Natalya Malysheva

Natalya Malysheva is a Russian masseuse based in the United States who appears in the Epstein files as an early-stage recruiter. According to Agents.media, Malysheva began emailing Epstein profiles of women from late 2005, with the documented profiles showing progressively younger subjects over time. She received payment for successful referrals. Malysheva served as a gateway figure in the Russian recruitment chain. She introduced Irina Chernova, a Krasnoyarsk-born journalist, who initially sent profiles through Malysheva before establishing direct contact with Epstein by 2009.

The masseuse-to-recruiter pathway is consistent with the broader Epstein operational model documented in the Palm Beach investigation, where massage appointments served as the initial pretext for contact with young women. Malysheva's role extended this model into the Russian expatriate community in the United States.