# EXHIBIT 254 # State of Florida Department of Corrections - Community Corrections TRAVEL PERMIT/LNTRASTATE TRANSFER REQUEST Name: Jeffrey Epstein DCA W35755 Date: 3/1/2010 {sup}`0`Probation Community Control 0 Drug Offender Probation 0 Sex Offender 0 Post Release 0 Pretrial Intervention Offense: Procure Person Under Age of 18 for Prostitution Ej Felony DMisdemcanor Sentence Length: 12 months Community Control Termination Date: 7-21-2010 IE TRAVEL PERMIT (0 'Provisional 0 .Temporary.) Purpose of Trip: Business- Legal Meetings Name(s). address and telephone number of destination: &Silence - Little St. James /Mg- 6100 Red Hook Quarters #133 Departure Date: 3/5/2010 Return Date: 3/5/2010 Method of Travel: Private Plane Accompanied By: Staff Relationship: Commentilinstnictions: Contact Probation Officcr on next business day upon return. fEJ Contact your probation officer upon return or as instructed. Repert any contact with law enforcement to your probation officer immediately. Pursuant to section 775.13 Florida Statutes., if the visit to anotha county in the State of Florida will exceed forty-eight (48) hours and you have milidonetwantAd been convicipd of a (Any, you \*nstruited and required to register with the sheriff of the county you enter. Failure to comply constitutes a {sup}`i` Approved by: Phone (Office/After Hours): 561-434-3960 Officer Candice Elkins Supervisor: Willie Gaines Proposed Residence: Relation: Phone: # ❑ INTRASTATE TRANSFER REQUEST Proposed Employment: Supervisor: Phone: # REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: 'Provisional Travel Permit: Permission for nemsex offender to return to the state offender was living in at the time of sentencing. \*Temporary Trawl Peewit Pennission for visits out of state for apaned not to exceed thiny (30) days. # WAIVER OF EXTRADITION (FOR OUT OF STATE TRAVEL ONLY) {sup}`I`have been given this pemiission with the explicit tinders g that I am to continue to follow the noes and regulations of my supervision and to travel only to the location led above. If 1 sh wrested in any other Mate during the period of the nip granted me, I will waive extradition and will not resist beingyraum to Florid Offender; Will no one when returning to Reside PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Complete all sections, attach fingerprint card, photograph, and genetic markers when available, and submit to the Department of Justice, GERS Building, 2nd Floor, Virgin Islands. 00802 SECTION A - Status Sex Offender [ ] Habitual Sexual Offender [ ] Sex Predator (Court Order Required) [ ] New Registration [ ] Modify Data SECTION B - Contributing Agency Information Agency Name: Agency Address: Phone Number: Fax: Checked for Warrants: CCH for Sex Offenses: SECTION C - Registration Information Name: EP Steve Teffn Adus: DOB: [REDACTED] Age: 57 Last First Middle M/D/Y Race: W SEX: M HT: 6 VI Driver's License# Exp. Date: SSN# [REDACTED] Race: W HT: 6 WT: 19.0 Hair: Org Eyes: DL Scars, Marks, Tattoos: SECTION D - Legal Residence Physical Address: LST. Gill St. Down Current Temporary Residence: Closest Relative: Address: Relationship: Telephone: SECTION E - Employment Employer: PTL [X] Employed [ ] Unemployed Contact Person: Dan Jimba Telephone: 340-720-000 SECTION F - Offense Information VICTIM Date of Conviction: 7/6/08 Offense Committed: Salents Paroletta Place of Conviction: FLA. [ ] Acquitted by Reason of Insanity Court/Court No. AG No. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING SECTION G As a Sexual Offender or Sexual Predator (Title 14 V.J.C. § 1721-1731) you are required by law to abide by the following: - 1. Within five (5) working day of being placed under any type of supervision in the community you must use this form to register with the V.I. Department of Justice. In the event you are moving to or returning to the USVI from another jurisdiction, you must register with the V.I. Department of Justice within five (5) days of first residing in or returning to the USVI. - 2. In the event there is a change in your permanent or temporary residence after initial registration and any subsequent changes thereafter, you must notify the V.I. Department of Justice within three (3) days after arrival at your new residence. - 3. In the event there is a change in your address outside the USVI, you must register your new address with the V.I. Department of Justice prior to departure and also register in your new jurisdiction within ten (10) days after establishing residence there if the new jurisdiction has a registration requirement. - 4. You are required to verify your address with the V.I. Department of Justice annually on the anniversary of your initial registration. If you were determined to be a sexually violent predator, you must verify your address with the V.I. Department of Justice every ninety (90) days after the date of your initial release or connection of parole. - 5. Failure to comply with the above requirements shall subject you to a fine of not less than \$3,000.00 or imprisonment for not less than three (3) months or more than two (2) years, or both. Be Reminded that even if you may not be required to register under Virgin Islands Law, under Title 1 of the Adam Walsh Act entitled the "Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), all individuals convicted of a sex offense are required to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction where he or she resides, is an employee and is a student. Registrant: I acknowledge that the above requirements as set forth been explained to me Signature of Registrant: [Signature] Date: 3/5/10 Print Name: Atty Maria Hedge I certify that I