Who is Katherine Keating in the Epstein files?

She is an Australian socialite and businesswoman, the daughter of former Prime Minister Paul Keating. In the files she is a social and professional contact of Jeffrey Epstein. She appears in 470 documents, mostly 2011–2012 emails and calendar entries in which Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff arranges calls, meals and meetings between her and Epstein.

Do the documents show what Katherine Keating and Epstein discussed?

Only partly. Most emails are logistics, such as times, locations and call requests. A few have subject lines such as "Keating Interview" and "After Words," the latter being her email sharing the foreword to her father's new book. The documents do not say what was discussed in the meetings or calls, and they do not describe the nature of the relationship beyond scheduled contact.

Is there evidence of wrongdoing by Katherine Keating?

No. The documents show scheduling, social invitations and family details. They contain no allegation against her, and her appearance in them does not by itself indicate any involvement in Epstein's crimes.

Did she meet Epstein in person?

The documents indicate she did. In July 2011 she agreed to meet at 11:30 "at JE's home," and Epstein's schedules list appointments with her in 2011 and January 2012. Lunch and breakfast invitations from his office also appear in the emails.

Why do so many documents mention her?

Many of the 470 documents are repeated copies of the same email threads and recurring calendar or to-do entries created by Epstein's office. The number of files therefore overstates the number of separate interactions.

Who is Katherine Keating in the Epstein files?

She is an Australian socialite and businesswoman, the daughter of former Prime Minister Paul Keating. In the files she is a social and professional contact of Jeffrey Epstein. She appears in 470 documents, mostly 2011–2012 emails and calendar entries in which Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff arranges calls, meals and meetings between her and Epstein.

Do the documents show what Katherine Keating and Epstein discussed?

Only partly. Most emails are logistics, such as times, locations and call requests. A few have subject lines such as "Keating Interview" and "After Words," the latter being her email sharing the foreword to her father's new book. The documents do not say what was discussed in the meetings or calls, and they do not describe the nature of the relationship beyond scheduled contact.

Is there evidence of wrongdoing by Katherine Keating?

No. The documents show scheduling, social invitations and family details. They contain no allegation against her, and her appearance in them does not by itself indicate any involvement in Epstein's crimes.

Did she meet Epstein in person?

The documents indicate she did. In July 2011 she agreed to meet at 11:30 "at JE's home," and Epstein's schedules list appointments with her in 2011 and January 2012. Lunch and breakfast invitations from his office also appear in the emails.

Why do so many documents mention her?

Many of the 470 documents are repeated copies of the same email threads and recurring calendar or to-do entries created by Epstein's office. The number of files therefore overstates the number of separate interactions.

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Katherine Keating

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Australian socialite and businesswoman, daughter of former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, appeared in over 1,000 Epstein documents

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Katherine Keating, whose father is former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, appears in the files as a recurring social and professional contact of Jeffrey Epstein, mostly in 2011 and early 2012. The documents show her scheduling lunches, breakfasts, calls and meetings with Epstein through his assistant Lesley Groff, and exchanging emails with Epstein directly. They show no wrongdoing by her.

She appears in 470 documents: 442 emails, 15 calendar or to-do entries, 12 other records and one travel record. In 127 of the emails she is in the From/To/Cc header. Most of these are short scheduling exchanges with Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff, who repeatedly asks her to speak or meet with Epstein, plus a few direct emails with Epstein himself. Her name also recurs in calendar reminders such as "can Katherine Keating do breakfast Wed at 8:30?" and in daily schedules listing appointments with her. No flight logs, court filings or financial records involving her appear in the material reviewed.

Key Highlights

•Direct, repeated contact with Epstein's office. Between April and July 2011, Lesley Groff emailed her many times to arrange calls, lunches and meetings. One example is a 26 May 2011 request to move a lunch from 1:00 to 1:30, and in July 2011 they agreed on 11:30 "at JE's home."
•In October 2011 she and Epstein exchanged emails under the subject "Keating Interview." When she circulated the foreword to her father's book 'After Words' to friends on 31 October 2011, Epstein replied "where are you?" and then asked her to send her phone number.
•Her family shows up in the correspondence. In May 2011 she sent Epstein her brother Patrick Keating's details, and in April 2011 she told Groff that she and her sister Alexandra would attend an event at 6:30.
•She forwarded or received invitations to social events, including a June 2011 reception in honour of Sheikh Fahad Al Salem Al Ali Al Sabah. A reply of "rsvp yes" appears in that thread.
•Epstein's daily schedules list appointments with her, including a 5:00pm slot on one day and a 6:00pm slot just before 5 January 2012. This points to in-person meetings over at least nine months.
•Her most frequent co-appearances are Epstein (413 shared documents) and Lesley Groff (141). That reflects the assistant-mediated scheduling and not a wider network of associates.

