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AO 106 (SDNY Rev. 01/171 Application fora Search Warrant UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Southern District of New York In the Matter of the Search of (Briefly describe the properly to be searched or identify the person by name and address) Case No. 20 MAG 6719 2 electronic devices seized on July 6, 2019 from Jeffrey Epstein)) 33 electronic devices seized on July 11, 2019 from 9 East 71st ) Street, New York, NY; 27 electronic devices seized on August ) 12, 2019 from Little Saint James in the Virgin Islands APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT I, a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the government, request a search warrant and state under penalty of perjury that I have reason to believe that on the following person or property (identify the person or describe the property to be searched and give its location): located in the Southern District of New York , there is now concealed (identify the person or describe the property to be seized): See Attached Affidavit and its Attachment A The basis for the search under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(c) is (check one or more): CD evidence of a crime; O contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed; O property designed for use, intended for use, or used in committing a crime; O a person to be arrested or a person who is unlawfully restrained. The search is related to a violation of: Code Section(s) Offense Description(s) 18 U.S.C. 1591 Sex Trafficking 18 U.S.C. 2422 Enticement to Travel 18 U.S.C. 2423 Transportation of Wars 18 U.S.C. 371 Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking. Enticement to Travel, and Transponation of Mnors The application is based on these facts: See Attached Affidavit and its Attachment A g Continued on the attached sheet. O Delayed notice of days (give exact ending date if more than 30 days: ) is requested under 18 U.S.C. § 3103a, the basis of which is set forth on the attached sheet. sworn via telephone Applicant's signature Paul Byrne, Task Force Officer, FBI Printed name and title Sworn to before me and signed in my presence. Date: 06)26/2020 Judge's signature City and state: New York, NY Hon. Gabriel W. Gorenstein, U.S. Magistrate Judge Printed name and titler Print Save As... EFTA01653490 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 20 MAG 6719 In the Matter of the Application of the United TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL States Of America for a Search and Seizure Warrant for 2 electronic devices seized on July 6, Agent Affidavit in Support of 2019 from Jeffrey Epstein; 33 electronic devices Application for Search and Seizure seized on July 11, 2019 from 9 East 71st Street, Warrant New York, NY; 27 electronic devices seized on August 12, 2019 from Little Saint James in the Virgin Islands. SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) ss.: Paul Byrne, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I. Introduction A. Affiant 1. I have been a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") since 2017. As such, I am a "federal law enforcement officer within the meaning of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(a)(2)(C), that is, a government agent engaged in enforcing the criminal laws and duly authorized by the Attorney General to request a search warrant. I am also a detective with the New York Police Department ("NYPD") and have been employed by the NYPD for approximately fourteen years. I am currently assigned to investigate violations of criminal law relating to the sexual exploitation of children as part of an FBI Task Force. I have gained expertise in this area through classroom training and daily work related to these types of investigations. As part of my responsibilities, I have been involved in the investigation of cases involving sex trafficking, enticement of minors, and transportation of minors for illegal sex acts, and have participated in the execution of search warrants for electronic devices and electronic storage media. 2. I make this Affidavit in support of an application pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for a warrant to search the electronic devices specified below (the 2 2017.08.02 EFTA01653491 "Subject Devices") for the items and information described in Attachment A. This affidavit is based upon my personal knowledge; my review of documents and other evidence; my conversations with other law enforcement personnel; and my training, experience and advice received concerning the use of computers in criminal activity and the forensic analysis of electronically stored information ("ESI"). Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause, it does not include all the facts that I have learned during the course of my investigation. Where the contents of documents and the actions, statements, and conversations of others are reported herein, they are reported in substance and in part, except where otherwise indicated. B. The Subject Devices 3. The Subject Devices were all recovered during the course of the FBI's investigation into JEFFREY EPSTEIN and his associates. 