specifically informed the offender of his/her duties as have set forth above and he indicated to me an understanding of those duties. Signature of Registrar: [Signature] Date: 3/5/10 Print Name: Atty Maria Hedge 7/22/10 Contacted Florida Sex Offender Unit at 850-410-8572 Re: Charges offense date 7/23/06 Charge: - Prostatution Convicted date 6/30/08 Pled Guilty. where: Palm Beach County-Florida Frtm: Merlyn Petty Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:46 AM To: 'Darren Indyke' Subject: RE: Notification Procedures Mr. lndyke: Mr.Epstein has indicated that the US Virgin Islands is his primary residence: therefore he is required to notify the Virgin Islands Registry of his desire to travel outside our jurisdiction. During our telephone conversation I told him, he can make notification via email with a copy of his traveling itinerary. I was advised that he can provide that information by email along with his temporary residence address and telephone contact number. If Mr. Epstein is in the territory he is to provide that information to the registry in person. From: Darren Indyke [mallto:dkiesq(baol.com] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 12:07 PM To: mpetty@doj.vi.gov Cr.: mcarbon@doj.vi.gov Subject: Notification Procedures I would like to thank you for taking the time to explain to Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and myself by telephone today the procedures required of Mr. Epstein once he arrives in the Virgin Islands in the event he should desire to temporarily leave the jurisdiction. This will confirm your advice that if Mr. Epstein should desire to leave the jurisdiction, he is to inform you by email at moettvri4doi.vi.tiov, with a copy to Attorney Monica Carbon at mcarbonOdoi.vi.aov of his itineraty, providing you with a copy of the itinerary, and to also inform you upon his return to the Virgin Islands by similarly mailing you with a copy to Attorney Carbon. Respectfully, Darien IC. Indyke Dr.:ren K. Indyke. PLLC 31;1 East 66th Street, 10B New York, New York 10065 Telephone: (212) 517-2052 Telecopier: (212) 517-7779 email: dkiesqlaaol.com cf-4,-Ir[tsw r n.asie '-kee, ST-. "re.grAccs %Ls r 14/.;', ..ctintestdasitee. ()Do 0 7 rt. 00O/) 4' Registration No: 314643 Person Number: 73274 FDLE SEXUAL PREDATOR/OFFENDER REGISTRATION FORM Agency Name: Palm Beach County SO \*\*\*\*\* Note: Your next ReRegistration month is January of 2011 \*\*\*\*\* Registration For: July 2010 - SEXUAL OFFENDER Reason For Registration Initial Registration Scheduled ReRegistration Information Update Early/Late ReRegistration Registrant Information Name: JEFFREY E EPSTEIN \*SSN: [REDACTED] DOB: [REDACTED] Race: White Sex: Male (First Middle Last, Suffix) \*Disclosure of your Social Security Number (SSN) is mandatory pursuant to Florida law, sections 775.21, 943.0435, 944.807, 985.481, F.S., and federal law, 42 USC 16901, at seq. Use of your SSN is for the purposes of identification, FDLE may share the information with the other agencies for the same purpose. FL DL or ID Card #: [REDACTED] Height: 6' 00" Weight: 180 lbs Hair: Grey Eyes: Blue Place of Birth: United States Of America (use) Currently on Probation/Parole: No Yes Probation Type: State Officer Name: Phone: ( ) State Federal Officer Name: Phone: ( ) City County Officer Name: Phone: ( ) County Out of State Travel Information (Complete if permanent or temporary address is out of state) Permanently leaving Florida to establish a residence in another state Date of Departure: 7/20/2010 Temporarily leaving Florida to visit another state Moving from another state to permanently establish a residence in Florida Date of Arrival: [REDACTED] Visiting from another state and establishing a temporary address in Florida Other (please describe): [REDACTED] Previous Permanent Address 358 El Brillo Way (Address Line 1) (Address Line 2) Palm Beach , FL 33480-4730 (City) (State) (Zip) County: Palm Beach End Date: 07/19/2010 I am vacating this residence and have no other permanent or temporary residence as of this date: Current Permanent Address 6100 Red Hock Quarters Ste B3 ([REDACTED] Line 1) Little St James Island (Address Line 2) St [REDACTED] , YY 00802 (City) (State) (Zip) County: St [REDACTED] Start Date: 07/19/2010 I have no other permanent or temporary residence at this time. Temporary Addresses I do NOT have a temporary address 1. 22 Avenue Foch 2nd (Street Address) Paris (City) YY (State) 00000 (Zip) County: Paris Dates you will be at this address: From: To: 2. 48 Zorro Ranch Rd (Street Address) Stanley (City) NM (State) 87056-9743 (Zip) County: Santa Fe Dates you will be at this address: From: To: 3. 9 E 71st St (Street Address) New York (City) NY (State) 10021-4102 (Zip) County: New York Dates you will be at this address: From: To: 4. 358 El Brillo Way (Street Address) Palm Beach (City) FL (State) 33480-4730 (Zip) County: Palm Beach Dates you will be at this address: From: To: 5. (Street Address) (City) (State) (Zip) County: Dates you will be at this address: From: To: Mailing Address Same as Temporary Same as Temporary 9 E 71st St (Address Line 1) (Address Line 2) New York (City) NY (State) 10021 (Zip) County: New York End Date: Phone Numbers Please note: This registrant has reported additional phones not displayed here I do NOT have or use any home or mobile phone numbers Phone Number: Phone Type: 1. (561) 655-7621 Home 2. (561) 655-7628 Home 3. (561) 601-4569 Mobile 4. (505) 220-5911 Work 5. (505) 991-0024 Work Employment I am currently unemployed 1. Employer: FTC Occupation: Owner Start Date: Address: 8100 Redhook Quarter Ste B3 (Street Address) St Thomas (City) YY (State) 00802 (Zip) County: Us Virgin Islands Contact Person: 2. Employer: Occupation: Start Date: Address: (Street Address) (City) (State) (Zip) County: Contact Person: 3. Employer: Occupation: Start Date: Address: (Street Address) (City) (State) (Zip) County: Contact Person: Registration No: 314643 Person Number: 73274 Vehicles [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Black [ ] Truck [ ] (License Tag #) (State) 1. 