31E-NY-3027571 Serial 2 FD-1057 (12cv. 5-8-10) UNCLASSIFIED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: (D) Florida Trip Request CC: From: NEW YORK NY-C20 Contact: Approved By: SSA Drafted By: Date: 01/15/2019 Case ID #: 31E-NY-3027571 (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY; CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING Synopsis: (U) Request approval for NY agent and TFO to travel to West Palm Beach, FL to confer with FBI PBCRA regarding caption case and conduct witness interviews as necessary. Details: FBI New York requests permission for SA TFO to travel from 1/15/19 to 1/18/19 to West Palm Beach, FL to confer with FBI Palm Beach County Resident Agency (PBCRA) office and conduct witness interviews as necessary in caption case. SA and TFO will be traveling with AUSA and AUSA from the Southern District of New York (SDNY). VCAC HQ will cover the cost of travel under EAN 457356.1 for SA and TFO on this trip. By way of background, the SDNY contacted FBI NY regarding several victims that had been sexually abused by JEFFREY EPSTEIN in the mid 2000's. EPSTEIN invited minors into his residences, one of which was located in Manhattan, and paid them to provide massages to him which turned sexual in nature. Afterwards, EPSTEIN paid the minor $200 and up. EPSTEIN wanted the minors to bring other minors to massage him. EPSTEIN would also have an assistant in New York set up appointments UNCLASSIFIED EFTA00269422