Who is Jed Garfield in the Epstein files?

He appears in 214 documents, mostly emails, as a real estate contact who dealt with Jeffrey Epstein and his assistant Lesley Groff about Epstein's New York townhouse on East 71st Street. His emails ask permission to show the house to prospective buyers or clients, and Groff passes the requests to Epstein. His signature in the emails reads "President," which fits a brokerage role, but the documents do not spell out his firm or title.

Does Jed Garfield have any documented personal or criminal connection to Epstein?

Not in these documents. They show scheduling and property-showing requests, market gossip, and one request for a phone number. Nothing in them involves flights, travel, or any allegation of wrongdoing by Garfield. Appearing in Epstein's files does not show wrongdoing.

Why does Garfield appear alongside Leon Black, Woody Allen and Marc Rich?

Those overlaps most likely come from documents that mention several names at once. Epstein's daily schedules list many appointments on a single page, and one real estate email mentions a house "across from woody Allen." The files do not show Garfield communicating with Black, Allen or Rich directly.

Was Epstein selling the 71st Street house?

The emails show Garfield repeatedly asking to bring clients through the house and Epstein deciding case by case whether to allow it. Epstein's one-line reactions include "who is that?" and "sory not rich enough." The documents suggest Epstein was open to showings and screened the visitors. They do not say whether he intended to sell, and no sale appears in them.

Who is Jed Garfield in the Epstein files?

He appears in 214 documents, mostly emails, as a real estate contact who dealt with Jeffrey Epstein and his assistant Lesley Groff about Epstein's New York townhouse on East 71st Street. His emails ask permission to show the house to prospective buyers or clients, and Groff passes the requests to Epstein. His signature in the emails reads "President," which fits a brokerage role, but the documents do not spell out his firm or title.

Does Jed Garfield have any documented personal or criminal connection to Epstein?

Not in these documents. They show scheduling and property-showing requests, market gossip, and one request for a phone number. Nothing in them involves flights, travel, or any allegation of wrongdoing by Garfield. Appearing in Epstein's files does not show wrongdoing.

Why does Garfield appear alongside Leon Black, Woody Allen and Marc Rich?

Those overlaps most likely come from documents that mention several names at once. Epstein's daily schedules list many appointments on a single page, and one real estate email mentions a house "across from woody Allen." The files do not show Garfield communicating with Black, Allen or Rich directly.

Was Epstein selling the 71st Street house?

The emails show Garfield repeatedly asking to bring clients through the house and Epstein deciding case by case whether to allow it. Epstein's one-line reactions include "who is that?" and "sory not rich enough." The documents suggest Epstein was open to showings and screened the visitors. They do not say whether he intended to sell, and no sale appears in them.

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Jed Garfield

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214

Total Mentions

214

Documents

174

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Jed Garfield appears in the files as a New York real estate contact who corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein and his assistant Lesley Groff, mainly about showing Epstein's townhouse to prospective buyers or clients between 2011 and 2016. The documents show a business and scheduling relationship and nothing more.

Garfield is in the From/To/Cc header of 63 emails, most of them exchanges with Lesley Groff, who relayed his requests to Epstein. The recurring subjects are "71st" / "71st Street" and requests to show the house to a client, such as "Any chance I might show house Friday to below" (November 2013) and "Jed will be at house at 4:15" (May 2014). He also turns up in Epstein's daily schedules, for example a June 2015 entry reading "2:45pm Jed Garfield to come over with client" and a later one reading "Jed Garfield to show house to Myles Kwok." Most of the 214 documents are emails, and 10 are calendar or to-do items that repeat the same phrases, such as "ok for Jed Garfield to show the house this Wed/Thurs?"

Key Highlights

•The strongest material is direct correspondence: Garfield wrote to Epstein and Lesley Groff about showing the 71st Street house to clients. Groff typically forwarded his messages to Epstein with "Please advise."
•In May 2016 Garfield asked whether he could show the house the following Tuesday, and Groff's forward of that request asked Epstein to "see below and advise." Epstein replied "who is that?" about the client named in the thread. In another reply Epstein wrote, "tell jed sory not rich enough."
•In December 2013 Garfield emailed Epstein a note headed "Reed Krakoff" saying Krakoff's house, "across from woody Allen," was under contract. This looks like New York real estate market information passed along to Epstein.
•Epstein's own schedules list Garfield visits with clients, including a June 2015 entry on the same page as an appointment with Leon Black. These entries explain the shared documents with Black and Woody Allen. The files do not show Garfield dealing with either of them directly.
•The earliest dated item is a November 2011 email from Groff saying Epstein wanted to speak with Garfield. Contact then continues through at least May 2016, so the relationship ran for about five years.
•One 2013 email titled "Townhouses/U Club" was sent to undisclosed recipients. It looks like a mass real estate mailing, not personal correspondence.

