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Automated Serial Permanent Charge-Out 
FD-5a (1-5-94) 
Date: 03/06/07 Time: 11:04 
Case ID: 31E-MM-108062 Serial: 71 
Description of Document: 
Type : OTHER 
Date • ID9/"/"
To 
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From : MIAMI 
Topic: EXECUTED FGJ SUBPOENA 
Reason for Permanent Charge-Out: 
transfer to subpoena sub 
Transferred to: 
Case ID: 31E-MM-108062-SBP Serial: 7 
Employee: 
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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) 
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Date of transcription 
03/07/2007 
I
 
I
 
date of birth 
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I Social Security Account Number 
I was 
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interviewed at his place of emplovmentA
I 
I 
I 
I P.t.lm Beach Gardens, 
Florida, telephoner- 
'was advised of the 
identit of the interviewing agent and purpose of the interview. 
voluntarily provided the following information: 
I 
'for Jeffrey 
Epstein on approximately' 
I Epstein visited the 
I 
'once and' 
'traveled to Epstein's Palm)
Beach, Florida residence' 
I 
'Epstein's residence were conducted tn 
!could not recall specific names of other individuals 
he encountered at Epstein's residence bur Advised that Pfletcin'Q 
I (name unknown) was present and 
 
I Massage Therapist-1- 
1 
Females in their mid-20's and unknown staff members 
observed at the residence during 
 
 telephone' 
h performed massage 
py for Epstein and his staff members on numerous occasions. 
was frequently requested based on her skills as a massage 
papist. 
Fees were approximately $100.00 for a massage conducted
and $300.00 or higher' 
were also 
J
I. 
Investigation on 
03/06/2007 
at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 
Ron 31E-MM-108062 
by  
SA 
Date dictated 
03/07/2007 
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the propeny of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; 
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
Precedence: ROUTINE 
To: Miami 
From: Miami 
PB2/PBCRA 
Contact: SA 
Approved By: 
Drafted By:• 
Case ID #: 31E-MM-108062 
Title: JEFFREY EPSTEIN; 
“ iny 
WSTA - CHILD PROSTITUTION 
Date: 03/12/2007 
Synopsis: To remove writer as co-case agent. 
Details: Due to writer's transfer from the Miami Division, 
PBCRA, to FBIHQ, effective March 16, 2007, it is requested that 
writer be removed as co-case agent. 
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(liev.01-31-2003) 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
Precedence: ROUTINE 
To: Tampa 
From: Miami 
PB-2/PBCRA 
Contact: SA 
Approved By 
Drafted By: 
Date: 03/21/2007 
Attn: SSAI 
Orlando RA 
Case ID #: 31E-MM-108062 
Title: JEFFREY EPSTEIN; 
Irenaing) 
WSTA - CHILD PROSTITUTION 
Synopsis: To request travel reference captioned matter. 
Administrative: Reference telcall between SA 
and SSA 
on 03/21/2007. 
Details: On 07/24/2006 the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
(FBI), Palm Beach County Resident Agency (PBCRA), opened an 
investigation involving multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein and 
captioned subjects. The investigation involves numerous 
underage females who attended local high schools and were 
recruited for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with 
Epstein. At the conclusion of the sexual activity, the minors 
were paid sums of money ranging from $200.00-$1,000.00. 
FBI Miami, PBCRA, request travel concurrence with 
FBI Tampa, Orlando RA for the nuroose of interviewing 
Victim/Witnessl 
lis currently 
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Orlando
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land 
j  will travel on 03/22/2007 to interview 
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To: Tampa From: 
iami 
Re: 31E-MM-108062, 03/21/2007 
LEAD(s): 
Set Lead 1: (Info) 
TAMPA 
AT ORLANDO. FL 
FBI Miami request travel concurrence from FBI Tampa 
to conduct victim/witness interview. 
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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) 
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sexual 
of the 
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
Date of transcription 
01/23/2007
was interviewed in the town of Palm 
Florida regarding a federal investigation involving the 
exploitation of minors. After being advised of the identity 
interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, 
provided the following information: 
According tol 
would either have to gglatalg..tr 
JLNU located out of the New York 
Office or speak with I
I regarding matters that concerned 
Investigation on 
01/18/2007 
at Palm Beach, Florida 
mica 31F.-MM-108062 
SA 
by 
SA 
. 
Date dictated 
01/18/2007 
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclu ions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; 
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 
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I thought
but 
compared 
LNU, a 
was trying to make' 
ILNU more sophisticated. 
said that EPSTEIN 
stated that there were many females that would 
come to the residence. A lot of the  females that traveled with 
EPSTEIN looked European or Foreign.  
stated that the 
local girls who visited the residence appeared to be younger than 
those that EPSTEIN traveled with. I 
'was not sure of the 
local girls' ages. When asked  by the interviewing agent if they 
were under eighteen  
stated that' 
a girl at Royal Palm Beach High School and that some of the girls 
had car pooled together. The interviewing agent inquired of 
that meant hP believed wine of the girls were 
underage. I 
 
