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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everyone, and welcome back to the program. In

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<v Speaker 1>this episode, we're going to jump right back in to

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<v Speaker 1>the New Mexico Interim Report detailing Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and

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<v Speaker 1>behavior in the state of New Mexico. The US Attorney's

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<v Speaker 1>Office for the District of New Mexico. The United States

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<v Speaker 1>has ninety three US Attorney's offices that serve the ninety

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<v Speaker 1>four federal judicial districts, including all fifty states, the District

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<v Speaker 1>of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Northern Mariana Islands. Each office is led by a

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<v Speaker 1>US attorney who answers to the Attorney General of the

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<v Speaker 1>United States and acts as the chief federal law enforcement

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<v Speaker 1>officer in their district and represents the federal government in

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<v Speaker 1>both criminal prosecutions and civil litigation. Nicknamed the Sovereign District

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<v Speaker 1>of New York by US attorneys across the country, the

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<v Speaker 1>Southern District of New York is widely considered the former

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<v Speaker 1>US Attorney's Office and is known for its independence, influence,

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<v Speaker 1>and ability to prosecute the biggest and most complex cases.

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<v Speaker 1>STNY ranks high in prestige at the US Department of Justice.

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<v Speaker 1>Reflecting that standing, in nineteen eighty three, Rudy Giuliani, as

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<v Speaker 1>Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third highest

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<v Speaker 1>ranking official at the US Department of Justice, was promoted

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<v Speaker 1>to US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

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<v Speaker 1>On paper, the authorities and responsibilities of each of these

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<v Speaker 1>ninety three US Attorneys are equal. U S Attorneys serve

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<v Speaker 1>as the chief federal law enforcement officer and principal litigator

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<v Speaker 1>in their respective judicial districts, holding course statutory power over

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<v Speaker 1>criminal prosecution, civil litigation, and debt collection. Nominated by the

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<v Speaker 1>President and confirmed by the Senate, they are backed up

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<v Speaker 1>by the full force of the US Department of Justice

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<v Speaker 1>and almost unlimited resources and capabilities of the FBI and

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<v Speaker 1>a number of other federal investigative services. With regard to

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<v Speaker 1>criminal prosecutions, the U S Attorney has the authority to initiate, investigate,

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<v Speaker 1>and prosecute federal crimes such as fraud, public corruption, and

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<v Speaker 1>sex trafficking within the state of New Mexico. The U

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<v Speaker 1>S Attorney also has authority to institute civil action, including

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<v Speaker 1>civil forfeiture actions, which can be brought to seize property

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<v Speaker 1>that constitutes an instrumentality or proceeds of a crime. The

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<v Speaker 1>U S Attorney also holds power to issue subpoenas, summon

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<v Speaker 1>grand juries, and present evidence to secure indictments. The U

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<v Speaker 1>S Attorney directs and coordinates multi agency federal investigations alongside

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<v Speaker 1>law enforcement entities like the FBI, DEA, and ATF operating

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<v Speaker 1>under the oversight of the U S. Attorney General and

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<v Speaker 1>the Department of Justice. Each US attorney retains significant localized

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<v Speaker 1>independence to set prosecutorial priorities. Ordinarily, a US attorney reports

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<v Speaker 1>directly to the US Deputy Attorney General. U S Attorneys

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<v Speaker 1>are appointed by the President of the United States for

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<v Speaker 1>a term of four years, with appointments subject to confirmation

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<v Speaker 1>by the Senate. A U S Attorney continues in office

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<v Speaker 1>beyond the appointed term until a successor is appointed and qualified.