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Document Mentions (20 of 214)

EFTA00324751.pdf

EFTA00324751

1 mention

From: Jed Garfield cillil > To: Jeffery Epstein <lesley.jee®gmail.com> Subject: 71st Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 19:59:49 +0000 Might I show the house next Tuesday or We

EFTA00324753.pdf

EFTA00324753

1 mention

From: To: Jefffrey Epstein <jeevacation®gmail.com> Subject: Jed Garfield Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 20:00:36 +0000 Please see below and advise. Begin forwarded message: From: Jed Garfield Subject: 71st Date: May 18, 2016

EFTA00324772.pdf

EFTA00324772

1 mention

@gmail.com> wrote: tell jed sory not rich enough On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 7:48 AM, Want more? Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Jed Garfield Date: May 18, 2016 at 4:49:26 PM EDT To: Subject: Re: 71st On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Jeffrey is asking who Benjamin Ashkenazi is... wrote

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EFTA00346987.pdf

EFTA00346987

1 mention

From: Jed Garfield To: Lesley Groff Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:00:39 +0000 Inline-Images: CF2E17D4-ADF9-4796-BF7B-A554018E73Al.png Any c

EFTA00346989.pdf

EFTA00346989

1 mention

From: Lesley Groff To: Jed Garfield Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:05:59 +0000 Attachments: CF2E17D4-ADF9-4796-BF7B-A554018E73Al.png So tomorrow June 3 with

EFTA00346991.pdf

EFTA00346991

1 mention

From: Lesley Groff <1 To: Jed Garfield -4 Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:07:32 +0000 I n ne-I mages: CF2E17D4-ADF9-4796-BF7B-A554018E73Al.png Jed tomorrow works

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EFTA00347231.pdf

EFTA00347231

1 mention

From: To: Jed Garfield Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 20:39:22 +0000 great! will do On May 26, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Jed Garfield < wrote: Let Jeffrey

EFTA00347398.pdf

EFTA00347398

1 mention

d Valeria Chontsky (Valeria: (4pm the Chomsky's to depart via Jet Suite) 3:00pm appt w/Arda ( 1 CALL DAVID MITCHELL WHEN ARDA AT HOUSE (David: TBD Jed Garfield to show house to Myles Kwok (Jed 4:00pm Appt iv/Anthony Barren AT 301 5:30pm Appt w/Ari Glass ( 1 EFTA00347398

EFTA00347410.pdf

EFTA00347410

1 mention

aleria Chomsky (Valeria: (4pm the Chomsky:s to depart via ./et Suite) 3:00pm appt w/Arda (.1 1) CALL DAVID MITCHELL WHEN ARDA AT HOUSE (David: TBD Jed Garfield to show house to Myles Kwok (Jed 4:00pm Appt w/Anthony Barrett AT 301 5:30pm Appt w/Ari Glass.(') EFTA00347410 please note The information cont

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EFTA00347409.pdf

EFTA00347409

1 mention

d Valeria Chontsky (Valeria: (4pm the Chomskyl• to depart via Jet Suite) 3:00pm appt w/Arda ( 1 CALL DAVID MITCHELL WHEN ARDA AT HOUSE (David: TBD Jed Garfield to show house to Myles Kwok (Jed 4:00pm Appt iv/Anthony Barrett AT 301 ( ) 5:30pm Appt w/Ari Glass ( 1 EFTA00347409

EFTA00347414.pdf

EFTA00347414

1 mention

ky (Valeria: (4pm the Chontskyl• to depart via Jet Suite) EFTA00347414 3:00pm appt w/Arda ( ) CALL DAVID MITCHELL WHEN ARDA AT HOUSE (David: TBD Jed Garfield to show house to Myles Kwok (Jed 4:00pm Appt w/Anthony Barrett AT 301,(1 5:30pm Appt w/Ari Glass .j please note The information contained in this

