EFTA00159321.pdf

YEI-RD(Ret—(440) -1 -4 1: - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Omouv._Reeees Darden 11/26/2019 date of birth (DOB) was interviewed pursuant to a proffer agreement at west Palm Beach, Florida. Present for the interview was a orney along with AUSA III, AUSA , apecial Agent M, and Detective IIII After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the interview, provided the following information: left modeling when she took a job offered by JEFFREY EPSTEIN. started working for EPSTEIN in approximately 2005 and left in early 2006. traveled on trips with EPSTEIN to help as his assistant. 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EPSTEIN was looking through portfolios and saw photograph of her wearing only swim bottoms. and ZEMPOLI were at a night club with EPSTEIN, who was there with a woman who believed was took phone number. Someone called, either a girl or EPSTEIN, and invited to dinner. went to EPSTEIN's residence on 71st Street in Manhattan. This was the first one on one interaction had with EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN made her wait; she heard him playing the piano. did not recall if she went upstairs. and EPSTEIN had dinner in the dining room. This room was straight ahead when you walked into his home. EPSTEIN asked what she liked to do. told EPSTEIN that she liked studying and that she was a good student. They talked about travels and having a model contract in Japan and South Korea. mentioned that she thought there was a lot of Russian prostitution. EPSTEIN told her, "That's what I like best." recalled EPSTEIN saying something that made her uncomfortable. EPSTEIN gave a tour of the house, took her to the massage room and had her lay down, took a "vibrating thing" and rubbed it on her. told him to stop. room on the same floor as the master bedroom. A driver took home and she remembered being tearful in the car. described the massage room as a small, very dark The next morning or a day later, recalled that EPSTEIN called her. was unsure how everything progressed from there. EPSTEIN may have offered her an English class, which attended. EPSTEIN offered 3524-009 Page2ofil SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009320 EFTA00159322 FD-302e (Rev 54-10) 31E—NY-3027571 (V) Proffer of Contimmionar0.302of Interview 41 ,o, 07/12/2019 Mgt 3 of 11 her a job approximately at the end of 2004. EPSTEIN offered an apartment in New York on 66th Street in Manhattan. EPSTEIN offered job with Victoria's Secret, which was a photo shoot. EPSTEIN told that she needed to work out to be a model and told her to go to a specific gym. had traveled to Florida with EPSTEIN on his plane. did not have a driver's license. went with organized by EPSTEIN. to the floor of Wall Street on a trip met GHISLAINE MAXWELL at her house around the end of 2004. MAXWELL told to purchase items like toiletries prior to getting offered the job. The job responsibilities included running errands, and helping who was EPSTEIN's personal assistant. was immediate supervisor. MAXWELL gave direction. had intimate relations with EPSTEIN, but did not have intercourse. EPSTEIN had multiple sexual encounters with felt this was personal. a described as having big brown eyes and chin length blonde hair. helped with errands, traveled with them, called pilots, and purchased things for EPSTEIN's plane. In Palm Beach, answered calls and confirmed massage appointments. was given this responsibility shortly after beginning to work for EPSTEIN. mainly stayed in Palm Beach, while home was in Miami. WHen stayed in Palm Beach, she slept in EPSTEIN's house in one of the bedrooms. Typically, had to travel with EPSTEIN. When they traveled to EPSTEIN's island, stayed with him on the island. They traveled a lot to Boston, specifically visiting Harvard. They met with MARTIN NOVACK and ALAN DERSHOWITZ. traveled to New Mexico and Paris with EPSTEIN. spent the most time in the Virgin Islands with EPSTEIN so EPSTEIN could count his time in the island to establish for tax residency. Other people that traveled regularly with EPSTEIN besides MAXWELL, 3524-009 Page3of11 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009321 EFTA00159323 FD.302e (Rev $4,10) 31E—NY-3027571 (V) Proffer of ContimationaF0J02of Interview 41 and were BRUNEL, IGOR, and a chef. a casual relationship with EPSTEIN. was introduced by . IGOR was EPSTEIN's personal trainer. .on 07/12/2019 ,per 4 of 11 was EPSTEIN's girlfriend. In New York, , JEAN LUC had ran errands, bought things, went to EPSTEIN's house and sat in on meetings. worked in MAXWELL's house on the ground floor in New York. was given an apartment in the same building as MAXWELL. spent most of her time in New York at MAXWELL's home. did not recall if she had made phone calls from New York. LESLIE GROFF was EPSTEIN's assistant in EPSTEIN's Madison Avenue office who scheduled his appointments for people coming to his house, including massage appointments. GROFF made those phone calls to schedule appointments. Fairly early on after working for