RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options)

and I would like to please request permission for travel for United Stores v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, for two days of meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach and/or Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As of now we're hoping to fly down next Wednesday night and return on Saturday.

Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks as always.

For the same case as below, United States v. Epstein, 2018R01618, an investigation relating to enticement of minors for sexual activity, and I would like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Friday, though we will shorten the timeframe if scheduling allows.

Please let us know if any other information would be helpful, and thanks very much.

Again in connection with the Epstein investigation, we'd like to please request permission to travel for approximately three days next week for meetings and interviews in West Palm Beach, Florida. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Tuesday night and return on Wednesday or Thursday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows).

Unfortunately we're still trying to pin down timing for interviewing the victims, so depending on the timing it will either be me and MI or and but we wanted to ask for permission now either way so we weren't doing it super last minute after the holiday on Tuesday. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel for the interviews, please.

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thanks very much,

Again in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission to travel next week for a victim interview in Los Angeles. As of now we tentatively expect to fly down Wednesday and return no later than Friday (and will keep the timeframe as short as scheduling allows). The trip will be some combination of me,M, and/or as previously. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on Thursday for the interview, please.

thanks very much,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission to travel next week for an interview in West Palm Beach on November 4. It will just be me and and we'll travel some combination of the 3rd to the 5th. And also same as last time, we'd like to ask permission to reserve a conference room at the hotel on that Monday for the interview, please.

thanks very much,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview in Los Angeles on November 14. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 13th to the 15th (and no conference room necessary for this trip).

thanks,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview (or possibly interviews) in Los Angeles on December 16 and/or 17. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 15th to the 18th. Also similar to prior trips, we'd like to request approval to get a conference room for one of those days.

thank you,

similar request from me for the same trip, if you could please book the following refundable tickets —

• Monday, 2/3, Delta, 6:40 p.m. departure from JFK, landing at 11:55 a.m. in Stockholm (ARN) on 2/4, with a layover in Paris

• Friday, 2/7, Delta, 12:45 p.m. departure from Stockholm (ARN), landing at 9:55 p.m. at JFK, with a layover in Paris

Note that it appears this set of flights is only available in premium economy but those seats are cheaper than any other flights on those days in regular economy seating. Please let me know if e2 or EOUSA says we have to fly regular economy (and therefore spend more money) and I can look at other flight times.

Separately, could you also please take a look at hotel options in downtown Sweden that are within the per diem allowance? We generally need to be in this area, downtown:

The image is a map of Stockholm, Sweden. Key locations visible include:

• Stockholm (marked with a pin)
• Kungsholmen
• Norrmalm
• Östermalm
• Skeppsholmen
• Riddarfjärden (body of water)
• Söder Mälarstrand
• Various streets such as Klarastrandsleden, Fleminggatan, Kungsgatan, Strandvägen, and Djurgårdsvägen.
• A road labeled "222".

I looked for a long time and literally didn't see anything at $196 or below, so if you could please take a look and let us know three or four options, we can take a look at those.

thanks very much,

Good morning all,

I've searched previously in anticipation of your trip to Stockholm, Sweden between the original dates between 1/27 — 1/31/20, and a few were within per diem, but those same hotels now are either sold out, or over per diem. I've screen captured a few of the hotels that popped up in my search this morning. I've hid the sold out hotels within the Stockholm area.

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| Airport, city, or address | | Check in Check out Rooms | | |
| ------------------------- | | ------------------------- | | |
| Stockholm, Sweden | | 02/04/20 02/07/20 1 | ✓ | Search |
| Current location |
| Stockholm | 249 of 283 hotels | | Sort by | Price |
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| WAERD SHUSET GAMMEL TAMMEN
Oesterbybruks Hemgard Oesterbybruk 116 46 Sweden
0.3 miles Map Amenities | | Skr800
$84
per dien 1,300 $196 |
| [x] Hide sold out |
| [ ] Hide out of policy |
| SHERATON STOCKHOLM HOTEL
Tegelbacken 6-Box 195 Stockholm 10123 Sweden
0.4 miles NW Map Amenities | | Skr2,495
$262 |
| Distance from: Stockholm, Sweden |
| within 25 miles | Photos |
| Hotel name |
| Name or chain | HOTEL GAMLA STAN |
| Skeppsbron 22 Stockholm 11130 Sweden | | Skr2,561 |
| $209 |
| Amenities | 0.1 miles NW Map Amentes |
| per den S1006 $196 |
| [ ] ADA accessible (26) |
| [ ] Airport shuttle (15) |
| [ ] Breakfast included (126) |
| ☐ Coffee in room (107) | HOTEL HELLSTEN |
| [ ] Eco friendly (31) | LUNTMAKARGAT 68 Stockholm Sweden |
| $283 |
| MOTPI HALLSTEN | 0.6 miles NW Map Amentes |
| per den 1306 $196 |
| [ ] Executive floors (6)
[ ] Fitness room (99) |
| [ ] In room safe (70) | Photos |
| ☐ Laundry services (88) | FIRST HOTEL NORRTULL |
| ☐ Mini refrigerator (56) | SAINT ERIKSGATAN 119 STOCKHOLM 111 57 Sweden |
| $283 |
| ☐ Non-smoking property (143) | 0.7 miles NW Map AmenBes |
| per den 1,300 $190 |
| ☐ Non-smoking rooms (207) |
| [ ] Parking offered (170) | Photos |
| [ ] Restaurant on site (139)

