JaMES PATTERSON not in investment strateg a in his town house, she noticed, Epstein ate all the finger food chat had been put out tor both of them. She found it: odd that the only book this supposedly brilliant man had left for her to see was a paperback by the Marquis de Sade. And then. he call afterward. from one of Ep | Cryer te knows, his are not in fast world trends as each of us “Ym on my 20th boc Epstein in 1997. “The an ily that 1 send drafts nti But Ward also talked questions and qualms abi steir’s assistants-— a “‘leffrey wanted m there was t woman Ward did not know who told her, to tell you that you looked so pretty.” Ward is pretty, with fine English features and flowing blon: hair. She was aiso very pr egnant then, with a bad cae of. morti“ ing sickness. She threw up often, sometimes in public, and these part only added to her ever-pre sent ly brilliant, he'd struck he in lawsuits against him. C with him. One who hads board of Rockefeller Unis One powerful invesin clumsy advances on Epstein’s a. For a mati who was supposed oddly, as not very smart. “Epstein is charming, but he doesn’t let the charm slip into his eyes,” she wrote. “They are steely and calculating, givil hint at the steady whir of machiner ing behind the Ward uncovered lega said to me, after refusing to give an inte me ONE be white. You get the first move. Itw man who seems to feel he can ™ atter what the advantage of the other side. His adv scitelil chat no one really seems to know h

ATYERSON who was also a step-uncle of Ward to drop the story. But Ward came back with was dynamite. re salacious than anything Carter ting in the hours it would take to incovered, picking the ones the , all out in a narrative that would PTER 37 acts it contained. Vicky Ward: October 2002 “—“¥ ostein went out of his way to spin the Vanity Fair story to « his own ends, and soon alter she got the assignment, Vicky .d Ward's phone began to ring off the hook: calls from Ace reenberg and Jimmy Cayne, the current head of Bear Stearns, om Les Wexner; from academics, scientists, and movers and kers who counted Epstein among their friends. Then there were the calls from Epstein himself. He wouldn't on the record, but despite the rumors he'd spread behind ‘d's back, he was happy to talk informally, even give her a of his Manhattan mansion and trot out stories that he had which forks to use when-——and he did his best to charm Ward. But she was not easily seduced, and she turned out ve a keen eye for Epstein’s missteps. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009294

lames PATTERSON Epstein’s Palm Beach neighbor-—who was also a step-uncle of Vicky Ward’s husband—to ask Ward to drop the story. But Ward me back with was dynamite nything Carter was tenacious, and what she ca More interesting and much more salacious than a had imagined. Now Cartet’s staff was putting 1 firm ali the things she'd uncovered, picking the ones the d laying them all out in a narrative that woul n the hours it would take to. con could publish an ve no less explosive than the lacts it contained. 4pstein went out of | Ward's phone bega enberg and Jimmy Ce 1 Les Wexner; from. $ back, he was har f his Manhattan mi mely charming—e ich forks to use Vard. But she was. a keen eye for Eps HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009293

Pirreay Ricu One cover of Vanity Fair can turn a minor celebrity into a superstar, And a single thoroughly researched story can bring down, a corporate overlord. | Carter’s easy to recognize: the pompadour of white hair, like tailored bespoke suit. He wears his fame lightly. But he could not en re be more serious about his responsibilities, which are weighing CHAPT ER 3 6 | heavily on him this month. Months earlier, he'd assigned a piece to Vicky Ward, an Englishwoman who wrote frequently for Van- ity Pair. He'd meant for it to be an easy assignment: Ward was pregnant with twins. She wasn’t allowed to fly. But here was a story right on her doorstep. A nice, easy profile of Jeffrey Epstein. 9002 Who was he, really? Carter knew he threw fabulous parties oe attended by academics, billionaires, and beautiful women. Recently : he'd flown Bill Clinton to Africa. But no one seemed to know lary editor of Vanity Fair Hikes to how he had made his fortune. Epstein’s story reminded the edi- ary editor of Vanity Fair, kes t : } before the rest af his sts or of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gaisby. Carter himself could have stepped out of a novel — though in re at a leisurely pac etl iis case, the author would be Horatio Alger. A Canadian college serate al 2 JeISuTecly pater s! : a oy - as | eT | ening articles, an a shod epout who'd worked as a railroad lineman, he arrived in New assigning articles, and $noo Ce . , | 4. - + followed by one frantic w fork in his late twenties and