2000 Chevrolet (Make) Surburban (Model) Black (Color/Color Scheme) Truck (Vehicle Type) This vehicle is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 2. 2007 Other (Make) Other (Model) Black (Color/Color Scheme) Truck (Vehicle Type) This vehicle is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 3. 2010 Chevrolet (Make) Surburban (Model) Black (Color/Color Scheme) Truck (Vehicle Type) This vehicle is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 4. 2005 Cadillac (Make) Other (Model) Black (Color/Color Scheme) Truck (Vehicle Type) This vehicle is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 5. 2004 Chevrolet (Make) Surburban (Model) Black (Color/Color Scheme) Truck (Vehicle Type) This vehicle is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence Vessels [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] (License Tag #) (State) 1. 2001 Other (Vessel Type) [ ] Lady G2 (Name of Vessel) This vessel is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 2. 2000 Other (Vessel Type) [ ] Calypso (Name of Vessel) This vessel is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 3. 1984 Other (Vessel Type) [ ] Lady G (Name of Vessel) This vessel is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 4. 2000 Other (Vessel Type) Red (Color/Color Scheme) Nana (Name of Vessel) This vessel is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence 5. 1998 Other (Vessel Type) Blue (Color/Color Scheme) Lady K (Name of Vessel) This vessel is: [ ] NOT used as a residence [ ] Used as a residence **Campus Activity** I am NOT an student, employee, or volunteer at a university or teaching or higher learning. 1. Student Employee Volunteer 2. Student Employee Volunteer 3. Student Employee Volunteer **Cyber Communication Accounts** I do NOT use any chart addresses or teletext Message or credentials. **Email Addresses** - 1. jeeproject@yahoo.com - 2. jeevacation@gmail.com - 3. \_\_\_\_\_ - 4. \_\_\_\_\_ - 5. \_\_\_\_\_ **Instant Message Screen Names** Name: \_\_\_\_\_ Provider: \_\_\_\_\_ - 1. \_\_\_\_\_ - 2. \_\_\_\_\_ - 3. \_\_\_\_\_ - 4. \_\_\_\_\_ - 5. \_\_\_\_\_ **Adjudication Information** | Date Adjudicated | Crime | Location of Adjudication/Conviction | Victim Information | | ------------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1. _____ | _____ | _____ (County) _____ (State) | Minor Adult Gender: _____ | | 2. _____ | _____ | _____ (County) _____ (State) | Minor Adult Gender: _____ | | 3. _____ | _____ | _____ (County) _____ (State) | Minor Adult Gender: _____ | | 4. _____ | _____ | _____ (County) _____ (State) | Minor Adult Gender: _____ | Were you or are you subject to registration or community notification in another state? No Yes, in what state? \_\_\_\_\_ Registration No: 314643 Person Number 73274 # NOTICE OF SEXUAL PREDATOR AND SEXUAL OFFENDER OBLIGATIONS As a Sexual Predator (Florida Statute 77521) or Sexual Offender (Florida Statute 943.O435, 944.6O7, or 985.481) where "Permanent residence" means a place where the person abides, lodges, or resides fOr 5 or more consecutive days, and "Temporary residence means a place where the person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of 5 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year and which is not the person's permanent address; or, for a person whose permanent residence is not in this state, a place where the person is employed, practices a vocation, or is enrolled as a student for any period of time in this state. I understand that I am required by law to abide by the following: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS IS A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) - 1. I must report in personto the local Sheriffs Office within 48 hours of establishing or maintaining a residence in the state of Florida or within 48 hours of release from custody and/or supervision of Department of Corrections (DOC), Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to register my temporary or permanent address - 2. Wthin 48 hours after the initial report required as stated In requirement #1 above, I must report in person the drivers license office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) to obtain a valid Florida driver's license or identification card displaying one of the following designations "775.21, F.S." or "843.0435, F.S.", unless a driver's license or identification card with such designation was previously secured or updated III under supervision of DOC, DCFS or DJJ and there have been no changes to my address, name or designation (Florida Statute 322212). - 3. I must ref:malarial:WMeither twice a year (during the month of my birth and during the sbdh month following my birth month) or four times per year (once during the month of my birth and every 3rd month thereafter), depending upon my offense/designation, to the Sheriffs Office in the county in which I reside or am otherwise located to reregister. NOTE: Unless otherwise notified by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Sexual Offenders that were not adjudicated delinquent are required to reregister twice a year. Al Sexual Predators are required to reregister four times a year and all Sexual Offenders adjudicated delinquent are required to reregister