This is a 2020 federal budget request form from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York seeking $300,000 for litigation and travel expenses related to the Jeffrey Epstein forfeiture investigation.
The form shows prosecutors requesting funds from the Assets Forfeiture Fund to cover case-related expenses in the criminal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The request includes $200,000 for litigation fees and $100,000 for travel expenses, with an estimated $100 million or more in forfeitable assets. The investigation targeted Epstein for potential violations including sex trafficking of minors, coercion and enticement, and interstate transportation for illicit sexual contact with minors.

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FY 2020 Large Case-Related Expenses Request Form District: Southern District o New York Point of Contact: Co-Chief Money Laundering and Transationa! Criminal Enterprises Unit, Instructions: Please provide responses to the case specific questions below. Use a separate form for each re uest. E-mail com leted form to: Funds may be available for expenses incurred in connection with the identification, seizure, and forfeiture of assets in a pending judicial forfeiture case or USAO forfeiture matter. These expenses include all litigation expenses associated with civil forfeiture cases, and those litigation expenses associated with the forfeiture aspect of criminal forfeiture cases. Large case-related expense requests should be limited to expenses that exceed the annual allocation the district received from EOUSA for case-related expenses. Before submitting this request, please confirm with your Budget Officer that the expense is eligible for payment from the Assets Forfeiture Fund. Case Name: In re Jeffrey Epstein 1. Case Number: 2. Estimated Amount of Request: $300,000 3. Specify Expense Type' and Amount Associated with Case: o Expense Type: Litigation fees Expense Amount: $200,000 o Expense Type: Travel Expenses Expense Amount: $100,000 4. Estimated Amount of Forfeited Assets: $100 million or more Brief Synopsis of Case: This Office is investigating Jeffrey Epstein for possible violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (sex trafficking of a minor), 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (coercion and enticement), 18 U.S.C. § 2423 (transportation and/or travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual contact with minors), and conspiracy to commit those Allowable Expense Types include: Case specific travel, forfeiture related subpoena costs, litigation consultant fees, discovery & deposition costs, transcription & translation fees, advertising & publication costs, lien & lis pendens fees, financial records production/reproduction costs, and court appointed fiduciaries. Expense Types Not Reimbursable from the AFF: Expert/witness testimony or travel related expenses (may be allowed from FEW fund), office equipment, office supplies, salaries, or overtime. Page 1 of 2 Executive ice for United States Attorneys 600 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 EFTA00026447
FY 2020 Large Case-Related Expenses Request Form District: Southern District o New York Point of Contact: Co-Chief Money Laundering and Transationa! Criminal Enterprises Unit, crimes, respectively. The investigation arises from conduct alleged to have occurred from in or about the 1990s through at least in or about 2007. Epstein is alleged to have engaged in a years-long pattern of enticing minor girls to engage in sex acts, starting with massages and escalating to acts including sexual intercourse, often in exchange for money. He has undertaken this conduct in at least New York, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, New Mexico, and certain cities abroad. Esptain was assisted by individuals, including employees, girlfriends and friends, in the recruitment and enticement of the minors, and he paid certain minors to recruit additional underage girls. We estimate that there are at least 50 victims who were abused in New York, Florida and elsewhere, and who currently live throughout the United States and abroad. Significant investigative costs include frequent travel to interview victims and witnesses, and hiring a vendor to process voluminous paper records and media, among other costs. Page 2 of 2 Executive ice for United States Attorneys 600 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20530 EFTA00026448


