Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein Investigations 31E-MM- 108062 : Child Sex Trafficking 72-MM-113327: Obstruction of Justice 50D-NY-3027571: Child Sex Trafficking 90A-NY-3151227: Death Investigation EFTA00161426 TIMELINE 7/24/2006- FBI West Palm Beach RA opened investigation 6/2008 - Epstein accepts plea deal 9/2008 - Epstein begins 18 month sentence 10/28/2009 - FBI West Palm Beach RA opens obstruction case into Alfredo Rodriquez 12/8/2009 - Rodriquez arrested - black book seized 12/6/2018 - FBI NewYork opens investigation into Epstein 7/2/2019 - Epstein Indicted 7/6/2019 - Epstein arrested at Teterboro airport in New Jersey 7/8/2019- Detained at MCC - Psych evaluation and observation 7/10/2019 - Placed with Nicholas Tartaglione in the SHU 7/23/2019- Suicide attempt 7/23/2019-7/24/2019 -Suicide watch 7/24/2019-7/29-2019 - Placed on psychological observation 7/29/2019 - MCC Chief Psychologist approves Epstein to be removed from suicide watch 7/30/2019- New cellmate Efrain Reyes in SHU 8/9/2019- Cellmate released 8/10/2019- Suicide -90A case opened 6/29/2020 - Maxwell indicted 7/2/2020 - Maxwell arrested in New Hampshire 3/29/2021 - Superseding indictment 11/29/2021 - Maxwell trial begins 12/30/2021 - Maxwell convicted 6/28/2022 - Maxwell sentenced to 20 years 7/7/2022 - Maxwell Appeal 9/17/2024 - Appeal denied 4/10/2025 -Writ of Certiorari filed 7/22/2025 - DOJ formally opposed Writ 2 EFTA00161427 31E-MM-108062 • 7/24/2006 - FBI West Palm Beach Resident Agency opened investigation at the request of Palm Beach County who obtained 1 state felony charge indictment • 5/2007 - 60 count indictment drafted against Epstein • 7/2007 — Epstein attorneys and AUSAs from Southern District of Florida met. • Deal offered 2 state level charges (solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a minor), 18 months in prison, register as a sex offender, and Non Prosecution Agreement covering Epstein, 4 co-conspirators and any potential co-conspirators. • 6/2008 — Epstein accepts deal • 9/2008 — Epstein reports to jail • Serves less than 13 months during which Epstein is allowed out of prison 12 hours a day to work at his foundation. 3 EFTA00161428 72-MM-113327 • 10/28/2009 - FBI Miami Palm Beach RA opened an obstruction of justice case with subject Alfredo Rodriquez, a former employee of Epstein. Rodriquez failed to comply with a federal subpoena and attempted to sell the requested documents to the attorney for $50,000. • The documents included a small black bound book and handwritten notes regarding payments made to victims. • 12/8/2009 - Rodriquez was arrested for obstruction • Items referenced above were seized during an undercover operation. • 2010 - Convicted and sentenced to 18 months 4 EFTA00161429 5OD-NY-3O27571 • On 12/6/2018, at the request of the U.S. Attorney's Office of Southern District of NewYork, FBI NewYork opened an investigation into allegations Jeffery Epstein sexual abused minors in the mid 2000's at various locations including his residence in NewYork. • 3 Protective Orders cover all serials in 50D case • 291 National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) tips • 52 anonymous • FBI followed up on 239 and 27 resulted in secondary contact • 93 identified victims • Investigators are aware there are numerous unidentified victims, who did not come forward and could not be identified by investigative means • Overseas victims- United Kingdom and Sweden • 153 pieces of evidence seized under seal • 3 Serials in 50D are classified, which have no investigative value • 2 Serials in 50D are restricted, which have no investigative value EFTA00161430 5OD-NY-3O27571 SEARCH WARRANTS • 7/6/2019 - 9 East 71st St, New York, NY Search Warrant 2 items seized (blueprints, tablet) • 7/7/2019 - 9 East 71st St, New York, NY Search Warrant - extension of July 6 • 23 items seized (CDs, photographs, costumes, erotic sculptures, sex toys, massage table, cash disbursement records, letters) • 7/11/2019 - 9 East 71st St, New York, NY Search Warrant - based on July 6/7 broader scope for devices and other items observed but not seized during the initial search. 43 items seized (desktops, hard drives, recorders, tablets, CDs/DVDs, USBs, camera, phone, SD card, server, envelopes of cash, passport) • 8/12/2019 — Little Saint James Island Search warrant 48 items seized (servers, surveillance system, phone system, CDs/DVDs, hard drives, desktops, laptops, tablets, logbooks, employee records, recorder, music player, photographs, camera, remodeling documents, blueprints, password list) • 4 additional search warrants were obtained for items (devices or binders) seized during the execution of these search warrants. *All Warrants are scoped between 2002-2005 6 EFTA00161431 5OD-NY-3O27571 FINANCIALS • Victims were paid in cash • Between 2007 and 2011 over $21,000,000 was transferred from Epstein's accounts to Maxwell's accounts, and then promptly moved to other accounts associated with Epstein. • Approximately $17,000 in cash was seized during execution of search warrant at 9 East 71st Street 7 EFTA00161432 5OD-NY-3O27571 CSAM • Highly Responsive Material (85 GB) breakdown: Over one million images and videos were extracted from Epstein's devices. Approximately 34,000 were marked responsive. • Approximately 15-20 images of CSAM (less than 1%)* not self-produced • Approximately 90% of the files are adult pornography/adult erotica/age-difficult pornography and erotica (roughly 31,000 images). • Approximately 9% of the files are personal or generic internet images • *The CSAM was identified initially in Griffeye, a forensic tool used to analyze digital content, and it identified the images as "known series." 