Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome back to the program. In
Speaker 1: this episode, we're going to jump right back in to
Speaker 1: the New Mexico Interim Report detailing Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and
Speaker 1: behavior in the state of New Mexico. The US Attorney's
Speaker 1: Office for the District of New Mexico. The United States
Speaker 1: has ninety three US Attorney's offices that serve the ninety
Speaker 1: four federal judicial districts, including all fifty states, the District
Speaker 1: of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and
Speaker 1: the Northern Mariana Islands. Each office is led by a
Speaker 1: US attorney who answers to the Attorney General of the
Speaker 1: United States and acts as the chief federal law enforcement
Speaker 1: officer in their district and represents the federal government in
Speaker 1: both criminal prosecutions and civil litigation. Nicknamed the Sovereign District
Speaker 1: of New York by US attorneys across the country, the
Speaker 1: Southern District of New York is widely considered the former
Speaker 1: US Attorney's Office and is known for its independence, influence,
Speaker 1: and ability to prosecute the biggest and most complex cases.
Speaker 1: STNY ranks high in prestige at the US Department of Justice.
Speaker 1: Reflecting that standing, in nineteen eighty three, Rudy Giuliani, as
Speaker 1: Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third highest
Speaker 1: ranking official at the US Department of Justice, was promoted
Speaker 1: to US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Speaker 1: On paper, the authorities and responsibilities of each of these
Speaker 1: ninety three US Attorneys are equal. U S Attorneys serve
Speaker 1: as the chief federal law enforcement officer and principal litigator
Speaker 1: in their respective judicial districts, holding course statutory power over
Speaker 1: criminal prosecution, civil litigation, and debt collection. Nominated by the
Speaker 1: President and confirmed by the Senate, they are backed up
Speaker 1: by the full force of the US Department of Justice
Speaker 1: and almost unlimited resources and capabilities of the FBI and
Speaker 1: a number of other federal investigative services. With regard to
Speaker 1: criminal prosecutions, the U S Attorney has the authority to initiate, investigate,
Speaker 1: and prosecute federal crimes such as fraud, public corruption, and
Speaker 1: sex trafficking within the state of New Mexico. The U
Speaker 1: S Attorney also has authority to institute civil action, including
Speaker 1: civil forfeiture actions, which can be brought to seize property
Speaker 1: that constitutes an instrumentality or proceeds of a crime. The
Speaker 1: U S Attorney also holds power to issue subpoenas, summon
Speaker 1: grand juries, and present evidence to secure indictments. The U
Speaker 1: S Attorney directs and coordinates multi agency federal investigations alongside
Speaker 1: law enforcement entities like the FBI, DEA, and ATF operating
Speaker 1: under the oversight of the U S. Attorney General and
Speaker 1: the Department of Justice. Each US attorney retains significant localized
Speaker 1: independence to set prosecutorial priorities. Ordinarily, a US attorney reports
Speaker 1: directly to the US Deputy Attorney General. U S Attorneys
Speaker 1: are appointed by the President of the United States for
Speaker 1: a term of four years, with appointments subject to confirmation
Speaker 1: by the Senate. A U S Attorney continues in office
Speaker 1: beyond the appointed term until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Speaker 1: By law, each United States Attorney is subject to removal
Speaker 1: by the President. The Attorney General has had the authority
Speaker 1: since nineteen eighty six to appoint interim U S Attorneys
Speaker 1: to Philly vacancy. The U S. Attorney's Office for the
Speaker 1: District of New Mexico is staffed by one hundred and
Speaker 1: fifty prosecutors and support professionals with offices located in Albuquerque
Speaker 1: and Las crusis the investigation of Epstein by US Attorney
Speaker 1: for the Southern District of Florida. From March two thousand
Speaker 1: and five through February two thousand six, the Palm Beach
Speaker 1: Police Department conducted an investigation into whether Epstein and others
Speaker 1: recruited underage females for purposes of engaging in sexual activity
Speaker 1: for money. In July of two thousand and six, the
Speaker 1: FBI's Miami Field Office adopted this investigation and began its
Speaker 1: own child sexual exploitation investigation of Epstein. The FBI conducted
Speaker 1: interviews of numerous witnesses and collected evidence in support of
Speaker 1: its investigation of a number of federal offenses, including knowingly
Speaker 1: and willfully conspiring with others known and unknown to commit
Speaker 1: an offense against the United States, that is, to use
Speaker 1: a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to
Speaker 1: knowingly persuade, induce, or entice minor females to engage in
Speaker 1: prostitution in violation of Title eighteen US Code, Section twenty
Speaker 1: four to twenty two B all in violation of Title
Speaker 1: eighteen US Code Section three seventy one knowingly and willfully
Speaker 1: conspiring with others known and unknown to travel in interstate
Speaker 1: commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit conduct as
Speaker 1: defined in US Code eighteen, Section twenty four to twenty
Speaker 1: three F with minor females in violation of Title eighteen
Speaker 1: US Code Section twenty four to twenty three B all
Speaker 1: in violation of Title eighteen US Code Section twenty four
Speaker 1: to twenty three E Using a facility or means of
Speaker 1: interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, or entice
Speaker 1: minor females to engage in prostitution in violation of Title
Speaker 1: eighteen US Code Section twenty four twenty two B and
Speaker 1: two Traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging
Speaker 1: in illicit sexual conduct as defined in US Code eighteen,
Speaker 1: Section twenty four to twenty three F with minor females
Speaker 1: in violation of Title eighteen US Code Section twenty four
Speaker 1: to twenty three B. End knowingly in an affecting interstate
Speaker 1: and foreign commerce, recruiting, enticing, and obtaining by any means
Speaker 1: of person, knowing that the person had not attained the
Speaker 1: age of eighteen years and would be caused to engage
Speaker 1: in a commercial sex Act as defined in US Code eighteen,
Speaker 1: section fifteen ninety one C, in violation of Title eighteen
Speaker 1: US Code Section fifteen ninety one A and one and two.
