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Surname reference in Epstein-related documents
Detective Michele Pagan was the Palm Beach Police Department officer who initiated the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in March 2005, after receiving an anonymous tip about underage girls at his mansion. She later handed the case over to Detective Joe Recarey.
Pagan appears in police reports, investigative documents, and court records as the original investigating officer. The mentions span from the initial complaint in March 2005 through the investigation that led to Epstein's 2008 jail sentence. She is referenced in witness testimonies, evidence logs, and narrative reports documenting her interviews with victims, surveillance activities, and evidence collection. Detective Recarey frequently appears alongside her as he took over the investigation after she initiated it.
Key Highlights
- •Received the anonymous tip on March 14, 2005 that launched the entire Epstein investigation
- •Conducted initial witness interviews, including taking audio-taped statements from victims about Haley Robson's recruitment activities
- •Worked with Detective Michael Dawson on surveillance and attempts to locate witnesses like Juan Alessi
- •Collected evidence from Epstein's trash and turned it over for evidentiary purposes
- •Received subpoenaed phone records from T-Mobile USA in August 2005 as part of building the case
- •Handed off the investigation to Detective Joe Recarey in September 2005, who continued pursuing the case
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Document Mentions (20 of 34)
EFTA00007157 - EFTA00007252
5 mentionsSource: DOJ EFTA Records
tment, where I sifted through its contents. All of the documents collected from Epstein's trash during my assistance were turned over to Detective Pagan for evidentiary purposes. On June 14, 2005, Detective contacted me and advised that the airplane belonging to Je rey Epstein of was parked at th
Page: EFTA00007189 →tment, where I sifted through its contents. All of the documents collected from Epstein's trash during my assistance were turned over to Detective Pagan for evidentiary purposes. On June 14, 2005, Detective contacted me and advised that the airplane belonging to Je rey Epstein of was parked at th
Page: EFTA00007189 →tment, where I sifted through its contents. All of the documents collected from Epstein's trash during my assistance were turned over to Detective Pagan for evidentiary purposes. On June 14, 2005, Detective contacted me and advised that the airplane belonging to Je rey Epstein of was parked at th
Page: EFTA00007189 →EFTA00007097 - EFTA00007156
5 mentionsSource: DOJ EFTA Records
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Page: EFTA00007137 →HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031045 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031053
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
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Epstein_Part_07_Redacted
1 mentionSource: FBI Vault
TIVE # 7************************** GREENE Reported By: DAWSON, MICHAEL C. 10/15/03 Entered By.: GREENE, LINDA C. 10/15/03 On 10/13/03, Det. Pagan and I went to 1515 So. Flagler Drive, Apt. #1901, West Palm Beach, Florida, in an attempt to locate suspect Juan Alessi. As we were getting into t
Page: Epstein_Part_07_Redacted_p48 →Epstein_Part_12_Redacted
1 mentionSource: FBI Vault
ppany, NJ 07054 Tel: 973-292-8911 Fax: 973 292-8697 August 2, 2005 Det Michelle Pagan Palm Beach Police Department West Palm Beach, FL Dear Det Pagan: This is in response to the Subpoena Duces Tecum, dated July 13, 2005, and served upon T-Mobile USA on August 2, 2005. This subpoena requests custo
Page: Epstein_Part_12_Redacted_p51 →Epstein_Part_19_Redacted
1 mentionSource: FBI Vault
***************** NA Reported By: RECAREY, JOSEPH 9/21/05 Entered By.: ALTOMARO, NICKIE A. 9/21/05 On September 19, 2005, I met with Officer Pagan and received the information pertaining to this case. Members of the Burglary Strike Force had previously been conducting surveillance on both Epst
Page: Epstein_Part_19_Redacted_p22 →Sponsored
Epstein_Part_21_Redacted
1 mentionSource: FBI Vault
white female. The female will hereinafter referred to as "The Victim." Also present was the victim's therapist. During an audio taped interview, Pagan spoke with the victim who admitted to knowing that Haley Robson worked for a wealthy man and possibly did sexual favors for him. She also admitted t
Page: Epstein_Part_21_Redacted_p3 →Epstein_Part_23_Redacted
1 mentionSource: FBI Vault
*********************** Reported By: RECAREY, JOSEPH 9/21/05 Entered By.: ALTOMARO, NICKIE A. 9/21/05 On September 19, 2005, I met with Officer Pagan and received the information pertaining to this case. Members of the Burglary Strike Force had previously been conducting surveillance on both Epst
Page: Epstein_Part_23_Redacted_p23 →EFTA00180509.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00180509
*** **************** NA Reported By: RECAREY, JOSEPH 9/21/05 Entered By.: ALTOMARO, NICKIE A. 9/21/05 On September 19, 2005, I met with Officer Pagan and received the information pertaining to this case. Members of the Burglary Strike Force had previously been conducting surveillance on both Epst
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EFTA01334030.pdf
1 mentionEFTA01334030
old white female. The female will hereinafter referred to as "The Victim." Also present was- the victim's there ist. During an audio taped interview, Pagan spoke with the victim who admitted to knowing that worked for a wealthy man and possibly did sexual favors for him. She also admitted that had of
EFTA00350609.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350609
rk. • Original Message > From: (mailto• > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:51 AM > To: Kyriacou, Jonathan > Cc: Eva Andersson; Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier > Subject: Re: Jeffrey's Art > Good morning. Please let us know if delivery today between 10-2 would work. If so we can pinpoint the time.
