Epstein Secrets

know that sexual activity was occurring. Why Esptein would pay "masseuses" when he was out of town cannot be explained. Epstein also sent funds via Western Union as "bonuses" for some of the girls. These transactions could also be considered to "facilitate" the prostitution by insuring the girls' loyalty and

prove that the defendant's sole purpose for traveling and transporting the individual was to have the individual engage in illegal sexual activity. Mortensen v. United States , 322 U.S. 369, 374 (1944); Crespo v. United States , 151 F.2d 44, 46 (1st Cir. 1945). This offense carries a statutory maximum of

d her to leave as she was ruining his massage. I asked her if she had any contact with Epstein s organization, she stated she received $200.00 from Western Union in Royal Palm Beach and Okeechobee Blvd as a Christmas gift. advised she had no formal training in provide any massages. also stated she was six

.7 The Supreme Court has repeatedly interpreted this language to require that the illegal activity be the dominant motive for the travel. See, e.g., Mortensen' United States, 322 U.S. 369, 373 (1944) (". ..an intention that the women or girls shall engage in the conduct outlawed by Section 2 must be found

eighteenth birthday and acknowledged that she had not yet turned eighteen. (119) On or about December 23, 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN caused a Western Union wire transfer order to be sent to Jane Doe #14. (120) In or around the first quarter-.of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device

entry [into the United States] cannot be said to be with the purpose `only that she might live in a state of concubinage."' 291 U.S. at 562. And in Mortensen, the Court likewise held that two women who took a trip from their home, returned home, and then resumed their illegal prostitution business did not