EFTA00151771.pdf

From: (NY) (FBI)" `AMINIMI.> To: (CI) (FBI)" <MINIMIE> Cc: "MM (1=MINIIMIb" Subject: RE: Approach and GJ subpoena Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:28:18 +0000 Importance: Normal I just spoke with him. Thank you! Original Messa e From: (CI) (FBI) Sent: Tuesda Jul 09, 2019 4:23 PM To: . NY FBI Cc: Subject: RE: Approach and GJ subpoena I have assigned this to SA He will contact you regarding this witness and some logistics options for serving this. Thank you, Original Messa e From: (NY) (FBI) Sent: 11i, da , Jul 09, 2019 3:35 PM To: CI FBI Cc: Subject: Approach and GJ subpoena HIM, It was nice to speak with you on the phone. Like I briefly explained on the call, my partner (who is cc'd on this email) and I are working the Epstein case. Thank you for your assistance in Ohio. Below is some background regarding this case. Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minor girls and conspiring with others to traffic minor girls for paid sex acts. He has been charged in the Southern District of New York, for conduct that occurred in locations including New York and Florida. He faces up to 45 years in prison on the current charges. (FYSA: Epstein previously was investigated by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI in Florida, which led to him receiving a non-prosecution agreement in connection with some of his conduct in Florida. The non- prosecution agreement does not apply to the Southern District of New York, and even if it did, we are charging conduct beyond the scope of that agreement.) Criminal conduct overview: For a period of many years, including the early-mid 2000s, Epstein enticed dozens and possibly hundreds of underage girls to engage in sexual activity with him in exchange for money. The girls would go to his houses, including in Palm Beach, Florida, and Manhattan, New York, with the understanding that they were going to give a man an erotic massage and would be paid $200-300. During the massages, Epstein would have the girls take off some or all of their clothes, and then he would escalate the sexual nature of the massages, either during the first encounter or during subsequent encounters. The sexual activity included him groping victims and EFTA00151771 directly touching victims' genitals with his hands and with sex toys. In order to keep getting new young girls to exploit, Epstein would offer to pay these victims more money just to bring other new girls—the "recruiter" victims wouldn't have to perform the massages and the sexual acts, just the new girl would, and the "recruiter" victim would get paid the same amount of money (hundreds of dollars). Epstein or his associates would pay the girls in cash. Epstein's primary recruiters were young girls, including his victims, though we believe it is possible other individuals also assisted in recruiting (including possibly individuals listed below). To schedule these encounters, Epstein and his employees would call the girls, or the girls would call Epstein and his employees. We have records of phone messages from numerous girls to set up these encounters. Leslie Wexner, DOB is a long-time friend and associate of Epstein, and has been reported to have had a decades-long business relationship with him. Wexner is a billionaire and a founder of The Limited clothing company. If he wants to voluntarily talk when he is approached, we are interested in knowing about his relationship with Epstein and his knowledge and observations of Epstein with young girls, but we expect he likely will just be a subpoena drop. His address is New Albany, Ohio . I've attached the subpoena. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Thanks again for your help. SA FBI New York VCAC/HT EFTA00151772