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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00181630
139 pages
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Page 141 1 A. No. 2 Q. -- where he believes money was taken? 3 MR. CRITTON: Form. 4 THE WITNESS: I don't agree with this. 5 BY MR. BERGER: 6 Q. No? 7 A. No. 8 Q. Well, he says: "The first" at the bottom, 9 it says: "The first was over Labor Day weekend, August 10 30 to September 1, 2003." 11 You see it says that at the bottom? The very 12 bottom. 13 "The first was over Labor Day weekend, 14 August 30 to September 1, 2003." 15 Do you see that? 16 A. Uh-huh 17 Q. Yes or no? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. And then it says: "The second time was a 20 weekend in mid-September 2003." 21 Do you see that? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. And then above, do you see where he talked 24 about October 4, 2003? You see mention of that? Or 25 October 5, 2003? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3atc3ca0-c86e-4b91-Bd01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181690
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Page 142 1 A. Right here. 2 Q. Right in the middle, it says: "Epstein stated 3 at" -- yes. 4 A. No. I don't agree with this. I never saw 5 this. 6 Q. I'm not asking -- that's not what I'm asking. 7 What I'm saying, sir, do you see though that 8 the police report refers to three instances; is that 9 correct? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Okay. But it's correct that the police report 12 refers to three instances, correct? 13 MR. CRITTON: Form. 14 BY MR. BERGER: 15 Q. The police talk about three instances, right? 16 A. That's correct. 17 MR. CRITTON: Form. 18 BY MR. BERGER: 19 Q. Now, how many times did you take cash from 20 Mr. Epstein? 21 A. Twice. 22 Q. So do you have any idea what he's talking 23 about here? 24 A. No. 25 Q. Now, the first time that you took cash, was it PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Safc3ca0-c86e4b9f-Sd01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181691
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Page 143 1 on August 30 to September 1, 2003? 2 A. I can't remember. 3 Q. Or September -- mid-September 2003? 4 A. I can't remember. 5 Q. Okay. Is the third incident accurate where it 6 talks about October 5 or October 4, 2003? 7 A. I don't know if it's accurate or not, but I 8 know that I went to the house twice. 9 Q. Not three times? 10 A. Not three times. 11 Q. Any idea why Mr. Epstein would talk about 12 three times? 13 A. No idea, sir. 14 Q. And any idea why he would talk about a Glock 15 handgun? 16 A. No, sir. 17 MR. CRITTON: Form. 18 BY MR. BERGER: 19 Q. Now, you said that -- that you had a -- okay. 20 I've put this aside. I'm going to ask you another 21 question, so why don't you -- I don't want to distract 22 you. 23 Now, you said that your disagreement or your 24 falling out with Mr. Epstein was after you left his 25 employment. Do you remember saying that? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c860-4b91-8d01-ba2Obcael37de EFTA00181692
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Page 144 1 A. Yes. After -- after this incident. 2 Q. And what did that disagreement have to do 3 with? Did it have to do with these incidents? 4 A. Of course. I screw it up. 5 Q. Okay. And do you know who Mr. Adam Fetterman 6 is? 7 A. Yes. 8 Q. Who is he? 9 A. 2211!fy13.myer. 10 Q. And did Mr. Epstein pay for Mr. Fetterman's 11 legal services for you? 12 A. No. I pay on my own pocket. 13 Q. Now, let me ask you some questions about some 14 property in Palm Beach County, Mr. Alessi. 15 Do you remember that in or around 1983 you and 16 your wife bought a home at Bilbao Street in Royal Palm 17 Beach? 18 A. I didn't bought it. I build it. 19 Q. You built it. You didn't buy it? 20 A. No. 21 Q. And do you remember that in April of 1995, you 22 and your wife purchased a single-family home in -- on 23 Northumberland Court in Wellington? Do you remember 24 that? 25 A. It was a lot. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3atc3ca0•c86e-4b91-8d01•ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181693
