Internal DOJ email chain requesting travel approval for investigators conducting interviews as part of the Jeffrey Epstein federal investigation (case number 2018R01618) in late 2019.
This document is an internal Department of Justice email thread from November 2019 showing federal prosecutors requesting and receiving approval for travel to conduct witness interviews in the Epstein investigation. The emails reference trips to Los Angeles (November 13-14, 2019) and West Palm Beach (November 3-5, 2019), with investigators coordinating hotel bookings at the Doubletree in Santa Monica and arranging JetBlue flights. The case number 2018R01618 indicates this was part of the ongoing federal investigation that began before Epstein's July 2019 arrest and continued after his death in August 2019 as prosecutors pursued co-conspirators and gathered additional evidence.

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From: ' To: ' Cc: ' Subject: FW: travel approval request Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:17:44 +0000 Hi In connection with this trip next week, could you possibly book my travel arrangements, please? That would be a big help, and thanks in advance. Here's what I had in mind: • Hotel: Doubletree, 1707 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA. Checking in on 11/13, checking out 11/14. • We won't need a conference room at the hotel for this trip. • Outbound flight: 11/13, JetBlue, 2:29 p.m. departure from JFK, arriving at LAX at 5:44 p.m. • Inbound flight: 11/14, JetBlue, 8:30 p.m. departure from LAX, arriving at JFK at 4:44 a.m. • My JetBlue frequent flier number is Thanks, From: Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 4:58 PM To: Cc: Subject: Re: travel approval request Approved Sent from my iPad On Nov 5, 2019, at 4:56 PM, S wrote: Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview in Los Angeles on November 14. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 13th to the 15th (and no conference room necessary for this trip). thanks, From: Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 13:55 To: Cc: < EFTA00030748
Subject: RE: travel approval request a Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission to travel next week for an interview in West Palm Beach on November 4. It will just be me and and we'll travel some combination of the 3rd to the 5th. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on that Monday for the interview, please. thanks very much, From: Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 14:51 To: Cc: Subject: RE: travel approval request S Again in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission to travel next week for a victim interview in Los Angeles. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Wednesday and return no later than Friday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows). The trip will be some combination of me, M, and/or as previously. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on Thursday for the interview, please. thanks very much, From: Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 14:57 To: Cc: Subject: RE: travel approval request S Again in connection with the Epstein investigation, we'd like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Wednesday or Thursday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows). Unfortunately we're still trying to pin down timing for interviewing the victims, so depending on the timing it will either be me and or and but we wanted to ask for permission now either way so we weren't doing it super last minute after the holiday on Tuesday. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel for the interviews, please. thanks very much, EFTA00030749
From: Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:57 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request Thank you From: Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 20:46 To: Cc: M s; Subject: Re: travel approval request Approved Sent from my iPad On Apr 3, 2019, at 8:02 PM, S > wrote: For the same case as below, United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, and I would like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Friday, though we will shorten the timeframe if scheduling allows. Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks very much. From: Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 18:32 To: Cc: Subject: travel approval request S and I would like to please request permission for travel for United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, for two days of meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach and/or Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As of now we're hoping to fly down next Wednesday night and return on Saturday. Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks as always. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York EFTA00030750



