31E-NY-3027571 Serial 188 FI:1402 (Rev. 5440) -1 of 5 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dateotenlm 07/30/2014 JUAN ALESSI, was interviewed at Present for the interview were AUSA III, Task Force Officer Detective and Special Agent . After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, JUAN ALESSI provided the following information: It has been over 17 years since JUAN ALESSI stopped working for EPSTEIN. Prior to working for EPSTEIN, JUAN ALESSI was a repairman for millionaires throughout Palm Beach. JUAN ALESSI had about 20-30 customers, one of which was LESLIE WEXNER. It is through WEXNER, that EPSTEIN learns of JUAN ALESSI. EPSTEIN reached out to JUAN ALESSI around 1989 and asked him to come work at his house. JUAN ALESSI agreed to work for him as a part time contractor which lasted for about a year and a half. Around 1990, EPSTEIN asked JUAN ALESSI to come work at his house full time which he agreed. JUAN ALESSI was paid about $45,000 a year at this time. Between 1990-1992/1993 JUAN ALESSI's primary duties were maintaining the exterior of the house and it's property. Around 1992/1993 JUAN ALESSI became the estate manager and his primary duties moved inside the house. His job then changed from a simple maintenance job to cleaning and taking care of everything. There was a Jamaican girl who worked as a chef at that time, who had quit. JUAN ALESSI's responsibilities then expanded further so he requested that his wife (MARIA ALESSI) come to work at this house. EPSTEIN agreed to hire her and her responsibilities would be shopping and taking care of the girls who come to clean the house. She would buy books, magazines, tickets for shows and do shopping for the house. JUAN ALESSI had a cleaning crew, gardener and pool service that he was in charge of managing. It was important that EPSTEIN's house had to run like a 5-star hotel. JUAN ALESSI recalled EPSTEIN having a girlfriend around this time n