4. Two of the Subject Devices were seized from JEFFREY EPSTEIN's person during the course of his arrest by the FBI on or about July 6, 2019 (the "Arrest Subject Devices"). The Arrest Subject Devices are particularly described as follows: a. A silver iPad with serial number DLXQGM3KGMW3 ("Subject Device-1"); and b. A black iPhone with IMEI number 357201093322785 ("Subject Device-2"). 5. 33 of the Subject Devices were seized during a search of JEFFREY EPSTEIN's private residence located at 9 East 71st Street, New York, New York, which took place on July 11, 2019 (the "New York Subject Devices"). The New York Subject Devices are particularly described as follows: a. Two black hard drives, which were seized by Special Agent Kelly Maguire from a blue suitcase on or about July 11, 2019 ("Subject Device-3"); 3 2017.08.02 EFTA01653492  b. An Apple desktop computer, which was seized from in a cardboard box along the right wall of a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515034 ("Subject Device-4"); c. A silver iPad, which was seized from a shelf in the right corner of a room on the third floor of the New York Residence under a television, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E65 15033 ("Subject Device-5"); d. A gray Apple iPad, which was seized from under a sink in a room on the third floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515032 ("Subject Device-6"); e. A gray Apple iPad, which was seized from under a sink in a room on the third floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515031 ("Subject Device-7"); f. A Sony Vaio laptop, which was seized from inside a desk drawer in the drawing room on the second floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E65 15026 ("Subject Device-8"); g. A Dell Precision Tower 5810, which was seized from a storage area in the basement of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515025 ("Subject Device-9"); h. A Seagate Barracuda 7200 hard drive, which was seized from a storage area in the basement of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E65 15024 ("Subject Device-10"); 4 2017.08.02 EFTA01653493  i. A MSI PC Computer, which was seized from a storage area in the basement of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515023 ("Subject Device-11"); j. A Sony Camera with a black case, which was seized from in a drawer inside a room on the sixth floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515022 ("Subject Device-12"); k. A gray Apple desktop computer, which was seized from a desk inside a room on the sixth floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515021 ("Subject Device-13"); I. A Seagate Backup Plus portable drive, which was seized from a shoebox on top of a desk in a room on the fifth floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515020 ("Subject Device-14"); m. A white Apple iPhone 5, which was seized from the lower left shelf of a white wooden cabinet in a room on the fifth floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515019 ("Subject Device-15"); n. An Apple desktop computer, which was seized from on top of a desk inside the drawing room on the second floor of the New York residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515018 ("Subject Device-16"); o. An Apple desktop computer, which was seized from on top of a desk in a mom on the fifth floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515017 ("Subject Device-17"); 5 2017.08.02 EFTA01653494  p. A SPIEF 2014 silver USB, which was seized from a cabinet on the back wall of a storage closet on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515016 ("Subject Device-18"); q. A Cruzer Guide USB, which was seized from a cabinet on the back wall of a storage closet on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515015 ("Subject Device-19"); r. A Cruzer Guide USB, which was seized from a cabinet on the back wall of a storage closet on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515014 ("Subject Device-20"); s. A Cruzer Guide USB, which was seized from a cabinet on the back wall of a storage closet on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515013 ("Subject Device-21"); t. A Cruzer Guide USB, which was seized from a cabinet on the back wall of a storage closet on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515012 ("Subject Device-22"); u. A blue EMTEC USB, which was seized from a small tray on the floor of the dining room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E651501 I ("Subject Device-23"); v. An EMTEC USB, which was seized from a small tray on the floor of the dining room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515010 ("Subject Device-24"); 6 2017.08.02 EFTA01653495  w. A silicone power micro SD adaptor, which was seized from a drawer inside a table in the dining room on the First Floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515008 ("Subject Device-25"); x. A DELL Machine, which was seized from a desk in a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515007 ("Subject Device-26"); y. A Cube 9000 Siteserver, which was seized from a desk in a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515006 ("Subject Device-27"); z. An HP Compaq Machine, which was seized from a desk in a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515005 ("Subject Device-28"); aa. A Mentor Media USB, which was seized from a desk in a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515004 ("Subject Device-29"); bb. A Data Traveler USB, which was seized from a desk in a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515003 ("Subject Device-30"); cc. A Data Traveler USB, which was seized from a desk in a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515002 ("Subject Device-31"); 7 2017.08.02 EFTA01653496  dd. A "Seagate Path 100" hard drive, which was seized from inside a book shelf cabinet in an oval study on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515001 ("Subject Device-32"); ee. A "Seagate Path 100" hard drive, which was seized from inside a book shelf cabinet in an oval study on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515000 ("Subject Device-33"); ff. A "Seagate Path 100" hard drive, which was seized from inside a book shelf cabinet in an oval study on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6433827 ("Subject Device-34"); and gg. A silver Apple desktop computer, which was seized from a desk in an oval study on the first floor of the New York Residence, and which has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6433828 ("Subject Device-35"). 6. 27 of the Subject Devices were seized during a search of a private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, known as Little Saint James, which is an approximately 75 acre island located approximately four miles off the southeast coast of St. Thomas Island (the "Virgin Islands Residence") on or about August 12, 2019 (the "Virgin Islands Subject Devices"). The Virgin Islands Residence consists of multiple structures, including a main residence as well as several other smaller structures on the island, including a pool house, sheds, a beach house, an office, and multiple cabanas. However, as detailed below, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, who was a Target Subject of this Investigation until his death in August 2019, is the only known occupant of the Virgin Islands Residence. The Virgin Island Subject Devices are particularly described as follows: a. A gray Mac desktop computer labeled "kitchen mac", which was recovered from a desk in the main residence on the island ("Subject Device-36"); 8 2017.08.02 EFTA01653497  b. A silver Mac laptop labeled "JE big laptop," bearing serial number W89111772QT, which was recovered from a desk in the main residence on the island ("Subject Device-37"); c. A silver MacBook Pro bearing serial number c02qmOgugwdp, which was recovered from a desk in the main residence on the island ("Subject Device-38"); d. A silver iPad model A1567 bearing serial number dmpq125ng5ypy, which was recovered from a desk in the main residence ("Subject Device-39"); e. A silver iPad model A1567 bearing serial number dmpqL1rmg5y, which was recovered from a desk in the main residence ("Subject Device-40"); f. A silver Mac desktop computer bearing serial number cO2nm I mOfy14, which was recovered from a desk in the pool house on the island ("Subject Device-41"); g. A silver Mac desktop computer, which was recovered from a desk in a cabana on the island ("Subject Device-42"); h. A Toshiba Laptop, which was recovered from a box on the floor near a desk in a shed on the island ("Subject Device-43"); i. An HP laptop bearing serial number cnd8 I 368v5, which was recovered from a desk in a shed on the island ("Subject Device-44"); j. A silver Mac desktop computer, which was recovered from a desk in a cabana on the island ("Subject Device-45"); k. A silver Macbook desktop computer, which was recovered from a desk in a cabana on the island ("Subject Device-46"); I. A Dell Inspiron Tower computer model D19M QCNFA335, which was recovered from a desk in the beach house on the island ("Subject Device-47"); 9 2017.08.02 EFTA01653498  m. A silver Mac desktop computer model A1311 bearing serial number W804736DDAS, which was recovered from a desk in the beach house on the island ("Subject Device-48"); n. A Unfi video bearing mac ID 1829f b4fbe426ea90, which was recovered from a server rack inside a shed on the island ("Subject Device-49"); o. A Unifi Server bearing mac ID 1735K 788A20463234-8uuu9f, which was recovered from a server rack inside a shed in on the island ("Subject Device-50"); p. An HP server with four 500 GB drives, bearing serial number MXQ3220187, which was recovered from a shed on the island ("Subject Device-51"); q. A Panasonic KX TDE100 computer bearing serial number 1OC-TDa0104 9LCCD005398, which