EPSTEIN, began helping schedule massage appointments. In reference to knowing what occurred during the massages, stated, "It happened to me in the Virgin Islands, so I assumed that was happening to everyone else during their massages." saw women in his New York house that she understood were there to give massages. other girls. Another girl named would also bring other girls. brought two girls who were dancers/ballerinas, who stated that they were 16 years old. and he would buy them dancing shoes. was at his New York residence a lot and would bring may have been there. EPSTEIN told them that At the time, was not sure if the girls who massaged EPSTEIN were underage but it seemed consensual and knew it was a sexual massage. had research girls on Twitter. One girl named IIII was 17 in New York. was approximately 21 years old. EPSTEIN's massages were approximately twice a day everyday in New York and Palm Beach. In New York, EPSTEIN also had a lot of meetings. met in approximately 2004. roommate who may have assisted. was 3524-009 Page4ofil SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009322 EFTA00159324 FD-302a (Rev $4,10) 31E—NY-3027571 (V) Proffer of Contimmionar0.302of Interview 41 ,o, 07/12/2019 .p.,g, 5 of 11 In Palm Beach, was responsible for answering phones and confirming massage appointments if wasn't around. EPSTEIN, as well as would ask to do this. showed girls to the massage room and set up the table for them. also bought tickets for comedy clubs for EPSTEIN. was also responsible for researching things for EPSTEIN and running errands. When traveling from New York to Palm Beach, set up the schedule for massages or gave a list of people to call for appointments. may have called from New York to make appointments for Palm Beach, but mostly made those calls. Part of the regular routine for was to check in with EPSTEIN in the morning. EPSTEIN would be in his office, gym, or by the pool. would see who EPSTEIN wanted her to call; EPSTEIN gave her a list. was someone EPSTEIN commented on. EPSTEIN commented on SAT score massaged EPSTEIN and hung out at the Palm Beach house, then went to New York. EPSTEIN helped get an internship. was told how to make calls and told what to say. When called to confirm appointments she said, "This is calling on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein...calling to confirm the massage appointment." EPSTEIN was upset when she used his name when confirming massage appointments. EPSTEIN told her to never use his name when calling people. On the calls, discussed what time confirm appointments. appointments. appointments. EPSTEIN wanted they would come. EPSTEIN pushed her to call and had to call multiple times to confirm did not remember ever calling men to confirm massage to put eye cream on him. EPSTEIN became upset with her if she missed a day. If missed a phone call for a massage appointment, EPSTEIN became very upset and left her a nasty voincemail. EPSTEIN raised his voice to thought that EPSTEIN was originally going to teach her about finance. EPSTEIN sent her to one to two business meetings but then was different after she started working for him. EPSTEIN became stressed with her, asking her, "Do you want to work?" when referring to her calling girls. 3524-009 Page5ofil SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009323 EFTA00159325 FD-302a(tev $4, 10) 31E-NY-3027571 (U) Proffer of ContinuationofF0.302of Interview 411 .O, 07/12/2019 .p.,g, 6 of 11 often called and asked the girls about another girl. asked her to do this. recalled calling and asked her to bring another girl. called and asked her to bring another girl. was upset with because called home where her parents lived. Girls had mentioned to that they could not come because they had school. The girls would come in from the rear of the house, near the kitchen. offered them water. told them to go upstairs. The massage room was attached to his master bathroom with sauna, steam room, and closet, with the massage table inside the closet. may have put a towel on the table. EPSTEIN told to give the girls a hair band. was present one time when a girl massaged EPSTEIN. massaged EPSTEIN in Palm Beach. left during most massages, going about her tasks around the house. The massages took approximately an hour. Sometimes EPSTEIN called downstairs and sometimes during the massage he would call other people. knew the massage was done when the girl would come downstairs. EPSTEIN paid the girls; he always had a huge amount of money in his bag. He paid the girls approximately $200. and typically stayed a bit longer after the massage. If a girl brought another girl, one would go upstairs while the one who brought the girl hung out downstairs. brought girls. EPSTEIN may have asked to pay the girls for him. was instructed to bring girls from Miami to Palm Beach; these girls were associated with Ideal Models. talked about a time where one girl was sitting on the couch visibly upset and EPSTEIN had a friend who was a doctor there who told them that the girl did not feel well. EPSTEIN had a car