I 
 
'stated that EPSTEIN' 
 
(for a local female, I 
I was unable to remember 
her name. The Unidentified Female(UF) was appearing in a high 
school( 
'Royal Palm Beach High School. 
said that under EPSTEIN's instr 
was more naive., 
crionI 
 'for the UF. He said it  
stated that he recalled one female that 
traveled w 
 EPSTEIN that looked very young. He be]ieved her  name 
was' 
LNU and that she was from California. I 
remembered h r n 
• 
'dente on that one occasion. 
LNU 
was instructed by EPSTEIN to 
ILNU to 
ta 
ith 
'said that EPSTEIN overall was a very private 
individual. I 
'said that EPSTEIN would get massages 
everyday, sometimes morning and night. I 
'was asked on 
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'specifically remembered paying a 
 
ILNU. 
 Idid not witness any sexual activity between the temales 
When asked by  the interviewing agent  if  
 had 
and EPSTEIN. 
ever 
believed 
Ifor EPSTEIN  I 
'stated that he 
 
'but that he had not. 
According to 
 other than receiving Massages, 
EPSTEIN enjoyed getting ice cream from a local ice cream parlor 
with the girls. Under EPSTEIN's direction' 
'would take the girls shopping. If EPSTEIN accompanied them 
he would stay in the vehicle. The girls would shop, find something 
they liked, place the items on  hold, and later' 
purchase the items. I 
'also had traveled to 
 
Istated that on occasion, EPSTEIN would allow 
some of the girls to drive one of his vehicles. 
stated that he had taken messages from females 
calling regarding providing massages to EPSTEIN. He also stated 
that an older female possibly in her thirties, named' 
lizru, 
would call the residence. I 
tEPSTEIN 
know that she had females for him. I 
'could provide no 
other information about 
LNU. 
said that 
residence with EPSTEIN on occasion. 
be EPSTEIN's girlfriend, at first. 
accompanied EPSTEIN,  
residence.  
said that he thought I 
to find females for EPSTEIN. On one occasion,[ 
 
'traveled to the 
 
'believed 
However, when other females 
'also would try 
to 
said that the only male visitor he could recall
accompanying EPSTEIN to the residence wasp 
believed'
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stated that he believed EPSTFIN wanted to be the 
center of attention with his female comoanions.I 
Itold the 
interviewing agents that] 
 The 
females were laughing and appeared to be having a good time. 
 
