EFTA00269565.pdf

ED-1057 (Rev. 5-8-10) (Overall Document Classification Required) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: (U//FOUO) INTERVIEW OF Date: 01/14/2019 Drafted By: Missing Case ID #: 31E-MM-NEW (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY Details: 08/22/2006 was interviewed at her residence in West Palm Beach, Florida regarding a federal investigation involving the sexual exploitation of minors. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: was employed as the House Manager for JEFFREY EPSTEIN's residence on the island of Palm Beach, Florida. She began working for EPSTEIN approximately three years ago. stated GHISLAINE MAXWELL(believed by to be EPSTEIN's girlfriend at the time) was the person who hired her. It was through sister, , and her association with MAXWELL and EPSTEIN that came to be employed at the EPSTEIN residence. According to it was while was working at one of the salons on Palm Beach she met both MAXWELL and EPSTEIN. stated that provided massages to EPSTEIN. While employed at the EPSTEIN residence, primary responsibilities were to have the house ready for the arrival of either EPSTEIN or MAXWELL and their guests. ensured the house was stocked with food, beverages, and fresh flowers. would also help in the arrangement of transportation to and from the airport. stated that there was a high rate of turnover among the staff employed at the EPSTEIN residence because EPSTEIN, MAXWELL, and others were not very nice to the hired help. stated EPSTEIN was nice in the beginning but became "mean." believed she was fired because she got married. was given $3000.00 in severance pay. was never at the residence when EPSTEIN was having a massage. stated she had taken many messages from girls who wanted to work for EPSTEIN. The girls would want to know when EPSTEIN was coming to town and they would want her to take a message, so EPSTEIN could return their call. would leave the messages on the counter so that when EPSTEIN would arrive in from out of town he could review them. One Christmas, was asked to call 5 or 6 of EPSTEIN's "massage girls" and relay to them that they could stop to pick up their Christmas gift. Although not positive, believed she was asked to do this task around Christmas 2004. told the interviewing agent of an incident that occurred at the EPSTEIN's residence either late summer or early fall. (Overall Document Classification Required) EFTA00269565  (Overall Document Classification Required) Title: (U//FO11O) INTERVIEW OF Re: 31E-MM-NEW, 01/14/2019 was unsure of the year but knew it must have been in 2003, 2004 or 2005. The cleaning crew, were working at the time of the incident as well. A unidentified female(UF), who looked under the age of eighteen, entered the residence demanding money. She had arrived at the residence in a taxi cab. described her as trashy and desperate. told the UF she was unaware of any money that had been left for the UF, but that she would call the New York Office. The UF stated that she thought EPSTEIN was going to be at the residence today. contacted the New York Office and they instructed to pay the UF. The New York Office stated that could find $200.00 in EPSTEIN's desk draw and she was to use that to pay the UF. Once the UF received the money she departed the residence. stated to the interviewing agents, that at one point she told the UF she was going to call the police if the UF did not leave, but the UF responded that she would call the police if she did not get her money. believed that EPSTEIN was trying to help girls make it big in the modeling industry. sister, told that EPSTEIN would give money to girls to help them go to college or get them started in modeling. stated that she may have been naive but she thought he was trying to help these girls. stated that she knew EPSTEIN liked women and that women would visit the residence even when MAXWELL was not there. believed there were naked photographs of women throughout the residence. provided her sister's contact information as the following: , telephone number and cellular telephone number . According to , the PEADEN's phone numbers are cellular telephone number and also provided to the interviewing agents a copy of some of the hours she worked at EPSTEIN's residence as well as some notes made by at her time of employment with EPSTEIN. Those documents have been placed in a FD-340, a 1-A envelope, and are maintained with the case file. .• (Overall Document Classification Required) 2 EFTA00269566