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Correspondence · 2019

Prosecutor travel approval emails for interviews in the Epstein investigation, 2019–2020

Email chain of SDNY prosecutors seeking supervisory approval for interview trips to West Palm Beach, Los Angeles, and Stockholm in the Epstein caseMachine-written summary

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Subject: RE: travel approval request

Darlene, I wish you would have told us that you were leaving early today – we had a lot of travel issues and thought you would be assisting this afternoon. In particular, in my email about flights, I specifically asked to get a refundable fare, and you got me a non-refundable, so I had to call the government travel people tonight to switch it, since international travel must be refundable. The ticket will now be more expensive but it’s required for us for international flights.

From:

Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 13:31

To: Darlene A. .Alleyne (

Subject: RE: travel approval request

Darlene,

Alison mentioned to me that you told her I had purchased refundable flights, but that’s not quite right – I had asked you to make sure to get refundable tickets on the flights I listed below. Could you please double check and confirm that the flights you got for me are in fact refundable tickets?

thanks,

Alex.

From:

Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 23:37

To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) DAlleyne@usa.doj.gov

Subject: RE: travel approval request

Darlene, similar request from me for the same trip, if you could please book the following refundable tickets –

-Monday, 2/3, Delta, 6:40 p.m. departure from JFK, landing at 11:55 a.m. in Stockholm(ARN) on 2/4, with a layover in Paris
  • Friday, 2/7, Delta, 12:45 p.m. departure from Stockholm (ARN), landing at 9:55 p.m. at JFK, with a layover in Paris

Note that it appears this set of flights is only available in premium economy but those seats are cheaper than any other flights on those days in regular economy seating. Please let me know if e2 or EOUSA says we have to fly regular economy (and therefore spend more money) and I can look at other flight times.

Separately, could you also please take a look at hotel options in downtown Sweden that are within the per diem allowance? We generally need to be in this area, downtown:

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I looked for a long time and literally didn’t see anything at $196 or below, so if you could please take a look and let us know three or four options, we can take a look at those.

thanks very much, Alex.

Hi Darlene,

For this trip, could you please help with booking flights? If you could please book the following refundable ticket, that would be very much appreciated:

  • Monday, 2/3, 8:15 p.m. departure from JFK, landing at 2:25 p.m. in Stockholm on 2/4, with a layover in London (American Airlines)

  • Thursday, 2/6, 11:40 a.m. departure from Stockholm, landing at 7:30 p.m. at JFK, with a layover in London (American Airlines)

  • Frequent flier #: 0AKE210

Thanks!

Subject: RE: travel approval request

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Approved

Ed,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), but with an added international element, we’d like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview near Stockholm, Sweden, next week on January 29th and/or 30th. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 27th (overnight) to the 31st, depending on when the interview ends up being scheduled, and we’ll put final dates on our formal applications. Also similar to prior trips, we’d like to request approval to get a conference room for one of those days at a hotel for the interview itself.

Also based on our discussion earlier we’ll be mindful of looking for domestic (or domestic-flagged) carrier flights, as well as the costs of any alternatives, in looking at possible specific bookings. Thanks as always for your help and input on that.

thank you,

Alex.

Ed,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we’d like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview (or possibly interviews) in Los Angeles on December 16 and/or 17. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 15th to the 18th. Also similar to prior trips, we’d like to request approval to get a conference room for one of those days.

thank you, Alex.

Ed,

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Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we’d like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview in Los Angeles on November 14. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 13th to the 15th (and no conference room necessary for this trip).

thanks, Alex.

Subject: RE: travel approval request

Ed,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we’d like to please request permission to travel next week for an interview in West Palm Beach on November 4. It will just be me and Maurene, and we’ll travel some combination of the 3rd to the 5th. And also same as last time, we’d like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on that Monday for the interview, please.

thanks very much,

Alex.

From:

Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 14:51

To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) <

Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) <

Subject: RE: travel approval request

Ed,

Again in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we’d like to please request permission to travel next week for a victim interview in Los Angeles. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Wednesday and return no later than Friday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows). The trip will be some combination of me, Alison, and/or Maurene, as previously. And also same as last time, we’d like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on Thursday for the interview, please.

thanks very much, Alex.

Subject: RE: travel approval request

Ed,

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Again in connection with the Epstein investigation, we’d like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Wednesday or Thursday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows).

Unfortunately we’re still trying to pin down timing for interviewing the victims, so depending on the timing it will either be me and Alison or Alison and Maurene, but we wanted to ask for permission now either way so we weren’t doing it super last minute after the holiday on Tuesday. And also same as last time, we’d like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel for the interviews, please.

thanks very much,

Alex.

From:
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:57
To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS)
Subject: RE: travel approval request

Thank you

Approved

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 3, 2019, at 8:02 PM,

Ed,

For the same case as below, United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, Alison and I would like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Friday, though we will shorten the timeframe if scheduling allows.

Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks very much.

Alex.

Ed,

and I would like to please request permission for travel for United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, for two days of meetings and interviews in West Palm

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Beach and/or Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As of now we’re hoping to fly down next Wednesday night and return on Saturday.

Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks as always.

Alex.

Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
212.637.2415

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Prosecutor travel approval emails for interviews in the Epstein investigation, 2019–2020

Emails and letters

Email chain of SDNY prosecutors seeking supervisory approval for interview trips to West Palm Beach, Los Angeles, and Stockholm in the Epstein case

DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9 · 2019

EFTA00082540 Subject: RE: travel approval request Darlene, I wish you would have told us that you were leaving early today – we had a lot of travel issues and thought you would be assisting this afternoon. In particular, in my email about flights, I specifically asked to get a refundable fare, and you got me a non-refundable, so I had to call the government travel people tonight to switch it, since international travel must be refundable. The ticket will now be more expensive but it’s required for us for international flights. From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 13:31 To: Darlene A. .Alleyne …