EFTA00021076: Handwritten Interview Notes and Message Pad Pages
EFTA00021076 opens a 36 page record containing handwritten notes and message pad pages. The notes appear to capture a redacted person’s recollections while reviewing message pad entries and describing work connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s homes and staff. The notes name or refer to several public figures, but they are not a verbatim transcript, sworn testimony, or a judicial finding.
Snapshot
Document: EFTA00021076 through EFTA00021111
Direct evidence link: EFTA00021076, first page of the 36 page file
Date appearing on first page: September 10, 2019 appears at the top of the first page. The page does not explain whether this is the interview date, note date, or another record date.
Dates referenced inside notes: The first page refers to message pad identifiers and entries dated April 1, 2005 and February 28, 2005.
Author or creator: Not identified by name in the released pages. The notes refer to a redacted person and include recollections in the first person.
Interviewee or speaker: Not identified by name in the released pages. The Epstein Data transcription index classifies some pages as handwritten interview notes concerning a victim or witness, while the original record does not provide a public name.
Producing source: United States Department of Justice Epstein Library, Data Set 8, according to the linked DOJ PDF.
Evidence type: Handwritten notes, message pad pages, and handwritten entries. The file does not include a certified transcript or a complete recording of the discussion.
Length and format: 36 page scanned PDF, Bates range EFTA00021076 through EFTA00021111.
Key takeaway: The notes record a person’s recollections about message pads, scheduling, household work, travel, and interactions involving Epstein and others. They include names such as Alan Dershowitz, Henry Jarecki, Prince Andrew, David Copperfield, and the single name “Sultan.” The notes require cautious reading because the author, speaker, interview circumstances, and several handwritten name readings are not independently resolved in the released pages.
What Is This Record?
EFTA00021076 is the first Bates page in a 36 page PDF that continues through EFTA00021111. The first page begins with a September 10, 2019 notation, redacted identifying information, a redacted attorney reference, and the words “Message Pads.” It then refers to two message pad entries bearing 2005 dates.
The first 20 pages, EFTA00021076 through EFTA00021095, consist mainly of handwritten notes about the message pads and a person’s recollections of work and events connected to Epstein’s residences. Pages EFTA00021096 through EFTA00021105 are largely printed telephone message forms. The final six pages, EFTA00021106 through EFTA00021111, contain additional handwritten or partly handwritten message entries, many with redactions or illegible text.
The notes refer to Epstein as “Jeffrey” or by the initials “JE.” They also use “GM,” which the community transcription interprets as Ghislaine Maxwell. That interpretation fits the surrounding references, but the notes themselves often use initials rather than full names. The source includes no complete typed interview transcript that resolves every shorthand reference.
Source and Provenance
The Department of Justice PDF is the primary released record. It is a scan of handwritten material and printed telephone message forms. The Bates numbers run consecutively from EFTA00021076 through EFTA00021111.
The Epstein Data page links to the record. Epstein Data also hosts a handwriting transcription index for EFTA00021076. A contributor to Epstein Forums transcribed the handwritten pages. These transcriptions are research aids, not substitutes for the scan. Some handwriting is difficult to read, and the contributor marks some readings as uncertain.
The released pages do not identify the note writer, interviewee, interviewer, or attorney by name. They do not include an interview recording, a complete typed transcript, or enough chain of custody information to establish who wrote each handwritten entry. The September 10, 2019 notation is visible, but the document does not explain exactly what event that date marks.
What the Record Contains
The first page refers to message pads and asks or records questions about handwriting, initials, and entries. The handwritten notes then summarize recollections about Epstein’s staff, appointment scheduling, homes, travel, messages, and people encountered through the household or social network.
The notes describe message pads stored at different residences and state that Maxwell also had pads. They record that the speaker recognized some handwriting, did not recognize other handwriting, and tried to identify who may have written particular entries. This makes the file useful for understanding how the message pad material was reviewed, while also showing that many identifications were tentative.