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<v Speaker 1>By law, each United States Attorney is subject to removal

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<v Speaker 1>by the President. The Attorney General has had the authority

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen eighty six to appoint interim U S Attorneys

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<v Speaker 1>to Philly vacancy. The U S. Attorney's Office for the

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<v Speaker 1>District of New Mexico is staffed by one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty prosecutors and support professionals with offices located in Albuquerque

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<v Speaker 1>and Las crusis the investigation of Epstein by US Attorney

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<v Speaker 1>for the Southern District of Florida. From March two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and five through February two thousand six, the Palm Beach

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<v Speaker 1>Police Department conducted an investigation into whether Epstein and others

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<v Speaker 1>recruited underage females for purposes of engaging in sexual activity

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<v Speaker 1>for money. In July of two thousand and six, the

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<v Speaker 1>FBI's Miami Field Office adopted this investigation and began its

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<v Speaker 1>own child sexual exploitation investigation of Epstein. The FBI conducted

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<v Speaker 1>interviews of numerous witnesses and collected evidence in support of

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<v Speaker 1>its investigation of a number of federal offenses, including knowingly

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<v Speaker 1>and willfully conspiring with others known and unknown to commit

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<v Speaker 1>an offense against the United States, that is, to use

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<v Speaker 1>a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to

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<v Speaker 1>knowingly persuade, induce, or entice minor females to engage in

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<v Speaker 1>prostitution in violation of Title eighteen US Code, Section twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four to twenty two B all in violation of Title

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen US Code Section three seventy one knowingly and willfully

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<v Speaker 1>conspiring with others known and unknown to travel in interstate

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<v Speaker 1>commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit conduct as

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<v Speaker 1>defined in US Code eighteen, Section twenty four to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three F with minor females in violation of Title eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>US Code Section twenty four to twenty three B all

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<v Speaker 1>in violation of Title eighteen US Code Section twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty three E Using a facility or means of

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<v Speaker 1>interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, or entice

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<v Speaker 1>minor females to engage in prostitution in violation of Title

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen US Code Section twenty four twenty two B and

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<v Speaker 1>two Traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging

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<v Speaker 1>in illicit sexual conduct as defined in US Code eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Section twenty four to twenty three F with minor females

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<v Speaker 1>in violation of Title eighteen US Code Section twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty three B. End knowingly in an affecting interstate

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<v Speaker 1>and foreign commerce, recruiting, enticing, and obtaining by any means

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<v Speaker 1>of person, knowing that the person had not attained the

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<v Speaker 1>age of eighteen years and would be caused to engage

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<v Speaker 1>in a commercial sex Act as defined in US Code eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>section fifteen ninety one C, in violation of Title eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>US Code Section fifteen ninety one A and one and two.

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<v Speaker 1>As part of its investigation, the FBI conducted an interview

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<v Speaker 1>of a minor female on November twenty eighth, two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and six. The interview was conducted in Austin, Texas. Jane

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<v Speaker 1>Doe stated that she met Epstein in Phoenix through her sister,

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<v Speaker 1>who worked for him in New York. Jane Doe was

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<v Speaker 1>in her junior year of high school at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein invited her to travel to New York. Epstein offered

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<v Speaker 1>to assist Jane Doe with her college applications and tuition fees.

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein purchased airfare from Phoenix to New York. Jane Doe

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<v Speaker 1>flew to New York and stayed with her sister in

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<v Speaker 1>the West Village. Jane Doe and her sister met Epstein

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<v Speaker 1>at his residence, where he offered them a bottle of champagne.

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein took him to see Phantom of the Opera and

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<v Speaker 1>on the way offered more champagne. At a later time,

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein took them to see a movie. During the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein held and pressed her hand, which made her feel uncomfortable. Later,

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein or Maxwell purchased an airline ticket for her to

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<v Speaker 1>fly to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and when she arrived

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<v Speaker 1>in Santa Fe, the oral ranch manager picked her up.

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<v Speaker 1>When she arrived at the ranch, there were some discussions

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<v Speaker 1>about where she was going to stay on the property,

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<v Speaker 1>and Epstein made it clear she'd be staying with them.

