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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) dated August 10, 2022. The witness, Mr. Besselsen, testifies about Government Exhibit 741, identifying it as correspondence retrieved from a locked filing cabinet in the basement of the McWhorter dorm at Interlochen. The correspondence involves a letter from Interlochen's Vice President of Advancement to Jeffrey Epstein discussing the cost and concept of building a 'scholarship lodge' on the campus.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Besselsen Witness
Testifying in court regarding files found at Interlochen.
Jeffrey Epstein Subject
Recipient of letters from Interlochen regarding a scholarship lodge; had a file stored at the institution.
Mr. Rohrbach Attorney (Government)
Conducting the direct examination and offering Exhibit 741.
Vice President of Advancement Author
Unnamed individual at Interlochen who wrote a letter to Epstein about a donation.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Interlochen
Arts institution where Epstein had a file and discussed funding a lodge.
Southern District Reporters, P.C.
Court reporting firm.
The Government
Refers to the prosecution team offering the exhibit.

Timeline (2 events)

2022-08-10
Court testimony regarding Government Exhibit 741.
Southern District Court (Implied by reporter name)
Recently (relative to testimony)
Witness Besselsen retrieved Epstein's file from the McWhorter dorm basement.
Interlochen, McWhorter dorm basement

Locations (3)

Location Context
Proposed location for a scholarship lodge.
Specific building at Interlochen where Epstein's file was stored in a locked cabinet in the basement.
Storage location for the Epstein file.

Relationships (2)

Jeffrey Epstein Donor/Target Interlochen
Epstein had a file at the institution and was solicited for a donation to build a scholarship lodge.
Besselsen Staff/Administrator Interlochen
Has access to locked filing cabinets and student/donor files.

Key Quotes (2)

"This is a letter from Interlochen's vice president of advancement to Mr. Epstein providing some information to him on the concept of building a scholarship lodge on Interlochen's campus"
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"This exhibit are all of the letters or a portion of the letters that were included in Mr. Epstein's file that we've stored away in the filing cabinet in the basement of the McWhorter dorm locked away."
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 745 Filed 08/10/22 Page 245 of 264 656
LC1VMAX7 Besselsen - direct
1 for the witness, Court, and counsel what's been marked for
2 identification as Government Exhibit 741.
3 Q. Do you recognize this, Mr. Besselsen?
4 A. Yes.
5 Q. What is it?
6 A. This is a letter from Interlochen's vice president of
7 advancement to Mr. Epstein providing some information to him on
8 the concept of building a scholarship lodge on Interlochen's
9 campus and the level of donation that would be required to
10 build a lodge.
11 Q. Mr. Besselsen, will you pick up the binder next to you. It
12 has another copy of Government Exhibit 741.
13 Have you reviewed this exhibit before today?
14 A. Yes.
15 Q. And what is this exhibit?
16 A. This exhibit are all of the letters or a portion of the
17 letters that were included in Mr. Epstein's file that we've
18 stored away in the filing cabinet in the basement of the
19 McWhorter dorm locked away.
20 Q. How do you know these letters come from the Epstein file at
21 Interlochen?
22 A. I myself went in and pulled it recently and saw these.
23 Q. Thank you.
24 MR. ROHRBACH: The government offers Government
25 Exhibit 741.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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