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Page 141 1 MR. MERMELSTEIN: You didn't know if they 2 were trained or not trained? 3 THE WITNESS: Right. 4 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 5 Q. Did you know if they worked for a 6 particular company? 7 A. No. 8 Q. You didn't, you didn't have reason to 9 believe that there was any particular company that 10 was sending masseuses to Epstein's house? 11 A. No. 12 Q. So, as far as you know they were all 13 independent? 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. And you have no idea why all these 16 independent girls or how it was that they were 17 coming to give Epstein massages? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. Now, you mention that had removed 20 those three computers from the house. And you also 21 testified that you had your own computer in your 22 office which was in the other, in the adjacent 23 living quarters, correct? 24 A. Yes, correct. 25 Q. In the -- in the main house were there any (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-3eaa-42b3-8e22-b5d3c7182dle 3507.011 Pagc 141 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006805 EFTA00158390
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Page 142 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 computers left after these three were taken? left. A. Yeah. I think one was left, the small one. Q. A. 4. A. Was that the laptop? No, small computer. Why do you call it a small computer? I would say a 15-inch screen monitor. One was 8 Q. Where was that computer located? 9 A. It was in his office next to the kitchen. 10 Q. And do you know if that computer was 11 linked to the others? 12 A. I don't know. 13 Q. And was that computer there when the 14 police came to execute their search warrant? 15 A. Yes. 16 Q. And they took that computer? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. That was the only computer that they took 19 to your knowledge? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. You mentioned Bella Klen and Richard Kahn, 22 correct? 23 A. Correct. 24 Q. They were both accountants in New York to 25 your understanding? (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 142 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006806 EFTA00158391
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Page 143 1 2 3 4 A. Yes. Q• And they are both employed by HBRK Associates; is that your understanding? A. Yes, yes. 5 Q. And is one supervisor of the other? Is 6 one higher up than the other? 7 A. I think Rich Kahn is, I would say has the 8 higher position. 9 Q. Have you met Mr. Kahn? 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. Has he been to Palm Beach? 12 A. Yes. 13 Q. What was the occasion for him to come to 14 Palm Beach? 15 A. That they met with Jeffrey Epstein's office. 16 Q. Does Mr. Kahn handle business matters 17 outside the household to your knowledge? 18 A. I don't think so. 19 Q. You think he just handles household 20 matters? 21 A. No. He handle, I would say, investment. 22 Q. Which is, which is Mr. Epstein's, to your 23 understanding, prime business, correct? 24 A. Right. 25 Q. And that's what Mr. Kahn handles? (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 2W5Ald-3eaa-42b3-m22-b5d3c716:Wle 3507-011 Page 143 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006807 EFTA00158392
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Page 144 1 A. Correct. 2 Q. Would you say that Mr. Kahn is a key 3 employee like a right-hand man of Mr. Epstein? 4 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 5 THE WITNESS: Yes. 6 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 7 Q. Is he still employed with Mr. Epstein? 8 A. Yes. 9 Q. You mentioned that when you were 10 questioned by the FBI, that was the first time that 11 you learned that there were surveillance cameras in 12 the house, correct? 13 A. Correct. 14 Q. Anything else from the questioning by the 15 FBI that you learned for the first time? 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 23 THE WITNESS: Yes. 24 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 25 Q. Is there anything that you told them that MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. THE WITNESS: No. BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: Q. That was it? That was the only thing, piece of information that they gave to you essentially during the course of that questioning? (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 2C5a9M-Uaa42b3-m224:6(13a1WWle 3507.011 Pagc 144 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006808 EFTA00158393
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Page 145 1 they indicated to you that, gee, that's the first 2 time we heard that? 3 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 4 THE WITNESS: I don't understand. 5 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 6 Q. Is there any new information to your 7 knowledge that you gave to them that they didn't 8 previously have? 9 A. No. 10 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 11 THE WITNESS: No. 12 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 13 Q. No. Anything you told them they already 14 new, is that your understanding? 15 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 16 THE WITNESS: Yes. 17 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 18 Q. You testified that there were a few 19 occasions where you picked up the massage room 20 upstairs. You put the massage table away, correct? 21 A. Correct. 22 Q. And on any of those occasions did you 23 observe a vibrator? 24 A. No. 25 Q. Did you observe any massage tools? (561) 832-7500 PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by cynthla 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 2W5a9W4en42113-m224.5(13a1WWle 3507.011 Pagc 145 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006809 EFTA00158394