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Page 145 1 Q. It was a lot. Okay. 2 A. Yes, we purchase that. 3 Q. Okay. 4 MR. CRITTON: What was the first date you gave 5 about built home? 6 MR. BERGER: July 1983. 7 MR. CRITTON: Thank you. 8 BY MR. BERGER: 9 Q. And does the purchase price of $22,600; is 10 that correct -- 11 A. Sounds familiar. 12 Q. -- for the -- for the Northumberland Court 13 lot; is that correct? 14 A. Uh-huh. 15 Q. Yes or no? 16 A. What date was that? 17 Q. April of 1995 18 A. That's correct. 19 Q. Now, do you recall that in December of 1997 20 you and your wife bought apartment number 1902 at 1515 21 South Flagler Drive -- 22 A. That's correct. 23 Q. in West Palm Beach; is that right? 24 A. Yes, sir. 25 Q. And does the purchase price of $105,000; is PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c86e4b9t4Id01-ba2Obcao87de EFTA00181694
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Page 146 1 that accurate? 2 A. That's correct. 3 Q. Now, do you recall that in November of 1998 4 you and your wife bought apartment 1901 at 1515 South 5 Flagler? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. And the purchase price was $159,000? 8 A. That's correct. 9 Q. So in -- so did you -- as of November of 1998, 10 did you own both apartment 1902 and apartment 1901 at 11 the 1515 building? 12 A. Yes. But I didn't own the house in Royal Palm 13 Beach. I didn't -- I sold that. With that money we 14 bought that apartments. 15 Q. You built the house at the Royal Palm Beach 16 address? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. After buying the lot? 19 A. Yes. We bought the lot years, years back. 20 Q. Now, in October of 2001, do you remember 21 buying a multi-family residential property at Yarmouth 22 Drive in Wellington? 23 A. I still have it. 24 Q. And do you remember the purchase price being 25 $310,000? ?ROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c86e-4b9f4d01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181695
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Page 147 1 A. Yes, sir. 2 Q. And this is while you worked for Mr. Epstein, 3 correct? 2001, October 2001? 4 A. Yeah. 5 Q. And you still own it; is that what you said? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. And is that a rental apartment building? 8 A. Yeah, it's a rental. 9 Q. And now, do you recall that in September of 10 2002 you and your wife purchased a multi-family 11 residential property at in West Palm 12 Beach? 13 A. That's correct. 14 Q. And the purchase price was $590,000? Do you 15 remember that? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. And then in October of 2004 you bought the -- 18 you bought a multi-family residential property -- strike 19 that. 20 In October of 2004 your wife purchased a 21 multi-family residential property at II ? 23 A. That is not correct. That is a house. 24 Q. That's where you live now? 25 A. That's where we live now. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c860-4b91-8d01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181696
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Page 148 1 Q. And that's just a single-family home? 2 A. That's a single-family home. 3 Q. Okay. And now, did Mr. Epstein contribute any 4 money to the purchase of any of these properties? 5 A. He contribute the -- he contribute the $20,000 6 towards the purchase of the first property. 7 Q. Well, the first property was back in 1983? 8 A. No. No. The first property at 10 Q. That's apartment 1902? 11 A. 1902. 12 Q. Did he contribute any other money towards any 13 of the other properties? 14 A. No. 15 Q. So you paid $590,000 for the property at 16 without the assistance of Jeffrey Epstein? 17 A. That's correct. I had a loan, took a big loan 18 on that. 19 Q. So he had absolutely nothing to do with your 20 purchase of that property? 21 A. Nothing. 22 Q. And he contributed nothing towards any to 23 the purchase of any of the other properties that I 24 mentioned? 25 A. Nothing. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3a1c3ca0-c86o4b91.8d01-ba20bcaetl7de EFTA00181697