One cover of Vanity F superstar. And a single ul down a corporate overlorc | Carter's easy to recogr : a lion's mane. The Santa ¢ CHAPTER 3: Graydon Carter: December 2002 = i Carter, the legendary editor of Vanity Paw, like to his office early, well betore the rest of his st ms, dh files in. Most monthly magazines operate at a leisurely pace—tl assigning articles, and shoo Bout ‘who'd worked as: weeks of coming up with ideas, the shit in the corporate kitchen followed by one. frantic when all the actual editing gets done. But this isn’t the cas Vanity Fair, which runs hard- hitting investigative pieces % side its glitzy celebrity profiles. There are also parties to : and host-—incredibly glamorous parties, including the ani _ git Bien do do exact Oscar-night bash, which is more fun and far more exclusiv 4 the Academy Awards ceremony jtself. Vanity Fair is a farmous brand. But Carter is its public face, just as Anna W of Condé Nast’s iconic fashion magazine, Voge in his late twenties a ip the social and med migoing, Epstein rea was known. Maybe, where did ease beaut imost immediately, E is the face He prevailed upon HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009291

TERSOM Frray Rice nan had not wanted to make a t she had taken the cop’s card, at she'd changed her mind. ibed Epstein as a tallish man—~ ght was her guess-—with gray owner of a large black four-door utters on the Beach, which was ;ousand dollars a night and was other Hollywood types. | yas a model and actress. herself. a month. They had a friend 1 head shots. , Epstein had invited her to me Then, Alicia told the cop, Epstein groped her buttocks against her will while acting as though he was evaluating her body. Alicia had stopped Epstein, and left the room, but couldn't get over the incident. ° _ At the top of his crime report, the officer wrote “Sexual Battery.” But Epstein was never charged in the incident. “The . Santa Monica Police Department discounted every one of [Alicia's] allegations of improper conduct by Jeffrey Epstein and they took no mena on this 1997 complaint,” Epstein’s West Palm Beach torney, Jack Goldberger, told the Palm Beach Post in 2010. oie cops said itd be my word against his,” Alicia told the paper. ‘And since he had. a lot of money, I let it go. I hadn't hought much about it since, until | saw his picture pala. Aad vations the offer wot - ow, l want everybody to know how much of a creep he’s always jews ave not conducted inh ned frightening quickly. recause although she wanted ecret’ catalog model she jelt ig to get her to act in.an unpr nd actually assisted her to dle you for a second. | 140 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009290

James PaTTERSON , PEL Then, Alicia told the cop, her will while acting as thougt had stopped Epstein, and left incident. a encounter with Epstein. The wornan had not wanted to make a formal complaint at the time. But she had taken the cop's card, and now he was happy to hear that she'd changed her mind. In a shaky voice, Alicia described Epsteim as a tallish man-—~ Gve feet eleven or six feet in height was her gness——with gray hair and brown eyes. He was che owner of a large black four-door Mercedes and was a regular at Shutters on the Beach, which was the kind of place that cost one thousand dollars a night and was frequented by actors, agents, and other Hollywood types. Alicia told the cop that she was a model and actress herself She'd known Epstein for about a month. They had a friend in common, and she'd sent him her head shots. ‘Then, through an assistant, Epstein had invited her to mee At the top of his crime. Santa Monica Police Departmmé allegations of improper cord no action on this 1997 comp attorney, Jack Goldberger, told “The cops said it'd be my paper. “And since he had a. , thought much about it since. in his room at the hotel. | now, I want everybody to Kn Alicia said she was having reservations, the officer wrote in hi ) oe 7 report, because generally interviews are not conducted in he rooms. According to her, things turned frightening quickly. She was unsure she was safe because although she wanted t land the job as a ‘Victoria’s Secret’ catalog mode

