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Maria Sjoberg (often referred to as Johanna Sjoberg) worked as a personal masseuse and assistant for Jeffrey Epstein from approximately 2001 to 2006, recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell while employed at the Therapeutic Alternatives spa in Palm Beach, Florida. She accompanied Epstein on trips to his properties in New York, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she performed massages for $200 per session and occasionally other tasks. Sjoberg interacted with prominent individuals including magician David Copperfield, who performed at Epstein's home and asked if she knew that girls were paid to find other girls; singer Michael Jackson, whom she met at Epstein's Palm Beach residence; and Prince Andrew. On 2001-04-01 or shortly after, at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse, Sjoberg alleges Prince Andrew touched her breast while she posed for a photo holding a puppet caricature of him that Epstein had presented, as detailed in her sworn deposition on 2016-05-18 in Virginia L. Giuffre v. Ghislaine Maxwell. She testified that Epstein mentioned Giuffre (then Roberts) being his 'sex slave' and collecting payments from powerful people for sex, but stated she never saw Epstein engage in sex with minors or underage girls and ended employment due to a neck injury from a car accident. Wikidata lists her occupation as researcher. No verified information on her birth date, education completion details, family, financial status, or current residence is available from public records or major news sources.