Victim Profile — Maria Farmer

Source: Epstein World Pulse — Master Index. All claims are from internet research as of February 2026. DOJ file evidence cross-referenced 2026-02-26.

Who She Is

Maria Farmer is an artist who served as artist-in-residence at Les Wexner's estate in Ohio in 1996 at the time of her alleged abuse. She is one of the earliest known Epstein victims to have reported her abuse to law enforcement. She has been among the most persistent critics of Epstein's network, the FBI's failure to act, and Les Wexner's role. She filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in May 2025.

Nature of Victimization (Claimed)

Farmer alleged she was sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Les Wexner's estate in 1996.
This abuse allegedly occurred while she was working at the estate as an artist-in-residence.
Farmer reported the assault to the FBI in 1996 — years before Epstein was first publicly prosecuted.
The 2025 DOJ file releases confirmed the FBI received her complaint in 1996 and failed to investigate it.

Key Public Actions and Statements

Filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in May 2025, arguing the FBI's 1996 failure to investigate represented a government failure to protect her and other victims.
Attended Capitol Hill press conferences demanding the release of Epstein files.
Publicly slammed Les Wexner's February 2026 congressional deposition as "abhorrent" — referring to Wexner's description of himself as "naive, foolish and gullible."
Has long alleged Epstein's network was a "blackmail ring" linked to the Mega Group and connected to Israeli intelligence — a claim that has drawn controversy alongside debate about its factual basis and concerns about antisemitic framing.
Her allegations connecting Epstein to the Mega Group and Israeli intelligence predate the broader public awareness of the intelligence operation theory.

FBI Failure Confirmed

Files released in 2025 confirmed that the FBI received Farmer's complaint in 1996 and did not open an investigation.
This failure is cited as one of the most concrete examples of systemic government failure in the Epstein case.
If the FBI had investigated in 1996, Epstein's abuse — which continued for at least another decade before he was prosecuted in 2008 — could potentially have been stopped years earlier.

Key Claims for DOJ Evidence Cross-Reference

Claim A: Maria Farmer was sexually assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell at Les Wexner's estate in 1996 while serving as artist-in-residence.
Claim B: Farmer reported the assault to the FBI in 1996; 2025 DOJ files confirmed the complaint was received and not investigated.
Claim C: Farmer filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in May 2025 over the FBI's 1996 failure to investigate.
Claim D: Farmer has publicly alleged Epstein's network was a blackmail ring linked to the Mega Group and Israeli intelligence.
Claim E: Farmer described Les Wexner's February 2026 congressional testimony as "abhorrent."

DOJ File Evidence

Claim A — Farmer was assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell at Les Wexner's Ohio estate in 1996 ✅ SUPPORTS

EFTA00264793 — Wikipedia article on Epstein (in Maxwell files, marked CONFIDENTIAL, DB-SDNY). States that a woman (name redacted) "and her 15-year-old sister had been sexually assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell in separate locations in 1996." Context identifies this as the Farmer/Ohio estate account.

EFTA00105975 — Document: "[She] was lured into an 'artist in residence' position by Epstein at billionaire Les Wexner's Ohio [estate]." Confirms the artist-in-residence cover used by Epstein to bring Farmer to Wexner's Ohio property.

EFTA00265148 — Document: "On April 16, 2019, Maria Farmer went public" [disclosing the 1996 assault]; "1996, they hired her to work on an art project in Leslie Wexner's Ohio mansion, where she was then [assaulted]."

Assessment: ✅ DIRECTLY SUPPORTS. Multiple documents confirm that a victim (identified in public record as Maria Farmer) was assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell at Wexner's Ohio estate in 1996 while serving as an artist-in-residence.

Claim B — Farmer reported to FBI in 1996; 2025 files confirm complaint was received and not investigated ✅ SUPPORTS

EFTA00143419 — Notice of Claim (filed on behalf of Epstein victims including a 1996 complainant): "The trafficking of [claimant]... were caused and/or enabled, in whole or in part, by the abject failures of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ('FBI') for nearly 25 years... [claimant] reported the conspiracy to the FBI [on August 29, 1996]." The filing documents that the victim reported to the FBI in 1996 and the FBI failed to act for 25 years.

EFTA00264793 — (Context): Confirms Farmer's 1996 complaint to the FBI and documents the subsequent failure to investigate as a key element of the Epstein timeline.

Assessment: ✅ DIRECTLY SUPPORTS. The 1996 FBI complaint and the failure to investigate are documented in the corpus.

Claim C — Farmer filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in May 2025 — NOT FOUND

No document in the corpus specifically references a May 2025 lawsuit filed by Maria Farmer against the U.S. government. The corpus does contain EFTA00143419 (a Notice of Claim on behalf of Epstein victims, which is a precursor to a formal lawsuit), which may be related, but the timing and specific lawsuit described are not confirmed.

Assessment: NOT FOUND (the corpus's primary coverage period ends in mid-2025; a May 2025 lawsuit filing may not yet appear in indexed documents).

Claim D — Farmer alleged Epstein's network was a blackmail ring linked to the Mega Group and Israeli intelligence ✅ PARTIAL SUPPORT

EFTA02856277 — Document (extensive Epstein background document in corpus): Confirms the existence and nature of the Mega Group: "Wexner was part of the 'Mega Group,' a loosely organized club of 20 of the nation's wealthiest and most influential Jewish businessmen. The Mega Group meets [purportedly to discuss 'philanthropy']." This establishes the Mega Group as a documented entity connected to Wexner.

EFTA00090314 — FBI FD-1023 (Oct 2020): States "Epstein belonged to both U.S. and allied intelligence services" per a CHS report — consistent with the intelligence-connection allegation, though not specifically attributing this claim to Farmer.

Assessment: ✅ PARTIAL SUPPORT. The corpus confirms the Mega Group as a real documented entity linked to Wexner, and contains CHS reports alleging Epstein's intelligence connections. No document in the corpus contains Maria Farmer's specific statements about the Mega Group blackmail ring.

Claim E — Farmer described Wexner's February 2026 congressional testimony as "abhorrent" — NOT FOUND

Wexner's February 2026 congressional deposition and Farmer's reaction to it are post-January 2026 events that are outside the primary indexed corpus period.

Assessment: NOT FOUND (expected — this is a February 2026 public statement responding to a February 2026 congressional hearing, beyond the corpus's coverage).