the women who dared to stand up to their abusers-and often shared the same risks at the hands of the violent, angry men who held her responsible for their loss of familiar power. Against the odds, Groff won hundreds of exhilarating courtroom victories-and also suffered some heartbreaking defeats. In Not If I Can Help It, she brings these stories to life with vivid detail, deep empathy, surprising humor, and the boundless passion for justice that has driven her life and work. Readers who care about law, human rights, and the struggles of ordinary people will be captivated and inspired by this powerful book and the sobering insights it offers about the American way of justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography
Host Jason Blitman talks to Lauren Groff about her new story collection, Brawler. This conversation was recorded live at Warwick's in San Diego. Conversation highlights include:
As part of our ongoing series of joint programs with our friends at First Liberty's Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, we're delighted to bring you a provocative lecture from Hiram Sasser on “The Religious Liberty Solution to Big Tech Censorship: How The Religious Freedom Restoration ActLimits Section 230”. Sasser is the Executive General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, a leading nonprofit defending religious liberty, where he directs litigation and media strategies focused on First Amendment and constitutional rights. A powerhouse in the courtroom, Hiram has served as co-counsel in eightmajor victories before the U.S. Supreme Court, including landmark cases like Groff v. DeJoy (overturning nearly 50 years of employment discrimination standards), Kennedy v. Bremerton (reversing decades of Establishment Clauseprecedent), Carson v. Makin, American Legion v. American Humanist Association, and others protecting faith in public life. Beyond the law, he's a seasoned media voice, appearing on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, BBC, and radio stationsworldwide. In 2016, he served as Chief of Staff to the Texas Attorney General. Hiram also shares his expertise as an Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching Religious Liberty at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and Civil Rights Procedure at Oklahoma City University School of Law. Learn more about First Liberty InstituteLearn more about the CRCD
When the Supreme Court sets a precedent, it doesn't just change one life – it opens the door for the lives of countless others to change. That's exactly what happened after the landmark Groff v. DeJoy decision. The Court made it clear that employers can't brush aside religious accommodations simply because they're inconvenient. Listen to First Liberty's Cliff Martin explain further how the Groff decision is protecting millions of employees nationwide.
Eric Newman speaks with Lauren Groff about her latest story collection, "Brawler," an intimate and tender exploration of the all-too-human struggle to balance a life between compassion and hatred, love and vengeance. Groff shares her approach to writing stories, from the inception of a gossamer idea or mood through to the editorial grunt work of arranging and sharpening characters and sentences, all while trying to let the work emerge organically. Groff also discusses Flannery O'Connor, the possibility of redemption, the importance of avoiding a moral judgment on your characters, and how she tries to balance the lightness and darkness of life on the page.
Acclaimed TC contributor Lauren Groff speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her new story collection, Brawler, out this month from Riverhead, and her origins as a writer at Amherst College, where The Common is based. She also discusses how a story collection comes together over many years, how working with her longtime agent Bill Clegg has shaped her work, and what she's working on now and next. Groff's work appears most often in The New Yorker these days, but The Common published a story of hers in Issue 01, more than 15 years ago. Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Monsters of Templeton, Arcadia, Fates and Furies, Matrix, and The Vaster Wilds, and the celebrated short story collections Delicate Edible Birds and Florida. She has won the Story Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2024 she was named one of the “TIME 100 most influential people.” Groff's work regularly appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and elsewhere. Her work has been translated into thirty-six languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, where she and her husband run an independent bookstore, The Lynx. Read Lauren Groff's story “Exquisite Corpse” in The Common here. Learn more about Brawler and order it here. Find out more here. The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine here, and follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her 2025 debut novel All That Life Can Afford was a Reese's Book Club pick, and her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, and Mississippi Review. She was a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Jeffrey Epstein's “Core 4” consists of Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Nadia Marcinkova, and Lesley Groff. These four women were described in numerous civil complaints and victim accounts as the closest female aides embedded in Epstein's day-to-day operations. Kellen and Groff handled scheduling, travel coordination, and communication across Epstein's properties, while Marcinkova and Ross were frequently identified by accusers as recruiters or intermediaries who introduced younger girls into Epstein's