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Page 1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO:502008CA028051XXXXMB AB -• Plaintiff, - vs - JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND Defendants. DEPOSITION OF JANUSZ BANASIAK Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:09 - 2:30 p.m. 250 Australian Avenue South Suite 1500 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Reported By: Cynthia Hopkins, RPR, FPR Notary Public, State of Florida Prose Court Reporting Job No.: 1317 (561) 832.7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. (561) 832-7506 Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601461-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601-051-976-2934) 205891d-Uaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507-01 I Page I of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006665 EFTA00158250
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Page 2 1 APPEARANCES: 2 On behalf of the Plaintiff, III 3 BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, ESQUIRE FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS 4 FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 On behalf of the Defendant, Jeffrey Epstein and the Witness: 16 17 JACK ALAN GOLDBERGER, ESQUIRE ATTERBURY GOLDBERGER & WEISS, P.A. 18 and Jane Doe: On behalf of the Plaintiff Jane Does No.'s 1 through 8. STUART MERMELSTEIN, ESQUIRE MERMELSTEIN & HOROWITZ, P.A. 20 21 22 23 24 25 (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 205891d-Uaa-42b3t30182dle 3507-011 Pagc 2 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006666 EFTA00158251
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Page 3 1 2 3 4 - - - INDEX VOLUME I - - - 5 WITNESS: DIRECT CROSS REDIRECT 6 JANUSZ BANASIAK 7 BY MR. EDWARDS 4 8 9 10 11 EXHIBITS 12 13 14 EXHIBITS DESCRIPTION PAGE 15 PLAINTIFFS' NO. 1 PHOTO 123 16 PLAINTIFFS' NO. 2 PHOTO 123 17 PLAINTIFFS' NO. 3 PHOTO 124 18 PLAINTIFFS' NO. 4 PHOTO 124 19 PLAINTIFFS' NO. 5 PHOTO 124 20 21 22 23 24 25 (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2C5aMd4eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3cflUdle 3507-01I Page 3 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006667 EFTA00158252
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Page 4 1 2 3 4 PROCEEDINGS Deposition taken before Cynthia Hopkins, Registered Professional Reporter and Florida 5 Professional Reporter, and Notary Public in and for 6 the State of Florida at Large, in the above cause. 7 8 Thereupon, 9 (JANUSZ BANASIAK) 10 Having been first duly sworn or affirmed, was 11 examined and testified as follows: 12 THE WITNESS: Yes, ma'am. 13 DIRECT EXAMINATION 14 BY MR. EDWARDS: 15 Q. Would you tell us your full name. 16 A. Janusz Banasiak. 17 Q. Could you spell that for us. 18 A. J-a-n-u-s-z, Banasiak, B like boy, 19 B-a-n-a-s-i-a-k. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2W5a9W4eaa42b3-m22-b&IUMIWU 3507-011 Page 4 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006668 EFTA00158253
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Page 5 8 Q. And where are you currently employed? 9 A. With Jeffrey Epstein. 10 Q. How long have you been employed with 11 Jeffrey Epstein? 12 A. Since February 2005. 13 Q. What do you do for him? 14 A. My position is called a house manager. So, 15 basically my duties is to make sure that house is in 16 good order when he is around visiting. 17 Q. And have your duties always been the same 18 since February, 2005 through -- 19 A. Yes. 20 Q. -- the present? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. Okay. Have you ever had your deposition 23 taken before? 24 A. No. This is my first time. 25 Q. All right. The rules are pretty simple. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2c175891c1-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 5 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006669 EFTA00158254
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Page 6 1 We only have one court Reporter, so it's important 2 that we don't talk over one another. I will wait 3 until you finish your answer. You wait for me to 4 finish my question. 5 A. Okay. 6 Q. Give us an answer similar to what you are 7 doing that we all understand. It's easy when we get 8 into a casual conversation and nod your head or 9 shake your head, but the court reporter can't take 10 it down so just something verbal. 11 A. Okay. 12 Q. If I ask a question you don't understand, 13 tell me you don't understand. 14 A. Okay. 15 Q. So, who hired you to work with Jeffrey 16 Epstein in February of 2005? 17 A. Who hired me? 18 Q. Right. 19 A. I got the phone call from my agency because I 20 signed with agency that Jeffrey Epstein looking for the 21 position in Palm Beach. 22 Q. And what agency was that? 23 A. This was Regal Domestic, Regal Domestic. I .37 24 not sure but something with the Domestic. The office 25 was in Maryland. I signed to the Internet. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2W5a9W4eaa4211.1-m224,MUMMU 3507-011 Page 6 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006670 EFTA00158255