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<v Speaker 1>She was the only guest at that ranch. During her visit,

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein and Maxwell took her to town for some shopping.

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<v Speaker 1>During the evening, Epstein asked if she would provide him

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<v Speaker 1>with a foot massage. Maxwell gave a demonstration. Jane Doe

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<v Speaker 1>then gave Epstein a foot massage. Maxwell later asked Jane

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<v Speaker 1>Doe to undress so that Maxwell could give her a massage.

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<v Speaker 1>Jane Doe removed her clothing, leaving only her underwear on.

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<v Speaker 1>Maxwell completed the massage by rubbing her upper body, including

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<v Speaker 1>her breast. The next morning, Epstein came into Jane Doe's

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<v Speaker 1>room and got into bed with her under the covers.

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<v Speaker 1>They were both dressed. Later that night, they went to

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<v Speaker 1>a movie, during which Epstein stroked and cressed her hand,

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<v Speaker 1>and put his hand on Jane Doe's thigh. Later that night,

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein came into Jane Doe's room, sat on her bed,

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<v Speaker 1>stroked Jane Doe's hair, and told her how beautiful she was.

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<v Speaker 1>On February thirteenth, two thousand and seven, the FBI interviewed

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<v Speaker 1>Bryce Gordon at Zorro Ranch. Gordon stated that he and

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<v Speaker 1>his wife had been managing the ranch for approximately four years.

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<v Speaker 1>He stated that there were five or six full time

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<v Speaker 1>employees at the ranch, as well as some seasonal employees.

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<v Speaker 1>He also stated that Epstein spent approximately fifty days a

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<v Speaker 1>year at the ranch, staying usually for two to three

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<v Speaker 1>week stretches and provided only two days notice before arriving.

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon stated that Epstein was usually accompanied by his personal assistant,

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<v Speaker 1>his bodyguard, friends, personal trainer, and sometimes as messuss. He

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<v Speaker 1>stated that the messuses were not normally flown to the ranch,

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<v Speaker 1>but were hired by Gordon and another whose name was

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<v Speaker 1>redacted and who kept the financial records and usually arranged

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<v Speaker 1>the massages. Gordon stated that the names of the messuses

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<v Speaker 1>were usually obtained from ten thousand Ways Day SPA or

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<v Speaker 1>by referrals, and that they were all checked out and

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<v Speaker 1>were professionally licensed massage therapists. He stated that they had

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<v Speaker 1>used approximately five different massage therapists. Before Gordon was able

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<v Speaker 1>to share payment records with the FBI, he received a

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<v Speaker 1>call from the main office which told them he was

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<v Speaker 1>no longer permitted to speak to the FBI. On September

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fourth, two thousand and seven, the US Attorney's Office

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<v Speaker 1>for the Southern District of Florida, then headed by US

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney Alexander Acosta, entered into a non prosecution agreement, agreeing

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<v Speaker 1>to dismiss and not further prosecute Epstein, Groff, and others

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<v Speaker 1>whose names had been redacted for any of the above

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<v Speaker 1>reference federal offenses, provided that Epstein plead guilty to a

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<v Speaker 1>Florida state charge of solicitation of prostitution, subject to certain

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<v Speaker 1>sentencing parameters and other conditions. To date, the Commission has

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<v Speaker 1>been unable to obtain any information as to whether the

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<v Speaker 1>FBI or any other investigative agency conducted any further investigation

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<v Speaker 1>into potentially unlawful conduct by Epstein or ad Zoro Ranch

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<v Speaker 1>following the interview of Bryce Gordon in February of two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and seven. It's unknown at this time whether information

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<v Speaker 1>obtained by the FBI in its two thousand and six

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<v Speaker 1>seven investigation of Epstein and others was shared with any

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico US attorney. All Right, folks, we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>wrap up right here, and in the next episode, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to pick up with the SDNYS twenty eighteen nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. All the information that goes with

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<v Speaker 1>this episode can be found in the description box.