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control of documents that are the subject of this action INTRODUCTION In what is now widely if belatedly recognized as a colossal miscarriage of justice which led to the further needless victimization of countless young girls and women a wealthy politically connected and powerful financier was not held accountable for nor even forced to confront allegations of serious sex trafficking crimes While it is clear that Jeffrey Epstein 2s deal with the State of Florida was not consistent with the evidence gathered against him what remains shrouded in mystery is how that evidence was presented and the extent to which it was presented to the grand jury that returned an indictment far more limited in scope than expected and deserved Through this action The Palm Beach Post seeks public access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury empaneled during the first Epstein sex abuse investigation Typically access to such materials is limited for example in order to prevent the flight of those whose indictment may be contemplated and their ability to conceal or destroy evidence to ensure jurors candor in deliberations and to protect an accused who is later exonerated However these factors are inapplicable here Also Florida law expressly authorizes the disclosure of grand jury proceedings under certain circumstances including as here in the furtherance of justice Fla Stat It can no longer credibly be maintained that continued blanket secrecy over the proceedings that led to the egregiously flawed Epstein indictment is warranted under the law CA/Aronbera-0118 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I his official capacity as his office is in possession and/or control of documei;its that are the subject of this action Defendant Sharon Bock is the duly elected Clerk and Comptroller of Palm Beach County Florida She is sued herein in her official capacity as her office is in possession and/or control of documents that are the subject of this action INTRODUCTION In what is now widely if belatedly recognized as a colossal miscarriage of justice which led to the further needless victimization of countless young girls and women a wealthy politically connected and powerful financier was not held accountable for nor even forced to confront allegations of serious sex trafficking crimes While it is clear that Jeffrey Epsteins deal with the State of Florida was not consistent with the evidence gathered against him what remains shrouded in mystery is how that evidence was presented and the extent to which it was presented to the grand jury that returned an indictment far more limited in scope than expected and deserved Through this action The Palm Beach Post seeks public access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury empaneled during the first Epstein sex abuse investigation Typically access to such materials is limited for example in order to prevent the flight of those whose indictment may be contemplated and their ability to conceal or destroy evidence to ensure jurors candor in deliberations and to protect an accused who is later exonerated However these factors are inapplicable here Also Florida law expressly authorizes the disclosure of grand jury proceedings under certain circumstances including as here in the furtherance of justice Fla Stat It can no longer credibly be maintained that continued blanket secrecy over the proceedings that led to the egregiously flawed Epstein indictment is warranted under the law CA/Aronbem:-0118 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM To the contrary transparency is required to promote public understanding of the criminal justice system and public confidence in the fair administration of justice As detailed below Epstein was accused of sexually abusing and trafficking dozens of women and girls in south Florida among other locations over a period of several years while exploiting his wealth and political connections to obstruct the administration of justice at every turn Public disclosure of the Epstein grand jury proceedings will shed light on the extent to which those in our government entrusted with the solemn responsibility of enforcing our criminal laws equally as to all citizens fulfilled their duties in this instance Justice will be furthered where it is either demonstrated that Epstein was treated like others accused of similar heinous crimes or as appears more likely to be the case those who chose to give Epstein favorable 223unusual in the words of the Town of Palm Beach Police Chief treatment are exposed and held accountable From what limited information is now in the public domain the State Attorney 2s referral of Epstein 2s case to the grand jury which would be out of the ordinary for this type of case gives rise to a strong inference of favoritism and corresponding disregard for the rights of the minor victims of Epstein 2s sex trafficking Access to the grand jury materials will allow the public to determine whether the grand jury process and the secrecy that comes with it was used to further justice or instead operated to shield Epstein and his co-conspirators from the consequences of their criminal activities Accordingly Fla Stat Section authorizes the disclosure of Epstein 2s grand jury proceedings Even in the absence of such a statutory basis this Court is empowered to order public disclosure pursuant to its inherent authority and supervisory powers over the grand jury Indeed courts throughout the country in the past several decades have ordered the disclosure of high-profile grand jury proceedings pursuant to their inherent authority where the public 2s interest in those proceedings has outweighed the general need for secrecy This is particularly so where CA/Aronbera-0119 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM To the contrary transparency is required to promote public understanding the criminal justice system and public confidence in the fair administration of justice As detailed below Epstein was accused of sexually abusing and trafficking dozens of women and girls in south Florida among other locations over a period of several years while exploiting his wealth and political connections to obstruct the administration of justice at every tum Public disclosure of the Epstein grand jury proceedings will shed light on the extent to which those in our government entrusted with the solemn responsibility of enforcing our criminal laws equally as to all citizens fulfilled their duties in this instance Justice will be furthered where it is either demonstrated that Epstein was treated like others accused of similar heinous crimes or as appears more likely to be the case those who chose to give Epstein favorable unusual in the words of the Town of Palm Beach Police Chief treatment are exposed and held accountable From what limited information is now in the public domain the State Attorneys referral of Epsteins case to the grand jury which would be out of the ordinary for this type of case gives rise to a strong inference of favoritism and corresponding disregard for the rights of the minor victims of Epsteins sex trafficking Access to the grand jury materials will allow the public to determine whether the grand jury process and the secrecy that comes with it was used to further justice or instead operated to shield Epstein and his co-conspirators from the consequences of their criminal activities Accordingly Fla Stat Section authorizes the disclosure of Epsteins grand jury proceedings Even in the absence of such a statutory basis this Court is empowered to order public disclosure pursuant to its inherent authority and supervisory powers over the grand jury Indeed courts throughout the country in the past several decades have ordered the disclosure of high-profile grand jury proceedings pursuant to their inherent authority where the publics interest in those proceedings has outweighed the general need for secrecy This is particularly so where CA/AronbeLQ.:-0119 FILb1J PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM as here many of the details of Epstein 2s criminal misdeeds have already been made available in the public domain through extensive news reporting by among others The Palm Beach Post by the many civil suits brought against Epstein and his co-conspirators and by the victims themselves In recognition of the sensitivity of the materials being sought and in the interest of protecting any victims who wish to remain anonymous The Palm Beach Post has no objection to copies of the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury first being submitted to this Court for in camera review where may be redacted as appropriate to protect those who deserve such protection FACTUAL BACKGROUND The following facts were gathered in large part from documents obtained by The Palm Beach Post through various Florida Public Records Law requests documents unsealed or publicly available in other related judicial proceedings and information and documents in the public record A First Epstein Sex Crimes Investigation Indictment and Plea Agreement The investigation into Epstein 2s sex crimes began more than fourteen years ago when a 14-year-old girl 2s stepmother reported to police in the Town of Palm Beach Florida that Epstein and others who worked for him arranged for her to give Epstein a 223massage Epstein required the girl to strip exposed himself and masturbated while touching her The girl was paid Epstein was years old at the time Following this initial report in the Town of Palm Beach Police and later in the FBI investigated Epstein Interviews under oath with five additional alleged victims and seventeen witnesses revealed that the events described by the 14-year-old girl occurred with disturbingly similar details with each of the other victims I BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM as here many of the details of Epsteins criminal misdeeds have already b,een made available in the public domain through extensive news reporting by among others Th Palm Beach Post by the many civil suits brought against Epstein and his co-conspirators and by the victims themselves In recognition of the sensitivity of the materials being sought and in the interest of protecting any victims who wish to remain anonymous The Palm Beach Post has no objection to copies of the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury first being submitted to this Court for in camera review where they may be redacted as appropriate to protect those who deserve such protection FACTUAL BACKGROUND The following facts were gathered in large part from documents obtained by The Palm Beach Post through various Florida Public Records Law requests documents unsealed or publicly available in other related judicial proceedings and information and documents in the public record A First Epstein Sex Crimes Investigation Indictment and Plea Agreement The investigation into Epsteins sex crimes began more than fourteen years ago when a 14-year-old girls stepmother reported to police in the Town of Palm Beach Florida that Epstein and others who worked for him arranged for her to give Epstein a massage Epstein required the girl to strip exposed himself and masturbated while touching her The girl was paid Epstein was years old at the time Following this initial report in the Town of Palm Beach Police and later in the FBI investigated Epstein Interviews under oath with five additional alleged victims and seventeen witnesses revealed that the events described by the 14-year-old girl occurred with disturbingly similar details with each of the other victims CA/Aroptffil5?Wl 3Bi BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Both the victim/witness interviews as well as evidence-258.5 retrieved following a search of Epstein 2s home showed that some of the girls involved were under the-age of The police search of Epstein 2s residence also found two hidden cameras and throughout the house large numbers of nude photos of girls including victims whom the police had not interviewed in the course of their investigation In March a State grand jury was scheduled at which all of the victims were expected to testify The proceeding was postponed however due to meetings between the State Attorney 2s office and Epstein 2s prominent criminal defense lawyer and personal friend Alan Dershowitz Another grand jury was convened in April but canceled the day before it was to begin receiving evidence Police Chief Reiter 2s Letter to the State Attorney On May Town of Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter wrote a 223personal and confidential letter to then Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer stating I must renew my prior observation to you that I continue to find your office 2s treatment of the Epstein cases highly unusual It is regrettable that I am forced to communicate in this manner but my most recent telephone calls to you and those of the lead detective to your assigned attorneys been unanswered and messages remain unreturned After giving this much thought and consideration I must urge you to examine the unusual course that your office 2s handling of this matter has taken and consider ifgood and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases Emphasis supplied Chief Reiter 2s letter to State Attorney Krischer enclosed the Town of Palm Beach Police Department 2s probable cause affidavits charging Epstein and two of his assistants with multiple counts of unlawful sex acts with a minor and one count of sexual abuse and requested CA/Aronberg-0121 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Both the victim/witness interviews as well as evidence retrieved following a search I of Epsteins home showed that some of the girls involved were under the age of The police search of Epsteins residence also found two hidden cameras and throughout the house large numbers of nude photos of girls including victims whom the police had not interviewed in the course of their investigation In March a State grand jury was scheduled at which all of the victims were expected to testify The proceeding was postponed however due to meetings between the State Attorneys office and Epsteins prominent criminal defense lawyer and personal friend Alan Dershowitz Another grand jury was convened in April but canceled the day before it was to begin receiving evidence Police Chief Reiters Letter to the State Attorney On May Town of Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter wrote a personal and confidential letter to then Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer stating I must renew my prior observation to you that I continue to find your offices treatment of the Epstein cases highly unusual It is regrettable that I am forced to communicate in this manner but my most recent telephone calls to you and those of the lead detective to your assigned attorneys have been unanswered and messages remain unreturned After giving this much thought and consideration I must urge you to amine the unusual course that your offices handling of this matter has taken and consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases Emphasis supplied ChiefReiters letter to State Attorney Krischer enclosed the Town of Palm Beach Police Departments probable cause affidavits charging Epstein and two of his assistants with multiple counts of unlawful sex acts with a minor and one count of sexual abuse and requested CA/AronbeLQ-0121 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM that either an arrest warrant be issued for Epstein or the State Attorney directly initiate the charges against him which would be public The July State Grand Jury Presentation Instead State Attorney Krischer elected to refer the case to a grand jury which is mandatory for capital cases but rarely used for all other crimes According to an official spokesperson this was the first time that a sex crimes case was presented to a grand jury in Palm Beach County In July after State Attorney Krischer presented testimony and evidence from one victim the grand jury returned an indictment on a sole count of solicitation of prostitution There is no mention in the indictment of the victim being a minor On information and belief a second of Epstein 2s victims was supposed to testify before the grand jury but was unable to attend because of a school exam No reasonable explanation has been provided as to why the numerous other known victims were not presented as witnesses and crime victims to the grand jury convened in July Nor has any reasonable explanation been provided as to why State Attorney Krischer who was initially eager to investigate and prosecute Epstein for his crimes over time lost the desire to do so On information and belief during the grand jury appearance of the single victim who testified the State Attorney presented evidence that vilified the victim and attacked her credibility including soliciting testimony regarding underage drinking and questionable personal behavior that was unrelated to the charges against Epstein Further upon information and belief this information was initially brought to the attention of the State Attorney 2s office by Epstein 2s defense counsel i CA/Aronbera-0122 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM that either an arrest warrant be issued for Epstein or the State Attorney direc ly initiate the charges I against him which would be public The July State Grand Jury Presentation Instead State Attorney Krischer elected to refer the case to a grand jury which is mandatory for capital cases but rarely used for all other crimes According to an official spokesperson this was the first time that a sex crimes case was presented to a grand jury in Palm Beach County In July after State Attorney Krischer presented testimony and evidence from one victim the grand jury returned an indictment on a sole count of solicitation of prostitution There is no mention in the indictment of the victim being a minor On information and belief a second of Epsteins victims was supposed to testify before the grand jury but was unable to attend because of a school exam No reasonable explanation has been provided as to why the numerous other known victims were not presented as witnesses and crime victims to the grand jury convened in July Nor has any reasonable explanation been provided as to why State Attorney Krischer who was initially eager to investigate and prosecute Epstein for his crimes over time lost the desire to do SO On information and belief during the grand jury appearance of the single victim who testified the State Attorney presented evidence that vilified the victim and attacked her credibility including soliciting testimony regarding underage drinking and questionable personal behavior that was unrelated to the charges against Epstein Further upon information and belief this information was initially brought to the attention of the State Attorne office by Epsteins defense counsel CA/Aronbe FILb1J PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The FBI 2s Investigation and Epstein 2s Non-Prosecution Agreement With Federal Authorities On information and belief following the deficient July indictment and with Chief Reiter 2s encouragement the FBI began its own investigation of Epstein Records unsealed in revealed that the FBI compiled reports on confirmed minors that were victims of Epstein 2s sexual predations Based on evidence gathered by the FBI a 53-page indictment was prepared by the U.S Attorney 2s Office in June However at the request of Epstein 2s lawyers the indictment was never presented to a federal grand jury Instead then U.S Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta negotiated a plea deal with Epstein 2s team of lawyers to grant immunity to Epstein along with four named co-conspirators and any unnamed potential co-conspirators from all federal criminal charges Throughout the remainder of and through the first half of Epstein 2s lawyers and the U.S Attorney continued negotiating the plea arrangement Upon information and belief Epstein 2s lawyers insisted that the victims not be notified the deal be kept confidential and under seal and all grand jury subpoenas including one that had already been issued for Epstein 2s computers be withdrawn On June Epstein pled guilty to State charges one count of solicitation of prostitution and one count of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of He was sentenced to months in jail followed by a year of community control or house arrest and was adjudicated as a convicted sex offender required to register twice a year in Florida The plea deal called a non-prosecution agreement 223NPA allowed Epstein to receive immunity from federal sex-trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life CA/Aronbera-0123 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The FBls Investigation and Epsteins Non-Prosecution Agreement With Federal Authorities On information and belief following the deficient July indictment and with ChiefReiters encouragement the FBI began its own investigation of Epstein Records unsealed in revealed that the FBI compiled reports on confirmed minors that were victims of Epsteins sexual predations Based on evidence gathered by the FBI a 53-page indictment was prepared by the U.S Attorneys Office in June However at the request of Epsteins lawyers the indictment was never presented to a federal grand jury Instead then U.S Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta negotiated a plea deal with Epsteins team of lawyers to grant immunity to Epstein along with four named co-conspirators and any unnamed potential co-conspirators from all federal criminal charges Throughout the remainder of and through the first half of Epsteins lawyers and the U.S Attorney continued negotiating the plea arrangement Upon information and belief Epsteins lawyers insisted that the victims not be notified the deal be kept confidential and under seal and all grand jury subpoenas including one that had already been issued for Epsteins computers be withdrawn On June Epstein pied guilty to State charges one count of solicitation of prostitution and one count of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of He was sentenced to months in jail followed by a year of community contr or house arrest and was adjudicated as a convicted sex offender required to register twice a year in Florida The plea deal called a non-prosecution agreement NPA allowed Epstein to receive immunity from federal sex-trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life CA/Aronbern::-0123 FILblJ PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM On information and belief based on public records former State Attorney Krischer communicated with then U.S Attorney Acosta concerning the NPA 2s negotiation with Epstein 2s lawyers Indeed Epstein was not incarcerated in a Florida prison for the State crimes for which he was convicted Instead he was placed in a private wing of the Palm Beach County Stockade where after months he was allowed to leave the jail on 223work release for up to hours a day days a week His private driver provided his transportation to and from 223work Epstein was released five months early Upon information and belief Epstein violated the terms of his probation but was not prosecuted The Crime Victims Rights Act Litigation Epstein 2s victims only learned after the fact about his plea in State court and filed an emergency petition to force federal prosecutors to comply with the Crime Victims Rights Act U.S.C 223CVRA which mandates certain rights for crime victims including the right to be informed about plea agreements and the right to appear at sentencing U.S District Judge Kenneth A Marra recently ruled that federal prosecutors violated the CVRA by failing to notify Epstein 2s victims before allowing him to plead guilty to only the two State offenses The prosecution 2s failure to keep the victims apprised