rERSON ly finding underage girls to pstein and Maxwell also got quaintances. Epstein specifi- r¢ him doing this was so that ild “be in his pocket,” and he a.” Lunderstood that Epstein. if he was ever caught doing d escape trouble altogether. CHAPTER 35 ation in support of a motion to mgoing, as of this writing) tha: scution agreement that Jeffr yernment. Roberts was seekin e government by two other vic jon in April of 2015, explaini yending for several years, and licia: May 20, 1997 ee Tromp $ instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were } in Hd. But if the reporters who were beginning to look ' into Epstein’s mysterious backgrounc ta _ 7 us background had due a hit f 3 ug a bit far- ts, was stricken from. the recat i there’s a chance they would have hit ay ait ts £ ' urid” and “unnecessary deta’ - j ist in Palm Be ach well—and. ional plaimntill. ses on for another eight pages, suit against the governmen he proceedings. 3 Ghislaine Maxwell calle lies,” after which Roberts fi iL In an answer filed in th sis “story of abuse at the ha for financial gain. a5 fame. some identifwine deraile ge , some identifying details, and dialogue have been changed HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009288

James PATTERSON 19, In addition to constantly finding underage girls fo satisfy their personal desires, Epstein and Maxwell also got girls for Epstein’s friends and acquaintances. Epstein specifi- cally told me that the reason jor him doing this was so that they would “owe him,” they would “be in his pocket,” and he would “have something on them.” ] understood that Epstein thought he could get leniency if he was ever caught doing anything illegal, or that he could escape trouble altogether Roberts submitte be added as a plaintiff in a suit sought to overturn @ non-prosecutio Epstein would reach with the government. Ko to join a case brought a tims, but a judge denied her m that the case had already been pendin was unneccesary tO add an additional plaintiff. Roberiss declaration, makes twenty-four additional p ge explained that the ‘urid” and wparties’ to the lawsuit against the government involving “no “immaterial and impertinent” to the proceedings. Through a representativ allegations against her “obvious lie the jad = defamation suit against Maxwell. In an answer fled in th Maxwell elaborated t Ms, Maxwell” was “fabricated” for financial gain. 4 her declaration in support of a motion Ui (ongoing, as of this writing) tha i agreement that Jeffre berts was seekin gainst the government by two other vit otion in April of 2015, explain g ior several years, at which goes on for another eight page can oints, was stricken from the recor “anmnecessary de e. Ghislaine Ma

fERSON s, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghis- what they wanted, including as in New York and Florida, sically every day and it was 3 have sex with Epstein many rything a man wanted me to ing— they wanted me to be f the men they were going to loved that 1 was very compli- mouth shut about what they Iso told me that they wanted them in addition to perform- d me to pay attention to the nted, sol could report back to. apes of bettering my life, from: | of Epstein. Epstein told meh aother that I was working fo go, go far away” Epstein ha + if Lleft I would be in hig trou f illegal and bad behavior b ft Epstein, he knew all kinds re had me killed or abducte me that ip i did. not obey " him. Fieruy Ricu 15. I visited and traveled with Jeffrey Epstein from 1999 through the summer of 2002, and during that time I stayed with him Jor sexual activities at each of his houses (er man- sions) in locations including New York City, New York: the area of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Palm Beach, Florida: an island in the U.S. Virgin Islands: and Paris, France. I had sex with him often in these places and also with the various peo- ple he demanded that 1 have sex with. Epstein paid me for many of these sexual encounters. Looking back, I realize that my only purposes for Epstein, Maxwell, and their friends was to be used for sex. | 16. To illustrate my connection to these places, I include four photographs taken of me in New Mexico [see insert page 3 for one. of the photographs mentioned]. The first

