Alberto Pinto, the French interior designer, appears in the files as the decorator for Jeffrey Epstein's Caribbean island and New York home. He is listed on flight manifests from 1999 to 2002, and Ghislaine Maxwell named him in her 2025 interview. Most of the 260 documents are emails from 2013 to 2017 with Linda Pinto of his firm, Cabinet Alberto Pinto, after he died in 2012.

The strongest records are flight manifests from 1999 to 2002 that list Alberto Pinto as a passenger, 2005 and 2006 fax cover sheets from Epstein addressed to him, and exhibit lists that include a letter from Epstein to Pinto about a house or island project. In her July 2025 interview transcript, Maxwell says a trip started 'because of Alberto Pinto, who is the decorator for the island and for New York as well.' The bulk of the archive's mentions (212 of 260 documents are emails) are scheduling and design emails with Linda Pinto, who is described in one document as his sister. They were sent through the firm's Paris office, mostly after his death. A court-related record also repeats an accuser's claim that she dined with Alberto and Linda Pinto in Paris before being taken to London.

Key Highlights

• •Flight manifests dated between September 1999 and January 2002 list Alberto Pinto as a passenger on Epstein's flights, including November 1999 and March 2001. A legal document also notes that the flight logs name him among people who flew through Teterboro.
• •Fax cover sheets from Epstein Interests (The Villard House, Madison Avenue) addressed to Alberto Pinto are dated September 19, 2005 and September 19, 2006. Exhibit lists in legal filings include a 'Letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Alberto Pinto regarding house island project,' and one filing notes an objection that it is confidential financial information.
• •In her 2025 interview, Maxwell describes Pinto as the decorator for the island and for New York. She says a trip to London began because of him, since he wanted Epstein to go and see something there.
• •Profiles of Epstein's New York townhouse in the files credit much of its décor to Pinto. They describe him as a French decorator who worked for Jacques Chirac and the royal families of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
• •Sixty-seven emails have Pinto's name in the From, To or Cc header. Nearly all are with Linda Pinto, signing for Cabinet Alberto Pinto, and date from 2013 to 2017. They show appointments with Epstein in Paris, Lesley Groff arranging his visits, and Linda helping search for property (including a 2017 email about a land offer). These emails come years after Alberto Pinto's death in 2012, so they show the firm's continued work for Epstein, not Alberto personally.
• •One record includes an accuser's claim that she dined with Alberto and Linda Pinto in Paris before being taken to London, and notes that Alberto Pinto died in 2012. The files show this only as an allegation and do not corroborate it. Appearing on flight logs or doing design work is not evidence that someone knew of or took part in any crime.

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