EFTA00129931.pdf

17.1 (Rev. IGS-11)15) ATTENTION The fryllowing docunients appearing in FBI filea have ken reviewed under the provisions of The Freedom of Information Act (FOTA) (ride. 5, United Sates Code, terakin552); Privacy Act of 1974 (PA) OttIps, United States Code, Seedan 5:52.ak and/or Litigation. FOWPA 0 Litigation Requester:. tr—K I 111/ Vag %Weis Pt rein 2notrinUeZ Computa or Case Idadifacation Nunat [369/4 -8 Title of Cask Section / • File 72 -AIMA/r3V.7••• PLA Serials Reviewed: K Executive Order Applied Release Location: *File Section This file season his been :tanned into the FOIPA Document Processing System (FDPS) prior to National Seewity Claisifecation review. Please see the documents located in the FDPS for current classification action, if warranted. File Number:, Section Serial(s)Reviewed: FOIPA Request= F0IPA Subject FORA Computer Number:. Fife bhmibea Secdort Saial(s) Reviewed: F0IPA Requester: FOIPA Subject: EWA Computer Numben File Number:. Section Serials) Reviewed: F0IPA Requester:. FÖIPA.Subject FQ1PA ~putt:Number: THIS FORM IS TO BE MAINTAINED AS THE TOP SERIAL OF THE FILE, BUT NOT S.ERIALIZED. SCANNED BY DoeLab (RM Date: 1,2•44.15. Last Stash -IS ) ATTENTION DO NOT REMOVE FROM FILE EFTA00129931 T" " FD;-759. Revised 10:01-2009 Page I' W FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGWON. . Notification of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order Background Information To: Miami Date: 10/28/2009 from: Miami For FBI. Field Office Use Only Ott: Contact Name: (MM) (FBI) Extension: Squad: PB•2 € COMeriSal MO/AWN - 0 COW EleCtrOnk SVIVei54fCt Case File ID: 72-MM-113327-ELA Title Text: ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ; OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE OIA Authority to Consensually Monitor in a Two-Party State -Are you seeking OIA Authority for a CHS to consensually monitor In a two-party state? 0 OIA Authority far CHS to consensually monitor in a two-party state? (OIA authonty for CNS Is only valid for 9i) day increments - additional 90 day increments win require Submission of another F0-759) .0 CIA Authority for an FBI employee, UCE, cooperating citizen or other party: Consensual monnonng. can be authorized for the duration of tne Investigation unless the morutortrp circumstances substantially change. € No (consensual Monitoring can be authorized for the duration of the Investigation unless the. nionnoring circumstances substantially change) OIA approval (erect* snag be maintained In the appropriate CHS Me with a copy placed In the appropriate USIA file. Investigation Classification Level (Z. Unclassified 0 Confidential 0 Secret. 72.4411- ntsv---8414- EFTA00129932 rf F6-759 Revised 10.01.2009 Page 2 NI. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Notification of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order 1. Reason for Proposed Use: 2 Types of Equipment: Collect Evidence TeIghone 24. Equipment Concealed: Telephone —Ina 3. Interceptee(s): (If Pubtic Official, Include Title and Entity) 4. Consenting Party (Identify ONLY on Field Office Copy): Name: Alfredo Rodriguez Nonconfidential Party C Protect Identity _ Name: igialligt-----. o, and others yet unknown 4a. The following mandatory requirements have been or will be met prior to Consensual Monitoring taking place: O Rational Security (T Criminal E Consenting party Ms agreed to testify; '74 Consenting party has agreed to execute the consent form '—' prior to monitoring/recording; & r,, Recording/transmitting device will be activated onlywhen .-1 consenting party Is present. EFTA00129933 r• I: a FD-759 I Revised 10-01-2009 Pave 3 W BUREAU OF INVESTICITION . Notification of Authority Granted for Use of I Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order 5. Location where monconng wiz likely occur: 6. Duration of proposed use: Location (City, Southern District of Florida County or Other) State Florida Will the m0rilt0rlop occur in the temtOry of another drviSiont C Yes fi! No A.. For the duration of Investigation n (including CIA for FBI employees) O For 90 days (01A for CHS - renew ever/ 90 days) 6b. Check box if verbal authority was obtained. E Name: --- Date: 10/28/2009 • I 7. Chief Division Counsel (CDC)/Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has been contacted, foresees no entrapment, and has advised monitoring is legal & appropriate. S. Violations Title: 18 u.S.C: 1509 & 1510 Navm: (MM) (FBI) Date of Contact: 10/28/2009 CDC R : Initials: Date: /0494009 Field Office: Miami EFTA00129934 a FR-759 ' Reined 10.01.2009 Page 4 W FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGMON, Notification. of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic.Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order 9. 