Epstein's assistant grilled by lawmakers over Amex travel booked for women or girls
Summary
U.S. lawmakers questioned Jeffrey Epstein's assistant, Lesley Groff, about trips Epstein booked using American Express for women and girls. Groff said she arranged travel for adults she believed were Epstein's assistants and denied knowing the trips were for illegal purposes.Key Facts
- Lesley Groff worked for Jeffrey Epstein for nearly 20 years and helped arrange travel bookings through American Express.
- Epstein used special American Express cards to book many trips for women or girls, mostly from Eastern Europe.
- Groff testified she did not think she ever booked travel for anyone under 18.
- She denied awareness that the travel was meant for sexual activities.
- Lawmakers asked if some flights were "decoy flights" intended to help women get visas.
- Emails show Groff requested fake flights to create travel itineraries.
- Groff said some women wanted to hide travel details from their parents, not for visa reasons.
- American Express had policies against booking trips only for visa purposes but sometimes made exceptions.
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