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Page 41 1 Q. And then you continue on and you're in 2 Mr. Epstein's bedroom? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. On each side of his bed there is a 5 bathroom area. One is a shower and sauna maybe? 6 A. Right. 7 Q. And that's if you're facing his bed, it's 8 on the right side? 9 A. Yes. 10 Q. And inside that room with the shower and 11 the sauna, is that where the massage table was 12 always laid out? 13 A. I assume. When I mention -- 14 Q. When you saw it. 15 A. It was in this room. 16 Q. Okay. I am not going to ask you to guess 17 about anything. I just want to know when you saw 18 it, was that where the table was? 19 A. Yes, yes. 20 Q. All right. So, when the -- let's say 21 III., for instance, would come over and you would 22 tell that she's here, would then walk 23 her up that stairway that comes out of the kitchen? 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. And then at that point you just went about (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d7Sagld-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182dle 3507.011 Page 41 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006705 EFTA00158290
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Page 42 1 doing your own business? 2 A. Correct. 3 Q. And then later that afternoon or the 4 following day there might be or some other 5 young female that was there to also give Mr. Epstein 6 a massage? 7 A. Right. 8 Q• And do you remember how many different 9 females, young females that were there to give him a 10 massage -- I don't know what else to call them so 11 that we both understand each other -- do you 12 remember how many that you saw during your 13 employment with Mr. Epstein? 14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 15 THE WITNESS: How many? 16 BY MR. EDWARDS: 17 Q. Yeah. I mean are we talking about 20 or 18 are we talking about 100, or are we talking about, 19 you know? 20 A. I would say from my perspective between 10 and 21 15 I would say differently. 22 Q. And the time period that you remember 23 do they still come to the house? 24 A. No. 25 Q. Since Mr. Epstein has been on house (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507-011 Page 42 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006706 EFTA00158291
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Page 4 -3 1 arrest, have you noticed any young females there to 2 give him a massage? 3 A. No. 4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 5 BY MR. EDWARDS: 6 Q. All right. While he was in jail but on 7 work release, did Mr. Epstein ever go to the house? 8 A. On the work release? 9 Q. When he was on work release 10 A. Right. 11 Q. -- did he have occasion to visit the 12 house? 13 A. No, no. 14 Q. Okay. He 15 A. No. I think he was visiting his office. The 16 only thing he was visiting was his office. 17 Q. His office in West Palm Beach? 18 A. Yes, yes. 19 Q. Which is actually in this building, right? 20 A. Yes, yes. 21 Q. So, the period of time, just so that I 22 understand when you would see these young females 23 coming to the house to give him a massage, was from 24 February of 2005, around when you started, through 25 what point in time? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2W5a9W4eaa42113-m224AdU7182the 3507-011 Page 43 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006707 EFTA00158292
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Page 44 1 A. When police raided the house and confiscated 2 all the stuff, and I guess that was the end of the 3 visiting. 4 Q. When you say -- 5 6 7 8 THE COURT REPORTER: The end of the visiting? THE WITNESS: Visiting. BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. The end of the visiting by these young 10 females? 11 A. Yes. 12 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 13 BY MR. EDWARDS: 14 Q. Okay. Well, I mean, after that point in 15 time he has had other visitors in the house, right? 16 You're just talking about no more visiting from the 17 young females that were there to give him a massage? 18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 19 THE WITNESS: Yes. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Okay. So, your testimony is that these 22 young females providing Mr. Epstein a massage, as 23 you were told, occurred from the point in time when 24 you started working in February of 2005 through the 25 time that the search warrant was executed on his (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507.011 Page 44 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006708 EFTA00158293