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Page 149 1 Q. Okay. 2 MR. BERGER: Mark this as Exhibit 4, please. 3 (Exhibit number 4 was marked for 4 identification purposes.) 5 BY MR. BERGER: 6 Q. Look at Exhibit 4, sir. It's two pages. And 7 it's from Florida Department of State, Division of 8 Corporations? 9 A. Yeah. 10 Q. And would you turn to the next page, the 11 second page? 12 On the second page, do you see your signature 13 and your wife's? 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. And do you recognize this as an application 16 for registration of a fictitious name? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. And is that -- did you and your wife apply for 19 registration of a fictitious name? 20 A. Right. This was done by our lawyer, 21 Fetterman. 22 Q. And was that done in January of 2003? Look in 23 the upper right. 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. Is that correct? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c86e-4b91-8d01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181698
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Page 150 1 A. Uh-huh. 2 Q. Yes? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. And the fictitious name was Las Villas Alessi 5 Properties, correct? 6 A. That's correct. 7 Q. And did Jeffrey Epstein have anything 8 whatsoever to do with the registration of this 9 fictitious name? 10 A. Absolutely nothing. 11 MR. BERGER: Mark this as the next Exhibit. 12 (Exhibit number 5 was marked for 13 identification purposes.) 14 MR. WILLITS: Spell the name of that last -- 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 It says: "Detail by officer/registered agent 24 name." And then under that it says, "Florida limited 25 liability company." MR. BERGER: It's Las Villas, V-I-L-L-A-S, Alessi Properties. MR. WILLITS: Thank you. BY MR. BERGER: Q. The next Exhibit, sir, has papers from the Department of State, Division of Corporations. Do you see it makes reference to Alessi Properties, LLC? Up at the top. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3atc3ca0-O36e-4b91-Eld01-ba20bcaeS7de EFTA00181699
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Page 151 1 A. Where is that, sir? Just point it. 2 Q. Then it says, Alessi Properties, LLC; is that 3 right? 4 A. Yes, sir. 5 Q. Then do you see the next couple pages includes 6 a letter from Adam Fetterman to the Department of State? 7 Do you see that? 8 A. Yes, sir. 9 Q. And then the next -- the next page is an 10 articles -- articles of organization for Florida limited 11 liability company. Do you see that? 12 A. Yes, sir. 13 Q. And then on the very last page, is that your 14 signature? 15 A. Yes, sir. 16 Q. Okay. Is that your application to organize 17 the Florida limited liability company, Alessi 18 Properties, LLC? 19 A. Yes. I just sign it. This was done by the 20 lawyer. 21 Q. Did Jeffrey Epstein have anything to do with 22 the creation of this company? 23 A. Absolutely nothing. 24 Q. Did Jeffrey Epstein pay for Mr. Fetterman's 25 services to do this? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c86e.4b91-8d01-ba20bcae87de EFTA00181700
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Page 152 1 A. Absolutely no. 2 Q. Now, this was -- this Alessi Properties, LLC, 3 it appears to have been incorporated in August of 2003. 4 Do you recall that? Does that sound correct? 5 A. Yeah. 6 Q. And between December of 2002, when you left 7 Mr. Epstein's employment, and August of 2003, when you 8 incorporated Alessi Properties, LLC, did you speak to 9 Jeffrey Epstein? 10 A. Never spoke again. 11 Q. Or with anybody on his behalf, such as his 12 staff or an investigator for him? Anybody? 13 A. Nothing. 14 Q. Okay. Did you go to his home between January 15 and August of 2003? 16 A. No. Except twice, the two incidents that it 17 happened. 18 Q. But those -- and those happened later, after 19 August of 2003, correct? Those happened either -- 20 A. Yeah. I never went to the home for any reason 21 to talk to him or to anybody. 22 Q. Okay. So in September and October when you 23 went to Mr. Epstein's house -- 24 A. Yeah. 25 Q. -- uninvited, -- PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3a1c3ca0-0360-4b9148d01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181701