was found on a server rack in a shed on the island ("Subject Device-52"); r. A 6 bay with 146 GB drives bearing serial number MXQ824A1R, which was found on a server rack in a shed on the island ("Subject Device-53"); s. A silver Mac desktop computer, which was recovered from a desk in a cabana on the island ("Subject Device-54"); t. An HP desktop tower model 260-A010, bearing serial number cnv7160050, which was recovered from the maintenance office on the island ("Subject Device-55"); u. An HP tower model 260-A010, bearing serial number cnv716004y, which was recovered from the maintenance office on the island ("Subject Device-56"); v. A Mac desktop computer model A1312, bearing serial number w89524czspj, which was recovered from the maintenance office on the island ("Subject Device-57"); 10 2017.08.02 EFTA01653499  w. A Lenovo tower machine type 90J0, bearing serial number mj07yg6u, which was recovered the maintenance office on the island ("Subject Device-58"); x. A Lenovo tower bearing serial number 153306g2umjxekgx, which was recovered the maintenance office on the island ("Subject Device-59"); y. An HP Tower bearing serial number CNV74213M3 570-P056, which was recovered the maintenance office on the island ("Subject Device-60"); z. A Unifi cloudkey with FCCID: SWX-UCCK IC 6545A-UCCK and Mac ID 1843kb4fbe4d30c69-dcrgm9, which was found on a server rack in a shed on the island ("Subject Device-61"); and aa. A red Nikon digital camera, which was recovered on a file cabinet next to a desk in a cabana on the island ("Subject Device-62"). 7. Subject Device-1 through Subject Device-11 and Subject Device-13 through Subject Device-60 are all computers and/or storage devices capable of storing electronic picture and message files. 8. Subject Device-61 is a device that identifies a user to a service over the Internet. It acts as a key that allows users to access other data on other devices, such as Subject Device-1 through Subject Device-11 and Subject Device-13 through Subject Device-60. 9. Subject Device-12 and Subject Device-62 are both digital cameras capable of taking and storing electronic picture files. 10. The Subject Devices have all been transported by the FBI to FBI offices in the Southern District of New York. At this time, all of the Subject Devices are presently located in the Southern District of New York. 11 2017.08.02 EFTA01653500  C. The Subject Offenses 11. As detailed herein, all of the Subject Devices have been the subject of prior search warrant applications, each of which has been granted and has authorized their search of evidence, fruits and instrumentalities of violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591 (sex trafficking of minors) and 371 (conspiracy to commit sex trafficking) (the "Original Subject Offenses.") 12. For the reasons detailed below, I believe that there is also probable cause to believe that the Subject Devices contain evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities of additional violations of criminal law, including violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422 (transportation of minors), 2423 (enticement to travel), and 371 (conspiracy to commit transportation of minors and enticement to travel) (the "Additional Subject Offenses"). The Target Subjects of this investigation are known and unknown co-conspirators of JEFFREY EPSTEIN, including but not limited to SARAH KELLEN and GHISLAINE MAXWELL. II. Probable Cause and the Initial Search Warrants A. Probable Cause Regarding the Target Subjects' Commission of the Original and Additional Subject Offenses 13. On or about July 2, 2019, a grand jury in the Southern District of New York returned an Indictment charging JEFFREY EPSTEIN with violations of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1591 (sex trafficking of minors); and Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (sex trafficking conspiracy). A copy of the Indictment is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is incorporated by reference. That same day, the Honorable Barbara Moses, United States Magistrate Judge, signed an arrest warrant for JEFFREY EPSTEIN. A copy of the Arrest Warrant is attached hereto as Exhibit B and is incorporated by reference. 12 2017.08.02 EFTA01653501  14. I know from my personal participation in this investigation and my conversations with other law enforcement agents that on July 6, 2019, JEFFREY EPSTEIN was aboard a private jet that flew from France and landed at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Teterboro Airport in Bergen, New Jersey. Upon his arrival at Teterboro Airport, and as part of his re-entry into the United States, EPSTEIN was searched by agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP"), who found both Subject Device-1 and Subject Device-2 in EPSTEIN's possession. The CBP agents then provided Subject Device-1 and Subject Device-2 to Special Agents of the FBI who also placed EPSTEIN under arrest. The FBI subsequently transported Subject Device-1 and Subject Device- 2 to FBI offices located in the Southern District of New York, where they are currently located. 