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Page 146 1 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 2 THE WITNESS: I don't remember, no. 3 MR. MERMELSTEIN: You just -- 4 THE WITNESS: I don't remember. 5 BY MR. MERMELSTEIN: 6 Q. Okay. You don't remember? 7 A. If I saw, I saw, I saw in -- I think one of 8 the drawers that I recall massage lotion. They call it 9 a personal massage. 10 Q. And could you describe that? 11 A. It was for massage, muscle massage with rubber 12 head, vibrate when you press the button. You can buy 13 them in Brookstone's. I saw them. 14 Q. Anything -- so you opened the drawer to 15 put something away and you saw that? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. Anything else you see at that time? 18 A. No. 19 MR. MERMELSTEIN: All right. I am going 20 to defer to Mr. Edwards. 21 REDIRECT (JANUSZ BANASIAK) 22 BY MR. EDWARDS: 23 Q. Just so that I understand what you were 24 telling Mr. Mermelstein about paying the girls, you 25 were saying that sometimes you would pay them 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 2c175891c1-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182dle 3507.011 Pagc 146 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006810 EFTA00158395
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Page 147 1 Mr. Epstein was out of town, right? 2 A. Right. 3 Q. And this would either be -- well, it would 4 be a situation where you were told that if somebody 5 comes over, some certain female comes over, then 6 just pay her, right? 7 A. Right. 8 Q. Would it be initiated by you in that, you 9 know, the person would come to the door, you're not 10 expecting them, you call and she says just pay 11 them? 12 A. No. 13 Q. You were always forewarned, hey, this 14 person is going to come over, pay them? 15 A. Right, right. 16 Q. Do you know whether it was they had a 17 scheduled appointment but Mr. Epstein wasn't in town 18 and he was saying just pay them anyway, or she had 19 performed a massage at some point in time, not been 20 paid and was back to receive her money, do you know 21 which one? 22 A. No. 23 Q. Okay. So, it could have been either 24 situation 25 A. Yes. (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-bSd30182dle 3507-011 Page 147 of 2.(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006811 EFTA00158396
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Page 148 1 Q. -- to the best of your knowledge? And 2 when you would pay these girls or would pay 3 them or whoever would pay them, would it always be 4 in cash? 5 A. Yeah. I pay them all with cash. 6 Q. You didn't write checks to them? 7 A. No, just cash. 8 Q. Ever wire any money to any of them? 9 A. No. 10 Q. Western Union or anything like that? 11 A. No. 12 Q. Did you ever withdraw money from the ATM, 13 was that one of your responsibilities that would 14 later be used to pay the girls? 15 A. No. 16 Q. Do you know who withdrew the money? 17 A. No. 18 Q. Do you know whose responsibility it was to 19 go to the ATM for Mr. Epstein to have cash on hand? 20 A. Yeah, part was my responsibility. I mean, not 21 to withdraw from the ATM. I went to the bank so we have 22 cash for spending, household cash. 23 Q. All right. 24 A. So, I always kept cash, you know, for myself, 25 for household, for grocery. So, whatever I need the (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-bSd30182dle 3507-011 Page 148 of 2.(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006812 EFTA00158397
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Page 149 1 money, I go to the bank to withdraw some money and I 2 kept it with me. 3 Q. Okay. And you just give the receipt to 4 somebody so they know how much you took out? 5 A. Right. 6 Q. And typically what would you take out of 7 the bank in terms of cash to keep on hand? 8 A. About $2,000. 9 Q. All right. So, you would go to the bank. 10 Is $2,000 an amount that was told to you as an 11 appropriate amount to take out? 12 A. I mean, it was my decision how much money I 13 need. But most of the time I withdraw $2,000 and 14 whatever I spend, I go and draw another one. 15 Q. I understand that at some point in time 16 you realize that that was a decision that you could 17 make. But let's say the first time you go to the 18 bank, you don't just make the decision to take out 19 $2,000, do you? I mean, somebody gives you some 20 guidance? 21 A. No. 22 Q. Okay. They give you authority, they say 23 go to the bank and get out some money and you decide 24 on your own that $2,000 is an appropriate amount? 25 A. Yes. (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-4263-ae2265d3c7182dle 3507.011 Page 149 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006813 EFTA00158398
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Page 150 1 Q. All right. What bank do you go to? 2 A. Colonial Bank on Worth Avenue. 3 Q. All right. And what account are you 4 withdrawing the money from or are there multiple 5 accounts? 6 A. One account, Jeffrey Epstein household 7 account. 8 Q. And what is the name on the account? 9 A. Jeffrey Epstein household account. 10 Q. Okay. That's the name of the account? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. Is that the only account that you ever 13 withdrew money from? 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. All right. And then when you -- is that 16 the cash that you would use or is that also cash 17 that you would distribute to, let's say, 18 or Jeffrey Epstein? 19 A. No. This is only for my expenditure. 20 Q. That's not then the money that was used to 21 pay these young females? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. It is? 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. So, would you always be the one paying (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-Uaa42b3-m22-b5d3c7182dte 3507.011 Pagc 150 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006814 EFTA00158399
