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PRIVILEGED - ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT/DELIBERATIVE PROCESS CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) Mr. Alessi also recalled that a young girl named used to come to the Palm Beach residence regularly. He recalled that was and that she and her mother visited Epstein's Palm Beach residence multiple times. Mr. Alessi and his wife both picked up and understood that was a friend of Epstein's. Mr. Alessi recalled that travelled with Epstein at least one time and eventually moved to with Epstein's help. Mr. Alessi observed Epstein kiss on the cheek and pat her on the bottom. In total, Mr. Alessi saw "hundreds" of girls at Epstein's Palm Beach residence, but he believed the majority to be in their 20s. Toward the last few months of his employment, Mr. Alessi began seeing younger girls, most of whom were brought to the residence by Maxwell instructed Mr. Alessi not to ask these girls their ages or speak to them. Mr. Alessi recalls that Maxwell hired younger girls to come to the Palm Beach residence, including two girls whom Mr. Alessi knew to be in high school, but whose names he could not recall. Mr. Alessi believed most of the young women who came to the house to be professional masseuses, but he also recalled cleaning up after massages and finding sex toys in the room, which he then washed. Mr. Alessi also recalled that Maxwell kept a basket filled with sex toys in her room and that Maxwell was occasionally inside the massage room with the young women who came to the house. Mr. Alessi also recalled more generally that many young women would be topless or naked by the pool. At the very end of his tenure, Mr. Alessi told Epstein that he should slow down, that "these girls" would get him in trouble. Epstein remarked that it was fine, and that "these girls only care about money." When Mr. Alessi left Epstein's employment, Epstein told him: "I hope you keep your mouth shut." 2. Maria Alessi Maria Alessi was interviewed on July 13, 2019 in Florida. Ms. Alessi worked for Epstein at his Palm Beach residence from the mid 1990s until the end of 2002. Ms. Alessi primarily worked outside of the house, often shopping and running errands, so she was not able to observe most of the visitors to the house. When asked who, if anyone, she specifically recalls coming to the Palm Beach residence, Ms. Alessi recalled Ghislaine Maxwell frequently visiting the residence with Epstein. Ms. Alessi believed that Maxwell was Epstein's personal assistant. She also recalled seeing at the Palm Beach residence. She also recalled seeing girls in their 20s or 30s around the house. 3. Gregory Bledsoe Dr. Gregory Bledsoe was interviewed by telephone on July 22, 2019. Bledsoe is a doctor who was hired by the Secret Service to provide backup medical services for Bill Clinton during a trip to Africa in 2002 on Epstein's private jet. Bledsoe recalled that Ghislaine Maxwell and four 38 EFTA_00022498 EFTA02731119