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UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY Template Effective 10-1-202! ence Report FBI New York, ID-I3 22 March 2022 50D-NY-3027571-INTELPRODS (U) LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE: The information marked (U//LES) in this document is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is for internal use within the FBI only. Distribution outside the FBI without FBI New York's authorization is prohibited. Precautions should be taken to ensure this information is stored and/or destroyed in a manner that precludes unauthorized access. Information bearing the LES caveat may not be used in legal proceedings without first receiving authorization from the originating office. Recipients are prohibited from subsequently posting the information marked LES on a website on an unclassified network. (U) This document is classified Unclassified//Law Enforcement Sensitive. (U) This document is only for FBI internal use. Do not externally disseminate this product. (U) Tactical Intelligence Report template approved for fiscal year 2022, as of I October 2021. (U//FOUO) Research and Key Findings for Malcolm Grumbridge, a Person of Interest for Alleged Defense Witnesses in the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial (U) Executive Summary (U//LES) FBI New York Intelligence Division conducted research on suspected defense witnesses for the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in order to identify the individuals and any related derogatory information. FBI New York Criminal Division squad C-20 is investigating Ghislaine Maxwell in a child sex trafficking investigation based on information regarding several victims reportedly sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in the mid-late 1990s to the early 2000s. Trial started for Ghislaine Maxwell on 29 November 2021 and C-20 received a potential list of defense witnesses on 11 December 2021, listing Malcolm Grumbidge. Tactical Intelligence Report (Tm.) addresses FBI New York Criminal Division Band II Threat — Crimes Against Children. (U) Key Findings • (U//LES) Grumbridge last traveled to the United States on a four-day trip in 2019. • (U/fF0U0) Grumbridge was a close Maxwell family associate. • (U/fF0U0) Grumbridge engaged in suspicious conduct, which contributed to ending his legal career and his removal from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. (U) Opportunities (U/W0U0) Interviewing Malcom Grumbridge may reveal more context on the nature of his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell. FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE EFTA00174253 UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY (U) Substantiation (U//LES) Grumbridge's last traveled to the United States on a four-day trip in 2019. • (U//LES) As of December 2021, according to TECS travel records matching the subject, Grumbridge last traveled INBOUND on 24 October 2019 from London/Heathrow International to John F Kennedy International airport. Grumbridge traveled on Passport# issued by the United Kingdom (UK) with an expiration date of 31 August 2021. (US Customs and Border Patrol I TECS I "Encounter Records of Malcolm Grumbridge"I14 December 2021). • (U//LES) As of December 2021, according to TECS travel records matching the subject, Grumbridge last traveled OUTBOUND on 27 October 2019 from John F Kennedy International airport to London/Heathrow International airport. (US Customs and Border Patrol I TECS I "Encounter Records of Malcolm Grumbridge" 114 December 2021). (U//FOUO) Grumbridge was a close Maxwell family associate. • (U) As of December 2021, according to the Steeple Times, an online magazine based in the UK, Malcolm Grumbridge was found guilty in 2020 "of a string of rule breaches" after maintaining a successful legitimate business career for more than four decades. The article indicated Grumbridge managed the Maxwell's finances and acted as the custodian of Ghislaine Maxwell's residence located at 44 Kinnerton St in Belgravia, London. (Steeple Times I "Grubby Malcolm Grumbridge & Mucky Ghislaine Maxwell" I 5 August 2021 1 www.thesteepletimes.corn/movers-shakers/malcolm-grumbridge- maxwell/). • (U) As of December 2021, according to dailymail.com, an online news website, Malcolm Grumbridge was referenced as a Maxwell family associate and was involved in the Hogarth Group, a company that ran health clubs in West London. (DailyMail I "Ghislaine Maxwell still has societal connections despite links to Prince Andrew and Jeffery Epstein"I2 July 2020 I www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2904115/Ghislaine-Maxwell- s-link-ssex-scandal-court-papers-involving-Prince-Andrew-Jeffery-Epstein-don-t-stop- having-amazing-social-connections.html). • (U) As of December 2021, according to This is Money, a UK based financial website, Malcolm Grumbridge was involved with two companies associated with Kevin Maxwell. The article indicated Kevin Maxwell had a "mystery benefactor over payments due on his home." Grumbridge was a Maxwell family friend and lawyer. (This is Money I "Maxwell firms to be struck off register" I 5 August 2005 I ww w.thisismoney.co. uldmoney/news/article-1592483/Maxwel rms-to-be-struck-off- register.html). FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE 2 EFTA00174254 UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY (U/fFOUO) Grumbridge engaged in suspicious conduct, which contributed to ending his legal career and his removal from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. • (U) As of August 2021, according to The Times, a UK-based daily newspaper, Malcolm Grumbridge quit the legal profession in 2020 after admitting to reckless conduct. Grumbridge set up several companies registered to the The Hogarth Group that were linked to Kevin and Ian Maxwell.' (The Times I "Disgraced solicitor Malcolm Grumbridge's links to the Maxwells" I 2 August 2021 1 www.thetimes.co.uldarticle/disgraced-solicitor-malcolm-grumbridges-links-to-the- maxwells-tst265t2t). • (U) As of August 2021, according to https://chiswickcalandar.co.uk, a UK-based website, Malcolm Grumbridge was removed from the Roll of Solicitors after an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) identified several areas of concern. Some of the areas of concern included Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and violation of the SRA Accounts Rules, Solicitors Accounts Rules and the SRA Code of Conduct. Grumbridge was accused of failing to check funding sources and verifying clients' identities. (https://chiswickcalandar.co.uk I "Financial dealings of Hogarth Club director Malcolm Grumbridge in the spotlight" I 2 August 2021 1 https://chiswickcalandar.co.uk/financial-dealings-of-hogarth-club-director-malcolm- grumbridge-in-the-spotlight/). (U) Biographical Information • (U//LES) Name: Malcolm Grumbridge (US Customs and Border Patrol I TECS I "Encounter Records of Malcolm Grumbridge" 1 14 December 2021). • (U//LES) DOB: (US Customs and Border Patrol I TECS I "Encounter Records of Malcolm Grumbridge"I14 December 2021). • (U//LES) Passport: issued in GBR-United Kingdom and expires on 31 August 2021 (US Customs and Border Patrol I TECS I "Encounter Records of Malcolm Grumbridge" 1 14 December 2021). UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (U) Malcolm Grumbridge Jai Lasi Name: ORUMBRIOGE First Name: Birth Date: Fault' Date: 10,27/2019 MALCOLM CHRISTOPHER (U) Source TECS I Photo I UNCLASSIFIEDUFOUR OFFICIAL USE ONLY I UNCLASSIFIEDUFOUR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Search Criteria: Malcolm Grumbridge: DOB: (U) Analyst Note: Kevin Maxwell and Ian Maxwell are Ghislaine Maxwell's brothers. FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE 3 EFTA00174255 UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE FBI INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISSEMINATE EXTERNALLY (U) Investigative/Intelligence Gaps • (U//FOUO) What is the relationship between Malcolm Grumbridge and Ghislaine Maxwell? • (U//FOUO) When was the last time Malcolm Grumbridge spoke with Ghislaine Maxwell? UNCLASSIFIED// FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (U) Source Summary Statement (U//FOUO) Reporting in this TIR was derived primarily from open source information and TECS (Treasury Enforcement Communications System). The information collected in this TIR occurred between 5 August 2005 and 16 December 2021. The reporting was current as of 19 January 2022. (U) Consumers: (U) Approval: SA Det. IA A/SIA (U) FBI New York Field Office prepared this Tactical Intelligence Report. 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