06/18/2008 15:15 FAX 5618059846 USA° WPB CONFRX 2002 Memorandum Date Subject Prosecution Memorandum b re Operation Leap Year To R. Alexander Acosta U.S. Attorney st Assistant U.S. Attorney of f Deputy Chief, Criminal Division Chia llorthern Division June 17, 2008 From Assistant U.S. Att I. INTRODUCTION This memorandum seeks approval for the attached Request for Authorization to Apply for a Com ulsion Order seeking Immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sections 6001-6003 for witness in connection with the ongoing investigation named "Operation Lcap Year." II. BACKGROUND O ration Lea Year involves the investi ation of Jeffre Epstein and five of his assistants, (née ), , Lesley Groff, and The targets would arrange "sexual massages" for Epstein when he would travel to Palm Beach or New York, and many of those "sexual massages" were performed by minor females. Witness began her relationship with Epstein as a "masseuse" when she was under the age of 18. After performing massages for a riod of time, began recruiting other girls to perform massages. It is believed that received $200 for each girl she brought to Epstein's home. The investigation originally focused on the first three assistants who traveled with Epstein to Florida. Upon interviewing two identified New York victims, we determined that the last two assistants, Groff and M, arranged most of Epstein's New York massages. EFTA00234715