15. Following his arrest, JEFFREY EPSTEIN was detained pending trial at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") in New York, New York. On or about August 10, 2019, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed that EPSTEIN had been found unresponsive in his cell at the MCC that morning, and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. 16. Notwithstanding JEFFREY EPSTEIN's death, the investigation that led to his indictment remains ongoing. In particular, that investigation has identified additional criminal activity beyond that outlined in the indictment, as well as at least two potential co-conspirators: SARAH KELLEN and GHISLAINE MAXWELL. 17. Count One of the Indictment alleged that JEFFREY EPSTEIN conspired with others to traffic minors, and further identified three individuals who worked for EPSTEIN (identified in Exhibit A as "Employee-1", "Employee-2," and "Employee-3") and facilitated EPSTEIN's abuse of minor girls by, among other things, arranging victims' encounters with EPSTEIN and paying victims after these encounters. The individual identified in Exhibit A as "Employee-2" is SARAH KELLEN, a Target Subject of the ongoing investigation. 13 2017.08.02 EFTA01653502  18. On or about November 28, 2018, the Miami Herald began publishing a series of articles relating to the defendant, his sexual misconduct with minors, and a previous investigation into his conduct in Florida from in or about 2005 through 2008. The article included information about SARAH KELLEN's role in JEFFREY EPSTEIN's sexual abuse of minors. Based on my participation in this investigation, I have learned that bank records obtained by the Government appear to show that just days later, on or about December 3, 2018, the defendant wired $250,000 from a trust account to KELLEN. This course of action, and in particular its timing, suggests that EPSTEIN was attempting to influence KELLEN, who might have been able to provide information against him in light of the recently re-emerging allegations.' 19. As set forth in Exhibit A, from at least in or about 2002, up to and including at least in or about 2005, JEFFREY EPSTEIN sexually abused dozens of minor girls in Manhattan, New York; West Palm Beach, Florida; and elsewhere. During that time and continuing to the present, EPSTEIN possessed and controlled a residence, which is described in Exhibit A as "the New York Residence." 20. As further set forth in paragraphs 8 through 10 of Exhibit A, from at least in or about 2002, up to and including at least in or about 2005, JEFFREY EPSTEIN sexually abused numerous minor victims at the New York Residence. In particular, and as alleged in the Indictment, when a victim arrived at the New York Residence, she would be escorted to a room inside the New York Residence with a massage table, where she would perform a massage on EPSTEIN. The victims, who were as young as 14 years of age, were told by EPSTEIN or other In or about November and December of 2019, KELLEN participated in two proffer sessions with the Government. During those meetings, KELLEN claimed that she did not believe the December 2018 payment was meant to influence her. KELLEN also claimed that she did not know that EPSTEIN engaged in sex acts during massages and that she did not know that any of the females who massaged EPSTEIN were underage. The Government did not find those statements credible. 14 2017.08.02 EFTA01653503 individuals to partially or fully undress before beginning the "massage." During the encounter, EPSTEIN would escalate the nature and scope of physical contact with his victim to include, among other things, sex acts such as groping and direct and indirect contact with the victims' genitals. EPSTEIN typically would also masturbate during these sexualized encounters, ask victims to touch him while he masturbated, and touch victims' genitals with his hands or with sex toys. Following each encounter, EPSTEIN or one of his employees or associates paid the victim in cash. 21. As set forth in paragraphs 12 through 13 of Exhibit A, to further facilitate his ability to abuse minor girls in New York, JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked and enticed certain of his victims to recruit additional minor girls to perform "massages" and similarly engage in sex acts with EPSTEIN. When a victim would recruit another minor girl for EPSTEIN, he paid both the victim- recruiter and the new victim hundreds of dollars in cash. EPSTEIN knew that his victims were underage, including because certain victims told him their age. 22. Since JEFFREY EPSTEIN's death, the FBI's ongoing investigation has also revealed probable cause to believe that JEFFREY EPSTEIN's abuse of minor victims started substantially before 2002, i.e., the starting point of the conduct alleged in the Indictment, and that GHISLAINE MAXWELL helped to facilitate and participate in that abuse. In particular, and