EFTA00270221.pdf

FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10) (Overall Document Classification Required) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: (U//FOLIO) INTERVIEW OF Date: 01/14/2019 Drafted By: Missing Case ID #: 31E-MM-NEW (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY Details: 01/10/2007 was interviewed in West Palm Beach, Florida, regarding a federal investigation involving the sexual exploitation of minors. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: first met JEFFREY EPSTEIN through his girlfriend, , date of birth or and dated prior to both of them dropping out of school. left school first and stopped attending Royal Palm Beach High School around his 10th grade year. They began dating again when, through a mutual friend, they ran into each other. had not yet turned eighteen and believed it may have been in the month of May. was residing at , an apartment complex located in on the left side of the street. moved in with approximately one month later. stated that EPSTEIN paid the rent for the apartment. believed the rent was between $980.00 - $1200.00. who had no other job, was EPSTEIN's Personal Assistant. ■ stated provided massages to EPSTEIN. was also to locate additional females to perform massages for EPSTEIN. According to traveled with EPSTEIN, accompanying him on trips frequently. stated that had just returned from a trip with EPSTEIN when he and reunited. believed was with EPSTEIN in New York or at EPSTEIN's island. When asked by the interviewing agent if was sexual involved with EPSTEIN, stated he never asked her, but that he was not stupid. continued stating, "if your girlfriend was sucking another man's dick would you want to know." said that was paid well and they both benefitted from the money EPSTEIN was paying stated that he transported females to the EPSTEIN residence so they could provide EPSTEIN with a massage. would be paid $200.00 by EPSTEIN for driving or bringing females to the EPSTEIN residence. He drove a red Dodge Dakota or sometimes he used a white Pontiac Grand AM to transport the females. On occasion, had friends that would drive with him. also found other females to perform massages Emma Document Classification Required) EFTA00270221  (Overall Document Classification Required) Title: (U//FOUO) INTERVIEW OF Re: 31E-MM-NEW, 01/14/2019 for EPSTEIN. said they would find females at different places: the mall, the clubs or the schools. said that ) or GHISALINE MAXWELL would also call and ask him to pick up a specific girl and bring them to EPSTEIN's residence. believed MAXWELL was EPSTEIN's wife at first, but he knows now that was not the case. stated that when he was at the EPSTEIN's residence, while waiting for a female, he would, on occasion, see EPSTEIN's chef. described him as a Spanish guy with dark hair. said that sometimes after he had taken the females to EPSTEIN's residence, he would not receive the $200.00 fee from EPSTEIN. explained stating that the females would either go on their own or they would bring a new female. could only remember the names of two girls, LNU and III LNU, that he had taken to EPSTEIN's residence. When asked by the interviewing agent if he recalled someone by the name of he stated that she had attended Royal Palm Beach High School and she was another one of the females working for EPSTEIN. He said that he and LNU had recruited LNU to work for EPSTEIN. said that when was twenty EPSTEIN paid for her to travel to Thailand to attend a school specializing in massages. said after was there for a month, he received a letter from that she would not be returning and that they were over as a couple. has not seen nor heard from since that time. stated that he still has her dog. also went on to say that he has a $3000.00 telephone bill that his parents had to pay. told that she would take care of phone bill upon her return from Thailand. had not worried about the bill because of association with EPSTEIN. said that he would like to reimburse his parents. eventually stopped working for EPSTEIN mainly due to the fact that did not return from Thailand. said that EPSTEIN would call and inquire about whereabouts and if he had heard from believed that EPSTEIN knew where was because he was the one responsible for sending her to Thailand. stated that he had loved and that he and EPSTEIN had argued about not returning. said that EPSTEIN told him to make sure the females the he brought to him were eighteen. said he was the driver and working for EPSTEIN was an easy way to make $200.00 for 30-45 minutes work. said that he had never been upstairs in EPSTEIN's residence. has also never traveled with EPSTEIN. said that EPSTEIN had given him $500.00 in cash to help pay off car tickets. (Overall Document Classification Required) 2 EFTA00270222  (Overall Document Classification Required) Title: (U//F000) INTERVIEW OF Re: 31E-MM-NEW, 01/14/2019 .• (Overall Document Classification Required) 3 EFTA00270223