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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 UNITED STATES GRAND JURY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -V- : August 23, 2018 Additional JEFFERY EPSTEIN (2018R01618) -x APPEARANCE S: United States Courthouse Foley Square New York, New York June 18, 2019 12:57 p.m. Assistant United States Attorney Assistant United States Attorney Assistant United States Attorney Acting Grand Jury RepoLt_eL FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 ONLOLSDNYJ30000033 EFTA00008529 06/18/2019 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Colloquy Precedes) (Witness Enters Room) (Time Noted: 1:08 p.m.) called as a witness, having been duly sworn by the Foreperson of the Grand Jury, was examined and testified as follows: BY MS. Q. Good afternoon Special Agent A. Good afternoon. Q. Could you please state and spell your full name for the record? A. Q. Where do you currently work? A. The FBI. Q. What is your title there? A. Special Agent. Q. How long have you worked as a special agent for the FBI? A. For over two years. Q. Where are you currently assigned? A. The Violent Crimes Against Children squad. Q. What are your duties and responsibilities as a special agent on that squad? A. I work child exploitation and human trafficking matters. We also work international and parental FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDN Y_00000034 EFTA00008530 06/18/2019 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 kidnappings. Q. Have you participated in an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates? A. Yes. Q. Have you spoken with other people, including other law enforcement officers, about this investigation? A. Yes. Q. Have you reviewed reports and documents prepared by others regarding this case? A. Yes. Q. Is your testimony today based in part 0± those conversations with other law enforcement officers and documents that you reviewed? A. Yes. MS. So ladies and gentlemen, some of the testimony that you're going to hear today will include hearsay. As you know, that means that the witness will not be testifying solely from her own observations, but that she'll also be reporting what others have told her and what she has read in reports and documents prepared by others. Hearsay evidence is admissible in these grand jury proceedings and you're free to rely on it in determining whether there is probable cause to indict any proposed defendants, if we end up returning to present a proposed indictment. FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_0O00O035 EFTA00008531 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 06/18/2019 If, however, you would like to hear the testimony of any other witness, you have the right to request it and we will make reasonable efforts to bring that witness before you. BY MS. Q. So Special Agent I'm placing in front of you what's been marked as Grand Jury Exhibit 1. Do you recognize that? A. Yes. Q. What is that? A. It's a presentation that was prepared to assist in testifying today. Q. And did you participate in preparing that exhibit? A. Yes. Q. And would it assist you in testifying today? A. Yes. Q. Okay. So we'll make that part of the record for today. Let me begin by just asking you a few questions about Jeffrey Epstein and what you've learned. Can you tell us, how old is Jeffrey Epstein? A. He is 66. Q. Based on open source reporting, what have you learned about Jeffrey Epstein's professional background? A. He's a wealthy individual that has a background as a money manager, background in finance, working in FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000036 EFTA00008532 06/18/2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 investments. Q. Is that what's been published and you reported about him? A. Yes. Q. During the course of your investigation, have you learned where Epstein maintains residences? A. Yes. Q. Where does he have residences? A. He has a residence here in Manhattan, along with Palm Beach, Virgin Islands and New Mexico. Q. Does he maintain an address in Manhattan located at 9 East 71st Street? A. Yes. Q. If we could turn to slide 2. Does that fairly and accurately depict the residence? A. Yes. Q. Could you please describe that property for the Grand Jury? A. It's a multi-story residence. It's reportedly the largest residence in Manhattan. It's right near Central Park. Q. Does Epstein also maintain an address in Palm Beach, Florida, located at 358 El Brillo Way? A. Yes. Q. Turning to slide 3, does that fairly and FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_00000037 EFTA00008533 06/18/2019 accurately depict that residence? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. Yes. Q. Could you please describe that property for the Grand Jury? A. It's a villa in Palm Beach, right on the water, has an in -ground pool along with a guest residence or apartment connected to it. Q. I want to turn now and talk to you about some of the witnesses you've interviewed during your investigation. During the course of this investigation have you participated in interviews with an individual named A. Yes. Q. For today's purposes I'm just going to refer to her as . About how many times have you interviewed A. We've spoken to her approximately five times. Q. Turning to the next slide. Are these photographs A. Yes. Q. Did she tell you approximately how old she was when both of these photographs were taken? A. Yes. Q. What did she tell you? A. The photo on the left she was approximately 13 FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GNLGUDNYJX000038 EFTA00008534 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 06/18/2019 7 years old, and the photo on the right she would have been 17 years old. Q. What is date of birth? A. . Q• In addition to your participation in interviews with , have you also reviewed reports from other law enforcement officers who've interviewed ? A. Yes. Q. And is your testimony today based on both your review of those reports and also your personal participation in interviews with ? A. Yes. FOREPERSON: Can you speak up a little bit more? Okay, thanks. BY MS. Q. Okay. So based on your participation in this investigation, have you learned where was living when she was about 14 years old? A. Yes. Q. Where was she living? A. She was living in Q. Was she living with her parents? A. No, not at that time. Q. Why not? A. She had a difficult home life. FREE STATE REPORTING, INC. Court Reporting Transcription D.C. Area 301-261-1902 Balt. & Annap. 410-974-0947 GM_GLSDNY_OOOOOO39 EFTA00008535 06/18/2019 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Q. Was she going to school? A. She had started and dropped out. Q. About when did she drop out of school? A. The beginning of her freshman year, a few months into her freshman year, approximately. Q. And at about this time how was she supporting herself financially, in general? A. She worked different jobs. She worked in catering halls, as a waitress in restaurants and in clubs. Q. Did there come a time when