8 EFTA00161433 5OD-NY-3O27571 INDICTMENT • Indictment - 7/2019 • Sex Trafficking Conspiracy • Sex Trafficking • 7/6/2019 - Epstein arrested at Teterboro airport in New Jersey EFTA00161434 PROFFERS FBI-attended Proffers SDNY Attorney Proffers • Ghislaine Maxwell (by her attorneys) 10 EFTA00161435 90A-NY-3151227 • 8/10/2019, at approximately 6:30 am, Epstein was discovered unresponsive in his MCC jail cell. Preliminary investigation revealed a series of protocol failures by MCC personnel, and technical failures/deficiencies within MCC. As a result, a death investigation was initiated. • 8/09/2019 approximately 7:49 pm - Last time Epstein was observed on video being escorted back towards his tier in Special Housing Unit (SHU) after making an unmonitored phone call. • 8/09/2019 10:00 pm - Lock down for the tier • 8/09/2019 approximately 10:30 pm - Correction Officer Tova Noel seen on video walking up to each tier. • 8/09/2019 approximately 10:40 pm - A CO, believed to be Tova Noel, carried linen or inmate clothing up to the L Tier, last time any CO approached the only entrance to the SHU tier. • 8/10/2019 6:33 am — MCC staff discovered Epstein hung in cell 11 EFTA00161436 90A-NY-3 151227 Over 400 hours of video from 7/23/2019 - 8/10/2019 (first suicide attempt - completed suicide) reviewed with specific focus on timeframes around required inmate counts and from 8/9/2019 4:00 pm to 8/10/2019 7:00 am • Approximately 150 cameras total in MCC • DVR1 - functioning • DVR2 - system failure on 7/29/2019, resulting in the system not recording. On 8/8/2019, BOP learned that DVR #2 system was not recording. 5 times inmate head count was not conducted between 7/23/2019 - 8/9/2019 CO Michael Thomas was working 2 of those 5 shifts, including the shift during which Epstein committed suicide. • 43 Interviews conducted: 28 MCC Staff Members (2 Interviews only OIG was present), 15 Inmates total most from SHU Case closed 12/5/2022, with no criminality found pertaining to Epstein's death. OCME autopsy report stated cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide. • SDNY charged COs Michael Thomas and Tova Noel with False Records and Conspiracy and entered into a 6-month deferred prosecution agreement in 5/2021. As of the case closing the set terms had been satisfied. During an interview on 8/16/2019 with below note: Epstein's second roommate, AUSA made the — ofiniti- liftfrt er t v-v4c I- IL, -has -10 k - .lava Attev)\-cd otgfeA livvr Pa( vig vntp ceg • theft +fa kin 44trint+ vwft 4-- Wake. tip cr-c6\n. otv titA4. trtivi vt-tApt.\ ft, cottActy cry hie %/yid 12 EFTA00161437 MAXWELL • Maxwell was accused of assisting, facilitating, and contributing to Epstein's abuse of minors by recruiting, grooming and abusing minors. • Indictment - 6/29/2020 (1994-1997 investigative time frame) Conspiracy to Entice Minors to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts Enticement of a Minor to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts Conspiracy to transport Minors with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity Perjury (2 counts) • Arrested on 7/2/2020 in New Hampshire • 1 phone taken during arrest • Superseding indictment - 3/2021 (1994 - early 2000s investigative time frame) • Addition of sex trafficking of a minor and sex trafficking conspiracy - charged victim 13 EFTA00161438 MAXWELL TRIAL • Trial - 11/29/2021 - 12/29/2021 Charges: • Count 1- Conspiracy to Entice Minors to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts - Guilty ( December 29,2021) • Count 2- Enticement of a Minor to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts - Not Guilty ( December 29,2021) • Count 3- Conspiracy to transport Minors with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity- Guilty ( December 29,2021) • Count 4 -Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity - Guilty ( December 29,2021) • Count 5- Sex Trafficking Conspiracy - Guilty ( December 29,2021) • Count 6- Sex Trafficking of a Minor — Guilty (December 29,2021) • 2 Perjury charges were intended to be litigated at a later time, SDNY chose not to pursue after initial trial. • The defense focused on discrediting witnesses, questioning their ability to recall activities from decades prior, and aimed to portray Maxwell as a victim of circumstances and Epstein's scapegoat. Claimed Maxwell was targeted by Epstein and was unaware of abuse due to secrets kept by Epstein. • 6/28/2022 Sentencing - 20 years in prison with 5 years supervised release and $750,000 fine. 14 EFTA00161439 MAXWELL TRIAL VICTIMS " - testified - testified (deceased, overdose) — testified under first name only "- testified (deceased, suicide) - utilized in charging document 15 EFTA00161440 MAXWELL POST-TRIAL • Appeal against sex trafficking conviction - 7/7/2022 • Federal court upholds conviction - 9/17/2024 • Writ of Certiorari filed with Supreme Court - 4/10/2025 • Justice Department formally opposed writ - 7/22/2025 • DOJ interview of Maxwell - 7/24/2025, 7/25/2025 16 EFTA00161441 MISCONCEPTIONS • Based on a review of the evidence and victim statements no orgies, or threesomes which included 2 males. • Victims were not held captive. • Epstein did not regularly prostitute the victims in exchange for money. 17 EFTA00161442 EFTA00161443 EFTA00161444