orbit. Their names appear repeatedly in lawsuits filed in Florida and New York, where survivors alleged they were instrumental in maintaining the structure that allowed Epstein's abuse to continue.All four were reported to have received immunity under the controversial 2008 federal non-prosecution agreement brokered in Florida, a deal that later drew intense national criticism. After Epstein's 2019 arrest and death, scrutiny returned to this inner circle, particularly regarding what they knew and how involved they were in recruitment, scheduling, and financial transactions tied to the operation. None of the four have been criminally convicted in connection to Epstein's trafficking case, and they have denied wrongdoing through legal filings or public statements. Still, in the broader narrative of Epstein's network, this “Core 4” designation reflects how survivors and litigators consistently identified them as central figures in the machinery that surrounded and sustained Epstein for years.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
Jeffrey Epstein's “Core 4” consists of Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Nadia Marcinkova, and Lesley Groff. These four women were described in numerous civil complaints and victim accounts as the closest female aides embedded in Epstein's day-to-day operations. Kellen and Groff handled scheduling, travel coordination, and communication across Epstein's properties, while Marcinkova and Ross were frequently identified by accusers as recruiters or intermediaries who introduced younger girls into Epstein's orbit. Their names appear repeatedly in lawsuits filed in Florida and New York, where survivors alleged they were instrumental in maintaining the structure that allowed Epstein's abuse to continue.All four were reported to have received immunity under the controversial 2008 federal non-prosecution agreement brokered in Florida, a deal that later drew intense national criticism. After Epstein's 2019 arrest and death, scrutiny returned to this inner circle, particularly regarding what they knew and how involved they were in recruitment, scheduling, and financial transactions tied to the operation. None of the four have been criminally convicted in connection to Epstein's trafficking case, and they have denied wrongdoing through legal filings or public statements. Still, in the broader narrative of Epstein's network, this “Core 4” designation reflects how survivors and litigators consistently identified them as central figures in the machinery that surrounded and sustained Epstein for years.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
Jeffrey Epstein's “Core Four” referred to the group of women who played key roles in recruiting and managing his trafficking operation. These four women—Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, and Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova—allegedly helped Epstein lure underage girls into his network, scheduling massages that often turned into abuse. **Ghislaine Maxwell**, the most infamous of the group, acted as Epstein's chief recruiter and was convicted in 2021 for sex trafficking. **Sarah Kellen**, Epstein's personal assistant, was accused of booking and managing the young girls' schedules, sometimes coercing them into compliance. **Lesley Groff**, another longtime assistant, was described as Epstein's "executive secretary," allegedly facilitating travel and communication for the victims. **Adriana Ross**, a former model, reportedly helped remove evidence from Epstein's properties to avoid law enforcement detection.While Maxwell was convicted, Kellen, Groff, and Ross have denied wrongdoing and have not faced criminal charges. Kellen, who changed her name to Sarah Kensington after Epstein's arrest, claimed she was also a victim, groomed into her role from a young age. Groff's legal team has insisted she was unaware of any abuse, despite being named in multiple lawsuits. Ross, who worked as an Epstein housekeeper and was seen in photographs with Maxwell, has remained largely out of the public eye. Prosecutors described these women as essential to Epstein's operations, ensuring a steady supply of victims while maintaining his elaborate trafficking network. However, legal scrutiny has largely focused on Maxwell, leaving questions about whether the other three will ever face consequences.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
Jeffrey Epstein's “Core Four” referred to the group of women who played key roles in recruiting and managing his trafficking operation. These four women—Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, and Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova—allegedly helped Epstein lure underage girls into his network, scheduling massages that often turned into abuse. **Ghislaine Maxwell**, the most infamous of the group, acted as Epstein's chief recruiter and was convicted in 2021 for sex trafficking. **Sarah Kellen**, Epstein's personal assistant, was accused of booking and managing the young girls' schedules, sometimes coercing them into compliance. **Lesley Groff**, another longtime assistant, was described as Epstein's "executive secretary," allegedly facilitating travel and communication for the victims. **Adriana Ross**, a former model, reportedly helped remove evidence from Epstein's properties to avoid law enforcement detection.While Maxwell was convicted, Kellen, Groff, and Ross have denied wrongdoing and have not faced criminal charges. Kellen, who changed her name to Sarah Kensington after Epstein's arrest, claimed she was also a victim, groomed into her role from a young age. Groff's legal team has insisted she was unaware of any abuse, despite being named in multiple lawsuits. Ross, who worked as an Epstein housekeeper and was seen in photographs with Maxwell, has remained largely out of the public eye. Prosecutors described these women as essential to Epstein's operations, ensuring a steady supply of victims while maintaining his elaborate trafficking network. However, legal scrutiny has largely focused on Maxwell, leaving questions about whether the other three will ever face consequences.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