Speaker 1: As part of its investigation, the FBI conducted an interview
Speaker 1: of a minor female on November twenty eighth, two thousand
Speaker 1: and six. The interview was conducted in Austin, Texas. Jane
Speaker 1: Doe stated that she met Epstein in Phoenix through her sister,
Speaker 1: who worked for him in New York. Jane Doe was
Speaker 1: in her junior year of high school at the time.
Speaker 1: Epstein invited her to travel to New York. Epstein offered
Speaker 1: to assist Jane Doe with her college applications and tuition fees.
Speaker 1: Epstein purchased airfare from Phoenix to New York. Jane Doe
Speaker 1: flew to New York and stayed with her sister in
Speaker 1: the West Village. Jane Doe and her sister met Epstein
Speaker 1: at his residence, where he offered them a bottle of champagne.
Speaker 1: Epstein took him to see Phantom of the Opera and
Speaker 1: on the way offered more champagne. At a later time,
Speaker 1: Epstein took them to see a movie. During the movie,
Speaker 1: Epstein held and pressed her hand, which made her feel uncomfortable. Later,
Speaker 1: Epstein or Maxwell purchased an airline ticket for her to
Speaker 1: fly to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and when she arrived
Speaker 1: in Santa Fe, the oral ranch manager picked her up.
Speaker 1: When she arrived at the ranch, there were some discussions
Speaker 1: about where she was going to stay on the property,
Speaker 1: and Epstein made it clear she'd be staying with them.
Speaker 1: She was the only guest at that ranch. During her visit,
Speaker 1: Epstein and Maxwell took her to town for some shopping.
Speaker 1: During the evening, Epstein asked if she would provide him
Speaker 1: with a foot massage. Maxwell gave a demonstration. Jane Doe
Speaker 1: then gave Epstein a foot massage. Maxwell later asked Jane
Speaker 1: Doe to undress so that Maxwell could give her a massage.
Speaker 1: Jane Doe removed her clothing, leaving only her underwear on.
Speaker 1: Maxwell completed the massage by rubbing her upper body, including
Speaker 1: her breast. The next morning, Epstein came into Jane Doe's
Speaker 1: room and got into bed with her under the covers.
Speaker 1: They were both dressed. Later that night, they went to
Speaker 1: a movie, during which Epstein stroked and cressed her hand,
Speaker 1: and put his hand on Jane Doe's thigh. Later that night,
Speaker 1: Epstein came into Jane Doe's room, sat on her bed,
Speaker 1: stroked Jane Doe's hair, and told her how beautiful she was.
Speaker 1: On February thirteenth, two thousand and seven, the FBI interviewed
Speaker 1: Bryce Gordon at Zorro Ranch. Gordon stated that he and
Speaker 1: his wife had been managing the ranch for approximately four years.
Speaker 1: He stated that there were five or six full time
Speaker 1: employees at the ranch, as well as some seasonal employees.
Speaker 1: He also stated that Epstein spent approximately fifty days a
Speaker 1: year at the ranch, staying usually for two to three
Speaker 1: week stretches and provided only two days notice before arriving.
Speaker 1: Gordon stated that Epstein was usually accompanied by his personal assistant,
Speaker 1: his bodyguard, friends, personal trainer, and sometimes as messuss. He
Speaker 1: stated that the messuses were not normally flown to the ranch,
Speaker 1: but were hired by Gordon and another whose name was
Speaker 1: redacted and who kept the financial records and usually arranged
Speaker 1: the massages. Gordon stated that the names of the messuses
Speaker 1: were usually obtained from ten thousand Ways Day SPA or
Speaker 1: by referrals, and that they were all checked out and
Speaker 1: were professionally licensed massage therapists. He stated that they had
Speaker 1: used approximately five different massage therapists. Before Gordon was able
Speaker 1: to share payment records with the FBI, he received a
Speaker 1: call from the main office which told them he was
Speaker 1: no longer permitted to speak to the FBI. On September
Speaker 1: twenty fourth, two thousand and seven, the US Attorney's Office
Speaker 1: for the Southern District of Florida, then headed by US
Speaker 1: Attorney Alexander Acosta, entered into a non prosecution agreement, agreeing
Speaker 1: to dismiss and not further prosecute Epstein, Groff, and others
Speaker 1: whose names had been redacted for any of the above
Speaker 1: reference federal offenses, provided that Epstein plead guilty to a
Speaker 1: Florida state charge of solicitation of prostitution, subject to certain
Speaker 1: sentencing parameters and other conditions. To date, the Commission has
Speaker 1: been unable to obtain any information as to whether the
Speaker 1: FBI or any other investigative agency conducted any further investigation
Speaker 1: into potentially unlawful conduct by Epstein or ad Zoro Ranch
Speaker 1: following the interview of Bryce Gordon in February of two
Speaker 1: thousand and seven. It's unknown at this time whether information
Speaker 1: obtained by the FBI in its two thousand and six
Speaker 1: seven investigation of Epstein and others was shared with any
Speaker 1: New Mexico US attorney. All Right, folks, we're going to
Speaker 1: wrap up right here, and in the next episode, we're
Speaker 1: going to pick up with the SDNYS twenty eighteen nineteen
Speaker 1: investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. All the information that goes with
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