four times a year. | I AM REQUIRED TO REREGISTER
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(Sexual Predators (775.21) and Sexual Offenders (985.481), unless otherwise notified by FDLE) | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------- | | Month of Birth | I must reregister in the months of: | Month of Birth | I must reregister in the months of: | | Jan | Jan, April, July & Oct | July | Jan, April, July & Oct | | Feb | Feb, May, Aug, & Nov | Aug | Feb, May, Aug, & Nov | | Mar | Mar, June, Sept & Dec | Sept | Mar, June, Sept & Dec | | April | April, July, Oct & Jan | Oct | April, July, Oct & Jan | | May | May, Aug, Nov & Feb | Nov | May, Aug, Nov & Feb | | June | June, Sept, Dec & Mar | Dec | June, Sept, Dec & Mar | Registration No: 314643 Person Number: 73274 - 4. Within 48 hours, after any change of address in permanent or temporary residence, change of name due to marriage or other legal process, or when my drivers license Is subject to renewal, I must report that information in person to the drivers license office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to obtain and maintain a valid Florida drivers license or identification card. - 5. If I live in another state, but work or attend school in Florida, I MUST register my work or school address as a temporary address within 48 hours by reporting JO on to the local Sheriff's Office. I must also obtain and maintain a valid Florida drivers license or identification card. - 6. If I intend to establish residence in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida, I must report in person to the local Sheriffs Office to notify of my Intention to do so within 48 hours prior to leaving. - 7. If I later decide to remain in this state (see #8 above), I must report in personback to the local Sheriff's Office to notify of my intention to remain in Florida. This report must occur within 48 hours after the date I Indicated that I would leave. Failure to comply with this requirement is a felony of the second degree. - 8. If I move from a permanent residence and do not have another permanent or temporary residence. I must report this change Jn personto the Sheriff's Office within 48 hours. I must update all registration Information and provide an address or location that I will occupy until I establish a residence. - 9. If I later decide to remain at the permanent residence (see #8 above), I must report in parson back to the Sheriffs Office to notify of my intention. This report must occur within 48 hours after the date that I Indicated that I would leave the permanent residence. Failure to comply with this requirement Is a felony of the second degree. - 10. I MUST respond to any address verification correspondence from FDLE within three weeks of the date of the correspondence. - 11. If I am employed, carry on a vocation, am a student, or become a resident of another state I must also register in that state. - 12. If I am enrolled, employed, or carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education In this state, I shall also provide the name, address, and county of each institution, including each campus attended, and my enrollment or employment status. I shall report each change in enrollment or employment status in person at the Sheriffs Office within 48 hours after any change in status. - 13. I MUST report any electronic mall address or instant message name, prior to using such, during registration/ reregistration and provide all updates through the online system provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. # PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING As a Sexual Predator (Florida Statute 775.21) or Sexual Offender (Florida Statute 943.0435, 944.607 or 985.481), you are required by law to abide by those requirements listed on this form. By signing below, you acknowledge that you have read or have been read all the requirements on this form, AND that you understand these requirements. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REREGISTER EACH YEAR AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE MONTHS OF January AND July. Under penalty of porjury I dociaro the above is true end correct. Registrant: Witnessed by Reporting Officer, Signature %ranee Signature Required Printed Name: JEFFREY E EPSTEIN Date: 07/19/2010 Printed Name: veronica unalith Date: 07/19/2010 • OFFICIAL DOCUMENT OO NOT DESTROY' •"\*"" NOTE: Your next ReRegistration month In January of 2011. 'an READ Tot?: SKIP' H4; # BLOCS 86 STORIES Billionaire Pedophile Goes Free by July Z0, 2010 f 11:05pm PRINT Hedge fund mogul Jeffrey Epstein became a free man Wednesday, five years after he was first accused of sexually abusing underage girls. After months of reporting, The Dally Beast's Conchita Samoff reveals exclusive details of the investigation and the legal wrangling that saved him from a long prison term. She reports: - Palm Beach's police chief objected to Epstein's "special treatment" and gave The Daily Beast an exclusive look at his nine-hour deposition about the investigation. - Earlier versions of the U.S attorney's charges, including a sealed 53-page indictment, could have landed Epstein in prison for 20 years. - Victims alleged that Epstein molested underage girls from South America, Europe, and the former Soviet republics, Including three 12-year-old girls brought over from France as a birthday gift - The victims also alleged trips out of state and abroad on Epsteln's private jets, which would be evidence of sex trafficking—a much more serious federal crime than the state charges Epstein was convicted of. - Epstein's attorneys investigated members of the Patm