DOJ-OGR-00018890.pdf

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 755 Filed 08/10/22 Page 28 of 262 1733 LC8VMAX2 Gill Velez - direct 1 Q. Where do you work? 2 A. Florida Properties Management. 3 Q. What is Florida Properties Management? 4 A. Florida Properties Management is the management company for 5 the Mar-a-Lago Club. 6 Q. What's your position there? 7 A. Human resources director. 8 Q. And what are your duties and responsibilities as the human 9 resources director? 10 A. I am in charge of all the employment processes. 11 Q. What are those employment processes? 12 A. It would be recruiting, retention, hiring, benefits, 13 compensation, policies, procedures; anything to do with the 14 employees. 15 Q. How long have you worked at Mar-a-Lago? 16 A. Almost 15 years. 17 Q. And in that capacity, are you familiar with the normal 18 business practices of Mar-a-Lago? 19 A. Yes. 20 Q. Are you familiar with the business practices regarding 21 employee records? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. How are those records stored? 24 A. Normally it's a paper file, in an individual folder. 25 Q. When an employee joins Mar-a-Lago, is any sort of record SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00018890