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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 21 A. Yes. Q. Okay. Tell me what some of those items are. A. I remember one specifically was a pool heater. Q. Excuse me? A. A pool heater. Q. When was that? A. 1995-ish. Q. Okay. Why did you get that? A. I had built a pool and I didn't have a heater and he kind of laughed at me saying, "How can you have a pool without a heater?" So he says, "You ought to get a heater.• Q. Where were you when you had that conversation? A. In the airplane. O. How did he know that you had built a pool? A. Just in general conversation. Q. You were having a conversation with Jeffrey Epstein? A. Yes. Q. And this is something that was happening on the airplane, this conversation? A. During the flight. Yeah, it would have been like on cruise or something. Q. Okay. When you say •during the flight," does that -- 3527-003 Page 21 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009696 EFTA00159503
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 22 A. Again, you're going back a long ways. Q. I understand. We're talking about 1995 right now. A. Yes. Q. You're having a conversation with Jeffrey Epstein. Who is flying the airplane? A. The auto pilot and there's two crew. Q. Okay. So are you back in the back portion or is he up in the cockpit? A. Up in the cockpit. Q. Okay. Jeffrey Epstein sometimes comes up there? A. Just, yeah, in between the two pilot seats. Q. All right. Is that something that was typical, to have conversations like that? A. Mm-hmm. Q. Yes? A. Yes. No nodding. Q. And would those conversations be directed mainly with you or with the other pilots as well? A. Mainly with me. Q. I mean, you've kind of been described as the main guy or the main pilot. Wouldn't you consider that pretty much your role, right? A. Well, that's chief pilot. 3527-003 Page 22 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009697 EFTA00159504
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 Q. But more so than that, if there's going to be a casual conversation about a pool or a pool heater or whatever, it's going to be with you most likely if he's going to be talking to pilots, right? MR. CRITTON: Form. THE WITNESS: Right. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Okay. And you feel like over the years your relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has been pretty good? A. Yes. Q. And you have been closer to him over the years as you've grown to know him? MR. CRITTON: Form. THE WITNESS: The same throughout the same year. We never got any closer than 1991 than I am with him now. I'm very professional at what I do and know the line between being professional and thinking you're somebody's buddy. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Okay. So that's not something that you think you are? You don't think you're his buddy? A. No, sir. Q. Do you consider yourself his friend? A. I believe so. Q. Do you think he considers you his friend? 3527-003 Page 23 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFFA_00009698 EFTA00159505
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 24 A. I think so. Q. All right. What makes you think that? MR. CRITTON: Speculation. THE WITNESS: He's always been kind and respectful. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Ever invited you to dinner? A. No, sir. Q. Have you ever associated or socialized with him during the day at any of his homes? A. Only during a business reason. Q. Okay. What are the other -- are the places that you believe that Mr. Epstein owns? I know we've talked about this Manhattan -- the Manhattan house. I've read the articles about it, the Palm Beach mansion. But what other places are you familiar with that Mr. Epstein owns? MR. CRITTON: Form; predicate, speculation. THE WITNESS: To answer it honestly, I don't know specifically that he owns any of the residences, to be honest. I would only assume that he owns. So if you want me to answer honestly, I don't know that he owns any of the other. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Okay. Well, what would be the basis for your 3527-003 Page 24 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_UXX0699 EFTA00159506
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 25 assumption that he owns the home in Palm Beach? A. He goes there, but I don't assume -- you don't have to own a house to go to it. Q. And not only does he go there, you're aware that he spends the night there; he resides there sometimes, correct? A. Yes. Q. When he's in Palm Beach, that's where he A. He sleeps. Q. -- sleeps? Right. When he's in New York, do you know where he sleeps? A. No. Q • But you've been to a particular house in New York that's a very large house that we've all read about that you picked up luggage at, right? A. Yes, sir. MR. CRITTON: Form. BY MR. EDWARDS: O. And that home, do you know that -- I know that you're saying that you haven't done a public record search to make sure that Jeffrey Epstein owns it. A. Yeah. Q. But you assume that he does? A. Assuming. Q. That's where he sleeps when he's in New York? 3527-003 Page 25 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009700 EFTA00159507