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Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Q. Okay. A. I signed a few of them. Then one of them, the one who called me they were the one from Maryland. Q. And what was your A. They told me that they had an opening position in Palm Beach, Florida. Q. And did you know Jeffrey Epstein before working with him? A. No, no. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2C5aMd-Usa-2b3-ae22-bSacflUdle 3507-011 Pagc 7 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006671 EFTA00158256
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Page 8 17 Q. And when you started in 2005 when you 18 heard that there was a job position with Jeffrey 19 Epstein, did you interview for that position? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. Who did you interview with? 22 A. First I got interviewed with Ghislaine 23 Maxwell. 24 Q. And that's G-h-i-s-l-a-i-n-e, Maxwell? 25 A. Right, right. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75891d-Uaa-42b3-ae22-bSac7182dle 3507-01I Pagc 8 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006672 EFTA00158257
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Page 9 1 Q. Where did that interview take place? 2 A. In New York. 3 Q. And it was for the position as house 4 manager in the Palm Beach house, correct? 5 A. Right. 6 Q. That's at 358 Albrillo way? 7 A. Correct. 8 Q. Why were you interviewed in New York, if 9 you know? 10 A. Because at that time I was living in New York 11 with my friends and so -- 12 Q. Where did the interview take place in New 13 York? 14 A. In her house on 65th Street. 15 Q. Whose house, do you know? 16 A. Ghislaine Maxwell. 17 Q. So, Ghislaine Maxwell interviewed you back 18 in 2005 at her house in New York for a position at 19 Jeffrey Epstein's house in Palm Beach? 20 A. Right. 21 Q. And what did the interview consist of? 22 What did she ask you? 23 A. She asked me basic questions, you know, what's 24 my previous employer, how long I work for them and 25 basically she was checking my resume. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a9td4eaa42b3-m224Mtterifadle 3507-011 Page 9 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006673 EFTA00158258
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Page 1C 1 Q. Okay. And did she ask you about a 2 starting salary? 3 A. No, not yet. We just was a preliminary 4 interview, checking. 5 Q. How long was the interview? 6 A. How long? 7 Q. Yes. 8 A. How long did it last? 9 Q. Yeah. How long did the interview last? 10 A. Maybe 20 minutes, half an hour. 11 Q. All right. After that interview, what's 12 your next contact with either Ghislaine Maxwell, 13 Jeffrey Epstein or anybody else associated with that_ 14 job? 15 A. My second interview with Jeffrey Epstein after 16 a few days. 17 Q. And where did that take place? 18 A. In his office on Madison Avenue. 19 Q. What's the address there? 20 A. I don't remember physical address. It was 27, 21 51st Street. Madison and 51st Street, corner. I don't 22 remember physical address. 23 Q. Okay. And what did you speak with 24 Mr. Epstein about during that interview? 25 A. Same thing. He ask me how long I work for III (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 Ninagld-Uaa42b3-m22-b5d3criWWle 3507-011 Page 10 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006674 EFTA00158259
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 11 what was my duty, basically the same thing. Q. Did you talk about salary with him? A. No. Q. All right. So, what happened in that interview to further your position with Jeffrey Epstein? A. After I finish interview with him I, I waiting for a few days. And I got the phone call from secretary that I had been accepted and offered the job. Q. Okay. Who made that phone call to you? A. One of the secretary. I don't remember her name right now. She told me that they agreed to hire me. Q. Is this a secretary that is located in the New York office? A. Yes, yes. It was a call from the New York office. Q. And she told you that you were being offered the job? A. Right. Q. And at that point in time were you offered a salary? A. Yes. Q • Okay. So up to that point, you had made (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2C5aMd4eaa-2b3-ae22-b5d3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 11 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006675 EFTA00158260
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Page 12 1 it clear to them that you wanted a job but not 2 necessarily how much you wanted to be paid? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. All right. And what was your starting 5 salary? 6 A. It was $58,000, I think, yeah. 7 Q. Did Jeffrey Epstein or anybody else during 8 this interview process tell you why the house 9 manager position had become available, meaning 10 somebody quit or why it was vacant? 11 A. No, no, he didn't. Nobody mention it. 12 Q. Okay. Do you know who the house manager 13 was prior to you being the house manager? 14 A. When I get to Palm Beach, one of the people 15 who work over there they told me that this guy working 16 currently for him Alfredo Rodriguez. 17 Q. Alfredo Rodriguez? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. And who told you that Alfredo Rodriguez 20 was the previous house manager, do you remember who? 21 A. I think it was . She is 22 currently employed with him. 23 Q. is still employed by him, 24 right? 25 A. Yes. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75891d-Uaa-42b3-ae22-bSac7182dle 3507-011 Page 12 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006676 EFTA00158261
