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From: "TERRANCE HUNTER (MIA)" To: "Hemandez, Alyssa A. (MM) (FBI)" <I Cc: "JEFFREY BOWEN (MIA)" <I k "Dickerson, Rickey R. (MM) (FBI)" < >, "Wallace, Sherrelle (MM) (FBI)" Subject: Re: The Secret Service is investigating a new incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 17:44:43 +0000 Importance: Normal Roger dat! Much appreciated! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 8, 2020, at 12:43 PM, Hernandez, Alyssa A. (MM) (FBI) < wrote: Our checks reveal a similar encounter with this person reported in Indiana in 2015. I'll send the link on high side. -Alyssa From: TERRANCE HUNTER (MIA) [mailto:l Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 12:12 PM To: Hernandez, Alyssa A. (MM) (FBI) • Cc: JEFFREY BOWEN (MIA) ; Dickerson, Rickey R. (MM) (FBI) <I ME=>; Wallace, Sherrelle (MM) (FBI) < Subject: Re: The Secret Service is investigating a new incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club All, See the below synopsis confirmed to be the subject of the vague subject media reports. No obvious CI nexus detected at the conclusion of the interview. Please use the provided identifying information to conduct FBI queries. The provided information is Federal Law Enforcement sensitive (not intended for disbursement outside of USSS and FBI). Synopsis is as follows: On 1/6/20 at 1930, Sgt Dave Watson, Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) notified the West Palm Beach RO that an individual was in front of Mar-a-Lago (MAL) yelling for Ivanka Trump. MAL security notified PBPD with a description of the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, PBPD located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop on Southern Blvd just west of MAL Officers identified the driver as Eric Dylan KVASNICA (DOB:3/31/1985). KVASNICA stated to the officers he recently traveled from Indiana to Florida. He was attempting to contact Ivanka Trump because he believes he fathered a child with her. KVASNICA was in possession of an IN driver's license bearing an address of 517 Woodlawn Ave, lot 6, Elkhart, IN 46514 and was driving a black 2006 Toyota Corolla (IN ACY 756). Officers conducted a consensual search of the vehicle and found a notebook with four handwritten pages of mostly nonsensical information but mentioned Ivanka Trump and their child (fathered by KVASNICA). No weapons or anything else of protective interest was found in the vehicle. SSA's Leo Fridella and Rob Karl (WPB) responded to KVASNICA's location in an attempt to conduct a field interview. A PTMS search for KVASNICA reveals he is of record with this service (RID 127-679-0022782) with incidents dating back to EFTA01659269 2012 with the Indianapolis Field Office. KVASNICA self-reported suffering from undifferentiated schizophrenia but was unable to provide a doctor's name or any medication he is taking for schizophrenia. He also self-reported being a diabetic and takes an insulin injection each evening. At the time of the interview, KVANISCA stated he had eaten and drank within the last few hours but did not take his insulin as of yet. KVASNICA listed contact with family members of a sister Theresa Schoolie, dad Dario KVASNICA and mother Sherri KVASNICA (574-300-4451). KVASNICA stated his actual name is Eric Yano Martinez and stated his driver's license was issued by an unnamed government agency with the KVASNICA name. KVASNICA reported to be prior military, stating he served in both the Marine Corps and Army. KVASNICA stated he receives roughly $800 in social security disability payments through direct deposit which he accesses through his debit card. During the interview, KVASNICA denied any intent to harm himself or any protectee of this service. When asked for his reason of being in Palm Beach, his response was to speak with Ivanka Trump. When furtherasked if he wasn't able to speak with her, what would his intentions be, in which he replied "I will return to my hotel mom at the Horizon Motel in Belle Glade, FL and get to bed at a decent hour" KVASNICA stated he does not hear voices nor does he experience command hallucinations. Although KVASNICA was oriented to date and time, he made nonsensical statements that prompted PBPD to contact the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office (PBSO) Behavioral Services Unit for further evaluation. PBSO Deputy Phaedrea Campbell (Behavioral Unit) interviewed KVASNICA and determined he should be further evaluated by medical personnel at JFK North Medical Center, West Palm Beach. KVASNICA was transported to JFK North Medical Center for 72 hour observation. TGHunter Sent from my iPhone On Jan 8, 2020, at 6:36 AM, Hernandez, Alyssa A. (MM) (FBI) <1 wrote: Good morning, Do either of you have more info? Anything you need us to follow up on? Thanks, Alyssa From: de la Huerta, Raquel (MM) (FBI) Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 7:50 PM To: Hernandez, Alyssa A. (MM) (FBI) ca Subject: The Secret Service is investigating a new incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club > FLORIDA > The Secret Service is investigating a new incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club > BY SARAH BLASKEY AND NICHOLAS NEHAMAS I [email protected] AND [email protected] > 33 mins. ago > The ritzy Mar-a-Lago club — one-time Jeffrey Epstein hangout, target of eccentric intruders, nexus of an ongoing counterintelligence investigation — had another unusual occurrence Monday evening. EFTA01659270 > Palm Beach police say they are conducting an "open and active