EFTA02730027.pdf

From: Subject: Warno. Load up. To: Cc: Sent: August 14, 2019 9:05 AM (UTC-04:00) Evidence will be here shortly. Report outside in the parking area to load up. FBI New York Rapid Deployment Team On Aug 13, 2019 7:45 AM, rote: Good morning everyone - Hotel went ahead and made breakfast today anyway. $8.00 cash to the hotel if you want it. We are working out logistics for next 24 hours and will push out an all hands email when we have some timelines locked on. On Aug 10, 2019 9:32 PM, wrote: ALCON - Upon your wheels down in USVI you will be issued rental cars and motorcade as a group to hotel. Upon arrival at hotel you will be issued room keys - you will handle paperwork with hotel later. Hotel will provide hot buffet breakfast Monday at 0600 Monday ($8.00) - there are no other breakfast options and they are coming in especially to handle the team. (Will work on dinner options for Sunday at hotel as well, but no guarantee on that yet). Brief in main lobby ofhotel at 0700. Vehicles loaded and staged in large parking lot at hotel entrance / main road. NLT than 0800 motorcade to Red Hook - 1.5 mile drive. Launch in 2 waves of 25 PAX via CBP and USCG boats to target. (Team 1 + additional), will push out that info at brief. Wave 1 executes and takes main building. EFTA02730027 Boats return to Red Hook to deliver wave 2. May be up to an hour before wave 2 steps foot on the target. RDT has 2 gallons of water per person + gatorade for Monday and will handle lunch. Bring snacks and water bottles as the water is literally in gallon jugs. Anticipate donning vest/FBI shirt while on boat. Please be as low viz as possible in public. Local media has already reported FBITNYPD presence on island. Hotel - Sugar Bay Resort. Be aware this hotel is closed to the public but there are utlility workers/contractors staying here who are helping with island recovery. Left side driving here and phone service is terrible. Site survey conducted today, observed 5ish landscaping workers and likely a security person staged at the dock - no weapons observed but anticipate staff may be armed. Safe travels tomorrow. Any issues hit your TL or I up. /rote: Good Evening, I just received confirmation that we will be going wheels up tomorrow morning. Thank you all for your patience. See you in the AM Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2019, at 12:14, wrote: Update: We are continuing with plans to execute the warrant on Monday morning. All options are being discussed at the highest levels and, as always, we need to remain flexible. Everyone should continue with plans to travel according the established schedule UNLESS you hear otherwise. thanks, From: Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 9:13:26 AM EFTA02730028 To Cc Subject: RE: Request for EAN authority for case related travel - 31E-NY-3027571 All, We just received word this morning that Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell last night. It starting a break on the media so I wanted to get something out to the team, decisions are still being made on whether or not we should execute the warrant. Please stand by for further instructions. FBI New York On Aug 9, 2019 1:05 PM, wrote: Anyone who plans to take the shuttle from 26 Federal Plaza to Newark Airport on Sunday morning needs to let =and Ij♦ know so they can track how many people need to be accounted for. Please email them asap if you are taking the shuttle. Thanks ---Original Message--- From: Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2019 7:06 PM To: Cc: EFTA02730029 Subject: equest tor LAN authority tor case related travel - 31E-NV-30127571 As per our discussion, New York requests authorization for all those listed in the cc line to use EAN 457356.1 for the Operational Travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas). The tentative travel period will be from 08/08/2019 to 08/14/2019. We will be renting approximately 13 rental cars. Thanks, Sean Squad C-20 Crimes Against Children/I Inman Trafficking FBI New York EFTA02730030