FD-302(Itev.541-I0)

FD-302(Itev.541-I0) -1 of 8- OFFICIAL RECORD1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Datedentry 04/23/2020 date of birth (DOB) was interviewed at One St. Andrews Plaza, New York, New York. Present for the interview was attorneys and , along with AUSA AUSA and Special Agent . After being advised of the identity of the above listed individuals and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: was born in and has . When was in high school, she started modeling. met JEFFREY EPSTEIN during her last year of high school. had a relatively normal childhood. While her parents were not particularly affectionate in terms of no hugging or saying "I love you", they were good people. When was approximately 15/16 years old, she sent her photo to a agency. The agency contacted her, and she and her mother went to The agency " ' signed . In 2001, was in a model contest called " has modeled in was scouted by an agency, in New York. invited to New York and wanted her to apply for a tourist visa. was not sure if the first visa was as a tourist or work. When was 17 years old, her tourist visa was denied. In 2003, work visa was approved. received her visa in August 2003 when she was 18 years old. The next month went to New York. sponsored her work visa. , who was with , may have been the person spoke with in regard to the visa. was the "mother agency" who did all the coordinating with and received commission for placing with owned by stayed in a model's apartment in . The rent was paid by debt that she would have to repay. that was originally , but it was had to keep track of Investigatkmon 10/11/2019 File; 50D-NY-3027571 at New York, New York, United States (In Person) Date shafted 10/11/2019 by This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the ptopeny of the FBI and is loaned to you' agency; it and its contents ate not to be distributed outside your agency. CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page I of 8 EFTA_00067655 EFTA01246874 FD-302a (Rev. 5$10) 50D—NY-3027571 (U) Interview of on ContimationofFD-302of 10/11/2019 .On 10/11/2019 .page 2 of 8 the rent because she had to pay it back. had a booker who told her to lose weight; she did not have a lot of castings. set up a gym membership and a diet for did not have a lot of money; she lived off of popcorn and tuna. On or about September 17, 2003, attended a dinner. recalled this exact date because it was the day "that affected the rest of my life". thought that it was JEAN LUC BRUNEL's birthday. thought that she had met BRUNEL previously recalled there being a big table in the corner of the restaurant CIPRIANI. There were a lot of models present. EPSTEIN walked in and went straight towards . EPSTEIN told the person sitting next to EPSTEIN to move; he sat down next to her and talked with her. EPSTEIN told that he had an island and his friends were actors, including LEONARDO DICAPRIO. During this dinner, had said that she wanted to be happy. EPSTEIN asked her if she wanted to be an actress. EPSTEIN tried to put his arm around her. A day or so later, • from EPSTEIN's assistant for the weekend. received a call on her apartment landline was invited to Palm Beach originally said no because she thought it was strange. That same day EPSTEIN called her and asked her to go to Palm Beach, saying, "No pressure...come relax...get in shape". thought why not go so she went. Or or about September 20, 2003, was in Palm Beach. She knew it was around this date because she found a photo dated that was taken in Palm Beach. EPSTEIN arranged flight but did not remember the particulars on who exactly arranged the flight. When arrived in Palm Beach, an assistant opened the door. thought the assistant may have been was impressed; the house was beautiful. EPSTEIN took to a cabana and they talked for a while. EPSTEIN seemed very smart; they talked about psychology, the difference between men and women, and what wanted to do with her life. EPSTEIN paid a lot of attention. EPSTEIN knew was trying to lose weight. When they were by the pool, EPSTEIN made comments to . EPSTEIN took upstairs to the bathroom/massage room. EPSTEIN had look in the mirror, and he pointed out the body parts that she needed to lose. EPSTEIN grabbed her and told her it was dead tissue. EPSTEIN had get on the table and cracked her back. CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page 2 of 8 EFTA_00067656 EFTA01246875 FD-302a (Rev. 5$10) 50D—NY-3027571 (U) Interview of on Comimathww1FD402of 10/11/2019 .on 10/11/2019 _page 3 of B EPSTEIN then had turn over and made a comment on her hips. EPSTEIN grabbed a vibrator and put it on her genital area and moved it around to other places. had an orgasm, which she had not experienced before with other men. EPSTEIN was upbeat and said, "Lucky you". was embarrassed. EPSTEIN did not push things further at this point. A few days later went with EPSTEIN on his plane to his island. EPSTEIN took her on a tour on his four-wheeler. had her own room on the island. There were other women around and everyone seemed happy. slept in her own room, but in the mornings, EPSTEIN would get in her bed and touch her. was shy and inexperienced. did not want things to go further and did not want to have sex. EPSTEIN told that it was all for her. EPSTEIN told she needed to breathe to get in tune with her own body. recalled the women on the island being . and another girl. remembered seeing name on the flight logs and that is how she knew she was present for this trip. and were EPSTEIN's assistants. assumed the other women were like her with no defined role. EPSTEIN told his assistants to do things, run errands, schedule flights, interact with the staff. thought that she went back to New York on a commercial flight. On or about October 2003, went back to . EPSTEIN knew