among other things, the investigation has revealed that MAXWELL participated in the transportation and enticement of at least one minor victim ("Minor Victim-1") for EPSTEIN to sexually abuse. In particular, based on my personal participation in interviews with Minor Victim- 15 2017.08.02 EFTA01653504 1 and my review of notes and reports written by other law enforcement agents who interviewed Minor Victim-1,2 I have learned the following: a. Minor Victim-1 first met EPSTEIN and MAXWELL when Minor Victim-1 was at summer camp in or about 1994. Minor Victim-1 was approximately 14 years old at the time she met EPSTEIN and MAXWELL. Following that meeting, MAXWELL and EPSTEIN attempted to befriend Minor Victim-1, taking her to the movies and on shopping trips. MAXWELL also asked Minor Victim-1 about school, her classes, her family, and other aspects of her life. Over time, MAXWELL began to normalize inappropriate and abusive conduct by, among other things, undressing in front of Minor Victim-1 and being present when Minor Victim-1 undressed in front of EPSTEIN. Within the first year after MAXWELL and EPSTEIN met Minor Victim-1, EPSTEIN began sexually abusing Minor Victim-1. EPSTEIN sexually abused Vicitm-1 on multiple occasions between 1994 and 1997. MAXWELL was present for and involved in some of this abuse. In particular, MAXWELL involved Minor Victim-1 in group sexualized massages of Epstein. During those group sexualized massages, MAXWELL and/or Minor Victim-1 would engage in sex acts with EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN and MAXWELL both encouraged Minor Victim-1 to travel to EPSTEIN's residences in both New York and Florida. As a result, Minor Victim-1 was sexually abused by EPSTEIN in both New York and Florida on multiple occasions when Minor Vicitm-1 was under the age of 18. 2 In or about January 2020, Vicitm-1 anonymously filed a civil lawsuit as a "Jane Doe" against EPSTEIN's estate and MAXWELL seeking damages for the conduct described in this affidavit. Information provided by Victim-1 has been corroborated by independent evidence, including other witness statements and travel records, and has proven reliable. 16 2017.08.02 EFTA01653505  Searches of the New York Residence 23. On or about July 6, 2019, the Honorable Barbara Moses, United States Magistrate Judge, signed a search warrant authorizing a search of the New York Residence (the "First Search Warrant"). The First Search Warrant is attached as Exhibit C and incorporated by reference herein. 24. I know based on my conversations with other law enforcement officers and my review of reports prepared by others that at approximately 6 p.m. on or about July 6, 2019, law enforcement officers (the "Search Team") commenced executing the search warrant at the New York Residence. JEFFREY EPSTEIN had been arrested on the charges contained in the Indictment shortly before the execution of the search warrant. Based on the Search Team's observations during an initial search of the New York Residence, at approximately 7 p.m., the Search Team stopped the search and froze the scene in order to seek a new search warrant. On or about July 7, 2019, the Honorable Barbara Moses, United States Magistrate Judge, signed a search warrant authorizing a search of the New York Residence (the "Second Search Warrant"). The Second Search Warrant is attached as Exhibit D, and incorporated by reference herein. At approximately 2:30 a.m., the Search Team resumed the search, and commenced searching pursuant to the Second Warrant. 25. Based on my conversations with members of the Search Team, I have learned the following: a. During the search, the Search Team located a room that contained a table covered with a sheet, which appeared to be a massage table (the "Massage Room"). The walls of the Massage Room appeared to be covered in a type of felt-like tapestry fabric. Two paintings and three photographs, all depicting nude females, were hanging on the walls of the Massage Room. 17 2017.08.02 EFTA01653506 One of the photographs appeared to depict a nude girl, who appeared to be approximately 15 to 20 years old. The room also contained several vibrating sex toys. b. The Search Team observed a number of computing devices, including computers and tablet devices, throughout the New York Residence. c. Inside a safe in a closet on the third floor (the "Safe"), the Search Team discovered and seized, among other items, several binders containing sleeves of compact discs, most of which are labeled with handwriting. In total, the binders contain dozens of compact discs. One disc is labeled "Young—Prelaya and LaLasa." Another disc is labeled "Nudes 00-24." Another is labeled "Misc. Nudes." Yet another is labeled "Girl Pics Nude." Some discs contain the word "Zorro" or "LSJ." For example, one disc is marked "Dana Zorro Pics." Based on my conversations with law enforcement agents who have participated in this investigation, I believe the name "Zorro" refers to Zorro Ranch, EPSTEIN's property in New Mexico, and