among other things also contravenes the Florida Constitution Article and Fla Stat Following publicity exposing the extraordinary leniency of the plea deal dozens of civil suits were brought against Epstein most of which Epstein 2s lawyers settled out-of-court In Epstein was registered as a 223level three i.e high risk of repeat offense sex offender in New York a lifelong designation In the New York County District Attorney 2s office unsuccessfully sought to lower his registration to low-risk 223level one CA/Aronberq-0124 ni.H PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I On infonnation and belief based on public records fonner State Attorney Krischer communicated I with then U.S Attorney Acosta concerning the NPAs negotiation with Epsteins lawyers Indeed Epstein was not incarcerated in a Florida prison for the State crimes for which he was convicted Instead he was placed in a private wing of the Palm Beach County Stockade where after months he was allowed to leave the jail on work release for up to hours a day days a week His private driver provided his transportation to and from work Epstein was released five months early Upon infonnation and belief Epstein violated the tenns of his probation but was not prosecuted The Crime Victims Rights Act Litigation Epsteins victims only learned after the fact about his plea in State court and filed an emergency petition to force federal prosecutors to comply with the Crime Victims Rights Act U.S.C CVRA which mandates certain rights for crime victims including the right to be infonned about plea agreements and the right to appear at sentencing U.S District Judge Kenneth A Marra recently ruled that federal prosecutors violated the CVRA by failing to notify Epsteins victims before allowing him to plead guilty to only the two State offenses The prosecutions failure to keep the victims apprised among other things also contravenes the Florida Constitution Article and Fla Stat Following publicity exposing the extraordinary leniency of the plea deal dozens of civil suits were brought against Epstein most of which Epsteins la vyers settled out-of-court In Epstein was registered as a level three i.e high risk of repeat offense sex offender in New York a lifelong designation In the New York County District Attorneys office unsuccessfully sought to lower his registration to low-risk level one CA/Aronberg-0124 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I I I I Upon information and belief during the course of the Town of Palm Beach and FBI investigations Epstein retained private investigators to follow harass and photograph his victims and their families as well as Chief Reiter and the Town of Palm Beach detective who investigated the case against Epstein Upon information and belief Epstein 2s victims were threatened against cooperating with law enforcement and told that they would be compensated only if they did not cooperate with law enforcement Second Epstein Sex Crimes Investigation Indictment Suicide On July Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges Upon information and belief the United States government 2s investigation of new allegations and charges stemmed in part from continued press investigations into and reporting on the mishandling of the charges and the civil suits that followed In a July letter to the federal district court by the U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Epstein was described as serial sexual predator who preyed on dozens of minor girls over a period of years The letter emphasized that 223the Government has real concerns grounded in past experience with this defendant that if allowed to remain out on bail the defendant could attempt to pressure and intimidate witnesses and potential witnesses in this case including victims and their families and otherwise attempt to obstruct justice It also described the results of the FBI 2s search of Epstein 2s Manhattan townhouse evidence of sex trafficking in the form of 223hundreds and perhaps thousands of sexually suggestive photographs of fully or partially-nude females including underage females In a locked safe compact discs were found with handwritten labels including the descriptions 223Young Name Name 223Mise nudes and 223Girl pics nude CA/Aronberg-0125 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I I Upon information and belief during the course of the Town cif Palm Beach and FBI I investigations Epstein retained private investigators to follow harass and photograph his victims and their families as well as Chief Reiter and the Town of Palm Beach detective who investigated the case against Epstein Upon information and belief Epsteins victims were threatened against cooperating with law enforcement and told that they would be compensated only if they did not cooperate with law enforcement Second Epstein Sex Crimes Investigation Indictment Suicide On July Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges Upon information and belief the United States governments investigation of new allegations and charges stemmed in part from continued press investigations into and reporting on the mishandling of the charges and the civil suits that followed In a July letter to the federal district court by the U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Epstein was described as a serial sexual predator who preyed on dozens of minor girls over a period of years The letter emphasized that the Government has real concerns grounded in past experience with this defendant that if allowed to remain out on bail the defendant could attempt to pressure and intimidate witnesses and potential witnesses in this case including victims and their families and otherwise attempt to obstruct justice It also described the results of the FBIs search of Epsteins Manhattan townhouse evidence of sex trafficking in the form of hundreds and perhaps thousands of sexually suggestive photographs of fully or partially-nude females including underage females In a locked safe compact discs were found with handwritten labels including the descriptions Young Name Name Misc nudes and Girl pies nude CA/AronbeLQ::-0125 FILb1J PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I On July prosecutors with the Public Corruption Unit of the U.S Attorney 2s office for the Southern District of New York charged Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex The grand jury indictment alleges that 223dozens of underage girls were brought into Epstein 2s mansions for sexual encounters A few days later owing to public outcry over the NPA with Epstein entered into by the U.S Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta who by then was serving as U.S Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration resigned from office Epstein was denied bail and was placed into pretrial detention at the federal Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan On or about August Florida Gov Ron DeSantis ordered a state criminal probe into the actions of the Palm Beach Sheriff and former State Attorney Krischer for their handling of the Epstein underage sex trafficking case On August Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center His cause of death was determined to be suicide The August SDNY Hearing Epstein 2s Victims Speak On account of his death prosecutors sought to dismiss the indictment against Epstein while maintaining that they would continue to investigate his co-conspirators United States Senior District Judge Richard Berman ordered a hearing on August on the prosecutors decision to dismiss the indictment and allowed victims to speak at the hearing In the course of the hearing more than two dozen victims delivered their personal stories of pain frustration and sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein Several victims spoke of violent rape by Epstein Many more victims were present in the courtroom but did not testify i CA/Aronbera-0126 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM On July prosecutors with the Public Corruption Unit of the U.S Attorneys office for the Southern District of New York charged Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex The grand jury indictment alleges that dozens of underage girls were brought into Epsteins mansions for sexual encounters A few days later owing to public outcry over the NP A with Epstein entered into by the U.S Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Alexander Acosta who by then was serving as U.S Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration resigned from office Epstein was denied bail and was placed into pretrial detention at the federal Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan On or about August Florida Gov Ron DeSantis ordered a state criminal probe into the actions of the Palm Beach Sheriff and former State Attorney Krischer for their handling of the Epstein underage sex trafficking case On August Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center His cause of death was determined to be suicide The August SDNY Hearing Epsteins Victims Speak On account of his death prosecutors sought to dismiss the indictment against Epstein while maintaining that they would continue to investigate his co-conspirators United States Senior District Judge Richard Berman ordered a hearing on August on the prosecutors decision to dismiss the indictment and allowed victims to speak at the hearing In the course of the hearing more than two dozen victims delivered their personal stories of pain frustration and sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein Sev;eral victims spoke of violent rape by Epstein Many more victims were present in the courtroom put did not testify CA/Aronbem-0 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM While some questioned the reasoning behind the court 2s decision to give the victims voice after Epstein 2s death District Judge Berman noted that public hearing is the preferred vehicle of resolution emphasizing that 223public hearings are exactly what judges do Hearings promote transparency and they provide the court with insights and information which the court may not otherwise be aware of Indeed even Epstein 2s defense lawyer noted at the hearing that the court the institution that most people have confidence in in these very troubled times At the August 27th hearing the girls now women spoke about their 223exploitation and coercion and to the fact that many of them 223were in very vulnerable situations and in extreme poverty circumstances where they didn 2t have anyone on their side to speak on their behalf.One victim lamented that a victim she never got to see what the agreement was or why the special treatment got approved in the Florida case years earlier Another noted how 223completely different the investigators leading to the federal indictment were from the prosecutors in the Florida case both in their treatment of her and their investigation of her victimization by Epstein A former federal judge in attendance at the August 27th hearing emphasized that 223transparency is one of the overriding objectives in our criminal justice system Nearly all of the victims expressed the conviction that the secrecy that shielded Epstein has caused them 223irreparable harm and that an opportunity to address his criminal wrongdoings and those of the individuals who enabled his sexual racketeering would allow for at least some measure of justice to be served after his death Indeed one victim stated 223Any efforts made to protect Epstein 2s name and legacy send a message to the victims that he wins and that he is untouchable Another victim expressed fear that this is a world 223where there are predators in power a world where people can avoid justice if their pockets run deep enough In short the I CA/Aronberg-0127 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i While some questioned the reasoning behind the courts decision to give the victims voice after Epsteins death District Judge Berman noted that a public hearing is the preferred vehicle of resolution emphasizing that public hearings are exactly what judges do Hearings promote transparency and they provide the court with insights and information which the court may not otherwise be aware of Indeed even Epsteins defense lawyer noted at the hearing that the court is the institution that most people have confidence in in these very troubled times At the August 27th hearing the girls now women spoke about their exploitation and coercion and to the fact that many of them were in very vulnerable situations and in extreme poverty circumstances where they didnt have anyone on their side to speak on their behalf One victim lamented that as a victim she never got to see what the agreement was or why the special treatment got approved in the Florida case years earlier Another noted how completely different the investigators leading to the federal indictment were from the prosecutors in the Florida case both in their treatment of her and their investigation of her victimization by Epstein A former federal judge in attendance at the August 27th hearing emphasized that transparency is one of the overriding objectives in our criminal justice system Nearly all of the victims expressed the conviction that the secrecy that shielded Epstein has caused them irreparable harm and that an opportunity to address his criminal wrongdoings and those of the individuals who enabled his sexual racketeering would allow for at least some measure of justice to be served after his death Indeed one victim stated Any efforts made to protect Epsteins name and legacy send a message to the victims that he wins and that he is untouchable Another victim expressed fear that this is a world where there are predators in power a world where people can avoid justice if their pockets run deep enough In short the CA/Aronbe_rn_-0127 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM 223unusual treatment Epstein received in Florida in based on his wealth social status and connections severely eroded the public 2s faith in the integrity and impartiality of the criminal justice system The Palm Beach Posts Standing and the Public Interest The Palm Beach Post Has Reported Extensively On Epstein 2s Crimes For Nearly Years Plaintiff The Palm Beach Post is a community newspaper serving readers in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast vicinity The Palm Beach Post has been a Pulitzer Prize winner and nominated as a finalist three other times Beginning in The Palm Beach Post has extensively investigated and reported on the allegations against the law enforcement investigation of and the crimes committed by Epstein and his co-conspirators The Newspaper 2s reportage has included publication of the following articles 223The Man Who Had Everything Jeffrey Epstein Craved Big Homes Elite Friends and Investigators Say Underage Girls published on August reporting that Haley Robson a local community college student admitted in a sworn statement to police that 223she had taken at least six girls to visit Epstein all between the ages of and Palm Beach Police 223interviewed five alleged victims and witnesses 223Dershowitz the Harvard law professor traveled to West Palm Beach with information about the girls including social media discussions about 223their use of alcohol and marijuana after meeting with Epstein 2s legal team 223prosecutors postponed their decision to take the case to a grand jury Palm Beach Police subsequently 223received complaints that two of the victims or their families had been harassed or threatened 223relations between police and prosecutors were fraying as the investigation continued and 223one girl who was subpoenaed the one who said she had sexual intercourse with Epstein never showed up to testify before the grand jury 223Trump Snags Gosman Estate for Million published on November reporting on the bidding war between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein for the purchase of a seven-bedroom estate on oceanfront acres along the storied 221Raider 2s Row in Palm Beach CA/Aronberg-0128 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I unusual treatment Epstein received in Florida in based on his wealth social status and I connections severely eroded the publics faith in the integrity and impartiality of the criminal justice system The Palm Beach Posts Standing and the Public Interest The Palm Beach Post Has Reported Extensively On Epsteins Crimes For Nearly Years Plaintiff The Palm Beach Post is a community newspaper serving readers in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast vicinity The Palm Beach Post has been a Pulitzer Prize winner and nominated as a finalist three other times Beginning in The Palm Beach Post has extensively investigated and reported on the allegations against the law enforcement investigation of and the crimes committed by Epstein and his co-conspirators The Newspapers reportage has included publication of the following articles The Man Who Had Everything Jeffrey Epstein Craved Big Homes Elite Friends and Investigators Say Underage Girls published on August reporting that Haley Robson a local community college student admitted in a sworn statement to police that she had taken at least six girls to visit Epstein all between the ages of and Palm Beach Police interviewed five alleged victims and witnesses Dershowitz the Harvard law professor traveled to West Palm Beach with information about the girls including social media discussions about their use of alcohol and marijuana after meeting with Epsteins legal team prosecutors postponed their decision to take the case to a grand jury Palm Beach Police subsequently received complaints that two of the victims or their families had been harassed or threatened relations between police and prosecutors were fraying as the investigation continued and one girl who was subpoenaed the one who said she had sexual intercourse with Epstein never showed up to testify before the grand jury Trump Snags Gosman Estate for Million published on November reporting on the bidding war between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein for the purchase of a 43,0-square-foot seven-bedroom estate on oceanfront acres along the storied Raiders Row in Palm Beach CA/Aronbem.-0128 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM 223Indictment Billionaire Solicited Times published on July reporting that 223Billionaire money manager and Palm Beach part-time resident Jeffrey Epstein solicited or procured prostitutes three or more times between Aug and Oct of last year according to an indictment charging him with felony solicitation of prostitution The article further reported that 223Epstein 2s case is unusual in that suspected prostitution johns are usually charged with a misdemeanor and even a felony charge is typically made in a criminal information an alternative to an indictment charging a person with the commission of a crime 223After Long Probe Billionaire Faces Solicitation Charge published on July reporting that 223Palm Beach police thought there was probable cause to charge Epstein with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation The article further reported that 223Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry with State Attorney Barry Krischer 2s handling of the case that he wrote a memo suggesting the county 2s top prosecutor disqualify himself and identified a 20-year-old on-the-record female source who said 223she gave Epstein a massage in the nude then brought him six girls ages to for massage and sex-tinged sessions at his home 223Police Say Lawyer Tried to Discredit Teenage Girls published on July reporting that 223famed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz met with the Palm Beach County State Attorney 2s Office and provided damaging information about teenage girls who say they gave his client Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually charged massages and that 223the state attorney 2s office said it presented the Epstein case to a county grand jury this month rather than directly charging Epstein because of concerns about the girls credibility 223Expert Ignorance of Age Isn 2t Defense In Sex Cases published on August reporting that 223rather than file charges the state attorney 2s office presented the case to a county grand jury which 223indicted Epstein last week on a single less serious charge of felony solicitation of prostitution and that 223the case raised eyebrows because the state attorney 2s office rarely if ever kicks such charges to a grand jury 223Epstein Camp Calls Female Accusers Liars published on August reporting that state attorney 2s spokesman would say only that the office refers cases to the grand jury when there are issues with the viability of the evidence or witnesses credibility 223Palm Beach Chief Focus of Fire In Epstein Case published on August reporting that Chief Reiter 223pressed for Epstein to be charged with the more serious crimes of sexual activity with minors and 223slammed State Attorney Barry Krischer in blunt language seldom used by one law enforcement official with another because of what he perceived as that office 2s mishandling of the case 223Delays In Epstein Case Unusual Lawyers Say published on March reporting that 223nearly eight months after Palm Beach tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was charged with felony solicitation of prostitution there has been no discernible progress in his case CA/Aronbera-0129 FILHO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i i I Indictment Billionaire Solicited Times published on July reporting that Billionaire money manager and Palm Beach part-time resident Jeffrey Epstein I solicited or procured prostitutes three or more times between Aug and Oct oflast year according to an indictment charging him with felony solicitation of prostitution The article further reported that Epsteins case is unusual in that suspected prostitution johns are usually charged with a misdemeanor and even a felony charge is typically made in a criminal information an alternative to an indictment charging a person with the commission of a crime After Long Probe Billionaire Faces Solicitation Charge published on July reporting that Palm Beach police thought there was probable cause to charge Epstein with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation The article further reported that Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry with State Attorney Barry Krischers handling of the case that he wrote a memo suggesting the countys top prosecutor disqualify himself and identified a 20-year-old on-the-record female source who said she gave Epstein a massage in the nude then brought him six girls ages to for massage and sex-tinged sessions at his home Police Say Lawyer Tried to Discredit Teenage Girls published on July reporting that flamed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz met with the Palm Beach County State Attorneys Office and provided damaging information about teenage girls who say they gave his client Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually charged massages and that the state attorneys office said it presented the Epstein case to a county grand jury this month rather than directly charging Epstein because of concerns about the girls credibility Expert Ignorance of Age Isnt Defense In Sex Cases published on August reporting that rather than file charges the state attorneys office presented the case to a county grand jury which indicted Epstein last week on a single less serious charge of felony solicitation of prostitution and that the case raised eyebrows because the state attorneys office rarely if ever kicks such charges to a grand jury Epstein Camp Calls Female Accusers Liars published on August reporting that a state attorneys spokesman would say only that the office refers cases to the grand jury when there are issues with the viability of the evidence or witnesses credibility