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Page 45 1 house? 2 A. Correct. 3 Q. And have you known Mr. Epstein to receive 4 a massage since the search warrant was executed on 5 his house? 6 A. No, I don't remember. 7 Q. You don't remember or it hasn't happened? 8 A. I don't remember. Well, he, he didn't visit 9 the house, I guess, after search warrant. 10 Q. Okay. After the search warrant was 11 executed, where did he go, Mr. Epstein? 12 A. I think he spent time in New York. 13 Q. Okay. 14 A. I don't remember visiting him. Maybe once. 15 Q. Okay. So, then is it also your testimony 16 that not only was the visiting from the young 17 females ended at the point in time of the search 18 warrant, but Mr. Epstein, after the search warrant 19 was executed, he didn't stay at the house until he 20 was out of his office jail sentence and on house 21 arrest? 22 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 23 THE WITNESS: I mean after this the house 24 has been under renovation, so there was nothing 25 going on. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2W5a9W4eaa42b3-m22-bUft71WWle 3507.011 Page 45 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006709 EFTA00158294
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Page 46 1 BY MR. EDWARDS: 2 Q. I understand there may be some other 3 reasons for it. I'm just trying to get a time 4 period when Mr. Epstein was gone from the house. 5 A. Right. 6 Q. And I'm understanding your testimony as 7 from the search warrant being executed to the point 8 in time where he is on house arrest and now living 9 at that house, he was not at the house for you to 10 observe him? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. That's true? 13 A. True. 14 Q. Okay. So, during that period of time, 15 it's your belief that he was living in New York or 16 somewhere else? 17 A. Correct. 18 Q. Okay. And do you know the housekeeper in 19 New York? Or the house manager in New York, sorry? 20 A. Yes, rich Barnett. 21 Q. Rich Barnett? 22 A. Yeah, Barnett. B-a-r, Barnett. I don't know 23 how to spell it. 24 Q. Okay. Have you talked to him? 25 A. Yes. I met him a few times when I was there. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 NrSeild4ezta4211.1-m224AdUntadle 3507.011 Page 46 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006710 EFTA00158295
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Page 47 1 Q. Okay. Do you know whether Mr. Epstein had 2 any massages when he was staying in New York in the 3 time period after the search warrant was executed 4 and before he was released on house arrest? 5 A. I don't know. 6 Q. Okay. That, is that a topic that you have 7 discussed with Rich Barnett? 8 A. No. 9 Q. All right. As you noticed different 10 underage -- sorry, strike that. As you noticed 11 different young females coming with frequency to 12 Mr. Epstein's house to provide him a massage, did 13 you ever question why they were coming? 14 A. No. 15 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 16 BY MR. EDWARDS: 17 Q. Do you know how Mr. Epstein knew or met 18 these young females? 19 A. No. 20 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 21 BY MR. EDWARDS: 22 Q. Did you tell anybody about these young 23 females coming to the house to provide Mr. Epstein a 24 massage prior to the search warrant being executed? 25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2e5aMd4eaa-Oh3tUflUdle 3507-01I Page 47 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006711 EFTA00158296
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Page 48 1 THE WITNESS: No. 2 BY MR. EDWARDS: 3 Q. Did you have any knowledge of what was 4 going on inside the bedroom with these young females 5 and Mr. Epstein? 6 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 7 THE WITNESS: No. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. Did anybody in the house, 10 anybody else in the house back in 2005 and 11 before the search warrant was executed, speak about 12 the purpose for these young females to be at the 13 house? 14 A. A massage. 15 Q. That's the only thing that was ever said? 16 A. Yes. 17 MR. MERMELSTEIN: Brad, would you mind if 18 we could take a break for a few minutes? 19 MR. EDWARDS: That's fine. We can take a 20 break. 21 (A brief recess was held.) 22 BY MR. EDWARDS: 23 Q. When was the first time that you were told 24 that there was something more than a massage going 25 on inside the bedroom with Mr. Epstein? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 wmagmaimi-m3aan-bmumadia 3507-011 Page 48 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA _00006712 EFTA00158297