Other notes describe instructions to confirm appointments, lists of people to call, work in Epstein’s homes and offices, movement between New York, Palm Beach, the Virgin Islands, and other locations, and trips discussed or recalled by the speaker. The notes also refer to cash, travel, and a recording device. These are recollections captured in handwritten notes. The pages do not independently verify each event or establish the purpose of every trip, payment, or message.
Several pages refer to sexualized conduct and recruitment. The notes include a reference to a “potential teenage girl” for Epstein to meet and a recollection about an instruction to obtain a young woman’s telephone number for a massage. The surrounding notes also include the speaker’s account of personal interactions. Because identities are redacted and the material is fragmentary, those references should not be expanded beyond what the pages show.
The notes also preserve qualifications and uncertainty. The speaker says they did not recognize some handwriting, could not remember some details, and was unsure about some identifications. In one passage, the transcription records the speaker saying she was 20 or 21 during a described encounter and that she did not remember the person being forceful. The notes also contain a description of being grabbed by the neck and shaken. The fragmentary record does not establish whether these remarks describe the same encounter, so they should not be combined or generalized to other people or incidents.
Key Evidence Points
| Page and evidence link | What appears in the page | Evidentiary limit |
|---|---|---|
| Page 1, EFTA00021076 | The page is marked September 10, 2019 and refers to message pads, a possible reference to a teenage girl, “Jean-Luc,” “GM,” and Alan Dershowitz. | The speaker, note writer, and interview circumstances are not identified in the released page. |
| Page 2, EFTA00021077 | Notes discuss handwriting and redacted people, including a person associated with New York and travel. | Most identifying details are redacted and the handwriting is difficult to interpret. |
| Page 3, EFTA00021078 | The notes mention Darren, Jean-Luc, Henry Jarecki, and recollections about recruiting and travel. | Some names and relationships are incomplete. The notes do not establish that every recollection was firsthand. |
| Pages 4 through 6, EFTA00021079, EFTA00021080, and EFTA00021081 | The notes discuss Epstein’s preferred name, task lists, stored message pads, appointment confirmations, travel, and people to contact. | The pages contain shorthand and redactions. They are not a complete operational log. |
| Page 7, EFTA00021082 | The notes mention cash, including “piles of $100 bills” and $1,000 in petty cash, while also recording uncertainty about what the speaker personally saw. | These recollections are not supported by attached accounting records in this file. |
| Pages 8 and 9, EFTA00021083 and EFTA00021084 | The notes refer to David Copperfield, Larry Sommers, Prince Andrew, a young dancer, and redacted people. | The notes alone do not establish why these people were present or what they knew. Some name readings are uncertain. |
| Pages 11 through 13, EFTA00021086, EFTA00021087, and EFTA00021088 | The notes discuss Maxwell, staff duties, massage scheduling, and the speaker’s recollections about household interactions. | The initials and redacted names do not resolve every person’s role. These are notes, not findings. |
| Pages 14 through 16, EFTA00021089, EFTA00021090, and EFTA00021091 | The notes describe travel and personal interactions, refer to Ben Wolf and Darren, and include the phrase “guy from Dubai, Sultan” and the handwritten reading “Andrew Farcus.” | “Sultan” is not given a surname in the note. The transcription’s reading “Farcus” does not by itself establish that the name is Andrew Farkas. |
| Pages 17 through 20, EFTA00021092, EFTA00021093, EFTA00021094, and EFTA00021095 | The notes refer to a possible Miami meeting, “Bashniek,” Detective Black, gathering books, travel to Paris, Poland, Dubai, and Cuba, and a firearm. | Several words are unclear. The notes do not establish the purpose or completion of every trip or identify every person mentioned. |
| Pages 21 through 30, EFTA00021096, EFTA00021097, EFTA00021098, EFTA00021099, EFTA00021100, EFTA00021101, EFTA00021102, EFTA00021103, EFTA00021104, and EFTA00021105 | Mostly printed telephone message forms. | The forms are not themselves proof that a call occurred unless an entry is legible and attributable. |
| Pages 31 through 36, EFTA00021106 through EFTA00021111 | Additional message entries and schedule fragments, with names redacted or text illegible. | The surviving writing does not permit reliable identification of the people or full reconstruction of the entries. |
People Named in the File
The list below separates names readable in the notes or their community transcription from tentative name matches. A person’s appearance in a handwritten note does not establish misconduct, knowledge, or participation in a crime.