☐ Room service (69)
☐ Swimming pool (25) |
| HOTEL KUNG CARL
Birger Jarlsgatan 21 Stockholm 11187 Sweden
0.7 miles N 9Map Amenities | | Skr2,790
$293
per den 1,000 $196 |
| ☐ Translation services (5) |
| ☐ Wheelchair accessible (99) | Photos |
| ☐ WIFI in public spaces (105) |
| [ ] WIFI in room included (122) | Photos | SCANDIC KLARA
Skodjgatan 7 Stockholm 11157 Sweden
0.0 miles NW 9Map AmenBes |
| Skr2,890
$304
per den Skrt06 $196 |

In my opinion, the best hotel option is Sheraton Stockholm Hotel that's about $66 over per diem. Since it's out of our control, we'll need to book a hotel over per diem. If you agree that I should reserve the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel, I'll inform El of the issue so we could get approval to reserve a hotel over per diem and fill out the forms to give to him to sign. In the meantime, I'll see if I could reserve your preferred flights so they don't get sold out either.

Thanks for informing me.

So, two fun things about the hotels. First, note that basically all of the hotels that sent are well over the per diem, so I'm going to email about getting approval for that. The other thing is, for reasons that I absolutely cannot fathom, the locations for a bunch of the hotels in E2 are totally wrong. For example, that horrible WAERDSHUSET place (which, don't look at the photos online, it's terrifying) is shown in E2 as being right downtown, here:

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This image is a map showing a portion of Stockholm, Sweden.
Key entities identified are:

• Stockholm: Marked with a black pin.
• Södermalm: A district shown in the lower part of the map.
• Skeppsholmen: An island in the upper right portion of the map.
• Red marker: A red circular marker is present on the map, indicating a specific location. The surrounding text suggests this location is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from downtown Stockholm.

when in reality it's an hour and 30 minute drive from downtown:

The image shows a map with a route highlighted from Stockholm to Wärdshuset Gammel Tammen.

Route Information:

• Destination: Wärdshuset Gammel Tammen
• Origin: Stockholm
• Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes
• Distance: 112 km

Key Locations along the route:

• Uppsala
• Sigtuna Märsta
• Sollentuna

Conversely, the Diplomat, where the FBI says the Legat may be able to book for us through the Embassy (!), is listed as being hours and hours outside of town:

Hotel Diplomat-Worldhotel
Location: Akersberga
Price: Skr3,640 ($382)
Context: The text suggests the hotel is located outside of town, but the map indicates it's closer to Stockholm, contradicting that claim.

when in fact it's right downtown:

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The image is a map showing several hotels in Stockholm, Sweden, with their prices.

Hotel Name	Price
Market by Scandic	$118
Hotel Riddargatan	$89
Hotel Diplomat	$155
Lydmar Hotel	$243
First Hotel Reisen
Hotel Skeppsholmen
Hotel Rival	$132

Key locations identified on the map include:

• Rosenbad
• Kungliga slottet (The Royal Palace)
• Chaikhana
• Vasamuseet (The Vasa Museum)
• Fotografiska

Also notably, the prices in E2 are way higher than if we just booked through, like, Hotels.com (the Diplomat is $155 online or $382 on E2).

I have no fucking clue why we're all being tortured in precisely this fashion, but here we are.

This email made me actually laugh out loud. The absurdity of DOJ's bureaucratic nonsense never ceases to amaze. I feel like I'm living in a satiric novel.

Amazing. Who knew Google Maps would be such a key part of your career as a prosecutor.