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Page 1 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 2 THE WITNESS: Nobody told me nothing about 3 this. 4 BY MR. EDWARDS: 5 Q. Well, at some point in time the police 6 talked to you, didn't they? 7 A. No, they didn't talk to me. They just shoo 8 up. 9 Q. Oh, really? 10 A. Yeah. And they read me a piece of paper that 11 they have a search warrant issue by the judge and this 12 was the only moment I, I learn what was going on and -- 13 Q. That's what I am saying. I'm not 14 saying -- I asked a bad question or there was some 15 miscommunication. I don't mean did somebody -- did 16 Mr. Epstein or or one of them tell you what 17 was going inside the bedroom. I'm not asking that. 18 You already told me that the only thing that they 19 ever told you was that it was a massage. 20 A. Right. 21 Q. Okay. I am saying when is the first time 22 that anybody including the police, U.S. Attorney's 23 office, FBI, whoever you talked to, when was the 24 first time that anybody else told you that there was 25 something more than a massage going on inside (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2C5a9W4eaa42b3-m22-bMWIWWle 3507.011 Page 49 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006713 EFTA00158298
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Page 5C 1 Mr. Epstein's bedroom with these young females that 2 were there to, as you learned or were told, to give 3 him a massage? When was the first time? 4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form, form. 5 THE WITNESS: The moment they were in the 6 house that they show up that it was the purpose 7 8 9 10 BY 11 12 13 14 15 executed a search warrant and as we entered onto the 16 property, we encountered the house manager, Janusz, 17 who was in the guest portion of the house? 18 A. Right. 19 Q. And you remember that 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. -- when they executed the search warrant. 22 And what do you recall exactly happening when they 23 were executing the search warrant? Who approached 24 you? What did they show you? 25 A. I was at that time at my desk doing my of the search warrant. So, this is when I learn. Before that I didn't know anything about what was going on beside the massage. MR. EDWARDS: Q. All right. It looks like by the police report, and this is an 87 page police, Palm Beach Police Department Incident Report, says on October 20th, 2005, at 9:36, the Investigations Unit (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 zersagie-seaa-42b3-ae22-bsdaenutte 3507-011 Page 50 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006714 EFTA00158299
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Page Si 1 paperwork. And I saw through the window a couple 2 uniform -- I would say not uniform but with the badges 3 on their chest, guys. And they entered my office and 4 they introduced themselves and they told me that they 5 have a search warrant for the property. 6 So, they ask me to step outside and they 7 put me in the front of the wall and videotape 8 reading search warrant for me. 9 Q. They read the search warrant to you? 10 A. Right. 11 Q. And when they first arrived to the 12 house -- obviously when police all arrive at the 13 house, it tells you that they have reason to believe 14 that something illegal had happened there? 15 A. Correct. 16 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form, form. 17 BY MR. EDWARDS: 18 Q. I mean, that's, from your observations and 19 your knowledge you knew that the police believed 20 something illegal had happened in the house? 21 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 22 THE WITNESS: Right. 23 BY MR. EDWARDS: 24 Q. And at that moment when you see these 25 police at the house executing a search warrant, did (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507.011 Page 51 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_000067 I .5 EFTA00158300
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Page 52 1 2 3 4 you know exactly what it was that they were there for? A. No. Q. So, in your mind it could have been 5 somebody killed somebody or there were drugs or 6 anything; you had no idea? 7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 8 THE WITNESS: Right. 9 BY MR. EDWARDS: 10 Q. But you had observed over a period of time 11 with great frequency these young females coming to 12 Mr. Epstein's house, right? 13 A. Right. 14 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 15 BY MR. EDWARDS: 16 Q. And did something go off in your mind that. 17 something about that must be why the police are 18 here? 19 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 20 THE WITNESS: No. 21 BY MR. EDWARDS: 22 Q. Okay. Well, that's -- you would agree? 23 A. I am sorry. I was shocked when I saw them. 24 Q. Okay. You were shocked. Well, weren't 25 you told prior to the search warrant being executed (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507-011 Page 52 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA _00006716 EFTA00158301
