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This document is a page from the court transcript of the direct examination of a witness named Rodgers, filed on August 10, 2022. Rodgers testifies about the procedures for logging passengers on Jeffrey Epstein's airplanes, explaining that unknown passengers were recorded as 'PAX' (an abbreviation for passenger) in the logbook. Rodgers confirms that if a passenger's name was learned on a subsequent flight, their name would not be retroactively added to previous flight logs where they were listed as 'PAX'.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Rodgers | Witness |
The person being questioned under direct examination.
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| Jeffrey | Passenger associate/introducer |
Mentioned as someone who might introduce passengers once they got onboard. Referred to as 'Mr. Epstein' later in the ...
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| Mr. Epstein | Plane owner |
Mentioned in the context of his planes and passengers on them.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting agency.
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| Government | government agency |
Mentioned in reference to "Government Exhibit 662".
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Relationships (2)
Rodgers' testimony details the operational procedures for logging passengers on 'Mr. Epstein's planes', suggesting an employee or contractor relationship (e.g., pilot, flight crew).
The document states that 'Jeffrey' would sometimes introduce the passengers once they were onboard the plane.
Key Quotes (4)
"With the industry standard of "PAX," which is abbreviation for passenger. And then later on we further change it from that to either -- the gender, either male or female."Source
— Rodgers
(Explaining how an unknown passenger's presence was indicated in the logbook.)
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"It might not be, because they could have been a PAX on the previous flight because we didn't know their name, and then maybe the next flight we find out who they are."Source
— Rodgers
(Answering whether a name appearing in the logbook for the first time meant it was that person's first flight on one of Mr. Epstein's planes.)
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"So you wouldn't go back and add in their name?"Source
— Questioner
(Clarifying the procedure for logging passengers whose names were learned after their initial flight.)
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"No."Source
— Rodgers
(Confirming that they would not go back and add a passenger's name to a previous log entry.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 755 Filed 08/10/22 Page 122 of 262 1827
LC8VMAX4 Rodgers - direct
LC8VMAX4 Rodgers - direct
1 the passengers were. So sometimes we might get introduced to
2 the passenger by Jeffrey once they got onboard.
3 Q. Did you always know the name of every passenger onboard?
4 A. No.
5 Q. Why not?
6 A. Nobody told us who they were.
7 Q. If there was a passenger onboard and you didn't know that
8 person's name, how did you indicate the presence of that person
9 in your logbook?
10 A. With the industry standard of "PAX," which is abbreviation
11 for passenger. And then later on we further change it from
12 that to either -- the gender, either male or female.
13 Q. I want to go now actually backing up.
14 So is the first time a person's name appears in this
15 logbook necessarily the first time that person was a passenger
16 on one of Mr. Epstein's planes?
17 A. It might not be, because they could have been a PAX on the
18 previous flight because we didn't know their name, and then
19 maybe the next flight we find out who they are.
20 Q. So you wouldn't go back and add in their name?
21 A. No.
22 Q. I'd like to turn now, please, to page 29 of Government
23 Exhibit 662. And there are numbers on the bottom.
24 A. Okay.
25 Q. I want to look at flight number 573, please. Can you
2 the passenger by Jeffrey once they got onboard.
3 Q. Did you always know the name of every passenger onboard?
4 A. No.
5 Q. Why not?
6 A. Nobody told us who they were.
7 Q. If there was a passenger onboard and you didn't know that
8 person's name, how did you indicate the presence of that person
9 in your logbook?
10 A. With the industry standard of "PAX," which is abbreviation
11 for passenger. And then later on we further change it from
12 that to either -- the gender, either male or female.
13 Q. I want to go now actually backing up.
14 So is the first time a person's name appears in this
15 logbook necessarily the first time that person was a passenger
16 on one of Mr. Epstein's planes?
17 A. It might not be, because they could have been a PAX on the
18 previous flight because we didn't know their name, and then
19 maybe the next flight we find out who they are.
20 Q. So you wouldn't go back and add in their name?
21 A. No.
22 Q. I'd like to turn now, please, to page 29 of Government
23 Exhibit 662. And there are numbers on the bottom.
24 A. Okay.
25 Q. I want to look at flight number 573, please. Can you
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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