The Conductor and the Concierge: How a French Maestro and His Partner Procured Women for Jeffrey Epstein

On September 12, 2013, French conductor Frederic Chaslin sent Jeffrey Epstein an email that distilled the mechanics of procurement into four casual sentences. "I found a great girl for your next stay in Paris," he wrote. "Student in philosophy. 21. Looks a little like roman Polanski's current wife (Seigner)." He then supplied her full name: Frederica Amelia Finkelstein (EFTA-01959880).

Epstein replied with two words: "Great sept 27."

What followed over the next five days reveals how Epstein's European procurement network operated, who ran it, and how thin the line was between social introduction and sexual trafficking. The documents show that Chaslin and his romantic partner, former Bear Stearns executive and opera producer Paula Heil Fisher, functioned as one of Epstein's most active European procurement channels across a relationship that spanned at least 2009 to 2017, entirely after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor.

"Just a Friend of My Younger Son"

Within hours of receiving Chaslin's offer, Epstein forwarded the young woman's information to his scheduler Lesley Groff. "Her name is frederika, friend of paula and fred chaslin, in paris, contact her and set up a skype date," he instructed (EFTA-01960181). The phrasing is significant: Epstein treated the procurement as routine administrative scheduling, no different from booking a dinner reservation.

Five days later, something went wrong. Epstein wrote to Chaslin: "what really happened with fredika. google??" Chaslin's response was revealing on multiple levels: "She was asking me some questions I could not answer... Just a friend of my younger son" (EFTA-01957659).

That single sentence carries the full weight of what these documents expose. A 21-year-old woman, a friend of Chaslin's own child, had been offered to a convicted sex offender for a "Skype date" and an in-person meeting during his next trip to Paris. When the arrangement collapsed, Chaslin's instinct was not alarm or remorse. It was to minimize. Just a friend. Of my younger son.

The young woman, it appears, had searched Epstein's name and found enough to ask questions Chaslin could not answer. Her due diligence may have saved her from whatever Epstein had planned for September 27.

The Paris Girl Concierge

Chaslin was not operating alone. Nine days before his procurement email, Fisher had already been scouting in Paris on Epstein's behalf. On September 3, 2013, she wrote to Epstein: "Sitting in a cafe, we think we MIGHT have a candidate for your Paris girl concierge!" (EFTA-00969138).

The phrase "Paris girl concierge" merits scrutiny. A concierge arranges things. A "girl concierge" arranges girls. Fisher, writing from a Parisian cafe, was auditioning candidates for this role with the enthusiasm of someone recommending a hotel. The timing shows that both Fisher and Chaslin were working the same pipeline simultaneously: Fisher scouting a facilitator, Chaslin sourcing the product.

Seven months later, in April 2014, Fisher recommended a house manager named Maxime Ohayon for Epstein's Paris operations. Her sales pitch was remarkable for its candor: "He is Jewish, French, impeccable... does not date women or anyone for that matter. But he would be amazing for you to get things done in all places and you could still have your pretties and have a professional as well" (EFTA-01927588).

"Your pretties." Fisher used the term as casually as one might say "your luggage" or "your schedule." The implication was explicit: Ohayon's lack of interest in women made him ideal because he would not interfere with the parallel system of young women that Epstein maintained alongside his professional household staff. Fisher understood this dual operation and structured her recommendation around it.

Inside the Circle: The April 4 Dinner

The procurement emails did not exist in a vacuum. Chaslin and Fisher moved through Epstein's social world at the highest levels. On April 4, 2013, they attended a dinner at Epstein's Manhattan residence where the guest list read like a who's who of international power: former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, British politician Peter Mandelson, JPMorgan executive Jes Staley, media mogul Mort Zuckerman, filmmaker Woody Allen with Soon-Yi Previn, and billionaire Tom Pritzker (EFTA-01897080).

Chaslin and Fisher arrived at 9:30 PM. The following day, Chaslin sent a thank-you note that captured the seductive pull of Epstein's orbit: "Thanks for including me to this sensational evening! I enjoyed your Steinway... As a French I of course enjoyed meeting Woody Allen" (EFTA-01898876).

This dinner took place five months before Chaslin would offer Epstein his son's 21-year-old friend. The timeline matters. Chaslin had already been drawn into Epstein's social circle, had already experienced the flattering proximity to global elites, and had already begun performing the kind of favors that kept the invitations coming.

The Ranch and the Resignation

The cultivation began even earlier. In August 2012, Fisher brought Chaslin and "his two 20 something sons" to Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. Chaslin's thank-you letter afterward was effusive to the point of obsequiousness: "I want to thank you for opening your fabulous ranch to me yesterday... What an inspired, and inspiring man you are" (EFTA-02558439).