service take the girl home. Palm Beach massages happened twice a day everyday. typed up a list of girls to call in Palm Beach and printed a few copies. threw these away. This list was specific to massages. were ■ recalled one girl calling and talking about college. The girls women. did not know their exact age. Thinking back on it, felt that she should have had the impression that they were 3524-009 Page6ofil SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009324 EFTA00159326 FD-302a(Rtv 54,10) 31E-NY-3027571 (U) Proffer of ContinuolionofFOJ02of Interview 411 ,o, 07/12/2019 .p.,g, 7 of 11 underage. She was used to women being around older men in the modeling industry. recalled IIII, and traveling on EPSTEIN's plane from New York to Palm Beach. recalled other girls names that were at EPSTEIN's house, including , and . There were more girls but could not recall all of their names. The girls were students, not models. Some may have been in a horse back riding club. The girls asked for assistance to go to college. may have had a personal relationship in the past with EPSTEIN but had not heard anything. assumed because EPSTEIN was always with a girl. took a lot of photographs. took photographs of in the Virgin Islands. EPSTEIN had told that it was ok to undress. There were a lot of nude photographs in EPSTEIN's home. There were also nude photographs in the gym in the New York house. In Palm Beach, was in the living room and started stripping when started taking photographs. kept the photographs in binders in MAXWEL1's house. felt that took advantage of her because she had do "nasty tasks" and had her constantly running. felt that made her do the heavy lifting. and were friendly with each other but did not like how treated her. When called to confirm appointments, she sometimes left a voicemail with her cell number for a call back. could not remember if she and talked about what happened with the massages or if made comments about the girls. In the Virgin Islands, they would travel to the island by boat. had to give EPSTEIN massages. A girl named would come to the island to give EPSTEIN massages. In the morning, would go to his office. There were different beach huts on the island. EPSTEIN would take a golf cart around the island. EPSTEIN worked out a lot on the island. When they 3524-009 Page7ofil SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009325 EFTA00159327 FD.3C0.2 (Rev 54.10) 31E—NY-3027571 (UI Proffer of CaminumionofFD)02d Interview Al .on 07/12/2019 ,Peer 8 of 11 were on the island, it was more leisure time. There was a room by the kitchen where they all watched TV. Some of tasks included researching things online and making online purchases. There was a house manager who would ask people about allergies and they would have to fill out a card. Other tasks was responsible for were buying furniture. was also instructed to buy sex toys from a sex shop in New York, but could not recall who had told her to buy them. thought the sex toys she had to buy were vibrators. recalled having to go to some building with an upstairs. In Palm Beach, ordered books for a girl. The books were not sent in time and EPSTEIN was upset with thought the books may have been for IIII. IIII stayed more in the house. DAVID COPPERFIELD was at the house one time and IIII may have met him. IIII was one of the girls who came for massages. told to get IIII a tutor. EPSTEIN wanted to give IIII more. IIII may have brought a picture of her artwork. and brought girls. baby. thought was. purchased a lot of gifts for was older but was unsure how old When traveled with EPSTEIN to New Mexico, it was a long drive to the house. It was a big house with a guest house. felt that she was likely doing the to do list from New York. had to give EPSTEIN facials. There was horse back riding with disclaimers. recalled that they barely traveled to New Mexico; they were maybe there twice. Somtimes there was a chiropractor who came after the massages and girls would get adjustments. was paid every two weeks. Her starting salary was $36,000 and eventually was paid approximately $40,000 - $41,000. The individuals who traveled with EPSTEIN, including and were given massages. ALAN DERSHOWITZ received a massage from - she had a tattoo. and gave massages. understood these massages to be more professional massages. These massages 3524-009 Page8of II SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009326 EFTA00159328 FD-302a(tev $4, 10) 31E—NY-3027571 (U) Proffer of ContinuationofF0.302of Interview 411 .O, 07/12/2019 9 of 11 were different than the massages the girls gave. did not think the girls were professional masseuses. was EPSTEIN's girlfriend. heard them exchange "I love you". was a model. was associated with Karin Models and/or MC2. was under the impression that EPSTEIN was a co-owner. traveled with EPSTEIN and did not model. slept in the bedroom with EPSTEIN. went back to modeling when she needed to renew her visa. and had an intimate relationship. talked about a time where LARRY SUMMERS was sitting in the waiting room and having