EFTA01624023: The Handwritten Names and Places on Jeffrey Epstein Stationery
A photographed sheet headed “Jeffrey E. Epstein” contains five loose columns of handwritten names, places, and shorthand. The page brings together people associated with science, technology, politics, entertainment, and law. Its purpose, author, and date are not established by the image.
Snapshot
| Field | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Evidence ID | EFTA01624023 |
| Record | One photographed sheet of Epstein stationery with handwritten entries |
| Production | Department of Justice Epstein files, Data Set 10 |
| Date and author | Not established on the page |
| Legibility | Uneven lighting, heavy shadows, small handwriting, and an incomplete machine text layer |
| Closest typed comparison | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026631, an October 30, 2016 email titled “contacts” with several matching clusters |
| Later typed comparison | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029622, a June 30, 2019 email titled “list for bannon steve” |
| Evidentiary limit | Appearance on a handwritten list does not establish contact, a meeting, travel, criminal conduct, or the reason a name was written |
Important Points and Key Takeaways
- The photograph is a record of a physical sheet with handwritten names. “Jeffrey E. Epstein” is printed on the stationery, but the photograph alone does not establish who wrote on it.
- The names are not confined to one profession. The readable portions and related typed record span academics, technology figures, political contacts, entertainers, lawyers, and places.
- Several readings gain support from a 2016 typed “contacts” email and a separate 2019 typed list. Neither is identified as a transcription of this page.
- A run of short names in the 2016 email closely resembles the names of Epstein’s attorneys. A contemporaneous legal record supports the likely expansions of “Lilly” and “Jack” to Lilly Ann Sanchez and Jack Goldberger.
- The original image is too blurred in places for a complete reliable transcription. Uncertain entries should remain marked as uncertain until a clearer source is found.
What Is Visible on the Page
EFTA01624023 shows a cream colored sheet with “Jeffrey E. Epstein” printed across the lower portion. Handwriting appears above the main columns and in roughly five vertical groupings. Parts of the lower left and center sit under deep shadows. The small writing near the top is especially difficult to resolve. The PDF contains a low resolution embedded photograph, and its extracted text layer is mostly garbled.
Working Name and Place Index
The table follows the five apparent columns from left to right. The first name column records a tentative reading of the photograph; the identity column is an inference from other records. Those are separate claims. “Possible” means even the photographed letters are uncertain. The typed emails support comparisons but cannot supply missing letters to the image.
| Column | Tentative handwritten reading | Likely person or place | Confidence in identity and reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susskind | Leonard Susskind | Moderate. Surname occurs in both typed emails among scientists. |
| 1 | Deepak | Deepak Chopra | Moderate. A separate 2018 passage includes Deepak; the photograph does not give a surname. |
| 1 | Hoffman | Reid Hoffman, possibly; other Hoffmans remain possible | Low to moderate. Both typed emails say “hoffman” among technology names, without a given name. |
| 2 | Joscha | Joscha Bach | High if the handwritten given name is correct. The 2019 email spells out “joscha bach.” |
| 2 | Joi | Joi Ito | High if the photographed reading is correct. The 2019 email spells out “joi ito.” |
| 2 | Jes | Jes Staley | Moderate. The 2019 email spells out “jes staley”; the photographed entry is less clear. |
| 2 | Nathan | Unresolved | Low. The 2019 email has both “nathan feigenbaum” and another “nathan”; punctuation and identity are unclear. |