Shortly after the ranch visit, Chaslin resigned from his position as chief conductor of the Santa Fe Opera. Epstein's reaction, preserved in the correspondence: "as good as it gets." The juxtaposition is striking. A professional conductor abandons a prestigious post, and the convicted sex offender who hosted him days earlier responds with satisfaction. Whether Epstein played a direct role in the resignation or simply benefited from Chaslin's newfound availability remains an open question, but the sequence is documented.

"Young Asssitant?" and "Pretty Assistants"

The procurement dynamic between Epstein and Chaslin was not limited to the Finkelstein incident. A pattern of coded language runs through their correspondence.

On June 6, 2013, Epstein sent Chaslin a one-line email: "young asssitant?" (EFTA-01967609). The misspelling of "assistant" with three S's, the question mark, the absence of any other context: this was a request, not a question about staffing. Epstein was asking Chaslin to produce a young woman.

Three years later, in May 2016, Chaslin was still performing the same role with slightly more polish. He offered Epstein "A tour of the bridges of Paris on my boat with some good food for you and your many pretty assistant" (EFTA-01743350). The singular "assistant" paired with "many" and "pretty" was not a grammatical error from a non-native English speaker. It was the same coded vocabulary that pervades Epstein's correspondence: "assistants" and "friends" as euphemisms for young women.

The Daughter in the Orbit

Fisher's entanglement with Epstein extended to her own family. Her daughter Miasha Fisher moved through Epstein's world in ways that blurred the line between patronage and control.

Epstein funded an Africa safari for Miasha, arranged by socialite and event planner Peggy Siegal. When Ghislaine Maxwell reviewed the itinerary, she responded: "Wow..what is the work portion of this..it looks like a holiday camp..i am v jealous" (EFTA-02002819). Maxwell's comment suggests the safari was framed as having a professional component, a common structure in Epstein's financial arrangements with young women.

The gifts escalated. Epstein offered Miasha a free apartment and a Jaguar (EFTA-01820082). The generosity toward an associate's daughter served a dual purpose: it bound Fisher more tightly to Epstein through obligation while placing another young woman within his sphere of financial dependence.

Fisher reciprocated by integrating Epstein into Miasha's social life. When Miasha performed as a DJ at The Box nightclub, Fisher put Epstein on the VIP list under the alias "Jeffrey Edwards" (EFTA-02090681). A convicted sex offender attending a nightclub under a false name, facilitated by the mother of the performer. Fisher did not merely tolerate Epstein's presence in her daughter's world. She arranged it.

"I Knew About All This Since 1981"

A final exchange illuminates the moral universe these individuals inhabited. In December 2017, Epstein forwarded Chaslin an article about sexual misconduct allegations against Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine. Chaslin's response: "I knew about all this since 1981 when I was a student in Vienna!" (EFTA-02557094).

Chaslin knew about a prominent conductor's predatory behavior for 36 years and said nothing. He mentioned it only as a piece of insider knowledge, a credential of sophistication shared with another man credibly accused of far worse. The exchange captures a culture of complicity where knowledge of abuse functions not as a call to action but as social currency.

What the Documents Show

The Chaslin-Fisher correspondence reveals a procurement operation that was informal, social, and devastatingly effective. No contracts were signed. No explicit prices were named. The system ran on dinner invitations, ranch weekends, opera connections, and the unspoken understanding that access to Epstein's world required a willingness to supply what Epstein wanted most.

Fisher scouted the infrastructure: the "girl concierge," the discreet house manager who would not interfere with "pretties." Chaslin supplied the human beings: his son's friend, unnamed "young assistants," boatloads of "pretty assistants" for Paris tours. Together, they operated as a self-reinforcing recruitment cell embedded within Epstein's broader social network.

The relationship spanned at least 2009 to 2017. Every email, every dinner, every ranch visit occurred after Epstein's 2008 conviction and registration as a sex offender. Chaslin and Fisher were not deceived about who Epstein was. They knew. They participated anyway.

What Remains Unknown

Several questions demand further investigation. First, did Frederica Amelia Finkelstein ever meet Epstein, or did her Google search end the arrangement permanently? The documents go silent after Chaslin's "just a friend of my younger son" deflection. Second, who was ultimately hired as the "Paris girl concierge," and what did that role entail in practice? Fisher's September 2013 email indicates she had a candidate, but no follow-up confirmation appears in the released documents. Third, what was the nature of Epstein's relationship with Miasha Fisher beyond the documented gifts of a safari, an apartment, and a luxury car? The pattern of lavish gifts to young women connected to his associates is well-established in other parts of the case files. Fourth, how many other young women did Chaslin and Fisher direct toward Epstein across their eight-year relationship? The surviving correspondence almost certainly represents a fraction of their total communications. Finally, did any of the high-profile guests at the April 4, 2013 dinner, including Ehud Barak, Peter Mandelson, Jes Staley, or Woody Allen, witness or become aware of the procurement activities that Chaslin and Fisher conducted for their host? The dinner places the procurers and the power brokers in the same room on the same evening. What each knew about the others' relationship with Epstein remains an open and consequential question.