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1 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 3 4 5 6 7 RE: OPERATION LEAP YEAR 8 9 10 11 12 TESTIMONY, 13 I 14 15 16 17 18 Federal Grand Jury 07-103 Federal Building 19 U.S. Courthouse West Palm Beach, Florida 20 Tuesday, April 24, 2007 21 22 APPEARANCES: 23 24 25 roreperson OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LIC. (954) 467-8204. . MM20-OJ TESTIMONY-000389 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 2 of 35 EFTA00009587
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2 • 1 The sworn testimony of was 2 taken before the Federal Grand Jury, West Palm 3 Beach Division, Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, 4 Palm Beach County, State of Florida, on'Tuesday, 5 April 24, 2007. 6 Paula E. Angelocci, Certified Court 7 Reporter and Notary Public, State of Florida, 8 Official Reporting Service, LLC, 524 South Andrews 9 Avenue, Suite 302N, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 10 33301, was authorized to and did report the sworn 11 testimony. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000370 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 3 of35 EFTA00009588
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3 1 (Witness enters the Grand Jury Room.) 2 THE FOREPERSON: You do solemnly swear 3 that the testimony you give will be the 4 truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the 5 truth, so help you God? 6 THE WITNESS: I do. 7 THE FOREPERSON: Thank you. Please be 8 seated. 9 EXAMINATION 10 BY III 11 Q Good afternoon, Ms. . Could you 12 state and spell your name for the record? 13 A 14 And where do you currently live? 15 A I live -- do you want me to give the 16 address? 17 Q Sure. 18 ,'West Palm Beach, 19 Florida 33412. 20 Q Okay. And you are living with your 21 parents now? 22 A Yes. 23 Q Were you served with a subpoena to 24 appear before the grand jury today? 25 A Yes. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 167-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000371 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 4 of 35 EFTA00009589
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4 1 Q And do you understand that an order was 2 signed by a judge compelling you to appear and 3 answer questions? 4 A Yes. 5 Q And that order states that what you tell 6 the grand jury won't be used against unless you 7 perjure yourself? 8 A Yes. 9 Q Do you understand that you are under 10 oath, and if you don't tell the truth -- 11 A I can go to jail, yes. 12 Q Okay. Let's start with where you went 13 to high school. 14 A 15 Q How old are you today? 16 A Twenty-one. 17 Q And what is your date of birth? 18 A 19 .Q What year did you graduate from 20 21 A 2004. 22 Q And where are you currently working? 23 A I currently am not working. 24 Q But you are 25 A OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM204J TESTIMONY-000372 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Pagc 5 of 35 EFTA00009590
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5 1 Q Where will that be? 2 A Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs. 3 Q What type of position will that be? 4 A 5 Q Have you worked since the time that you 6 graduated from high school? 7 A Uh-huh. Q Can you tell the grand jury what type of 9 jobs you have had? 10 A I worked at 11 worked in a club up in Orlando as as 12 well. I have also worked at a sports bar as a 13 waitress. 14 Q when you were in high school, where did 15 you work? 16 A and 17 ▪ And do you know Jeffrey Epstein? 18 A Yes, I do.. 19 Q Can you tell the grand jury how you 20 first came to meet Mr. Epstein? 21 A I met Epstein through two acquaintances, 22 and , and I met them at a beach resort. 23 They made a proposition to me. Later then I 24 picked them up and they gave me directions to the 25 house and that's where I was formerly introduced OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000373 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 6 of 35 EFTA00009591
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6 1 to Mr. Epstein. 2 Q . Okay. And Let me just go back over that 3 a little bit. You mentioned that you had two 4' acquaintances, and , and you met them at 5 a beach resort, correct? 6 A Yes. 7 Q And you said that they made a 8 proposition to you. What was that exactly? 9 A had asked me if I wanted to make 10 money and she was working for this guy, Epstein, 11 in Palm Beach. So I told her I was interested and 12 she further went into detail about massaging him, 13 that you would have to take off articles of 14 clothing and there would be touching and fondling 15 involved. 16 Q How old were you when this happened? 17 A About 16. 18 Q And how old was 19 A Same age. 20 Q And how did you know MIF 21 A We went to together. 22 Q And she was in your same grade in high 23 school? 24 A Yeah. 25 Q And you mentioned that had OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000374 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 7 of 35 EFTA00009592
