Who is Amelia in the Epstein files?

There is no single Amelia. The name is a bare first-name label that covers several people and many scanning errors. The best-documented is Amelia Huggins, Executive Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, who worked under Lawrence Krauss and coordinated travel and events with Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff in 2017 and 2018. Another Amelia, with a signature referring to garden maintenance and design in La Romana, Dominican Republic, arranges an August 2014 visit with Ann Rodriquez and Lesley Groff.

Does Amelia communicate directly with Jeffrey Epstein in the documents?

Mostly through intermediaries. The Amelia Huggins emails are with Lesley Groff, Epstein's assistant, and Lawrence Krauss, and ask for travel details, cancellations and reimbursement. Krauss's emails to Epstein mention Amelia, including a possible tea meeting in March 2015 and a plan to Skype once Amelia joined the Origins Project. Two emails signed by an Amelia ask that a letter or proposal be passed on to Epstein, and the files do not say who sent them.

What happened with the 2018 villa and event emails?

In March 2018, Lesley Groff wrote to Amelia Huggins that she was sorry to hear the event had been cancelled and said she phoned the hotel to cancel Jeffrey's villa for an April 6 stay. Groff said the hotel indicated the booking would still be charged. Amelia separately wrote about reimbursing non-refundable travel costs once receipts were sent to her. The files show a cancelled booking and a billing question and do not show wrongdoing.

Why do so many documents mention Amelia if the connection is limited?

Much of the count comes from repeated copies of the same email chains, such as the October 2017 Boulders Resort rentals message, and from scanned-text errors in financial and phone records. Others are unrelated uses of the name, such as a song title, a town in Ohio and an FBI staff directory. The roughly 19 emails with an Amelia in the header are the meaningful core, and they are mostly scheduling and logistics.

Who is Amelia in the Epstein files?

There is no single Amelia. The name is a bare first-name label that covers several people and many scanning errors. The best-documented is Amelia Huggins, Executive Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, who worked under Lawrence Krauss and coordinated travel and events with Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff in 2017 and 2018. Another Amelia, with a signature referring to garden maintenance and design in La Romana, Dominican Republic, arranges an August 2014 visit with Ann Rodriquez and Lesley Groff.

Does Amelia communicate directly with Jeffrey Epstein in the documents?

Mostly through intermediaries. The Amelia Huggins emails are with Lesley Groff, Epstein's assistant, and Lawrence Krauss, and ask for travel details, cancellations and reimbursement. Krauss's emails to Epstein mention Amelia, including a possible tea meeting in March 2015 and a plan to Skype once Amelia joined the Origins Project. Two emails signed by an Amelia ask that a letter or proposal be passed on to Epstein, and the files do not say who sent them.

What happened with the 2018 villa and event emails?

In March 2018, Lesley Groff wrote to Amelia Huggins that she was sorry to hear the event had been cancelled and said she phoned the hotel to cancel Jeffrey's villa for an April 6 stay. Groff said the hotel indicated the booking would still be charged. Amelia separately wrote about reimbursing non-refundable travel costs once receipts were sent to her. The files show a cancelled booking and a billing question and do not show wrongdoing.

Why do so many documents mention Amelia if the connection is limited?

Much of the count comes from repeated copies of the same email chains, such as the October 2017 Boulders Resort rentals message, and from scanned-text errors in financial and phone records. Others are unrelated uses of the name, such as a song title, a town in Ohio and an FBI staff directory. The roughly 19 emails with an Amelia in the header are the meaningful core, and they are mostly scheduling and logistics.

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Ambiguous first name reference in Epstein documents

"Amelia" is a bare first name that the files use for several different people, not one individual. The most substantive thread is Amelia Huggins, Executive Director of Lawrence Krauss's Origins Project at Arizona State University, who handled travel and event logistics with Jeffrey Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff in 2017–2018. A separate Amelia, a gardening and landscaping contact in La Romana, Dominican Republic, appears in August 2014 emails arranging a visit to Epstein's island.

The clearest appearances are emails in which Amelia Huggins writes to or is copied with Lesley Groff and Lawrence Krauss. They cover a February 2017 introduction, hotel and villa arrangements for an April 2018 event that was later cancelled, and rental homes near the Boulders Resort for an Origins gathering. A different Amelia (Amelia M. Pereyra Bermudez, signing as a garden maintenance and design contact in La Romana) coordinates August 2014 travel with Ann Rodriquez and Lesley Groff. Many of the remaining mentions are unrelated, such as scanned-text errors in financial and phone records, a Joni Mitchell song title, an Ohio town, an FBI directory entry and a transcript index. Roughly 19 documents have an Amelia in the From/To/Cc header, so this is administrative correspondence, not evidence of a close personal relationship.

