FD-1057 (Itcv. 5-8-10)

FD-1057 (Itcv. 5-8-10) UNCLASSIFIED °MOM/WORD tnol Melt. bawl farat”br. • alarel tent° , b, • •Ic ..... •)•.1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: (U) Florida Trip Request. Date: 01/15/2019 CC: WILSON From: NEW YORK NY-C20 Contact: Approved By: SSA THOMPSON THOMAS A Michael A. Osborn Drafted By: Case ID #: 31E-NY-3027571 (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY; CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING Synopsis: (U) Request approval for NY agent and TFO to travel to West Palm Beach, FL to confer with FBI PBCRA regarding caption case and conduct witness interviews as necessary. Details: FBI New York requests permission for SA TFO to travel from 1/15/19 to 1/18/19 to West Palm Beach, FL to confer with FBI Palm Beach County Resident Agency (PBCRA) office and conduct witness interviews as necessary in caption case. SA and TFO will be traveling with AUSA and AUSA from the Southern District of New York (SDNY). VCAC HQ will cover the cost of travel under EAN 457356.1 for SA and TFO on this trip. By way of background, the SDNY contacted FBI NY regarding several victims that had been sexually abused by JEFFREY EPSTEIN in the mid 2000's. EPSTEIN invited minors into his residences, one of which was located in Manhattan, and paid them to provide massages to him which turned sexual in nature. Afterwards, EPSTEIN paid the minor $200 and up. EPSTEIN wanted the minors to bring other minors to massage him. EPSTEIN would also have an assistant in New York set up appointments UNCLASSIFIED EFTA00269440 UNCLASSIFIED Title: (U) Florida Trip Request Re: 31E-NY-3027571, 01/15/2019 for minors to go to EPSTEIN's other residences outside of New York. In 2008, EPSTEIN plead guilty in state court in Palm Beach, FL for one count of solicitation of prostitution and one count of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18. In light of the above, the writer respectfully requests the approval of travel for SA and TFO through the NY chain of command. Additionally, the writer respectfully requests the SAC of Miami concurrence to travel. .• UNCLASSIFIED EFTA00269441