From: "Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)" <[email protected]> To: r Cc: "Duncan, Michele (USANYS)" < >, "Perez, Cynthia (USANYS)" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:29:53 +0000 lane-Images: image001.jpg Okay. Due to the nature of the airline industry, I'm sure the cost won't be under $800. Yesterday, the flight change made the trip $1,074.30. In any case it's much less than your present flight itinerary. If the full cost is anything less than $2,000, do I have your permission to make the changes when I call CWT Sato? I would like to know beforehand so I can complete the process instead of awaiting your response while live with the travel agent. Thanks as always. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:23 AM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <[email protected]> Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) As long as the flight cost is still the same (that is, under $800), I'd like to keep the outbound date as the 7th, please. From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:22 To: Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) < >; Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <[email protected],gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Okay, do you want to change the departing date to 2/6/20 as well, or do you still want to leave Stockholm, Sweden on 2/7/20? Let me know. Thanks. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:17 AM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynetthusa.dojsgov> Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) < :,; Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) EFTA00082547

Got it, thanks. Given the extreme disparity in cost between the flights, and since I didn't realize mine would be nearly as expensive, I've moved my schedule around so that I can make it work for the flights Alison is on. Could you please change me to those flights? That should drop my flight cost down from about $5,000 to less than $800. (And please just let me know if for some reason the cost is different now for those other flights.) Thank you!! From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<DAlleynePusa.doj,gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 08:56 To: Cc: Duncan, Michele (USANYS) Perez, Cynthia (USANYS) <[email protected],gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) The only ones cheaper are the scheduled flights that Alison and Maurene have. I called CWT Sato and went through all the options yesterday. Your present itinerary is the best option for you. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: < Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 5:30 PM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.doligov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Got it — but just to confirm, are there no other flights at all that are cheaper than the one I originally mentioned? I don't see any that are cheaper, but I also don't see the ones that Alison got when I do a search. Just want to make absolutely sure — thanks! From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<DAlleynePusa.doLgov> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 16:00 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Okay, thanks for clarifying. I've contacted CWT Sato and we've exhausted all of the options that are fully refundable and that are close to the original schedule of your present itinerary. The only options for fully refundable flights are the ones either or reserved, and you made it clear that their scheduled flights weren't optimal for you. It's best that you keep your present itinerary. Thanks for your patience and I hope we can move forward from this experience in a positive manner. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 From: )°c Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 12:30 PM To: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS) <DAlleynePusa.doj,gov> Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) EFTA00082548

Darlene, I'm not upset at all, and I have every confidence that you'll continue to thoroughly assist us as you've done in the past. I wanted to note that I had requested refundable flights and that it was frustrating that we didn't know you were leaving in the middle of the day when this was ongoing, and we've covered that, so I don't feel any need to belabor it. I certainly understand it's complicated, and it wouldn't have been my choice to schedule it just a week and a half before — that was due to witness availability. I appreciate your help on all of our travel and it would be helpful for me to know what the flight options are if the one I had originally wanted is too expensive — when I looked on E2, it was the cheapest option available, which is why I requested it. If you could please let me know what other flights are available that are cheaper, I would be grateful. thanks very much, Alex. From: Alleyne, Darlene (USANYS)<[email protected],gov> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 12:25 To: Subject: RE: travel approval request (1/24/20 Itinerary Reissued) Importance: High Apologies Alex, I was unaware that it would be such an inconvenience for you to travel the same departing flight as Alison. In the future, I'll only make amendments to your itinerary once you give the ok. Since my amendments weren't to your liking, I've called CWT Sato and reverted it back to your last itinerary with departing flight from JFK at 6:40pm, arriving in Paris, France at 8:00am, then departing Paris, France at 9:15am, arriving in Stockholm, Sweden at 11:55am. I've left the 2/7/20 flights as is. I've also amended the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel to a checkout date of 2/7/20 (the previous 1/24/20 itinerary had a checkout date of 2/6/20). I'm noticing that you're highly upset from this experience. I understand. I was only attempting to reserve not only your preferred flights, but the cheapest flights available and to not have it sold out due to the nature of the airline industry. I am not a travel agent, so I'm not a specialist in this area of expertise. And to be quite honest, the way it was phrased in your original email, you didn't ask me, you inferred to me that the flights you wanted me to book were refundable flights. That's the only reason I booked the flights you chose for the original itinerary. Also, all of your flights were scheduled before I left the Office, and I informed Budget and James Bullock of awaiting the scheduling of the hotel, so I wasn't the only person attempting to finalize your travel reservations. Since you feel I'm incapable of handling your preferred itinerary for this international trip in a professional manner, I would advise you ask for assistance from a CWT Sato Travel Agent if you require further amendments since they have access to all the flight info regarding if it's fully refundable, and could break it down to you live while you're on the phone so you could choose the best flight schedule for the dates and times you specify. The record locator is LVDGAX. The number for CWT Sato is (877) 905-9644. Again, apologies for making this international reservation an unpleasant experience. Foreign travel is much more complex process than the standard travel reservation, and is usually scheduled way in advance to account for the issues we're experiencing now. Darlene Alleyne U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Legal Assistant, Public Corruption (212) 637-2437 EFTA00082549