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Jojo Fontanilla
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Filipino butler and housekeeper who worked for Epstein, critical witness in court filings
Jojo Fontanilla (full name Luciano 'Jojo' Fontanilla) was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime butler and house manager at his New York residence, appearing in 1,788 documents — one of the most frequently mentioned individuals in the entire Epstein file archive, reflecting his central role in the day-to-day operations of Epstein's household.
Fontanilla appears overwhelmingly in operational emails coordinating Epstein's daily logistics — scheduling pickups, managing visitor arrivals, relaying instructions from Lesley Groff (Epstein's executive assistant), and organizing household staff including his wife Jun-Lyn (Lyn) Fontanilla and fellow staff members Merwin dela Cruz, Bella Klein, and Rich Kahn. The documents show him arranging transportation for Epstein and his guests, coordinating visits from high-profile figures like Leon Black, Charlie Rose, Gov. Bill Richardson, and Brad Karp, and managing household operations such as cleaning, lunch organization, and car purchases. He is also referenced in a contact list alongside other key Epstein staff including Lesley Groff, Darren Indyke, Larry Visoski, and Rich Barnett, underscoring his position as a core member of the inner household circle.
Key Highlights
- •Described as a 'critical witness' in the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil case due to his day-to-day proximity to Epstein and his accusers — he drove Virginia Giuffre, Epstein, and Maxwell to a hospital when Giuffre was in pain before her 18th birthday
- •One of the most frequently appearing individuals across the entire document collection (1,788 documents), reflecting his role as Epstein's primary butler and house manager since the 1990s
- •Emails show him coordinating visits from high-profile guests including Leon Black, Charlie Rose, Gov. Bill Richardson, Brad Karp, Joi Ito, and Ed Boyden
- •His wife Jun-Lyn (Lyn) Fontanilla also worked for Epstein, and their social media showed photos with visitors including Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew
- •Virginia Giuffre reportedly hoped Fontanilla would cooperate against Epstein, but he declined to meet with her when she returned years later
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Document Mentions (20 of 2,074)
EFTA00687816.pdf
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From: To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Cc: Fontanilla Subject: Jean Luc Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:52:56 +0000 I ale 13'9 , Lynn and Jojo Fontanilla Jean Luc lands at 7pm Saturday and will come by (he said for dinner) around 9:30pm (you have Misse at 8:30) EFTA00687816
EFTA02316867.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02316867
From: Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 3:25 PM To: Cc: Januiz Banasiak, Lesley Groff; Jojo Fontanilla Subject: Re: departure time Hi, Yes as far as I've heard its wheels up 10pm tonight, je wants to land after midnight in palm bch, Atlantic Aviati
EFTA02373230.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02373230
From: Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:15 PM To: Jefffre E stein Cc: Jojo Fontanilla; Richard Barnett; Subject: Jes staley .is still at the office.. says it is crazy and she doesn't know if he=will be able to duck out. Sent from
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EFTA02216728.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02216728
To: ; Jojo Fontanilla From: Sent Wed 6/21/2017 10:39:17 PM Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Super! thank you so much Jojo is cc'd here. His cell number is come by tomo
EFTA02326576.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02326576
From: Lesley Groff <-> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 12:40 PM To: merwin dela cruz; Sonam Derma; Leo; Karyna Shuliak;. ; Jojo Fontanilla Subject: Schedule Jan 18, 2018 10am Jojo outside with car, JE to leave shortly thereafter 10:45am arrive 11:00am 3:30/4pm appt with one person
EFTA02694546.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02694546
rom: Lesley Groff < Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 8:09 PM To: Jefffre E stein Cc: fontanilla; Richard Barnett Subject: Leon Black Lynn and Jojo Fontanilla; Lyn and Jojo has left Leon a message re changing him to 6:00...she is not =ure however if he will listen to it ...she will keep trying for him but
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EFTA00500248.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00500248
From: Lesley Groff <a> To: Jojo Fontanilla Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:42:03 +0000 EFTA00500248
EFTA02378224.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02378224
From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Lesley Groff < Friday, September 12, 2014 7:46 PM Jeffrey Epstein Lyn fontanilla; Jojo Fontanilla; merwin dela cruz Boris 6:30 & movie confirmed Boris =ill now come see you at 6:30 and accompany you to the =ovie... 5:00pm PHONE =ATE w/George C
EFTA02631721.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02631721
From: Lesley Groff < Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 11:14 PM To: Jefffrey Epstein Cc: Sonam Dema; Jojo Fontanilla; merwin dela cruz; Leo Subject: Patrick ETA is now 7pm Patrick's ETA is now 7pm...he apologizes for running a =ittle late!=?xml version=.0" encodi
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EFTA00319085.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00319085
From: !Cahn , Bella Klein . Leo , Jojo Fontanilla , Rich To: " Subject: Fwd: NEW SCHEDULE Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:18:16 +0000 FYI!! Can Leo take care of cleaning 3M tomorrow alone please? M
EFTA00661889.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00661889