- Jeffrey Epstein: Referred to as “Jeffrey” and by the initials “JE.”
- Ghislaine Maxwell: Referred to as “GM” in the notes. The community transcription expands the initials to Ghislaine Maxwell based on context.
- Alan Dershowitz: Named on the first page in a note about a massage at Epstein’s home.
- Jean-Luc: Named without a surname. The notes elsewhere refer to travel with Jean-Luc, but do not identify the person fully.
- Henry Jarecki: Named in the notes on EFTA00021078.
- Darren: Identified in the transcription as an attorney in New York. No surname is supplied in the relevant notes.
- David Copperfield: Referred to by the surname Copperfield in the transcribed notes.
- Larry Sommers: This is the community transcription’s reading. It may be a misspelling or uncertain reading, and the record does not establish that it refers to Larry Summers.
- Prince Andrew: Named in the notes. The name alone does not establish what he knew or did.
- Diana van Frostenberg: The community transcription reads this name as “Diana van Frostenberg.” The handwritten note does not securely establish the intended spelling or identity. It may refer to fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, but that identification is not confirmed by this page alone.
- Ben Wolf: Named in a passage about an agent. The notes do not provide enough detail to confirm the person’s full identity or role.
- Sultan: Referred to as “guy from Dubai, Sultan.” No surname appears in this note.
- Andrew Farcus: The community transcription reads “Andrew Farcus” and marks it as written. The Epstein Data research analysis suggests Andrew Farkas, but the handwritten page alone does not confirm that match.
- Jojo: Named as a driver, without a surname.
- Bashniek: The community transcription reads “Bashniek.” The handwriting is unclear and the identity is unresolved.
- Detective Black: Referred to as “Det. Black,” without a first name.
- Castro: Referred to by surname in a note about Cuba. The page does not provide a first name.
The record also contains references to redacted people, unnamed witnesses, family members, staff, massage providers, and other individuals. Their identities are not reconstructed here. Initials and ambiguous handwriting are preserved as such rather than treated as confirmed identities.
What the Record Does and Does Not Prove
What it establishes: The released file contains handwritten notes and message pad pages. The notes refer to an unidentified person’s recollections, message pad entries, appointment scheduling, Epstein’s residences and staff, travel, and named or partially named individuals. The pages also preserve uncertainty, memory gaps, and tentative handwriting identifications.
What it does not establish: The file does not establish the identity of the note writer or speaker, that the speaker gave sworn testimony, that each note is a verbatim quotation, that every described event occurred as written, or that any named person committed a crime. It does not independently authenticate the message pad entries or prove the identity represented by “Sultan,” “Andrew Farcus,” “Jean-Luc,” “Darren,” “Bashniek,” or “Castro.”
What it cannot resolve alone: The pages do not show the complete interview context, the questions asked, whether the notes were reviewed by the speaker, or whether all referenced message pads are included. They do not supply the identities of redacted people or a full evidentiary chain connecting every handwritten page to its creator.
Timeline Significance
- April 1, 2005: The first page refers to a message pad identifier and entry dated April 1, 2005.
- February 28, 2005: The first page also refers to a second message pad identifier and entry dated February 28, 2005.
- September 10, 2019: This date appears at the top of the first page. The record does not explain whether it marks the interview, note preparation, or another event.
- DOJ release: The 36 page file appears in the Department of Justice Epstein Library production. The PDF itself does not state a specific release date.
These dates come from notations in the record. The two 2005 dates refer to message pad entries, while the meaning of the 2019 date remains unclear.
Related Evidence
- EFTA00021076 is the first Bates page and contains the opening notes about the message pads.
- EFTA00021084 contains the transcribed references to David Copperfield, Larry Sommers, and Prince Andrew.
- EFTA00021091 contains the transcribed reference to “Sultan” and the uncertain reading “Andrew Farcus.”