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( 1 previously worked for Epstein or was currently 2 working for Epstein? 3 A Yes, that's right. 4 Q So they explained this proposal to you 5 and you said that you would be interested? 6 A Yes. 7 Q What happened next? 8 A Within a couple of days to a week I 9 picked them up and I went to his house to work for 10 him and I was introduced to , who is his 11 assistant. She took me upstairs to Epstein's 12 bedroom and that's where the massage took place. 13 I was naked and he tried fondling me and 14 I wouldn't have it, so after the massage he gave 15 me another proposition to bring girls to the house 16 and for every girl that I brought I would make 17 $200. 18 Q All right. We'll go back over that a 19 little more slowly. I know this is a lot of 20 information. So let's go back to the proposition 21 that and made to you. 22 Did they say you would be paid for 23 massaging Mr. Epstein? 24 A Yes. 25 Q And how much would you be paid? OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000375 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Pagc 8 of 35 EFTA00009593
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8 1 A $200. 2 Q Now you said that they had told you that 3 you might have to take your clothing off? 4 A They told me that I was expected to take S my clothing off and that there would be fondling. 6 Q Okay. And what -- did they explain 7 what fondling meant? a A Just that he'd be touching me. 9 Q Okay. And so you agreed to do that and 10 you went to Mr. Epstein's home? 11 A Correct. 12 Q And where was that located? 13 A Palm Beach, Brillo Way. 14 Q B-R-I-L-L-O? 15 A Yes. 16 Q And when you arrived at the home, you 17 said that you were driving with and IIII? 18 A That is correct. 19 Q Tell us how you got into the house. 20 A We went through a gate on the side of 21 the house that led to the back and we just rang 22 the doorbell and answered the door and we 23 were standing in the kitchen and then 24 brought me upstairs. 25 Q Okay. Now did you have any -- did OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 NIM20-GJ TESTIMONY-OOO376 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 9 of 35 EFTA00009594
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1 tell you anything about what you would do when you 2 got upstairs? 3 A No, she never discussed that with me. 4 Q Did she say anything to you about taking 5 your clothes off? 6 A No, she never discussed that with me. 7 Q Okay. When you arrived upstairs, you 8 said that you went into a bedroom? 9 A That is correct. • 10 Q What was in the bedroom? 11 A It was a bedroom that had a door that 12 led to then I want to say a bigger more than just 13 a bathroom. It was a bigger room with like a 14 pretty large size walk-in closet, a shower, a 15 steam shower, and then two sinks. on the right, and 16 in the middle laid the massage table, and then to 17 the left there was two couches. 18 Q And so the massage table was already set 19 up when you arrived? 20 A That is correct. 21 Q Okay. And after led you up to the 22 bedroom, what did she do? 23 A She had left and that's when Epstein 24 came in. 25 Q Okay. And when Mr. Epstein came in, OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000377 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 10 of3 5 EFTA00009595
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10 1 what was he wearing? 2 A He was wearing a towel. 3 Q Okay. And nothing else? 4 A Nothing else. 5 Q And what did he do? 6 A He laid on the table and that's when the 7 massage began and later on he -- when he got in, I 8 took off my clothes and I was just wearing my 9 bottoms, and he later tried to touch me and he 10 grabbed my butt, and that's when. I had a problem. 11 I told him that I didn't feel comfortable. 12 So later he took the towel off and he 13 was laying on his back and he 14 asking me to 15 and then after that everything 16 was done. 17 Q Okay. So when Mr. Epstein 18 then the massage or whatever was over? 19 A Yes, it was. 20 Q And once that happened, what did he do? 21 A Just got up and dried himself off and 22 then walked me downstairs. 23 Q And you got dressed as well? 24 A That's right. 25 Q And when you got back downstairs, what OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000378 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 11 of 35 EFTA00009596