was in her last year of high school; she had told him she needed to go back. EPSTEIN told there was a way for her to not have to go back; he told her she could take a test to earn her GED. This way she would be able to travel with EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN told that she should learn to take care of him. had to study for the TOEFL test before she could earn her GED. On or about December 2003, went back to New York. EPSTEIN offered for to stay an apartment at 301 East 66th Street. In December, would have had her prom in but went back to New York knowing that she would miss it. was not sure if she lived alone at the apartment initially or if was already living there. Before moved into this apartment, EPSTEIN had invited to go to his home at 9 East 71st Street. This was prior to EPSTEIN and having sex; EPSTEIN invited her to his home to sleep with him without having sex. CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page3ofS EFTA_00067657 EFTA01246876 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10 50D-NY-3027571 (U) Interview of on CallimationofFD-302of 10/11/2019 .on 10/11/2019 .page 4 of 8 traveled everywhere with EPSTEIN, including New York, Florida, the island, New Mexico, Paris, Disneyland, and other trips. applied for an ID with EPSTEIN's Florida residence. Florida was official home, but she thought that she considered New York her home. had a relationship with EPSTEIN 2010. no longer traveled with him. travel changed. Initially, traveled passed, the travel became less and less. traveled with where with him. until approximately August Over time, the frequency of all the time but as time recently learned EPSTEIN other women but she did not know that at the time. The times did not travel with EPSTEIN, he had told her not to travel In 2004, traveled with GHISLAINE MAXWELL, and other women who came in and out. traveled a lot with and EPSTEIN. and became friends; was older than older than an assistant. and thought was born in were also roommates. was an architect; she was so she was older than did not seem to have an official role and eventually became BRUNEL was very close friends with EPSTEIN. BRUNEL and EPSTEIN joked around together. BRUNEL traveled with EPSTEIN and encouraged showed BRUNEL to be nice to EPSTEIN and to take care of him. BRUNEL how to massage EPSTEIN's feet. EPSTEIN described MAXWELL as his best friend. MAXWELL's role seemed to be that of a "queen". MAXWELL oversaw things including managing EPSTEIN's houses. Initially, MAXWELL slept in EPSTEIN's bed when she traveled with them. MAXWELL was in charge of the staff. thought MAXWELL thought MAXWELL and EPSTEIN were in a relationship. did not think EPSTEIN told MAXWELL about and EPSTEIN being together. recalled a trip to the ranch in mid-2004 when MAXWELL was with them. When MAXWELL did not travel with them, slept in EPSTEIN's bed, then he had sleep with him. was scared of MAXWELL. EPSTEIN told MAXWELL that he wanted to sleep in his bed. did not think MAXWELL was happy about it. This was when sleeping arrangements began to change. CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page 4 of 8 EFTA_00067658 EFTA01246877 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 50D—NY-3027571 WI Interview of on Comimathww1FD-302of 10/11/2019 .on 10/11/2019 _page 5 of B worked for MAXWELL as her assistant. also worked for MAXWELL as her assistant. thought that it seemed like a lot of women transitioned roles. thought and EPSTEIN had a relationship as well at some point. There was also another woman that was an assistant of who could not remember. thought was also MAXWELL's assistant at some point before she became EPSTEIN's assistant. recalled being an assistant in approximately 2005/2006. was also in charge of assistants some of the time. thought may have also been EPSTEIN's assistant at some point. described that if an outsider came to the house everyone there seemed happy. However, there was a lot of tension in the house. EPSTEIN pitted the women against each other. There was a lot of secrecy. EPSTEIN told them not to discuss him with other people. EPSTEIN told them to tell people, "If you have a question about Jeffrey, ask Jeffrey.". thought she did not trust anyone to tell people what was going on with her and EPSTEIN. While EPSTEIN was in jail in the mid-2000s, and were at his house most of the time; they lived there. EPSTEIN hired and to work in the office. heard they were working as paralegals. In approximately 2008, and relationship began to change as they bonded more. They did not have a normal relationship, but it became better. In or around 2010, they became friends. In approximately 2006, when EPSTEIN and were on his island, EPSTEIN told her that a woman was arrested on a drug charge and to save herself she redirected the attention to him. EPSTEIN told her this in person because he did not want to tell her on the phone. knew this girl to be did not know when she learned the name of the girl but knew her when EPSTEIN had told her the girl's name. At some point, learned that EPSTEIN's charge was about prostitution. The general sense was that EPSTEIN was being treated unfairly and women were setting him up to get money. believed this narrative. felt protective of EPSTEIN and felt bad for him. EPSTEIN gave her CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page5ofS EFTA_00067659 EFTA01246878 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10 50D-NY-3027571 (U) Interview of on Comimathww1FD402of 10/11/2019 .0n 10/11/2019 .page 6 of 8 examples of women blackmailing him. thought maybe he mentioned about five women blackmailing him. EPSTEIN told this before she learned about the investigation. same things; EPSTEIN shared his narrative openly. EPSTEIN told that if she was approached, she was not to talk to anyone