EFTA00129180.pdf

-1 of 5 - Ornow. tiRamey FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) ff n .j FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ..... Date of entry 10/13/2023 -• phone number , home address , was interviewed via Microsoft Teams videoconferencing by United States Postal Inspection Service Inspector United States Attorney's Office Special Agent , and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Also present for the interview was , legal counsel to . After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: is not currently employed and supports herself with proceeds from the sale of an insurance agency approximately two years ago. frequently travels internationally for tourism. Pre-Investment Background // Investment Promotion i+ introduced to by a mutual friend, , who has known since was approximately 14 years old. recruited to be "sold off" to Jeffrey Epstein. lives in and her phone number is is associated with individuals who may be involved in violent criminal activity, including boyfriend at the time, First Name Unknown (FNU) Last Name Unknown (LNU) (hereinafter " boyfriend") [Agent Note: inquired about the confidentiality of her interview statements and expressed concern about "retribution" against her by unidentified individuals if her cooperation with federal investigators was made public. No further information.] A little over one year ago, promoted an investment opportunity to involving and real estate business that involved buying, renovating, and re-selling ("flipping") properties. told that was involved and associated with celebrities and that was offering a great investment opportunity. told had invested with , United States (Other Investigation on 10/12/2023 at (Videoconference)) File # Sin-NS-3825937 Datedrafted 10/13/2023 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of me FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents arc not to be distributed outside your agency. EFTA00129180 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-I0) 318E-NK-3825937 (U) Interview of on October ComthwitionofFD-302of 12, 2023 o, 10/12/2023 " cc 2 of 5 met approximately one year ago, amidst relentless promotion of the investment opportunity with . At the time, was living at her current home address and maintained a residence at met in office in was escorted by car to that first meeting with from house by boyfriend. showed around office while talking with about the real estate deals in which wanted to invest. boyfriend was the only other person in that first meeting between and . At the end of the first meeting did not sign any paperwork and instead wanted to do some due diligence and think more about the investment opportunity. harassed for approximately one month before agreed to invest with . met a second time along with boyfriend at the time, . visited with the properties wanted to invest in and flip, including , (hereinafter "the "), and (hereinafter "the ," and together with the "the Investment Properties"). The had ongoing construction/renovation at the time visited the property. [Agent Note: refers to the property with the street address .] and both pressured to invest with often flaunting celebrity connections including Snoop Dogg, DJ ENVY, and others, to help legitimize business ventures. [Agent Note: RAASHAUN CASEY is the individual known as DJ ENVY, a nationally syndicated disc jockey and radio personality based out of City.] did not attend any real estate seminars prior to investing with discussed the opportunity with her financial advisors at WEALTHSPIRE ADVISORS. WEALTHSPIRE ADVISORS advised against the investment with [Agent Note: WEALTHSPIRE ADVISORS is a national investment advisory firm with approximately $20 billion assets under management, according to its public website, www.wealthspire.com.] EFTA00129181 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 318E-NK-3825937 (U) Interview of on October ComthwitionofFD-302of 12, 2023 On 10/12/2023 i ns, 3 of 5 searched briefly for legal counsel related to the investment with but was turned off by the large associated expense. offered his own lawyer, ANTHONY VARGAS, to meet with agreed and met with for a third time, along with VARGAS. VARGAS promoted the investment opportunity to , telling it was a "privilege" for to invest with . To help convince to invest with offered a personal guarantee on investment. VARGAS told VARGAS never saw offer a personal guarantee like the one offered to VARGAS was the same lawyer who drafted the agreements executed by and , including joint venture agreements for the Investment Properties and the personal guarantee of investment by and wife, (" "). [Agent Note: is also known as or •] helped create a limited liability company to be used as the legal entity through which would invest with insisted the entity, , be registered in rather than in is the sole member of and III has not been engaged in an y other business activity other than that described below with does not intend to further utilize for investment or other purposes. Prior and subsequent to entering into investment agreements with communicated with mostly via text message. texted at two different numbers had for and may have also had email communication with Investments with FROM START 2 FLIPPING LLC and and Personal Guarantee Thereof [Agent Note: at this point in the interview Special Agent displayed Exhibits A, B, and C to the civil complaint filed on May 15, 2023 by through , against and business, FROM START 2 FLIPPLING, LLC. Exhibit A is a Joint Venture Agreement between FROM START 2 FLIPPING LLC and regarding the , dated September 9, 2022 and signed by and Exhibit B is a Joint Venture Agreement between FROM START TO FLIPPING LLC and regarding the , dated September 9, EFTA00129182 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 318E-NK-3825937 (U) Interview of on October ComthwitionofFD-302of 12, 2023 O4, 10/12/2023 " cc 4 of 5 2022 and signed by and with notarization by Exhibit C is a Personal Guarantee of an investment of $500,000 from signed by and , dated September 9, 2022. These agreements are attached hereto and will be maintained in the IA section of the case file. Exhibits A and B are collectively referred to as "the Joint Venture Agreements."] agreed to invest $500,000 with , $250,000 for the renovation and resale of the and $250,000 for the renovation and resale of the signed both Joint Venture Agreements in presence. Per the Joint Venture Agreements, was to provide for each investment an interest payment of $50,000, or a 20% return, after five months. [Agent Note: both joint venture agreements state in Section III.0 that the total return to would be $360,000; and stated this was most likely a typo in the agreement and the understanding was that would receive $300,000 from after five months. Interviewing Agents flagged for that the second page of Exhibit A seems to be a copy of the same second page for Exhibit B. will follow up with the correct second page for the Joint Venture Agreement.] witnessed • sign the personal guarantee. told had Power of Attorney for but did not recall if she witnessed sign for only saw on one occasion, when was berating at office during first meeting with • did not witness notarization of either the Joint Venture Agreements or the Personal Guarantee but told that had a notary in the office. At the time of investment with stated he owned the Investment Properties. did not identify any other investors in the Investment Properties or any mortgages or liens on the Investment Properties. relied on representations and did not conduct her own independent due diligence. provided with her $500,000 capital contribution via wire transfer from account held with Charles Schwab to the account identified in wire payment instructions sent via text message. sourced the $500,000 via a margin loan against her brokerage account at Charles Schwab. As of the date of this interview, has received only $30,000 EFTA00129183 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 318E-NK-3825937 (U) Interview of on October ComthwitionofFD-302of 12, 2023 04, 10/12/2023 " cc 5 of 5 out of the $600,000 promised in the Joint Venture Agreements. Leading up to the Joint Venture Agreements' investment maturity date sent text messages to to ask about how and when she would receive her investment back. stalled in his response to and "kicked the can down the road." was patient with as she learned father had recently passed away. Eventually needed some money to help pay her bills. sent a $30,000 wire transfer to bank account with Chase Bank after the five-month investment maturity date came and went and only after specifically requested the partial payment during a phone call from to engaged recently over social media with the social media influencer known as TONY THE CLOSER. discussed with TONY THE CLOSER her investment with and failure to return investment. Following that event received several private messages on Instagram from individuals identifying themselves as victims of fraudulent investment scheme. [Agent Note: will follow up with interviewing Agents, through , regarding the identities of other victims who contacted her on Instagram.] knew received a settlement related to her involvement with JEFFREY EPSTEIN. is a "psychopath" who manipulated with, amongst other things, promises of joining on a forthcoming documentary with "50 Cent." EFTA00129184