EFTA00129175.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Memorandum of Interview Investigation #: Investigation Name: Location: Date: September 10, 2019 Time: Approximately 8:20 rr s Participant(s): Witness On the above date and a roximate time Special Agent and I introduced ourselves to (M). After being advised of the identity of the interviewee Agents, and that she was being interviewed as a witness and not under arrest, stated the following: 1. advised that she was recently deposed in a civil matter and as a result, sought the legal services of a friend who is an attorney. was subsequently informed that her presence was not needed. stated that she does not currently want to consult with an attorney, or have one present for this interview. was advised that she could stop the interview at any time if she wanted to consult with an attorney. a (.) in approximately 2007 when Mil was dating 2. met friend, Tamara Gerber. got to know through Gerber and eventually hired to look over some potential business deals had. has done a lot of work for since 2007. said usually aid as a sub-contractor, with the exception of a short period of time when had on the Polo Club pa roll. employee, or an employee of and as a friend, adding that she and better than her, with the exception of his daughters and his ex-wife. is not currentl companies. identified dated briefly, and that no one knows 3. advised that she owns a company called Weedoo. and her late husband started Weedoo in an attempt to get people to stop putting herbicides into the water. Weedoo built boats that can mechanically remove weeds and algae from the water in lieu of using chemicals. Memorandum Page 1 of 5 U.S. Treasury Criminal Investigation EFTA00129175 4. stated that she believes has Asperger's, Dyslexia and that he can't read. added that completed high school and attended college, but never finished college. 5. advised that has been experiencing "voids" recently. "l ed that she first noticed was deteriorating in 2013. claims has been seeinactors and that the doctors have come to a medical conclusion, however; does not believe it is her place to share diagnosis with us. 6. described (a as a "sociopath" and claimed tried to scam , with regards to the Palm House Hotel (PHH) deal in 2009. was contacted by Don Langdon, who informed was about to lose the PHH and was des erate. and met with a and his wife Mia (Mia). said she conducted an investigation into a and Mia and as a result advised that he would lose any money he lent the said ultimately bought the note on the PHH, in lieu of lending money. 8. In regards to the sale of the PHI-I to and a' use of EB- 5 investor funds, claimed that she and did not know that lien on the PHH wasn't filed until 6 months after the closing. said she and learned of the delayed filing when she read paperwork filed by Ryan Black (Black). 9. confronted his attorney, Craig Galle (Galle), about the delayed filing and Galle stated that it was not his responsibility to file the lien since he was not the closing agent. identified Les Evans (Evans) as the closing agent and stated that Evans had the responsibility of filing the lien. 10.= stated that while a owned the PHH, and could not walk into the PHH without being invited. 11. explained that she and loved the PHH and sold it because it was ready to open, and that is not in the business of hotel operations. 12. recalled that around 2010, was starting to lose his assets including a hotel in Nantucket, MA. flew to Nantucket with to look at the Nantucket hotel as a potential investment. planned on bidding on the hotel once it came up for auction, however, shortly before the auction, ■ learned that his auction fee was stolen b John Voloshin, and that was not registered to bid on the hotel. had met Voloshin at a dinner in Florida, and Voloshin convinced to let Voloshin handle the bidding process for the hotel. Memorandum Page 2 of 5 U.S. Treasury Criminal Investigation EFTA00129176 13. did not know of any offer by to purchase the Nantucket hotel from TD Bank for 10 million dollars. added that did not go through her on this offer. found this surprising stating that went through her for the other potential deal relating to this property. 14.In regards to 10 million dollar offer, opined that likely never intended oriiirchasing the Nantucket hotel, and this would explain why never got involved. added that was probably just testing the waters, and had been serious about rchasing the hotel, would advised that does not like to invest in have involved properties that he has to fly to. 15. stated that it would not be accurate to say took care of the Nantucket deal for ex lained that in the end, makes the final decision. added that is the one with "all the zeros in his bank account". 