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Page I -3 1 Q. And she's a housekeeper or something? 2 A. Right. 3 Q. All right. So, when this secretary of New 4 York calls and offers you the job at $58,000, you 5 accept the job? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. And do you remember about what month that 8 was that January 2005 or so? 9 A. No. I think I start February 2005, but I, I 10 got a phone call I think it was end of December, 2004. 11 Q. Okay. So, the previous interview with 12 Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein happened 13 sometime in late 2004? 14 A. Right. 15 Q. Okay. And when you say you got the job in 16 February 2005, is that when you came down to Palm 17 Beach to start working? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. So, you had a month or so to gather your 20 stuff and get down? 21 A. Correct. 22 Q. And did you move down with anybody? 23 A. No, just myself. I (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 24:175a91d4eaa-42b3-m224,WW1WWle 3507.011 Page 13 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006677 EFTA00158262
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Page 14 8 Q. So, you came down in February 2005 and 9 began working. What did you, what did you first 10 start doing for Jeffrey Epstein? 11 A. First I doing? I don't remember nothing 12 special. 13 Q. Okay. Well, were you working I will 14 rephrase it. Were you working only for Jeffrey 15 Epstein or were you working also for Ghislaine 16 Maxwell, the other person who interviewed you, or 17 anybody else in the house? 18 A. I guess only for him because she was visiting 19 a few times house, but I am employed by him. 20 Q. Okay. What was your understanding at that 21 time as to the relationship between Ghislaine 22 Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein? 23 A. They were like partners in business. 24 Q. Okay. What business was that, if you 25 know? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2W5a9W4eaa42b3-m22-bUft718:Wle 3507.011 Page 14 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006678 EFTA00158263
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Page 15 1 A. I don't know what kind of business but she was 2 the one who organized I would say employment with this 3 organization. So, whatever I need, if I have some kind 4 of problem, I contact her. She was the one who decided 5 what I have to answer my problems with, what I was 6 supposed to do. 7 Q. How many times did you have problems where 8 you had to go through her? 9 A. Well, not big problems. Just a question of 10 what certain, how to do certain things. For example, 11 what kind of flowers I have to buy, what kind of things 12 he likes, what time I supposed to serve him coffee in 13 the mornings, sort of organizing things. 14 Q. Those are things that you wouldn't ask 15 Jeffrey Epstein directly? 16 A. No, no. He doesn't like those things to ask 17 him directly. He would like to prefer either through 18 his assistant or like I say, Ghislaine Maxwell. 19 Q. Is that still the same today? 20 A. Yes, still the same. Unless, something happen 21 that I need to, nobody is around and I need to urgently 22 contact him, I go to him directly. 23 Q. So, for the most part if you have a 24 question or at least -- let's go back to 2005, you 25 had a question about what needed to be done in the (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75891d-3eaa-42b3-ae2265d3c7182dle 3507.011 Page 15 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006679 EFTA00158264
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Page 16 1 house, day-to-day stuff, you would ask Ghislaine 2 Maxwell? 3 A. Right. 4 Q. And would she normally, back in 2005, be 5 at the house in Palm Beach for you to ask her or 6 would you have to call her in New York? 7 A. To the phone up in New York. She was visiting 8 the house but most of the time I spoke with her on the 9 phone. 10 Q. Okay. Let's talk specifically about that 11 year in 2005. How often would Ghislaine Maxwell be 12 at the Palm Beach house when Jeffrey Epstein was at 13 the Palm Beach house? 14 A. I would say about once a month since I started 15 work. 16 Q. All right. Well, it was a bad question 17 because I understand that Mr. Epstein has several 18 homes, right? 19 A. Right. 20 Q. And he is sometimes in New Mexico or New 21 York or Florida or the Island or somewhere, right? 22 A. Right. 23 Q. So, I guess the first question is in 2005, 24 how often was Jeffrey Epstein at the Palm Beach 25 house on a weekly basis? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507.011 Page 16 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006680 EFTA00158265
