EFTA00104015.pdf

From: ' To: "Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)" <DAlleyne@usa.doj.gov> Cc: "Duncan, Michele (USANYS)" < >, "Perez, Cynthia (USANYS)" <CPerez3gusa.doj.gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:22:56 -4)000 Inline-Images: image001.jpg As long as the flight cost is still the same (that is, under $800), I'd like to keep the outbound date as the 7th, please. From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleyne@usa.doj.gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:22 To: Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) < :.; Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <CPerez3@usa.doj.gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) c= > Okay, do you want to change the departing date to 2/6/20 as well, or do you still want to leave Stockholm, Sweden on 2/7/20? Let me know. Thanks. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:17 AM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleyneeusa.doLgov> Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) er: >; Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <CPerez3@usa.doj,gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Got it, thanks. Given the extreme disparity in cost between the flights, and since I didn't realize mine would be nearly as expensive, I've moved my schedule around so that I can make it work for the flights Alison is on. Could you please change me to those flights? That should drop my flight cost down from about $5,000 to less than $800. (And please just let me know if for some reason the cost is different now for those other flights.) Thank you!! From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<DAlleynePusa.doLgov> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 08:56 To: Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) •: >; Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <CPerez3@usa.doj,gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) The only ones cheaper are the scheduled flights that Alison and Maurene have. I called CWT Sato and went through all the options yesterday. Your present itinerary is the best option for you. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) EFTA00104015 Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 5:30 PM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.dol,gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Got it — but just to confirm, are there no other flights at ail that are cheaper than the one I originally mentioned? I don't see any that are cheaper, but I also don't see the ones that Alison got when I do a search. Just want to make absolutely sure — thanks! From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<DAlleyne@usa.doLgov> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 16:00 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Okay, thanks for clarifying. I've contacted CWT Sato and we've exhausted all of the options that are fully refundable and that are close to the original schedule of your present itinerary. The only options for fully refundable flights are the ones either or reserved, and you made it clear that their scheduled flights weren't optimal for you. It's best that you keep your present itinerary. Thanks for your patience and I hope we can move forward from this experience in a positive manner. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 12:30 PM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.doLgov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) < Darlene, I'm not upset at all, and I have every confidence that you'll continue to thoroughly assist us as you've done in the past. I wanted to note that I had requested refundable flights and that it was frustrating that we didn't know you were leaving in the middle of the day when this was ongoing, and we've covered that, so I don't feel any need to belabor it. I certainly understand it's complicated, and it wouldn't have been my choice to schedule it just a week and a half before — that was due to witness availability. I appreciate your help on all of our travel and it would be helpful for me to know what the flight options are if the one I had originally wanted is too expensive — when I looked on E2, it was the cheapest option available, which is why I requested it. If you could please let me know what other flights are available that are cheaper, I would be grateful. thanks very much, Alex. From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<DAlleyne@usa.doLgov> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 12:25 EFTA00104016 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Importance: High Apologies Alex, I was unaware that it would be such an inconvenience for you to travel the same departing flight as Alison. In the future, I'll only make amendments to your itinerary once you give the ok. Since my amendments weren't to your liking, I've called CWT Sato and reverted it back to your last itinerary with departing flight from JFK at 6:40pm, arriving in Paris, France at 8:00am, then departing Paris, France at 9:15am, arriving in Stockholm, Sweden at 11:55am. I've left the 2/7/20 flights as is. I've also amended the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel to a checkout date of 2/7/20 (the previous 1/24/20 itinerary had a checkout date of 2/6/20). I'm noticing that you're highly upset from this experience. I understand. I was only attempting to reserve not only your preferred flights, but the cheapest flights available and to not have it sold out due to the nature of the airline industry. I am not a travel agent, so I'm not a specialist in this area of expertise. And to be quite honest, the way it was phrased in your original email, you didn't ask me, you inferred to me that the flights you wanted me to book were refundable flights. That's the only reason I booked the flights you chose for the original itinerary. Also, all of your flights were scheduled before I left the Office, and I informed Budget and James Bullock of awaiting the scheduling of the hotel, so I wasn't the only person attempting to finalize your travel reservations. Since you feel I'm incapable of handling your preferred itinerary for this international trip in a professional manner, I would advise you ask for assistance from a CWT Sato Travel Agent if you require further amendments since they have access to all the flight info regarding if it's fully refundable, and could break it down to you live while you're on the phone so you could choose the best flight schedule for the dates and times you specify. The record locator is LVDGAX. The number for CWT Sato is (877) 905-9644. Again, apologies for making this international reservation an unpleasant experience. Foreign travel is much more complex process than the standard travel reservation, and is usually scheduled way in advance to account for the issues we're experiencing now. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SONY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: c Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 10:51 AM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.dohgov> Subject: RE: travel approval request ( New Fully Refundable Flight & Hotel Itinerary) Darlene, None of this changes the fact that you left the office without telling us in the middle of us all trying to schedule this trip, and then scheduled me on a non-refundable flight after I specifically said that we need refundable flights. In any event, the flight that Alison is on does not work for me, so if I'm not allowed to take the flight you originally booked for me, please send me a list of ALL refundable flight tickets that are within the allowable price range for departure on February 3 (arriving February 4) and departing February 7. Please don't just put me on flights without checking with me if they work. Thank you. EFTA00104017 From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<DAlleynePusa.doLgov> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 08:26 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request ( New Fully Refundable Flight & Hotel Itinerary) Importance: High Good morning Alex, Fortunately, there's was a 24 hour policy when booking a non-refundable trip so I knew that if any issues transpired, we could void the trip by COB today. Since the cost of the non-refundable trip previously reserved is astronomically high, I voided it and booked the same departing flight as with the same return date from the old itinerary that's fully refundable and much lower than the flight itinerary chosen. If you need to make any further amendments, you can now be assured that you'll be able to without penalty fees. Also, the new flight itinerary will be ticketed on 1/29/20, so you have even more time to make any adjustments before your trip to Stockholm, Sweden. Sorry for the inconvenience. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: < Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 7:43 PM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.dol,gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request Darlene, I wish you would have told us that you were leaving early today — we had a lot of travel issues and thought you would be assisting this afternoon. In particular, in my email about flights, I specifically asked to get a refundable fare, and you got me a non-refundable, so I had to call the government travel people tonight to switch it, since international travel *must* be refundable. The ticket will now be more expensive but it's required for us for international flights. From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 13:31 To: Darlene A. .Alleyne Subject: RE: travel approval request Darlene, Alison mentioned to me that you told her I had purchased refundable flights, but that's not quite right — I had asked you to make sure to get refundable tickets on the flights I listed below. Could you please double check and confirm that the flights you got for me are in fact refundable tickets? thanks, Alex. From: Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 23:37 To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.doj,gov> Cc: >; Subject: RE: travel approval request EFTA00104018 Darlene, 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, Alex. From: Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 17:54 To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.doLgov> Cc: Subject: RE: travel approval request Hi Darlene, 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: EFTA00104019 • 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 #: OAKE210 Thanks! From: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) < > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:56 PM To: Cc: ; ) < >; Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleyne@usa.doj,gov>; Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <CPerez3@usa.doj,gov>; Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Subject: RE: travel approval request Approved From: Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:49 PM To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: ; (USANYS) <DAlleyne@usa.doLgov> Subject: RE: travel approval request Ed, )< I>; Alleyne, Darlene 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, Alex. From: Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 09:58 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: .Alleyne Subject: RE: travel approval request Ed, ) < >; Darlene A. 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 EFTA00104020 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, Alex. From: Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 16:53 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: .Alleyne Subject: RE: travel approval request Ed, <->; Darlene A. 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, Alex. From: Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 13:55 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Subject: RE: travel approval request Ed, >; Darlene A. .Alleyne 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 Maurene, 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, Alex. From: Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 14:51 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Subject: RE: travel approval request Ed, 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, Alison, EFTA00104021 and/or Maurene, 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, Alex. From: Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 14:57 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Subject: RE: travel approval request Ed, 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 Alison or Alison and Maurene, 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. thanks very much, Alex. From: Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:57 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Subject: RE: travel approval request Thank you From: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) < > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:46 To: Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Subject: Re: travel approval request Approved Sent from my iPad On Apr 3, 2019, at 8:02 PM, Ed, wrote: For the same case as below, United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, Alison and I would like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for EFTA00104022 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. Alex. From: Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 18:32 To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) Cc: ) Subject: travel approval request Ed, and I would like to please request permission for travel for United States 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. Alex. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York 212.637.2415 EFTA00104023