Neil Rasmus and Patrick McMullan are both pictured.
The accusers said they hoped more people would be brought to justice.
Lawyers for the woman told Insider that prosecutors won't charge her.
Civil lawsuits were filed by people who said Groff helped them with sexual abuse. The suits have been withdrawn.
According to her attorneys, the federal prosecutors have no plans to bring charges against her.
According to a statement provided to Insider, prosecutors in Manhattan would not file an indictment against Groff.
After more than two years of investigation by the Department of Justice into Jeffrey Epstein's conduct, we have been informed that no criminal charges will be brought against Lesley Groff.
Groff never witnessed anything improper or illegal, according to the attorneys.
The New York Times first reported that federal prosecutors were considering sex-trafficking charges against Groff, who worked as an executive assistant for Epstein for nearly 20 years. Groff is cooperating in the investigation, according to her spokesman.
In 2007, the financier signed a non-prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors in Florida. The agreement allowed prostitution charges to be dropped in exchange for a light sentence in the Palm Beach County jail in Florida. The document said that federal prosecutors would not bring criminal charges against Groff and the other women.
The scope of the agreement was exposed by a Miami Herald reporter, which led to the arrest of Epstein. He died in his jail cell. Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested by the FBI in 2020 on suspicion of sex-trafficking girls and sexually abusing them herself.
The same non-prosecution agreement protected her from all federal prosecution. US District Judge Alison Nathan rejected that argument.
In her book "Perversion of Justice," Brown was told that federal prosecutors do not intend to bring criminal charges against Groff.
The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which is conducting the investigation into the conduct of Epstein and his associates, declined to comment to Insider on the decision of whether to charge Groff.
The tip of the larger picture.
A jury found him guilty on Wednesday. Maria Farmer told Insider that the case was only the tip of the iceberg and that her family was "elated" by the verdict.
She said that the arrest was only the tip of a larger problem. There should be many to follow.
Virginia Giuffre said Wednesday that other people in their circle must face justice.
She hopes that today is not the end but another step in justice being served. Maxwell did not act alone. They must be held accountable. I have faith that they will be.
Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is on trial in a New York City courtroom.
Groff's name was brought up many times in the trial. The woman who testified under the name "Kate" said that Groff was one of the office assistants who booked flights for her to travel to New York, Palm Beach, and the US Virgin Islands. Larry Visoski and David Rodgers both said that Groff was a secretary who worked for Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s.
According to her attorneys, Groff's job was to make appointments for Epstein as directed by him, take his messages, and set up high-level meetings with CEOs, business executives, scientists, politicians, celebrities, charitable organizations, and universities.
In 2005, Groff said she was an extension of the brain of the man.
She told the Times that it was down to the bond. I know when I need to be fast. We are on a nice roll.
When Groff became pregnant in 2004, he paid for a full-time nanny and brought her a Mercedes-Benz so that she could keep working for him.
"There is no way that I could lose my wife to being a mother," he said.
The victims accused Groff of facilitating sexual abuse.
Civil lawsuits filed against Groff depict her as one of the people who helped Epstein.
One lawsuit, filed in October by an anonymous "Jane Doe," alleged that Groff "facilitated Epstein's trafficking and sexual abuse of Jane, including by purchasing plane tickets, sending money, making appointments, and sending various communications." The suit says that Jane was sexually abused in New York, France, the US Virgin Islands, and Florida before he was arrested. The lawsuit claims that Groff paid Jane cash after sexual encounters.
Jane and Groff agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with respect to Groff after the verdict against Maxwell. The lawsuit is still pending with respect to the allegations made against the two people who are currently in charge of the estate.
The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has Jeffrey and Ghislaine.
An attorney for Jane didn't respond to Insider's request for comment. The case was dropped, but they were not surprised.
"Our hearts are broken for any person who has been hurt by Epstein but the truth is, we have no knowledge of or involvement in any of the illegal conduct alleged in the lawsuit," the attorneys said in a statement.
Civil lawsuits were brought against Groff by two other accusers. Both women dropped their litigation when they accepted money from the victims' compensation program established by the estate of the man. The program required civil claims against the estate and former employees to be dropped.
Ransome and Araoz's lawsuits were denied by Groff. Araoz's lawsuit accused Groff of scheduling "massages" with Epstein, who sexually abused Araoz on those encounters.
Araoz's attorney told the New York Daily News that the victims' compensation program requires discontinuance of legal actions against former employees. The truth and veracity of the allegations are maintained by my client.
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