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Summary
This document is a transcript of a court testimony from August 10, 2022, featuring a witness named Alessi. Alessi testifies about books at a Palm Beach location associated with a Mr. Epstein, stating they were not tasked with preserving them. The witness confirms that it was standard practice to destroy old books and throw them in the garbage whenever a new version was created.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alessi | Witness |
Mentioned in the header as the person undergoing direct examination. Provides answers (A.) in the transcript.
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| Mr. Epstein |
Mentioned in a hypothetical question about whether someone took a book from his house.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Kinko's | Company |
Mentioned as a place where a book could have been taken to be reprinted and altered.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings.
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Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Mentioned as the location where the witness saw certain books and where they were not tasked to maintain them.
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Mentioned as the origin of the books seen in Palm Beach.
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Relationships (1)
The witness, Alessi, is being questioned about practices and items (books) at Mr. Epstein's house, suggesting a role or employment that would provide such knowledge.
Key Quotes (3)
"It wasn't your job to take the books, put them in a folder, and put them in a drawer somewhere and keep them to record them for history, right?"Source
— Q.
(Questioning the witness about their responsibility for maintaining the books in Palm Beach.)
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"In fact, every time there was a new book that came out, the old books were destroyed, as I understand it; is that right?"Source
— Q.
(Asking the witness to confirm the practice of destroying old books.)
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"It was tossed in the garbage, yes."Source
— A.
(The witness's response confirming that old books were thrown away.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 747 Filed 08/10/22 Page 198 of 228 874
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Alessi - Direct
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Alessi - Direct
1 the books that you saw in Palm Beach that came from New York,
2 the type was much larger; correct?
3 A. Yes, sir.
4 Q. And so that's different in what you're looking at in
5 Exhibit 52; correct?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. And as you sit here today, you can't tell us, for example,
8 whether someone took a book from Mr. Epstein's house, took it
9 to Kinko's, had it printed much smaller and shrunk down, took
10 out pages, added pages, did whatever they did to it, and then
11 rebound it. You can't -- you don't know whether that happened
12 or not; correct?
13 A. Correct.
14 Q. You were not charged with -- you were not tasked or
15 directed by anyone to maintain these books in Palm Beach? Do
16 you understand my question, which may be a little complicated.
17 It wasn't your job to take the books, put them in a
18 folder, and put them in a drawer somewhere and keep them to
19 record them for history, right?
20 A. Not that I remember.
21 Q. Okay. In fact, every time there was a new book that came
22 out, the old books were destroyed, as I understand it; is that
23 right?
24 A. It was tossed in the garbage, yes.
25 Q. Okay. Tossed in the garbage. And so there was no
2 the type was much larger; correct?
3 A. Yes, sir.
4 Q. And so that's different in what you're looking at in
5 Exhibit 52; correct?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. And as you sit here today, you can't tell us, for example,
8 whether someone took a book from Mr. Epstein's house, took it
9 to Kinko's, had it printed much smaller and shrunk down, took
10 out pages, added pages, did whatever they did to it, and then
11 rebound it. You can't -- you don't know whether that happened
12 or not; correct?
13 A. Correct.
14 Q. You were not charged with -- you were not tasked or
15 directed by anyone to maintain these books in Palm Beach? Do
16 you understand my question, which may be a little complicated.
17 It wasn't your job to take the books, put them in a
18 folder, and put them in a drawer somewhere and keep them to
19 record them for history, right?
20 A. Not that I remember.
21 Q. Okay. In fact, every time there was a new book that came
22 out, the old books were destroyed, as I understand it; is that
23 right?
24 A. It was tossed in the garbage, yes.
25 Q. Okay. Tossed in the garbage. And so there was no
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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