Violent Criminal Threat (VCT) Branch

Violent Criminal Threat (VCT) Branch Significant Weekly Report July 3, 2020 MAJOR OPERATIONAL MATTERS: Squad C-20: SSA C-20. 50D-NY-3027571 • Jeffrey Epstein; Child Sex Trafficking; SDNY; C/A(s) SA On 712/2020, FBI NY and FBI Boston arrested Ghislane Maxwell at her residence in Bradberry, NH. Maxwell will make her initial appearance in District of New Hampshire. On 06/29/2020, Maxwell was indicted in SDNY on six counts of: enticing minors to engage in illegal sex acts, transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity, two conspiracy related charges, and two counts of perjury. Maxwell helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse multiple girls, as young as 14 years old. Det. C-20; 305D-NY-3273542; Joshua Fried a/k/a Empireforeverl; Brooklyn, NY; Possessors of Child Pornography; IINI-NY; EDNY; C/A SA Mike Buscemi: On 6/30/2020, FBI NY executed a search warrant, authorized by the EDNY, on Joshua Fried's cell phone in Brooklyn, NY. Agents seized Fried's