The 2008 sweetheart deal between Alex Acosta and Jeffrey Epstein only named four women as Epstein’s co-conspirators:
The four women, identified as “assistants” to Epstein and Maxwell, were Sarah Kellen, Lesley Groff, Adriana Ross, and Nadia Marcinkova.
But prosecutors didn’t limit the immunity to them. A point that has drawn scrutiny by legal experts and the public alike.
Epstein’s “sweetheart deal” extended to “any potential co-conspirators.”
This was a clause so broad it effectively protected pilots, drivers, and all of Epstein’s staff too.
Naming only the women contained the story and made it look narrower than it was — critics argue Acosta and the gov were shielding Epstein’s wider network in plain sight.
Sarah Kellen wasn’t just an “assistant.”
Survivors testified she scheduled the sexual “massages,” walked girls upstairs, and even participated in abuse.
Yet she was one of the four given immunity in Epstein’s 2008 deal. Instead of facing accountability, she was shielded.
Kellen changed her name multiple times and married former NASCAR driver Kevin Vickers, though they recently filed for divorce.
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Adriana Ross was a former model from Poland who became part of Epstein’s inner circle.
Survivors say she helped manage the homes and even removed evidence when investigators closed in.
Despite her role, she was one of the four women granted immunity in the 2008 deal.
Photo of Nadia (left) Adriana (center) and Sarah (right) three of the four women given immunity in Epstein’s sweetheart deal
Lesley Groff wasn’t just Epstein’s “assistant.” In 2001, she was making about $200,000 a year working for him. He also bought her a luxury car and paid for her a full time nanny for her children.
Survivors say Groff scheduled “massages,” arranged travel, and coordinated payments.
Emails showed she even joked about Epstein’s teen “massages.”
Groff lives in a multi-million dollar home in Connecticut and was protected in Epstein’s sweetheart deal..
Nadia Marcinkova was groomed by Epstein from the time she 15.
She was brought into his world as a “model” and then kept under his control for years.
Survivors testified she not only lived with him but also participated in their abuse.
Despite this, she was one of the four women given immunity in the 2008 deal.
Larry Visoski was Epstein’s private pilot for nearly 30 years.
He piloted the infamous “Lolita Express,” and admitted under oath that he flew survivors and high-profile passengers, and that he saw young girls on the planes.
He claimed he never witnessed abuse. Instead of being charged, he was treated as a cooperating witness.
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David Rodgers was also one of Epstein’s longtime pilots.
His detailed flight logs became crucial evidence, showing the steady stream of high-profile passengers and young girls ferried to Epstein’s properties.
Despite holding the keys to Epstein’s movements, he was never charged, and instead treated as a cooperating witness.
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Bill Hammond was another of Epstein’s pilots, mainly in the earlier years before fading from the spotlight.
Unlike Visoski and Rodgers, he’s less tied to the high-profile trial testimony, but he still flew Epstein and his guests.
He was never charged, quietly shielded as the network was contained.
Photo Epstein’s private jet
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