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Document Mentions (20 of 470)

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Source: House Oversight Committee

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From: Sent: To: Subject: Katherine Keating 10/31/20118:21:27 AM Katherine Keating After Words Dear Friends, I wanted to share with you the forward to my father's new book 'After Words'. He tru

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Source: House Oversight Committee

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From: Sent: To: Subject: jeffrey epstein [[email protected]] 10/28/2011 4:32:02 PM Katherine Keating Re: Keating Interview Importance: High Are you here Sorry for all the typos .Sent from my iPhone On Oct 28, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Katherine Keating < •

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Source: House Oversight Committee

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From: Sent: To: Subject: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] 10/31/2011 10:50:46 AM Katherine Keating Re: After Words where are you? On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Katherine Keating Dear Friends, • wrote: I wanted to share with you the forward to my

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Source: House Oversight Committee

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From: Sent: To: Subject: jeffrey epstein [[email protected]] 10/31/2011 3:08:38 PM Katherine Keating Re: After Words Importance: High Send me your phone number Sorry for all the typos .Sent from my iPhone On Oct 31, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Katherine Keati

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EFTA01301079.pdf

EFTA01301079

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From: To: Sent: Subject: Jeffrey Epstein < eevacation matcom> Jes Staley < 5/3/2011 10:23:11 PM Fwd: ----- Forwarded message ------- From: Katherine Keating Date: Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:17 PM Subject: Re: To: Jeffrey Epstein <ieevacationegmail.com> My brother's details: Patrick Keating What's your fri

EFTA00304799.pdf

EFTA00304799

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ble to speak with re a general manager I 2:30 Appt w/Bob Gold 4:30 Appt w/Rich and Darren 5:00 Skype w/Robert Krupiczer 5:00 Appt w 6:00 Appt w/Katherine Keating January 5. 2012. Thursday 11:00 Conf. Call w Darren, Lilly, Chris and Joe (Dial in Conf Code: 1:30 Appt w/Steve Hanson 2-3:00 Call Philip Yu bet

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EFTA00410860.pdf

EFTA00410860

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From: To: Jeffrey Epstein CC <[email protected]> Cc: L n and Jo.o fontanilla Subject: Katherine Keating 7:15 Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:34:48 +0000 , Jojo fontanilla Katherine Keating is still in and out of meetings... she will come around 7:15 to see

EFTA00410854.pdf

EFTA00410854

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From: Lesley Groff To: Katherine Keating Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:30:21 +0000 Hey Katherine. Just checking in...Jeffrey's schedule has cleared up some...did

EFTA00410868.pdf

EFTA00410868

1 mention

5:45ish Appt w/Larry Summers (he is to arrive LGA at 5pm) Julie to get back to me) 5:30 Appt w/Paul Morris 6:00 Appt w/Andrew Farkas 7:15 Appt w/Katherine Keating ( June 20 Wednesday office/ cell (MAYBE, still waiting for **Woody Allen's Premier in NY tonight** 10:00 Michael Weinstein at 71 gi to take phot

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EFTA00410867.pdf

EFTA00410867

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she did not give it to me)...It would be a tight visit if he is able to make it... Larry's Cell: (Paul Morris coming at 5:30, Andrew Farkas 6:00, Katherine Keating 7:15) EFTA00410867

EFTA00430122.pdf

EFTA00430122

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From: Katherine Keating To: Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:45:53 +0000 I'm available until 4pm. On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:22 PM, wrote: > Might you

EFTA00430117.pdf

EFTA00430117

1 mention

From: ==. > To: Katherine Keating < IMIM> Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:22:24 +0000 Might you be available tomorrow morning? On Jul 25, 2011, at 10:34 AM,

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EFTA00430123.pdf

EFTA00430123

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From: ==. > To: Jefffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Katherine Keating Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:51:07 +0000 Katherine is available between 11:30-4:00 tomorrow. Would you like her to come at 11:30? EFTA00430123

EFTA00430124.pdf

EFTA00430124

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From: ==la To: Katherine Keating < IMIM> Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:53:35 +0000 11:30 will be fine! See you tomorrow at 11:30 at JE's home On Jul 25, 2

EFTA00430121.pdf

EFTA00430121

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From: Katherine Keating •t: IMIM> To: ==. > Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:45:09 +0000 I could be there at 11.30. Would that work? On Jul 25, 20

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EFTA00430125.pdf

EFTA00430125

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From: Katherine Keating <MEIMIW To: Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:52:49 +0000 Perfect. See you then. On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:53 PM, wrote: > 11:

EFTA00430164.pdf

EFTA00430164

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:00. Lisa, his assistant, would like to set up the conf. call you want to have today for 4:00. Is this time ok for you? My 26, Tuesday 12:00 Appt w/Katherine Keating 6:00 JE to CALL David Gelernter ( =) EFTA00430164

EFTA00430159.pdf

EFTA00430159

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From: Lesley Groff To: Katherine Keating Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: The, 26 Jul 2011 14:03:10 +0000 great. thanks On Jul 26, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Katherine Keating wrote: > Not a pr

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EFTA00430161.pdf

EFTA00430161

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From: Lesley Groff <MINIII > To: Jefffrey Epstein <jeevacation®gmail.com> Cc: lyn Fontanilla , Jojo fontanilla Richard Barnett Subject: Katherine Keating Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:03:48 +0000 Katherine Keating will come at noon instead of 11:30. EFTA00430161

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029553 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029557

Source: House Oversight Committee

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From: Sent: To: Subject: Katherine Keating I 10/28/2011 4:33:44 PM jeffrey epstein [[email protected]] Re: Keating Interview Importance: High Yes. Just arrived back from San Fran. On Oct 2

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