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UNCLASSIf I E DMES 0 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Approved by CID A/AD on 7/17/2024 Epstein Investigation Summary & Timeline FBI Miami investigation: • In 2005, the West Palm Beach Police Department, and then FBI Miami, initiated an investigation of Epstein after parents of a victim reported to law enforcement that Epstein had sexually abused their daughter from 2002-2005. • Those investigations spanned approximately two years and included, among other things, interviews with approximately 35 victims, a search warrant executed on Epstein's Florida (FL) residence, and detailed analysis of various phone and flight records. FBI New York investigation: • On December 6, 2018, FBI NY initiated a case after Southern District of New York (SDNY) contacted FBI NY regarding several victims that had been sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein in the mid 2000's. • Beginning in at least 2002, Epstein enticed and recruited dozens of minor girls to engage in sex acts with him, for which he paid the victims hundreds of dollars in cash. Some of his victims were as young as 14. • He undertook this activity in at least two different locations, including his mansion in Manhattan, New York and his estate in Palm Beach, Florida. • Searches were executed at both locations and it bears noting that, contrary to some news reports, these searches did not reveal any cameras in any of the bedrooms or massage rooms at Epstein's residences. • In cr