Beach Police Department, while others ordered private Investigators to follow and intimidate the victims' families; ona even posed as a police officer. - Then-Attorney General Alberto told The Daily Beast that he "would have Instructed the Justice Department to pursue justice without making a political mess." Film director Roman Polanskl Is not the only convicted pedophile to walk free this month and rotum to a life of prhnlege. On Wednesday, hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein completes his one-year house arrest in Palm Beach, which has been even less arduous than Polansid's time at a Swiss ski chalet During Epstein's terrn of 'house arrest,' ho made several trips each month to his New York home and his private Caribbean Wand. In the earlier stage of his sentence for soliciting prostitution with a minor-13 months in the Palm Beach Stockade—he was allowed out to his office each day. Meanwhile, Epstein has settled more than a dozen lawsuits brought by the underage girls who wore remitted to perform 'massages° at his Palm Beach mansion. Seven victims reacheda last-minute deal last week, days before a scheduled trial; each received well over \$1 million—an amount that will hardly dont Epstein's \$2 billion net worth. With that, the known victims of Epstein's sexual compulsion have been officially silenced, and the case against him is closed unless new ones come forward. AcconfMg to banking sources, ho has been moving assets out of the U.S. and may well follow Polanski Into a luxurious exile. Watch Jeffrey Epstein Storm Out of a Deposition When Asked About His Penis But the question remains; Did Epstein's wealth and social connections—former President Bill Clinton; Prince Andrew, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak; New Mexico Gov. Bill ; and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers were just a few of the prominent passengers on his private Jets—allow him to receive only a slap on the wrist tor crimes that carry a mandatory 20-year sentence? Was he able, with his limitless assets and heavy-hitting lawyers— Alan Dershowitz, Gerald Lefcourt, Roy Black, Kenneth Starr, Guy M, and Martin Weinberger among them—to escape equal Justice? Michael Reiter, the former Palm Beach police chief, certainly thinks so. He gave The Daily Beast exclusive access to the transcript of his nine-hour deposition for the victims' civil suits, in which he explained how the case against Epstein was minimized by the State Attorney's Office, then bargained down by the U.S- Department of Justice, all in an atmosphere of hardball legal tactics and social pressures so Intense that Reiter became estranged from several colleagues. At the time, Reiter, who retired in 2009 and now runs his own security firm, objected both to Epstein's plea agreement and to the flexible terms of his incarceration in the county jail rather than state prison. Asked during the deposition whether he thought Epstein received special treatment, he answered yes.' In March 2005, Reiter's department, acting on a complaint from the Florida parents of a 14-year-old girt, launched an investigation that would eventually uncover a pattern of predatory behavior stretching back years and spanning several continents, knowingly enabled by Epstein's awnriates and employees. Two or three times a day, whenever Epstein was in Palm Beach, a teenage girl would be brought to the mansion on El Brill° Way. ('The younger the better,' he Instructed . a local teenager who was paid to bring other girls to the house, and who dotterel on a police tape, that she was "lice a Heidi Plass; the infamous California madam.) Advised that she would be giving a . 'massage: the girl was then pressured to remove her clothes, submit to fondling and a large vibrator, and sometimes lured Into more invasive sexual contact. Each girl was paid \$200 or more, depending on how far things went, by house manager Alfredo Rodriguez, who was instructed always to have \$2,000 cash on hand. The Petm Beach Police Department identified 17 local girls who had contact with Epstein before the age of consent; the youngest was 14, and many were younger than 16. And that was just at one of Epstein's many homes around the woad—he also owns property in New York, Santa Fe. Paris, London, and the Caribbean. Investigation by the FBI, reaching as far back as 2001, indentifled roughly 40 victims, not counting whom Epstein referred to as his "Yugoslavian sex slave° because he had Imported her from the Balkans at age 14. Now 24, became a member of the household and is alleged to have participated in the sexual contact with underage girls. Einstein quickly got wind of the investigation, and progress on the case got messy very quickly. He hired a squad of lawyers and private investigators and dispatched Influential friends to pressure the police Into backing off. Instead, local detectives pressed on and brought the matter to the attention of the FBI. The detectives asked their federal colleagues whether the fact that some victims appeared to have traveled out of state on Epstein's planes—plus the use of interstate phone service to arrange assignations—might be violations of the federal 2000 Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which carries a minimum sentence of 20 years. (Florida enacted the federal TVPA in 2002.) So when State Attorney Barry Krlscher, who also ran Florida's Crimes Against Children Unit, proved reluctant to mount a vigorous prosecution of Epstein, saying the local victims were not credible witnesses, Chief Reiter wrote the attorney a War complaining of the state's 'highly unusual' conduct and asking him to remove