[GRADE A2 — DOJ primary correspondence, EFTA documents]
v4.0 noted the USVI court finding that no real data-mining or algorithm services were performed for the $25M Southern Trust payment. v5.0 examines two documents that add nuance.
EFTA00812783: An unidentified sender emailed Epstein at jeevacation@gmail.com introducing "my talented cousin" who "studied finance in the USA and London" and "created trading currencies algorithm." An attached PowerPoint (Algorithm_Presentation.pptx) was included with a request for a Skype evaluation call.
EFTA00823410: Danny Hillis (computer scientist, co-founder of Thinking Machines Corporation, co-founder of the Long Now Foundation) emailed Epstein about the Cooley-Tukey FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) algorithm, writing that it "works a bit like you are describing." Hillis sent a recording of a bell demo related to the Long Now Foundation's 10,000 Year Clock project and promised to show Epstein more at their next meeting.
Both documents are solicitations or intellectual discussions directed TO Epstein, not services FROM Epstein. The algorithm pitch came from someone seeking Epstein's evaluation of their cousin's trading algorithm. The Hillis discussion shows Epstein engaging in substantive mathematical conversation with a world-class computer scientist — but as a discussion partner, not as a service provider. Neither document supports the claim that Epstein was providing algorithmic or data-mining services to the Rothschild banking operation. The USVI court finding stands: no evidence of real services performed for the $25M.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: People approached Epstein for both financial evaluation and intellectual engagement well after his 2008 conviction. He maintained the persona of a sophisticated financial/mathematical thinker. However, these documents are incoming solicitations, not evidence of outgoing services. They reinforce rather than challenge the USVI court's "no real services" finding.