Transcription of EFTA00157542

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{phone call between two males Caller (C) and Witness (W)} \\ C: Hello good morning Mr. [bleep] // W: yes speaking \\ C: Hi this is detective [bleep] with palm beach police // W: [unintelligible] \\ C: Good, good you returned my call yesterday i really appreciate that i was uh, i had gone down to try to talk to you. // W: Ok. What about? \\ C: Well I wanted to touch base with you i'm investigating a case in which i believe you may have some information to. i'm investigating a case against a former employer of yours, jeffery epstein. // W: ok jeffery epstein, yeah ok. and what about? // C: well, that's what i was hoping you could tell me. you were employed for him how long? \\ W: i was employed with him for 11 years full-time and about a year and a half part-time. The part-time was the beginning of it. // C: Ok \\ W: the - you know the it's an investigation against him or - // C: Yes \\ W: - or trying to get [unintelligible] // C: Against him. \\ W: Against him. What kind of investigation is it? // C: Well - \\ W: I am kind of apprehensive of talk about anything cuz of - // C: I could go meet you in person if you'd like. \\ W: you know this is something i really would like to not be involved if i'm not involved with it and i prefer not to be involved i been out of the job for 3 years so // C: I understand that but you may hold some information which would assist me in this case \\ W: ok, well before - you know i'm not going to say no, i'm not going to say no to you because that would be dumb but i would prefer to confront this with an attorney my attorney and see what he says // C: Absolutely you have - \\ W: I don't want it i don't want to get involved i don't want to get in trouble i don't want to get sued by mr. epstein or by his company or anything [unintelligible] so i would like to do this formal you know normal things it's go the right way // C: I understand that and that's fine- \\ W: i will call you back Let me talk to him and i can call you back and i would be glad to meet with you if he says ok no problem, i go ahead. // C: ok. again. you're in no trouble whatsoever and the purpose of this investigation is an ongoing criminal matter, um.. \\ W: [unintelligible] ok like i told you, i would prefer to talk to an attorney // C: Absolutely, absolutely \\ W: [unintelligible] and i will get back with you as soon as possible probably today if not today it will be tomorrow // C: ok that sounds great. \\ W: ok i'll get back with you // C: thank you very much.\\ W: [unintelligible][bleep] // C: ok \\ W: so it has to be both of us [unintelligible] we don't want to say nothing that is, you know [unintelligible] let me talk to we have an attorney let me talk to him and see what he think i don't want to get in trouble // C: no that's not a problem, i have no problem with that \\ W: ok. i will give you a call back, i got your number i'll give you a call as soon as i talk to him // C: Thank you \\ W: ok, bye bye. // C: bye bye {caller hangs up the phone} C: The following was a phone call to [bleep] at [bleep] of jeffery epstein, today's date is november 10, 2005, time by my watch is 9:58am"

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/D ... 157542.m4a