003 approval Is required If the requested monitoring Includes any of the following sensitive circumstances (Check ad that apply): O amto onit veorioneg , arelates to person w fro) ha invsesetigatici rved zofsuachmeraber of acity wcithim;ingress the v, aevfec iolversa2ljyt:dagrse, a member of the Executive Branch at level 1Y or 0 Monitoring relates to an investigation of the Governor, lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General of any state or territory, or a Judge or Justice of the highest Court of and State or Territory, and the offense Investigated Is one invoking bnbery, conflict of interest or extortion relating to the performance of his/her official duties. a—, Consenting/non-Consenting Party IS or has been a member of the Witness Security Program and that fact Is known to the agency involved or its officers. 0 COntrentwi9/Borrtonsenting party IS In the custody of the Bureau of Prisons of the U.S. Marshals Service. 0 Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal ONision, or the U.S. Attorney in the district where an Investigation is being conducted has requested the Investigating agency obtain prior written consent for making a consensual Intercept:3n in a specific Investigation. 10. Synopsis and predicate of Case (the synopsis of the investigation shookd articulate pertinent, timely facts and predication for which the. Purpose of the consensual monitoring Is reouested): On or about August of lames Edwards; date of birth was contacted by Alfredo Rodriguez, date of birth Edwards is an attorney who Is representing four female individuals who are suing Jeffrey Epstein. Rodriguez was an employee for Epstein. Edward's deposed Rodriguez and served him with a federal subpoena to provide any and all documents relating to the case. Rodriguez Is trying to sell Edwards: documents that he claims are pertinent to the civil case. Edwards explained to Rodriguez that hIS demands are illegal and that he was obligated under the subpoena to turn the documents over. Rodriguez Is still demanding $50,000.00 for the documents. Edwards will make a consensual call to Rodriguez and introduce an Under Cover Employee (UCE) to complete the transaction. n `-' Some states', by law, do not authorize one patty consensual recording of conversations nor provide for a law enforcement exception to this pronibmon. Under the AGG.Dorri, one party consensual recording of communications hibkion, to, from, or within such states IS Otherwise Illegal ACtiv4y. By signature below, the SAC, or a oesigne, approves the consenting party's OtherwiSe Illegal Activity in Conducting one party consensual recordings of communications when one or both parties are in a state requiring two party consent. Approval/Review 11. 12. ASAC (d applicable) Sp patio/m / 09 Signature; pate: i 13. Signature pate: I. FBI H Approvals 14. Unit Chief (If sensitive circumstances exist) Signature: pate: : EFTA00129935 0 YD-340 (Rev. 442.03) File Number IA( /2--M IA -1 i - aft- Field Office Acquiring Evidence IA Pt Serial # of Originating Document Date Received to (2.40q From a k eisr . 24coavt( (Three otCondO>utordaterviewce) crs By To Be Returned 0 Yes Receipt Given 0 Yes rr No Grand Jury Material - Disseminate Only Pursuant to Rule 6 (e) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedurei2..... 1,7;:0 0 Yes LT Federal Taxpayer Information (FTI) 0 Ycs a No Title: Reference: (Ccernaurica6on Encbsing Material) Description: Ekt- frriginal notesarrintaximmuF FO-412_. • vs •••••••=4••••••• EFTA00129936 FD472 (Rev. 1442) 101“1.1; 00 GINDO dress authorize special Agents aid end y r S pArsift.1 Aja0,4 of the Federal Bunt ofinvestigsion, United States Deceetmerd oflustice, to: CO install a recording device on any tdephone utilized by me for the purpose of recording any tdenhone con ion(s) I may have vrith Alf /UM -Roe • uea and others as yet unknown (Name of Subjoa(s)) on o t lig /23 01 (Date) I must be a party to any conversation in orde to m at conversaion. I therefore agree not to leave the recording equipment unattended or take any =ion which is likely to result in the recording of convassions to which I am nonparty. and/or to; install a Trap and Trace device in conjunaion with the appropriate provida(s) of electronic or wire communications sat and/or long distance mina for the purpose of idaniffing telephone numbers font Ivrifidt incoming calls are placed to telephone number loaned at which is used by me. I have given this written pamission to the abovestantod Special Agents voluntarily, and without flutes or pmmises ofany kind.. (Srpreo Ft) Witnesses: EFTA00129937 © FD-340(lev.4-11.0J) File Number MM - 11-532: 7 - et-A Field Office Acquiring Evidence t-11 Serial 0 of Originating Document Date Received O (z4 From (N.