James Patrerson 1]. Over the next few weeks, Jeffrey Epstein. and Ghis- laine Maxwell trained me to do what they wanted, including sexual activities. The training was in New York and Florida, at Epstein'’s mansion. lt was basically every day and it was Hke going io school. l also had to have sex with Epstein many times. 12. 1 was trained to be “everything a man wanted me to be.’ Tt wasn’t just sexual training-—they wanted me to be able te cater to all the needs of the men they were going to send me to. They said that they loved that I was very compli- ant and knew how to keep my mouth shut about what they expected me to to do. 13. Epstein and Maxweil also told me that they wanted me to produce information for them in addition to perform- ing sex on the men. They told me to pay attention to the. details about what the men wanted, so I could repert back to them. 14. While I had juvenile hopes of bettering my life, from : very early on I was also afraid of Epstein. Epstein told me he was a billionaire. | told my mother that I was working for this rich guy, and she said “go, go far away.” Epstein had promised me a lot, and I knew if [left I would be in big trou- ble. I was witness to a lot of illegal and bad behavior by Epstein and his friends. If] left Epstein, he knew ail kinds 6 power ful Pepe. He could uve had t me Ril lled or m abducted ama ane that he bnew many - people in high olaices. Speat ing about himself, he said “I can get away” with things. Ey as a teenag

Prerey Rucs me personally in that area. Soon after that 1 went to Epstein’s home in Palm Beach on El Brillo Way. 3, From the first time I was taken to Epstein’s mansion that day, his motivations and actions were sexual, as were Maxwell's. My father was not allowed inside. 1 was brought up some stairs. There was a naked guy, Epstein, on the table OLIAPTER 34 in the room. Epstein and Maxwell forced me into sexual CHAPTE R activity with Epstein. I was 15 years old at the time. He seemed to be in his 40s or 50s. 1 was paid $200. I was driven home by one of Epstein’s employees. 6. I came back for several days following and did the same sorts of sexual things for Epstein. 7, After | did those things for Epstein, he and Maxwell said they were going to have me travel and were going to get an edu- ‘015 by attorneys | Ss ViCLIMS cation for me. They were promising me the world, that I would travel with Epstein on his private jet and have a well-paid pro- _jession. Epstein said he would eventually match me apolth« fre and I was born im August wealthy person so that I would be “set up” for life. | &. So I started “working” exclusively for Epstein. He took oe me to New York on his big, private jet. We went to his man- +h, Florida. When I was little, be a veterinarian. But my lif hen adults —including jeffre Alan Dershowitz-— began io sion in New York City. I was shown te my room, a very luxu- rious room. The mansion was huge. I was very young and I got scared because it was so bi

me personally in that area, 5. From the first time. that day, his motivations ¢ Maxwell’s. My father was 4 up some stairs. There was ¢ in the room. Epstein and. 34 CHAPTER activity with Epstein. 1 we seemed to be in inbis $405 or ars 61 I came e back b for s sev same sorts of sexual things | 7. After I did those things they were going to have me ty Declaration of Virginia Roberts Giuffre: January 19, 2015, filed on January 19, 2015 by attorneys representing Jeffrey Epstein’s victims cahiGh on for me = Ther — pro ' Jestion. E Epstein said he torr l. My name is Virginia Giuffre and I was born in August 2. lam currently 31 years old. 3, lerew up in Palm Beach, Florida. When I was little, loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian. But my lip took a very different turn when adulis— inclading Jeffre : Epstein and his close friend Alan Dershowitz began to b interested in having sex with me. , 4. In approximately 1999, when I was 15 years old, 1m Ghislaine Maxwell. She is the daughter of Robert Maxwell who had been a wealthy publisher in Britain. Maxwell ash that I come with her to Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion for the p poses of teaching me how to perform. “massages” and tol wealthy person so that I woul 8. So I started “working” me to New York on his big, 3 sion in New York City. I was rious room. The mansion we got scared because it was si Om wae a a massage parte low [see insert page 3}. 10. Epstein took me on a; ew York City and there he roximately 15 or 16 years

