DOJ documents show hedge fund manager David Fiszel maintained a financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein spanning from February 2016 through April 2019 — three months before Epstein's arrest. The records trace an introduction by socialite Eva Dubin, investment negotiations through Epstein's financial trustee Richard Kahn, and meetings scheduled alongside Peter Thiel and Leon Black.
Eva Dubin's Introduction and the First Email
On February 2, 2016, David Fiszel — founder of Honeycomb Asset Management, LP — emailed Jeffrey Epstein directly. The introduction came through Eva Dubin, wife of physician and hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin.
"Hi Jeffrey, I hope you are well. Eva Dubin gave me your email address as I hoped to follow up on the Peter Thiel meeting we briefly discussed and I wanted to share our investor presentation."
Fiszel pitched his firm's growth, citing key hires:
"We added some key talent including our Director of Finance who was Controller of Tiger Global for 7 years and filled our COO/General Counsel role. It is an exciting time to be building a business!"
Epstein responded the next morning, scheduling Fiszel at his Manhattan townhouse: "great come at 9. thiel should be here around 930." The casual reference to Peter Thiel's arrival time documents that Epstein arranged back-to-back meetings between his financial contacts — and that Fiszel knew this in advance Email exchange between Fiszel and Epstein.
<div class="newsletter-cta" data-position="mid"> <p><strong>Follow the money trail.</strong> Get document-backed investigations like this delivered weekly.</p> </div>February 4, 2016: The Day's Schedule Tells the Story
Epstein's internal schedule for February 4, 2016 — circulated by executive assistant Lesley Groff to household staff — reveals the full context of Fiszel's visit. The day at 9 East 71st Street was packed:
"7:30am Peter Attia's nurse, NAKEMA AUTRY, to come draw your blood early"
"9:00am Appt w/David Fiszel"
"9:30-11:30pm Appt w/Peter Thiel"
"12:00pm Appt w/Leon Black at Leon's ofc — 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor — JOJO TO DRIVE YOU"
The sequencing documents that Epstein scheduled Fiszel's pitch at 9:00am, Peter Thiel's visit at 9:30am, and then traveled to Leon Black's Apollo Global Management offices at noon. Three financial power players in a single morning Daily schedule for February 4, 2016.
The full February 2016 calendar, also circulated by Groff, confirms additional context. The previous evening, February 3, Epstein had a 5:00pm meeting with Leon Black. And later that week, Epstein flew to Cambridge for meetings with MIT's Seth Lloyd and Harvard's Martin Nowak, followed by dinner with Noam Chomsky — the same academic network that would later draw scrutiny Full February 2016 calendar.
The Most Favored Nations Clause: Richard Kahn's Email
By May 2016, the relationship had moved from introduction to active investment negotiation. On May 31, 2016, Richard Kahn — a principal at HBRK Associates Inc. and one of Epstein's financial trustees — emailed Epstein about Fiszel:
"I spoke with him today and he told me you were tough and he felt bad for the miscommunication over side letters. David was going to have his attorney draft a most favored nations provision for you tomorrow am."
A "most favored nations" clause in hedge fund investing guarantees that the investor receives terms at least as favorable as any other investor in the fund. Documents show Epstein was not passively considering Fiszel's pitch — he was actively negotiating preferential investment terms through his financial trustee Richard Kahn email re: David Fiszel.
Richard Kahn would later be named co-trustee of the Jeffrey E. Epstein 2019 Trust alongside attorney Darren Indyke. The same man who brokered Epstein's hedge fund negotiations became responsible for managing his estate after death.
April 2019: Still Meeting, Three Months Before Arrest
The most striking document in the Fiszel trail is a schedule from April 2019 — circulated by Lesley Groff for April 3-6. On Friday, April 5, 2019, Fiszel had a 5:00pm appointment with Epstein.
The same day's earlier schedule:
"2:00pm Appt w/Mooch, Ruemmler, Bannon"
"5:00pm Appt w/David Fiszel"
"Mooch" is Anthony Scaramucci. "Ruemmler" is Kathryn Ruemmler, former Obama White House counsel. "Bannon" is Steve Bannon. Epstein scheduled Fiszel on the same afternoon as three of the most politically connected figures in his network April 2019 schedule.
This meeting took place approximately three months before Epstein's arrest on July 6, 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges. The same April schedule shows Epstein meeting with attorney Jack Goldberger (staying in apartment 2G), Rich Kahn, Deepak Chopra, and scheduling hair appointments — the machinery of daily life for a man who would be indicted within 90 days.
The Numbers: What Five Documents Reveal
The document trail on David Fiszel and Epstein spans five verified records across three years:
- February 2, 2016: First email, Eva Dubin introduction, Honeycomb pitch, Tiger Global hire mentioned
- February 4, 2016: 9:00am meeting at 71st Street townhouse, scheduled before Peter Thiel (9:30am) and Leon Black (noon)
- February 2016 full calendar: Confirms Leon Black met Epstein the evening before and day of Fiszel's visit
- May 31, 2016: Richard Kahn brokers most favored nations clause negotiation for Epstein's investment in Honeycomb
- April 5, 2019: 5:00pm meeting, same day as Scaramucci, Ruemmler, and Bannon at 2:00pm
No executed subscription agreements or capital flow records for Honeycomb Asset Management appear in the released documents. The archive does not confirm whether Epstein ultimately invested — only that he negotiated preferential terms to do so.
What's Still Missing
- No investment confirmation: Side letter negotiations document intent, but no executed agreements appear in the released files.
- Honeycomb fund size and performance: The documents do not reveal the total assets under management at Honeycomb or its returns during the period.
- The Dubin connection: Eva Dubin introduced Fiszel to Epstein, but no documents clarify how Dubin and Fiszel knew each other or whether Glenn Dubin was involved.
- Post-arrest status: Nothing in the archive addresses what happened to any Epstein-Honeycomb relationship after the July 2019 arrest.
- The Peter Thiel meeting: Fiszel referenced a prior Thiel discussion in his email, but no documents detail what was discussed at the February 4 meeting or whether Thiel and Fiszel met that morning.
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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.