Immigration attorney who handled visa and green card applications for women in Jeffrey Epstein's orbit. Managed J-1 visa submissions, asylum cases, green card applications through marriage, advance parole documents, and employment authorization. Connected to multiple women including Viktoriia Makhova (referenced as 'Arda' in her emails about immigration help). Jeffrey Epstein asked him about green card processing times and directed women to contact him for immigration issues. Lesley Groff coordinated document deliveries to his office.
Key Findings
- EFTA01840023 (Mar 2012): Someone frustrated that Arda 'not responding to my emails, voice messages to his cell phone or messages I leave with his assistant. He was supposed to submit my J-1 visa last Friday.'
- EFTA00985143 (~2014): Filed green card application via marriage for one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates, managed advance parole and employment authorization documents.
- EFTA00983064: EFTA (~2014): Jeffrey Epstein emailed Arda: 'read the article in the times saying that it is now 15 months for green card for marriages thoughts?' - monitoring immigration timelines.
- EFTA (~2014): Arda advised on pending green card application: 'she has a pending green card application. with a pending application, she cannot leave the country without receiving an advance parole.'
- EFTA00457000s (~2017): Lesley Groff coordinated delivering green card documents to Arda's office: 'Jeffrey would like us to get you some documents for [name] green card. He wants you to call him after receiving.'