Who is Colette in the Epstein files?

There is no single Colette. The largest group of documents, by far, is a 2012 email thread with Colette McGoldrick, who appears to run a floor-refinishing business and discusses work on several apartments with a client whose name is redacted. The other mentions refer to a Paris boutique called Colette and to a restaurant of that name in Palm Beach.

Did Colette have a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?

The files do not show a personal relationship. The contractor emails are about business and the client's name is redacted in the text shown. In the few documents that include Epstein, "Colette" refers to a shop (iPod watch bands, a photo in a book), not to a person he dealt with.

What are the Colette McGoldrick emails about?

They are about refinishing hardwood floors in apartments 8H, 10B and 11P in May and June 2012. Topics include floor samples, a "Country white" finish, satin versus high gloss, removing carpet and baseboards, scheduling, a $1,000 baseboard quote, and a request for payment for two finished apartments.

Why does Colette appear in so many documents?

The same email thread was saved many times, with each reply quoting the earlier messages. That inflates the count to 251 documents. Many of them are near-duplicates of a few dozen actual messages.

Is the Colette in the Withings and Washington Post items the same person?

No. In the Withings newsletter, Colette is a Paris concept store where a watch was launched. In the Washington Post newsletter, "Colette, 10.52M" appears to be a garbled extraction of circulation figures, not a person.

Who is Colette in the Epstein files?

There is no single Colette. The largest group of documents, by far, is a 2012 email thread with Colette McGoldrick, who appears to run a floor-refinishing business and discusses work on several apartments with a client whose name is redacted. The other mentions refer to a Paris boutique called Colette and to a restaurant of that name in Palm Beach.

Did Colette have a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?

The files do not show a personal relationship. The contractor emails are about business and the client's name is redacted in the text shown. In the few documents that include Epstein, "Colette" refers to a shop (iPod watch bands, a photo in a book), not to a person he dealt with.

What are the Colette McGoldrick emails about?

They are about refinishing hardwood floors in apartments 8H, 10B and 11P in May and June 2012. Topics include floor samples, a "Country white" finish, satin versus high gloss, removing carpet and baseboards, scheduling, a $1,000 baseboard quote, and a request for payment for two finished apartments.

Why does Colette appear in so many documents?

The same email thread was saved many times, with each reply quoting the earlier messages. That inflates the count to 251 documents. Many of them are near-duplicates of a few dozen actual messages.

Is the Colette in the Withings and Washington Post items the same person?

No. In the Withings newsletter, Colette is a Paris concept store where a watch was launched. In the Washington Post newsletter, "Colette, 10.52M" appears to be a garbled extraction of circulation figures, not a person.

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Colette

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"Colette" is a first-name reference that covers several unrelated things in the files. Most of the 251 documents are 2012 emails with Colette McGoldrick, who appears to run a floor-refinishing business and was scheduling work on several apartments. The rest are passing mentions of a Paris boutique and a restaurant, plus one garbled newsletter line.

About 173 of the 251 documents are emails with "Colette" in the From/To/Cc header. In the ones shown, the sender signs off as Colette and writes to a person whose name is redacted. The thread runs from early May to June 2012 and covers floor samples, refinishing apartments 8H, 10B and 11P, baseboard work, scheduling and payment. Much of that text repeats because the thread is quoted in many replies. A few other documents use the name for something else: the Paris shop Colette (a 2016 email about a photo in a book, a 2011 email about iPod watch bands, a Withings product newsletter) and a restaurant called Colette near the Breakers in Palm Beach. One Washington Post newsletter line, "Colette, 10.52M", looks like a garbled text extraction. The files include only one substantive non-email record, a Travel Records item whose text is largely unreadable.

Key Highlights

•Most of the 251 documents are a 2012 contractor thread. Colette McGoldrick, who appears to run a floor-refinishing business, trades emails with a person whose name is redacted. The subjects are a "Country white" floor sample, whether to use satin or high-gloss finish, and refinishing apartments 8H, 10B and 11P.
•The emails give practical details. These include removing carpet in 11P, taking off baseboards (a quoted $1,000 to supply and install new ones), an estimate of about four days per apartment, and a May 2012 request for a check for two completed apartments. In a June 2012 message the contractor also asks the client to look for a big yellow dryer left in one of the apartments.
•Nothing in the contractor emails shown ties the thread to Epstein by name. The other party's name is redacted, and the thread mentions delivering samples to a 66th Street location. Readers should not assume Epstein was involved without seeing the full header.
•Colette McGoldrick shares 169 documents with this entry, which fits one email chain repeated across many quoted replies. Shared-document counts with names such as Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Lasso and Oliver Stone mean the names appear in the same documents, not that they interacted.
•Other uses of the name: a 2011 email to Epstein from Sarah K saying Colette had iPod watch bands at 30 euro; a February 2016 email chain in which a person says they walked by Colette and found an unwanted photo of themselves in a book, and Epstein replies "tell your agency"; a Withings newsletter about launching a watch at Colette in Paris; and a 2009 email suggesting dinner at "Colette or the Steakhouse at the Breakers."

