Who is Michael Hopkins in the Epstein files?

He is a correspondent in Jeffrey Epstein's scheduling emails. Lesley Groff, Epstein's assistant, repeatedly arranged meetings between Hopkins and Epstein in the Boston area from 2013 to 2017, often with help from Martin Nowak. The references to a math department, Nowak and mathematician Jacob Lurie suggest he is Harvard mathematician Michael J. Hopkins, though the files don't confirm this.

Did Michael Hopkins meet with Jeffrey Epstein?

The emails show meetings being proposed and accepted, including April 2014, June 2014, December 2016 and March 2017 (5:30pm at 1 Brattle Square). They are mostly scheduling messages. An April 2014 itinerary lists a 5:00pm appointment with Hopkins, but the files don't record what happened at any meeting or what was discussed.

What was Martin Nowak's role in Hopkins's contact with Epstein?

Nowak shares 56 documents with Hopkins in the archive. In 2014 Groff coordinated with Nowak to find a time with Hopkins, and the itinerary describes the meeting as 'Math-Martin Nowak organized'. In January 2017 Nowak emailed Hopkins and Epstein together to connect them directly.

Does the archive show wrongdoing by Michael Hopkins?

No. The documents are routine scheduling and brief personal emails. They contain no flight logs, legal filings or financial records involving him. Appearing in Epstein's correspondence is not evidence of misconduct.

Who is Michael Hopkins in the Epstein files?

He is a correspondent in Jeffrey Epstein's scheduling emails. Lesley Groff, Epstein's assistant, repeatedly arranged meetings between Hopkins and Epstein in the Boston area from 2013 to 2017, often with help from Martin Nowak. The references to a math department, Nowak and mathematician Jacob Lurie suggest he is Harvard mathematician Michael J. Hopkins, though the files don't confirm this.

Did Michael Hopkins meet with Jeffrey Epstein?

The emails show meetings being proposed and accepted, including April 2014, June 2014, December 2016 and March 2017 (5:30pm at 1 Brattle Square). They are mostly scheduling messages. An April 2014 itinerary lists a 5:00pm appointment with Hopkins, but the files don't record what happened at any meeting or what was discussed.

What was Martin Nowak's role in Hopkins's contact with Epstein?

Nowak shares 56 documents with Hopkins in the archive. In 2014 Groff coordinated with Nowak to find a time with Hopkins, and the itinerary describes the meeting as 'Math-Martin Nowak organized'. In January 2017 Nowak emailed Hopkins and Epstein together to connect them directly.

Does the archive show wrongdoing by Michael Hopkins?

No. The documents are routine scheduling and brief personal emails. They contain no flight logs, legal filings or financial records involving him. Appearing in Epstein's correspondence is not evidence of misconduct.

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Michael Hopkins appears in the files as someone Jeffrey Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff repeatedly scheduled to meet Epstein in the Boston area between 2013 and 2017. Many of these meetings were arranged through Harvard evolutionary biologist Martin Nowak. The files show direct email contact, including several messages between Hopkins and Epstein himself, but they don't say what the meetings were about.

Of the 80 documents, 75 are emails, and 29 have Hopkins in the From/To/Cc header. Most of these are short scheduling threads with Lesley Groff, such as 'That works. Mike' (June 2014) and 'OK. I'll be there at 5:30' (March 2017). Travel itineraries for Epstein's April 2014 Boston trip list an appointment with 'Michael Hopkins (Math-Martin Nowak organized)'. A few emails run directly between Hopkins and Epstein (September 2015, June 2016, January 2017). No flight logs, legal filings or financial transactions involving Hopkins turned up, and the one non-email substantive record is an itinerary.

Key Highlights

•Direct scheduling correspondence with Lesley Groff runs from June 2013 to March 2017. It covers meeting requests in June 2013, April and June 2014, December 2016 and March 2017, and Hopkins accepts each one.
•An itinerary for Epstein's Boston-area visit lists a 5:00pm 'Appt w/Michael Hopkins (Math-Martin Nowak organized)' before a 7:00pm departure from Bedford. Earlier drafts list a 'TENTATIVE' 4:30pm meeting with 'Michael Hopkins and Martin Nowak' on April 23, 2014.
•Martin Nowak appears to have been the go-between. In April 2014 he was asked to propose a time to Hopkins, and he replied that Hopkins was 'away for the whole week'. In January 2017 Nowak emailed Hopkins and Epstein: 'i would like to connect you via email'.
•Hopkins wrote to Epstein directly at his jeevacation address in September 2015, mentioning mathematician Jacob Lurie, and in June 2016, replying 'Sure. I'm in Evanston at the moment.' The files show only fragments of these exchanges.
•In March 2017 Groff asked Hopkins to see Epstein at 5:30pm at Martin's institute at 1 Brattle Square, and Hopkins confirmed.
•Hopkins is probably Harvard mathematician Michael J. Hopkins, based on the math department, Nowak and Lurie references. The files don't state this outright. The emails contain nothing suggesting wrongdoing by Hopkins.