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11 1 happened? 2 A I went back into the kitchen and he 3 pulled and aside and then we just left. 4 Of course, I got paid. 5 Q Okay. And tell us where you got paid, 6 who paid you, and how much you received? 7 A Epstein paid me. I received 200, but I 8 cannot recall if it was upstairs that he paid me or if he waited until I got back downstairs. 10 Q Okay. And when he paid you the $200, 11 was it in small bills, large bills? 12 A Big bills, 100s. 13 Q Okay. So two 100 dollar bills. And you 14 said that he pulled and aside. Do you 15 know what that was about? 16 A He would never pay them in front of me. 17 He always was funny about that. So I'm sure it 18 was just paying them for bringing me. 19 Q Okay. And you mentioned that you told 20 Mr. Epstein that you were uncomfortable with him 21 touching you? 22 A That's correct. 23 Q And what bec.ame of that? 24 A Later on before I left he had addressed 25 me to not massage him anymore, but asked me if I OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000379 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 12 of 35 EFTA00009597
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12 1 could bring girls over, and for every girl that I 2 brought to the table he would pay me $200. 3 • Q Okay. So you weren't comfortable with 4 him touching you, so you weren't going to do any 5 more massages? 6 A No. 7 Q He wanted you to find other girls? 8 A That's correct. 9 Q And he wanted girls that would let him 10 touch them? • 11 A Uh-huh. 12 Q After that first massage, did you 13 perform any other massages at his house? 14 A Absolutely not.. 15 Q Did you bring girls? 16 A That's correct. 17 Q Tell us how you started to bring girls 18 to Mr. Epstein's house. 19 A Just girls that I met in high school, 20 acquaintances, people that I just said hi and bye 21 to. A lot of them actually heard about it through 22 a couple of girls that I brought and they were 23 interested. 24 Some of the girls asked me about it. 25 Just girls in school I'd talk to, just get on the OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000380 3501.182-031 CONFIDENTIAL Page 13 of 35 EFTA00009598
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13 1 subject. They had no problem with it. 2 Q Okay. So when you found a girl that you 3 thought would be interested, what exactly would 4 you tell her? 5 A I asked them if they were interested in 6 making extra money and that I knew an older 7 wealthier man in Palm Beach who liked to have 8 massages and they would get paid $200. 9 The more they did, the more they make, 10 and I would explain to them in detail what was 11 expected of them when they showed up at the house 12 and I also told them that if they are under age 13 just lie about it and tell him that you are 18 14 Q Let's talk first about what you said 15 that you tell them what was expected of them. 16 A Yes. 17 Q First of all, why did you tell them 18 that? 19 A Because that's what I was told 20 O By whom? 21 A and 22 Q Okay. And did Jeffrey Epstein ever 23 address you about don't bring girls over here if 24 they don't know what's going to happen? 25 A Absolutely. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000381 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 14 of 35 EFTA00009599
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14 1 Q Okay. So all the girls were supposed to 2 know that when they got there they would be 3 undressing? 4 A They would be undressing. There would 5 be. touching. There would be fondling. He was 6 very big on that. He told me never to bring a 7 girl over unless they knew what was expected. 8 Q Okay. And did you also tell them that 9 he would 10 A I didn't really talk to them about that. 11 I didn't know if he did it with everybody or it 12 was just with me that he did that. 13 Q But you told them that they all would 14 have to be partially naked or fully naked? 15 A Partially to fully naked and there would 16 be touching and fondling. 17 Q Okay. How many girls do you think you 18 took to Mr. Epstein's house? 19 A Seven, between seven to ten. 20 Q Okay. And were there any -- in addition 21 to this rule about the girls had to know what was 22 expected, did Mr. Epstein have any other rules in 23 terms of what the girls looked like or what he 24 liked? 25 A No. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MNI20-GJ TESTIMONY-000382 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.1g2-031 Pagc 15 of 35 EFTA00009600
