Memorandum

Memorandum Subject Date Memorandum seeking Travel AuthorizationJune 20, 2008 Operation Leap Year ToFrom Deputy Chief- Criminal DivisionAssistant U.S. Attorney Chief Northern Division I. INTRODUCTION This memorandum seeks travel authorization to travel to New York from June 19 to June 20, 2008, in connection with Operation Leap Year. II. THE PROPOSED TRAVEL AND ITS PURPOSE As you know, we plan to present a final indictment to the grand jury in approximately two weeks. Since our original planned indictment, we have learned about a series of victims in New York and the possible involvement of Epstein's two New York-based assistants, Lesley Groff and The inclusion of New York victims would be a great benefit to the indictment, and we would like to interview some key people in New York in order to include that evidence in the indictment. Accordingly, I propose to travel to New York on the afternoon of Thursday, June 19 to conduct interviews on Friday, June 20, 2008. a FBI