Palm Beach Chief Focus of Fire In Epstein Case published on August reporting that Chief Reiter pressed for Epstein to be charged with the more serious crimes of sexual activity with minors and slammed State Attorney Barry Krischer in blunt language seldom used by one law enforcement official with another because of what he perceived as that offices mishandling of the case Delays In Epstein Case Unusual Lawyers Say published on March reporting that nearly eight months after Palm Beach tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was charged with felony solicitation of prostitution there has been no discernible progress in his case CA/Aronbem-0129 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM 223Woman Sues Billionaire Investor Says They Had Sex When She Was published on October reporting on a lawsuit brought in New York State court against Epstein a young woman who says he had sex with her when she was had sought his help becoming a model 223Palm Beacher Pleads In Sex Case published on July reporting that 223Epstein pleaded guilty to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring a person under the age of for prostitution resulting in lifelong obligation to register as a sex offender and that part of the plea deal federal investigators agreed to drop their investigation of Epstein which they had taken to a grand jury 223Jeffrey Epstein Scientist Stuntman 221Sex Slave Visit Jailed Tycoon published on August reporting that 223during his first month of confinement Epstein was visited by Sarah Kellen who allegedly escorted victims 223upon their arrival at his Palm Beach waterfront home to an upstairs room where she prepared the massage table and provided the oils for their encounters with Epstein and by Nadia Marcinkova young woman whom Epstein purportedly described as his Yugoslavian sex slave 223Billionaire Sex Offender Leaves Jail Six Days a Week For Work published on July reporting that Epstein allowed to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade six days a week on a work-release program 223Women Want Epstein Sex Plea Deal Unsealed published on June reporting that attorneys for women suing Epstein in various courts 223want his non-prosecution agreement NPA with federal prosecutors unsealed and were moving to unseal the agreement in Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and that 223Epstein now faces at least a dozen civil lawsuits in federal and state courts-414.6 filed by young women who said they had sex with him and now are seeking damages On that date The Palm Beach Post moved to intervene in the matter for the purpose of obtaining public access to the NPA which was ordered disclosed by this Court on June 223Epstein 2s Secret Pact With Feds Reveals 221Highly Unusual Terms published on September reporting that owing to Epstein 2s non-prosecution agreement 223federal prosecutors backed down and agreed to recall grand jury subpoenas if Epstein pleaded guilty to felonies in state court and 223also agreed not to charge any of Epstein 2s possible co-conspirators Sarah Kellen Adriana Ross Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova The article further reported that according to an attorney representing three of Epstein 2s victims 223none of the to women identified as victims in the federal investigation were informed ahead of time about the NPA 223Judge Rules Epstein Attorneys Can Subpoena Abortion Records published on January reporting that judge gave lawyers representing multi millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the right to subpoena abortion records from women who are seeking millions in damages from the part-time Palm Beach resident CA/Aronberg-0130 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I Woman Sues Billionaire Investor Says They Had Sex When She Was published I on October reporting on a lawsuit brought in New York State court against Epstein by a young woman who says he had sex with her when she was and had sought his help becoming a model Palm Beacher Pleads In Sex Case published on July reporting that Epstein pleaded guilty to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring a person under the age of for prostitution resulting in a lifelong obligation to register as a sex offender and that as part of the plea deal federal investigators agreed to drop their investigation of Epstein which they had taken to a grand jury Jeffrey Epstein Scientist Stuntman Sex Slave Visit Jailed Tycoon published on August reporting that during his first month of confinement Epstein was visited by Sarah Kellen who allegedly escorted victims upon their arrival at his Palm Beach waterfront home to an upstairs room where she prepared the massage table and provided the oils for their encounters with Epstein and by Nadia Marcinkova a young woman whom Epstein purportedly described as his Yugoslavian sex slave Billionaire Sex Offender Leaves Jail Six Days a Week For Work published on July reporting that Epstein is allowed to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade six days a week on a work-release program Women Want Epstein Sex Plea Deal Unsealed published on June reporting that attorneys for women suing Epstein in various courts want his non-prosecution agreement NPA with federal prosecutors unsealed and were moving to unseal the agreement in Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and that Epstein now faces at least a dozen civil lawsuits in federal and state courts filed by young women who said they had sex with him and now are seeking damages On that date The Palm Beach Post moved to intervene in the matter for the purpose of obtaining public access to the TPA which was ordered disclosed by this Court on June Epsteins Secret Pact With Feds Reveals Highly Unusual Terms published on September reporting that owing to Epsteins non-prosecution agreement federal prosecutors backed down and agreed to recall grand jury subpoenas if Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution-related felonies in state court and also agreed not to charge any of Epsteins possible co-conspirators Sarah Kellen Adriana Ross Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova The article further reported that according to an attorney representing three of Epsteins victims none of the to women identified as victims in the federal investigation were informed ahead of time about the NPA Judge Rules Epstein Attorneys Can Subpoena Abortion Records published on January reporting that a judge gave lawyers representing multi millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the right to subpoena abortion records from women who are seeking millions in damages from the part-time Palm Beach resident CA/Aronbe_rg_-0130 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM 223Epstein Journal 2s Findings Could Resurrect Abuse Case published on March reporting that purloined journal that is said to contain the names of 221hundreds of victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be used to reopen the investigation into the multi-millionaire 2s appetite for teenage girls 223Epstein Paid Three Women Million to End Underage Sex Lawsuits published on October reporting that according to court documents Epstein 223shelled out million to settle lawsuits with three of more than two dozen teens who sued him 223Judge Rules Feds Agreement With Jeffrey Epstein Violated Teen Victims Rights published on February reporting on a ruling by U.S District Judge Kenneth Marra that 223Federal prosecutors violated the rights of Jeffrey Epstein 2s teenage victims under the Crime Victims Rights Act by failing to reveal they had dropped plans to prosecute the billionaire on dozens of federal charges in connection with the girls claims that he paid them for sex at his Palm Beach mansion 223Epstein Indicted On Sex Charges/Part-Time Palm Beacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Charges In Federal Court In Manhattan published on July reporting on Epstein 2s appearance in U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York in which he 223pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of creating a vast network of girls as young as that he exploited for his sexual pleasure at his homes in Palm Beach and Manhattan A true and correct copy of the above news articles in either the computerized format in which they are maintained in The Palm Beach PosCs electronic archives or the news print edition in which originally published is annexed hereto as Exhibit Since the filing of the initial Complaint in this matter The Palm Beach Post along with media worldwide has continued to report on Epstein 2s crimes and the ongoing official proceedings resulting from those crimes The Palm Beach Posts Standing and the Public Interest The press has a constitutional right of access to criminal proceedings see e.g Richmond Newspapers Inc Virginia U.S including pre-trial criminal proceedings Newman Graddick F.2d 11th Cir Indeed 223the integrity of the judicial process which public scrutiny is supposed to safeguard is just as much at issue in proceedings of this kind pre and post-trial as at trial at see also Miami HeraldPubl CA/Aronbera-0131 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein Journals Findings Could Resurrect Abuse Case puplished on March reporting that a purloined journal that is said to contain the names of hundreds of victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein uld be used to reopen the investigation into the multi-millionaires appetite for teenage girls Epstein Paid Three Women Million to End Underage Sex Lawsuits published on October reporting that according to court documents Epstein shelled out million to settle lawsuits with three of more than two dozen teens who sued him Judge Rules Feds Agreement With Jeffrey Epstein Pact Violated Teen Victims Rights published on February reporting on a ruling by U.S District Judge Kenneth Marra that Federal prosecutors violated the rights of Jeffrey Epsteins teenage victims under the Crime Victims Rights Act by failing to reveal they had dropped plans to prosecute the billionaire on dozens of federal charges in connection with the girls claims that he paid them for sex at his Palm Beach mansion Epstein Indicted On Sex Charges/Part-Time Palm Beacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Charges In Federal Court In Manhattan published on July reporting on Epsteins appearance in U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York in which he pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of creating a vast network of girls as young as that he exploited for his sexual pleasure at his homes in Palm Beach and Manhattan A true and correct copy of the above news articles in either the computerized format in which they are maintained in The Palm Beach Posts electronic archives or the news print edition in which originally published is annexed hereto as Exhibit Since the filing of the initial Complaint in this matter The Palm Beach Post along with media worldwide has continued to report on Epsteins crimes and the ongoing official proceedings resulting from those crimes The Palm Beach Posts Standing and the Public Interest The press has a constitutional right of access to criminal proceedings see e.g Richmond Newspapers Inc Virginia U.S including pre-trial criminal proceedings Newman Graddick F.2d 11th Cir Indeed the integrity of the judicial process which public scrutiny is supposed to safeguard is just as much at issue in proceedings of this kind pre and post-trial as at trial Id at see also Miami Herald Pub CA/Aronberg-0131 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Co Lewis So 2d Fla identifying the news media as a 223public surrogate in matters concerning the closure of judicial proceedings The press also has a First Amendment interest in receiving information from willing speakers See Va Pharmacy Bd Va Consumer Council U.S 223Where a speaker exists the protection afforded by the First Amendment is to the communication to its source and to its recipients both Pittman Cole F.3d 11th Cir 223The Supreme Court has recognized that the First Amendment offers protection to both speakers and those wishing to receive speech see also Stephens Cty of Albemarle Va F.3d 4th Cir providing that a plaintiff has 223standing to assert a right to receive speech by 223showing that there exists a speaker willing to convey the information to her Because of the unique role performed by the press as a 223public surrogate Lewis So 2d at in protecting the right of access and its interest in reporting information about criminal proceedings news organizations 223presumptively have a right to access judicial records Comm 2r Ala Dep 2t of Corr Advance Local Media LLC F.3d 11th Cir and 223standing to question the validity of an order restricting publicity because its ability to gather news is directly impaired or curtailed Lewis So 2d at see also Carlson United States F.3d 7th Cir a member of the public the Reporters Committee has standing to assert its claim to grand jury materials because such materials are 223public records to which the public may seek access even if that effort is ultimately unsuccessful Here the continued denial of access to information The Palm Beach Post seeks on behalf of its journalists and the public it serves 223unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury Gainesville Woman Care LLC State of Florida So 3d Fla see also Zerilli Smith F.2d D.C Cir noting that 223the press function as a vital CA/Aronberg-0132 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Co Lewis So 2d Fla identifying the news media as public surrogate in matters concerning the closure of judicial proceedings The press also has a First Amendment interest in receiving information from willing speakers See Va Pharmacy Ed Va Consumer Council U.S I Where a speaker exists the protection afforded by the First Amendment is to the communication to its source and to its recipients both Pittman Cole F.3d 11th Cir The Supreme Court has recognized that the First Amendment offers protection to both speakers and those wishing to receive speech see also Stephens Cty of Albemarle Va F.3d 4th Cir providing that a plaintiff has standing to assert a right to receive speech by showing that there exists a speaker willing to convey the information to her Because of the unique role performed by the press as a public surrogate Lewis So 2d at in protecting the right of access and its interest in reporting information about criminal proceedings news organizations presumptively have a right to access judicial records Comm Ala Dep of Corr Advance Local Media LLC F.3d 11th Cir and standing to question the validity of an order restricting publicity because its ability to gather news is directly impaired or curtailed Lewis So 2d at see also Carlson United States F.3d 7th Cir as a member of the public the Reporters Committee has standing to assert its claim to grand jury materials because such materials are public records to which the public may seek access even if that effort is ultimately unsuccessful Here the continued denial of access to information The Palm Beach Post seeks on behalf of its journalists and the public it serves unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury Gainesville Woman Care LLC State of Florida So 3d Fla see also Zerilli Smith F.2d D.C Cir noting that the press function as a vital CA/Aronberg-0132 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM source of information is weakened whenever the ability of journalists to gather information is impaired as it is by Attorney General 2s refusal to disclose unredacted report and underlying grand jury materials The Palm Beach Post has the right to maintain this private right of action because the furtherance of justice an express legislative exception to grand jury secrecy is intended for the public benefit and The Palm Beach Post seeks access on behalf of the public Fla Stat It is further express in Fla Stat that the legislature intended for a court to be the party to make the determination of disclosure Fla Stat In other words the legislature intended for recourse to courts in considering and determining the propriety and scope of grand jury secrecy The Court 2s Jurisdiction And Authority The Court 2s Supervision of the Grand Jury Process and Its Authority to Order Public Disclosure of the Epstein Evidence The Florida Supreme Court has noted that states such as Florida where the grand jury is preserved it is an important appendage of the court which impanels it At the same time it should not be forgotten that the judge of that court is equally important and he is generally charged with the supervision of the grand jury 2s activities It is therefore of vital importance to maintain the dignity and the integrity of both the grand jury and the presiding judge State Clemons So 2d Fla Chapter of the Florida Statutes governs the empanelment and conduct of Florida grand juries The court gives the grand jury its initial charge and advises the grand jury about its legal duties Fla Stat Florida Stat Section provides that 223the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury or other evidence received by it may be disclosed 223when required by a CA/Aronberg-0133 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM source of information is weakened whenever the ability of journalists to gather information is impaired as it is by Attorney Generals refusal to disclose unredacted report and underlying grand jury materials The Palm Beach Post has the right to maintain this private right of action because the furtherance of justice an express legislative exception to grand jury secrecy is intended for the public benefit and The Palm Beach Post seeks access on behalf of the public Fla Stat It is further express in Fla Stat that the legislature intended for a court to be the party to make the determination of disclosure Fla Stat In other words the legislature intended for recourse to the courts in considering and determining the propriety and scope of grand jury secrecy The Courts Jurisdiction And Authority The Courts Supervision of the Grand Jury Process and Its Authority to Order Public Disclosure of the Epstein Evidence The Florida Supreme Court has noted that in states such as Florida where the grand jury is preserved it is an important appendage of the court which impanels it At the same time it should not be forgotten that the judge of that court is equally important and he is generally charged with the supervision of the grand jurys activities It is therefore of vital importance to maintain the dignity and the integrity of both the grand jury and the presiding judge State Clemons So 2d Fla Chapter of the Florida Statutes governs the empanelment and conduct of Florida grand juries The court gives the grand jury its initial charge and advises the grand jury about its legal duties Fla Stat Florida Stat Section provides that the testimony of a witness examined before the grand jury or other evidence received by it may be disclosed when required by a CA Aronbern.:-0133 FILE PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM court for the purpose of a Ascertaining whether it is consistent with the testimony given by the witness before the court Determining whether the witness is guilty of peijury or Furtheringjustice Fla Stat a Further disclosure is appropriate pursuant to this Court 2s inherent authority over grand jury proceedings because of the exceptional public interest in this case and the compelling circumstances supporting transparency Carlson United States F.3d at district court has the inherent power to disclose grand jury materials in exceptional circumstances and historic importance can be a sufficient reason when there is little countervailing need for secrecy The Florida Supreme Court has confirmed that grand jury secrecy is not absolute and that any 223potential harm to public officeholders from disclosure 223will be the product of their own conduct and not the consequence of an unrestrained body of misguided citizens Miami Herald Pub Co Marko So 223The benefits to be derived from this extraordinary exercise in citizen participation in the grand jury would be severely limited if the fruits of that activity were not available to the public on whose behalf it is undertaken Implicit in the power of the grand jury to investigate and expose official misconduct is the right of the people to be informed of its findings While public disclosure of grand jury findings inevitably entails the risk of reputational damage the legislature has ensured that any potential harm to public officeholders will be the product of their own conduct and not the consequence of an unrestrained body of misguided citizens The Court 2s Jurisdiction To Declare Rights And Construe Statutes This Court has jurisdiction to declare rights status and other equitable or legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed Florida Stat Section CA/Aronberg-0134 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM court for the purpose of a Ascertaining whether it is consistent with the testimony given by I the witness before the court Determining whether the witness is guilty of perjury or Furthering justice Fla Stat a Further disclosure is appropriate pursuant to this Courts inherent authority over grand jury proceedings because of the exceptional public interest in this case and the compelling circumstances supporting transparency Carlson United States 3d at a district court has the inherent power to disclose grand jury materials in exceptional circumstances and historic importance can be a sufficient reason when there is little countervailing need for secrecy The Florida Supreme Court has confirmed that grand jury secrecy is not absolute and that any potential harm to public officeholders from disclosure will be the product of their own conduct and not the consequence of an unrestrained body of misguided citizens Miami Herald Pub Co Marko So 2d The benefits to be derived from this extraordinary exercise in citizen participation in the grand jury would be severely limited if the fruits of that activity were not available to the public on whose behalf it is undertaken Implicit in the power of the grand jury to investigate and expose official misconduct is the right of the people to be informed of its findings While public disclosure of grand jury findings inevitably entails the risk of reputational damage the legislature has ensured that any potential harm to public officeholders will be the product of their own conduct and not the consequence of an unrestrained body of misguided citizens The Courts Jurisdiction To Declare Rights And Construe Statutes This Court has jurisdiction to declare rights status and other equitable or legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed Florida Stat Section CA/Aropf BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Florida law specifically provides that a declaration may be sought from the Court concerning a petitioner 2s rights under a statute Florida Stat Section 223Any person whose rights status or other equitable or legal relations are affected by a statute or any regulation made under statutory authority,.may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under such statute or any part thereof and obtain a declaration of rights status or other equitable or legal relations thereunder The Court 2s exercise of its power to declare rights to be liberally administered and construed Florida Stat Section COUNT I Declaratory Relief Florida Stat Sections et seq The allegations set forth in paragraphs through are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein This is an action for Declaratory Relief pursuant to Chapter Florida Statutes and other supplemental relief The Palm Beach Post respectfully requests that the Court declare that pursuant to Fla Stat Section it is entitled access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury because such disclosure and access would be in the furtherance of justice Fla Stat Because The Palm Beach Post is not seeking these materials in connection with either a civil or criminal case it seeks a declaration that the scope of its use of the disclosed materials is not limited See Fla Stat The Palm Beach Post further seeks a declaration that disclosure of the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury is appropriate CA/Aronberg-0135 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Florida law specifically provides that a declaration may be sought from the Court I concerning a petitioners rights under a statute Florida Stat Section Any person whose rights status or other equitable or legal relations are affected by a statute or any regulation made under statutory authority may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under such statute or any part thereof and obtain a declaration of rights status or other equitable or legal relations thereunder The Courts exercise of its power to declare rights is to be liberally administered and construed Florida Stat Section COUNT Declaratory Relief Florida Stat Sections et seq The allegations set forth in paragraphs through are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein This is an action for Declaratory Relief pursuant to Chapter Florida Statutes and other supplemental relief The Palm Beach Post respectfully requests that the Court declare that pursuant to Fla Stat Section it is entitled access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury because such disclosure and access would be in the furtherance of justice Fla Stat Because The Palm Beach Post is not seeking these materials in connection with either a civil or criminal case it seeks a declaration that the scope of its use of the disclosed materials is not limited See Fla Stat The Palm Beach Post further seeks a declaration that disclosure of the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury is appropriate CA/AronbeLq-.0135 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM pursuant to this Court 2s inherent authority over grand jury proceedings because of the exceptional public interest in this case and the compelling circumstances supporting transparency The Palm Beach Post has sought from Defendants but Defendants have refused to provide access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury Indeed Defendants have each filed motions to dismiss the Complaint and the relief it sought under Fla Stat Section Accordingly a good-faith dispute exists between the parties Through this Complaint The Palm Beach Post presently has a justiciable question concerning its rights to obtain the grand jury materials pursuant to Fla Stat Section and the Court 2s inherent authority A bona fide actual present and practical need for the declaration exists in that Defendants have denied to The Palm Beach Post and to the public at large the grand jury materials sought to be disclosed The relief sought from the Court is therefore not merely the giving of legal advice or to answer hypothetical questions WHEREFORE The Palm Beach Post respectfully requests that the Court determine the rights and obligations of the parties by declaring that pursuant to Fla Stat Section and the Court 2s inherent authority The Palm Beach Post gain access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury and use those materials for the purpose of informing the public COUNT Florida Stat Section The allegations set forth in paragraphs through are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein CA/Aronberg-0136 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I pursuant to this Courts inherent authority over grand jury proceedings because of the exceptional public interest in this case and the compelling circumstances supporting transparency The Palm Beach Post has sought from Defendants but Defendants have refused to provide access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury Indeed Defendants have each filed motions to dismiss the Complaint and the relief it sought under Fla Stat Section Accordingly a good-faith dispute exists between the parties Through this Complaint The Palm Beach Post presently has a justiciable question concerning its rights to obtain the grand jury materials pursuant to Fla Stat Section and the Courts inherent authority A bona fide actual present and practical need for the declaration exists in that Defendants have denied to The Palm Beach Post and to the public at large the grand jury materials sought to be disclosed The relief sought from the Court is therefore not mere the giving of legal advice or to answer hypothetical questions WHEREFORE The Palm Beach Post respectfully requests that the Court determine the rights and obligations of the parties by declaring that pursuant to Fla Stat Section and the Courts inherent authority The Palm Beach Post may gain access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury and use those materials for the purpose of informing the public COUNT II Florida Stat Section The allegations set forth in paragraphs through are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein CA/Aronbera-0136 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Based on information learned by The Palm Beach Post through its Florida Public Records Law requests law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the grand jury evidence and proceedings judicial documents obtained from independent but related court proceedings and documents otherwise available in the public record the State Attorney for Palm Beach County presented truncated evidence of Epstein 2s criminal wrongdoing to the grand jury in a manner that precluded his indictment for the serious crimes he committed including sex trafficking and sexual assault Pursuant to Florida Stat Section in order to further justice for Epstein 2s victims and the public and to provide public disclosure to illuminate whether Epstein received unreasonably lenient treatment based on the available evidence The Palm Beach Post requests immediate access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury In a case of this magnitude and importance where the accused is dead and so many of his crimes as well as the identities and crimes of his co-conspirators and the identities of the victims have already been exposed the need for grand jury secrecy is no more See United States Socony-Vacuum Oil Co U.S 223After the grand jury 2s functions are ended disclosure is wholly proper where the ends of justice require it WHEREFORE The Palm Beach Post respectfully requests that thi Court pursuant to Fla Stat Section and the Court 2s inherent authority order the State Attorney and the Clerk of the Court to file with this Court copies of the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury during the first Epstein sex abuse investigation so that following an in camera inspection it can be made available to The Palm Beach Post and the CA/Aronberg-0137 I Based on information learned by The Palm Beach Post through its Florida Public Records Law requests law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the grand jury evidence and proceedings judicial documents obtained from independent but related court proceedings and documents otherwise available in the public record the State Attorney for Palm Beach County presented truncated evidence of Epsteins criminal wrongdoing to the grand jury in a manner that precluded his indictment for the serious crimes he committed including sex trafficking and sexual assault Pursuant to Florida Stat Section in order to further justice for Epsteins victims and the public and to provide public disclosure to illuminate whether Epstein received unreasonably lenient treatment based on the available evidence The Palm Beach Post requests immediate access to the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury In a case of this magnitude and importance where the accused is dead and so many of his crimes as well as the identities and crimes of his co-conspirators and the identities of the victims have already been exposed the need for grand jury secrecy is no more See United States Socony-Vacuum Oil Co U.S After the grand jurys functions are ended disclosure is wholly proper where the ends of justice require it WHEREFORE The Palm Beach Post respectfully requests that this Court pursuant to Fla Stat Section and the Courts inherent authority order the State Attorney and the Clerk of the Court to file with this Court copies of the testimony minutes and other evidence presented in to the Palm Beach County grand jury during the first Epstein sex abuse investigation so that following an in camera inspection it can be made available to The Palm Beach Post and the CA/AronbeLQ-0137 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM public on an expedited basis and grant any other and further equitable of legal relief the Court deems just and proper Dated January Respectfully submitted GREENBERG TRAURIG P.A Attorneys for CA Florida Holdings LLC Publisher of The Palm Beach Post Stephen A Mendelsohn Esq Town Center Circle Suite Boca Raton Florida Telephone Facsimile By s/Stephen A Mendelsohn_ STEPHEN A MENDELSOHN Florida Bar No mendel sohns gtlaw com hasenh gtlaw.com FLS ervi ce gtl aw com By Michael Grygiel_ MICHAEL GRYGIEL Admitted Pro Hac Vice State St 6th Floor Albany New York Telephone Facsimile grygielm gtlaw.com By s/NinaD Boyajian_ NINA BOYAJIAN Pro Hac Vice application pending Century Park East Suite Los Angeles CA Telephone Facsimile boy aj i ann gtl aw com riveraal gtlaw.com CA/Aronberg-0138 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM public on an expedited basis and grant any other and further equitable or legal relief the Court deems just and proper Dated January Respectfully submitted GREENBERG TRAURIG P.A Attorneys for CA Florida Holdings LLC Publisher of The Palm Beach Post Stephen A Mendelsohn Esq Town Center Circle Suite Boca Raton Florida Telephone Facsimile By Isl Stephen A Mendelsohn STEPHEN A MENDELSOHN Florida Bar No mendelsohns gtlaw.com hasenh gtlaw.com FLService gtlaw.com By Isl Michael G,ygiel MICHAEL GRYGIEL Admitted Pro Hae Vice State St 6th Floor Albany New York Telephone Facsimile grygielm gtlaw.com By Isl Nina Boyaiian NINA BOY AJIAN Pro Hae Vice application pending Century Park East Suite Los Angeles CA Telephone Facsimile boyajiann gtlaw.com riveraal gtlaw.com CA/AronbeLQ:-0138 FILb1J PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 17th day of January a copy of the foregoing has been electronically filed with the Florida E-File Portal for e-service on all parties of record herein Stephen A Mendelsohn_ STEPHEN A MENDELSOHN CA/Aronberq-0139 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 17th day of January a copy of the foregoing has been electronically filed with the Florida E-File Portal fore-service on all parties of record herein Isl Stephen A Mendelsohn STEPHEN A MENDELSOHN CA/Aro rms?W1 BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM EXHIBIT The Newspaper Reportage on Jeffrey Epstein CA/Aronberg FILE PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Newspapers Reportage on Jeffrey Epstein CA/AronbeLQ-0140 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I The Mm Beach fbst REALNEWSSTARTS-161.5 HERE The Man WhoHad Everything Jeffrey Epstein craved big homes elite friends and underage girls By Andrew Marra Posted Jul at AM From the archives When Palm Beach detectives started asking questions and teenage girls started talking a wave of legal resistance followed Editors Note This article appeared in The Palm Beach Post on August three weeks after Jeffrey Epstein 2s arrest in Palm Beach County on a charge of felony solicitation of prostitution WINGED GARGOYLES guarded the gate at Jeffrey Epstein 2s Palm Beach mansion Inside hidden cameras trolled two rooms while the girls came and went For the police detectives who sifted through the garbage outside and kept records of visito rs it was the lair of a troubling target Epstein one of the most mysterious of the country 2s mega-rich was known as much for his secrecy as for his love of fine things magnificent homes private jets beautiful women friendships with the world 2s elite But at Palm Beach police headquarters he was becoming known for something else the regular arrival of teenage girls he hired to give him massages and police say perform sexual fayprs Epstein Was different from most sexual abuse suspects he was far more powerful He counted among his friends former President Bill.Clinton Donald Truinp and Prince Andrew along with some of the most prominent legal scientific and business minds in the country When detectives started asking questions and teenage girls started talking a wave of legal resistance followed CA/Aronberg-0141 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I The Palm Beach Post REAUNEWS STARTS HERE __ The MalJ Wb.o l:all Eveiyt.hillg_ Je.ffrey p,slbi:n 267orated big h-onles elite friends and u-rad;erage::Igi"rls B,y Andrl!W Marrc1 P9s:t AM From the archives When Palm Beach detectives started asking questions and teenage girls started talk:ing a wave of legal resistance followed E.ditor-s-No.te This arti_de_ appeared in The Palm Beach Post on August three wee.ks after Jrffrey Epsteins attest in.Palm Beach County on a charge of felony solicitation ofpr.ostitution WINGED GAR.GOYLES:guardedthe gate at Jeffrey Epsteins Paln:i Beach man.siqn Insicie h1dden cam ras trolkd two ro 267oms while the girls came and nt For the police de.te.ctives who sifted through the garb.age outside and kept re cor.ds of visitors it was the lair of a troublin target Epstein one of the most mysterious of the countrys mega-rich was known as much for his se recy as for his love of fine things n1:agpi.fice_Ilt hm:nes prjvafe je_ts be 1lltift1l women friendships with the worlds elite But at Palm Beach police headquarters he was becoming known for something else the regular arrival of teenage girls he hired give him ma_s ages polic:e perform 267sexual fayors Epstein was differehtfrom.m 267ost sexual abuse suspects he 267wa:sfar more powerfuL He cotuited ai:hohg his friends former President BiltClinton Donald Ttutnp and Pri.rlce 225.Andrew along with some of tl;ie mostprqip.1_n cientific a11d busjn ss mind in he q;n1ntry Whe11 detectives sfa_rted a king ques.tion:s and en ge girls Stc!rted talking a waye oflegal resistance followed CA/Aronbeni-0141 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM NEW Jeffrey Epstein Lawyer said financier had sex with woman during work release If Palm Beach police didn 2t know quite who Jeffrey Epstein was they found out soon enough Epstein now was a quintessential man of mystery He amassed his fortune and friends quietly always in the background as he navigated New York high society When he first attracted notice in the early it was on account of the woman he was dating Ghislaine Maxwell daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell In a lengthy article headlined The Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell 2s Secret Love the British Mail on Sunday tabloid laid out speculative stories that the socialite 2s beau was a CIA spook a math teacher a concert pianist or a corporate headhunter But what is the truth about him the newspaper wondered Like Maxwell Epstein is both flamboyant and intensely private The media frenzy did not begin in full until a decade later In September Epstein was flung into the limefight when he flew Clinton and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on his private jet Suddenly everyone wanted to know who Epstein was New York magazine and Vanity Fair published lengthy profiles The New York Post fisted him as one of the city 2s most eligible bachelors and began describing him in its gossip columns with adjectives such as 223mysterious and 223reclusive Although Epstein gave no interviews the broad strokes of his past started to come into focus Building a life of extra vagance He was born blue-collar in the son of a New York City parks department employee and raised in Brooklyn 2s Coney Island neighborhood He left college without a bachelor 2s degree but became a math teacher at the prestigious Dalton School in Manhattan The story goes that the father of one of Epsteins students was so impressed with theman that he put him in touch with a senior partner at Bear Stearns the global investment bank and securities firm CA/Aronberq-0142 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM NEW Jeffrey 267Epstein Lawyer said financier liad sex with woip.an during work __ release if Palm BeaGh,,pdlice didnt know quite who Jeffrey Epstein was they found out soon enougp Epstein now.53,was a quintessential man ofmystery He amassed his.fortune and friends quietly always in the background as he navigated New otk high society When he first attrac:t nqtice in the early it was on account of the v,r9man he was dating Ghislaine Maxwell daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell In a len thyartide headlined The Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwells Secret Love the British Mail ort Sunday tabloid laid out speculative stories fuatthe socialites beau wa:s a CIA spook a math te cher a coP,certpfamist or a c_orpornte J1eadht1nter Bu_t what is the truth bo hhn the wsp.:1per wqndeJ Like Ivtaxwell Epstein is_ both flamboyant and inte:nseiy private The media:frenzy did not begin in full until a decade later In September Epstein was flung into the limelight when he flew CH.nton and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on his private jet Suddenly everyone wanted to know who Epsteir1 was New York magazine a11d Van:icy Fair Ji t4J g!l?:ypt_2f The New York Post listed him as one of the citys most eligible b.i_cbelqrs Imd bega_n desc,:ri.bing hirp in its gossip columns with a.djectiyes suc:h a,s mystedout a:nd reclusiye Although Epstein gave no interviews the broad strokes of his past started to come into fc cus Buildin a life of extravagance He was bor_nblue-collarin the son of a New York City parks depar.tment employee and raised in Bro0klynsConey Island neighborhood He kfr college without-a bachelors degr butbetame a math teacher at the prestigio:t:1s Dalton Schooi in Manhattan The story goes that the father of one of Epsteins studenfs,was impressed with the man that he puthim fo to:uc:h Witha seniorpartner atBearStearns,the glob investmentbank and se.curities firm CA/Aronberg-0142 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM In Epstein left Dalton for a ob at Bear Stearns By the early he had started Epstein and Co That is when he began making his millions in earnest Little is known or said about Epstein 2s business except this He manages money for the extremely wealthy He is said to handle accounts only of billion or greater It has been estimated he has roughly clients but their identities are the subject of only speculation All.except for one Leslie Wexner founder of The Limited retail chain and a former Palm Beacher who is said to have been a mentor to Epstein Wexner sold Epstein one of his most lavish residences a massive townhouse that dominates a block on Manhattan 2s Upper East Side It is reported to have among its finer features closed circuit television and a heated sidewalk to melt away fallen snow That townhouse thought to be the largest private residence in Manhattan is only a piece of the extravagant world Epstein built over time In New Mexico he constructed a 27,0.-square-foot:hilltop mansion on a ranch outside Santa Fe Many believed it to be.the largest home in the state In Palm Beach he bought a waterfront home on El Brillo Way And he owns a 100-acre private island in the Virgin Islands PHOTOS The players in the Jeffrey Epstein saga Perhaps as remarkable as his lavish homes is his extensive network of friends and associates at the highest echelons of power This includes not only socialites but also business tycoons media moguls politicians royalty and Nobel Prize-winning scientists whose research he often funds Just like other people collect art he collects scientists said Martin Nowak who directs the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University and was reportedly the recipient of a million research donation from Epstein Epstein is said to have befriended former Harvard President Larry Summers prominent law Professor Alan Dershowitz Donald Trump and New York Daily News Publisher Mort Zuckerman CA/Aronberg-0143 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Ep tejn_ left DaJt9n for i jol a,t aear Stea,:rp l?y th ea:rly he tarted I Epstein and Co That is when he began making his millions in earnest I Little is known or said about Epsteins business except 1:his He manages for the extremely wealthy He is said to handle 267accounts only of billion or reatet It has:heenestiniated he has toughly clients but their.identities are the subject of only spec 265l_a.tiqn All except for o_ne:L_eshe Wexne_r fowic;ier ofTh L_imited retail hai_n a.nd a former Palm Beacher who is said to have been a mentotto Epstein exner sold Epstein one of his most lavish residences a 267massive towiih6.use that dominates a bloc;k on MaJlhatt;ms Upper East Side It is reported to b.a.ve among its finer features c;lqsed circ11it television a.nd a he.at,edsidewalk to meh-awayJailen snow That townhouse thought to be the iargest private.residence in Manhattan is only a piece of the extravagant world Epstein built over time In New Mexico_ he constructed a 27,0.