RE: travel approval request (Hotel Options)

Ed,

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.

Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
212.637.2415

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Ed,

For the same case as below, United Stores 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.

Approved

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Thank you

Ed,

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,

Ed,

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,

Ed,

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,

Ed,

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,

Ed,

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,

Ed,

Similar to prior requests in connection with the Epstein investigation (2018R01618), but with an added international element, we'd like to please request permission for the team to travel next week for an interview near Stockholm, Sweden, next week on January 29th and/or 30th. We expect to be traveling, respectively, some combination of the 27th (overnight) to the 31st, depending on when the interview ends up being scheduled, and we'll put final dates on our formal applications. Also similar to prior trips, we'd like to request approval to get a conference room for one of those days at a hotel for the interview itself.

Also based on our discussion earlier we'll be mindful of looking for domestic (or domestic flagged) carrier flights, as well as the costs of any alternatives, in looking at possible specific bookings. Thanks as always for your help and input on that.

thank you,

Approved

Hi Darlene,

For this trip, could you please help with booking flights? If you could please book the following refundable ticket, that would be very much appreciated:

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• Monday, 2/3, 8:15 p.m. departure from JFK, landing at 2:25 p.m. in Stockholm on 2/4, with a layover in London (American Airlines)

• Thursday, 2/6, 11:40 a.m. departure from Stockholm, landing at 7:30 p.m. at JFK, with a layover in London (American Airlines)

• Frequent flier #: 0AKE210

Thanks!

Darlene, 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 areas labeled include:

• KUNGSHOLMEN
• NORRMALM
• ÖSTERMALM
• SKEPPSHOLMEN
• Stockholm (marked with a pin)
• Riddarfjärden (water body)
• Söder Mälarstrand

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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Select a hotel

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
Show map> Property Filters C Reset Property Filters		WAERD SHU SET GAMMEL TAMMEN Oesterbybruks Hemgard Oesterbybruk 116 45 Sweden 0.3 miles S 9 Map Amenities		Skr800 $84 per dien 1,000 $100
[x] Hide sold out
[ ] Hide out of policy		SHERATON STOCKHOLM HOTEL Tegelbacken 6-Box 195 Stockholm 10123 Sweden		Skr2,495 $262
Distance from: Stockholm, Sweden		0.4 miles NW Map Amenities		per den 1,300 $100
within 25 miles	Photos
Hotel name Name or chain		HOTEL GAMLA STAN		Skr2,561
		Skeppsbron 22 Stockholm 11130 Sweden		$209
Amenities		0.1 miles NW Map Amentes		per den S1006 $106
[ ] ADA accessible (26)
[ ] Airport shuttle (15)
[ ] Breakfast included (126)
☐ Coffee in room (107)		HOTEL HELL STEN		Skr2,690
[ ] Eco friendly (31)		LUNTMAKARGAT 68 Stockholm Sweden		$283
	MOTRL HALLSTEN	0.6 miles NW 9Map AmenBes		per den Skr1,300 $196
[ ] Executive floors (6) [ ] Fitness room (99)
[ ] In room safe (70)	Photos
☐ Laundry services (88)		FIRST HOTEL NORRTULL		Skr2,695
☐ 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 $100
☐ Non-smoking rooms (207)
[ ] Parking offered (170)	Photos
[ ] Restaurant on site (139)
[ ] Room service (69)		HOTEL KUNG CARL		Skr2,790
☐ Swimming pool (25)		Birger Jarlsgatan 21 Stockholm 11187 Sweden 0.7 miles N 9Map Amenities		$293 per den 1,000 $106
☐ Translation services (5)
[ ] Wheelchair accessible (99)	Photos
☐ WIFI in public spaces (105)
[ ] WIFI in room included (122)		SCANDIC KLARA Slodigatan 7 Stockholm 11157 Sweden 0.0 miles NW Map AmenBes		Skr2,890 $304 per den 106 $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 Ed Tyrrell 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 Icould reserve your preferred flights so they don't get sold out either.

Thanks for informing me.

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Darlene Alleyne
U.S. Attorney's Office (SONY)
Legal Assistant, Public Corruption

What do you guys think? The Sheraton seems pretty standard, located in city center, and it should be easy to get a conference room there.

Or if you'd rather stay somewhere less standardized, the Hotel Kung Carl is also in the city center, seems well reviewed, and has meeting rooms.

I'm fine with either one.

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

This is an email regarding travel approval for hotel options. Key points are:

• Several hotels are over the per diem rate, requiring approval from Michele.
• Hotel locations for E2 are inaccurate, with one example being "WAERDSHUSET" shown downtown when it is not.

So, two fun things about the hotels. First, note that basically all of the hotels that Darlene sent are well over the per diem, so I'm going to email Michele 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:

The image is a map of Stockholm showing the city center marked with a black pin and a red dot representing the location of the WAERDSHUSET hotel. The hotel is shown to be located south of the main city center, across the water and a bridge, in the Södermalm area. The context indicates this location is significantly farther from downtown than it appears on the map, approximately a 1.5-hour drive.

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

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This image is a map displaying a route from Stockholm to Wärdshuset Gammel Tammen.

• Start: Stockholm
• Destination: Wärdshuset Gammel Tammen
• Route: The route goes north from Stockholm, passes through Uppsala, and then heads towards the destination.
• Estimated Travel Time: 1 hour and 37 minutes
• Distance: 112 km

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:

The image is a map showing the location of Hotel Diplomat-Worldhotel relative to Stockholm and surrounding areas.

Key information:

• Hotel: Diplomat-Worldhotel
• Price: Skr3,640 ($382)
• Location: Indicated by a red dot northeast of Stockholm, near Akersberga.
• Context: The map is used to show the hotel's actual location, contrasting with a claim that it is "hours and hours outside of town" when it is, in fact, "right downtown" (though the map appears to contradict the "right downtown" claim and suggests it is outside the immediate city center).

when in fact it's right downtown:

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Hotel Name	Price
Hotel Diplomat	$155
Hotel Riddargatan	$89
Lydmar Hotel	$243
Market by Scandic	$118
Hotel Rival	$132
First Hotel Reisen	(Not visible)
Hotel Skeppsholmen	(Not visible)

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.

My day so far ...

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

I, meanwhile, got called out of a proffer to pick up Jack, who has a fever, took him to the doctor, handed him off to my housekeeper, who came in on the one day she doesn't work, and am now back, living the dream.

Secretly getting a vasectomy would be... wrong... right?