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Page 53 1 that police at some point in time would be coming to 2 the house? 3 A. No. 4 Q. You weren't? 5 A. No. 6 Q. All right. Do you remember there being 7 computers, a lot of computers in the house prior, 8 sometime prior to the search warrant being executed? 9 A. Yes, yes. 10 Q. And at the time the search warrant was 11 executed those computers had already been removed 12 from the house, right? 13 A. Right. 14 Q. It was -- they were removed from the house 15 within a month of the search warrant being executed, 16 do you remember that? 17 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 18 THE WITNESS: I don't remember exactly how 19 long before, but yes. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Do you know why they were removed from the 22 house? 23 A. No. 24 Q. Were you told why computers were being 25 taken out of the house when they were taken? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75891d-Usa-42b3-ae22-bSd30182dle 3507-0 I I Page 53 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006717 EFTA00158302
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Page 54 1 A. (Witness shakes head.) 2 Q. And I'm sorry. 3 A. No. 4 Q. I understood you when you shook your head. 5 A. I realize what you told me but I am sorry. 6 Q. I told you it was easy to forget. 7 Do you remember who it was that personally 8 removed the computers and equipment from the 9 property? Was it Mr. Epstein, was it a lawyer, was 10 it, do you remember? 11 A. It was 12 Q. All right. And I am of the understanding 13 that there were several computers that were removed 14 from the house, correct? 15 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 16 THE WITNESS: Yes, three of them. 17 BY MR. EDWARDS: 18 Q. Three? And to your knowledge 19 removed all of them? 20 A. She show up one day with gentleman. I don't 21 remember his name. And she told me that they are moving 22 out those computers. 23 Q. And where were the computers? Which rooms 24 were the computers in that were removed by 25 and this gentleman you're describing? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75891d-Uaa-42b3-ae22-0.5d3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 54 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006718 EFTA00158303
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Page 55 1 A. One was in cabana. One, the other second one 2 was in living room and one was in small office next to 3 the kitchen. 4 Q. All right. In your time at the house 5 prior to that, is it fair to say those computers had 6 never been removed before? 7 A. I remember that there was to bring some new 8 ones to replace them at some point. I don't know 9 remember exactly if it was for upgrading, but they 10 change computers very often I would say. 11 Q. All right. But the computers -- the 12 removal by and this individual, that wasn't 13 done -- we're talking about a different -- that's 14 not a time where they were replacing computers. 15 This was just removing computers from the house? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. And did you receive any explanation as to 18 why the computers were being removed from the house? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Did you ever have occasion to use any of 21 the three computers that were removed from the 22 house? 23 A. No. I never, I never, you know, touch them, 24 never use them. I have my own computer in my office, so 25 I use this computer. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507-011 Page 55 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006719 EFTA00158304
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Page 56 1 Q. Is your computer in your office 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. Let me finish. Is the computer in your 4 office linked up with the three computers that were 5 removed from the house? Meaning, can you look at 6 the system and see what is on those three computers? 7 A. No, no. 8 Q. Is it your understanding that those three 9 computers are linked with one another or do you 10 know? 11 A. I don't know, but I, I doubt it. They are 12 separate I guess. 13 Q. Okay. Were you aware that Mr. Epstein 14 used a Citrix program to link various computers? 15 Did you know that? 16 A. Yeah. I use Citrix too in my computer fox 17 exchanging e-mails and get through Internet. 18 Q. Okay. So, is it your understanding that 19 the only connection then through Citrix with these 20 computers, these various computers that were in 21 Mr. Epstein's home, was for e-mail purposes? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. Okay. To your knowledge, you're not 24 familiar with those computers sharing other files or 25 information? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a9td4eaa42b3-m22-b5dUTIOIMU 3507-011 Page 56 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006720 EFTA00158305