-square-foot:hilltop mansion on a ranch outside Sant.a Fe Many believed;it to be:the la.rgest home in the state In Palm Beach he bought a waterfront home on El Brillo Way And he owns a 100-acre private island in the Vir in Islands 267Perhaps as reIParkible _as his fav.ish h:o.rnes is his extensive network fdends and a.ssocjates a.t the highest echefons ofp:ow.er This includes not only socialites but also business tycoons media moguls politicians royalty a:rtd Nobel Prize-Winning scientists whose research he often Jur1ds 11st like o_ther ople c_pll_ec;t art he c:qll ct sc:i ntists id Marti11 Nowak who directs the Program for Evolutionary Dyhatnits a:tHatva:rd University and was pottedly the recipientof a million research donation from Epstein I _Epstei11 is gid to befri I1 led fo:rrner Ba.rvard P.re tde11t cL_ar_ry S11IJ1m.ers prnli:n,ent I.i,w Professor Alan Dershowitz borialc:l Tn1mp and New York Daily News 265.blisher Mort Zuckerman CA/AronbeLq-0143 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM And yet he managed for decades to maintain a low profile He avoids eating out and was rarely photographed i The odd thing is I never met him said Dominick Dunne the famous chronicler of the trials and tribulations of the very rich wasn 2t even aware of him except for a Vanity Fair article Epstein 2s friendship with Clinton has attracted the most attention Epstein met Clinton as early as when he paid tens of thousands of dollars to join him at ah intimate fund-raising dinner in Palm Beach But from all appearances,.they did not become close friends until after Clinton left the Oval Office and moved to New York Epstein has donated more than to Democratic candidates campaigns including John Kerry 2s presidential bid the reelection campaign of New Mexico Gov Bill Richardson and the Senate bids of Joe Lieberman Hillary Rodham Clinton Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer Powerful friends and enemies A Vanity Fair profile found cracks in the veneer of Epstein 2s life story The article said he left Bear Stearns in the wake of a federal probe and a possible Securities and Exchange Commission violation It also pointed out that Citibank once sued him for defaulting on a million loan The article suggested that one of his business mentors and previous employers was Steven Hoffenberg now serving a prison term after"bilking investors out of more than million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history As he amassed his wealth Epstein made enemies in disputes both large and small He sued the man who in sold him his Palm Beach home over a dispute abdut.less than in furnishings A former friend claimed Epstein backed out of a promise to reimburse him hundreds of thousands of dollars after their failed investment in Texas Oil wells A judge decided Epstein owed him nothing Jeffrey Epstein Model prisoner who syyept mopped floors official says CA/Aronberg-0144 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I And yet he managed for dec:a.des to maintain a low profile He a:voids eatii1g out and was ta.rely photographed I The odd:thing is I never met him said Dominick Dunne the famous chronicler of the trials and tribulations of the 267very rich I wasn.t even aware of him,J except for a Vanity Fair article Epsteins friendship with Clii tim has.attracted the most attention Epstdn met Clinton as early a:s when he_ paid tens 225Cif thousands of doiiars to join him a:t ah intimate fond..,raisirtg dirtn:er irt Palrn Beach But from all appearances they did not become close friends until after Cli_r1ton.left the Oval Office and moved t9 N.ewYoik Epstein has donated more than to Democratic candidates camp_aigns including John Kerrys presidential bid the reelection campaign of New Mexico Gov Bill Richardson and the Senate bids of Joe Liebetrna:n Hillary Rodham Clinton Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer 267p9werf fti _n ls and n_enn.es A Vanity Fair profile.round cracks in tne veneer of Epsteirt.s iif story The article said he left Bear Stearns in the wake of federal probe and a possible Securities and Exchange Commi,ssion yiqlation It al pQirit tha Gitibank sJJe_d h_i1 fqr iefatJ,lting on a million loan The article suggested that one of his business mentors and J,tevichis employers was Steven Hoffenberg now serving a pris term after bilking investors out of more than rniJlion in one ofthdcJ.rge;;t PoAzi mes in Amgriqm hi tory.11 As i,mc1 sed his wealtb Epst.ei.n made enemies disputes both farge and smail He:sued the mart who in sold him his multimillion-dollar Palm Beat home.over a dis 267pute aboufless than in furnishings A fonn friend cJai,m Epste1n J:,a QU.t of a prqmisg relmbu.r.se him htJ.ndreds of thousands of dollars after their failed in:ves.tment in Texas oil welis A judge decided E_pstein owed him riothing CA/Aronberg FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM 2s a bad mem ory I would rather not have ever met Jeffrey Epstein said Michael Stroll the retired former president of Williams Electronics and Sega Corp 223Sufficejit to say I have nothing good to say about him Among the characteristics most attributed to Epstein is a penchant for women He has been linked to Maxwell a fixture on the high-society party circuits in both New York and London are said to include a former Ms Sweden and a Romanian model 2s a lot of fun to be with Donald Trump told New York magazine in is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do and many of them are on the younger side No doubt about it Jeffrey enjoys his social life Investigation leads to Epstein Although he was not a frequenter1 of the Palm Beach social scene he made his presence felt Among his charitable donations he gave to the Palm Beach Police Department and to Ballet Florida In Palm Beach he lived in luxury Three black Mercedes sat in his garage alongside a green Harley-Davidson His jet waited at a hangar at Palm Beach International Airport At home a private chef and a small staff stood at the ready From a window in his mansion he could look out on the Intracoastal Waterway and the West Palm Beach skyline He seemed to be a man who had everything But extraordinary wealth can fuel extraordinary desires Epstein wants to leave jail for mansion in sex-trafficking case In March a worried mother contacted Palm Beach police She said another parent had overheard a conversation between their children Now the mother was afraid her 14-year-old daughter had been molested by a man on the island The phone call triggered an extensive investigation one that would lead detectives to Epstein but leave them frustrated i i i CA/Aronberq-0145 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I I IJ a roem01:y I woulci rather n.ot have evei met e,ffrey Epstein saicl Mic::ha.el Str,qll the retire forme1 president of Williams Eleetton:ics Sega Cor:I SuffrceJit to sayl have nothing good to say aboUt liim Among the characteristics inost attributed to Epstein is a penchant for women He ha been lir:ilce,dto ell fixt 9n the high-sqciety pa.i;ty c.ircuits both New York and London Previo:us:girlfriends are said to inc.::lude aJormer Ms Swe.den and a Romanian mooeL Hes.a lot of fun to be with Donald Trump tolqNewYork,magazine in It is even said that he likes be,autifol women.as 1uch as do anq many them a.re on the younger side No doubt abo.ut it;Jeftrey enjoys his social lifet Investigation leads to Epstein Although he was not a frequenter of the Palm Beach social scene he made his presence felt Among his charitable donations he gave to the 267PalmJ e_ach Po Hee Department and to 8ailet Fiodda InPalm Beach he Jived in lXllry Three blatkMercedes sat in his garage alongside a green Harley-Davidson His jet waited at ahangar at Palm Beach International Airport Athome a private chef md a sma.11 staff stood at the ready From a window in his mansion he cowd look out cm the Intraco.astal Waterway and the West Palm Beach skyline He seemed to be a man Who had everything Sut xtraordin rywe_alth mm fuer extrawdin;iry desires Ep in w:c1.nt lec1.v jau for mc1.n i_ 1n_sex-trnffic:kingc,c1.se __ _3 In Match a worried mother contacted Palin Beach p:olice She said another patent had overheard a conversation between their tliildteii Now the mqth Wei afra.id 14-yt;ar-qld d?,ughter had been wolestecLby a on th island The phone c:all triggered an extensive investigation one that would lead _detectives to Epstein but leave them frustrated CA/Aronbern_,-0145 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Palm Beach police and the state attorney 2s office have declined to discuss the case But a Palm Beach police report detailing the criminal probe offers a window into what detectives:faced as they sought to close in on Epstein Detectives interviewed the girl who told them a friend had invited her to a rich man 2s house to perform a massage She said the friend,told her to say she was if asked At the house she said she was paid after stripping to her panties arid massaging the man while he masturbated Police interview alleged victims The investigation began in full after the girl identified Epstein in a photo as the man who had paid her Police arranged for garbage trucks to set aside Epstein 2s trash so police could sift through it They set up a video camera to record the comings and goings at his home They monitored ait airporthangar for signs of his private et 2s arrivals and departures They quickly learned that the woman who took the 14-year-old girl to Epstein 2s house was Haley Robson a Palm Beach Community College student from Loxahatchee In a sworn statement at police headquarters Robson then admitted she had taken at least six girls to visit Epstein all between the ages of and Epstein paid her for each visit she said During the drive.back toher house Robson told detectives 2m like a Heidi Fleiss Police interviewed five alleged victims arid witnesses Their report.shows some of the girls said they had been instructed to have sex with another woman in front of Epstein arid one said she had direct intercourse with him In October police searched the Palm Beach mansion They discovered photos of naked young looking females Just as several of the girls had described in interviews Hidden cameras were found in the garage area and inside a clock on Epstein 2s desk alongside a girl 2s high school transcript Two of Epstein 2s former employees told investigators that young-looking girls showed up to perform massages two or three times a day when Epstein was in town They said the girls were permitted many indulgences A chef cooked for them Workers gave them rides and handed out hundreds of dollars at a time CA/Aronberg-0146 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I I i I Palm Beach poliee and sta atton ffiee rave declilled to iscl!Ss ase But a aim Beach police report deta1lmg the cnmmal probe offers a-wmdow mto wliat detectives faced as they qught to close in onEpstein Dete tfves interviewed the g_id who told them a friend had invited her to a rich mans house to perform a massage She said the friend told her to _say she was if asked A..t the house she said she was paid a:ftersttippirtg to het 267nties and ma 267ssagingthe man while he m,_3,stl1rbated Polfoe interview S.alleged victims Th investigation began in fufi after the girl identified Epstein in a photo is the man who had paid her Police arranged for garbage trucks to set.aside Epsteirfstrash so police could sift W,rQ ft Tlv set up a video 267camera to record the comings and goings at his home They monitored an airport hangar for-,signs his private arrivals and depart:ures They quickly learned that the woman who took the 14-year-old:girl to Epstein hquse was Haley Robson a Palm Beach Community College student from Loxahatchee In a sw.ofii statement it police 1:ieadql,larters Rops9n th.en admitted she had taken at least six g_irls to visit Epstein ali be een the ages of a,ndl6 Ep_stein pc1id her for ach 0sit she said During the dtive.bat:k.to her house Robson told cletedives Tm like a Heidi Pleiss Police interviewed five alleged victims and witnesses Their rep.orrshows some of the girls said they hgd ee11 instructed to have sex with another woman in front of Epstein and one said she nad direct intercourse with him In October police sear.thed the Palm Beach mansion They discovere_d photos of:naked young looking Jemales,just as several of the girls had des.cribed iri interviews Hidden caineras;were found in the ga_n.J.ge area and inside a clock on.Epsteins de.sk aJo_ngside a gi_rrs high school transcript Two of Ep 267steinis former employees told investigators that young looking girls showed up to perform massages two-or three times a day when Epstein was hi tbWii The.y said tl;i girls we.re rmiJted manyi11dufgences A chef cooked Io_r th,em 9rkers gave I them rides and handed out hundreds of dollars at a time CA Aronberg-0146 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM One employee told detectives he was told to send a dozen roses to one teenage girl after a high school drama performance Others were given rental cars One according to police received a I Christmas bonus The cops moved to cement their case But as they tried to tighten the noose they encountered other forces at work In Orlando they interviewed a possible victim who told them nothing inappropriate had happened between her and Epstein They asked her whether she had spoken to anyone 2else She said yes a private investigator had asked her the same questions Jeffrey Epstein Acosta Krischer trade barbs over sweethealrt deal When they subpoenaed one of Epsteins former employees he told them the same thing He and a private eye had met at a restaurant days earlier to go over what the man would tell investigators Detectives received complaints that private eyes were posing as police officers When they told Epstein 2s local attorney Guy Fronstin he said the investigators worked for Roy Black the high-powered Miami lawyer who has defended the likes of Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith While the private eyes were conducting a parallel investigation Dershowitz the Harvard laiw professor traveled to West Palm Beach with information about the girls From their own profiles on the popular Web site MySpace.com he obtained copies of their discussions about their use of alcohol and marijuana He took his research to a meeting with prosecutors in early where he sought to cast doubt on the-teens reliability The private eyes had dug up enough dirt on the girls to make prosecutors skeptical Not only did some of the girls have issues with drugs or alcohol but also some had criminal records and other troubles Epstein 2s legal team claimed And at least one of them they said lied when she told police she was younger than when she started performing massages for Epstein After the meeting prosecutors postponed their decision to take the case to a grand jury CA/Aron FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i I I One employ told detectives he was told to send a dozen roses to one_ teenage girl aftet a high I school drama performance Others we:te-giv:e:h rental cars One according to police received a I Christmas bqnt1s The cops moved to ceI11ent thefr case Butas tf1ey tried to tighten Jhe noose they encountered other forces at work In Orlando they interviewed a possible victim who told them nothing inappropriate had happened.betvveenherand Epstein Theyaskedh r-wheth,er sh.e;had spoken to;:iny9ne 267dsf She said yes a private investigator had asked her the same 265estions Jeffrey EJfstein Acosta Krischer trade barbs over sweetheatt de When they subpoenaed one of Epsteins former employees he told them the same thihg He and a private eye had,II1et_c1,t a.resta 265rantdays adfer t9 go,oyer what the m,a.n,wgu1dtell investigators Detectives received complaints thaq,rivate eyes Were posing as polite officers When they told Epsteins local attorney Guy Fronstin he said the investigators workedfor Roy Black the high powered,Mia.mi hrwyer who ha defended thel es of Rush Limba.vgh.and Wilham Kennedy Smith Whiie the _private ey:es were conducting a parallel iitvesti atioh Detshowitz the Harvard law professor travelea to West Palm Beath with information about the girls From their own profiles on the popular Web site MySpace.com he obtalned copies oftheir discussions about their use of alcohol and ma:rijuaha He took his research fo a meeting with prosecutors in early where he sou_ghtto cast doubt on th_e,teens reliabiljty The private eyes ha.dd up en n1gh rt on the gfrl,s to mcikeprosecut Jr skepti al.N_ot only oid some of the girls have issues with drugs or a:kohol but aJso 267ome h:a:d criminal records and other troubles Epsteins legal team claimed And.at least one ofthem they said lied when she toJ poHge he was younger th.an_ lSwhim she started_perforI11ing nias ages forEpstein After tlre meeting prosecutors:postpQned their de.e:isjon to take.the_c to a grandjury CA Aron berg-014 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM In the following weeks police received complaints that two of the victims or their families had been harassed of threatened Epsteins legal team maintains that its private investigators did nothing illegal or unethical during their research i By then relations between police and.prosecutors were fraying At a key meeting with prosecutors and the defense Detective Joseph Recarey the lead investigator was a no-show according to Epsteins attorney The embarrassment on the prosecutors face was evident when the police officer never showed up for the meeting attorney Jack Goldberger said Later in April Recarey walked into a prosecutor 2s office at the state attorney 2s office and learned the case was taking an unexpected turn The prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek told Recarey the state attorneys office had offered Epstein a plea deal that would not require him to serve jail time or receive a felony conviction Recarey told her he disapproved of the plea offer The deal never came to pass however Future unclear after charge On May the department asked prosecutors to approve Warrants to arrest Epstein on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and to charge his personal assistant Sarah Kellen now for her alleged role in arranging.the visits Police officials also wanted to charge Robson the self-described Heidi Fleiss with lewd and lascivious acts By then the department was frustrated with the way the state attorney 2s office had handled the case On the same day the warran ts were requested Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter Wrote a letter to State Attorney Barry Krischer suggesting hedisqualify himselffromthe case if he would not act Two weeks later Recarey was told that prosecutors had decided once again to take the case to the grand jury CA/Aronberq-0148 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I In the following weeks police received,compfaints that two of the vic:tim;s or th ir familie haJl beeii harassed bt threatened Epsteins legal team rrYaintains that its priyate investigators did I _npt;l _ing illegal or 265_nethical during their research I By th fo.tions betwe JJ police and pro ecutors were fraying At a key meeting with prosecutors and the defense Detective Joseph R.ecarey the le_ad iny stigatqr a,no how according to Epsteins attorney The elbar.rassnient on the prosecutors face was evident when the police officer never showed up for the Ill eti11,g a orney cl GoJpq rg c11q Later in April Retarey wilked into a pro 267se_cut_ors office at the stt1.te attorney.s office and learned the case was takfug ah tmexpected turn The prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek toldRecare:ythe state attotneys office had offered Epstein a plea deal that_ would _not requi.re:b.iw to serve jail time or receive a felony conviction Recareytold her he disapproved of the plea offer On May the department asked prosecutors to ap rove waYrahts to arrest Epstein on four co-qn.ts of.unlawful sexu;1l:aGtivity with n;iil1,or-and to cp.arge his pers mal assistant Sarah Kellen now for her-allegedroleih art::1.nging.thevisits Polic:e offidals alsow,anted to charge Robson the self:-desttibed Heidi Pleiss 225with.lewd and lascivious acts By then the depar;qnent was fru trated with the way the state attorneys office had haiialed the case On th sa1._e day th warr,ants we.re s_te.d Palm Be.ac:J1:PqJi_c C:hi_efivHchael Re1t wrote a.letter to State AttorneyBarry Krischer suggesting he disqualify;himselt from the c_ase if would n9t ai;:t Two weeks later Recarey wa_s told that prose 4to_rshad decided once gain to take the case to the grand jury FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM It is not known how many of the girls testified before the grand jury But Epstein 2s defense team said one girl Who Was subpoenaed the one who said,she had sexual intercourse with Epstein never showed up The grand jury 2s indictment was handed down in July It was not the one the police department had wanted Jnstead of being slapped with a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor Epstein was charged with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution which carries a maximum penalty of five years inprison He was booked into the Palm BeachCounty Jail early July and released hours later Epstein 2s legal team doesn 2t dispute that he had girls over for massages Goldberger said But he said their claims that they had sexual encounters with him lack credibility 223They are incapable of being believed he said 223They had criminal records They had accusations of theft made against them by their employers There was evidence of drug use by of them What remains for Epstein is yet to be seen The Palm Beach Police Department has asked the FBI to investigate the case It also has returned the Epstein donated-in In New York candidates for governor and state attorney general have vowed to return a total of at least in campaign contributions from Epstein Meanwhile Epstein 2s powerful friends have remained silent as tabloids and Internet blogs feast on the public details of the police investigation Goldberger maintains Epstein 2s innocence but says the legal team has riot ruled out a future plea deal He insists Epstein will emerge in the end with his reputation untarnished He will recover from this he said Staff writer Larry Keller and staff researchers Bridget Bulger Angelica Cortez AmyHanaway and Melanie Mend contributed id thisstory amarra pbpost.com CA/Aronberg-0149 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM His not known hoW:rn lny ofthe girls testiJieci bero:re the grand jury Bu Ep 267steins defense I 267team said one gi:rl who was subpoenaed the on who said she had sexual ihtettoutse with Epstein never showed up The gra,pdjurys iIJ.dictmentwas handed down inJuly It was not the one the police departmenthad wanted Jnsteaci of:being siappedwith a.charge ofunlawful sexual activity with amfuor Epstein was charged with cine count of felontsolicitatiori of prostitution which cardes a maxim1up_ penalty 9ffiyE rs in pdsol wa_s bqok int9 the fal1 B,ec1c:h Co 265ntyJaiJ early July and released ho lrs_ iater Epsteins legal team do.es:nt dispute tliarhe had girls over for massages Goldberger said But he said their claims that they had sexual encounters witl him l_ac.:k credibi_lity Th_ey are incapable of being believed he sa1d They had criminal records ihe_y had accusations of the.rt made against them _bytheir employers There was evidence of drug u:se by some ofthem What:temainsfor Epstein is yet to be seen The Palm Beach Police partment has asked the FBJ to _1.nye,stigat _the qs aj_so has retu_rned the Epstein donated-in In:NewYork cartdidates for governor and state attorney general have vowe 267dto teturn-a.tofal of atleast ih tampaigh contributions from.Epstein Mean:while,Epstein powerful friends ha,_ve rer 265ained si.lent as tabloid an_d In er:n logs ist on t4 public deta.ils of the police investigation Goldberger maintains Epsteins innocence but says the legal team has Iiot ruled out a future plea deal He insists Epstein will emerge in the end with hfa repu:t tion UM rnished willr:ecover from thi he said S.tciff writer Larry Keller and s_taffresfarcber.s Bridge_t Bulger Angelica Cortez Amy Hanaway and Melanie Mena contributed to tliis 225stor_y amarra pbpost.com CA/Aronberg_-0149 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM AMarraPBPost CA/Aronberg-0150 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM AMarraPBPost CA/Aronbem-0150 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Tuesday November Edition FINAL Section A SECTION Page 1A Source By PAUL WERS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Illustration PHOTO MAP Memo Ran all editions Dateline WEST PALM BEACH TRUMP SNAGS GOSMAN ESTATE FOR MILLION When it came time to bid Monday for the palatial Palm Beach digs of Abe Gosmah The Donald was not about to be trumped Nobody was going to outbid me the brash developer-turned-TV-personality said from his New York office Trump bested two other bidders with a million offer for the 43,0-square-foot seven-bedroom estate on oceanfront acres along the storied Raiders Row But Trump proud possessor of.Maf-a-Lago has ho plans to live in the Gosman home at County Road He wants to what else sell it and make more money The star of the mega-hit The Apprentice said he intends to redevelop the site into a super luxury house that would be the finest anywhere in the United States He might build another house before flipping the entire package Ive known about this house for quite some time Trump said Its probably the best piece of land in Florida and probably the country for luxury real estate Although Trump said he could subdivide the property into nine lots Palm Beach Mayor Lesly Smith said zoning regulations allow for only two houses and maybe a third Smith said shes not worried about Trumps plans Hes been a very good property owner in the town of Palm Beach she said He does his projects very well Hes a perfectionist Mondays auction took place at U.S Bankruptcy Court in West Palm Beach as part of Gosmans Chapter bankruptcy case Proceeds from the sale will go into escrow for eventual distribution to creditors The auction began at exactly noon after Judge Steven Friedman dismissed an objection from an attorney representing money manager Jeffrey Epstein The lawyer argued unsuccessfully that Trump was not a qualified bidder because his contract stipulated that he would not close on the sale unless