{"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_count": 7, "url": "https://epstein-data.com/EFTA00040278", "pdf_url": "https://epstein-data.com/pdf/EFTA00040278.pdf", "pages": [{"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 0, "text_content": "FD-302 (Res•. 5-8-10) \n-1 of 7 -\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION \nOFFICIAL Risotto \nti\nOf \n•••••••• •••• \n•••t- 0, • \na.. \n..... \nDate of entry \n \n33/33/2021\nJANUSZ BANASIAK (BANASIAK), date of birth (DOB) \n, was interviewed \nat \nWest Palm Beach FL. Present for this interview was \n.ted States At \nalong with Special Agent \nand Detective \n. After being advised of the identity \nlisted individual and the nature of the interview, BANASIAK \nprovided the following information: \nBANASIAK wants to make correction on a previous statement he made about the \nphone book with black cover. He states it's not black, it's maybe silver or \nmetal square on the front and back. He had previously mentioned that it was \nblack because he remembers people saying someone was trying to sell the \nblack book. The pages were in between the metal squares. \nIn 1980 BANASIAK moved to the United States. He first lived in New York. \nThen he moved to Virginia to work for Seagrams. BANASIAK then went back to \nNew York to apply for jobs. He moved to Brooklyn and was living with a \nfriend. \nBANASIAK applied for a job with JEFFREY EPSTEIN through an employment \nagency. BANASIAK got a call about the job and then he interviewed with \nGHISLAINE MAXWELL. That interview was in MAXWELL's New York house. This \nhouse was between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue. It was a regular \ntownhouse. Her office was on the first floor. The interview was about 30 \nminutes. MAXWELL asked BANASIAK where he worked before. MAXWELL tells \nBANASIAK that he will next be interviewing with EPSTEIN. \nBANASIAK then interviewed with EPSTEIN about 2-3 days later. He interviewed \nwith EPSTEIN in his office on Madison Avenue. It was about a 20 minute \ninterview. They had told BANASIAK that the job opportunity is in Florida. \nSometime later BANASIAK receives a call from the agency telling him that he \ngot the job. He takes his belongings and moves to Florida. BANASKIAK lives \nin a small house on EPSTEIN's property. This house had about 3 bedrooms. \nBANASIAK lived there by himself. \nInvestiptionon 10/19/2021  at West Palm Beach, Florida, United States (In Person) \nFile# 50D-NY-3027571 \nDatedrafted \n10/26/2021 \nby \nThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the moµ\" ty of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents arc nor \nto be distributed outside your agency. \nEFTA00040278\n", "char_count": 2393}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 1, "text_content": "FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) \n50D-NY-3027571 \nComthuationafFD-302of (U) Interview of JANUSZ BANASIAK \non 10/19/2021 ins, 2 of 7 \nBANASIAK's job was to make sure the house was ready for when they arrived. \nHe would make sure the pool was clean, would garden, shop, buy flowers and \nclean windows. BANASIAK would drive EPSTEIN and his assistants including \nMAXWELL. \nWhen BANASIAK started working for EPSTEIN, there was a manual. He doesn't \nremember who gave it to him but he did read it. The manual explains how to \nNO\nr\nr \n the house. There was also another person working named-\nhad mentioned something to BANASIAK about what EPSTEIN likes but most \nof the information BANASIAK got was from MAXWELL. MAXWELL tells BANASIAK \nwhat EPSTEIN's favorite foods are, what flowers he likes, where to buy \ngroceries, how to answer the phone and what he likes. \nBANASIAK remembers meeting with the FBI previously and he gave them the \nreceipts of purchases he made for the house using petty cash. \nIt was either MAXWELL or the accountant that told BANASIAK how to use the \npetty cash. BANASIAK would remove money from the bank for gas, groceries \nand such ($2000 at a time). BANASIAK would make a report on the computer of \nall the expenses. BANASIAK was taught how to do this when he first got \nhired. After he spends the $2000 BANASIAK would take out another $2000 \ncash. This was prior to them moving to credit card purchases. \nBANASIAK IS SHOWN A COPY OF THE HOUSEHOLD MANUAL. \nBANASIAK states \"Yes i recognize this, this is the manual that I mentioned \nto you guys.