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Page 17 1 A. Probably like two, three times a month. 2 Q. And when he would come to the Palm Beach 3 house two or three times a month, how long would he 4 stay typically? 5 6 A. Three days, sometimes two, sometimes four, depends, you know, but it was no regular -- but no more 7 than four days I would say. 8 Q. Okay. And of those two or three trips to 9 Palm Beach, are you telling me that Ghislaine 10 Maxwell would usually come for one of them per 11 month? 12 A. Not usually, sometimes. Not every time but 13 sometimes they, she comes. 14 Q. Okay. But at that point in time in 2005 15 you understood that Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey 16 Epstein were business partners? 17 A. Right. 18 Q. Did you know at the time what Jeffrey 19 Epstein did for a living? 20 A. Yes. He was one, I overheard invest money 21 with other people. 22 Q. Okay. Who told you that or who did you 23 overhear? 24 A. I think I read in the paper or something. 25 Nobody -- (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a9Idasa-42b3-se2265d3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 17 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006681 EFTA00158266
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Page 18 1 Q. So, you don't actually think you overheard 2 it. You think you read it? 3 A. Right. It's hard to say right now. I don't 4 remember but probably most, yeah, I think I read in the 5 paper. 6 Q. Did you understand in 2005 that Ghislaine 7 Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein had an intimate 8 relationship with one another? 9 A. No. 10 Q. You only believed them to have a business 11 relationship? 12 A. Right. 13 Q. Okay. And when Ghislaine Maxwell would 14 come to Florida, what did you or what did you 15 observe her and Mr. Epstein do back in 2005? 16 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 17 THE WITNESS: What would they do? I mean 18 what? 19 BY MR. EDWARDS: 20 Q. What was a typical day for Jeffrey Epstein 21 and Ghislaine Maxwell when she was in town at the 22 same time he was in town. 23 A. I would say that they have breakfast in the 24 morning. They spend time reading, talking on the phone, 25 meeting people, go to the movies sometimes. They did (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507.011 Page 18 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006682 EFTA00158267
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Page 19 1 entertain a lot. They did go out for dinners I would 2 say. 3 BY MR. EDWARDS: 4 Q. Did you know at that time what Ghislaine 5 Maxwell did for a living? 6 A. No. 7 Q. Do you know today even what she did? 8 A. No. 9 Q. No. Back in 2005 to your knowledge, did 10 Jeffrey Epstein have a girlfriend or female 11 companion that was more than just a business partner 12 to your knowledge? 13 A. No, I didn't know. 14 Q. And for the most part I am going to try to 15 go chronological from 2005 to the present, but for 16 this question for that entire period of time that 17 you have known Jeffrey Epstein, 2005 through today, 18 have you ever known Jeffrey Epstein to have somebody 19 who you would observe to be a female companion or 20 girlfriend? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. Okay. When is the 23 first time that you believe you recognized 24 as a girlfriend to Jeffrey Epstein? 25 A. At one point, I don't remember exactly what (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507-011 Page 19 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006683 EFTA00158268
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Page 20 1 year was it, he told us that will take some part 2 of the organization, organizing, scheduling. And she 3 would decide, you know, which way household supposed to 4 work, and if you have any questions or problems, we 5 could contact her. So, since then I figure out that 6 she's the person who, who is close to him. 7 Q. When did he tell you that? 8 A. I don't remember. Maybe a year ago, two years 9 ago. 10 Q. Okay. Well, if we could put it in -- 11 obviously at this point in time Jeffrey Epstein is 12 on house arrest, right? 13 A. (Witness nods head). 14 Q. I'm sorry. It has to be verbal so she 15 could take it down. 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. And prior to that, he was serving a jail 18 sentence, right? 19 A. Right. 20 Q. Okay. I am only bringing this up to put 21 it in context as to when this -- when you realized 22 or were told information that led you to believe 23 was Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend. 24 Was it while he was on house arrest, while he was in 25 jail, before that, after that? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a9Ithleaa-412b3-se22-bSd3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 20 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006684 EFTA00158269
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