09/11/2007

09/11/2007 Pursuant to a federal investigation regarding the sexual exploitation of minors, Eileen Guggenheim was interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI). Present during the interview was Guggenheim's husband, Russell Wilkinson, and Assistant United States Attorney . After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents an purpose of the interview, Guggenheim voluntarily provided the following information: Guggenheim, current Chairman of the New York Academy of Arts(NYAA) board, met Jeffrey Epstein through NYAA functions. In the 1990's, the time period she met Epstein, Guggenheim was lecturing and working with student services at the NYAA. Epstein was a former NYAA board member. Guggenheim stated her husband, Russell Wilkinson, could provide additional information regarding Epstein and his association to the NYAA at which time Wilkinson engaged in conversation with the interviewing agents. Wilkinson advised that Epstein was a NYAA board member