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l'acje 151 1 them? 2 A. On a few occasions, yes, but not, not, not 3 always. 4 Q. Okay. Oftentimes was paying them or 5 somebody else in the house? 6 A. I assume. 7 Q. And the money that was using to pay 8 them with, do you know where she got it or what 9 account she withdraw it from? 10 A. No. 11 Q. All right. If Jeffrey Epstein was paying 12 them personally, you don't know what account he 13 withdrew it from? 14 A. I don't know. 15 Q. I thought I overheard you, I may be wrong 16 but I thought when we were walking out to lunch I 17 overheard you say you don't need to get your card 18 stamped because you have a card or something? 19 A. Yes. 20 Q. What is that? 21 A. This is parking access to garage downstairs. 22 Q. Okay. Have you been to this building 23 before? 24 A. Yes, very often. 25 Q. Very often. And it's -- where do you (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 151 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006815 EFTA00158400
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Page 152 1 park? I mean I know where I parked, but I don't 2 know, where do you park when you get -- do you have 3 an assigned space or something? 4 A. No, just whatever I find a space, I park. 5 Q. What floor do you park on? 6 A. Right now on first level. 7 Q. On the first level. All right. And what 8 does the card give you access to? 9 A. This is a card that we get for the office. 10 Q. Just to get in and out of the garage? 11 A. Right. 12 Q. Or does it also give you access to Jeffrey 13 Epstein's office, that being the Florida Science 14 Foundation? 15 A. For the garage. 16 Q. For the garage. 17 A. There are keys for office. 18 Q. Okay. And when you come over from the 19 garage to the building, is that on the second floor 20 or first floor or how do you get in? 21 A. First floor. 22 Q. And that's always the routine that you 23 take? 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. All right. (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 Pagc 152 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006816 EFTA00158401
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Page 153 1 A. Sometimes I park in front of the building, but 2 if there is no space I go to the garage. 3 Q. But there is no set parking spaces 4 assigned to Jeffrey Epstein? 5 A. No. 6 Q. Or to you or to anybody else? 7 A. No, no. 8 Q. All right. In the police report, you 9 know, there are several females that talk about 10 being in the bedroom with Mr. Epstein and also 11 at times being in the bedroom, and Mr. Epstein 12 requesting that use strap-on penises or 13 vibrators or dildos or something on these young 14 girls while Epstein stands by and masturbates and it 15 goes into detail. But my question is, have you ever 16 seen any of these strap-on or vibrator devices in 17 the house? 18 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 19 THE WITNESS: No. 20 BY MR. EDWARDS: 21 Q. Okay. Were you aware that there were 22 times where these young females we've been 23 discussing as people that you were led to believe 24 that were providing massages were up in the bedroom 25 with Mr. Epstein 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 2d75a91d4esa42b3-m22-bMtic71WWle 3507.011 Pagc 153 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006817 EFTA00158402
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Page 154 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A. No. MR. GOLDBERGER: BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. And observations, girlfriends I intimate with Jeffrey A. Q. have mean Form. you known, just based on your to have girlfriends? And by girlfriends that she would be in addition to being the girlfriend of Epstein? No. Do you Luc Brunel? A. Yes. Q. How do A. He was times. Q. A. Q. A. Q• a Tuesday. know somebody you know him? by the name of Jean in the house like, I guess, a few When? When? When was the last A week ago. Today is, what, time you saw him there? February 16th, and this is So, when we are saying a week ago, are you saying it was last Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, do you remember? A. I don't remember the date but he stay maybe three days, I think, in the 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 2W5a9W4eaa42113-m224,WWIWWle 3507.011 Pagc 154 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006818 EFTA00158403
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Page 155 1 Q. So, if he arrived on Tuesday, he stayed 2 through Thursday or Friday and -- 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. Do you know what the occasion was for him 5 to come in town? 6 A. No. 7 Q. Where did he stay in the house last week? 8 A. One of the bedrooms upstairs. 9 Q. And was Mr. Epstein also staying in the 10 house? 11 A. 12 Q. 13 company 14 A. 15 Q. 16 A. 17 Q. 18 A. 19 point. 20 Q. And where did he -- I assume he flew in 21 from somewhere? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. Picked up from the airport, safe 24 assumption? He didn't just drive to the airport. 25 (A discussion was held off the record.) Yes. All right. Did Mr. Brunel bring any with him? No. It was him alone? Yes. How did he get to the house? I think he has been picked up by Igor at this (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-bSac7182dle 3507-0 I 1 Page 155 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006819 EFTA00158404