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EFTA00368162.pdf

EFTA00368162

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From: Michael Hopkins <I To: Lesley Groff Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:21:30 +0000 That works. Mike On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Lesl

EFTA00368163.pdf

EFTA00368163

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From: Lesley Groff To: Michael Hopkins 4- > Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:26:43 +0000 Terrific! Thx Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2014, at 11:21 AM, Michae

EFTA00368514.pdf

EFTA00368514

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From: Michael Hopkins To: Lesley Groff Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 03:25:13 +0000 Leslie I will be around those days and would be delighted to

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EFTA00371206.pdf

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STON I:00pm Lunch wi at Martin Nowak's Institute ( Wed. A ri123 2014 NY-BOSTON 2:00pm TENTATIVE appt w/Andy Stmminger d 4:30pm TENTATIVE Appt w/Michael Hopkins and Martin Nowak Check out of the Charles Hotel Thurs. Apri124, 2014 NY-PARIS 9:50pm Depart NY for Paris via AF#11 (Rec. Loc.#MZBJFF) Fri. April

EFTA00371217.pdf

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me see you at 2pm on Wed. April 23rd at Martin's Institute. Wed. April 23, 2014 NY-BOSTON 2:00pm Appt w/Andy Strominger 4 4:30pm TENTATIVE Appt iv/Michael Hopkins and Martin Nowak Check out of the Charles Hotel TBD Depart Boston for NY TBD Arrive NY EFTA00371217

EFTA00371249.pdf

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From: Lesley Groff <Ma To: "Nowak, Martin" <=la> Subject: Re: Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:17:03 +0000 Martin, could we please propose to Michael Hopkins at 5pm on Wed. April 23rd? I had a slight conflict and needed to schedule a 4pm...so 5pm with Michael would be better...would you like me to send h

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EFTA00371254.pdf

EFTA00371254

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wak, Martin" •< > wrote: > mike hopkins is away for the whole week > On Apr 11, 2014, at 12:17 PM, > wrote: >> Martin, could we please propose to Michael Hopkins at slight conflict and needed to schedule a 4pm...so 5pm with like me to send him an email with this request? >> >> >> On Apr 11, 2014, at 10:31

EFTA00371386.pdf

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es. April 22, 2014 BOSTON 1:00pm Lunch w1 at Martin Nowak's Institute (M: and tentatively: Wed. April 23, 2014 NV-BOSTON 4:30pm TENTATIVE Appt w/Michael Hopkins and Martin Nowak EFTA00371386

EFTA00371392.pdf

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014 BOSTON 1:00pm Lunch w/ at Martin Nowak's Institute (M: and tentatively: Wed. April 23, 2014 NY-BOSTON EFTA00371392 4:30pm TENTATIVE Appt w/Michael Hopkins and Martin Nowak EFTA00371393

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EFTA00371394.pdf

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ues. April 22, 2014 BOSTON 1:00pm Lunch w1 at Martin Nowak's Institute ~: and tentatively: Wed. April 23, 2014 NY-BOSTON 4:30pm TENTATIVE Appt w/Michael Hopkins and Martin Nowak EFTA00371395

EFTA00371428.pdf

EFTA00371428

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From: "Nowak, Martin" <=I > To: Michael Hopkins Cc:LesleyGroff<a,"Heywood,Wendy" Subject: Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 21:53:28 +0000 mike could you meet with jeffrey on wed 23 april at 4:30pm? (our

EFTA00371514.pdf

EFTA00371514

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in Nowak Subject: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:06:28 +0000 Hi Martin and WEndy...just following up...have you heard from Ed Wilson or Michael Hopkins as of yet? Can we confirm anything? Thanks, Lesley EFTA00371514

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EFTA00371515.pdf

EFTA00371515

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Hopefully, Martin has! Best, Wendy On 4/7/14, 4:06 PM, " > wrote: >Hi Martin and WEndy...just following up...have you heard from Ed Wilson >or Michael Hopkins as of yet? >Can we confirm anything? >Thanks, EFTA00371515

EFTA00371517.pdf

EFTA00371517

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m anyone. > Hopefully, Martin has! > • Best, > Wendy > On 4/7/14, 4:06 PM, " wrote: >> » Hi Martin and WEndy...just following up...have or Michael Hopkins as of yet? you heard from Ed >> >> Can we confirm anything? >> >> Thanks, Wilson EFTA00371517

EFTA00371536.pdf

EFTA00371536

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l keep trying others. On Apr 7, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Lesley Groff < wrote: Hi Martin and WEndy...just following up...have you heard from Ed Wilson or Michael Hopkins as of yet? Can we confirm anything? Thanks, Lesley EFTA00371536

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EFTA00381091.pdf

EFTA00381091

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6 AM, "Nowak, Martin" > wrote: > dear lesley > on 23 oct i can confirm the following meetings for jeffrey > 11 Dick Gross (Chairman of Math) > 5 Michael Hopkins (Math) > jeffrey told me he will arrive at 10 and go to MIT from 1-4 > (i also cc wendy, who is the brilliant new faculty assistant at PED.) > bes

EFTA00381126.pdf

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d) 12:30pm Appt Gershenfeld 1:30-3:30pm Appt w/Joi Ito 4:00pm Appt w/Victoria Black a) Charles Hotel 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge 5:00pm Appt w/Michael Hopkins (Math-Martin Nowak organized) EFTA00381127 9:00pm Late Dinner w/Bobby Slayton (Bobby says Lewis is probably not around... did you want him to ask

EFTA00381130.pdf

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oom E15-401 Cambridge MA 02139 1:30-3:30pm Appt w/Joi Ito 4:00pm Appt w/Victoria Black Charles Hotel 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge 5:00pm Appt iv/Michael Hopkins (Math-Martin Nowak organized) (Pamela, EFTA00381131 9:00pm Late Dinner w/Bobby Slayton (Bobby says Lewis is probably not around... did you want h

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EFTA00440265.pdf

EFTA00440265

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rs is there and is he corn My on thurs to New York On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:09 PM Lesley Groff <1 wrote: fyi.. Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Hopkins c Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: December 10, 2016 at 10:49:44 AM EST To: Lesley Groff <I about to take off on a flight from LA to boston. tom

EFTA00368158.pdf

EFTA00368158

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From: Lesley Groff To: Michael Hopkins Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:44:58 +0000 HI Mike...checking back in...might you be able to meet with Jeffrey on Sat. June

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