| 2 | Gellman | Murray Gell-Mann, possibly | Low to moderate. The 2016 email has “gellman” in a science cluster; the photographed spelling is uncertain. |
| 2 | Saks | Unresolved | Low. Both typed emails have “saks,” but neither supplies a given name. |
| 3 | Barrack | Tom Barrack, possibly | Moderate. The 2019 email has “barrack” and “barak” as distinct strings. |
| 3 | Zagat | Tim or Nina Zagat | Low. A surname alone does not distinguish them. |
| 3 | Zuckerman | Mortimer “Mort” Zuckerman, possibly | Low. This reading needs a clearer photograph and is absent from the two typed comparisons. |
| 3 | Bronfman | Unresolved member of the Bronfman family | Low. Handwriting and given name remain uncertain. |
| 3 | Jagland | Thorbjørn Jagland | Moderate to high. Both typed emails have the uncommon surname. |
| 3 | Lesley | Unresolved; perhaps the letters instead read “Leahy” | Low. Both typed emails include “leahy,” so the handwritten reading deserves another check. |
| 3 | Ehud | Ehud Barak, possibly | Moderate. Both typed emails have “ehud,” and the 2019 email separately spells “barak.” |
| 3 | Larry | Lawrence “Larry” Summers | Moderate to high. The 2016 email says “larry summers.” |
| 3 | Churkin | Vitaly Churkin | Moderate to high. Both typed emails have the surname. |
| 4 | Blaine | David Blaine, possibly | Moderate. The 2016 email has “blaine” in a run of entertainment and political names. |
| 4 | Reid | Reid Weingarten or Reid Hoffman | Low. Weingarten fits a legal cluster; Hoffman fits a technology cluster. The photograph does not settle it. |
| 4 | Dersh | Alan Dershowitz | Moderate to high. Both typed emails use this shorthand, and he represented Epstein. |
| 4 | Joe, perhaps “Jay” | Jay Lefkowitz if the letters are “Jay”; otherwise unresolved | Low. The 2016 legal run says “jay,” but it cannot determine the photographed letters. |
| 4 | Lilly | Lilly Ann Sanchez | Moderate to high. “Lilly” occurs in the 2016 legal run; a separate legal record names her as Epstein’s attorney. |
| 4 | Jack | Jack Goldberger | Moderate to high. “Jack” follows “lilly” in the 2016 run; the same legal record names him. |
| 4 | Karp | Brad Karp, possibly | Moderate. The 2019 email has “karp,” while the 2016 email ends with “bradk.” |
| 5 | Maldives | Maldives | Moderate. Geographic entry; no person inferred. |
| 5 | Dubai, followed by unclear letters | Dubai; trailing initials unresolved | Moderate for the place only. The 2019 email has “dubai.” |
| 5 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Moderate. Geographic entry also in the 2019 email. |
This is a partial reading, not a complete transcript. The column boundaries and some placements are approximate because the writing is irregular and shadowed. An entry in the typed list must never override what is visible in the photograph.
The 2016 “Contacts” Email and the Legal Names
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026631 is an email Epstein sent to himself on October 30, 2016, titled “contacts.” It has sequences resembling multiple handwritten columns: “susskind” and “hoffman” among science and technology entries; “gellman” and “saks” in another science run; “ehud,” “churkin,” “jagland,” “blaine,” and “larry summers” later. The overlap and grouping make it the most useful typed comparison located so far. It does not establish that the photograph predates the email or that one was copied from the other.
The email then groups “dersh reummler, marty, roy, ken, jay, lilly jack” and later “lefcourt, moscowitz.” Those short forms strongly suggest a legal and advisory cluster. A 2007 letter from U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta to Kenneth Starr, preserved in EFTA00213048 names Alan Dershowitz, Lilly Ann Sanchez, Roy Black, Jack Goldberger, Gerald Lefcourt, and Jay Lefkowitz among Epstein’s lawyers. Kenneth Starr accounts for “ken”; Martin Weinberg is a plausible “marty.” The letter establishes their roles, not that Epstein meant each of them by every handwritten mark. Kathy Ruemmler also appears in the typed run, but the fact that she is a lawyer does not mean she served in the 2007 defense team.