= of r.' cc) (Clly arui Statc) By To Be Returned 0 Yes Erio Receipt Given 0 Yes ag— No Grand Jury Material - Disseminate Only Pursuant to Rule 6 (e) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, El Yes rOl No Federal Taxpayez Intonation (FT!) El Yes a No Title: Reference: (Cornunicanon Enclosing Material) • Description: giOriginalmspessannisammeot' Fb-412, EFTA00129938 and 1111111ERI 113472 (Ite..1442) Alfrk Aeotan Com41 Car r.) authorize special Agents Gn y 0-M-6 t- Bureau of Investigaion, United States Department offustice, to: ofthe Federd install a recording device on any tdephone utilized by me for the purpose of rcmr;1 7/nY trneACCInri*S) 12 3). have with rcr nht r) sue, and others as yet urdmown (blame of Subject(s)11 on or about /0/14/1• 0 01 (Dse) and continuing thereala. I understand that I must be a party to any conversation in order to record that conversation I therefore agree not to leave the recording equipment unattended or take any aaion which is likely to result in the recording ofoanversations to which Ian not a party. aneVor to: O install a Trap aid Trace device in conjunction with the appropriate provida(s) of electronic or wire communications service and/or long distance carrier for the purpose of identi feing telephone numbers torn which incoming calls at placed to telephone number located at which is used by me. I have given this vdittm permission to the abovonarned Special Agents %alum-ally, and without threats or promises of any kind. AMR_ 04,41•n) 1,332-1 EFTA00129939 ED-17100v. 6-14)) 10 In boom PAIAA tou4yi hereby authori 0.A y of tier of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. United States Department of Justice, to place a Al Body Recorder on my person fee the purpose of recording any cone sections Trammitta with A I frank 4 and others as ) et unknown which f may have on or about nod ri guel- cc—orso,“0» o liP/0 9 (D•10 , Special Agents and continuing thematic:until such time as either I revoke my permission or the FBI terminates the Investigation . I have given this NTitten permission to the abovonamed Special Agents voluntarily and without threats or promises of any kind. I undersund that I must be a party to any conversation in order to record that convassion. .f therefue agree not to leave the mottling equipment unattended or take any other. action which is likely to result in the recording ofconverssions to %%frith I am note party. 6s1 -AM- /133ii EFTA00129940 arly ED4D.a04$49) hereby authorize &A ?e erktx6r Federal Bureau of Investigation, United Statts Department of Justiee, to utilize Closed Cireuit Television (CCTV) video equipment in pranises {ombed at to view /ICA l 5O/.4ce art Ci‘ Special Agents of the (Dnutle snabbe .4~4 (i e. resideacip litats lin resteinza ror &le Ø) for the purpose of viewing and/ot video rcoording 4 lir t &Gir; g Gie Nalla &Mat) and othas asget unknown on or atout t /10 3 /0 9 and condnuing thereafta. (Nk) J have given this roritten parnission to the above.ramed Special Agents voluntatily, and witeut threats or promiscs of any kind. salin), (sametre) may have with EFTA00129941 FD-759 Revised 10.01.2009 Page 1 W FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIATION Notification of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order Background Information To: Miami Date: 10/28/2009 From: Miami For FBI Feld Orrice Use Only Olt: Contact Name: (MM) (FBI) Extension: Sguad: PB-2 0 Consensual iterdoring c Other Elearcalc Surveillance Case file ID: 72-MM-113327-ELA Title Text: ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ; OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE O1A Authority to Consensually Monitor in a Two-Party State Are you seeking O1A Authority for a OiS to consensually monitor in a two-party state? O O1A Authority for CHS to consensually monitor in a two-party state? (O1A authority for CHS is only valid for 90 day Increments - additional 90 day increments will require submission of another FD-759) 0 O1A Authority for an FBI employee, UCE, cooperating citizen or other pany.Consensual monitoring can te authorized for the duration of the Investigation unless the monitoring circumstances substantially change. a; No (consensual monitoring can be authorized for the duration of the investigation unless the monitoring circumstances Substantially change) OIA approval for a CMS shall be maintained In the appropriate CHS Me with a copy placed in the apPrOPrlate ELSUR tile. Investigation Classification Level G Unclassified C Confidential C Secret -72.441-1-I13327--aA-Z EFTA00129942 4 a FD-759 Revised 10.0i-2009 Paget lllir FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGMTION. Notification. of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order 2. Reason for Proposed Use: 2. Types of Equipment: Collect Evidence Telephone Body Recorder CCTV without Audio 2a. Equipment Concealed: In a Telephone On a Person In a Motel Roan 3. Interceotee(s): (If Public Official, Include Tale and Entity) 4. Consenting Party (Identify ONLY on Field Office Copy): Name: Alfredo Rodriguez UCE 17 Protect Identity Source S: SRO 0 And others yet unknown 4a. The folkiwing mandatory requirements naye been oc will be met. prior to Consensual Monitoring taldng place: C National Security rt. Criminal FL Consenting party has agreed to testify; r Consenting party has agreed to execute the consent form prior to monitoring/recording; & r, Recording/transmitting device will be activated only when 11-4 consenting Party is present. EFTA00129943 a FD-759 Revised 10-01-2009 Rage 3 