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 26 MR. CRITTON: Form. THE WITNESS: I assume. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. That's where his luggage is when you pick it up? A. Doesn't mean he owns it. Q. Right. But that's where it is? A. Yes, sir. Q. Do you know of anybody else who owns that home in New York? A. No. Q. Okay. Have you been to his ranch in New Mexico? A. Yes. MR. CRITTON: Form. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. How many times have you been to his ranch in New Mexico? MR. CRITTON: Form; predicate. THE WITNESS: A guesstimate, fifty times, only due to the fact that we would fly there. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. And where would you land? A. Depending upon the aircraft, either Albuquerque or Santa Fe. 3527-003 Page 26 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009701 EFTA00159508
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 27 Q. Are those private airports? A. Public. Q. Public, okay. Are there any private landing places where you would land any airplanes in New Mexico? A. There are. Q. That you have landed -- A. That I have. Q. -- his airplane? A. Yes. Q. Where? A. We have a 4500-foot strip on the ranch. Q. When you say "we," yourself and somebody? A. The company. Q. What company? A. Well, I should say -- I see where you're going with that. The ranch owns -- whoever owns the ranch. The ranch has a runway on it. Q. Okay. And you've landed an airplane on that runway? A. That ranch, yes. Q. How many times do you think you've landed there? A. Ten. Q. All right. And have you been inside his ranch? 3527-003 Page 27 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009702 EFTA00159509
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 28 A. Yes. MR. CRITTON: Form to the last question. MR. REINHART: Can you clarify, the physical ranch or the residences or the structures on the ranch? MR. EDWARDS: I don't have a good visual appreciation for it. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Why don't you describe it in your words what this ranch that we are talking about looks like. And I've heard it referred to as the 2orro Ranch. Have you heard that? A. I've heard that. Q. That's the ranch we're all familiar with, we're talking about where the runway is and everything else? A. Yes. Q. Describe it in your own words, the landscaping of this ranch. What do we have on it? A. There is a house up on the hill, a large house. Q. How big? A. Big. I've read 40,000 square feet in the paper. Q. Have you been to it? 3527-003 Page 28 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_UXX0703 EFTA00159510
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 29 A. Yes. Q. Does that seem like it's feasible, approximately 40,000 -- A. I think so, yes. Q. What else do we have on it? A. There is a compound that has kind of motel room type -- they call it bunkhouse. Q. Where's the bunkhouse located? A. At the entrance to the ranch. Q. Okay. And what is that primarily used for? A. For the people that work on the ranch, they reside there. It's also a place where anybody that traveled on the airplane would stay. It's kind of like, you know, a hotel room. Q • And how far is that from the first house that you described, the 40,000 square foot house? A. It's probably 4 miles. Q. Okay. So the Zorro Ranch is a rather large area of property? A. Yes. Q. And how many times -- I know we just talked about how many times you've been in the house, but how many times have you been on that ranch in New Mexico, the Zorro Ranch? A. Thirty to fifty times over the years. That's 3527-003 Page 29 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009704 EFTA00159511
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 30 a guesstimate. Q. Is that over -- when was the first time that you went to that ranch? A. A guess, I don't know when it was, actually, our first trip, but 1995/'94. Q. Okay. And do you believe Jeffrey Epstein and/or a corporation owned or controlled by him to be the sole owner of that ranch? A. I don't know any of those details. Q. Have you ever talked to Jeffrey Epstein about who owns that ranch? A. No. Q. Do you know of anybody else who may own that ranch? A. Not to my knowledge. Q. Other than Jeffrey Epstein, do you know of anybody else who regularly stays there when they're in New Mexico? A. Not to my knowledge. Q. Does Jeffrey Epstein stay there when you're in New Mexico? A. He has. Q. And he has a key to the place? A. I don't know if there's a key. Q. One way or another, he gets in, right? 3527-003 Page 30 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009705 EFTA00159512