This comparison changes two tentative readings materially. “Lilly” is most likely Lilly Ann Sanchez, and “Jack” is most likely Jack Goldberger. What had looked like “Joe” in the photographed column may instead be “Jay,” which would fit Jay Lefkowitz. That letter reading remains uncertain. “Reid” could be attorney Reid Weingarten if the placement is in a legal run, but Reid Hoffman is another documented Epstein contact. Neither typed email resolves that handwritten entry.
The Separate Typed List for Steve Bannon
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029622 is a one page email Epstein sent to himself on June 30, 2019. Its subject reads “list for bannon steve.” The body contains many names and shorthand entries, including Susskind, Hoffman, Joscha Bach, Joi Ito, Barrack, Zagat, Jagland, Churkin, Ruemmler, Weingarten, “dersh,” Ken Starr, Karp, Mongolia, and Dubai. The email has spelling errors and supplies no explanation of how the list was to be used.
The overlap strengthens some readings of the photographed handwriting. It does not prove that the sheet was prepared for Steve Bannon, that the email was copied directly from it, or that the sheet dates to June 2019. The handwritten page also appears to include items not present in the typed email, such as “Maldives.” All three records must remain distinct.
Several names illustrate the range of the network under examination. Joi Ito’s EpsteinWiki profile covers his documented relationship with Epstein and the MIT Media Lab. The MIT Media Lab article also discusses Reid Hoffman and the technology network. These profiles supply context for people appearing in Epstein records; they do not establish what this handwritten list was intended to accomplish.
Evidence Appearances
- EFTA01624023: photographed handwritten list. Primary evidence for the appearance, layout, and legibility of the five columns. The page itself gives no confirmed date, title, or author of the handwriting.
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026631: “contacts”. A distinct typed email dated October 30, 2016, with several matching name clusters and a legal shorthand run. EFTA00813112 contains a DOJ released copy of the email.
- EFTA00213048: Acosta letter to Starr. The December 4, 2007 letter names several members of Epstein’s legal team, helping identify short given names in the separate typed email.
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029622: “list for bannon steve”. A distinct typed email dated June 30, 2019, useful for comparing spellings and overlap. It is not identified in the record as a transcription of EFTA01624023.
- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019871 and 019872: January 2018 email chain. Another separate self addressed chain contains a shorter run of overlapping names, including Deepak, Joscha, Hoffman, Reid, Karp, Blaine, and Joi. It demonstrates that Epstein reused clusters of names across notes and messages, but does not date or explain the photographed sheet.
What the Record Does and Does Not Establish
The image establishes that the listed words were photographed on Epstein stationery and preserved in the released files. It does not establish that Epstein wrote them, personally knew every person, invited them to an event, sent the page to Bannon, or placed them in a single operation. Some entries may be places, topics, abbreviations, or reminders rather than people.
The 2016 email establishes that a substantially overlapping collection of names existed in Epstein’s account by October 30, 2016. The typed Bannon email establishes another version by June 30, 2019. Its subject describes a list “for” Bannon, but the released one page email is addressed to Epstein himself. It does not show delivery to Bannon or a reply from him. The presence of any name in these records is not evidence of wrongdoing.
Questions for Sleuths
- Can an earlier scan, native photograph, or higher resolution copy of EFTA01624023 be located?
- Is there a chain of custody or adjacent record that dates the photographed sheet and identifies its writer?
- Which uncertain names can be corroborated from independent documents without using the typed list to force the handwriting?
- Is there a message attaching, discussing, or transmitting this particular sheet?
- What explains differences between this page and the June 2019 typed list?
Sources
- Department of Justice record EFTA01624023, photographed handwritten sheet.
- House Oversight record HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026631, October 30, 2016 email titled “contacts”; DOJ copy EFTA00813112.
- DOJ record EFTA00213048, December 4, 2007 letter from Alexander Acosta to Kenneth Starr naming attorneys on Epstein’s defense team.
- House Oversight record HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029622, June 30, 2019 email titled “list for bannon steve.”
- House Oversight records HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019871 and 019872, January 2018 email chain with another names passage.