(asked the females to join him in 
 'said that he believed EPSTEIN was 
jealous. 
also stated that he believed many of EPSTEIN's 
female compapions were looking to make somethtng of themselves and 
were seeking 
'stated that he 
believed, in reality, they were accomplishing nothing. 
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION' 
Date of transcription 
02/04/2007
was interviewed in West Palm Beach, 
Florida regarding a federal investigation involving the sexual 
exploitation of minors. Also present during the interview was 
land Assistant United States AttorneyCH
 
lof the UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. After being 
advised of the identity of  the interviewing agents and the nature 
of the interview I 
'provided the following information: 
I 
 
IEPSTEIN's Palm Beach residence. His 
responsibilities includedr 
According to 
 EPSTEIN traveled to Palm Beach via 
EPSTEIN's aircrafts, the Gulfstream or the Boeing 727. 
was not aware of EPSTEIN ever flying a commercial airline to Palm 
Beach. EPSTEIN visited his residence in Palm Beach once, twice and 
sometimes even three times a month. EPSTEIN would stay for three 
or four days at a time. EPSTEIN traveled less to his Palm Beach 
residence in the summer months. EPSTEIN spent the most time at his 
Palm Beach and U.S. Virgin Islands residences. EPSTEIN has another 
residence in New Mexico and an apartment in Paris. I 
'stated 
that EPSTEIN primarily travelpd to Palm Beach' 
I 
lcurrentivl 
I 
that' 
111ni—li I 
land 
said that' 
 
 
(said 
Investigation on 
02/02/2007 
at West Palm Beach, Florida 
Facto 31E-MM-10ROfi2
SP 
by 
SP 
Date dictated 
02/02/2007 
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; 
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 
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I
 
 he main house. According to 
the main house has six bedrooms and the Guest House has 
three bedrooms. Another individual that would come on  a regular 
basis to the residence wasl 
'believed 
that I 
IEPSTEIN would, on 
occasion, bring other guests with him when traveling to Palm Beach. 
I 
The 
signatures on the account were EPSTEIN, I 
was aware that many females would come to 
EPSTEIN's residence to provide EPSTEIN with massages. 
stated that EPSTEIN would receive one or two massages a day, 
sometimes  even three. The massage times would be spread throughout 
the day. I 
with a massage 
 'said that none or the females providing EPSTEIN 
ever appeared upset. 
 Istated that he believed EPSTEIN 
I arranged EPSTEIN's appointments for 
with the females. ' 
 said some of the females who 
massages to EPSTEIN would leave messages. Messages were 
message pads. 
On one occasion, when EPSTEIN 
'asked 
to 
massages 
provided 
taken on 
well as, 
stated that EPSTEIN has a chiropractic table, as 
a massage table. I 
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Isaid that' 
 
 
According tow 
not like the  ways 
'conducted himself. 
I
 
'continued 
stating that' 
'could not remember to finish one task if he 
were asked to complete another task at or during the same time. 
Pursuant to a Grand Jury Subpoena, I 
'supplied the 
interviewing agents with a copy of 
 
Upon 
review of the report with' 
 he provided the following 
information: 
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 -Vile last time EPSTE/N was at the Palm Beach residence 
was prior to the execution of the State search warrant. I 
I 
also said that approximately three weeks before the execution of 
the State search warranty 
ILNU came to the 
residence) 
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FD•302 (Rev. IG•6•95) 
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Date of transcription 
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date of birth' 
'Social 
' 
I 
count Number (SSAN4 
residing atl 
Palm Beach, Florida was contacted at his residence. 
A ter eing advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and 
the nature of the interview,' 
'provided the following 
information: 
'was hired by Epstein through 
'primary responsibility 
 
ILNU, and' 
ILNU as 
'stated when a female guest arrived 
at the residence,' 
 
'believed some of the girls were at the 
residence to provide Epstein with a massage.' 
'remembered 
between 10-15 different local girls arriving at the residence. 
'recalled some girls were more frequent quests than others. 
_jidentifiedl 
ILNU. The girls 
would stay at the residence between approximately 45-60 minutes. He 
recalled' 
'contacted' 
'telephone number I 
 