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 31 A. Yes, sir. Q. And he sleeps there? A. Yes. Q. Okay. A. I assume he does. Q. You assume he sleeps? A. I do. I think. Q. Okay. MR. CRITTON: This is really -- BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Other than the pool heater in 1995, have you ever received any other gifts on top of the compensation from Mr. Epstein? A. I did get land on the ranch to build a house. 0. What do you mean you got land on the ranch? A. He deeded me land to build a home. Q. When was that? A. Ten years ago at least. Q. Do you know if he's ever deeded anyone else in this world land on the ranch to build a home? A. Not to my knowledge. Q. Why did he do that? A. We would vacation out there and my wife fell in love with New Mexico and we were looking for property. 3527-003 Page 31 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009706 EFTA00159513
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 32 Q • And did you talk to him about that? A. Yes. He knew I -- he was aware I was looking for a home and he says, "Well, I have so much land, I could give you a spot to build a home on.' So I built a house. Q. So how long has a home actually been on that property? A. Nine years. Q. And that's a home that you own? A. Yes, sir. Q. And that's a home that was -- when I say "you own it,' is there a mortgage on it or did he give it to you free and clear? A. No, no, I paid for the house. I made payments on it. Q. All right. So what did he actually give you? A. 40-acres of land. Q. That you did not have to pay for? A. You know, I'd have to go back and look. I think it was -- I had to pay something for it. I don't remember. Q. How often have you visited that piece -- that home that you own? A. My wife would spend summers out there with the kids. 3527-003 Page 32 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009707 EFTA00159514
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 33 Q. Okay. But that's on the Zorro Ranch? A. Yes. Q. So in addition to the 50 or so times you've been to the Zorro Ranch, you've been to your property that's on the Zorro Ranch? A. Yes, which over the years, it's once-a-year visits. So I mean, it is included in the 50 times that I've been there. Q. Okay. And did you have a conversation with him that led to him giving you or gifting you 40-acres of land? A. We talked about it because he knew I was looking for a home out there. Q. Okay. In gifting you that land, did you consider yourself at that point in time to be more than just his pilot, as more of a friend? A. No. You're using the word "gifting." I paid for the land. I don't recall what it was. But you use the word "friend." I don't know that a -- sure, he was a friend. I mean.. . Q. Well, did he give Dave Rogers any land out on the New Mexico ranch? A. No. Q. Okay. When you say you paid for it, I thought that I asked that question, "Did you pay for the 3527-003 Page 33 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009708 EFTA00159515
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 34 40-acres?" I thought your answer was, "I don't know, I'd have to go back and look." Are you saying now that you did pay for that land? A. I don't remember. If there was a sum of money, it was just for, you know, the legal purpose of a transfer of ownership of the land. Q. Okay. If it was a substantial amount of money, that's something that you would have remembered? A. Oh, exactly. No, it was not a substantial amount. Q. Okay. Do you remember approximately how much money you had to give Jeffrey Epstein for that land? A. I would only be guessing. It might have been five dollars. To my knowledge, I don't remember. Q. Okay. So when I'm saying he gave you the land, he may have actually given you the land? A. Sure. Q. Okay. And to the best of your knowledge, he's never given anyone else land out there? A. Not to my knowledge. MR. CRITTON: Form. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. All right. How big is this house that you built on the ranch? 3527-003 Page 34 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009709 EFTA00159516
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 35 A. 1800 square feet. Q. Were you ever at that house at the same time when he's at his house that's on that Zorro Ranch? A. Yes. Q. All right. We started back in 1991 with you making around $55,000 a year and that has progressed over time to a point where in 2007 you were making $200,000 a year. I don't want to go through every single year; that would take a really long time. But the progression, was that on a yearly basis normally or after two years or three years? A. Yearly basis. Q. Okay. And would that normally be in increments of? A. $5,000. Q. Okay. You've talked about a couple other gifts that have been given to you from Jeffrey Epstein over the years; one is a pool heater in 1995 and now some 40 acres of land on his New Mexico ranch. Any other gifts you can think about? A. No other gifts. Q. Okay. I don't want to split hairs with you. You obviously thought about that answer before giving it. What other items are you thinking about that he's given to you or cut you a discount on or otherwise that 3527-003 Page 35 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTASO009710 EFTA00159517
