EFTA00096392.pdf

From: " To: ' Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:44:13 +0000 'aline-Images: image001jpg; image002.jpg; image003.jpg; image004.jpg; image005.jpg; image006.jpg From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 3:42 PM To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 15:41 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) Amazing. Who knew Google Maps would be such a key part of your career as a prosecutor. From: ) c Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 11.48 AM To: Subject: FW: travel approval request (Hotel Options) My day so far . . . From: *ci En Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 11:47 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) This email made me actually laugh out loud. The absurdity of DOJ's bureaucratic nonsense never ceases to amaze. I feel like I'm living in a satiric novel. From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 202011:41 AM To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) So, two fun things about the hotels. First, note that basically all of the hotels that sent are well over the per diem, so I'm going to email about getting approval for that. The other thing is, for reasons that I absolutely cannot fathom, the locations for a bunch of the hotels in E2 are totally wrong. For example, that horrible WAERDSHUSET place (which, don't look at the photos online, it's terrifying) is shown in E2 as being right downtown, here: EFTA00096392 when in reality it's an hour and 30 minute drive from downtown: Conversely, the Diplomat, where the FBI says the Legat may be able to book for us through the Embassy (!), is listed as being hours and hours outside of town: when in fact it's right downtown: EFTA00096393 9 Pr.iflolc,!.:1, ROSEN8AD Ktrighga SI0TIPI 9 It 9 O " Hotel Diplomat sISS tn.. icy. Vasarnuseet 9 Also notably, the prices in E2 are way higher than if we just booked through, like, Hotels.com (the Diplomat is $155 online or $382 on E2). I have no fucking clue why we're all being tortured in precisely this fashion, but here we are. From: ) < Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:33 To: ) Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) I'm fine with either one. From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:22 AM To: >; ca* Subject: FW: travel approval request (Hotel Options) Importance: High What do you guys think? The Sheraton seems pretty standard, located in city center, and it should be easy to get a conference room there. Or if you'd rather stay somewhere less standardized, the Hotel Kung Carl is also in the city center, seems well reviewed, and has meeting rooms. From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 9:12 AM To: Cc: <an Subject: RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options) Importance: High Good morning all, I've searched previously in anticipation of your trip to Stockholm, Sweden between the original dates between 1/27 — 1/31/20, and a few were within per diem, but those same hotels now are either sold out, or over per diem. I've screen captured a few of the hotels that popped up in my search this morning. I've hid the sold out hotels within the Stockholm area. 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Since it's out of our control, we'll need to book a hotel over per diem. If you agree that I should reserve the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel, I'll inform El of the issue so we could get approval to reserve a hotel over per diem and fill out the forms to give to him to sign. In the meantime, I'll see if I could reserve your preferred flights so they don't get sold out either. Thanks for informing me. EFTA00096395 U.S. Attorney's Office (SONY) From: Sent: Thursday, January 23, 202011:37 PM To: Cc: ) Subject: RE: travel approval request similar request from me for the same trip, if you could please book the following refundable tickets — Monday, 2/3, Delta, 6:40 p.m. departure from JFK, landing at 11:55 a.m. in Stockholm (ARN) on 2/4, with a layover in Paris Friday, 2/7, Delta, 12:45 p.m. departure from Stockholm (ARN), landing at 9:55 p.m. at JFK, with a layover in Paris Note that it appears this set of flights is only available in premium economy but those seats are *cheaper* than any other flights on those days in regular economy seating. Please let me know if e2 or EOUSA says we have to fly regular economy (and therefore spend more money) and I can look at other flight times. Separately, could you also please take a look at hotel options in downtown Sweden that are within the per diem allowance? We generally need to be in this area, downtown: I looked for a long time and literally didn't see anything at $196 or below, so if you could please take a look and let us know three or four options, we can take a look at those. thanks very much, From: Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 17:54 To: Cc: ) Subject: RE: travel approval request For this trip, could you please help with booking flights? If you could please book the following refundable ticket, that would be very much appreciated: EFTA00096396 • Monday, 2/3, 8:15 p.m. departure from JFK, landing at 2:25 p.m. in Stockholm on 2/4, with a layover in London (American Airlines) • Thursday, 2/6, 11:40 a.m. departure from Stockholm, landing at 7:30 p.m. at JFK, with a layover in London (American Airlines) • Frequent flier #: Thanks! From: Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:56 PM To: C) Cc: I `Me M=Ia* Subject: RE: travel approval request Approved From: ) Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:49 PM To: Cc: > Subject: RE travel approval request Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), but with an added international element, we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview near Stockholm, Sweden, next week on January 29th and/or 30th. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 27th (overnight) to the 31st, depending on when the interview ends up being scheduled, and we'll put final dates on our formal applications. Also similar to prior trips, we'd like to request approval to get a conference room for one of those days at a hotel for the interview itself. Also based on our discussion earlier we'll be mindful of looking for domestic (or domestic-flagged) carrier flights, as well as the costs of any alternatives, in looking at possible specific bookings. Thanks as always for your help and input on that. thank you, From: Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 09:58 To: Man Cc: )< '; Subject: RE: travel approval request U Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview (or possibly interviews) in Los Angeles on December 16 and/or 17. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 15th to the 18th. Also similar to prior trips, we'd like to request approval to get a conference room for one of those days. thank you, From: Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 16:53 To: Cc: Subject: RE: travel approval request EFTA00096397 Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview in Los Angeles on November 14. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 13th to the 15th (and no conference room necessary for this trip). thanks, From: Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 13:55 To: Cc: :z*; ) Subject: RE: travel approval request Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission to travel next week for an interview in West Palm Beach on November 4. It will just be me and and we'll travel some combination of the 3rd to the 5th. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on that Monday for the interview, please. thanks very much, From: Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 14:51 To: Cc: :z*, ) <-' Subject: RE: travel approval request S Again in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission to travel next week for a victim interview in Los Angeles. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Wednesday and return no later than Friday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows). The trip will be some combination of me, M, and/or as previously. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on Thursday for the interview, please. thanks very much, From: Sent: Friday, May 24, 201914:57 To: Cc: :z*; Subject: RE: travel approval request ) Again in connection with the Epstein investigation, we'd like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Wednesday or Thursday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows). Unfortunately we're still trying to pin down timing for interviewing the victims, so depending on the timing it will either be me and MI or and but we wanted to ask for permission now either way so we weren't doing it super last minute after the holiday on Tuesday. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel for the interviews, please. EFTA00096398 thanks very much, From: Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:57 To: Subject: RE; travel approval request Thank you From: Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:46 To: . 1) Cc: < >; Subject: Re: travel approval request Approved Sent from my iPad On Apr 3, 2019, at 8:02 PM, ) c > wrote: S For the same case as below, United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, and I would like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Friday, though we will shorten the timeframe if scheduling allows. Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks very much. From: Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 18:32 To: Cc: ) < Subject: travel approval request and I would like to please request permission for travel for United Stores v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, for two days of meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach and/or Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As of now we're hoping to fly down next Wednesday night and return on Saturday. Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks as always. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York EFTA00096399