- EFTA00021111 is the final Bates page in the 36 page file.
- EFTA01712877 is a separate EpsteinWiki evidence article covering Palm Beach police records, witness material, and David Copperfield related correspondence. It is contextual material and does not authenticate the handwritten names in EFTA00021076.
- R. Howard Stone’s investigation of Sultan bin Sulayem and the Epstein files connects the word “Sultan” in these notes to other records. That identification is a research conclusion based on the wider document set, not a full name written in EFTA00021076.
- Butterfly Bureau’s Episode 5, “What Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy?” discusses separate records involving Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and Epstein. It provides broader context, not independent confirmation of the interview notes.
Reliability and Limitations
The primary evidence is a scan of handwritten notes and message pad forms. Handwriting, initials, abbreviations, redactions, and fragmentary phrases limit what can be stated confidently. The file does not provide a complete typed transcript, a recording, or an unredacted identity for the person whose recollections appear in the notes.
The community transcription helps make some pages searchable, but it includes uncertain readings and should be checked against the scan. For example, the transcription marks “Andrew Farcus” as written, while another research analysis proposes “Andrew Farkas.” The primary page does not settle the question. The same care applies to “Larry Sommers,” “Diana van Frostenberg,” “Bashniek,” and other handwritten or partially legible names.
The references to “Sultan” are significant because the wider Epstein record includes extensive correspondence with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. However, the handwritten notes provide only the name “Sultan” and the phrase “guy from Dubai.” The connection to bin Sulayem remains an identification drawn from other records and secondary analysis, not a full identification stated on this page.
Survivor Safety and Privacy Review
The notes include redacted identities and sensitive recollections involving sexual conduct, massage work, travel, and power differences. This article does not identify the redacted speaker or attempt to infer the identities of other protected people. It summarizes only the details needed to explain what the file contains and preserves uncertainty where the source is unclear.
Why This Record Matters
EFTA00021076 preserves a set of handwritten notes that connects message pad review with recollections about Epstein’s household, scheduling, travel, and social contacts. It is valuable because it records what an unidentified person recalled and how that person evaluated some handwritten message entries, including uncertainty about authorship and identity.
Its limits matter as much as its contents. A handwritten note is not a verbatim transcript, a sworn statement, or proof that every recollection is accurate. Names such as “Sultan” and “Andrew Farcus” may prompt further comparison with other records, but the file alone cannot resolve those identities or establish wrongdoing by anyone named. The strongest use of this record is as a page linked research lead that must be read alongside the original message pads, investigative records, and independent evidence.
Questions We Still Need Answered
- Who created the handwritten notes, and who supplied the recollections recorded in them?
- What event does the September 10, 2019 notation identify?
- Are the original message pad pages referenced on the first page included elsewhere in the DOJ production?
- What do the full unredacted interview materials say about the identities hidden in the notes?
- Does another authenticated record establish whether “Sultan” refers to Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem?
- Can the handwritten “Andrew Farcus” reading be confirmed or corrected from the original page image or a separate record?
- What is the intended spelling and identity behind “Larry Sommers” and “Diana van Frostenberg”?
- Do records elsewhere corroborate the travel, appointment, cash, and household details described in the notes?
Related EpsteinWiki Pages
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Ghislaine Maxwell Entities
- EFTA01712877, Palm Beach Police records and Copperfield related material
- Archived Fox News report on David Copperfield’s Musha Cay purchase cited in the Epstein investigation
- Sleuth Report: Bekah Day examines the fourteen people Thomas Massie called Epstein co conspirators
Source List
- EFTA00021076 through EFTA00021111, 36 page primary PDF in DOJ Data Set 8
- EFTA00021076, Epstein Data evidence page
- EFTA00021111, final Bates page in the record
- Epstein Data handwriting transcription index for EFTA00021076
- Epstein Forums community transcription of EFTA00021076 through EFTA00021111
- R. Howard Stone, Sultan bin Sulayem investigation and document index
- Butterfly Bureau, Episode 5, “What Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy?”
- EpsteinWiki evidence article EFTA01712877