'West Palm Beach, Florida. 
Investigation on 
01/11/2007 . at Palm Beach, Florida 
cite" 31E-MM-108062 
SA 
1 fiat 
by 
S 
Date dictated 
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it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 
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After a brief telephone conversation with 
(stated 
land explained the nature of visit.I
briefly with
]would like to speak with one of the agents. SA' 
Isioke 
agreed that 
Jwould voluntarily place the documents/reports
in a sealed envelope and be escorted to 
Voluntarily,  
land the agents drove with the captioned 
records tol 
I The envelope was hand delivered by 
 
lfor the purpose of preserving the records. 
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FBI: `We still have a pending case' 
► EPSTEIN from 1/3 
and Donald Trump among 
his friends. 
"Highly unusual" is how 
Palm Beach Police Chief Mi-
chael Reiter described State 
Attorney Barry Krischer
handling of the case in a 
bluntly critical letter to 
Krischer last year before 
Epstein was indicted. 
Reiter referred the mat-
ter to the FBI to determine 
whether any federal laws had 
been violated. Epstein's allies 
countered by attacking the 
chief personally and profes-
sionally. 
Reiter's department in-
.. vestigated Epstein for 11 
months. Police sifted repeat-
edly through his trash and 
conducted surveillance on 
his five-bedroom, 71/2-bath, 
7,234-square-foot home on 
the Intracoastal Waterway. 
Police said Epstein paid 
women and girls as young 
as 14 to give him erotic mas-
sages at his home. Police 
thought there was probable 
cause to charge him with 
unlawful sex acts with a mi-
nor and lewd and lascivious 
molestation. 
4. 
Epstein 
responded 
by 
hiring a phalanx of lawyers. 
,One of them, Harvard law 
k professor and author Alan 
t Dershowitz, provided the 
6 state attorney's office with 
information about alcohol 
%and marijuana use by some 
of the girls who said they 
LI were with Epstein. 
i 
Prosecutors then referred 
`the case to the grand jury 
Teenage girls were 
recruited tO visit 
Epstein for massages 
and sex, police say. 
rather than fllei charges di-
rectly against Epstein. 
Epstein's attorneys deny 
he had sex with underage 
girls. The lawyers say the 
girls' stories are not credible. 
But if the court file is any 
indicator, they've made no ef-
fort to depose the girls. 
Neither prosecutors nor 
defense 
attorneys 
sought to question 
said Dutko, her attorney.. 
recruited teenage girls to vis-
it Epstein for massages and 
sexual activity, Palm Beach 
police said, and presumably 
would be a key witness. 
Epstein's attorney Jack 
Goldberger did not return 
phone messages. 
A source close to the case 
suggested it is languishing 
pending a decision by the 
FBI on whether to refer it to 
federal prosecutors. 
"We still have a pending 
case" FBI 
spokeswoman 
Judy Orihuela said Monday. 
State Attorney Krischer 
did not return a call for com-
ment His spokesman, Mike 
Edmondson, declined to say 
whether federal investiga-
tors are delaying the Epstein 
case. But, he added, "if an-
other agency is looking at 
something, we wouldn't want 
to step on their toes." 
Attorneys say inertia in a 
criminal case often points to 
a pending plea deal. 
"It would not surprise me 
if something has happened 
thatb not reflected in the 
court file," said Dutko, such 
as an agreement that will be 
formalized later. 
Defense attorney Marc 
Shiner said 
defense 
at-
torneys sometimes put off 
overtly conducting discov-
ery — deposing witnesses, 
requesting documents and 
the like — because doing so 
creates more work for har-
ried prosecutors who may 
become angry and not offer 
a plea deal. 
. 
"Sometimes defense law-
yers, knowing that, will try 
and do discovery without 
taking depositions," said 
Shiner, a former prosecutor 
for 13 years. 
Instead, they may conduct 
a below-the-radar probe such 
as having a private investiga-
tor check out leads, he said. 
Shiner and others say a 
plea deal for Epstein probably 
would result in pretrial inter-
vention, in which a defendant 
may be ordered to undergo 
a psychological evaluation, 
counseling or other condi-
tions in return for dropping 
the charge. 
Edmondson, spokesman 
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