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Janine Gill Velez

Human resources director for Florida Properties Management, which maintained Mar-a-Lago employment records.

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Janine Gill Velez testified for the government on Day 8 as the human-resources director for the company managing the Mar-a-Lago Club. She described the company's practices for creating, storing, and retaining employee personnel records and authenticated a personnel action notice for Sky Roberts.

After overruling a defense objection, the court admitted Government Exhibit 823 and a redacted public version. Gill Velez read from the notice that Roberts's hire date was April 11, 2000.

On cross-examination, Gill Velez testified that she began working for the property-management company around 2007. She did not create the 2000 notice or maintain the earlier records and therefore lacked firsthand involvement with that document. The government conducted no redirect examination.

Trial Record (3)

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

Janine Gill Velez authenticated a Mar-a-Lago personnel action notice for Sky Roberts and read its listed April 11, 2000 hire date. Cross-examination established that she had no firsthand involvement in creating or maintaining the earlier record.

Day 8

CrossJanine Gill Velez β€” CrossJanine Gill VelezBobbi C. Sternheim2highlights9lines spoken

Summary

Gill Velez said she lacked firsthand knowledge of the 2000 document and pre-2007 recordkeeping; the government declined redirect.

Highlights (2)

testimony highlightDefense established that Gill Velez began working for the property-management company in about 2007 and did not participate in earlier recordkeeping.Open in transcript →
Quoteβ€œThe information I know is what was written in it.”— Janine Gill VelezGill Velez distinguished the document's contents from her own knowledge of the underlying information.Open in transcript →