FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-(0)

FD-1057 (Rev. 5-8-(0) (Overall Document Classification Required) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: (U//FOUO) INTERVIEW OF DAVID ROGERS Drafted By: Missing Case ID #: 31E-MM-NEW (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY Details: 08/18/2006 DAVID ROGERS, Date: 01/14/2019 , was interviewed at the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENT AGENCY's Office, West Palm Beach, Florida. Also present at the interview was ROGERS' attorney, BRUCE M. LYONS of LYONS AND SANDERS, . After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, ROGERS provided the following information: ROGERS has been employed as a pilot for JEFFREY EPSTEIN since July 1991. His current salary is $165,000.00 plus benefits. Prior to his employment with EPSTEIN, ROGERS sold aircraft for GLIMCHER, a company located near THE LIMITED Flight Department. ROGERS was employed there from 1987 to 1991. According to ROGERS, EPSTEIN has two other full time pilots, LARRY VISOSKI, and BILL HAMMOND. EPSTEIN also has a full time flight engineer, LARRY MORRISON. On occasion, in 2004 and 2005, a contracted pilot, GARY ROXBURGH, was required to assist with flying EPSTEIN to different locations. ROGERS was the Chief Captain for EPSTEIN until January 2005. LARRY VISOSKI took over the responsibilities of Chief Pilot after a continual disagreement between EPSTEIN and ROGERS on landing techniques. This was a demotion and a decrease in pay for ROGERS. ROGERS stated that EPSTEIN was unhappy with the method in which ROGERS landed the aircraft when arriving at Palm Beach International Airport. ROGERS provided the interviewing agents, via a Grand Jury Subpoena, a copy of his 2004 and 2005 personal aircraft log book and passenger manifest forms. The passenger manifest forms were for all flights during 2004 and 2005 for a Boeing 727, tail number N908JE„ and a Gulfstream, tail number N909JE. According to ROGERS, the passenger manifest forms were filled out by the Captain or Co-pilot every time either aircraft was used for travel. If ROGERS or the other pilots were unable to obtain the names of the individuals traveling with EPSTEIN, they would list the individuals on the passenger manifest form by gender, "male" or "female", or "passenger" or "pax". ROGERS stated that it was seldom that he would pilot either aircraft without (Overall Document Classification Required) EFTA00269580 (Overall Document Classification Required) Title: (U//FOLIO) INTERVIEW OF DAVID ROGERS Re: 31E-MM-NEW, 01/14/2019 EPSTEIN being a passenger on the planes. The Boeing 727, tail number N908JE, is owned by a subsidiary company of EPSTEIN, JEGE, INCORPORATED, and can fly up to 26 passengers. The Gulfstream, tail number N909JE, is owned and operated by another of EPSTEIN's subsidiary companies, HYPERION AIR, INCORPORATED, and can fly up to 12 passengers. ROGERS believes EPSTEIN has separate entities for each plane for liability reasons. ROGERS stated that EPSTEIN also owned a six passenger Helicopter, Bel 407, tail number 491GM. RODGERS stated that he would usually receive notification from VISOSKI or from EPSTEIN's office when flight arrangements were being made. Lead time for a trip most commonly was between eight to twenty-four hours. , EPSTEIN's personal assistant, was responsible for coordinating travel arrangements for EPSTEIN. ROGERS believed that took over primary duties as EPSTEIN's personal assistant from GHISLAINE MAXWELL in late 2001. would handle setting up the staff for EPSTEIN's visits to his multi residences as well as transportation needs to and from the airports. ROGERS advised that he had never witnessed any underage females aboard the aircrafts. However ROGERS did state that there had been to many to count when it came to females ranging in age from 21 to 23. ROGERS also said that he had never observed any sex toys aboard either of EPSTEIN's aircraft. When the interviewing agents asked ROGERS for specific telephone numbers for several individuals, ROGERS provided the information from a personal digital assistant (PDA). The below list of individuals, primarily, current and past employees of EPSTEIN, were provided by ROGERS: JEFFREY EPSTEIN - FILES ALEXANDER - Property Manager for EPSTEIN's residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands, JANUSZ BANASIAK - House manager for EPSTEIN's residence in Palm Beach, BANASIAK employed for possibly a year or longer, ALFREDO Last Name Unknown(LNU) - Prior House Manager for EPSTEIN's residence in Palm Beach, Florida MICHAEL LNU and SALLY LNU - prior House Managers for EPSTEIN's residence in Palm Beach, Florida (Overall Document Classification Required) 2 EFTA00269581 (Overall Document Classification Required) Title: (U//FOOO) INTERVIEW OF DAVID ROGERS Re: 31E-MM-NEW, 01/14/2019 JEAN BRUNEL - associated to an Italian Modeling Agency IGOR ZINOVIEW - Personal trainer to EPSTEIN LANCE CALLOWAY - EPSTEIN's chef for the last year DAVID MULLEN - EPSTEIN's chef prior to CALLOWAY BRENT TINDALL - EPSTEIN's chef in 2004 .• (Overall Document Classification Required) 3 EFTA00269582