himself from the case. He did not, and the evidence his office presented to a state grand Jury produced only a single count of soliciting prostitution. (Krischer has since retired and would not comment for this article.) The day after that InctIciment was returned, Reiter was relieved to have the FBI step hi and take over the investigation. The details that eventually emerged were often shocking and occasionally bizarre. For Epstein's birthday one year, according to allegations Ina civil suit, he was presented with three 12-year-old girls from France, who were molested then flown back to Europe the next day. These same civil complaints allege that young girls from South America, Europe, and the former Soviet republics, few of whom spoke English, were recruited for Esptein's sexual pleasure. According to a former bookkeeper, a number of the girls worked for MC2, the modeling agency owned by Jean Luc Brunel, a longtime acquaintance and frequent guest of Epstein's. Brunel received \$1 million from the billionaire around the time he started the agency. The non-prosecution agreement executed between Epstein and the Department of Justice states that Epstein and four members of his staff were Investigated for 'knowingly, In affecting Interstate and foreign commerce, recruiting enticing and obtaining by any means a person, knowing that person has not yet obtained the age of 18 years and would be caused to engage in commercial sex act-that is, child sex trafficking. Yet the agreement allowed Epstein to plead guilty to only two lower-level state crimes, soliciting prostitution and soliciting a minor child for proshartion. Although the police investigation was officially closed, Chief Reiter tried to stay abreast of the federal case against Epstein. He was particularly concerned that Epstein be registered as a sex offender, which was part of the final deal, and that a fund be set up to compensate his victims—which was not, although Epstein agreed to bankroll their civil lawsuits. Attorney Dershowitz says Epstein's agreement to pay attorney fees for the victims and agree to civil damage claims—without admitting guilt—amounted to 'extortion under threat of criminal prosecution.' But exactly which crimes did the Department of Justice threaten to prosecute? The Daily Beast has learned that them were several earlier versions of the U.S Attorney's charges, including a 53-page Indictment that, had ha been convicted, could have landed Epstein In prison for 20 years. Brad M. attorney for seven of the victims, confirms the existence of an carter draft of the non-prosecution agreement, officially under seal, in which It appears that Epstein "committed, at some point, to a 10-year federal sentence.' But In the end Epstein's legal team refused that deal and threatened to proceed to Mal. And that's where the question of whether the case was 'winnable' before a Jury again came into play, according to a source In the U.S Attorney's Office, which shared the state attorney's view that the prosecution was far from a slam dunk. For one, it was clear from the start that Epstein would spare no legal expense and that his team of veteran lawyers, whose cases ranged from O.J. Simpson to the Investigation of atnton's relationship with an Intern, would play rough. When the Palm Beach polkas started to identify victims, according to Detective Joe Recareys report, Dershowitz began sending the detective Facebook and MySpace posts to demonstrate that some of these girls were no angels. Reiter's deposition also states that he heard from local private investigators that Dershowitz had launched background checks on both the police chief and Det Recarey. Dershowitz denies all of that According to Reiter, both he and Recarey also became aware that they were under surveillance for several months, without knowing who ordered It And the Florida victims began to complain that they and family members were being followed and Intimidated by private investigators who were then linked to local attorneys In Epstein's employ. In one reported instance, the private investigator claimed to be a police officer, and Reiter considered filing witness- tampering charges. The credibility of the victims was also an issue; they had never complained of their treatment by Epstein until they were contacted by police, and they may have voluntarily returned to the Palm Beach mansion several times. Many of the girls came from disadvantaged backgrounds or broken homes, and they were susceptible to Epstein's cash, intimidation, and charm. Those who were 18 when they went to El Brillo Way would have been In their 20s by the tine they took the stand, and Epstein's Investigators had dredged up every instance of bad behavior In their pests. According to an exchange In the Reiter deposition, a few of the victims had worked In West Palm Beach at massage parlors known as 'jack shacks.' Each new compromising detail was immediately forwarded to the State Attorney's Office, whore staff met frequently with Epstein's lawyers. The Flodda statutes am clear Any person older than 24 who engages in sexual contact with someone under the age of 18 commits a felony of the second degree. The victim's prior sexual conduct is not relevant; ignorance of her age Is no defense. She needn't resist physically to cast doubt on the issue of `consent' Fore child under 16, even lewd behavior short of touching is a felony of the second degree. But convincing a Jury that a sexual encounter is a heinous crime is difficult if the victim can be made to appear willing and unharmed, not to mention vulgar and mercenary. It wasn't herd tOlmaglne some of the victims quickly being