a lengthy meeting with EPSTEIN. saw , who looked like she came from an event, and told her that she had been looking for girls. described and EPSTEIN's relationship as a strong love relationship. stated there was no alcohol around unless a guest wanted it. resigned from working for EPSTEIN. did not want to be around EPSTEIN anymore. felt that there was something weird going on with the complete situation. It took a while to make the decision to quit. stated they used a citrix based system. LESLIE GROFF put messages in the system. These were messages that were on the computer in New York. They eventually stopped using this system. There were small directory books. Phone books were outdated. There were print outs of messages. In approximately October 2005, , and EPSTEIN flew to Miami. , along with her dog she traveled with, went to house. EPSTEIN went with and later met up with them at Soho House in Miami Beach. dropped off and was told to go to Palm Beach to meet with someone. EPSTEIN told that something was stolen and had to travel to give computers to be examined. The person met was alone. This happened the day before birthday. EPSTEIN and told to take the books, which were personal contact phonebooks - the black ones were MAXWELL's and the colorful ones were EPSTEIN's. could not remember if she took both. There were a lot of books by each phone. These were copy pads that people would put messages on and tear out to give to EPSTEIN. There were also white pads with 3524-009 Page9of11 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009327 EFTA00159329 FD-302e(Rev 54.10) 31E—NY-3027571 (V) Proffer of ContinuationofF0.302of Interview 411 .O, 07/12/2019 .p.,g, 10 of 11 EPSTEIN and MAXWELL's names throughout the houses. JANUSZ BANASIAK helped gather the items together. There was a computer that and used, EPSTEIN's computer, and potentially MAXWELL's computer that they collected. turned these items over to a person that seemed to be a law enforcement type person. She took an inventory of things that she gave to this individual, who she believed to be There was a specific computer that and used in Palm Beach. recalled a girl saying something about social profiles. also asked to bring books from the Virgin Islands and meet her in MAXWELL's office. told to shred an updated list of names of girls. had a notebook with the investigative agency sticker on it. EPSTEIN told that there was an investigation and that it had something to do with visas. EPSTEIN told that they were asking about her parents. EPSTEIN had surprised with a visit from her parents. knew that EPSTEIN was lying about how her parents got their visas. recalled a time where she was on the island and EPSTEIN told her, "Do you see the camera? They're watching me". did not recall how she had learned about the actual reason for the initial investigation. EPSTEIN's counsel DARREN INDYKE called her into his office and told her not to talk to law enforcement. In approximately October 2005, resigned to took it as a joke. had called her about an issue with MAXWELL; cried and told that she did not want to be there. gave notice, but still worked for EPSTEIN until early 2006. EPSTEIN promised a car. told him to cancel giving her the car. EPSTEIN gave a car, which she kept and it stayed in her name. felt that she had to stay in contact with EPSTEIN because the car was in his name and was under his insurance. In Early 2008, contacted either GROFF or someone else and asked to return the car. and her husband drove to Palm Beach to return the car. 3524-009 Page 10 of I 1 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009328 EFTA00159330 FD.302a (Rev 34.10) 31E—NY-3027571 (U) Proffer of comm,"„r FD.302 or Interview f1 .Do 07/12/2019 .p no 11 of 11 After left, approached her at Club Monaco and asked her if she wanted to come to the Virgin Islands to work. told her no. Attorneys reached out to asking questions. There was a woman in New York named that reached out, and told her that her attorney called the office asking if she could speak to thought FBI agents may want to talk with her. spoke with an FBI agent and she told the agent to call her attorney. later hired her own attorney. saw EPSTEIN looking at pornography on the computer that she and used. EPSTEIN said that porn websites have the best poses for models. EPSTEIN said that he did not have an email address but he did. Email addresses that EPSTEIN used were jepstein@yahoo.com and jeepstein@yahoo.com. saw an email of pictures of girls that EPSTEIN said were ugly. told to send photographs of girls to JEAN LUC BRUNEL for the purposes of casting/scouting for his agency. EPSTEIN did not carry a cell phone. EPSTEIN would take one of their cell phones and dial who he wanted. has received random calls and texts from New York numbers. When she left EPSTEIN's employment, she felt fearful that someone was following her. Not all details were covered during this interview. agreed to meet again at another date. 3524-009 PageIlof11 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009329 EFTA00159331