IIF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGMON Notification of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order 5. Location where monitoring wal witty occur: 6. Ouration of proposed use: county (Ctrtie southern District of Florida County or Other) state Florida Will the monitoring occur in the territory of another division? O Tes 6! NO a For the duration of investigation - (Including 01A for FBI employees) O For 90 days (01A for CMS • renew every 90 days) 6b. Check box if verbal authority was obtained. E Name: Date: 10/28/2009 (t1” 7. Chief Division Counsel (00C)/Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has been contacted, foresees no entra meat and has advised monitoring is legal & appropriate. B. Violations Title: 18 u.s.c: 1509 & 1510 Name: MM) (FBI) Date of Contact: 10/28/2009 CDC Review: Initials: Date: 04 44 9 Field Office. Miami EFTA00129944 • • • FD-759 Revised zo•01.2009 Page 4 llIlir FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICITON Notification of Authority Granted for Use of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - Not Requiring a Court Order 9. OO) approval Is required if the requested monitoring Includes any of the following sensitive circumstances (Check all that apply): e-. Monitoring relates to an Investigation of a member of Congress, a federal Judge, a member of the Executive Branch at Level IV or above, or a person who has served In such capaetY within the previous 2 years. n Monitoring relateS to an investigation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General of any state or territory, or a Judge or Justice of the highest court of and State or Territory, and the offense investigated Is one Involving bribery, conflict of interest, or extortion relating to the performance of his/her official duties. el "--, Consenting/non-consenting party Is or has been a member of the Witness Security Program and that fact Is known to the agency involved or its officers. o Corisenting/nOn-cordenting party Is In the custody of the Bureau of Prisons of the U.S. Marshals Service. 0 Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, or the U.S. Attorney In the giblet where an investigation is being conducted has requested the Investigating agency obtain prix wntten consent for making a consensual Interception In a specific investigation. 10. Synopsis and predicate of Case (the synopsis of the Investigation should articulate pertinent, timely facts and predication for which the purpose of the consensual monitoring Is requested): On or about August of James Edwards, date of birth was contacted by Alfredo Rodriguez, date of birth Edwards Is an attorney who Is represen ing four female individuals who are suing Jeffrey Epstein. R nguez was an employee for Epstein. Edward's deposed Rodriguez and served him with a federal subpoena to provide any and all documents relating to the case. Rodriguez Is trying to sell Edwards documents that he claims are pertinent to the civil case. Edwards explained to Rodriguez that his demands are illegal and that he was obligated under the subpoena to turn the documents over. Rodriguez is still demanding $50,000.00 for the documents. Edwards will make a consensual call to Rodriguez and introduce an Under Cover Employee (UCE) to complete the transaction. The UCE will call Rodriguez to collect criminal conversation and set up a meeting. UCE will meet with Rodriguez to collect criminal conversation and complete the transaction. C lel Some states, by law, do not authorize one parry consensual recording of conversations nor provide for a taw enforcement exception to this prohibition. Under the AGG-Dom, one party consensual recording of communications to, from, or within such states Is Otherwise Illegal Activity. By signature below, the SAC, or a designee, approves the consenting party's Otherwise Illegal Activity In conducting one party consensual recordings of communications when one or both parties are in a state requiring two party consent. Approval/Review 11. S 12.ASAC (if applicable) Sig Pate: i 01 7S14) Signature: sate: 13. S applicable) Signature: pate: FBI H Approvals 14. Unit Chief (If sensitive circumstances exist) Signature: pate: i EFTA00129945 (Rev. 0501.2008) UNCLASSIFIED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence:. ROUTINE Date: 02/04/2010 To: Attn: From; Miami PB-2/Palm Beach. County-RA Contact; SA Approved By:; Drafted By; cjp Case ID #:'72-MM-113327 (Pending) —0 2_5 Title; ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ; OBSTRUCTION Synopsis; EO.regarding late submission of recordings to ELSUR < Details: Consensually- monitored:phone calls between subject ALFREDO-,RODRIGUEZ and complaining witness (CW) BRADLEY EDWARDS and. phone, calls between. RODRIGUEZ an. FBI UCE, along with audio and video surveillance of the take. down. of RODRIGUEZ on November-3/ 2909 were_submittedlate..due to.the case agent preparing and leaving-tor- a temporary duty' assignment. to Afghanistan.: • • wpd UNCLASSIFIED 7j ,//- M.3.27-a-3 1-earititm— 11532% -023 EFTA00129946