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Page 153 1 A. Uh-huh. 2 Q. -- you just assumed that he would have money 3 in his briefcase? 4 A. I assume. 5 Q. You hadn't talked to him in nine months; is 6 that your testimony? 7 A. That's my testimony. 8 Q. And you said that you needed that money 9 because of a woman that you were mixed up with? 10 A. That's correct. 11 Q. What's her name? 12 A. Eva DaSilva (phonetics). 13 Q. And where does she -- 14 A. I'm sorry. Vonia DaSilva (phonetics). I 15 already forgot the name. 16 Q. Vonia? 17 A. Vonia DaSilva. 18 Q. Where is she now? Where does she live? 19 A. I have no idea. She left -- she left the 20 state. She was a girl from Brazil. The biggest mistake 21 of my life. 22 Q. And then you said during the questioning of 23 one or two of the attorneys that you entered into a 24 separation agreement with Mr. Epstein that included a 25 confidentiality agreement and a release. Do you PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3atc3ca0-c866-4b91-0d01-ba2ObcaetUde EFTA00181702
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Page 154 1 remember saying that? 2 A. Yeah. 3 MR. CRITTON: Form. 4 BY MR. BERGER: 5 Q. And those were signed by you? 6 A. And Mr. Epstein. 7 Q. And was that signed after the October 8 incident? 9 A. No. This was signed in January 2003. 10 Q. When you left? 11 A. Right after I left. 12 Q. Okay. 13 A. Right after I left, it was done through the 14 office in New York. Mr. Epstein never spoke to me 15 again. It was done through the lawyers in New York. 16 They send me the paper via Fed Ex. They send us a 17 check. That was the end of it. That happened in 18 January, January 2003. 19 Q. Do you have a copy of those documents? 20 A. Not in here. 21 Q. Do you have them at home? 22 A. Yes, I do. 23 Q. And let me just make sure I know what the 24 documents are. 25 There's a separation agreement? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c860-4b91-8d01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181703
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Page 155 1 A. Just a separation agreement. 2 Q. And that includes a confidentiality provision? 3 A. It was a there's a provision inside. 4 Q. And it also includes in it a release or is the 5 release separate? 6 A. I don't know. Lawyer terms. I'm not familiar 7 with that. 8 Q. Did you have a lawyer represent you in 9 connection with that? 10 A. No. I never need it. 11 Q. And you said Mr. Epstein paid you $30,000 to 12 you and $20,000 to your wife? 13 A. That's correct. 14 Q. And how was that paid to you? 15 A. Cash -- I mean, check. It was a check but it 16 was taken -- taxes were taken out. So it was minus 17 taxes. 18 Q. Was it one check for each of you? 19 A. Yes. 20 MR. CRITTON: Can we take a five-minute break? 21 MR. BERGER: Sure. 22 MR. CRITTON: Do you want to finish one line 23 of questioning? 24 MR. BERGER: No, go ahead. Go ahead. 25 VIDEOGRAPHER: Off the record at 2:15. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c86e4b91-8d01-ba2Obcao87de EFTA00181704
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Page 156 1 (Brief recess.) 2 VIDEOGRAPHER: We're back on the record at 3 2:21. 4 BY MR. BERGER: S Q. How many times have you talked with 6 investigators of Mr. Epstein? 7 A. One time. 8 Q. And that's the one time that you've mentioned 9 already? 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. And have you met talked to Mr. Critton 12 before today? 13 A. Oh, wait a minute. Sorry. I have to go back 14 on that. Twice. One time when the criminal case 15 started when they, like, find the card and Jeffrey says, 16 I cannot talk to you, somebody will call you. I talked 17 the investigator that I told you. 18 And the second time was, I guess, you -- I 19 don't know who was it, but they send -- they send me 20 the -- I don't know if it was an investigator or they 21 just give me your notice that I was going to be 22 subpoena. 23 MR. CRITTON: I think that came from 24 Mr. Willits' office. 25 MR. WILLITS: Jack Hill's office. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-c86e-4b91.13d01.ba2Obcael(7de EFTA00181705
