Who is Cecile de Jongh in the Epstein files?

Cecile de Jongh is the former First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2007–2015), wife of Governor John de Jongh Jr. She managed Jeffrey Epstein's USVI-based companies for roughly two decades, serving as a corporate officer and director. The Epstein documents contain over 3,000 mentions of her name across internal emails, corporate filings, and legal records, reflecting her central operational role in Epstein's island business operations.

What was Cecile de Jongh's role in Epstein's businesses?

De Jongh served as Manager of Epstein's Financial Trust Company and signed board resolutions as a director alongside Epstein and his attorney Darren Indyke. Internal emails show her coordinating day-to-day office operations, staff schedules, holiday calendars, and visitor logistics for Epstein's USVI properties. She also handled correspondence related to Epstein's charitable activities, including authorizing a $25,000 donation to the Tribeca Ball through the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation.

What do court filings say about Cecile de Jongh and Epstein?

Legal documents in the files describe de Jongh as a 'key party responsible for helping Epstein thrive in the territory, despite his status as a sex offender.' JPMorgan Chase alleged in court filings that she was Epstein's 'primary conduit for spreading money and influence throughout the USVI government.' One filing cites a communication in which de Jongh asked Epstein, on behalf of her husband the governor, whether he would support a USVI senator's political bid. Separately, a class-action lawsuit filed by Epstein victims in Manhattan federal court accuses the de Jonghs and other Virgin Islands officials of protecting Epstein in exchange for money and favors.

Did Cecile de Jongh arrange political meetings for Epstein?

Yes. Emails in the documents show de Jongh coordinating a meeting between Epstein and then-USVI delegate Stacey Plaskett at Epstein's office, working with staff member Erika Kellerhals on scheduling. A separate court filing references de Jongh communicating with Epstein on behalf of her husband, then-Governor John de Jongh, about whether Epstein would support Senator Carlton Dowe's bid to return to the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA).

How much was Cecile de Jongh paid by Jeffrey Epstein?

According to court filings cited in the documents and corroborated by news reports, de Jongh earned $200,000 from Epstein in 2007 alone and had an annual salary exceeding $100,000 for managing his USVI business operations. Epstein also reportedly paid tuition for the de Jongh children. She maintained this employment throughout her tenure as First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2007 to 2015.

Who is Cecile de Jongh in the Epstein files?

Cecile de Jongh is the former First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2007–2015), wife of Governor John de Jongh Jr. She managed Jeffrey Epstein's USVI-based companies for roughly two decades, serving as a corporate officer and director. The Epstein documents contain over 3,000 mentions of her name across internal emails, corporate filings, and legal records, reflecting her central operational role in Epstein's island business operations.

What was Cecile de Jongh's role in Epstein's businesses?

De Jongh served as Manager of Epstein's Financial Trust Company and signed board resolutions as a director alongside Epstein and his attorney Darren Indyke. Internal emails show her coordinating day-to-day office operations, staff schedules, holiday calendars, and visitor logistics for Epstein's USVI properties. She also handled correspondence related to Epstein's charitable activities, including authorizing a $25,000 donation to the Tribeca Ball through the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation.

What do court filings say about Cecile de Jongh and Epstein?

Legal documents in the files describe de Jongh as a 'key party responsible for helping Epstein thrive in the territory, despite his status as a sex offender.' JPMorgan Chase alleged in court filings that she was Epstein's 'primary conduit for spreading money and influence throughout the USVI government.' One filing cites a communication in which de Jongh asked Epstein, on behalf of her husband the governor, whether he would support a USVI senator's political bid. Separately, a class-action lawsuit filed by Epstein victims in Manhattan federal court accuses the de Jonghs and other Virgin Islands officials of protecting Epstein in exchange for money and favors.

Did Cecile de Jongh arrange political meetings for Epstein?

Yes. Emails in the documents show de Jongh coordinating a meeting between Epstein and then-USVI delegate Stacey Plaskett at Epstein's office, working with staff member Erika Kellerhals on scheduling. A separate court filing references de Jongh communicating with Epstein on behalf of her husband, then-Governor John de Jongh, about whether Epstein would support Senator Carlton Dowe's bid to return to the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA).

How much was Cecile de Jongh paid by Jeffrey Epstein?

According to court filings cited in the documents and corroborated by news reports, de Jongh earned $200,000 from Epstein in 2007 alone and had an annual salary exceeding $100,000 for managing his USVI business operations. Epstein also reportedly paid tuition for the de Jongh children. She maintained this employment throughout her tenure as First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2007 to 2015.

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Former First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands, managed Epstein's USVI-based companies

Cecile de Jongh, the former First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2007–2015), was a long-time employee of Jeffrey Epstein who managed his USVI-based companies for roughly two decades. Court filings allege she served as Epstein's 'primary conduit for spreading money and influence throughout the USVI government,' and the Epstein documents contain thousands of emails and corporate records reflecting her operational role in his island enterprises.

