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Case 22-1426, Document “Tactst | 3475900, Page135 of 208 | A-131 | Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 187 Filed 03/29/21 Page 18 of 24 financially and by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture which has engaged in any such act, knowing that the person had not attained the age of 18 years and would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a) and (b) (2). Overt Acts 25. In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the illegal object thereof, the following overt acts, among others, were committed in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere: a. Between in or about 2001 and in or about 2004, Epstein and MAXWELL recruited Minor Victim-4 to engage in sex acts with EPSTEIN at the Palm Beach Residence, after which Epstein and, at times, MAXWELL provided Minor Victim-4 with hundreds of dollars in cash for each encounter. Minor Victim-4 truthfully told both Epstein and MAXWELL her age. b. Between in or about 2001 and in or about 2004, Epstein and MAXWELL both encouraged and enticed Minor Victim-4 to recruit other girls to engage in paid sex acts with Epstein, which she did. Gis Between in or about 2001 and in or about 2004, Epstein’s employees, including at times MAXWELL, sent Minor Victim-4 gifts, including lingerie, from an address in the Southern District of New York to Minor Victim-4’s residence in 18 DOJ-OGR-00020753