EFTA00129149.pdf

-1 of 2 - FD-302 (Res•. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 08/16/2019 On 08/15/2019, Jessica Nicodemo, telephone number was interviewed telephonically. Also present during the telephone call was Nicodemo's attorney, Elizabeth Parker. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview, Nicodemo provided the following information: Tara Lordi's relationship with Glenn Straub started as a romantic relationship, while she was married to John Deutsch. Straub then started treating and threatening Lordi similar to how he has treated Nicodemo and others. Lordi then started to find other girlfriends for Straub to replace her as his romantic interest. Lordi had distanced herself from Straub when her husband became sick, but she later came back to Straub after Deutsch passed away. At some point, Lordi began working for Straub and learning the details of Straub's businesses. Lordi was involved in the development of the Palm House when it was owned by Straub. Lordi loved the Palm House project, and Lordi believed that Straub sold it to Bob Matthews because of Straub's infatuation with Mia Matthews. Lordi also told Nicodemo that Craig Galle was deeply involved in some questionable activity regarding the Palm House to include possibly diverting some of Straub's money to himself. Lordi allegedly advised Straub of her concerns regarding Galle, but there was a never a falling out between Straub and Galle. Nicodemo also provided writer with type written notes stored on her phone that she had taken at the time of a telephone call with Lordi in 2018. According to those notes, Galle and Les Evans intentionally did not file the mortgage held by Straub on the Palm House for six months so that Bob Matthews and Joe Walsh could conceal it from the EB5 investors. In addition, Lordi conveyed to Nicodemo that Galle formed LLCs which were also used by Bob Matthews to divert EB5 investor funds. Investigation on 08 /1 5/2019 ■t New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Phone) File # 318B-NH-2050945-302 Date drafted 08/15/2019 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the moµ, of of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents arc not to be distributed outside your agency. EFTA00129149 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 318B-NH-2050945-302 Comthuational,D-3020f (U) Jessica Nicodemo ,o, 08/15/2019 ,page 2 of 2 According to Nicodemo, Straub tends to "ramble on", and on occasions Straub would talk about Bob Matthews and how Matthews had been a "bad boy." In addition to the Palm House, Straub had mentioned something about Matthews and Nantucket, but Nicodemo could not recall the specific details regarding Straub's statement. Straub, for some reason, also had a cardboard box in his house which contained photographs of Matthews' family and other personal items belonging to Matthews. Approximately two or three years ago, Lordi also told Nicodemo that on multiple occasions Glenn Straub had a "wealthy guy" from Palm Beach on his yacht who had been in trouble multiple times for being with young, underaged girls. Lordi told Nicodemo that she hated the aforementioned "wealthy guy" and was disgusted by the fact that Straub would have him on his yacht. Nicodemo never met the aforementioned "wealthy guy" and did not know his name, but Nicodemo now believes that the man may have been Jeffrey Epstein. EFTA00129150