criminal investigation" at the club, also President Donald Trump's South Florida home, following an unspecified incident. > The Secret Service is leading the investigation and no arrest has been made, according to the Palm Beach Police Department. > "During an encounter with local law enforcement, an individual made non-threatening statements about a person under Secret Service protection," a law enforcement official with knowledge of the incident told the Miami Herald. "As part of standard practice, Palm Beach police contacted the local Secret Service office." > The Secret Service protects the president and members of his family. The president had left for Washington, D.C., more than 24 hours earlier. > Michael Ogrodnick, a Palm Beach police spokesman, declined to comment Tuesday, citing the investigation. But the department did provide a nearly completely redacted incident report showing officers were called around 7 p.m. to "assist" another law enforcement agency. > "As a matter of practice, the Secret Service does not confirm or comment on the absence or existence of our criminal investigations," according to a statement from a Secret Service spokesperson. > The Palm Beach police report also mentions the involvement of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. A spokeswoman for PBSO didn't immediately provide information. > While law enforcement officials would not discuss the nature of the investigation, Mar-a-Lago security has been breached repeatedly since Trump became president. The private club and mansion has witnessed several high-profile trespassing incidents. > The club has been on heightened alert since Trump ordered a military strike that killedan influential Iranian general last week. Trump gave the order from the club. On Sunday, an adviser to Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, tweeted a Forbes list of Trump's properties, including Mar-a-Lago, then followed up by saying that "We have ZERO problems with the American people ... Our sole problem is Trump. In the event of war, it is he who will bear full responsibility." > Instagram users have been tagging Mar-a-Lago on a map of South Florida with the words "Dear Iran, He's on the golf course." The post has been tagged to the club at least 12 times since the attack. (Mar-a-Lago does not have a golf course, although Trump does frequently play at his nearby Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.) > Trump left Mar-a-Lago Sunday after spending his winter holiday in South Florida. The Trump Organization has long run the mansion as a private club for members. The president also declared it his legal residence late last year. Secret Service is in charge of security when the president is staying at the club. Members of his immediate family also have Secret Service details that accompany them there. Otherwise, security is provided by private contractors. > In March, a Chinese woman was arrested after trespassing at Mar-a-Lago. She was subsequently investigated by federal authorities as a potential foreign agent. The woman, Yujing Zhang, was found guilty of entering a restricted federal area and making false statements but was not charged with any espionage-related activities. > What do we know about the Chinese Mar-a-Lago intruder? > (Marta Oliver Craviotto) EFTA01659271  > A second Chinese woman, Lu Jing, was arrested in December after allegedly sneaking onto the property and taking pictures. The Secret Service did not respond to questions about whether it had taken over that investigation as well. Trump was not there at the time. > The Daily Mail reported that in response to the breaches the Secret Service has addedtwo new security checkpoints to screen members and guests entering the club during presidential visits. > A receptionist who answered the phone at Mar-a-Lago declined to comment Tuesday. The White House and Trump Organization did not respond to requests for comment. > Mar-a-Lago member Fred Rustmann said Tuesday he had not heard of anything unusual happening at the club. Rustmann said members are not typically notified when club security is compromised. > Claude Taylor, an anti-Trump activist, happened to be on a boat on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Mar- a-Lago on Monday evening around the time of the incident. Taylor had organized a three-boat flotilla to protest the president. One vessel carried a giant balloon in the shape of a rat outfitted with Trump's signature hairdo and red tie. Another had a billboard that exclaimed: "Remove Trump." (The waterway is an open- access public space.) > Two men wearing dark suits were monitoring his activities from Mar-a-Lago's grounds Monday evening. > Suddenly, one of the men started running back toward the club. The other followed in a golf cart. They did not come back. > "I definitely think it was related," Taylor said. > from my iPhone All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. Action may be taken in response to any inappropriate use of the Secret Service's e-mail system. This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, law enforcement sensitive, or subject to other disclosure limitations. Such information is loaned to you and should not be further disseminated without the permission of the Secret Service. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not keep, use, disclose, or copy it; notify the sender immediately and delete it. All e-mail to/from this account is subject to official review and is for official use only. 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