\" BANASIAK states this is what he had previously described to \n\"you\" \nover the phone. BANASIAK \nread this on his first day while in bed. BANASIAK does not remember if it \nwas a bound book. BANASIAK thinks it may have just been paper like this and \nstapled together. BANASIAK recognizes the text in the manual, for example \nhow to answer the phone and how to maintain the bathrooms. \nEPSTEIN did not answer the phones. MAXWELL tells BANASIAK to answer the \nphones and what to say. BANASIAK is told to introduce himself and say this \nis EPSTEIN residence. BANASIAK is not allowed to tell that person on the \nphone if EPSTEIN is there or not. BANASIAK would take a message and then \nwrite it down in a message book. If it was a short message BANASIAK would \nwrite it down right away while still on the phone. If it was a long message \nBANASIAK might write it after he hangs up. Either way the message was to be \nEFTA00040279\n", "char_count": 2476}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 2, "text_content": "FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) \n50D-NY-3027571 \nComthuationafFD-302of (U) Interview of JANUSZ BANASIAK \no n 10/19/2021 mg, 3 of 7 \nwritten right away and never the next day. \nBANASIAK IS THEN SHOWN MESSAGE PADS \n31E-MM-108062 ITEM #2 1B1-2A (government exhibit 1) \nBANASIAK states this is the message book that they would write all the \nmessages in when people call. \nBANASIAK recognized his handwriting and signature on the following messages: \n2/2/05 2,3,4 \n2/5/05 2 \n2/13/05 3,4 \n2/16/05 1,2 \n2/18/05 2,4 \n2/24/05 1,2 \n31E-MM-108062 ITEM #2 1B1-2C (government exhibit 3) \nBANASIAK does not recognize his handwriting in this book. \n31E-MM-108062 1B2-36 (government exhibit 4) \nBANASIAK recognized his handwriting and signature on the following messages: \n2/4/05 2,3,4 \n2/4/05 1(_),2,3,4 \n2/12/05 3,4 \n2/15/04 1,2,3 \n2/22/05 1,2,3,4 \nEFTA00040280\n", "char_count": 839}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 3, "text_content": "FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) \nSOD-NY-3027571 \nComthuationafFD-302of (U) Interview \nof JANUSZ BANASIAK \n2/26/05 3 \n2/28/05 1,2,3,4 \n2/28/05 \n3/1/05 3 \n3/5/05 1,3 \n3/8/05 1,2,3,4 \n3/9/05 1 \n,2,3,4 \n2 \n2/18/05 1(DR GARECKI),2,4 \n3/18/05 2 \n3/22/05 3,4 \n3/29/05 1,2,3,4 \n4/1/05 1,2,3,4 \n4/10/05 1,2,3,4 \n4/10/05 1 \n4/11/05 1,2,3,4 \n4/20/05 1,3,4 \n5/7/05 1,2,4 \n5/5/05 2,3 \n5/21/05 1,2,3,4 \n5/23/05 1,2,3,4 \n5/29/05 1,2,3 \n6/10/05 1,2,4 \n6/12/05 1,3 \n4 \n,2,3,4 \na \n10/19/2021 jig, 4 of 7 \nEFTA00040281\n", "char_count": 490}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 4, "text_content": "FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) \n50D-NY-3027571 \nComthuationafFD-302of (U) Interview of JANUSZ BANASIAK \n6/18/05 3,4 \n6/22/05 1,2,3,4 \n7/1/05 1 \n7/7/05 1,2,4 \n7/17/05 1,2,3,4 \n7/23/05 1,3,4 \n8/15/05 1,2,4 \n8/18/05 2,4 \n8/20/05 1,2,3,4 \n8/20/05 1=2,3,4 \n9/3/05 1,2,3,4 \na \n10/19/2021 mg, 5 of 7 \nWhen EPSTEIN would arrive with the girls BANASIAK would try to give them \nspace or privacy so he wouldn't answer as many phone calls during that time. \nBANASIAK started working for EPSTEIN in 2005 and stopped in 2017. \nBANASIAK is asked if he ever learned that there was an investigation into \nEPSTEIN. \nBANASIAK states that one day police showed up with a search warrant at the \nhouse. That's when BANASIAK learned that there was an investigation. \nBANASIAK was sitting at his computer in the home on the property that he was \nliving in. He saw 4-5 guys show up through the window. They stepped in and \nintroduced themselves, showed and read BANASIAK the search warrant. They \ntold