and tell EPSTEIN or find a lawyer. Articles then started to come out. and eventually had conversations about it. thought they talked after EPSTEIN left. and thought "it was bullshit". This was their view at the time. view has since changed. recalled reading an article about items being removed from EPSTEIN's house. did not know anything about it or how items were removed. recalled there being a lot of photos around the house but at some point that changed. thought EPSTEIN told the EPSTEIN had talk to his lawyers. EPSTEIN wanted to describe what happened in Florida and to talk about the women and sex acts in Florida. went in with the mindset to be on EPSTEIN's side. The things that shared were not horrible to the lawyers. was asked about her interactions with other women. recalled a time on the ranch where she and had a conversation with EPSTEIN about if he was going to see jail time. It came to the point where it seemed inevitable. EPSTEIN told them he was soliciting a prostitute. did not remember if he told her the girl was underage. EPSTEIN said that the "women" lied about their ages; EPSTEIN said this a lot. thought this was what she told her parents. did not think she had conversations with others about it. As of this interview, 2019. Before this, had not spoken to since early July thought shared similar views. In 2008, EPSTEIN was in jail. EPSTEIN was "fully" there for three months. thought EPSTEIN was on work release for approximately ten months. During this time, while also going to New York sometimes. EPSTEIN wanted every visitation, so Frequent visitors to IGOR, and TOMMY MATOLA. While residence, saw stayed at EPSTEIN's house in Palm Beach, to be at she stayed at EPSTEIN's Palm Beach residence more. see EPSTEIN were also BRUNEL, EPSTEIN's trainer was at EPSTEIN's Palm Beach and EPSTEIN's assistant around the CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page 6 of 8 EFTA_00067660 EFTA01246879 FD-302a (Rev. 5$10) 50D—NY-3027571 (U) Interview of on Comimathww1FD-302of 10/11/2019 .on 10/11/2019 _page 7 of B house. house. was also staying at the residence and IGOR lived in the guest While EPSTEIN was on house arrest, he became increasingly aggressive and irritable. EPSTEIN and were not getting along. It was not working out as EPSTEIN became more aggressive with There was an incident in approximately 2009 where EPSTEIN was violent and it scared packed her bags and went to New York. Afterwards, EPSTEIN convinced to try again at their relationship. EPSTEIN and separated in 2010. After the split, stayed in New York. thought EPSTEIN owned the apartment she was staying in; she was not paying any rent for the apartment. After 2010, had a physical relationship with EPSTEIN a few times. did not want to have a physical relationship anymore but told EPSTEIN EPSTEIN told her no. EPSTEIN told her role was not but to have sex with him. thought this may have been around 2012. started working somewhere else and lived in II. There were a number of years where she and EPSTEIN did not speak. In or around 2018, EPSTEIN and became more cordial and friendly. Any time there was a new article published or a new development, EPSTEIN and would check in with each other. A few months before EPSTEIN was arrested in July 2019, saw him and STEVE BANNON at EPSTEIN's house in New York. It was just the three of them. walked in and saw EPSTEIN and BANNON sitting in the dining room exchanging friendly banter. EPSTEIN and BANNON asked questions on how the situation was affecting her. had the sense that they were trying to reboot his reputation. had not been able to work and her association to EPSTEIN had made it difficult for her to have relationships. They asked a lot of questions. EPSTEIN seemed pleased that cried during this conversation. This took place after the Miami Herald article was published. left after this conversation. CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page 7 of 8 EFTA 00067661 EFTA01246880 FD•302a (Rev. 5•&10) 50D-NY-3027571 (O) Interview of CondmationofFD402of 10/11/2019 on ,a, 10/11/2019 .Page 6 of B After split from EPSTEIN, life was hard for her because of her association to him. There were a lot of opportunities that fell through because of him. told EPSTEIN about this and they came to an agreement. EPSTEIN offered to pay her double what she would make in any job. They called it "a double". EPSTEIN would wire the money to her. EPSTEIN covered medical expenses and her . In 2015, when was deposed, EPSTEIN covered her legal fee. When bad articles came out, EPSTEIN copied her on an email telling someone to wire her money. would ask EPSTEIN what the money was for and he told her it was because she deserved it. sometimes went to EPSTEIN telling him that things were getting out of hand. EPSTEIN gave statements of what she should say and what she should say about some people that did not even know about. did not know anything about she never met . EPSTEIN wanted to say that was a liar and that PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON was never on EPSTEIN's island. and had a lot of conversations because they felt they were in similar situations. recalled that after a breakup, with a friend. MAXWELL was present. MAXWELL said from a distance that for EPSTEIN. did not know if went to a movie premiere later spoke with EPSTEIN and looked cute and would be perfect and introduced girls to EPSTEIN. did not think this was their role. knew that introduced girls to EPSTEIN. knew that others introduced girls to EPSTEIN. showed a page off a "Jeffrey E. Epstein" notepad that had handwritten notes on it. This was written by as dictated to her. This page is attached in a 1A. provided scans of photos from her time with EPSTEIN. These photos are attached in a 1A. CONFIDENTIAL 3501.144-032 Page 8 of 8 EFTA_00067662 EFTA01246881