title insurance was in place beforehand With Trump listening via conference call Epstein began the bidding at million higher than Trumps initial offer Mark Pulte son of the founder of home-building giant Pulte Homes passed when his turn came letting lawyers for Trump and Esptein bid against each other until the price hit million Pulte then bid million briefly raising the ire of Trump who believed that Pulte had given up his right to bid by passing the first time CA/Aronberq-0151 Tuesday November Edition FINAL Section A SBOTION Page lA Source By PAUL OWERS P-lJ.lm BeachPost_ 267StaffWrit IllustratiotE PHOTO MAP _rnq Ran ll eclition,s Dateline WEST PALM BEACH TRUMP SNAGS GOSMAN ESTATE FOR MILLION When it came time fo bid Monday for the palatial Palm Beacfi digs of Abe Gosman The Donald was npt a,bout to be trumped Nobody was going to outbid me the brash developer-tu:rrted-TV-petsohality said from his New York of:fic Trump bested two other bidders with a million offer fodhe 43,0-square-foot sev n.:bedroom estate on oceanfront acres aiong the storfod Raiders Row But Trump proud possessor of.Mat-a-Lago has ho pla to live in the Gosman home at County Road Jfo wants to what eise Ii it and make more money The star of the mega"hit The Apprentice said he intends to redevelop the site into a super lX,lffY hp j:hlj.tw9 be the finestanyWber in the Unit States He might build another.ho-use before flipping the entire package known about thisho_use for quite s_ome tiine Trump said Its probably the best piece of land in Florida and probably the cohhtcy for luxury real estate AJthpt1gh Tr sJ1_icl cotilci suJJ.diy1cl_e the property into nine lots Paim Beach Mayor LeslySmith saidzon:ing regulations allow for only.two houses and maybe a third Smith i.d shes no.t worrie4 about 267trumps 267plans Hes been a very good property ownet in the town of Palm Beach she said He does his projects very wdl I 225sia perfectiOlifot Mondays auction took plate at U.S Rahk.r-uptcy Court in West Palin Beach a part of Gosman;s Chapter bankruptcy case Proceeds from the sale wl go into escrow for eventual distribution to creditors The 265ction 267began at exactly_noorrafter Judge SteyenFrie.dman dismissed.an objection from ari attorney representing inohey manager.Jeffrey Epstein The fawyer a_rgued unsu ces fully th,!t fr was not a qualified bidder because his contract stipulated that he Would n:ot close on the sale unless title insutimce was in place beforehanc;i With.Tr Itstenfng vi.a conference c.all Epstein began the bidding at million higher than Truinp;s initial offer Mark Pulte son of the founder of home-building giant Pulte Homes passed when his turn tame letting lawyers for Trump a,nc;iBsptein bid against ea other u11til tbepnce hit m"illion Pulte theti bid million briefly raisjngthe i_re of Trump who believed that:Pi.ilt ha,d given _up his right to bid.by passing the first time CNAronbe__m-0151 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM But Friedman allowed the offer to stand and Pulte and Trump went back and forth until Pulte dropped out at million Epstein a part-time Palm Beach resident bowed out at million Friedman closed the bidding minutes after it started leaving Trump with the right to buy the 29.0-square-foot home a typical Palm Beach County single-family house is about square feet The property also has a tennis house a pool house and service quarters The closing could take place within a week but probably wont happen until next month Trustee Joe Luzinski and creditors said they were pleased with the outcome We knew we were dealing with some substantial people who were going to bid it up a bit Luzinski said The system worked said Charles Tatelbaum a lawyer for creditor JPMorgan Chase Bank In bankruptcy court the idea is to get the most for creditors and thats what happened The auction proved to be a bonanza for creditors Luzinski said noting that the highest offer former listing agent Sothebys International Realty received was million Sothebys wont receive a commission he said Pulte of Boca Raton said he figured Trump wouldnt back down Monday I got the feeling he was willing to go a lot higher and I didnt want to chase it Pulte said Pulte sajd Gosman asked him before the auction whether he would be willing to let him stay in the mansion after the closing until he decides where he wants to move Trump and Luzinski said they have had no such discussions with Gosman Gosman had the house built after paying million for the land in he former health-care magnate declined interview requests before and after the auction Monday He was at the courthouse but left before the auction took place The million price tag eclipses the million sale of Lowell Bud Paxsons Palm Beach home and guest house but falls short of the million that Virginia home builder Dwight Schar paid for Ron Perelman 2s 26.0-squarc-foot estate Casa Apava a designated landmark Schar also paid million for a lakefront lot across the street from the main house for a total of million Insiders say Schar spent a total Of million for his.hew property making it the priciest residential sale in U.S history Gosman once had a fortune that Forbes magazine estimated at million He voluntarily filed for Chapter bankruptcy protection in listing assets of million and of million When a judge ruled that Gosman had to give up all of his exempt assets to creditors if he wanted to reorganize under Chapter Gosman converted the case to Chapter liquidation Last year U.S Bankruptcy Judge Larry Lessen.ruled that Abe and Lin Gosmans marriage is invalid because Florida law does not recognize a Dominican Republic divorce that Lin Gosman tried to obtain from another man Michael Castre The judges decision was a huge victory for creditors because it prevents Abe Gosman from protecting assets by claiming joint ownership with his wife Gosmans assets which include an extensive collection of artwork could total as much as million and will be sold later Without Lessens ruling Luzinski would have had a much harder time selling Gosmans estate said David.Cimo special counsel for the trustee We would have been thwarted or at least substantially impaired Cimo said i I i CA/Aronberq-0152 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I I I i But Fnedman allowed the offer to sta,nd and Pulte and 1rt.1II1p nt bacl anc;l forth u.nt1l Pulte dropped out at million Epsfoin,a part.,.time Palm Beach resident bowed out at million Frkclmarr dosed the bidding JO minutes after it started leaving Trump with Jhe,rightto buy I the 0-squarec:foofhome a 267typical Palm Beach Cou11ty single family house is about square feet The property also has a tennis house a,pool house and service quarters The dosing c:o.uld take place within a week but probably wont happen until next month Trustee foe Luzinski and cn;ditors said tbey were pleaseci with the outcome We knew we were dealing with some substantial people who were going to bid it up a bit 267Luzinski said The system worked said Charles Tatelbaum a la.Wyer for creditor JPMorgan Chas Bank In bankruptcy court the idea is to get the rnost for creditors apci thats what happen.ed The auction pro.v.e to be a bonanza for creditors Luzinski said noting that the high 267est offer foITI1er listing agent Sothebys fotemc1ti.on;:1l Real.ty received was IIliUion 8qthebys wont receive a commission he said Pulte oJJ3oca Raton said J1e Jigi;ired Trump woiJldnt bac,k down Monday I gottne 267Jeeling he was willing to go a lot higher and I didnt want to chase Pulte said 265Jte said OosJn q3ked him 225be,fo,rethe _auctfon whether hewo 265ip.he lli.Dg to leJ him:.stay in the mansion after the closing until he de.tides where he wants to move Trump ahd Luzinski said they have had no such disc 265ssions with Gosn1c1n Gosman had the house built after paying m:illion:fot the la:ndih Tlw f9nner health-p:irn magnate de lined inte,rview re,q 265ests be:fore and afte,r the auctiQn Monday He was at the courthouse but left before the auction took place The 267m.illion price tag eclipses the niilfom s.ale of Lowell Bud Pax.sons Palm Beach home and guest house but falls short ofthe million that Virginia home builder Dwight Scharpaid for Ron Perelmans 26,00Q-sqllare-foot estate CasaApava a designated landmark han1lso paicl l8 million for a lalce,front lot aci;qss the stre,e,t fron,1 tbe mai1:r house for a total of million Insiders say Schat spent a total of million for his new property making it the prkiest residentil sale in tfs history Gosman once had a fortune that Forbes magazine estimated at millioi1 He 267voluntarily filed for 8hapter bankr1Jptcy protection iIJ2Q0l listing Sets of million and 267liabilities c5f million Vhen a ju ig ruied that dosmanhad to give llp all ofhis exempt assets to creditors if he wanted to reorganize under Chapter Gosman cotrverted the case to Chapter liquidation Lc1st year VS;Bankrllptcy 265dge Larry Lessen.r.ul that Abe and Lin Gosmans marriage is invalid because Florida Ia:w 267does not recognize a Dominican Republic di rce that Lin Gosman tried to obtain from another man Michael Castre The.judges decision was a huge victory for creditors because it prevents Abe Gosman from protecting assets by claimingjoint ownership with his wife Gosmarts a:ssetsf which include an extensive collection of art V6rk 267could total as much as million and will be sold later Without Lessens ruling Luzinski would have had a.much harder time lling Gosman-s estate said David Cimq special counsel for the trustee We would have been thwarte.d or at least substantially impaired Cimo said CA/Aronberg-0152 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The trustee alleged during a weeklong trial in May that Gosman fraudulently gave his wife an ownership interest in-his home and other belongings only to avoid losing them in bankruptcy Gosman has denied any wrongdoing saying he made the property transfers in well before he filed for bankruptcy Lessen is expected to rule in the next two months whether Gosman made improper transfers a decision that will affect how much money will be available to creditors Cimo acknowledged that Monday wasnt the best of days for the Gosmaris but said they were willingto moye forward in part because the upkeep of the estate now exceeds their means This is not a happy occasion for them but at least were moving to the next level Cimo said Thats not a house you want to live in unless youre making large amounts of money like Donald Trump paul_ower pbpost com CA/Aronbercb0153 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I i The trustee alleged during a weeklong trial in May that Gos1an fraudul rttly gave his wife an ownership interest in.his bo1ne and otby belongings only to avoid l9s ing th in bankruptcy Gosman has denied any wrongdoing sayirtg he made the property transfers in w.elJ before.h,efjled o1 banlp Lessen is expected to rule in the next two months whether Gosman mad improper transfers a deci ion that will c1ffect bow much mcmey will be ava,ilahle to creditors Cimo acknowle.dged that Monday wasnt the b,est of days for the Gosmaris but said they were wiJling to rn9ye for.ward ip part J.ecal,lse the lJpkeep of the estate-now x..c rs their ITiean.s This:is.not a happy 267occasibn for them b:ut atleast were moving to the riext level Cimo s.cUd Thats n_ot a hous you want to live in youre making large i,im,ounts of money like Donald Trump paul owets pbpost.com CA/Aronben1-0153 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM indictment Billionaire Solicited Times News the Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL The Palm Beach Post Indictment Billionaire Solicited Times Posted Jul at AM I Updated Oct at PM i EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post on July Billionaire money manager and Palm Beach part-time resident Jeffrey Epstein solicited or procured prostitutes three or more times between Aug and Oct of last year according to an indictment charging him with felony solicitation of prostitution Epstein was booked at the Palm Beach County jail at a.m Sunday He was released on bond Epstein 2s case is unusual in that suspected prostitution johris are usually charged with a misdemeanor and even a felony charge is typically made in a criminal information an alternative to an indictment charging a person with the commission of a crime His attorney Jack Goldberger declined to discuss the charge State attorney office spokesman Mike Edmondson also had little to say Generally speaking there is a case that has a number of different aspects to it Edmondson said of a charge being submitted to a grand jury first became aware of the case months ago by Palm Beach police Prosecutors and police worked together to bring the case to the grand jury he said I I i ited-3-times CA/Aronbera-0154 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Indictment Bi Hio.naire Solicited Times PQl Jed J.uJ at AM Updated Oct PM ED!TQIJ N.QTE This storyorigi11ally py isheq iti The Palm Bead Post,onuly25 Billionaire money manager and Balm Beach part-time resident Jeffrey Epstein solidted or pr.ocured prostitutes three or more times between Aug and Oct of fa,st yea_r according to an indictment charging him with_ felony solicitation 9f prostitution Epsteh1 267was booked at the P.aJm:13eaph_ ountyjail at Sunday.Jie was releas.ed.on bond Epsteins case is tiilusuaUn that suspected prostitution johns are usually charged with a misdemeanor and even a felony charge is typically made ifi a criminal ir1foIJI1atiop an aJtemative tq ap indictment charging a person with the q:immission 9f a criJne His 267at.torney Jack Gol.dber.ger dec:lined to dhcuss the char_ge_t State attQrneys office spokesman Mike Edroonclson also h:icl little to s:,iy,j Generally spealcing th re is a c_ase th.at has a 265mber qf q.frrent a.specJs to lt Edmondson said of a prostitution-related charge being submitted to a grand jury We first became a:wate of the case months ago by Palm Beach police Prosecutors and police worked together to bring the case to the grand jury he aid icifed-31imes CA/Aronberg_-0154 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Indictment;Billionaire.Solicited Times.7 News The Palm Beach Post West Palm.Beach FL i I i I I i Palm Beach police confirmed that and-said the department will release a report today regarding its investigation Epstein has owned a five-bedroom 1/2-bath 7,234-square-foot home with a pool and a boat dock oh the Intracoastal Waterway since according to property records A man answering the door there Monday said that Epstein wasn 2t home A Cadillac Escalade registered to him was parked in the driveway which is flanked by two massive gargoyles Epstein sued Property Appraiser Gary Nikplits in contending that the assessment of his home exceeded its fair market value He dismissed his lawsuit in December A profile of Epstein in VanityFair magazine said he owns what are believed to be the largest private homes in Manhattan square feet and in New Mexico a ranch Those are in addition.to his 70-acre island in the U.S Virgin Islands and fleet of aircraft Epstein 2s friends and admirers according to the magazine include prominent businessmen academics and scientists and famed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz larry keller pbppst.cOm i ited-3-times i CA/Aronberg-0155 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I I lr:idJctrnent Billion ire.SoliciJed Tirnes News The paJm Beach Ppst Vest Palin.Beach FL Palm Beach polic confirmed that and.said 267the department will release a report today garding 225its investigation Ep 267steih has owned a five..:.b_edrootn l/2,..hath 7,234-square-toot:home with a pool artd a bcfat dock oii-thelntracoastal Waterway since actotdingto property records A man answering the door there Monday said that Epstein wa,srit home A CaMJ.a Escaj.,!d gi.st i to hi.m was pai:.k..ecJ the cl.r:ivewc1y which is flan,k RY twC ma.ssjve rgoyi Epst s_ 265ecl rnp rty Apprab Ga.ry Niko lits in contendi.p.g that th assessment ofhis home e:x:c ded its fa,ir market val dlsmissec:l his law uit in December A profile of Epstein in anity iir magazine said he owns what are believe to bethe largest private homes in Manhattan square feet aridirtNew xico a 7,5O0-acreranch Those arein addition.to his70-acre island iffthe U.S Virgin Islands and fleet ofafrcn1ft Epsteins fri nds and c1dmir rs accord ng to tile in3:gaziile include promi.ne;nt businessmen ac:a iemics and scientis.ts and fam ci H::u:vard law 267profes,sor Alan Dershowitz ttps WVffl pa lmbe a chp9s co.rntn lind ictme 1-bil Uo11a ire-so licited-3-tirnes CA/Aronbem-0155 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge News TheiPalm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL The Palm Beach Post REAL NEWSSTARTSHERE After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge Posted Jul at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post on July Palm Beach billionaireJeffrey Epstein paid to have underage girls and young women brought to his home where he received massages and sometimes sex according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department Palm Beach police spent months sifting through Epstein 2s trash and watching his waterfront home and Palm Beach International Airport to keep tabs oh his private jet An indictment charging Epstein was unsealed Monday charging him with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution Palm Beach police thought there was probable cause to charge Epstein with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry with State Attorney Barry Krischer handling of the case that he wrote a memo suggesting the county 2s top prosecutor disqualify himself must urge you to examine the unusual course that your office 2s handling of this matter has taken and consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of thes cases Reiter wrote in a May memo to Krischer While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case,.Mike Edmondson spokesman for the state attorney said his office presents cases other than murders to a grand jury when there are questions about witnesses credibility arid their ability to testify faces-solicitation-charge CA/Aronberg-0156 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long_ probe billionaire faces solicitation.charge News The:Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL After l;ong probe biJlio11aire faces solicitation charge Posted Juf at AM Updated Oc;t at:3J PM EDITORS NOTE This story originally publishea in The Palm Beach Post Jidy Pa:lm Beach billion:aireJeffrey Epstein_paid to have underage girls and young women brought to his home,where heteceived massages and sometimes sex according to ari investigation by tlie Palm Beach Police Department Palm Beach polite spent months sifting through Epsteiifs trash and watching his Waterfront home and Palm Beath International Airport to keep tabs on his private jet An indictment charging Epstein was unsealed Monday charging him with one c.o rit qf felc,my s9 tio11 ofpr9stitution Palm Beach pofo:e tho:ught there was prob?ble a use to charge Epstein with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd,an:d.iasciyiousmolestation Police Chief Mich el R,eiter 267was s.o angry with State Attorney Barry Kris hers ha 267ndling.of the case-that he wro.te a meino suggesting the countys top ptosecutot disqualify himself Jm 265sturge you to examine the unusual coursethatyour offices handling ofthis latter ken n.d COll rc;ier if good arr.q sufficient rec1 on xists to require yo:ur disqualifica.tion from the prosecutfon of these cases Reiter wrote in a May memo to Krischer While commenting specifi.Gaily on the Epst_ein case Mike Eciroo.ndso:n spokesman for the state attorney Said his office presents cases oth than murders to a grandjury when there are questions about witnesses credibility arid their ability tq testify hitps://W ire facescsoliciiaiion-Charge CA Aronberg-0156 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge News The Palm Beach Fjbstjr West Pairri Beach FL By the nature of their jobs police officers look at evidence from a one-sided perspective Edmondson said prosecutor has to look at it in a much broader fashion weighing the veracity of witnesses and how they may fare under defense attorneys questioning he said Epstein 2s attorney Jack Goldberger said his client committed no crimes 223The reports and statements in question refer to false accusations that were not charged because the Palm Beach County state attorney questioned the credibility of the witnesses Goldberger said A county grand jury 223found the allegations wholly unsubstantiated and not credible and that 2s why his client was not charged with sexual activity with minors he said Goldberger said Epstein passed a lie detector test administered by a reputable polygraph examiner in which he said he did not know the girls Were minors Also a search warrant served on Epsteins home found.no evidence to corroborate the girls allegations Goldberger said According to police documents A Palm Beach Community College student said she gave Epstein a massage in the nude then brought him six girls ages to for massage and sex-tinged sessions at his home A 7-year-old woman who worked as Epsteins personal assistant also facilitated the liaisons phoning the PBCC student to arrange for girls when Epstein was coming to town And she escorted the girls upstairs when they arrived putting fresh sheets on a massage table and placing massage oils nearby Police took sworn statements from five alleged victims and witnesses They contend that on three occasions Epstein had sex with the girls A money manager for the ultra-rich Epstein was named one of New York 2s most eligible bachelors in by The New York Post He reportedly hobnobs with the likes of former President Clinton former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers and Donald Trump and;has;lavish homes in Manhattan New Mexico and the Virgin Islands i i i https://w.palmbeachpoia,corn/iipw CA/Aronberg-0157 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge News The Palm Beach Fjbst West Palm Beach FL I I By the nature of thefr jobs police officers look at evidence from a one sided perspective Edmondson said A prosecutor has to look a:t it in a much broader fashfon,"weighingthe veracity ofwitnesses and how they may fa under defense at:tg.rneys questioni:ng he said Epsteins attQrney,Jack Goldberger said his client cqmrnitted no crimes The reports and sta,teme11ts question refer to false a,ccusations that were not cha ged because the Palm Be:ich County sta,te attprney qugsJioned the credibility of the witnesses Geldbei;get said A county grand jury fo fnd the 267allegations wholly unsubstantiated and not credible and thats why his clientwas not charg_ed with sexual acfrvi.tywith minors he said Coldberger said Epstein pgssecl a lie 267dete t:pr t:e.s.t 1d1inistered by a reput:aple polygtaph examiner in which he said he did not know the girls Wete minors Also a search warrantserved on Epsteirfs home found.no evidence to corroborate the girls allegations Goldberger said According to polite documents A 267alrri Beac:h,Communify College student said she gave E,psteina massage in the nude then brought him six girls ages to for massage and sex,-tinged scissio11s aJ his horn A 27-year-oldwoman wh9 worked as Epsteins personal assistant also facilft_ated the 1iaiso_ns _phoning the PBCC st,uder1ttp 267an::ange_-for girls when Epstein_ was corning t.o tow:rL A11d She esc:orted the gfrls upstairs when they arriVe putting fresh sheets on a massage table and placing massage oils 267earby Police took sworn statements from five alleged Victims and witnesses They contend that o.n three _occasions Epstein had sex with the girls A money manager for the ultra-:rich Epstein was named one ofNew Yorks most eligibl pachel9rs in by The w:York Post Be rep9rte_qly ho.bJJ9ps witl:i the likes of former Pr siden:t Clinton former Harvard niversity President Lawrence Sunmiers andDonald Trump andhas;lavish homes in Manhattan