16. opined that it made sense for a to own a hotel in Nantucket because already owned a house there. added that Mia used a loan from to save this house from foreclosure. explained that told that Mia needed a loan because Mia was leaving her husband. later found out Mia used the money to save the Nantucket house. 17. When the loan came due, requested go to the a' home at 101 Casa Bendita in Palm Beach, FL and take pictures of all their assets. Eventually the loan was paid back, but does not know how. 18. advised that was infatuated with Mia and that was easil swayed by attractive women. stated that she worked hard to show that Mia wasn't leaving her husband, and eventually convinced that they were staying together. 19. s tated that did not loan money to Mia for financial gain, and that was simply seeking companionship from Mia. added that hated the house in Nantucket, and never had any interest in buying it for himself. 20. opined that she overheard a conversation between Mia and in . was able to hear this conversation which Mia was taunting because accidently called from his cell phone during the conversation with Mia. 21. advised that she and also looked at ' assets in Connecticut to include 59 Elm Street in New Haven. added that was a con-artist but that he had assets. 22. did not recognize Keith Mahler (Mahler) from his photograph, but recalled Memorandum Page 3 of 5 U.S. Treasury Criminal Investigation EFTA00129177 seeing Mahler's name on documents relating the 59 Elm Street. also recalled stating that would need to get Mahler out of the way if wanted the 59 Elm St. property. added that always goes to the source when looking at potential investments. 23. identified Galle as a good liti ator but not exceptionally intelli ent added that Galle has been around for many years, and that does not like chap stated that has gone on trips with Galle, at Galle's ri kest. = opined that likes to feel smarter than his attorneys. prefers small one man law firms, and that 24. recalled that Jeffrey Epstein attempted to come on a yacht while it was docked in Palm Beach. a anc Stein's yachts were docked next to each other, and Epstein approached yacht with a 14 year old Russian irl said she identified the gia age by speaking in Russian to the girl. then told Epstein to leave. = said this was the only time she saw Epstein and that doesn't know who Epstein is. 25. explained a relationships with younger women by stating that wants to be the young guy everyone wants. stated that the young girls prey on for his money, and then = "claws back" when they no longer want to be with him. 26. asserted that would never put his hands on a woman, adding that may yell or threaten women, but he would never hurt them. believes the women = dated were too easily frightened by , adding that a stronger women would not have been frightened. 27. identified Jessica Nicodemo Nicodemo) and Tiffany Richtmeyer (Richtmeyer) as two of the women dated. stated that Nicodemo is the only one of a girlfriend's that did not date for his money. added that Nicodemo wanted to marry = but would not want to get married again. stated that Richtmeyer is a friend of , and is a nice girl, but is a bit "messed up". 28. asserted that she had no knowledge or involvement in filing liens on various women. advised that has a new girlfriend. could not recall her name but said her "American" name is Angela. 29. opined that all sociopaths have a "trig er" added that trigger was fearr of abandonment. However, asserted that was not a sociopath. = stated that under pressure will choose to "fight over flight". 30. recalled Black callin and asking for to put Black in contact with . As a result, and met Black and Joe Walsh (Walsh) at Ruth Chris steakhouse. Black and Walsh wanted to inform of improprieties at the PHH. claimed stood up and stated that, as a Memorandum Page 4 of 5 U.S. Treasury Criminal Investigation EFTA00129178 lender, he could not be a part of the meeting. then left, motioning for to follow him. 31. advised that hates dinking. 32.At approximately 10:50 am, Step Father, possibly Jim Everett, entered the house and was introduced to the agents. The interview was paused until Mr. Everett left a few minutes later. 33. During the interview, Eli answered a phone call Mi identified as being from her office. We thanked Mi for her time and served her with a subpoena for testimony in New Haven, CT on September 26, 2019. The interview concluded at approximately 10:55 am. I prepared this memorandum on September 16 and 17, 2019, after refreshin m memory from notes made during and immediately after the interview with Stephen M. , Jr. FBI - Special Agent Memorandum Page 5 o15 U.S. Treasury Criminal Investigation EFTA00129179