ERSON PintHy Rice everyone agrees the greatest who was also employed at Mar-a-Lapo as a maintenance man- Beach is Mar-a-Lago,” Trump yning his battle. “1 took this ble and opened it, essentially, ict that l owned it made ita lot each establishment.” xplained, “gets the lisland’s| ager. But Virginia’s father saw nothing wrong with the offer, and he drove her, later that day, to Epstein’s house on El Brillo Way. There, according to the document, Maxwell assured Virgin- ja’s lather that Ms. Maxwell would provide transportation home lor his teenage daughter. Then she led Virginia upstairs, fo a spa room equipped with a shower and a massage table. Jeffrey Epstein was lying, naked, on the table. club, Members paid $14,000 Virginia was shocked, she says in the filing, but, with no rein had never properly joined “hislaine Maxwell gave Epstein xperience with massages, thought this. could be massage ther- on her underwear and started rubbing her breasts across 1 a member's young daughte jelfrey’s] body, impliedly showing [Virginia] what she was - while relaxing at Mar-a-Lago d out to Epstein’s house. 1e and that Epstein had tried ‘rectly to Trump, who—-in that he was baxred from Mai filed, the police had take ious locations, including the steam room and the shower. named Virginia Roberts w | had an identical encoun he end of this sexually exploitive abuse, [Fpstein] and Maxwell giddily told [Virginia] to return the following day told her she had ‘lots of potential’ (Epste

james PATTERSON “whether they love me or not, everyone agrees the greatest who was also employed at 1 Palm Beach is Mar-a-Lago,” Trump g his battle. “1 rook this. ened it, essentially, and most important place i ager. But Virginia’s father s told the Washington Post after winnitt ate place and made it incredible and op ro the people of Palm Beach. The fact that } owned it made ita lor the Palm Beach establishment.” easier tO Bet ak long with The Breakers hotel, Trump explained, “gets the lisland’s he drove her, later that day. There, according to the ia's father that Ms, Maxwel for his teenage daughter. T uiltim. room equipped with a si Epstein was lying, naked, ¢ leftavers.” Ir cost $100,000 to join the club. Members paid $14,000 Virginia was shocked, although Epstein had never properly joined with Ghislaine Maxwell gave Epstei experience with massages, yearly in dues. And the club, Trump's friendship unlimited use of the facilities. This arrangement ended when a member's young daught complained to her wealthy father. while relaxing at Mar-a-Lag shed been approached and invited out to Epstein’s house. E The girl said that she had gone and that Epstein had trie apy protocol. “Ms. Maxwel n her underwear and : Jeffrey's] body, impliedly xpected to do,” the filing Virginia] to take off her ¢: ive about doing this, but, in get her to undress. removing everything but s-—told Epstein that he was barred from M: remove her underwear a alated, with [Jeffrey] a u

TERSON omen, but Nadia is tall. She’s nth glowing skin, a wide smile, ss for a Bond girl—a woman | intrigue. But of course, that's and the women in Epstein’s profile of him, New York mag 7 Re is anes Princeton irginia Roberts: 1999 a says Donald Tram 7 “raump's estate, Mar-a-Lago, had once belonged to the fab- be with. " ulously wealthy heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. It _ sits on twenty perfectly manicured acres less than two Hillary Clinton for Bill Clint es away from Jeffrey Epstein’s home on El Brillo Way. Its n) But Trump's already ahea severing his ties to Epsteir i et wind of Epstein's penchan es the extlusive: Mar-a- “Lago Club, which has a Spa, tennis sonal 1 Tramp had fought the town council for decades as blocked all his efforts to turn the place into a private resort. clubs on the island-~those with a history of excluding .ds ott that in their endles t urers have been prowling alt ‘sand Jews-~had never faced such restrictions, Trump had ed. At one point he sent copies of two movies to every mern- the town council: Guess Who's Goring to Dinner, in which Poitier confronts his girlfriend’s racist parents, and Gen- Agreement, in which a journalist confronts anti-Semitism necticut and New York City. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009280