I New Mexico and the Viti:;in Islands CA/Aronberg FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge News The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL He has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Party candidates and organizations including Sen John Kerry 2s presidential bid and the Senate campaigns of Joe Lieberman Hillary Clinton Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer Goldberger is one of five attorneys Epstein has retained since he became the subject of an investigation Edmondson said Among the others Alan Dershowitz the well-known Harvard law professor and author who is a friend of Epstein Dershowitz could not be reached for comment Police said the woman who enlisted young girls for Epstein was Haley Robson of Royal Palm Beach Robson has worked at an Olive Garden restaurant in Wellington and said she was a journalism major at Palm Beach Community College when she was questioned by police last October She has ail unlisted phone number and could not be reached for comment Robson said she met Epstein when at age a friend asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage She said she was driven to his five bedroom 1/2-bath home on the Ihtracoastal Waterway then escorted upstairs to a bedroom with a massage table and oils Epstein and Robson were both naked during the massage she said but when he grabbed her buttocks she said she didn 2t want to be touched e-faces-solicitation-charge CA/Aronberg-0158 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe b-illionaire:faces solicitation 267cliarge News The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL He hc,1s contributed teI_ls ofthousc,1nds do1iars to Democratic Pa;ty rnndidates I arid otga11izations induding Sen John Kerrys presidential bid a1d the Senate campaigns of Joe Lieberman Hillary Clinton Christopher Dodd n:d Charles Schumer Goldberger is one of five attorneys Epstein has retained since he became the subject 9fan investig 1.tion Edmond on.said Among the.others Alan Dershowitz,_ t_he wefl-known Harv::ird Jaw professor and a 265thor_ who is a friend Epstein Dershowitz couid not be reached for comment Police said the woma_n who enlisteq young girls for Epstein wa Haley Robson of Royal Palm Beach Robson has worked at an Olive Garden restaurant in Wellingto-r1 and said she wa:s a journalism rtfajor at Palm Be 267ach Com.mun:ity Colle 267when she was guestioned by polite last October She ha:s ab unlisted phone number and could not be reached for comment Robson saicf she met Epstein when age fr1errd asked her if he woulc;Uike to make money giving him a massage She said she was driven to his five bedtdom 2-bath home on the In ttatoastal Waterway then _es cotted upstairs to ahedtoorh with a massage table and oils Epstein and Robson were both naked dt;1ring the r:nas ge he sa,id but when he grabbed her b1.1ttocks sh said she didnt wa_nt_ to t_ouched facescsolicitation,charge CA/Aronbem-0158 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge News The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL Epstein said he 2d pay her to bring him more girls the younger the better Robson told police When she tried once to bring a 23-year,-old woman to him Epstein said she was too old Robson said Robson who has not been charged in the case said she eventually brought six girls to Epstein who were paid each time Robson said 2m like a Heidi Fleiss police quoted her as saying The girls knew what to expect when they were taken to Epstein 2s home Robson said Give a massage maybehaked and allow some touching One 14-year-old girl Robson took to meet Epstein led police to start the investigation ofhim in March A relative of the girl called to say she thought the child had recently engaged in sex with a Palm Beach man The girl then got into a fight with a classmate who accused her of being a prostitute and she couldn 2t explain why she had in her purse The girl gave police this account of her meeting with Epstein She accompanied Robson and a second girl to Epstein 2s house on a Sunday in February Once there a woman she thought was Epstein 2s assistant told the girl to follow her upstairs to a room featuring a mural of a naked woman several photographs of naked women on a shelf a hot pink and green sofa and a massage table She stripped to bra and panties and gave him a massage Epstein gave the 14-year-old and.she and the other girls left she said She said Robson told her that Epstein paid her that day Other girls told similar stories In most accounts Epstein 2s personal assistant at the time Sarah Kellen now escorted the girls to Epsteins bedroom Kellen whose most recent known address is in North Carolina has not been charged in the case Palm Beach police often conducted surveillance of Epstein 2s home and at Palm Beach International Airport to see if his private jet was there so they would know when he was in town Police also arranged repeatedly-to receive his trash faces-solicitation-charge CA/Aronberg-0159 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe,:bHlionaire fi;ices solicit tiori charge N!;!WS Ther alm Beach Ppslas West Pali:ri Beac::h FL E.psteip aid hed pay her to bring him mote girls the youilget,the better R,.9bson t9l9 police When she tried once to bring a 23-year.-old w.oman to him Epstein said she was too olcl Robson Sc;lid Robson who has;not been charged in the case s_clid she eventually broughfsix girls to Epstein who were paid each time Robson said Im like a Heidi Heiss police quoted her as saying The girlsmew whano expecnvhen they were e.IJ to Epsteins home Robson said G1ve a massage maybe:haked and allow spme tquc:b1ng O:rie t4-ye;ir-old girl Rob on took to meet-Epste1ii led polite to start the investig tipn ofhhn jn A rela_ti:ve qftlie girJ c;iHec;I t_o s?,y ie thought the child ha:d recently engagedin_sex with Pilm Be.a.ch man The girl then got into a fight With a classmate who accus:ed her of being a pmstitute and she couldnt exp fain why she had in her purse The,gir:l_ g;iye.police this account of her meeting with Epstein She accompanied Robson and a second girl to Epsteins house on a Sunday in Februc1.ry Qn,ce-there a woman she thought was Epsteins assistant told the girl to follow her 265pstair to a roQ featll_r:iI1g mur of i ed w.oman several photographs of naked worn:en a she_lr a hot pirik and green sofa and:;i m_ass_age table She stripped to her bra and panties 267and gave him a massage Epstein gave the 14-year-old and.she and the other girls left she said She said Robson told her that Epstein paid her 267that day ther girls.told similar sto:des In most accounts Epsteins personal assistant at the time Sarah Kellen now escorted the girls to Epsteins bedroo:rn Kellen whose most recent known_ ad4r ss fo Nortl;i Ca,rolin_a h?.s Q.Ot been _Gharged in the case Palm Beach-police often conducted surveillance of Epsteins home and Palm Beach International Airport.to see if his private jet vas tliete s0 they would 11ow when he was in town Police-also arranged repeatedlfto reteive his trash illic aire-faces-soljc a_tion,-c!i.irge CA/Aronbe_m_-0159 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge News The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL from Palm Beach sanitation workers collecting papers with names and phone numbers sex toys and female hygiene products One note stated that a female could not come over at p.m because of soccer Another said a girl had to work Sunday Monday after school And still another note contained the work hours of a girl saying she leaves school at a.m and would come over the next day at a.m Only three months before the police department probe began Epstein donated to the department for the purchase of a firearms simulator said Jane Struder town finance director The purchase was never made The money was returned to Epstein on Monday she-said faces-solicitation-charge CA/Aronberg-0160 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM After long probe billionaire faces solicitation charge liiews The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach FL from Palm ariitc1,tiozy w9rkers collectipg papers with nc11n a_nd p_hone numbers s_ex toys a11d 267hygiene produc:ts One note stated that a female could not cpmeoverat p.ni becau,se ots_occer Another said a girl had to work Sunday Monday after school And still another note contained the workhours ofa girl saying she lea.ves school at c1.m and would come over the next day at a,m Only three months before the police 267departrneht probe began Epstein donated tp the depa_rtnu nt for the purchase of a fireafl1ls s_im 265la.tor saidJane trud town fina_n di_r c:t9ri J:he purQhase wc1.s JJ ma_de Th money was r_eturned to Epstein on Monday she said faces-solicitation 260.charg_e CA/Aronberg FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls News Palm Beach Daily News Pajrn Beach FL Palm Beach Daily News Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls Posted Jul at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally was published in The Palm Beadi Post on July Earned Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz met with the Palm Beach County State Attorney 2s Office and provided damaging information.about teenage girls who say they gave his client Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually charged massages according to police reports The reports also state that another Epstein attorney agreed to a plea bargain that would have allowed Epstein to have no criminal record His current attorney denies this happened And the documents also reveal that the father of at least one girl complained that private investigators aggressively followed his car photographed his.home and chased off visitors Police also talked to somebddy who said she was offered money if she refused to cooperate with the Palm Beach Police Department probe of Epstein The state attorney 2s office said it presented the Epstein case to a county grand jury this month rather than directly charging Epstein because of concerns about the girls credibility The grand jury indicted Epstein on a single count of felony solicitation of prostitution which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison Police believed there was probable cause to charge Epstein with the more serious crimes of unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry that he wrote State Attorney Barry Krischer a memo in May suggestinghe disqualify himself from the case i CA/Aronberq-0161 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls News Paim Beach Daily ew Pajn lea-ch FL Pu-lice say lawyer trted lo discre,dit teenage ginis Posted Jul Upoated Oct at PM EDITOR.S NOTE This story originally was published in The PalmBeacJiPost onuly Famed Ha:rva:rdlaw-professor Alan Dershowitz met with the Palrri Beach County State Attorneys Office and proVIded damaging foformation.about teenage girls who say they gave hi client PaJin Beach Qil,li9na.ireJeffrey Ep.stein x;ually charged rnassag1.:s acc_ordin.g_ t:q pofic;e reports The reports also state that 267another Epstein attorney agreed to a plea ba..rgain that wol!lcl ha.ye allowed Epstein t.o have no crimlnal regord His c:urrent att.or,ney d1.:nies this ha.ppenecL And the documents also reveal that the father of at least one girl complained that private investigators aggressively followed his car photographed his.home and chased off visitors Police also talked to somebody who said she Was offered money if she refused to cooperate with the Palm Beach Police Departrp.ept probe pf EpsteiP The 225state attorneys Qffic_e said;it pres.ent the Epstein c:ase fo a county grand jury this mpnth rather than directly charging Epstein because ofcortterhs about the girls credibility The gran.djufy indicted Epsteih a single count of felony solicitation ofprostltution which carries a maximum penalty of five years in pri Police believed there was probable cause to charge tein with them.ore eriou crimes of unlawful se.x acts whh a m1nor and lewd and lascivious molestation PQlice Chief Michael Reiter was so angry thaJ he wrote State Attorney Barry Krisoher a memo in May suggesting he disqualify himself from the case https://wwW.paimoeachda ilynews.com/artide/20060729/NEWS/1 CA Aronberg-0161 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls News Palm Beach Daily News Palm Beach FL The case originally was going to be presented to the grand jury in February but i was postponed after Dershowitz produced information gleaned from the Web site myspace.com showing some of the alleged victims commenting on alcohol and marijuana use according to the police report prepared by Detective Joseph Recarey Haley Robson a 20-year-old Royal Palm Beach woman who told police she recruited girls for Epstein,.also is profiled on myspace.com Her page includes photos of her and her friends including one using the name Pimpin Made EZ Robson who was not charged in the case is a potential prosecution witness According to Recarey prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek offered Epstein attorneys Dershowitz and Guy Fronstin a plea deal in April Fronstin after speaking with Epstein accepted the deal in which Epstein would plead guilty to one count of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony be placed on five years probation and have ho criminal record The deal also called for Epstein to submit to a psychiatric and sexual evaluation and have no unsupervised visits with minors according to Recarey 2s report The plea bargain was made in connection with only one of the five alleged victims the report states Fronstin who declined to comment on the case was subsequently fired and veteran defense attorney Jack Goldberger was hired He denies there was any agreement by any of Epstein 2s attorneys to a plea deal absolutely did not agree to a plea in this case he said Neither Belohlavek nor a state attorney 2s spokesman could be reached for comment The parent or parents of alleged victims who complained of being harassed by private investigators provided license tag numbers of two of the men Police found the vehicles were registered to a private eye in West Palm Beach and another in Jupiter according to Recarey 2s report I have no knowledge of it 224defense attorney Goldberger said The report also says a woman connected to the Epstein case was contacted by somebody who was still in touch with Epstein That person told her she would be compensated if she didn 2t cooperate with police Recarey 2s report says Those CA/Aronbera-0162 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say laWyer tried to scrediUeena girls News Palm Beach Daily News Palm Beach FL The tase originally was going to be ptesented to the grand jury in February but I was postponed after Detsliowitz produced information gleaned from the Web I site myspace.com showing some of the alleged victims commentii:ig alcohol md ma,rifu;_i._n_q us acc9r.cting to the polic;:e report prepared by Detective J9_seph Recarey Haley Robson a 20-year--old Royal Palm Beach woman who told polite she recruited girls for Epstein,.also is profiled oh myspace.tom Her pa includes photos of her and her friends including one using the name PimpinMadeEZ Robson whp was 11ot cha,rged t,he case is a pote_nticd prosecution wfrn ss According to Recarey prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek offered Epstein attorneys Dershovvitz and Guy Fronsti11 a plea de,tl in April F:r:onstin after speaki.IJ.g wfrh Epstein accepte the deal in which Epstein wouid _plead guilty to one count of aggra:vateclassault with intent to commit a felony be placed on five yeats probation a:nd have no criminal record The deal also called for Epstein to submit to a psychiatric and sexualevaluation and have rto unsupervised.visits vith minor accord to Recareis report The ple.i bargain wa,s mqde in onnection with only Ol;l of the five alleged victim the report states_ Fronstin who declined to conim:ent on the case was subsequently fired and veteran defense attorney Jack Goldberger was hired He denies there was any agreement by any of Epsteins attorneys to a plea deal We absolutelydi not agree to a plea in this.case he said Neither Belohlavek nor a state attorneys spokesman could be.reached fofcomment Th pai:ent Qr parents ofaUeg_ed yictils yhb complained of being ha,:r;as ed by private investigators proyided_ lic nse u_mbers gf two of the men Police found th-e vehicles were registered fo a pri7ate eye in West Palm Beach and another irt upitet according to R:ecarey;s report I have no knowled ofit defen:se,attorrtey Goldberger said The report also says a woman connected to the Epstein case was contacted by s9m body vih9 was still in touch with Epstein That person told her she would be compensated if she 267didnt cooperate with_ police Rgcareys report says Those https//yMY.,P.a.lm_b i3c 1gailyn_ ws.c:oily EWS CA Aronberg-0162 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls News Palm Beach Daily News Palm Beach FL who did talk will be dealt with the woman said she was told Phone records show the woman talked with the person who allegedly intimidated her around the time she said Recarey reported Phone records also show that the person said to have made the threat then placed a call to Epsteins personal assistant who in turn called a New York corporation affiliated with Epstein the report states The issue in the Epstein case is not whether females came to his waterfront home but whether he knew their ages He 2s never denied girls came to the house Goldberger said But when.Epstein was given a polygraph test passed on knowledge of age the attorney said After the indictment against Epstein Was unsealed this week Police Chief Reiter referred the matter to the FBI 223Weve received the referral and we 2re reviewing it said FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela in Miami The chief himself has come under attack from Epstein 2s lawyers and friends in New York where he has a home TheNew York Post quoted Epstein 2s prominent New York lawyer Gerald Lefcourt as saying-his client was indicted only because of the craziness of the police chief Reiter has declined to comment on the case Prosecutors have not presented a sex-relatedcase like Epstein 2s to a grand jury before said Mike Edmondson spokesman for the state attorney 2s office 223That 2s what you do with a case that falls into a gray area he said The state attorney 2s office did not recommend a particular criminal charge on which to indict Epstein Edmondson said The grand jury was presented with a list of charges from highest to lowest then deliberated with the prosecutor out of the room he said 223People are surprised at the grandjury proceeding West Palm Beach defense attorney Richard Tendler said 2s a way for the prosecutor 2s office to not take the full responsibility for not filing the charge and not doing what the Palm Beach Police Department wanted I think something fell apart with those underage witnesses CA/Aronberq-0163 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Polis;e say lawyer triei:t to discre.dit teenage gLHs News Palm Be_ach DaHy News Palm Beach FL Who did talk will be dealt with the woman said she was told Fh one records show the woman talked with the person who allegedly:intimiaat her:around the tin;te she said Recarey reported Phone records also s_how that the person said to have made the threat then place a eali to Epsteins personal assistant who iil turn called a New York corporation affiliated with Epstein the report states The issue in the Epstein case is not whether females came to hrs waterfr9nt lwme whether he knew theiniges J:Ies nJ VeFc.iep.i girl c_amg to the Jro G9ld.be:rger sa But when,Epstein was given a golygraph test he passed on knowledge ofage the attorney said Aftenhe indictment against Ei:rsteih wa:s uns:e 267ated this week Police Chief Reiter referred the matterto the FBI Weve received the referral and were revfewing it said FBI spokeswoman,Judy Orihuela in Miami The chief himself has come uhdet attack from Epsteins lawyers and friends in New York Where he has a home The New York Post quoted Epstein.s prominent New York lawyer Gerald Lefcourt a.s saying.hrs client was indicted only because of the craziness of the police chid Reiter has de.clined to e,omment on the case Pros_ecutors have not.presented sex:-related 225cas.eJi.ke Epsteins fo a_granJ:l jury hefore,said Mike Ecimondson;.spokesman for the 267state attorneis office That.s wliatyou do with a case that falls irtt0 a gray area he said The state attorneys offrce did not recommend a partic:ula:r c,rimi11.i.l charge on which to indict Ep teih Edmo 265dsqn aid The gra,nd jury was presented with a list of charges from highesf to lowest then deliberated wjth the ptose utor out of the room he said People:are surprised at the grandju,ry proceeding West Palm Beath defens.e attorney RichardTendlet said Itls away fot theptosettito:rs office to not take the foll fesp.onsibility fot not filing the charge and not doing what the Palm Beach Police Department wanted I think sometlii11g fell apart with those unf:ieq.ge witnesses tl!tpsl/lwvfw,pqlflp ac.hdailyn 247.v.S,COITI article/2Q060729/f CA/AronbeLq-0163 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls News Paim Beach Daily News Palm Beach FL Defense attorney Robert Gershman was a prosecutor for six years Those girls must have been incredible or untrustworthy I don 2t know he said Other attorneys said Epstein 2s case raises the issue of whether wealthy connected defendants like Epstein whose friends include former President Clinton and Donald.Trump are treated differently from others Once he knew he was the subject of a criminal probe Epstein hir.ed a phalanx of powerful attorneys such as Dershowitz and Lefcourt who is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Miami lawyer Roy Black who became nationally known when he successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge in Palm Beach also was involved at one point Said defense attorney Michelle Suskauer I think it 2s unfortunate the public may get the perception that with power you may be treated differently than the average Joe CA/Aronbera-0164 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Police say lawyer trfed to discredit teenage girls News Paim Beach DaHy ews Paim Beach FL Defense attorney Robert Gershman was a prosecutor for six yea:rs Those girls i rtm have been.ihctedible or tinttuStW.orthy I dontkhow he said Other attorneys said Epstein.s case raises the issue of whether wealthy connected defendant like Epstein 267whose friends-include former President Ch11tQn anc:i Donald.Trump are treated differe_ntly frQm_ others Onc:e he knew he,was the subject ofa criminal probe Epstein hir.eda phalanx of powerful.attorneys such as Dershowitz and Leftourt who is a past president the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Miami lawyer Rox Black who became nationally known when he successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on a rape chat ih Palm Beach also was involved atone point Said defense attorney Michelle Suskauen I tliinkits unfortunate the public may get the perception that with p.ower you may be treated differently than the av.erage oe https:/tw:palnibeachda ilynews,coniiarticle/20060729/NEWSi190917 CA/Aronbe.m_-0164 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Post REAL STARTS HERE Expert Ignorance of age isn1 defense in sex cases Posted Aug at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Aug 5j Even if Palm Beach money manager Jeffrey Epstein didn 2t know that girls who police say gave him sexual massages at his Intracoastal home were under the legal age that alone wouldnt have exempted him from criminal charges of sexual activity with minors 223Ignorance is not a valid defense said Bob Dekle a legal skills professor who Was a Lake City prosecutor for nearly years half of that time specializing in sex crimes against children 223There is no knowledge element as far as the age is concerned Dekle said After an month investigation