Key Highlights

•Amelia Huggins, signing as Executive Director of the Origins Project at ASU, is in a February 2017 email chain in which Lawrence Krauss says he is "getting in a plane" and copies Amelia "who can give you info." Lesley Groff, who signs as Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, thanks Amelia, who replies "My pleasure."
•In March 2018 emails, Lesley Groff tells Amelia Huggins that an event has been cancelled and that she phoned the hotel to cancel "Jeffrey's Villa." She adds that the hotel says the booking will still be charged. In another message, Amelia asks that receipts for non-refundable travel arrangements be forwarded so reimbursement can be processed.
•An October 2017 email from Amelia to Lawrence Krauss passes along a link to private homes for rent near the Boulders Resort for the Origins Project's "10-year" event. It was forwarded from Taryn Struck and copied to Cynthia Schulze. The same message appears in many copies, which explains much of the overlap with Cynthia and Krauss.
•Lawrence Krauss wrote to Epstein in March 2015 that "Amelia and I can meet you Sat afternoon for tea or bite." In another email he mentions a Skype with Amelia "once we get her on board for Origins." These suggest Amelia Huggins was introduced to Epstein around the time they joined the Origins Project.
•A separate Amelia (Amelia M. Pereyra Bermudez, with a garden maintenance and design signature from La Romana, Dominican Republic) is told in August 2014 that arrangements are made, with an island manager, driver and boat captain named. She asks Lesley Groff about flights back and asks that Mr. Epstein be thanked. Another email from a different sender mentions planning to visit the island on August 18 with a daughter named Amelia, described as the sender's assistant and administrator.
•Two emails signed "Sarah and Amelia" and "Amelia" send a letter and a revised proposal addressed for Mr. Epstein. They are written to Ann and are marked with a confidentiality notice. The files do not make clear which Amelia this is or what the proposal covered.
•A large share of the 91 documents are false or incidental matches. These include American Express and bank statements and phone-bill call codes where scanned text reads "Amelia" in place of another word, a subpoena that reads "United States of Amelia," an Ohio mailing address, a Joni Mitchell song link, an FBI directory entry for an employee named Amelia Lachter, an index entry in the 2025 Maxwell interview transcript, and a Google search page listing "Amelia" among related searches. One legal document contains the line "And in comes Amelia; to rape and pillage," but the files do not say who is meant.

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lia M. Pereyra Bermildez Mantenimiento y Diserio de Jardines La Romana. Rep. Dominicana On Aug 12, 2014, at 5:16 PM, Ann Rodriquez < > wrote: Hi Amelia, All is arranged. Island Manager: Ann Rodriquez Driver: Jermaine Ruan Boat Captain: Carlos Rodriguez See you soon, Ann R. On Aug 12, 2014,

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ency in Santo Domingo. Best regards, Mantenimiento y Diselio de Jardines Rep. Dominicana On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Lesley Groff < wrote: Hi Amelia I know you have researched this. Was there a flight that could get you back Monday evening? Sent from my iPhone • On Aug 12, 2014, at 7:48 PM, wro

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3 Aug 2014 15:13:26 +0000 I did!! :) On Aug 13, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Amelia Pereyra < wrote: Please thank Mr. Epstein on our behalf. Best regards Amelia Amelia Pereyra B Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Lesley Groff < wrote: Hi Ameila...I checked flights and the latest one out of

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ake suggestions. As for things to do, what do you like to do — music, art, outdoor walking areas — and what time of day will you be in town? Best, Amelia Amelia Huggins Executive Director Origins Project at ASU, Arizona State University P.O. Box 871902, Tempe, AZ 85287.1902 I F:ice From: Lawrence

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al of an interview with you and Mr. Epstein.I will see if i can make the arrengments to be present the 18th of august on the island with my daughter Amelia who is my assistant and administrator) will give you as soon as possible the details of our trip.I would like to know for how long we will be there

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e Krauss < To: "Jeffrey E." <jeevacation®gmail.com> Subject: Re: request from noam Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:25:10 +0000 ok for breakfast.. also, Amelia and I can meet you Sat afternoon for tea or bite after I get noam to hotel, depending on when you land.. would be interesting.. On Mar 19, 2015, at

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09 2006 11:39 FR FRAUD DSRU 08/09/2006 TIED ray 800 231 9598 TO 918662560607 P . 0 2 This subpoena is issued upon goat of the baited Stales of Amelia TO: United States District Court SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY BEFORE GRAND JURY FGJ 05-02(WPB)-Fri./No. OLY-03 SUBPOENA FO

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sXMIkwXgs Joni Mitchell — Woodstock -- https://youtu.be/3aOGnVKWbwc Joni Mitchell — Court And Spark -- https://youtu.be/-w96Fqk9rEk Joni Mitchell — Amelia -- https://youtu.be/1N7gPcCgkZU Joni Mitchell — Song For Sharon -- https://youtu.be/ojIZ6IGBHwY Joni Mitchell - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductio

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ht and probably will talk to you this week I thought I would send it to you. Looking forward to seeing you in March.. if you also want to Skype with Amelia once we get her on board for Origins that is fine.. Also, today was the final deadline for letters for the postdoc scholars.. they look incredible.

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t and probably will talk to you this week I thought I would send it to you. Looking forward to seeing you in March.. if you also want to Skype with Amelia once we get her on board for Origins that is fine.. Also, today was the final deadline for letters for the postdoc scholars.. they look incredible.

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l to at least 3 mths of regular unit assessments for entire project). d. 5/3 as Mortgagee/Certificate Holder-Fifth Third Bancorp, 1SAOA PO Box 598 Amelia, OH 45102 5. Missing walls- in coverage (Quotes & Applications not accepted): Need insurance policy for association to show HOA's policy covers the

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