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Page 156 1 BY MR. EDWARDS: 2 Q. So, do you know where it was that 3 Mr. Brunel flew in from? 4 A. No. 5 Q. Do you know where Mr. Brunel generally 6 lives? I mean is it New York, is it -- 7 A. I know that he spends some time in Florida, in 8 Miami, but exactly where he is, I don't know. 9 Q. But obviously he wouldn't fly here to Palm 10 Beach from Miami, right, so he had to be coming from 11 somewhere else you would assume? 12 A. Yes, I assume. 13 Q. Were you told -- similar to the way that 14 you have been describing throughout the deposition, 15 you're told who is coming in town. Were you told he 16 was going to be at the house? 17 A. Yeah. Usually he requires to be picked up, so 18 I know that he is coming. 19 Q. Okay. We'll go through some other 20 instances where you had occasion to pick him up or 21 break plans, but talking specifically about last 22 week: When were you first told that Mr. Brunel was 23 going to be coming into town? 24 A. I think Igor told me that he has to go and 25 pick him up. (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 2d75a91d4esa42b3-m22-b5dUrifIlMie 3507.011 Pagc 156 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006820 EFTA00158405
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Page 157 1 Q. How did he -- 2 A. It was my day off, I guess, because usually I 3 am the one who pick up people. So, I guess it was my 4 days off and Igor was working, so he went to pick him 5 6 up. Q. Okay. It wouldn't be picking 7 him up? 8 A. No. 9 Q. So, to the best of your recollection Igor 10 picked up Jean Luc Brunel sometime last week from 11 the airport and took him to the house? 12 A. Right. 13 Q. Do you know what car he took to pick him 14 up? 15 A. I think Cadillac Escalade. 16 Q. The black Escalade? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. And what did Mr. Brunel and Mr. Epstein do 19 for the three day stay when Mr. Brunel was staying 20 at Mr. Epstein's house last week? 21 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 22 THE WITNESS: I don't know. 23 BY MR. EDWARDS: 24 Q. Did you interact, communicate with 25 Mr. Brunel? (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 2d75a91thleaa-02b3-ae22-bSd3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 157 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_0000682I EFTA00158406
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1 2 3 4 A. 4. Page 158 Yes. And what did he say as to why he was here? MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. THE WITNESS: Good morning. How are you? 5 Exchange handshake. And I saw him in the 6 kitchen and he was cooking something and that's 7 it. 8 BY MR. EDWARDS: 9 Q. When you say he was cooking something, he 10 was personally cooking? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. All right. So, this is a house that he is 13 familiar enough with and he is a regular enough 14 guest that he makes himself at home? 15 A. Yes. 16 Q. Okay. And last week do you remember 17 anything in the three-day period that Mr. Brunel was 18 staying at the house that Mr. Brunel did from the 19 time he woke up to the time that he went to sleep? 20 MR. GOLDBERGER: Form. 21 BY MR. EDWARDS: 22 Q. I mean did go to the movies? Did he go to 23 the beach? Did they just hang out around the house 24 and walk? 25 A. Yeah. I think he walked outside to the beach. (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 2d7Sa91d-3eaa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182d1e 3507-011 Pagc 158 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00006822 EFTA00158407
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Page 159 1 He was swimming in the pool, talking on the phone just 2 what I remember. 3 Q. Okay. During the three-day stay last 4 week, how often were -- I mean, I assuming that he 5 came in town to see Mr. Epstein; is that true? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. And so the majority of his time during 8 that three days was spent hanging around with 9 Mr. Epstein? 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. All right. Did you see them talking with 12 one another? 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. Where were they talking with one another? 15 A. In the cabana, outside sitting next to the 16 pool. 17 Q. All right. And when you said that 18 Mr. Brunel walked to the beach, did Mr. Epstein walk 19 to the beach with him? 20 A. No. 21 Q. Mr. Brunel walked alone? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. Who else was in the house last week while 24 Mr. Brunel was in the house? 25 A. , and , I think. (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 2W5a9W4en42113-m224M3O182Ale 3507.011 Page 159 of 200 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006823 EFTA00158408
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Page 160 1 Q. 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. And 4 A. Yes. 5 Q. Okay. Who else, Igor? 6 A. Igor. I guess that's it. 7 Q. Did you overhear any of the substance of 8 the conversations that Mr. Brunel was having with 9 Mr. Epstein? 10 A. No. 11 Q. All right. What is your understanding as 12 to the relationship between Mr. Brunel and 13 Mr. Epstein? 14 A. I guess they are friends. 15 Q. Okay. In addition to being friends 16 well, let me ask this question first: Do you know 17 when they became friends? 18 A. No. 19 Q. You don't know how long they have known 20 each other? 21 A. No. 22 Q. You don't know who introduced them? 23 A. No. 24 Q. They could have met since they were five 25 years old or they could have met five years ago for (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 2C5aMd-Usa-42b3-ae22-b5d3c7182dle 3507-011 Page 160 of 2(X) SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00006824 EFTA00158409