Jeffrey Epstein's “Core Four” referred to the group of women who played key roles in recruiting and managing his trafficking operation. These four women—Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, and Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova—allegedly helped Epstein lure underage girls into his network, scheduling massages that often turned into abuse. **Ghislaine Maxwell**, the most infamous of the group, acted as Epstein's chief recruiter and was convicted in 2021 for sex trafficking. **Sarah Kellen**, Epstein's personal assistant, was accused of booking and managing the young girls' schedules, sometimes coercing them into compliance. **Lesley Groff**, another longtime assistant, was described as Epstein's "executive secretary," allegedly facilitating travel and communication for the victims. **Adriana Ross**, a former model, reportedly helped remove evidence from Epstein's properties to avoid law enforcement detection.While Maxwell was convicted, Kellen, Groff, and Ross have denied wrongdoing and have not faced criminal charges. Kellen, who changed her name to Sarah Kensington after Epstein's arrest, claimed she was also a victim, groomed into her role from a young age. Groff's legal team has insisted she was unaware of any abuse, despite being named in multiple lawsuits. Ross, who worked as an Epstein housekeeper and was seen in photographs with Maxwell, has remained largely out of the public eye. Prosecutors described these women as essential to Epstein's operations, ensuring a steady supply of victims while maintaining his elaborate trafficking network. However, legal scrutiny has largely focused on Maxwell, leaving questions about whether the other three will ever face consequences.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
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Today's poem is Birthday Wish by David Groff. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today's poem muses on different kinds of knowing without privileging one over the other. What we know vs. what animals know vs. what plants know, for instance. I think of us humans as being on a need-to-know basis, and this poem reminds me that we don't need to know—or be—everything." Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp
What if the reason change feels so hard is because you're using the wrong psychological model to navigate it? In this episode, AJ and Johnny sit down with transformation expert Bree Groff to break down the hidden mechanics of personal and organizational change. Bree reveals why people resist transitions, how to diagnose the real source of friction, and the counterintuitive moves that make change stick—whether you're shifting a habit, a relationship dynamic, or an entire team culture. You'll learn simple, science-backed frameworks to reduce overwhelm, increase adaptability, and guide yourself (and others) through uncertainty with clarity and confidence. [00:00:00] Why change feels emotionally threatening—not just logically difficult[00:01:12] The 3-part model Bree uses to diagnose any transition[00:03:05] How to spot the “real” resistance hidden beneath stated objections[00:04:47] Why people cling to the familiar—even when it no longer works[00:06:10] The psychology of endings and why they matter more than beginnings[00:07:52] The power of micro-moves when big change feels impossible[00:09:18] How to create momentum using Bree's “change curve”[00:10:41] What leaders get wrong when guiding people through transitions[00:12:33] How to make change feel safe instead of overwhelming[00:14:02] Bree's practical steps to build a resilient, adaptable identity A Word From Our Sponsors Stop being over looked and unlock your X-Factor today at unlockyourxfactor.com The very qualities that make you exceptional in your field are working against you socially. Visit the artofcharm.com/intel for a social intelligence assessment and discover exactly what's holding you back. If you've put off organizing your finances, Monarch is for you. Use code CHARM at monarch.com in your browser for half off your first year. Indulge in affordable luxury with Quince. Upgrade your wardrobe today at quince.com/charm for free shipping and hassle-free returns. Grow your way - with Headway! Get started at makeheadway.com/CHARM and use my code CHARM for 25% off. Ready to turn your business idea into reality? Sign up for your $1/month trial at shopify.com/charm. Need to hire top talent—fast? Claim your $75 Sponsored Job Credit now at Indeed.com/charm. This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at mintmobile.com/charm Save more than fifty percent on term life insurance at SELECTQUOTE.COM/CHARM TODAY to get started Curious about your influence level? Get your Influence Index Score today! Take this 60-second quiz to find out how your influence stacks up against top performers at theartofcharm.com/influence. Episode resources: BreeGroff.com Today Was Fun @Bree_Groff Check in with AJ and Johnny! AJ on LinkedIn Johnny on LinkedIn AJ on Instagram Johnny on Instagram The Art of Charm on Instagram The Art of Charm on YouTube The Art of Charm on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices