DOJ-OGR-00018999.pdf

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 755 Filed 08/10/22 Page 137 of 262 1848 LC8Cmax5 Rodgers - direct 1 A. Next flight is November the 15th, 1996. 2 Q. Where were you flying from and where were you flying to? 3 A. Teterboro, New Jersey, to Columbus, Ohio. 4 Q. Is Jeffrey Epstein on this flight? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. Is Ghislaine Maxwell on this flight? 7 A. Yes. 8 Q. Is Jane on this flight? 9 A. No. 10 Q. Are there some other passengers on this flight? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. Before we turn to the next page, just a question about Palm 13 Beach International Airport. When you were flying out of that 14 airport, what, if any, local employees of Mr. Epstein's do you 15 remember driving passengers to the plane? 16 A. Juan Alessi. 17 Q. Who was Juan Alessi? 18 A. He was the house manager for Jeffrey's house in Palm Beach. 19 Q. And for about how long did Juan Alessi work for Mr. Epstein 20 in Palm Beach? 21 A. Approximately 12 years. 22 Q. And was that in the 1990s and early 2000s? 23 A. Yes. 24 MR. EVERDELL: Objection. Leading. 25 THE COURT: I'll allow it, but -- SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00018999