EFTA00037378.pdf

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Jeffrey Epstein's conduct became the subject of an investigation by the West Palm Beach Police
Department, and then the FBI, after the parents of a victim reported to law enforcement that Epstein had
abused their daughter in 2005. Those investigations spanned approximately two years and included, among
other things, interviews with approximately 35 victims; a search warrant executed on Epstein's Florida
residence; and detailed analysis of various phone and flight records. Epstein was offered a non-prosecution
agreement by the Southern District of Florida. The terms of the 2007 non-prosecution agreement required
Epstein to plead guilty in Florida state court to soliciting prostitution, which he did in 2008. He was sentenced to
18 months in jail, was permitted to serve his sentence in a facility where he was released during the day to work,
and was released from his sentence after serving approximately 13 months. In December 2018, SDNY
approached the FBI NY to open an investigation into Epstein regarding his conduct in New York.
Epstein has had significant connections to New York City for many years. He owns what is
reportedly the largest private residence in Manhattan, spanning an entire city block, and his professional career
has been centered in part in New York. He was an investor in a modeling agency based in New York City, and
during the relevant period spent significant time at his Manhattan mansion. As described by at least one
individual ("Victim-1") who was victimized and recruited dozens of other minor victims in New York City, Epstein
victimized approximately dozens of girls in New York, in addition to the dozens of girls he victimized in Florida.
Epstein knew that Victim-1 was under the age of 18, and he knew the other girls she was bringing were under
18. In particular, Victim-1 recalls having truthfully told Epstein that she was 14 years old, and recalls Epstein
being upset if she brought him girls who looked like they were 18 or older…

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