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Page 157 1 MR. CRITTON: That wasn't an investigator. It 2 was a subpoena server? 3 THE WITNESS: Yeah. 4 BY MR. BERGER: 5 Q. Process server. Process server. 6 Now, this is Mr. Robert Critton. Have you 7 talked to him before today? 8 A. Yes, sir. 9 Q. How many times have you talked to Mr. Critton? 10 A. Once in my house. And we talk about ten 11 minutes yesterday? Monday? Monday? 12 Q. Yesterday? 13 A. Yesterday. 14 Q. Okay. And what did you discuss? 15 A. Discuss the same questions that you telling 16 me. And he told me basically, say the truth. Tell the 17 truth, nothing but the truth. And be firm and be -- 18 speak your mind and don't be afraid. 19 I thought that this incident about my life 20 never would have come out. I wish it would have never 21 come out. But I guess it come out and it's too late. 22 Q. Well, you know what this case is about, don't 23 you? 24 A. Of course. I think it's a case against 25 Mr. Epstein. But it's not a case against me, is it? PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3atc3ca0-c86e-4b91-8d01-ba20bcaende EFTA00181706
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Page 158 1 Q. No. 2 A. Oh. 3 Q. And you know it's 4 (Brief interruption.) 5 BY MR. BERGER: 6 Q. And you know it's a serious case for the 7 people that are bringing it? 8 THE COURT: Form. 9 THE WITNESS: Absolutely. 10 BY MR. BERGER: 11 Q. So you had this conversation with Mr. Critton 12 yesterday? 13 A. Not about the seriousness, no. 14 Q. No. No. But the conversation that you had 15 with Mr. Critton was yesterday, correct? 16 A. Yes. Told him he -- he told me basically he 17 was going to be here, that a bunch of lawyers were going 18 to ask me questions and that I should be truthful and 19 nothing else, basically. 20 Q. Well, what else did he say? 21 A. What else did Mr. Critton says? Nothing. He 22 asked me about my health, because I was in the hospital 23 this week. He asked me how I felt. 24 And I says, well, I want to get this done. I 25 want to get it over, done, and go on with my life for PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3a1c3ca0-c86e-4b91-8d01-ba2Obcao87de EFTA00181707
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Page 159 1 the rest of my life. I want to finish with this. I 2 don't want nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein or this 3 case, once and for all. 4 Q. Did you talk to him about the confidentiality 5 agreement that you mentioned? 6 A. No. 7 Q. Or the separation agreement? 8 A. No. 9 Q. Or the arrest? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Or the $30,000 that you were paid? 12 A. No. 13 Q. Did he tell you that this case that we're here 14 about -- 15 A. $30,000 where? What $30,000? 16 Q. You said you were paid $30,000 and your wife 17 was paid $20,000. 18 A. Yes. Yes. The separation agreement. No. 19 No. 20 Q. You didn't talk about that? 21 A. No. 22 Q. Did he tell you there were young women suing 23 Mr. Epstein? Did he tell you that yesterday? 24 A. No. He mentioned to me that it was a lot of 25 lawsuits against Mr. Epstein, criminal and civil suits. PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3afc3ca0-06e-4b9f-8d01-ba2Obcae87de EFTA00181708
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Page 160 1 And -- not yesterday, but when he was in my house with 2 his secretary. 3 Q. Not yesterday? 4 A. Not yesterday. 5 Q. When was he was at your house with the 6 secretary? 7 A. About two months ago, a month and a half ago. 8 Q. You can't look to him to answer. You've got 9 to answer. 10 A. I cannot remember exactly the date, but I 11 would say it was about a month ago. 12 Q. Maybe I misunderstood. Was Mr. Critton at 13 your house yesterday? 14 A. No. He called me yesterday. 15 Q. He called you yesterday? 16 A. Yes, sir. 17 Q. And you talked for about ten minutes yesterday 18 on the phone? 19 A. No more. 20 Q. Did you tell me everything that you and 21 Mr. Critton talked about yesterday? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. Now, he visited your house -- 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. -- a month and a half or two months ago -- PROSE COURT REPORTING AGENCY, INC. Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 Electronically signed by Sandra Townsend (401 3OOcal3c86.34b914O1-baNbcaende EFTA00181709