Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 03/12/2011 To:Criminal Investigative Attn: Violent Crime Section Crimes Against Children Unit SSA To:Canberra Attn: LEGA ALAT From: Miami Squad PB-2 / Palm Beach County RA Contact: SA Approved By: Drafted By: Case ID #: 31E-MM-108062 (Pending) Title: JEFFREY EPSTEIN; GHISLAINE MAXWELL; WSTA - CHILD PROSTITUTION Synopsis: Request country clearance and travel authority for two Miami Agents to travel to Sydney, Australia from 03/14/2011 to 03/21/2011 to interview United States Citizen, Details: : Captioned matter was initiated in July 2006 after the Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) requested the assistance of the FBI. PBPD reported that they had an ongoing investigation regarding EPSTEIN procuring underage girls from local high schools to perform massages and sexual acts at his residence. The victims were usually recruited by other underage females and after performing various acts were paid sums of money in the $200-$1000 range During the FBI investigation a victim, identified. It was reported was working at a local was approached by MAXWELL to meet EPSTEIN at his residence. and soon began traveling with EPSTEIN to various locations outside the state of Florida. An identified victim, introduced to EPSTEIN by first EPSTEIN. and with meeting. , was resort when she agreed meeting, During and the massage, who was 17 at the time. , at age 14, was During their simultaneously performed a massage on EPSTEIN asked to observed EPSTEIN have EPSTEIN paid $300.00 at the conclusion of their advised that had been missing for a long time. On one occasion, EPSTEIN indicated to that was in Thailand and had started a family of her own. former boyfriend, interviewed and advised that EPSTEIN paid for an apartment for described massages JIIII I!. knew traveled with EPSTEIN frequently. EPSTEIN paid for at age 20 to travel to Thailand to attend a school specializing in massages. was apar