[GRADE A2 — EFTA02054512, EFTA02466950, jmail scheduling emails (DOJ corpus, verified)]
DOJ document EFTA02054512 contains the reservation confirmation:
"Dinner booked for you and Reid: private room at Fuki Sushi in Palo Alto for dinner at 7:30 pm PT on 4/8. 4119 El Camino Real. Palo Alto. CA 94306"
This confirms the venue, date, time, and private room booking. The email thread shows Epstein asked for location details, and his staff booked "Reid Hoffman dinner in Palo Alto."
The jmail corpus contains two "Reid Hoffman" scheduling emails dated April 6, 2016 (jmail-efta02466337 and jmail-efta02706172). On the same date, Epstein emailed pilot Larry Visoski (EFTA02466950): "i will be having dinner in palo alto. wanted to know which airport do you suggest oakland or san jose." This airport inquiry, two days before the dinner, confirms:
Ed Boyden appears in both Palo Alto dinners — the August 2015 Baumé dinner (confirmed by photograph) and the April 2016 Fuki Sushi dinner. Boyden is an MIT Media Lab neuroscientist who also participated in the Deception project (Part 13). His presence at both dinners suggests he served as the institutional justification — MIT faculty member — for Hoffman's continued Epstein dinner invitations.
| Date | Restaurant | Attendees | Organizer | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2015 | Baumé, Palo Alto | Epstein, Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel, Hoffman, Boyden | Hoffman | A1 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Fuki Sushi, Palo Alto | Epstein, Hoffman, Boyden + others | Hoffman | A2 |
The Fuki Sushi dinner timing (early April 2016) aligns closely with the passport handling emails:
The connection is now confirmed: Epstein wrote to his assistant Saida Sapieva: "Saida, please tell reid that i have his passport. Found in the gift bag they had given me." Hoffman's passport was left in a gift bag Hoffman gave Epstein — likely at the Fuki Sushi dinner. Epstein offered to return it personally at a dinner with Joi Ito and asked if Larry Summers would join.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: A second Hoffman-organized Palo Alto dinner for Epstein is documented through scheduling emails, airport logistics, and SF Standard reporting. The pattern of repeated Palo Alto dinners organized by Hoffman indicates a sustained social hosting role. The passport timing is suggestive but not confirmed as connected. It does NOT establish the full attendee list, that any improper conduct occurred, or that Hoffman organized the dinner for purposes beyond MIT networking.