Melanie Spinella
Executive assistant to Leon D. Black at Apollo Management. Primary administrative liaison between Black and Jeffrey E...
Melanie Spinella served as executive assistant to Leon D. Black, co-founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management. She functioned as the primary administrative conduit between Black and Jeffrey Epstein, coordinating dozens of in-person meetings at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and exchanging approximately 2,701 emails with Lesley Groff (Epstein's assistant). Spinella relayed substantive financial information about Black's GRAT documents, art transactions, and tax planning. She arranged multi-party business meetings, including sessions with Josh Harris and Marc Rowan at Epstein's residence, and handled Woody Allen passport logistics.
In March 2025, Senator Ron Wyden named her among 50 individuals whose financial records warrant review regarding potential Bank Secrecy Act violations related to Epstein's operations. She appears in over 12,000 EFTA documents, making her one of the most frequently mentioned individuals in the archive.
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Melanie Spinella is mentioned in documents or reporting related to the Epstein case. Being mentioned does not imply any wrongdoing, criminal conduct, or inappropriate behavior.
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2 sources for document mentions
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2025-12-19
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2025-12-19
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Email Mentions (2)
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----------Forwarded message---------- From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 2:08 PM Subject: draft To: Melanie Spinella
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Melanie Spinella , Ada Clapp Richard Joslin lets look at funding the art partnership begin with 100 m of unencumbered art. plus 20 inveestment. and t
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