the name LSJ refers to Little Saint James, EPSTEIN's property in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The majority of the discs contain titles that include female names. Some of the discs in the binders seized by the Search Team have titles that appear to refer to trips or vacations. d. During the search, the Search Team did not seize at that time certain binders of discs located in the Safe, where the majority of the discs in the binder were labeled in a manner that did not appear to refer to girls or nudes. The Search Team also did not seize at that time several unlabeled hard drives, which were also located in the Safe. As detailed below, those additional binders of discs are among the subjects of this application. e. In addition to the Safe, in the drawer of a dresser in a room on the Fifth floor of the New York Residence, the Search team discovered and seized, among other items, a shoebox, which contained numerous compact discs. The majority of the discs are labeled, in handwriting, 18 2017.08.02 EFTA01653507 with female names. One disc is labeled "Thai Massage." Another disc is labeled "Blonde Girl Photo Shoot." Yet another disc is labeled "Misc. Girls Nude/Dinner--Scientists." The Search Team seized all of those discs. In another drawer of that same dresser, the Search Team discovered loose polaroid photographs depicting young, nude females who, based on the training and experience of law enforcement officers who observed them, appear to be teenagers. In that same drawer, the Search Team discovered a folder marked, in handwriting, "Sue," which contained photographs, including nude and sexually suggestive photographs of a young girl who, based on the training and experience of law enforcement officers who observed them, appears to be younger than 18. The folder also contained other nude photographs of young girls who appear to be teenagers, based on my training and experience. Inside the folder is a compact disc marked "Sue at LIS 6/03," which was seized by the Search Team. f. In a closet on the Fifth Floor of the New York Residence, the Search Team discovered, among other items, a box marked "women/old photos." The box contained, among other items, approximately seven compact discs, which are labeled with hand-written titles. One disc is labeled "nudes 00-24." Another is labeled "Photographer--Mackla `03" The remaining discs contain titles that include female names. All of the foregoing discs were seized by the Search Team. g. In that same closet, the Search Team discovered numerous black binders containing what appear to be print outs of digital photographs (with file names underneath) and compact discs. The Search Team seized approximately ten binders (the "Seized Binders"), 3 which appeared to contain, among other photographs, photographs of nude or partially nude young girls, some of which are in sexually suggestive poses. Based on the training and experience of law enforcement 3 The Search Team did not seize the remaining binders at that time. 19 2017.08.02 EFTA01653508 officers who observed them, at least some of the young girls depicted in the photographs appear to be teenagers, including some who appear to be under the age of 18. The Seized Binders also include photographs of what appear to be personal functions, events, and travel. 26. The compact discs seized by the Search Team and described in paragraphs 24(c)-(f) are currently stored within the Southern District of New York in containers marked for identification with FBI evidence numbers 15, 16, 17, 18, and 22 (the "Seized Discs"). 27. On or about July 7, 2019, the Honorable Barbara Moses, United States Magistrate Judge, signed a third search warrant to seize and search electronic media stored on the Seized Discs (the "Third Search Warrant"). The Third Search Warrant is attached as Exhibit E, and incorporated by reference herein. 28. Based on my conversations with law enforcement agents who have reviewed the Seized Discs pursuant to the Third Search Warrant (the "Reviewing Agents"), I have learned the following: a. The discs contain approximately thousands of nude or partially nude photographs of girls or young women, many of which are in sexually suggestive poses. Based on my conversations with the Reviewing Agents, who have particular training and experience relating to child erotica and visual depictions of children in child exploitation cases, I have learned that the Reviewing Agents believe that many of the nude or partially nude images they have reviewed appear to depict girls under the age of 18. Moreover, many of the photographs appear to be labeled with file names that suggest the photographs depict these girls at properties associated with JEFFREY EPSTEIN. For example, some file names are labeled "Zorro" or "LSJ." b. The discs also contained approximately hundreds of photographs of GHISLAINE MAXWELL. Some of those photographs included MAXWELL partially nude. Some of those 20 2017.08.02 EFTA01653509 photographs include MAXWELL clothed with other clothed females who appear to be approximately between the ages of 16 and 22. 