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personpersonDaniel Alan BesselsenDaniel Alan BesselsenAssistant vice president of finance at Interlochen Center for the Arts.← All People
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Daniel Alan Besselsen

Assistant vice president of finance at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
84 lines·2 proceedings

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Daniel Alan Besselsen, Interlochen's assistant vice president of finance, testified on Day 3 about the institution's donor correspondence and student records. He authenticated materials concerning a scholarship lodge, a 1994 summer-camp application, a sealed education-records report, and a photograph of the lodge, which the Court admitted.

Besselsen said the education-records report reflected arts-camp attendance from 1994 through 1996 and academy completion in 1999 and 2000 for people sharing the filtered last name. He also explained Interlochen's ordinary retention of donor correspondence and student files.

On cross-examination, Besselsen said Interlochen had not provided records identifying who paid for the student's attendance and that he believed the institution no longer had the pertinent older records. He also confirmed that some major donors attended final performances and that Mr. Epstein's invitation to the lodge coincided with the culmination of the summer program.

Trial Record (2)

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

Daniel Alan Besselsen authenticated Interlochen donor correspondence and student records concerning a scholarship lodge and attendance. Cross-examination addressed missing payment information and the limits of the institution's older records.

Day 3

DirectDaniel Alan Besselsen — DirectDaniel Alan BesselsenAndrew Rohrbach5highlights70lines spoken

Summary

Interlochen's finance official authenticated donor and student records, including exhibits concerning Epstein's scholarship lodge and student attendance.

Highlights (5)

evidence eventBesselsen authenticated Interlochen's donor-correspondence records, and the Court admitted GX-741 without objection.Open in transcript →
testimony highlightWhile GX-741 was published, Besselsen identified a 1994 letter thanking Epstein for a $200,000 scholarship-lodge donation and later correspondence to Ms. Maxwell concerning property found at the lodge.Open in transcript →
Quote“This is a letter, again, from Interlochen's vice president of advancement to Mr. Epstein thanking him for his donation of $200,000 for a new scholarship lodge on our campus, and the different updates provided in the letter about construction timelines and things like that.”— Daniel Alan BesselsenIdentifies the Interlochen record describing Epstein's $200,000 donation for the scholarship lodge.Open in transcript →
Quote“This is the Green Lake Lodge, formerly known as the Jeffrey E. Epstein Scholarship Lodge.”— Daniel Alan BesselsenIdentifies the lodge shown in the admitted photograph and its former name.Open in transcript →
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testimony highlightBesselsen explained that the filtered education-records report showed arts-camp attendance in 1994, 1995, and 1996 and academy completion in 1999 and 2000.Open in transcript →
CrossDaniel Alan Besselsen — CrossDaniel Alan BesselsenBobbi C. Sternheim3highlights14lines spoken

Summary

Besselsen addressed limits in Interlochen's older payment records and confirmed the timing of Mr. Epstein's lodge invitation.

Highlights (3)

testimony highlightBesselsen said he had not provided records identifying who paid for the student's attendance and believed Interlochen did not have those older records.Open in transcript →
Quote“I did not provide that to the government; so no, I'm not aware that we did provide that.”— Daniel Alan BesselsenBesselsen stated that Interlochen had not provided payment information for the student's attendance.Open in transcript →
testimony highlightBesselsen confirmed that some major donors came to Interlochen for final performances and agreed that Mr. Epstein's lodge invitation coincided with the culmination of the summer program.Open in transcript →