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15 1 Q Okay. Were there girls that you brought 2 that he didn't like? 3 A There were a few girls he wasn't crazy 4 about. He didn't really like. He didn't favor. 5 for instance, 23, he thought she was kind 6 of too old. 7 Q Okay. So you brought a girl named 8 who was 23 years old? 9 A Yes. 10 Q And you were told that she was too old? 11 A Yes. 12 Q Did you ever bring her back? 13 A No. 14 Q What about any other girls that he 15 didn't like? 16 A This other girl T went to high school 17 with, III, she was maybe a year younger, and him 18 and her got . I told 19 her in detail what was expected and she, to me, 20 was all for it and then when she got there, 21 decided she didn't want to perform what was 22 necessary. So they got 23 and after that I never really brought her 24 25 Q Okay. And did either Jeffrey Epstein OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000383 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 16 of 35 EFTA00009601
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16 1 or say anything to you about what happened 2 with III? 3 A He had made a comment just about 4 had asked -- he had asked me for someone to come 5 over and work and when I suggested III, he kind of 6 nodded, not really interested. He told me to find 7 somebody else. So I assumed that meant he really 8 didn't care for her. 9 Q Okay. Now the -- you mentioned 10 who was 23. What was the age range of the other 11 girls that you brought to Mr. Epstein's home? 12 A High school, 16 to 18. 13 Q Were there any girls who were younger 14 than that? 15 A Yes. 16 Q Who was that? 17 A 18 Q And how was she? 19 A' She was 14. 20 Q Okay. Now you were interviewed by the 21 Palm Beach Police Department? 22 A That's correct. 23 Q And during that interview, you told them 24 that there were two ways to make money with 25 Jeffrey Epstein. Can you explain to the grand OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000384 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 17 of 35 EFTA00009602
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17 jury what those two ways are? 2 A The more you did is the more you make. 3 Basically, the more clothes that come off, the 4 more you let him touch you, the more you just let him have his way with you is the more that you 6 would make, otherwise, you would be demoted down 7 to bringing girls over and just making money that a way. 9 Q And that's what you were doing? 10 A That's correct. 1 1 Q Was bringing girls? 12 A That's correct. 13 Q If you could explain to the grand jury 14 how you would go about making an appointment for a 15 girl to come and give a massage? 16 A His assistant there would call me either 17 before they got into town or while he was in town 18 and either she would ask me for a particular girl, 19 preferably one that he favored, or if I couldn't 20 get a hold of that girl just bring somebody over 21 to work. 22 I would call the girl. She would okay 23 it. I would call back, confirm it, set an 24 appointment, and then the next couple of days we'd 25 go. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-000305 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Page 18 of 35 EFTA00009603
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18 1 Q And was the person that you always 2 made the appointment with? 3 A Always. 4 • Do you remember ever talking to Jeffrey 5 Epstein on the telephone? 6 A Never. The only time I talked to him 7 was physically in person at his house. 8 • Okay. was really the person that 9 you had to•-- 10 A Deal with. 11 Q Okay. Now you mentioned that sometimes 12 would request a specific girl? 13 A That's correct. 14 Q Did she give you any reason why he 15 really liked this girl or just is this girl 16 available? What would happen on those calls? 17 A If it was a specific girl, she would 18 call me and just ask: Can this girl work? She 19 would never give me a reason. She would never go 20 into detail. It was just: Can she work, yes or 21 no? 22 Q And was saying to you can she 23 work? 24 A I can't recall if those were her exact 25 words. I can't remember if it•was: Can she come OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICE, LLC (954) 467-8204 • MM20-GJ TESTIMONY-OOO386 CONFIDENTIAL 3501.182-031 Pagc 19 of 35 EFTA00009604
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