29. Among the photographs on the Seized Discs, the Reviewing Agents identified partially-nude photographs of a young girl, labeled with an associated name that matched a particular individual ("Individual-1"). After identifying those photographs, the Government was advised by Individual-1's counsel that Individual-1 recalls the month and year during which she believes those partially-nude photographs were taken, and also the location where they were taken, and that she was 17 years old at the time. 30. Following the initiation of the FBI's review of the Seized Discs, on or about July II, 2019, the Honorable Henry B. Pitman, United States Magistrate Judge, signed another search warrant authorizing another search of the New York Residence and specifically authorizing the seizure and search of electronic devices and storage media inside the New York Residence for evidence of the Original Subject Offenses (the "Fourth Search Warrant"). The Fourth Search Warrant is attached as Exhibit F and incorporated by reference herein. 31. Later on July 11, 2019, the Search Team executed the Fourth Search Warrant at the New York Residence. Based on my conversations with members of the Search Team, I have learned the following, among other things, regarding the execution of the Fourth Search Warrant: a. During the July 11, 2019 execution of the Fourth Search Warrant inside the New York Residence, the Search Team found that the Safe described above was empty and, in particular, that the collection of discs and hard drives described in paragraphs 24(c)-(f), above, that the Search Team had not seized during its prior search of the New York Residence on July 7, 2019, had been removed. 21 2017.08.02 EFTA01653510  b. After discovering that the Safe was empty, the Search Team spoke with an employee who worked at the New York Residence (the "Employee"). During that conversation, the Employee told the Search Team that after the completion of the prior search on July 7, 2019, the Employee had been instructed by a third party ("the Third Party") to take the contents of the Safe out of the New York Residence and deliver those items to the Third Party. The Employee further told the Search Team that after receiving that instruction, the Employee packed the contents of the Safe into two suitcases and delivered those suitcases to the Third Party. The Employee provided the Search Team with the Third Party's contact information. c. The Search Team then contacted the Third Party. During the ensuing conversation, the Third Party confirmed receipt of two suitcases from the Employee but also told the Search Team that the Third Party had not opened the suitcases or touched or tampered with their contents. The Third Party also agreed to deliver the two suitcases to the Search Team. d. Later on July 11, 2019, and consistent with the conversation described above, the Third Party met the Search Team outside of the New York Residence and provided them with the two suitcases described above, one of which was blue and one of which was black. Consistent with standard law enforcement protocol, the Search Team conducted an inventory of both suitcases before taking custody of them. While taking an inventory of the blue suitcase, the Search Team discovered, among other items, Subject Device-3. These items, including Subject Item-3, appeared to be the same items observed in the Safe by the Search Team during the July 7, 2019 search of the New York Residence. 32. On or about July 14, 2019, the Honorable Kevin Nathaniel Fox, United States Magistrate Judge, signed a search warrant authorizing the search of Subject Device-1, Subject Device-2, and Subject Device-3 for evidence of the Original Subject Offenses (the "Fifth Search 22 2017.08.02 EFTA01653511 Warrant"). The Fifth Search Warrant is attached as Exhibit G and incorporated by reference herein. 33. Based on my personal participation in the searches of the New York Residence, as well as my conversations with other law enforcement agents who participated in those same searches, and my review of documents prepared by other law enforcement agents who participated in those same searches, I have learned that during the July 11, 2019 search of the New York Residence: a. Subject Device-4 was recovered from in a cardboard box along the right wall of a room on the first floor of the New York Residence, and has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515034. b. Subject Device-5 was recovered from a shelf in the right corner of a room on the third floor of the New York Residence under a television, and has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E651503. c. Subject Device-6 was recovered from under a sink in a room on the third floor of the New York Residence, and has been assigned internal FBI barcode number E6515032. d. Subject Device-7 was recovered from under a sink in a room on the third floor of the New York Residence, and has been assigned internal