discredited in court by Epstein's crack legal team, who repeatedly noted that the ago of consent is lower In many other states. But that doesn't quite explain why the Department of Justice would forgo the child-traffickIng themes, which pertain regardless of a girl's attitude or character. EpsteIn's final sentence Is so out of line with the statutory guidelines for that crime that it appears the department may have been Influenced by the existence of his many powerful friends and attorneys. A highly Intelligent man who once taught meth at the Dalton School in New York without a bachelor's degree, Epstein has been a serious and respected player in the highest reaches of politics and philanthropy. He has made substantial conoibutions to political candidates, served on the Council on Foreign Relations, and donated \$30 million to Halyard University. Moreover, many of his high-powered acquaintances availed themselves of Epstein's private jets, for which the pilot togs, obtained by discovery in the civil suits, sometimes showed that bold-face names were on the same fll hts as underage girls. A high-profile trial threatened to splash mud over all sorts of big players, just as both Gov. and BM Clinton's wife were runnin.ilfor esident Also, a hedge fund prosecution In which Epstein offered to give evidence was heating up. Alberto, who was U.S. attorney general throughout most of the Epstein investigation and resigned Just before the non-prosecution agreement was signed, told The Dally Beast that he 'would have instructed the Justice Department to pursue justice without making a political mess.' But that may have been an impossible mandate, given the players Involved. Instead, said attorney Brad 'Epstein committed crimes that should have jailed him for most of his Iffo...he was jailed for only a few months: And this week he walks through his door a free man. Conohlta her developed multimedia communicetion programs for Fortune 500 companies and has produced three current events debate television programs, The Americas Forum, From Beirut to Kabul, end a segment for The Oppenheimer Report. She is a conbibutor to The Iduffingion Post and is wilting a book about child trafficking in America. Get a head start with the Morning Scoop emat h's your Cheat Sheet with must reads from across the Web. Get it. For inquiries, please contact The Daily Beast at etikoriateintinciaihrbeast.com.. URL: httprtmworthemllybeastcorniNoes-arvri-storissintoor-206erfrey-spotet-r-brilionalre-sr eces-frectiP PRINT # FDLE Florida Department of Law Enforcement Gerald M. Bailey Commissioner July 22, 2010 Florida Offender Registration 8 Tracking services Charlie CastGovernor Post Office Box 1489 Bill McCollum. Attorney General Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1489 Atex Sink, Chief Financial Officer 1.888-357.7332 Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner°, Agriculture www.fdla.state.fLus SOR Supervisor VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 48B-50C KRONPRINDSENS GADE GERS 2ND FLOOR SAINT , VI 00802 # ATTENTION: ALL STATE SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION UNITS Dear SOR Supervisor: Please be advised that the below-named sexual offender in the state of Florida has announced an intention to change his place of residence and has indicated a forwarding address for your state. We have submitted the following information that can be used to obtain the offender's criminal history and fingerprints if you require them for any investigative purposes. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement flyer has been included, as well as the latest copy of this subjects Florida registration form indicating a move to your state, if available. Name: Jeffrey E. Epstein DOB Florida SID#: Sex: Male SSN#: FBI#: Race: # DATE RELEASED FROM PRISON/PROBATION: 07/21/2010 | LAST REGISTERED ADDRESS IN FLORIDA: | RELOCATION OUT OF STATE ADDRESS: | | ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | Li | es Islands | | St I | , VI 00802 | # ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PER PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (561-688-3000): Epstein is establishing his SOR Supervisor July 22, 2010 Page 2 permanent residence as the US Virgin Islands. He will be going to his temp. address in NY 07/20/2010 to 0724/2010 and then to Pads. If we may be of further assistance, please advise the FDLE Offender Registration & Tracldng Services Unit by calling (888) 357-7332. Since Kristen Shipp Florida Offender Registration & Tracking Services From: Darren Indyke ldkiesq@aol.coml Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:05 AM To: mpettyaidoj.vi.gov Cc: mcarbon@doj.vi.gov Subject: Mr. Jeffrey Epstein Ms. Merlyn Petty Virgin Islands Department of Justice United States Virgin Islands Re: Mr. Jeffrey Epstein As you are aware, the supervision of my client Jeffrey Epstein, by the State of Florida ended on July 21, 2010. Mr. Epstein has not yet returned to the Virgin Islands. He has notified the Florida Department of Corrections Sex Offender Department that he would travel first to New York and then to Europe (a copy of his notification is available upon your request). In accordance with your email to me dated July 22, 2010, this is to inform you that Mr. Jeffrey Epstein intends to depart from New York and travel to Europe this weekend for a period of three weeks. While in Europe he can be contacted on his mobile telephone at 561-601-4569. In addition, he may be contacted through his business office in the Virgin Islands at 340-775-2525. We will contact you and appear in person upon Mr. Epstein's return to the Virgin Islands. If