EFTA00091815¶
U.S. Department of Justice¶
United States Attorney Southern District of New York¶
The Silvio J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew’s Plaza New York, New York 10007¶
MEMORANDUM¶
| TO: | Jonathan Pelletier
Acting Chief Financial Officer¶ Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys |
| FROM: | Audrey Strauss |
| Acting U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York |
SUBJECT: Foreign Travel for AUSAs¶
DATE: October 2, 2020¶
This memo is intended to request approval for the planned foreign travel of and , Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern District of New York. AUSAs will be traveling to London, England, to interview a potential witness in connection with an investigation into possible violations of 18 U.S.C. §2423, among other offenses. AUSAs will travel between October 12th (overnight) and October 17, 2020. has approved this request.¶
In connection with the investigation of criminal conduct undertaken by Jeffrey Epstein and certain of his associates, we are investigating whether certain individuals undertook actions within the United States that involved the transportation of minors for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual activity. The witness we intend to interview is a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, but would be a potentially valuable witness in our investigation. Specifically, the witness is a former employee an associate of a target of the investigation, and may be able to significantly corroborate victim testimony as well as provide additional relevant information, including information required to meet certain elements of the crime(s) being investigated.¶
Given the critical importance of the witness, and the need to fully debrief the witness over multiple days, it is necessary for AUSAs to travel to London to participate in the interviews. The witness does not wish to be interviewed by video, given the sensitivity of the subject matter, and has told the investigative team that she will only meet for an interview if the prosecutors travel to the United Kingdom to meet with her in person.¶
High Threat Security Overseas Seminar (“HTSOS”) training is required for the requested travel to London. AUSAs have completed HTSOS training.¶
AUSAs therefore request permission to travel to London.¶