EFTA00350617.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350617
rk. • Original Message > From: Imailto• > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:51 AM > To: Kyriacou, Jonathan > Cc: Eva Andersson; Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier > Subject: Re: Jeffrey's Art > Good morning. Please let us know if delivery today between 10-2 would work. If so we can pinpoint the time.
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EFTA00350626.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350626
rk. • Original Message > From: [mailto: > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:51 AM > To: Kyriacou, Jonathan > Cc: Eva Andersson; Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier > Subject: Re: Jeffrey's Art > Good morning. Please let us know if delivery today between 10-2 would work. If so we can pinpoint the time.
EFTA00350629.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350629
e >>> From: [mailto: EFTA00350629 >>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:51 AM >>> To: Kyriacou, Jonathan >>> Cc: Eva Andersson; Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier >>> Subject: Re: Jeffrey's Art >>> >>> Good morning. Please let us know if delivery today between 10-2 would work. If so we can pinpoint
EFTA00350672.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350672
ginal Message >>>> From: [mailto: >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:51 AM >>>> To: Kyriacou, Jonathan >>» Cc: Eva Andersson; Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier >>>> Subject: Re: Jeffrey's Art >>>> >>>> Good morning. Please let us know if delivery today between 10-2 would work. If so we can pinpoi
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EFTA00350669.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350669
ginal Message >>>> From: [mailto: >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:51 AM >>>> To: Kyriacou, Jonathan >>» Cc: Eva Andersson; Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier >>>> Subject: Re: Jeffrey's Art >>>> >>>> Good morning. Please let us know if delivery today between 10-2 would work. If so we can pinpoi
EFTA00298259.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00298259
arents, do you remember? MR. PIKE: Form. THE WITNESS: I totally believe it was the step-mother that called her. BY MR.. KUVIN: Q. Okay. When Ms. Pagan took down that inforMation, how soon after were you actually brought into the investigation? A. I believe she took the report in March, and I too
EFTA00298214.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00298214
transcribed, you know, into my supplement. S A. I can't recalL That was back when 6 Q. But the basis of the supplemental, and I don't 6 Officer Pagan had the case. But they were also 7 mean to torture the subject, but the basis of the 7 utilizing it for various functions. They were primarily 8
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EFTA00298342.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00298342
A. Everything. Q. And you produced everything because that's what you do when you get a federal subpoena? Page 583 1 under the aegis of Officer Pagan or the Burglary Task 2 Force, and those that were conducted under your 3 investigatory supervision, correct? 4 A. Correct 5 Q. And did you wa
EFTA00350662.pdf
1 mentionEFTA00350662
Who is coming down for the paintings. ? Original Message From: Kyriacou, Jonathan Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 09:56 AM To: Mercado, Jesus; Pagan, Javier Cc: Eva Andersson •,; .>; Subject: RE: Jeffrey's Art -- I spoke with Jesus and with some advanced notice of the most pinpointed time, the
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Connected Entities(20 of 509)
Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
33 docs33 co-mentions
JR
Joe Recarey
PersonFormer Palm Beach Police detective who led the original investigation of Jeffrey Epstein (died 2018)
19 docs19 co-mentions
Palm Beach
LocationTown in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
18 docs18 co-mentions
Palm Beach Police Department
OrganizationPolice agency
18 docs18 co-mentions
Alan Dershowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer, author, and art collector (born 1938)
17 docs17 co-mentions
Ghislaine Maxwell
PersonBritish socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
17 docs17 co-mentions
El Brillo
LocationStreet in Palm Beach, Florida
15 docs15 co-mentions
JG
Jack Goldberger
PersonAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein, partner at Goldberger Weiss P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida
14 docs14 co-mentions
South Florida
LocationRegion of the U.S. state of Florida
14 docs14 co-mentions
Dawson
PersonSurname reference in Epstein-related documents
14 docs14 co-mentions
Jacksonville
LocationCity in Duval County, and largest city in State of Florida, United States
14 docs14 co-mentions
Juan Alessi
PersonFormer house manager for Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach estate (1991-2002), testified at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
14 docs14 co-mentions
LB
Leon Black
PersonAmerican billionaire businessman (born 1951)
12 docs12 co-mentions
Royal Palm Beach
LocationVillage in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America
12 docs12 co-mentions
Nissan
OrganizationJapanese automobile manufacturer
12 docs12 co-mentions
David Rodgers
PersonJeffrey Epstein's chief pilot (1991-2019), maintained flight logs documenting passengers on Epstein's private jets
12 docs12 co-mentions
Wellington
LocationCapital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
12 docs12 co-mentions
LV
Larry Visoski
PersonAmerican pilot who worked for Jeffrey Epstein from 1991-2019, testified as key witness in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
12 docs12 co-mentions
West Palm Beach
LocationCounty seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
12 docs12 co-mentions
Boca Raton
LocationCity in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
11 docs11 co-mentions