De Jongh appears extensively across corporate filings, internal staff emails, and legal documents. She is listed as a Manager of Epstein's Financial Trust Company and signed corporate board resolutions alongside Epstein and attorney Darren Indyke. Hundreds of emails show her coordinating daily operations with Epstein's staff—Rich Kahn, Daphne Wallace, Lesley Groff, and others—on scheduling, office logistics, political meetings (including with then-delegate Stacey Plaskett), and charitable disbursements such as a $25,000 Tribeca Ball donation. Legal filings and newspaper accounts in the documents describe her as a key party responsible for helping Epstein thrive in the Virgin Islands despite his status as a registered sex offender.

Key Highlights

•Signed corporate board resolutions as a director of Epstein's USVI companies alongside Epstein and Darren Indyke, and served as Manager of Financial Trust Company
•Court filings in the documents describe her as Epstein's 'local fixer' and 'primary conduit for spreading money and influence throughout the USVI government'
•Coordinated political access for Epstein, including arranging a meeting with then-USVI delegate Stacey Plaskett and relaying a request about whether Epstein would support Senator Carlton Dowe's bid to return to VIPA
•Managed daily operations of Epstein's USVI offices for approximately two decades, communicating regularly with his core staff including Rich Kahn, Daphne Wallace, Lesley Groff, and Ann Rodriquez
•Involved in Epstein's Haiti project (CEFOTAJ), forwarding project plans and correspondence on his behalf

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think that's a good thing. 3) Please let me know your thoughts on the hangar spot that Dowe showed me (I sent you pictures). With warm regards, Cecile EFTA00688626

From: Cecile de Jongh To: JEE <jeevacation(tuginail.com> Subject: Various Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:06:04 +0000 1) Sophia mentioned that you said she should go to Santa

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From: Cecile de Jongh Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 4:36 PM To: J E Subject: Re: Meeting with Gov Mapp Please let me know if I can confirm t=e below appointment. W

March 5, 2015 4:36 PM To: J E Subject: Re: Meeting with Gov Mapp Please let me know if I can confirm t=e below appointment. With warm regards, Cecile > On Wednes=ay, March 4, 2015 4:42 PM, Cecile de Jongh =wrote: Your meeting with Gov Mapp is on Thursday= March 12th at 2 PM at Government House.

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To: Cecile de Jongh From: Jeffrey Epstein Sent: Wed 6/17/2009 5:53:14 PM Subject: Re: Harvard Kennedy School Women's Leadership Board I I of course On Wcd, Jun

orm for your review. As indicated on the form, the annual individual membership fee is $10,000. Please let me know what you think. Best regards, Cecile EFTA_R1_00203771 EFTA01828344

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To: Jeffrey [email protected]] From: Cecile de Jongh Sent: Tue 10/19/2010 6:22:57 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: Fw: Letter to Ed Thomas Good afternoon Jeffrey, John reviewed the letter but he needs to know

etter so that he can go to Ed and check on the status. Please let me know which of the of the four (or if it is all) items have not been delivered. Cecile DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may be privileged,confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended rec

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From: Cecile de Jongh To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Re: Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:52:33 +0000 John meets with the WICO board tonight. He will

o take back his retirement and John does not want him to stay and has not asked him to stay. Mapp has promised him that he can stay. Warm regards, Cecile On Oct 19, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> wrote: he is coming to my house for lunch tomoorw at 130„ On Tue, Oct 19, 201

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czl To: Darren Indyke < Subject: Fwd: From Darren-Notice to Elector for JE Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:57:23 +0000 Begin forwarded message: From: Cecile de Jongh <I Date: June 23, 2011 11:12:59 AM EDT To: Lesley Groff < Subject: Re: From Darren-Notice to Elector for JE Reply-To: Cecile de Jongh < Thanks,

2:59 AM EDT To: Lesley Groff < Subject: Re: From Darren-Notice to Elector for JE Reply-To: Cecile de Jongh < Thanks, got it. With warm regards, Cecile DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may be privileged,confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended rec

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From: Cecile de Jongh Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 9:29 PM To: Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Una, Jeanne, Carlos and Daphne have ch=cked in and are fine. No word f

eported to be ok. UVI campuses on both islands are devastated now=. No word on AYH but Jeanne will venture down there tomorrow. With w=rm regards, Cecile Sent f=om my iPhone and misspellings courtesy of iPhone. On Se= 20, 2017, at 4:57 PM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]

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Cecile Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Date: July 27, 11 M.A i l t: To: "Cecile de Jongh" < Subject: Re: Resume Reply-To: Cecile, if I come to ST Monday could you arrange for me to get to the Island to review the project. Regards, Rich Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: Cec

To: jeevacation&[email protected]: J E[[email protected]] From: Cecile de Jongh Sent Thur 7/28/2011 12:46:55 AM Subject: Fwd: Resume Jeffrey, Please see below and let me know if this is ok. With warm regards, Cecile Sent

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From: Karyna Shuliak To: Cecile de Jongh Subject: Re: Controlled Substance Registration Certificate Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:02:37 +0000 Hi Cecile, Thank you very much for letting me kno

From: Karyna Shuliak To: Cecile de Jongh Subject: Re: Controlled Substance Registration Certificate Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:02:37 +0000 Hi Cecile, Thank you very much for letting me know. Could you please kindly keep it in the office until my return. Thank you very much! Karyna On Jan 28, 2