From: To: Jefffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Cc: L n Jojo Fontanilla , Rio Subject: Leon Black Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:21:53 +0000 Leon Black will come see you at 2pm on Thursday Sent from my iPhone EFTA006618
EFTA02507805.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02507805
From: Karyna Shuliak < Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 4:36 PM To: Larry Visoski Cc: Jojo Fontanilla; Je vacation; Lesley Groff Subject: Re: Wheels up tomorrow Ok. Jojo how much time do we need to get there from 301? > On Mar 14, 2015, at 12:06 P
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EFTA02215505.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02215505
To: m resin I r z • Leo[ ); Jojo Fontanilla From: Lesley Groff Sent: Mon 6/12/2017 6:04:52 PM Subject: USPS Delivery? Mailman come yet? Have we received the mail today? Did mailman come a
EFTA02540879.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02540879
From: Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 11:49 AM To: Jefffrey Epstein Cc: lyn; Lynn and Jojo Fontanilla; Subject: Reminder breakfast is at 8 Reminder breakfast is at 8am not 830 Sent from my iPhone <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE
EFTA00446092.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00446092
From: Larry Visoski <Ila> To: Lesley Groff Merwin Dela cruz Kahn Subject: Departure Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 04:14:43 +0000 JoJo Fontanilla sunday, Feb 25th Depart Meridean TEB at 6:30am N212JE Arrival Tucson AZ Atlantic Aviaiton 9:45am local time Flight time is 5+20min to Tucson Depa
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EFTA02473268.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02473268
From: Lesley Groff Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 9:57 PM To: Jefffrey Epstein Cc: Lyn fontanilla; Jojo Fontanilla; merwin dela cruz, Subject: bobby slayton 6:30 confirmed/he has show at 8pm bobby Slayton is confirmed to come at 6:30 tonight..he has a broadawy
EFTA02327147.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02327147
From: Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2017 12:29 PM To: Jojo Fontanilla; merwin dela cruz; Sonam Dema; Leo; Carluz Toylo Subject: Sunday Oct. 22, 2017 Sunday Oct. 22, 2017 Jeffrey CANCELLED his =ay trip to Bard today!
EFTA02391479.pdf
1 mentionEFTA02391479
From: Lesley Groff <-> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:13 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Cc: Jojo Fontanilla; merwin dela crud Subject: Matthew HI.Thursday Matthew Hiltzik needed to push his meeting with you to 5pm on Thursday Thurs. June 1, 2017 NY 9:30
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EFTA00464792.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00464792
From: To: Jojo Fontanilla Subject: Jeffrey may go to this reception also...he has not decided... Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:18:27 +0000 Attachments: Nov 28 - I Tonya.pdf EF
EFTA00369951.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00369951
From: Lesley Groff To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Cc: Lyn fontanilla Jojo Fontanilla >, JEN 7 ‘IV merwin dela cniz Subject: Date: Tue, 06 May 2014 12:03:30 +0000 will come see you tomorrow at 4:30. Sent from my iPhone EFTA00
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Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
1,521 docs1,521 co-mentions
Lesley Groff
PersonExecutive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein (2001-2019)
1,316 docs1,316 co-mentions
Karyna Shuliak
PersonBelarusian dentist, Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend and named heir to his estate
498 docs498 co-mentions
Marc Rich
PersonAmerican commodities trader (1934–2013)
469 docs469 co-mentions
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Darren Indyke
PersonAmerican lawyer, longtime personal attorney and co-executor of Jeffrey Epstein's estate
427 docs427 co-mentions
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Larry Visoski
PersonAmerican pilot who worked for Jeffrey Epstein from 1991-2019, testified as key witness in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
379 docs379 co-mentions
Richard Kahn
PersonJeffrey Epstein's accountant and estate co-executor (2005-present)
340 docs340 co-mentions
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Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)
174 docs174 co-mentions
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Sonam Dema
PersonFirst name reference in Epstein documents
164 docs164 co-mentions
Bella Klein
PersonAmerican accountant and assistant to Jeffrey Epstein
150 docs150 co-mentions
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PersonEpstein building maintenance and property staff member (full name: Merwin Dela Cruz)
148 docs148 co-mentions
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PersonAmerican filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1935)
122 docs122 co-mentions
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LocationBorough in New Jersey, United States
111 docs111 co-mentions
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PersonPolish-born property manager for Epstein's Florida and New York residences, prosecution witness
102 docs102 co-mentions
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Ann Rodriquez
PersonEpstein household staff member, property manager
102 docs102 co-mentions
John F. Kennedy
PersonPresident of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
100 docs100 co-mentions
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Lynn Fontanilla
PersonPerson referenced in documents
84 docs84 co-mentions
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79 docs79 co-mentions
Soon-Yi Previn
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75 docs75 co-mentions
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