James PATTERSON Epstein prefers diminutive women, but Nadia is tall. She's” rail-thin and blond like the sun, with glowing skin, a wide stile and sky-high cheekbones. On a good day, she could pass for a Bond girl-—-a woman ii a web of crime and intrigue. But of course, that’ caught up exactly what she is. - ty certain circles, the academics and the women in Epstein’ orbit are almost a joke. In a 2003 prohie of him, New York maga zine quotes Harvard professors (He is amazing”), Princeto professors (“He changed my life), MIT professors (ET had acte | upon the investment advice he has given me over the years, be calling you from my Gulfstream right now”), and other ku naries, up to and including Bill Clinton. — | “Pye known Jelf for fifteen years,” Says Donald Trur “Terrific guy, he’s a lot of fun to be with? | No one knew then that someday Trump would run for p dent. (When he does, he'll attack Hillary Clinton for Bill Clinto own entanglements with Epstein.) But Trumps already aheat the curve in that he ends up severing his ties to Epstein before the police or the media get wind of Epstein’s penchai irginia Roberts: 1999 “Trump's estate, Mar-< ulously wealthy he: A. sits on twenty perf les away from Jeffrey E me to the exclusive Mar- underage girls. He does this because he finds out that in their endles for “masseuses,” Epstein’s procurers have been prowling ar Trump's estate in Palin Beach. ecticut and New You HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009279

ERSON impact on his reputation and used to-work with him. Other Management, curtailed their | 2015, Brunel filed his own denying that he had any role ig that Epstein had obstructed. ng his deposition taken in the had built against Epstein, and runel’s links to Epstein’s activ and cost him a great deal of several e-mails from industr or re a ee oo _ Nadia Marcinkova: circa 2000 their daughters coming tot same and the agency name U Acking’ Il!” one corresponde: @f C2 has offices in New York City. But Jeffrey’s always in | motion—flying to his homes in New Mexico and the i. Virgin Islands. Often to Palm Beach. Sometimes to ris. And when he comes home to New York he hosts parties ersity presidents, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, princes, residents, and heads of state—mingle with beautiful women. Some guests marvel in public: Who are these women? Where erved as a willing accomplice in Epstein’s sexual assaults derage females. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009278

Jam BS PATTERSON ended up having a strong negative impact on his reputation and business. Several photographers refused ro work with him. Other agencies, such as Modilinos Model Management, curtailed their. relationships with Brunel. And in 2015, Brunel filed his ow | civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein, denying that he had any role in Epstein’s illegal activities, alleging that Epstein had obstructed justice by tel ling him to avoid having his deposition taken in th criminal case the Palm Beach PD had built against Epstein, and claiming that false allegations of Brunel’s links to Epstein's acti ities had harmed his reputation and cost him a great deal | business. | In his filing, | contacts who expressed their doubts about placing models with ladia Marcinkova: cire his agency. “Parents don't want their daughters coming to ! | 7 because fwhen] they google your name and the agency name 2 only things they see 1s ‘Sex Trafficking’l!” one corresponde - A C2 has offices in b had written. | motion —flying to dia Marcinkova com: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009277

ERSON Froray Rice industry — Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, by Michael Gross.) , But Brunel's reputation did not prevent Jeffrey Epstein from exner is more than a mentor. | getting involved in his business. f older men— father hgures— yhile making his way im the According to a summary judgment court fling by Bradley Edwards, a victims’ lawyer defending against a lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein alleging fabrication of sexual assault cases against him, Epstein had provided support for Brunel's agency, which changed its name, in 2005, from Karin to MC2-—~as in E = me*. As a scout for MC2, Brunel traveled the world in search of undiscovered talent, favoring Scandinavia, Israel, central Europe, he former Soviet republics, and South America, setting up mod- ling competitions and negotiating with other international mod- indirect, source of beautiful in charge of Victoria’s Secret mpanies and—~ better yet- i catalog. What this means fo ‘like a fox that's gotten hold 9 according to evidence collecte ling agents and agencies. pstein victims, eventually prc But according to the court filing, in which Edwards detailed rodeling agency, and provils he information he had gathered in support of victims, Epstein d Brunel had used the agency to bring underage girls from for- that agency, in New York Cit nchman—a playboy model : who was an owner of the Ka g contracts. These girls were then housed in condominiums selonging to Epstein. “Epstein and Brunel would then obtain a s