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Document Mentions (20 of 251)

EFTA00545198.pdf

EFTA00545198

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ote: > Ok June llth it is. > Message---- > From: K [mailto > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 10:45 AM > To: Colette McGoldrick > Subject: > Hi Colette, > Can we please schedule to start the floors in 10B on June 11th? EFTA00545198

EFTA00545420.pdf

EFTA00545420

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Colette McGoldrick < IM=> wrote: > I was just wondering if you had a chance to send us a check for the 2 apts > that were completed. > Thanks > Colette > Messa e > From: [mailto: > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 7:27 AM > To: Colette McGoldrick > Subject: Re: RE: > Great! Thanks. > On Jun 4, 20

EFTA00545850.pdf

EFTA00545850

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t: RE: RE: RE: RE: Hi=, Can you check for me if there is a big yellow dryer in either of the two apts that we finished for you last week. Thanks Colette From: [mailto: OrisitS Message Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:12 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: I will have my account

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EFTA00545858.pdf

EFTA00545858

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> wrote: >Hi=, > Can you check for me if there is a big yellow dryer in either of the two > apts that we finished for you last week. > Thanks > Colette > Messa e > From: [mailto: > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:12 PM > To: Colette McGoldrick > Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: > I will have my acco

EFTA00561382.pdf

EFTA00561382

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From: Sarah K To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:13:23 +0000 Inline-Images: photo.JPG Colette ha these bands for your iPod watch. Do you want another color? They are 30 euro EFTA00561382

EFTA00699194.pdf

EFTA00699194

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edi 10 febbraio 2016, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> ha scritto: tell your agency On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 4:33 PM, > wrote: Today I walked by Colette and I was looking at a book and found a picture of me inside randomly that I don't even like... Can I sue the photographer for putting a picture of

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EFTA00716430.pdf

EFTA00716430

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we've prepared some special holiday deals on Withings products. The Best of Health Boosters What with the launch of our Withings Activite watch at Colette in Paris and the two CES innovation awards, November has been packed with good news for Withings! Learn more about these highlights as well as the

EFTA00742164.pdf

EFTA00742164

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2009 at 9:12 AM, c wrote: HI Jeffery,Somers is coming with me to FLA for Thanksgiving,) would like to see you for dinner any night we could go to Colette or the Steakhouse at the Breakers,plesae let me what night you are free,Jonathan F The information contained in this communication is confidential,

EFTA00834697.pdf

EFTA00834697

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EFTA00834766.pdf

EFTA00834766

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<[email protected]> To: Subject: Re: Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:34:48 +0000 Yes On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 4:33 PM, > wrote: Today I walked by Colette and I was looking at a book and found a picture of me inside randomly that I don't even like... Can I sue the photographer for putting a picture of

EFTA00834769.pdf

EFTA00834769

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gmail.eom> To: Subject: Re: Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:35:05 +0000 tell your agency On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 4:33 PM, > wrote: Today I walked by Colette and I was looking at a book and found a picture of me inside randomly that I don't even like... Can I sue the photographer for putting a picture of

EFTA00529414.pdf

EFTA00529414

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as there and perhaps wants > natural stain . We need to know very soon. > Also to supply and install the baseboard it will cost $1000. > Thanks > Colette • OriSg iessage > From: MEI[mailto > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:49 AM > To: Colette McGoldrick > Subject: Re: > yes, she has it at the buil

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EFTA00539662.pdf

EFTA00539662

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off baseboards prior to refinishing the floors. Also I have attached a picture of colonial base it is 3 1/4" high. Not sure if this helps Thanks Colette From: [mailto Original Message Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:47 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: RE: So we will have you refinish the

EFTA00539688.pdf

EFTA00539688

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off baseboards prior to refinishing the floors. Also I have attached a picture of colonial base it is 3 1/4" high. Not sure if this helps Thanks Colette Original Message----- From: [mailto Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:47 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: RE: So we will have you refinish

EFTA00541467.pdf

EFTA00541467

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n May 8, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Colette McGoldrick < wrote: Hi We will make those samples for you I will let you know when they will be ready. Thanks Colette From: I [maitto Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:11 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: Hi Colette, Is it possible to get a small square sample

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EFTA00541503.pdf

EFTA00541503

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=. Subject: RE: Date: Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:51 +0000 Hi We will make those samples for you I will let you know when they will be ready. Thanks Colette From: [mailto: Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:11 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: Hi Colette, Is it possible to get a small square sample

EFTA00541557.pdf

EFTA00541557

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On May 8, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Colette McGoldrick wrote: Hi We will make those samples for you I will let you know when they will be ready. Thanks Colette From: [maltto: Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:11 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: Hi Colette, Is it possible to get a small square sample

EFTA00542354.pdf

EFTA00542354

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t you know when we can remove carpeting. Thanks coal From: [mailto: Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:52 AM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Hi Colette, We really like the Country white floor sample. One of the studio apts we need to have you refinish, 11p, has carpet that needs to be pulled up fi

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EFTA00542362.pdf

EFTA00542362

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off baseboards prior to refinishing the floors. Also I have attached a picture of colonial base it is 3 1/4" high. Not sure if this helps Thanks Colette From: OrisitS Message [mailto: Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 12:47 PM To: Colette McGoldrick Subject: Re: RE: So we will have you refinish the

EFTA00149760.pdf

EFTA00149760

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vel to the European Union." "Severely Strained" Ontario Hospitals Taking "Unprecedented" Measures As COVID Cases Surge. The Washington Post (4/25, Colette, 10.52M) reports, "Severely strained hospitals in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, are undertaking unprecedented measures to cope as a var

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