Memorandum SubjectDale rosecution emoran urn une In re Operation Leap Year 8 ToFrom R. Alexander Acosta U.S. Attorney Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Sloman First Assistant U.S. Attorney Deputy Chief, Criminal Division Chief Northern Division I. INTRODUCTION This memorandum seeks approval for the attached Requests for Authorization to Apply for a Compulsion Order seeking Immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sections 60016003 for witness in connection with the ongoing investigation named "Operation Leap Year." II. BACKGROUND Year involves the investi ation of Jeffre E stein and five of his (nee Lesley Groff, 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 they were under the age of 18.2 After performing massages for a period of time, began recruiting other girls to perform massages. It is believed that 1 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, Groffand= arranged most of Epstein's New York massages. 2 and are not known to each other, and they were each "recruited" to become massages by different individuals. They are, however, similarly situated, so I have joined both requests for immunity in this memorandum. -1- EFTA02857729