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From: Cecile de Jongh Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 7:48 PM To: Ann Rodriquez; J E; Richard Kahn Subject: Prospects for Housekeeping Anna, Here is the list of th

f the best laid off housekeepers from the Ritz: 1-Calderon Jimenez, Julia: 2- Bruney-Gregoire, Ziska: 3-Jubytaire, Rosemarie: With warm regards, Cecile or or <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD KIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"

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From: Cecile de Jongh To: "jeffrey E." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Various Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 17:11:14 +0000 The new Acting AG is James Carroll, a former

General is a good friend of mine, Mac Davis, so, once I get Donald to send it, I will alert Mac and try to get it fast tracked. With warm regards, Cecile On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:36 PM, Jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: Who is in charge On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, Cecile de Jongh < > w

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From: Cecile de Jongh To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]>, lvjet Subject: Re: G—Fuel Pad Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:59:29 +0000 Hi Jeffrey, Brock Langley of Wil

A and this will not happen before July 2. Brock Langley is working as quickly as he can to get the plans done to EPA standards. With warm regards, Cecile DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may be privileged,confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended rec

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From: Lesley Groff < To: Cecile de Jongh Subject: Re: Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:45:23 +0000 I am! Family arrives today from TX! We will have a full house...did most the shopping on Sunday,

et the turkey! How about you? On Nov 22, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Cecile de Jongh wrote: Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving! Are you cooking? With warm regards, Cecile DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may be privileged,confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended rec

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orwarded message: From: Dionne Jackson < Date: May 14, 2013, 9:57:40 PM GMT-04:00 To: Cecile de Jongh < Subject: Re: Quick response re: TOEFL Hi Cecile, Here's what I was able to find out: Because of low enrollment, the ESL class isn't offered every semester. Professor Violetta Donavon keeps a lis

ect: Re: Quick response re: TOEFL IF it worked both would sign up, Murrently has a fl and studies english in ny On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 10:32 PM, Cecile de Jongh wrote: FYI below. With warm regards, Cecile Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Dionne Jackson < Date: May 14, 2013, 9:57:40 P

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From: ==. > To: Nili Priell Barak Cc: Cecile de Jongh a, Daphne Wallace < Ila> Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:15:33 +0000 Fantastic! Sent from my iPhone On Dec 12, 2014, at

ll is better. Thanks >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On 9 2014 ,nvia, at 17:53, > wrote: >>>> >>>> Excellent! Thank you for the details...Cecile in our St. Thomas office will make your reservations for you and Ehud...do you wish us to book the room under the name "Ehud Barak"? or do you go b

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li priell is better. Thanks Sent from my iPhone On 9 2014 'nrr3, at 17:53, > wrote: wrote: EFTA00357214 Excellent! Thank you for the details...Cecile in our St. Thomas office will make your reservations for you and Ehud...do you wish us to book the room under the name "Ehud Barak"? or do you go by

From: To: Cecile de Jongh Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:08:45 +0000 Wow! Very nice! ;) Sent from my iPhone On Dec 10, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Cecile de

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From: 1 <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:56 AM To: Cecile de Jongh Subject: Re: Election Nice On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 12:48 PM Cecile de Jongh <=a href="mailto > =rote: BTW • Alic=a Barnes was the top vote gette

have the breakdown as yet but Bryan won big on STT and Mapp wo= big on STX. Final total: Mapp 8=88 Bryan 8961 Donastorg 3942 With wa=m regards, Cecile Sent=from my iPhone and misspellings courtesy of iPhone. On Nov 6, 2018, at 10:00 PM,1 <[email protected] <mailto:jeevacation@=mail.com» wrote:

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From: Sarah K To: Cecile De Jongh Subject: Contact Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:08:13 +0000 Hi Cecile. Here is the contact info for Ian Osborne. Pls let me know if you can't open. I d

From: Sarah K To: Cecile De Jongh Subject: Contact Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:08:13 +0000 Hi Cecile. Here is the contact info for Ian Osborne. Pls let me know if you can't open. I don't have info for Jacob Burda, but he works with Ian, so if you wa

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t up an appointment for about 12PM on the 9th. I wi=l be out on that day taking Julian to his college interviews in the states= With warm regards, Cecile Yes On Monda 28 Se tember 2015, Cecile de Jongh wrote: Jeanne=and I interviewed Michael Austin re an IT position and we liked him very m=ch. Wou

From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 4:39 PM To: Cecile de Jongh Subject: Re: Michael Austin ok On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Cecile de Jongh wrote: =div> OK, I HI' set up an appointment for about 12PM o

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Jeffrey [email protected]] From: Cecile de Jongh Sent: Thur 6/27/2013 3:40:38 PM Subject: Re: ESL Classes OK With warm regards, Cecile DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may be privileged,confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended rec

To: Jeffrey [email protected]] From: Cecile de Jongh Sent: Thur 6/27/2013 3:40:38 PM Subject: Re: ESL Classes OK With warm regards, Cecile DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this e-mail may

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