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 you feel was compensation for you working for him? A. I drive a company car. I mean.. . Q. Okay. What kind of car? A. A Hummer. L LC? 36 Q. You say 'a company car." That's owned by NES, A. No, I think the registration has Zorro Development on it. Q. What is Zorro Development? A. I believe that's the ranch, or at least it has the name of the ranch. I don't know what the entity is. Q. And it's your understanding that that's a company vehicle? A. Yes. Q. And where is that vehicle primarily garaged? A. At my home. Q. In or in the Zorro Ranch? A. No, here in Q. All right. And is there only one company vehicle that you're issued? A. Yes, sir. Q. And is that something that was -- that you did not have to pay for? A. No, it's just something I drive. I mean, it's not titled to me or anything like that. It's just a car 3527-003 Page 36 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009711 EFTA00159518
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 that I drive. Q. All right. You've worked for him for 18 37 years. I don't even know how long the Hummer would last, but presumably, that's not the car you've had over the entire 18 years. Have you always had a company car? A. No, I haven't, no. Q. When did you get the Hummer? A. Probably three years ago. Q. Do any other members of Mr. Epstein's piloting team have company cars? A. No. Q. Only you? A. Yes. Q. And do you know how that decision was made to get you a company vehicle? A. No. Q. What do you use that vehicle for? A. To and from the airport. also? Q. All right. Do you use it for personal reasons A. I guess, yes. Q. I mean, that's your primary vehicle? A. Yes, or I drive my wife's car. Q. Which is? A. Type of car? 3527-003 Page 37 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009712 EFTA00159519
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 38 Q. Yes. A. A Mercedes. Q. And is that something that was also a gift from Mr. Epstein? A. No, sir. Q. What type of Mercedes is that? A. A ML 430, ten years old. Q. All right. Are there any other items company car, the land in New Mexico, the pool heater any other items that Mr. Epstein has given you over time as compensation or reward or anything else? A. No, sir. Q. And your only income is from Mr. Epstein or his companies? A. Correct. Q. Okay. And it's been that way since 1991? A. Yes. Q. How did you meet Mr. Epstein or become involved with him in 1991? A. We heard at the airport that Mr. Epstein was purchasing an airplane when Dave Rogers and myself were living in Columbus, and we had the opportunity to interview with him, and we did and got the job. Q. And this is before he owned the airplane? A. Yes. 3527-003 Page 38 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009713 EFTA00159520
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 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 Q. And which airplane was that? A. The Hawker. Q. Does he still have the Hawker? A. No. Q • How long did he have that plane? 39 A. Five years, guesstimate; four or five years. Q. So sometime in the mid '90s? A. Yes. Q. Did you keep any type of logs or documentation as to who would have been flying on that airplane if you transported any individuals? A. The same logs as you possess now are the flight logs. Q. Okay. A. That's the standard for the industry. Q. So that's something that you kept, or that Dave Rogers kept? A. Dave Rogers. Q. Okay. If there are any documents out there with names of passengers on any of the flights involving planes owned or controlled by Jeffrey Epstein and/or his companies, those would be documents in the possession of Dave Rogers and not yourself? A. Oh, the corporation actually, they belong to. Q. Okay. 3527-003 Page 39 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTASO009714 EFTA00159521
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Larry Visoski October 15, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 40 MR. REINHART: That was a compound question. You might want to split it in half. MR. EDWARDS: Okay. BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. What documents do you believe exist that indicate names of individuals that have been passengers on Mr. Epstein's airplanes? MR. REINHART: Are we going back all the way from '91 to the present? MR. EDWARDS: Sure. THE WITNESS: You're talking about the Hawker? BY MR. EDWARDS: Q. Any airplanes. What documents would there be? A. There would be the same: Flight logs and passenger manifests would exist. Q. And are either of those required? A. The flight log is required for the aircraft to - rack times and landings. Q. And in the flight log, is it required that you designate the names of the passengers? A. No. Q. That's just something that Dave Rogers did on his own? A. Everybody does that. It's more for Internal Revenue. 3527-003 Page 40 of 227 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00009715 EFTA00159522