you need to reach me for any further information, please feel free to call me at my office in New York on my direct dial telephone number 646-862-4817 or on my mobile telephone number Respectfully, Darren K. Indyke Darren K. Indyke, PLLC 301 East 66th Street, 10B New York, New York 10065 Telephone: (212) 517-2052 Direct: (646) 862=4817 Telecopier: (212) 517-7779 cm:a11: dkicsaaaol.com From: Maria Hodge imaria©hodgefrancois.comj Sent: Monday. August 09, 2010 3:50 PM To: mpetty©doj.vi.gov Subject: Additional Registration Information for Mr. Jeffrey Epstein Dear Ms. Petty: As instructed in our phone call, I am sending you the information to complete the two final items on the registration submitted by my client in your office today. Jeffrey Epstein's Virgin Islands Driver's License Info: License Number is: ci issued: January 15, 2010 Expires: January 20, 2015 Jeffrey Epstein's brother's Address: I understand that you will insert this information in the two blank spaces and initial the inserted items, as discussed during our meeting. Thank you again for your guidance in this matter. .Sincerely, Maria Hodge 1. .4 M. let t • r 4. r I a 4.t1" • I: SEXUAL OFFENDER/SEXUAL PREDATOR REGISTRATION FORM PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Complete all sections, attach fingerprint card, photograph, and genetic markers when available, and submit to the Department of Justice, GERS Building, 2nd Floor, Virgin Islands. 00802 SECTION A - Status [X] Sex Offender [ ] Habitual Sexual Offender [ ] Sex Predator (Court Order Required) [X] New Registration [ ] Modify Data SECTION B - Contributing Agency Information Agency Name: Agency Address: Phone Number: Fax: Checked for Warrants: [ ] Local System [ ] FCIC NCIC SYSTEM CCH for Sex Offenses: [ ] Yes [ ] No SECTION C - Registration Information Name: EPSTEIN, JEFFREY EDWARD Alias: N/A DOB: [ ] Age: 57 Last First Middle SN#: Race: W M/D/Y HT: 61 VI Driver's License#: WT: 175 Hair: silver Eyes: blue Sears, Marks, Tubous: None SECTION D - Legal Residence Physical Address: Little St. James Island, USVI Closest Relative: MARY EPSTEIN - PRETENTION Mailing Address: 6300 Red Hook, Suite B3, St James Telephone: Home 370-775-8111 Work: 775-2525 00802 Future Residence: N/A Relationship: BROTHER Telephone: [ ] SECTION E - Employment Employer: Financial Trust Company [ ] Employed [ ] Unemployed Contact Person: Ed Maria Hedge Telephone: 774-6845 Date of Employment: 1998 Address: 6300 Red Hook, Suite B3 SECTION F - Offense Information Table with columns: Date of Conviction, Offense Committed, Place of Conviction, Court/Court No., AG No. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING SECTION G As a Sexual Offender or Sexual Predator (Title 14 V.I.C. § 1721-1731) you are required by law to abide by the following: - 1. Within five (5) working day of being placed under any type of supervision in the community you must use this form to register with the V.I. Department of Justice. 2. In the event there is a change in your permanent or temporary residence after initial registration and any subsequent changes thereafter, you must notify the V.I. Department of Justice within three (3) days after arrival at your new residence. 3. In the event there is a change in your address outside the USVL you must register your new address with the V.I. Department of Justice prior to departure and also register in your new jurisdiction within ten (10) days after establishing residence there if the new jurisdiction has a registration requirement. 4. You are required to verify your address with the V.I. Department of Justice annually on the anniversary of your initial registration. 5. Failure to comply with the above requirements shall subject you to a fine of not less than \$3,000.00 or imprisonment for not less than three (3) months or more than two (2) years, or both. Be Reminded that even if you may [ ] required to register under Virgin Islands Law, under Title 1 of the Adam Walsh Act entitled the "Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), all individuals convicted of a sex offense are required to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction where he or she resides, is an employee and is a student. Registrant: I acknowledge that the above requirements as set forth been explained to me: Signature of Registrant: [ ] Date: JEFFREY EPSTEIN Print Name I certify that I specifically informed the offender of his/her duties as have set forth above and he indicated to me an understanding of those duties: Signature of Registrar: [ ] Date: 8/9/10 Print Name # HODGE & FRANCOIS August 12, 2010 Ms. Merlyn Petty Virgin Islands Department of Justice Via Hand Delivery Re: Jeffrey Epstein Listing of Vehicles Etc Thank you again for your courtesy during our meeting on Monday, August 9, 2010, during which Mr. Epstein completed his registration upon his return to his home in the Virgin Islands. As discussed with you and the Attorney General's legal counsel, we enclose a listing of Mr. Epstein's automobiles, boats, and aircraft, including those at other locations where he has residences, since the Virgin Islands is his primary residence and we understand that this information should be in your files. We also have included a listing of all of his landline telephone numbers, at each of the residences, as well as his cellphone number (561-601-4569) at which he should always be reachable. Please let me know if you have any questions about this. Sincerely, Maria Tankenson Hodge Encl. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1340 TAARNEBERG, ST. [REDACTED], VIRGIN ISLANDS PHONE: 340-774-6845 FAX: 340-776-8900 EMAIL: MARIA@HODGEFRANCOIS.COM