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Amanda Young

Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent and case agent in the Maxwell investigation.

AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
111 lines·12 proceedings·6 mentions

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Special Agent Amanda Young testified for the defense on Day 12 about how FBI agents documented witness interviews. She described the preparation and review of interview notes and FBI 302 reports, explaining that the reports were summaries rather than transcripts or recordings. The defense used materials from Jane interviews to place prior reported recollections before the jury.

Before Young testified, Judge Nathan limited the permitted scope of her examination. The defense could not use her testimony to develop broader absence-of-evidence or investigative-step arguments involving uncontacted people, charging decisions, searches, or device-file review, although counsel could argue from the evidence in summation.

Cross-examination and redirect addressed multiple interviews, the nonverbatim nature of the reports, and agents' handling of notes and recordings. Young said agents did not show victim witnesses their notes or compare the notes with witnesses' memories, and that victim-witness interviews generally were not recorded unless the witness was a minor. The court struck her answer about child-interview training and limited further inquiry into proposed recording protocols. During deliberations, the jury requested Young's transcript.

Trial Record (12)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialNov 29, 2021 – Dec 29, 2021Called by defense

Special Agent Amanda Young testified for the defense about FBI interview notes and 302 reports, explaining how they were prepared and why they were summaries rather than transcripts or recordings.

Day 6

Day 11

Day 12

DirectAmanda Young — DirectAmanda YoungLaura A. Menninger3highlights85lines spoken

Summary

Young explained FBI 302 practices as defense counsel used Jane interview records and addressed the timing of Annie Farmer's boots.

Highlights (3)

testimony highlightYoung explained that agents try to record interview notes accurately, then prepare and jointly review 302 reports before finalization.Open in transcript →
Quote“No. We try to take notes as accurately as possible and then put them into a 302 document.”— Amanda YoungYoung described the process used to convert interview notes into FBI reports.Open in transcript →
Quote“We will both review the 302 before it's finalized and sign off on it.”— Amanda YoungYoung described the review procedure for the reports defense counsel used during the examination.Open in transcript →
CrossAmanda Young — CrossAmanda YoungMaurene Comey2highlights11lines spoken

Summary

Judge Nathan limited questioning of Agent Young; Young described Jane's incremental disclosures and clarified that the interview reports were summaries, not transcripts.

Highlights (2)

rulingJudge Nathan sustained the beyond-the-scope objection and directed the jury to disregard Young's answer about her training in interviewing children.Open in transcript →
Quote“No, she wasn't able to talk about everything in one meeting. It was a process and she disclosed at different points.”— Amanda YoungYoung described Jane's disclosures as occurring over multiple interviews.Open in transcript →
RedirectAmanda Young — RedirectAmanda YoungLaura A. Menninger2highlights15lines spoken

Summary

Young described FBI practices for interview notes and recordings; the court sustained scope objections to further recording-policy questions.

Highlights (2)

testimony highlightYoung testified that agents did not show Jane their notes or compare the notes with her memory before testimony.Open in transcript →
Quote“Her memory is her memory and we take the best notes we can, but we don't compare our notes with her. That's not appropriate.”— Amanda YoungYoung explained the FBI practice at issue in the redirect examination.Open in transcript →

Day 19

ProceduralJury Note Request and Counsel Conference1highlightMentioned

Summary

The jury requested several witness transcripts and clarification about the deliberation schedule.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (1)

jury eventJudge Nathan relayed the jury's request for transcripts of Shawn, Cimberly Espinosa, Amanda Young, and Jason Richards, along with a fifth name whose surname she could not read, and directed counsel to begin gathering the materials.Open in transcript →