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Memorandum To: File From: Re: Telephone call with Due: July 13, 2019 On July13. 2019. at approximately 2:00 m 12:00 m time). and I had a telephone call with is on vacation in the mountains. explained to that her office is trying to locate and communicate with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Swent on to ex lain that finding the victims has not been easy. since the crime happened over ten years ago. then asked "how did vou find me?" then explained that the Justice Department hired a contract investigator. . to locate and make the initial contact with the victims. then asked if this list came from the FBI. responded. yes. it came from the FBI and the US Attorney's Office in Miami. then asked if that information is open source or confidential. so that anyone can see it. said, no, since her office is part of the Justice Department. they have access to otherwise protected information. kept on asking if this was public information because when the original criminal case was being prosecuted in Florida. she was kept in the dark. And since this ten ears ago, she doesn't know what is public information and what is confidential. revealed that reporters and/or private investigators have been coming not only to her residence in Florida but also her friends' home inquiring whereabouts. stated we are calling to explain what is oin on with the civil case in Florida and how it may relate to the criminal case in New York. also said to that she has the right to verify who we are by browsing thru the intemet. stated that she already corroborated our information. stated that she has received numerous calls from reporters and media outlets asking for her to tell her part of the story. She tells them that she doesn't want to talk about what happened to her, is not something that she's proud off then asked why the Atlanta office is handling the civil case. explained that two of Epstein's victims filed a civil lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida arguing that the government violated their rights as crime victims by not informing them of how the cast was resolved. This civil case has been an ongoing process for ten years and in February of this year (2019), the judge stated that the government violated the Crimes Victim's Rights Act (CVRA). The judge stated that the government violated this law by not informing the victims that they were negotiating a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein. Once the judge made that finding, the Justice Department in Washington decided to remove the case from the attorneys in Miami and transfer the case to the Atlanta Office. This is usually done in order to have an objective person or to remove any conflict of interest in the case. 3501.130-050 Page 1 of 3 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00106386 EFTA01246729  Now that Atlanta has the case, we have to find out how the government can remedy the situation or what we think the court should order the Justice l)epartment to do to remedy the problem that happened over ten years ago. said that she 's v • n ry how the whole matter was done, nothing was handled right and she knows it's not r, fault. but she feels paranoid and anxious about how the case was handled. She went on to explain that she was young. 16 years old at the time. When she learned of the civil case stated that she didn't know, remembered who Epstein was, she had buried everything that had happened in the back of her mind. She had never talked about it. never told anyone about it. so when she began remembering, it was a huge strain of emotions that came out. And when people came to her job. her home, wanted her to speak about what happened, she did not know with whom she could speak. said that she was followed by what she believed were private investigators and when she spoke with these people, at the time she was 16 years old, they brainwashed and threatened her, and made her believe that she had done something wrong. Now all of these memories have come back. hopes that now, there will be some type of resolution so that he can pay for what he did to these girls. explained that a new criminal case has been filed in New York: Atlanta is not involved in that case. was advised that it's up to her, what her involvement can be in the criminal case, if she wants to be involved. reiterated to that her office wants to reach out to everyone who might have been involved with Epstein. Some people want to be involved, while others do not and some that might not have had the comiaifio be involved in the past, now they want to have a say. stated that it's up to what she wants to communicate with us or not disclose any information, or she can be more active. also explained to that she has the o tion to speak with a counselor or get other type of help. especially with the new criminal case. can be connected with the victim's crime liaison and it will be strictly confidential. divulged that she received counselini in the past but it was not private, and the information that she provided was used against her. stated that she doesn't want to use the word "informant", but the male counselors whom she spoke with were hired by Epstein. This is why is so cautious with whom she speaks with because she can't trust anyone. states that Epstein has a lot money. can pay people off and gets what he wants. explained the different options that have been suggested to the victims such as counseling, speaking in front of the court with or without Epstein being present and others. It was also suggested that if wants to be involved in the criminal case, her contact information would be given to the attorneys in New York. was not sure what direction to take with all of this information that has been provided to her. advised that she doesn't have to make a decision at this moment. was confused about why the FBI has not contacted her by now. explained to her that they might have not gotten around to her name yet. Another obstacle that the 3501. 130-050 Page 2 of 3 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00 106387 EFTA01246730  FBI might be confronting is that some victims do not want to get involved and/or approached the victims in a respectful way. stated that she would like to have time to think about want she would like to do. She also stated if we know who is showing at house, her son's school. and I stated that we do not know who these people are. explained to that if an FBI agent or any other criminal investigator comes in contact with anyone. in an official manner, he or she will produce their credentials before communicating with you or anyone. I said to that she has the right not to open the door to anyone who doesn't produce any identification and demand for that person to leave her property, plus she also has the option to call the police. thanked us for our advice and stated that she would call us when she returns back home. This conversation lasted approximately forty-six minutes. 3501.130-050 Page 3 of 3 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00I 06388 EFTA01246731