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Melanie Spinella
Person
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Total Mentions
17
Documents
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Connected Entities
American musician (1947–2024)
Melanie Spinella appears in 17 documents from the House Oversight Committee records, primarily as a recipient of emails sent by Jeffrey Epstein between 2014 and 2018. The emails suggest she worked in a professional capacity for Epstein, handling business matters, tax issues, and receiving forwarded news articles.
Spinella is consistently shown as an email recipient in Epstein's correspondence, indicating an administrative or business support role. The emails span topics including plane management and depreciation rules, tax planning discussions, business restructuring involving entities like Phaidon and Art Space (with a combined basis of $96 million), and forwarded news articles about political figures and current events. Several emails are marked 'High' importance and discuss business exits and negotiations. The pattern suggests she served as a trusted assistant or business manager who handled financial, legal, and administrative matters for Epstein.
Key Highlights
- •Received emails about aircraft ownership structure and tax implications, with Epstein questioning whether 'under their brilliant structure you will have a profit and pay tax for using your plane'
- •Included in discussions about a major business restructuring involving Phaidon and Art Space with a $96 million combined basis, plus $10 million for restructuring
- •Received a high-importance email in November 2016 where Epstein declared 'I am done. its not a negotiation, out!!' regarding business dealings with 'the brads and barry'
- •Regularly received forwarded news articles from Epstein about political topics, including pieces about Donald Trump, Robert Kraft, Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' book, and tax policy affecting Wall Street
- •Correspondence shows she worked alongside Barry J. Cohen and Brad Wechsler on business and financial matters
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Document Mentions (17)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026218 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026220
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
plane usage? Not sure | follow that. From: jeffrey E. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 02, 2017 3:42 PM To: Barry J. Cohen (E>; Melanie Spinella y § Subject: Re: Plane management dont you want to see what the depreciation rules are. ? it depends on what you intend to do with it/ ? wheredo y
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
_OVERSIGHT_026221 --- PAGE BREAK --- From: jeffrey E. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 02, 2017 3:42 PM To: Barry J. Cohen i>; Melanie Spinella <a > Subject: Re: Plane management dont you want to see what the depreciation rules are. ? it depends on what you intend to do with it/ ? wheredo y
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Sent: 4/23/2015 5:44:25 PM To: Melanie Spinella Subject: Fwd: What Iran nuke deal means for Israel: Enud Barak a Forwarded message ---------- From: Ehud Barak Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:34 AM
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026430
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Sent: 11/29/2016 12:27:23 AM To: Melanie Spinella SE Subject: so there is no misunderstanding Importance: — High Ihave told the brads and barry,- Iam done. its not a negotiation , out !!- fyi given
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Sent: 10/3/2017 12:26:10 PM To: Melanie Spinella Subject: Fwd: Plane management does this mean that under their brilliant structure you will have a profit and pay tax for using your plane??! . call
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: Subject: Melanie Spinella 1/3/2018 6:46:53 PM 'jeffrey E.' [[email protected]] RE: [External] Importance: High We cannot print it since we don't subscribe From: jeffrey E.
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030368
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
[email protected]] Fwd: draft High - Forwarded message ----- From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 7:08 PM Subject: draft To: Melanie Spinella P, Brad Wechsler < phaidon and art space. combined basis 96 million, ( reviewed with brad and joe.) . add ten for restructuring . basis 106. mi. subt
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
h - Forwarded message ----- From: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@,gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:27 AM Subject: so there is no misunderstanding To: Melanie Spinella I have told the brads and barry,- I am done. its not a negotiation, out !! - fyi given my carlyn joslin castrucci, admonishments, - though my involve
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
[email protected]] Fwd: draft High - Forwarded message ----- From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 2:08 PM Subject: draft To: Melanie Spinella >, Brad Wechsler 1 phaidon and art space. combined basis 96 million, ( reviewed with brad and joe.) . add ten for restructuring . basis 106. mi. subt
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030376
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] 10/15/2014 1:06:39 PM Melanie Spinella http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-14/ruemmler-said-to-emerge-as-obama-favorite-for-justice-job.html -- please note The information contained in t
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: Subject: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] 10/26/2015 6:08:48 PM Melanie Spinella draft Brad Wechsler Importance: High phaidon and art space. combined basis 96 million, ( reviewed with brad and joe.) . add ten for restructuring . b
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Fwd: draft Importance: High -- Forwarded message ----- From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 2:08 PM Subject: draft To: Melanie Spinella < P, Brad Wechsler 1 phaidon and art space. combined basis 96 million, ( reviewed with brad and joe.) . add ten for restructuring . basis 106. mi. su
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030396
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] 11/9/2017 4:08:49 PM Melanie Spinella https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/09/donald-trump-robert-kraft-owner-offshore-firm-new-england- patriots-paradise-papers please note The info
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] 1/3/2018 6:31:20 PM Melanie Spinella http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/michael-wolff-fire-and-fury-book-donald-trump.html please note The information contained in this communi
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: Subject: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] 1/3/2018 6:50:43 PM Melanie Spinella Re: [External] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/03/new-trump-book-bannons-treasonous-claim- ivankas-presidential-ambitions-and-
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030574
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]/ 2/26/2014 5:08:53 PM Melanie Spinella Camp Hits Carried Interest in Tax Plan With Wall Street in Focus Posted February 25, 2014, 10:29 P.M. ET The top Republican tax writer in Congress wi
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
From: Sent: To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]/ 2/26/2014 5:08:53 PM Melanie Spinella Camp Hits Carried Interest in Tax Plan With Wall Street in Focus Posted February 25, 2014, 10:29 P.M. ET The top Republican tax writer in Congress wi
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Connected Entities(11)
Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
17 docs17 co-mentions
Donald Trump
PersonPresident of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
9 docs9 co-mentions
Barack Obama
PersonPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017
7 docs7 co-mentions
Brad Wechsler
Person5 docs5 co-mentions
Jet Aviation
OrganizationAirline
3 docs3 co-mentions
Michael Cohen
PersonAmerican former attorney and former Republican official
3 docs3 co-mentions
Michael Wolff
PersonAmerican author, essayist, and journalist
3 docs3 co-mentions
Dave Camp
PersonAmerican politician
2 docs2 co-mentions
the House Ways and Means Committee
Organization2 docs2 co-mentions
Giacometti
Person2 docs2 co-mentions
Barry J. Cohen
Person2 docs2 co-mentions