EFTA00347431.pdf

EFTA00347431

1 mention

msky's and Svet depart for Teterboro 4:00pm Chomskysflight via Jet Suite 3:00pm appt w/Arda ( 1 CALL DAVID MITCHELL WHEN ARDA AT HOUSE (David: TBD Jed Garfield to show house to Myles Kwok (Jed 4:00pm Appt w/Anthony Barrett AT 301 (MM) EFTA00347431 5:30pm Appt iv/Ari Glass (MI ) EFTA00347432

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EFTA00347445.pdf

EFTA00347445

1 mention

From: Lesley Groff <a> To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Jed Garfield Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 16:02:38 +0000 Mr. Keiko called and he was tied up in meetings ( making money not spending it). He will be back in June and

EFTA00364986.pdf

EFTA00364986

1 mention

From: Lesley Groff <1 To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Jed Garfield Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 18:11:17 +0000 lane-Images: CF2E17D4-ADF9-4796-BF7B-A5540 I 8E73Al.png Please advise.. Begin forwarded message: From: Jed

EFTA00367967.pdf

EFTA00367967

1 mention

From: Lesley Groff To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Jed Garfield Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:28:53 +0000 Begin forwarded message: From: Jed Garfield < Subject: Tel # Date: June 13, 2014 7:17:01 PM EDT To: Jeffe

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EFTA00367971.pdf

EFTA00367971

1 mention

From: "jeffrey E." <[email protected]> To: Lesley Groff Subject: Re: Jed Garfield Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:24:11 +0000 give him your cell. and if he calls get a number to call back On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 11:28 PM, Lesley Groff

EFTA00369306.pdf

EFTA00369306

1 mention

i, 16 May 2014 19:47:55 +0000 Inline-Images: CF2E17D4-ADF9-4796-BF7B-A554018E73Al.png Jed will be at house at 4:15 Begin forwarded message: From: Jed Garfield Subject: 415 instead of 4, slight delay. Thank you. jhg Date: May 16, 2014 3:17:40 PM EDT To: Jeffery Epstein < Jed Garfield President Lesliel

EFTA00369467.pdf

EFTA00369467

1 mention

From: Jed Garfield <1 To: Lesley Groff Subject: Re: What time will you come to Jeffrey's House tomorrow? Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 15:12:25 +0000 Inline-Images: CF2E1

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EFTA00369578.pdf

EFTA00369578

1 mention

From: Lesley Groff To: Jed Garfield Subject: Re: 71st Street Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 18: I I :32 +0000 Let me speak with Jeffrey...will get back to you! On May 12, 2014, at 2:05 PM, J

EFTA00285072.pdf

EFTA00285072

1 mention

285072 5:00pm Appt w/Brad Wechsler and John Castrucci (Brad: Leon Black will attend as well... Thurs. June 4.2015 NY-BEDFORD-NY Reminder: 2:45pm Jed Garfield to come over with client aa) Reminder:' and her sisters to go to Six Flags today 7:00am Jojo outside ready to go to airport 7:51am Depart NY, Meri

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Connected Entities(20 of 174)

Jeffrey Epstein

Person

American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

171 docs171 co-mentions

Lesley Groff

Person

Executive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein (2001-2019)

93 docs93 co-mentions

Leon Black

Person

American billionaire businessman (born 1951)

24 docs24 co-mentions

Woody Allen

Person

American filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1935)

23 docs23 co-mentions

Marc Rich

Person

American commodities trader (1934–2013)

23 docs23 co-mentions

Harry Reid

Person

American politician (1939–2021)

19 docs19 co-mentions

Lesliel Garfield Real Estate

Person

Person referenced in documents

19 docs19 co-mentions

Ehud Barak

Person

10th Prime Minister of Israel

18 docs18 co-mentions

Teterboro

Location

Borough in New Jersey, United States

17 docs17 co-mentions

Reid Weingarten

Person

American white-collar criminal defense attorney at Steptoe & Johnson, represented Jeffrey Epstein and other high-profile clients

17 docs17 co-mentions

Joshua Cooper Ramo

Person

American political analyst

16 docs16 co-mentions

Mort Zuckerman

Person

Canadian-American billionaire real estate developer, media proprietor, and founder of Boston Properties

15 docs15 co-mentions

Terje Rod-Larsen

Person

Norwegian diplomat

15 docs15 co-mentions

John F. Kennedy

Person

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)

14 docs14 co-mentions

Thorbjørn Jagland

Person

Norwegian politician who served as Prime Minister of Norway (1996-1997) and Secretary General of the Council of Europe (2009-2019). Had direct email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein and attended social gatherings at his residence.

14 docs14 co-mentions