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Page 57 1 2 3 4 5 6 A. No. Q• That's not something that you were, you were privy to? You weren't, you weren't in the loop of the sharing of information in the house in terms of the computers being connected through any server? A. I don't really know what, how, how to answer 7 your question because Citrix is for the whole 8 organization to exchange e-mail between employees. 9 Q. All right. You used the term? 10 A. So, even my computer is connected to Citrix. 11 I can receive mail and I can e-mail information to 12 employee within organization. But I don't know if you 13 can see to each computer what is going on on another 14 computer. 15 Q. You don't know about -- 16 A. Is that your question? 17 Q. You don't know about shared files? 18 A. No. 19 Q. You only know that the one computer can 20 e-mail the other? 21 A. Right. 22 Q. But that can happen with any two computers 23 in the world pretty much. You can send e-mails to 24 each other, right. 25 A. Yes. (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthla hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2W5a9W4eaa42113-m224,MUTISIMIe 3507.011 Page 57 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006721 EFTA00158306
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Page SE 1 Q. You have used the term organization, you 2 can share within the organization. What do you -- 3 just so I can understand what you're calling the 4 organization, what do you mean by that word? 5 A. People employed by Jeffrey Epstein. There are 6 a few groups of people, his office in New York and I 7 guess 8 Q. Who are those people by name that you 9 would consider within the Jeffrey Epstein 10 organization? 11 A. His accountant, his -- 12 Q. Who is that? 13 A. Bella Klen. 14 Q. What is it? 15 A. Bella Klen. K-l-i-n. E-n, I'm sorry. 16 Q. Bella, B-e-1-1-a? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. Is that somebody in New York? 19 A. Yes. 20 Q. Is that a male or female? 21 A. Female. 22 Q. And you understand that's his accountant? 23 A. Right. 24 MR. GOLDBERGER: Just to get the spelling 25 correct is it K-l-e-i-n? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 2d7M9ftlaw4211.1-m224WWIWWle 3507.011 Page 58 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006722 EFTA00158307
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Page 59 1 THE WITNESS: K-1-e-n. 2 MR. MERMELSTEIN: K-1-e-n. 3 BY MR. EDWARDS: 4 Q. And in addition to Bella Klen, who else 5 would you have considered to be in Jeffrey Epstein's 6 organization? 7 A. 8 Q. 9 A. 10 Q. 11 A. 12 Q. 13 A. 14 Q. 15 A. 16 Q. 17 A. 18 Q. 19 A. Yes 20 Q. What do you understand her role to be? 21 A. Secretary I would say. 22 Q. Did she also schedule appointments for 23 these young females to come to Jeffrey Epstein's 24 house? 25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. Rich Kahn. Richard Kahn. And how do you spell the last name? K-a-h-n. And where is he located? New York office. What does he do? I guess he was involved with the accounting. And who else? Leslie. I would think I would say secretary. Leslie Groff? Yes. And is she also in the New York office? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) (561) 832-7506 Ninagld-Uaa42b3-m224,MUTIMMU 3507-011 Pagc 59 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006723 EFTA00158308
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Page 60 1 THE WITNESS: I don't know. 2 BY MR. EDWARDS: 3 Q. We'll go back to that but I tell you why I 4 ask. If you don't know then you don't know, but in 5 the course of Mr. Epstein's -- you're aware that he 6 did plead guilty to a couple felonies in state 7 court, right? 8 A. Right. 9 Q. Well, in the course of the negotiation 10 with the federal government and the U.S. Attorney's 11 Office, they, the agreement between Mr. Epstein and 12 the U.S. Attorney's office mentions people that are 13 called co-conspirators of Epstein. And Leslie Groff 14 is named as one of those co-conspirators. 15 Do you know what involvement, if any, that 16 she had with the crimes that were being 17 investigated? 18 A. No. 19 Q. Okay. 20 A. I am not aware of this. 21 Q. Okay. The other people mentioned as 22 co-conspirators are , and 23 So we'll get to them in a minute 24 but first just so we stay on the track of who was in 25 the organization, is and (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601-051-976-2934) Electronically signed by cynthia hopkins (601.051-976.2934) (561) 832-7506 2d75a91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507.011 Pagc 60 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006724 EFTA00158309