Catalina Closs** — known internally as "Cat" — appears in **42 FBI-seized documents** from Jeffrey Epstein's files. She was not a victim or a defendant. She was a candidate being actively screened to serve as Epstein's personal traveling assistant in the final years before his 2019 arrest.
The documents trace her from an initial candidate referral through a formal interview on Epstein's schedule, and into his personal contact lists — a progression that places her inside one of the most closely documented private staffing pipelines in the archive.
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"Rich and I Met With a Possible Traveling Assistant Candidate"
Document vol00010-efta02040119-pdf — titled simply "Catalina Closs ('Cat')" — is the first formal record of her candidacy. The correspondence reads:
"Rich and I met with a possible traveling assistant candidate for you. Catalina"
The document places her vetting in the hands of intermediaries already embedded in Epstein's world. The reference to "Rich" and the locations tagged in the document — New York, Westchester, and Bridgehampton — align with Epstein's known residential and travel footprint.
Multiple versions of this same referral memo appear across volumes 9 and 10 of the FBI archive (documents vol00009-efta00296133-pdf, vol00009-efta00363927-pdf, vol00009-efta00363930-pdf), suggesting it was circulated to multiple staff members.
The Interview on Epstein's Schedule
Document vol00009-efta00362700-pdf places Closs directly on Epstein's formal interview schedule.
The schedule entry reads:
10:30am INTERVIEW Catalina Closs
The same schedule includes a 10:00am interview with "Gregory (Potential decorator candidate from Russell)" — showing that Closs's interview was part of a broader same-day candidate review process managed through Epstein's personal assistant network.
The schedule context includes other names that appear throughout the archive: Boris Nikolic, George Church, David Mitchell, and Frederic Fekkai — Epstein's high-profile contacts from science and media.
The September 2014 Aviation Connection
Document vol00009-efta00362588-pdf shows Closs sending correspondence on September 16, 2014 to Russell Katulak — a name associated with Jemstone Associates and aviation logistics — with a subject line referencing aviation.
Lesley Groff, Epstein's senior personal assistant who appears in thousands of documents, was among the people named in the same document cluster. Groff managed Epstein's most sensitive scheduling and access.
The aviation subject line is notable: Epstein's travel infrastructure was central to his operations, and traveling assistants were expected to accompany him on private flights.
On Epstein's Contact Lists With Gates, Thiel, and Summers
By September 2014, Closs had moved beyond the candidate stage. Document vol00011-efta02723383-pdf, dated September 2, 2014 and addressed to Epstein's personal email jeevacation@gmail.com, places her name inside a contact list alongside:
- Bill Gates
- Peter Thiel
- Leon Black (who later disclosed paying Epstein $158 million)
- Larry Summers
- Kathy Ruemmler (former White House Counsel)
- John Brockman
Document vol00009-efta00363616-pdf shows the same contact grouping from a slightly different date, with Closs listed alongside Mort Zuckerman, Andrew Farkas, and Amy Cassell.
What the Documents Show
Document vol00010-efta02095700-pdf, an email from September 10, 2014, captures a brief operational message directed at Closs:
"k, please let me know as soon as you are confirmed"
The message reflects the day-to-day scheduling cadence visible throughout the archive — short confirmations routed through Epstein's assistant layer.
Across 42 documents, Closs's name threads through candidate referrals, interview schedules, aviation correspondence, and high-value contact lists — all within a compressed window of late summer and fall 2014, roughly five years before Epstein's arrest.
All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Document citations refer to records within the FBI-seized Epstein archive, made public through federal proceedings.
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This analysis references publicly released documents from the Epstein case archive. All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent unless convicted in a court of law. Language such as “documents indicate” reflects what appears in source materials, not conclusions of guilt. Readers are encouraged to review the cited source documents directly.