[GRADE A2 — 20+ documents]
V7.0 — NEW DISCOVERY (EFTA02065692/02065849/02065895):
On December 15, 2015, a $1,500 CAD ($1,127.99 US) deposit was charged to the Fairmont Waterfront, 900 Canada Place, Vancouver for a conference room. When Bella Klein asked why Epstein's card was not used, the response was explicit: "because Jeffrey does not want his name associated with the reservation as it is during the TED conferences." Richard Kahn was CC'd.
The charge was categorized as "Business Services - Conferences & Training." Bella Klein sent a reimbursement check; there was a follow-up about a $30.45 foreign transaction fee.
This establishes that Epstein was planning to attend TED 2016 (held April 15-19, 2016 in Vancouver) — a full two years before the documented 2018 attempt. Whether Epstein attended TED 2016 is unknown from the current corpus.
V7.0 — Expanded Chain (EFTA02232351/02233914/02232993/02233636/00469610):
December 28, 2017: Lesley Groff initiated TED 2018 hotel planning via Amex Centurion Travel agent Natalia Molotkova. Hotels researched:
Groff instructed: "YES! lets do it...Reserve under Jeffrey's name for all rooms." Molotkova was asked about meeting space. Groff specified: "At least one suite. Jeffrey requested 2 BEST rooms. He said meeting room for up to 15 pp."
December 29, 2017 (EFTA02232993): "Same dates as hotel stay. 15 pp size room." Molotkova asked Four Seasons and Rosewood about meeting space. Groff also requested checking the Fairmont Pacific Rim: "Can your support agent see if we can get the meeting room fairmont pacific rim?"
February 15, 2018 (EFTA02239060/00469610): The December 2015 Fairmont concealment email was forwarded — proving the 2018 team referenced the 2015 identity-concealment strategy.
April 4, 2018 (EFTA00471957): Darren Indyke confirmed the visa was not yet received: "Not that I am aware of. He sent a request for a status update today to the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles and I assume he will let me know if they email a substantive response. All that we got so far is a acknowledgement that the email sent today was received today."
April 4, 2018: Canadian Consulate in LA formally denied entry.
V7.0 (EFTA00499413): On January 14, 2016, Groff discussed creating a "fake ticket" for visa purposes: "says she can take any carrier for her fake ticket...she just suggested Easy Jet. I can pair up a fake ticket with the connecting flight to Miami and with the direct flight to Miami...So the question is: do..." This documents a systematic pattern of creating fraudulent travel documents for visa applications.
V7.0 — Same Pattern Applied to TED Visa (EFTA00470953, Mar 22, 2018): A woman contacted Groff: "J asked me to apply for visa to Canada (I guess he is planning the trip over there)." Groff responded: "Yes I will get you a 'fake' ticket today. I will send you a copy of the Rosewood hotel reservations also." The woman asked: "we are going to Ted talk right? Do you know... Should I mention it here?" Groff: "But YES. Jeffrey is going for the TED Conference." A separate room was booked at Rosewood in her name: "I am booking you your own room at rosewood so it will be in your flight itinerary. It will look better." Bella Klein handled passport/social security for travel insurance. This confirms the "fake ticket" pattern was applied directly to the 2018 TED Conference visa application.