him they had to search the house. BANASIAK was present for the \nsearch. There was also a designer for the house present as well. They put \neveryone aside during the search. BANASIAK then learned what EPSTEIN was \naccused of in the newspapers. \nBANASIAK lived in that small house on the property until 2017. BANASIAK was \nEFTA00040282\n", "char_count": 1302}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 5, "text_content": "FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) \nSOD-NY-3027571 \nComthuationafFD-302of (U) Interview of JANUSZ BANASIAK \na \n10/19/2021 jag, 6 of 7 \nasked if he ever came to understand what was going on with EPSTEIN's case. \nBANASIAK remembers that EPSTEIN wasn't present on the day of the search \nwarrant. BANASIAK called the New York office. They called him back and \nwanted BANASIAK to deliver the warrant papers to EPSTEIN's lawyer. BANASIAK \nbelieves he called after the warrant was done because police asked them to \nnot make any calls. \nAfter the warrant, BANASIAK learned about what EPSTEIN was accused of in the \npapers and on TV. BANASIAK never talked to EPSTEIN about it. \nEPSTEIN didn't talk very friendly with the staff. If EPSTEIN wanted \nsomething to be done in the house he would tell the office and then they \nwould tell BANASIAK. \nEPSTEIN spent the whole year traveling from one house to another (New York, \nNew Mexico, Paris and Florida). EPSTEIN never stayed in Palm Beach for more \nthan a week. After the warrant, they renovated the house. They rebuilt the \nwalls and floor and EPSTEIN was not there during this time which was about \n6-8 months. BANASIAK did not talk to EPSTEIN during this time. BANASIAK \nthought maybe EPSTEIN was in New York or other places. \nEPSTEIN showed up one day to appear in court in Palm Beach. This is the \ntime BANASIAK saw him after the warrant. Since then BANASIAK learns that \nEPSTEIN pleads guilty and goes to jail. BANASIAK had picked EPSTEIN up at \nthe airport. EPSTEIN stayed for 2-3 days prior to his court date. BANASIAK \nknew he was going to court because BANASIAK drove him to the court. \nBANASIAK read in the news that EPSTEIN plead guilty to solicitation of \nunderage prostitution. BANASIAK was shocked when he learned this. \nBANASIAK has not seen anything that what EPSTEIN was accused of. BANASIAK \nknew they were coming and going but didn't see anyone being forced. If he \nwould have known something was going on he would have said something. \nBANASIAK thought about changing his job. He even looked and called around. \nBANASIAK thought it was better to stay than to find another job. There \nwasn't a lot of work for BANASIAK to do with EPSTEIN because he was in \njail. As time went on BANASIAK couldn't find anything better to work. \nBANASIAK was disappointed with EPSTEIN in what he was accused of. BANASIAK \nthinks it was wrong but he was settled down with his situation. BANASIAK \nstarted at $65,000 and got raises every year. After EPSTEIN got arrested, \nEFTA00040283\n", "char_count": 2513}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00040278", "page_number": 6, "text_content": "FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) \n50D-NY-3027571 \nComthuationafFD-302of (U) Interview of JANUSZ BANASIAK \na \n10/19/2021 ins, 7 of 7 \nBANASIAK was told EPSTEIN cut 10% from everyone's pay. After EPSTEIN \nfinished his sentence, he did not raise the employees back 10%. BANASIAK \nthen seriously considered changing his job but nothing came up. \nThe household manual was maybe given to BANASIAK by someone in the house but \nhe is not sure who. BANASIAK doesn't know who wrote it. BANASIAK shared \nthis manual with his coworkers. \nBANASIAK IS THEN SHOWN THE CHECKLISTS WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD MANUAL \nBANASIAK recognizes the date and the signature portion. BANASIAK does not \nremember if he was ever asked to fill these out. \nBANASIAK remembers a copy of the manual being in the house but he is not \nsure where it was kept. \nEFTA00040284\n", "char_count": 819}]}