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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
IN RE: OPERATION LEAP YEAR
Federal Grand Jury, 07-103
West Palm Beach, Florida
February 27, 2007
APPEARANCES:
, ESQUIRE
Assistant United States Attorney
Foreperson
TESTIMONY
OF
ORIGINAL
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The sworn testimony of [REDACTED]
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was taken before the Federal Grand Jury, West Palm
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Beach Division, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County,
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State of Florida, on the 27th day of February, 2007.
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[REDACTED], Court Reporter, was authorized to
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and did report the sworn testimony.
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(The witness entered the grand jury room.)
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[REDACTED]
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having been duly sworn by the grand jury foreperson,
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was examined and testified on her oath as follows:
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EXAMINATION
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BY [REDACTED]
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Q Good morning, special agent [REDACTED]. Could
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you restate and spell your name for the record.
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A It's [REDACTED]
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Q [REDACTED]
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Q Can you remind the grand jury who you are
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employed by?
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A The FBI.
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Q I know that you testified here a few weeks ago.
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Was there anything from that testimony that you wanted to
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correct?
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A I did. I was asked by one of you Mr. Epstein's
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age, and I confused him with another individual in another
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one of my cases. His birthdate is January 20, 1953. We
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are looking at the time period of 2004 and 2005. So
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Mr. Epstein would have been about 51 or 52-years-old, and
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I believe I told you he was 45. So at the time we're
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looking during this investigation, he is 51 or 52.
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Q Agent [REDACTED], how did this case first come
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to the attention of the police?
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A In March of 2005, [REDACTED], our youngest
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identified victim -- her [REDACTED] called the Palm Beach
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police department and reported that she believed that her
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stepdaughter had been molested by a male that resided in
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the town of Palm Beach.
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Q So today we are going to talk about [REDACTED]?
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A Yes.
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Q And we are using her initial to protect her
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identity, correct?
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A Yes.
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Q Can you tell the grand jury [REDACTED] date of
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birth?
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A [REDACTED] birthday is [REDACTED].
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Q And you mentioned that the call came in from
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[REDACTED] in March of 2005, correct?
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Q So how old was [REDACTED] at that time?
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A She was 14.
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Q Where does [REDACTED] live?
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A [REDACTED] lives in the [REDACTED]
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area here in Palm Beach County.
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Q At the time, in 2005, what school was she
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attending?
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A [REDACTED]
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Q What year was she in school?
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A She was a ninth-grader there.
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Q You mentioned that her [REDACTED] called the
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Palm Beach police department. What did the police
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department do in response to that call?
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A They wanted to interview [REDACTED]. I believe it was
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the next day they went out to where [REDACTED] was attending
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school at that time, which I think was [REDACTED]. They
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interviewed [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] and wanted to get her side
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of what took place.
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Q Because we'll be referring to this throughout,
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what was the name of the detective who conducted that
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first interview?
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A Detective [REDACTED]
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Q So in March of 2005, detective [REDACTED] talked with
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[REDACTED] ever interviewed at any other times?
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A Yes. She was interviewed -- they talked to her
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again. She placed some controlled calls for them later
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that month, we will talk about that later. As well as
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she was interviewed about a year later in July of 2006.
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Not interviewed, but she testified before the grand jury
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for the State of Florida. So she was interviewed by
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detective [REDACTED] in March of 2005, and then about a year or
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three or four months later, in July of 2006, she testified
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before a grand jury with the State of Florida.
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Q In preparation for your appearance today, did
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