Palm Beach police said there was probable cause to charge Epstein 53,with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation They contend that Epstein friend of the rich and famous and financial patron of Democratic Party organizations and candidates committed those acts with five underage girls In the past week New York Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer has returned about in campaign contributions he received from Epstein and Mark Green a candidate to replace Spitzer in CA/Aronberg-0165 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM SEi p,grt lgo.oia,llCQ qf is11lt defense ln stx ca:s:es Posted Aug at AM Updated 2Ql9 atl PM EDITORS NO This_ stqry origino.lly pitbJi.s_h._e,fi11 The Palm Beath Post on Aug Even if Palm Beach money manager Jeffrey Epstein didnt kn9wth;i.t_ grrls wh_o poHc say gave hi1 sex massage,s his Intra.coastal home were under the legal a that alone wouldnt have exempted him from criminal.charges of sex activity with,rrii_no_rs Ignorance is not a valid,defense said Bob Dekle a legal skills professor who was a Lake City prosecUtot for nearly years half of that time specializing in sex crimes against cliildren There.is krrowleclge element as for as the age is concerned Dekle said After an 11-month investigation Palm Beach police Said there w.as pi:obable calls_e to GA fgl Epste.i11 w.ith unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd a:nd lasciyio4s molestation They contend that Epstein friend of the rich ml fa1ous a fi.n cial patron of Democratic Party organizations and candidates committed those acts with five underage girls In the past week New York Attorney General and gubernatorial c;andidat Eliot Spitzer has ret abou_t SO ih campaign contributions he received from Epstein and Ma:tk Green a candidate to replace Spitzer in CA/Aronbernc0165 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM his current job has returned Si to him because of the Palm Beach scandal the New York Daily News has reported i Rather than file charges the state attorney 2s office presented the case to a county grand jury The panel indicted Epstein last week on a single less serious charge of felony solicitation of prostitution The case raised eyebrows because the state attorney 2s office rarely if ever kicks such charges to a grand jury Arid it increases the difficulty of prosecuting child sex abuse cases especially when the defendant is enormously wealthy and can hire high-priced top-tier lawyers At least one of Epstein 2s alleged victims told police he knew she was underage when the two of them got naked for massages and sexual activity She was years old at the time and said Epstein asked her questions about her high school according to police reports A girl who said she fnet Epstein when she was said he told her if she told anybody what happened at his house bad things could happen the police reports state Epstein 2s youngest alleged victim was when she says she gave:him a massage that included some sexual activity She is now The girl 2s.father says he doesn 2t know whether she told Epstein her age daughter has kept a lot of what happened from me because of sheer embarrassment he said 223But she very much looked Any prudent man would have had second thoughts about that Defense attorney Jack Goldberger maintains that not only did Epstein pass a polygraph test showing he did not know the girls were minors but their stories weren 2t credible The state attdrriey 2s office also implied that their credibility was an issue when it decided not to charge Epstein directly but instead give the case to the grand ury i CA/Aronbera-0166 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM his currentjob has ret:um:ed to him because the Palm Beach scandal the New York Daily News has reported Ra_ther th:m_ f1l_e charges the _st3,te a.ttorney office presented the case to a c.:ounty gra:nd The pan,el indicted Epstein lastweek.on a single fess,serious cha:r e-of felonysolicifation of prostitution The case r3,ised yebrows peq.use th.estate attor,neys 9rfi_ce rarely ifever,kicks such charges to a grand jury And it increases the difficulty of prosecuting child sex abuse cases peci ly wl1e:t;1 th defendant enorm Usly we.al!hY a tan hire high-priced top-tier lawyers At leastone of Epsteins alleged Victims told I?olice 267heknew shewas underage when the tvvo of them got naked for p:iassages and se al ac:tivity._ She was ye;i.rs old at th time and said Epstein asked her questions about her high school actotdihg to police reports A girf who said she,met Epstein when she was said he tol_c;I her ifsli told apyb9ay wll happeneg a:t llis P.9US bad things couid happen the police reports state Epsteins youngest alleged victim was when she says she gavei him a massage that included some sexual activity She is n9w The girls father says he cloesntkn_owwhether she told Epstein her a My-daughter has kept a lot ofwhat ha_ppenea from me qecallse o6heer e1b3,rrn_ssroent he sa.iq But s_he ve:cy much looked Any prudent man would have had se 267cpnd thoughts about that Defense attorney.Jack Goldberger maintains that not only did Epstein_pass a polygraph test showing he qid_ not kn_ow the giris were minors but their stories werent uedible The state attorneys office also implied that their credibility an i su yv-1 en it dec;:1ded.n,ot to ch;i.rge ps,tein dj:rectly but instead give the ca.se to the grand jury CA/Aronberg-0166 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM prosecutor has to look at it in a much broader fashion a state attorney 2s spokesman said last-week rtTKWQENT EL-1 Epstein hired Harvard law Professor Alan Dershowitz when he became aware he was under investigation and Dershowitz.gave prosecutors information that some of the alleged victims had spoke of using alcohol and marijuana on a popular Web site according to a Palm Beach police report Prosecutors typically consider two things in deciding whether to charge somebody with sex-related offenses against minors whether there is sufficient evidence arid whether there is a public interest in doing so Dekle said If two teens are in a sexual relationship and the boy turns before the girl he could be charged with a sex crime if the sex continues There would be no public interest in pursuing that Dekle said But where there is a large gap in ages and especially in cases of teachers with students there is a public interest in prosecuting he said Likewise if the accused has a track record of sex with minors CA/Aronberg-0167 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM CA/Aronberg A prosecutor has to look atit in a much broader fashion a state attorneys spokesman said lastweek Epstein hir.ed Haivatdlaw ProfessorAlanDershowitz whe1Jlte ru.ne awa.re he was under investigation and Dershowitz,.gave prosecut0,rs information that sorpg of the allegedvittims had sI5oke ofusing alcohol and marijuana on a pop11lar Web site according;toa Palm Beachpolice report Prosecutors:typi,caily,c.onsider two things in deciding whether to charge somebody with sex-related offenses a,ga.inst mipop whether there is sufficient evide 267nce an:d whether iliere is a public in_teresti:n d.oiI1g so Dekle said If two teens are in a relationship anc:l the bpyt 265rns before tli:e girl he could be chatged With a sex time if the sex condnues Then w9uld:be no public interest in pursuing that Dekle saia But where there is a large gap in ages and 242specially in ca.ses ofteachers with students thete is a public interest.in prns,ecuting he said Li_kewise if the 265sed has a track record of sex with minors FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Still there is a universal constant in prosecuting these cases Dekle said Men who exploit underage children for sex often carefully choose their victims in ways that will minimize the risk to them he said Victims usually are from a lower social status and they may suffer from psychological problems Dekle said 223Lots of child sexual abuse victims have been victimized by multiple people over a period of time Then the act of abuse produces behavior in the victims that further damages their credibility Examples include promiscuous behavior and drug abuse Some of the alleged victims in the Epstein case returned to his home multiple times for the massage sessions and the to he typically paid them per visit 223That would be a definite problem for the prosecutor said Betty Resch who prosecuted crimes against children in Palm Beach County for five years and now is in private practice in Lake Worth 223The victim becomes less sympathetic to a jury Resch said 223But she 2s a victim nevertheless She 2s a kid Most men charged with sex crimes against minors look normal Dekle said A jury expecting to see a monster seldom will And the victims ages work against them and in favor of the defendant in a trial Dekle said If a child and an adult tell different stories and both swear they 2re telling the truth adult jurors are more likely to believe the adult Dekle said 223You have all these things working against you in a child sex abuse case Prosecutors normally try to be very Careful in filing those cases because they know what they 2re getting into There is no such thing as an iron-clad child sexual abuse case CA/Aronberg-0168 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Still there is a universal constarit in prosec 265ting th,ese cases Dekle said Men who exploit underage children for I sex often carefully choose their victims irt ways that will minimize the risk to them he said Victi1s u_sua ly are frorp l9wer ocj;IL tatus arrd they may suffer from psychological problems Dekle said_ Lots of child sexu abuse vittims have been victimized by multiple people o:ver a period of time Then the act of abuse produces behi:3.vior in th victims thatfu,rther dam_;iges th_eir credibility Examples in dude promiscuous behavior and drug abuse Some of the a1leged victims in the Epstein case returned to his home multiple times for the massage sessions md the to JOO he typically paid them 267per visit That would be a definite problem for-the prosecutor said BettyResch who prosecuted crimes agiinstchildren.irr_P:ihn"Beach five 267ye:ars and now is in private 267practice in Lake Worth The victim becomes Jess sympathetic to a jury Resch said But shes a vktim nevertheless Shes ici Most men charged with sex crimes against minors look normal Dekle said A jut.y expecting to see a monster seldom will Al.d the victims ages woikagai.nst them and in favor of the defendant in a trial ekle said Ifa child and art adult telL different stories and both swear theyre telling the truth adult jurors are more likely to hefieve the ad Dekle said 243You have ali these things working ag_ainstyo in a chi.Id sex abuse case Prosecutors rtotmally tryto b:e Very careful in fihngtho cases because they know what theyre getting into There is no s_uch th1ng as an iron-cl cl chlld"sex abuse ca:se CA/Aronberg-0168 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Post REAL NEWS STARTS HERE i Epstein camp calls female accusers liars Posted Aug at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post on Aug Attorneys and publicists for Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein went on the offensive Monday contending that teenage girls who have accused Epstein of sexual shenanigans at his Waterfront home are liars and saying that the Palm Beach Police Department is childish There never was any sex between Jeffrey Epstein arid any underage women his lead attorney Jack Goldberger said frbiri Idaho where he was vacationing with his family Epstein did have young women come to his house to give him massages Goldberger-said Mr Epstein absolutely insisted anybody who came to his house be over the age of How he verified that I don 2t know The question is did anything illegal occur The law was not violated here He had no explanation as to why Epstein would pay girls or women with no massage training as the alleged victims said was the case to for their visits 223The credibility of these witnesses has been seriously questioned Goldberger said Epstein was indicted by a county grand jury last,month on a charge of felony solicitation of prostitution After an 11-month investigation that included sifting through Epstein 2s trash arid surveilling his home Palm Beach police concluded there was enough evidence to charge him with sexual activity with minors When the grand jury indicted CA/Aronberg-0169 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I I Th i U.-:sllm pib Po 267cbt JALMEWsSfiRJS Epstein 267cam 267n,calls fem accusers __ li.ars Posted Aug at AM UpqaJed Oc:t PM EDITORS NOTE This story origind.lly pubtishe.d in tire Palni Beach Post oli Aug 20CX Attorneys and publicists for Palm Beach financier effrey Epstdn nt on the offensiv Monday C9Jlt nding that teena irls who have atcused:Epsteih of sexual shenanigans at his waterfront home are fiats and saying that the P;tlm Bea Pplice Departlnent-is childish Thereneverwas any sex between Jeffrey Epstein arrdany underagewomen,".hislead attotney,.Jack G6ldber er said from Idaho Where he was vacationing with his family te_il cl have young WOl.Jl c9m to house t.P give him mass.ages Goldberger said Jvlr Epstein absolu,tely insisted anybody who came to his house be over the a:ge of How he verified that I dont know The questior1is did an,y,thfng illegal oc ur The Jaw Wcl,S ot yiolate:d here He had no explanation as to why Epstein wo 267pay girls.or women with no rriassa training as the alleged victims said wa_s thg CcJ_Se do for-their VlSltS The credibility of these witnesses has been seriously questioned Goldbet_get said Epstein was indicted by a.county grandjury lastm9nth on a charge of felony solicitation of prostit1.J.tiOn After an l-mOrtth investi ation that include,d sifting throu Epsteins trash ahd surveilling his home Palm Beach police concluded there was enq:ugh evi._d nc;:e to cha,rge hiTTI wiJh sexual activity with minors Whell the grand jury indicted CA/Aronbem._-0169 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein on the less serious charge Police Chief Michael Reiter referred the case to the FBI to determine whether there were federal law violations After a spate of stories about the case last week New York publicist Dan Klores whose client list has included Paris Hilton and Jennifer Lopez said on Saturday that Epstein 2s camp was ready get their story out They did that Monday via Goldberger and a Los Angeles publicist for Miami criminal defense attorney Roy Black who also has represented Epstein in the case We just think there has been a distorted view of this case in the media presented by the Palm Beach police Goldberger said Reiter has consistently declined to comment on the case arid did not respond to a request for comment Monday The implication that State Attorney Barry Krischer was easy on Epstein by presenting the case to a grand jury rather than filing charges directly against him is wrong Goldberger said CA/Aronberq-0170 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein on theIe serfous charge,-Pohce Chief Michael Reiter referred the case to the FBI to determine wheth there were federal law violations After a spate of stories about the case last week New York publicist Da11 Kl ores whose client 11st has included P.aris Hilton andJenniferLopez s_aid on Saturday that Epsteins camp was ready to et their story out They did that Mondayvia Goldberger and a Los Angeles publicist for Miami criminal pefense attorney Roy Slack who also has represented Epstein in the case We just-think ther.e has been a distorted view tliis case in,the media presented by the Palm Beach police Goldberger said Reiter has consist:entiy dedined to comment on the case artd did not respond to request for corn:ment Monday The implitatioh tharState Attorney Barry Kristhetwas ea,_sy on Epstein by presendng the case to a grand jury r_ather than tiling charges d1rec:tJy against h,im is wrong Goldberger said CA/Aronberg FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Police Department was happy and ecstatic that the panel was going to review the evidence think what happened is they weren 2t happy with the result They decided to use the press to embarrass Mr Epstein i But records show that Reiter wrote Krischer on May well before the case went to the grand jury suggesting that Krischer 223consider if good and sufficient reason exists ro require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases Rather than flat-out decline to charge Epstein Krischer referred the case to the grand jury to 223appease the chief Goldberger said A state attorney 2s spokesman would say only that the office refers cases to the grand jury when there are issues with the viability of the evidence or witnesses credibility Both the state attorney and the grand jury concluded there was not sufficient evidence that Epstein had sex with minors according to Goldberger was just a childish performance by the Palm Beach Police Department Goldberger said The defense attorney said one of the alleged victims who claimed she was a minor was in fact over the age of Another alleged victim who was subpoenaed to testify to the grand jury failed to do so Epstein 2s accusers he added have histori es of drug abuse and thefts 223These women are liars We 2ve established that But why would they all invent their stories about meeting Epstein for sexual massages don 2t have an answer as to what was the motivation for these women to come forward and make these allegations Goldberger said I I CA/Aronbera-0171 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i The Pafm Beach Polii;:e bepartment was happy and i I ecstatid that the 267p:anel was going to review the evidence I think wha:r happened.is they were:n happy with the tefult I They decided to use the press to embarrass Mr Epsteil I But records show ihat Reiter wrote Krischer on May I wellbefor.e the case went to the grand suggesting that Ktischer consider if good and sufficie reason exists tb require your disqi.rn,llffcation from the prosecutionofthese ases Rather than flat-.out dedi:ne to charge Epstein krischer referred the case to the gt and jury to appease the chief GoJdberger said A state attorneys spokesman would say onlythattheoffice refer cases to the grand jury when there are issues with the viabilfry.ofthe evidence ot witnesses credibility Both the state attorney and the grand jury concluded there was notsufficient evidence that Epstein had s_ex with minors according to Goldberger It was just a childish performance by the Palm Beach Police Department Golcll erger said The defense attomey said one of the alleged victims who claimed she was a minor was in fact over the age of Another illeged victim who was subpoenaed to testify to the grand llryfailedJo do so Epsteins _acct1.sers he adcied have histories of drng abuse and thefts These 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focus of fire in Epstein case Clipped By Si reiter_m Sat Apr Copyright Newspapersicom All Rights Reserved NewTs pegs CA/Aronberg-0172 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM News e_t The Palm Beach Post Nest Palm Beach Flonda Aug Mon Page Reiter focu of fire in Epstein case Clipped By reiter;.m Sat,_ Apr CopY,right Newspapers:com All Rig_hts Res_erved I Downloaded on Nov __ CA/Aronberg..-0172 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Post REAL43.7 STARTS HERE i Delays in Epstein case unusual i lawyers say Posted Mar at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITORSNOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post March A federal probe or a plea deal could explain the wait in the Palm Beachcr 2s solicitation case Nearly eight months after Palm Beach tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was charged with felony solicitation of prostitution there has been no discernible progress in his case No witnesses deposed No trial date set Nothing save for routine court hearings reset without explanation Usually that would be unusual said criminal defense attorney Glenn Mitchell who has no involvement in the case As a general rule it would be unusual for nothing to have happened agreed Michael Dutko a criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale He represents Haley Robson of Royal Palm Beach potentially a key witness in the case A routine hearing for Epstein was pulled from the court docket last week and reset for May The delays and inaction could be due to a potential federal probe of Epstein or because a plea deal is in the works attorneys say Unusual is the Word that best describes everything about the case against Epstein an enigmatic money manager in New York City who counts Bill Clinton and Donald Trump among his friends CA/Aronbera-0173 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM ll I I ay.s n1 p_s e:i1un case unusua lai:yets say Posted Mar at AM Updated bet PM EDITORSNaTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post Ma.rch f:t A federal probe or a plea deal could explain the wait in the Palm Beachers solicitation case Nearly eight months after Falm Beach tycoon Jeffrey Epstefo was charge.d with folony solicitation ofprostitutior1 there has heen no discernibieprogress in his ca:se No witnesses deposed No trial date set Notliing save for rou,tipe co 265rthearing Jese:t without expla.p::itio.n Usually that would.be unusual said criminal defense atto:rn:ey Glenn Mitcheii who has no involvement in the case As a general rule it would unusual for nothing t_o have happene:d agreed Michael Dutko a criminal qefense attorneyin Fort Lauderdale He teJ tesents Haley Robson of R,qy Palm Beach potentially a key witne th case A routine hearing for Epstein was pulied fro the 267court docketast week and resetfor Ma:y The delays and inaction could be d.ue to a potential federalprobe of Ep tefo or beca:use a plea deai is in the works attorneys say Unusual is:the word that best describes everything about the case against Epstein an enigmatic money manager in New York Citywho c;otmts Bill Clinton andbonald Tru.tnp a:mong his friends CA/Aronbern:_-0173 FlLEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Highly unusual is how Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter described State Attorney Barry Krischer 2s handling I of the case in a bluntly critical letter to Krischer last year before Epstein was indicted I I Reiter referred the matter to the FBI to determine whether any federal laws had been violated Epstein 2s allies countered by attacking the chief personally and professionally Reiters department investigated Epstein for months Police sifted repeatedly through his trash and conducted surveillance on his five-bedroom 1/2-batb 7,234-square foot home oh the Intfacoastal Waterway Police said Epstein paid women and girls as young as to give him erotic massages at his home Police thought there was probable cause to charge him with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation Epstein responded by hiring a phalanx of lawyers One of them Harvard law professor and author Alan Dershowitz provided the state attorney 2s office with information about alcohol and marijuana use by some of the girls who said they were with Epstein Prosecutors then referred the case to the grand jury rather than file charges directly against Epstein Epstein 2s attorneys deny he had sex with underage girls The lawyers say the girls stories are not credible But if the court file is any indicator 2they 2ve made no effort to depose the girls Neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys have sought to question Robson said Dutko her attorney She recruited teenage girls to visit Epstein for massages and sexual activity Palm Beach police said and presumably would be a key witness CA/Aronbera-0174 FILFD PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Highly unusual is how Palm Beach Police Chief Mic:b:4 I Reiter _scdb dState _A.tt91;neyJ3;irry Kdschers handli"hg I ofl:he c:as_e in a bhmtly critical leuert:o Krischer la.st ye before Epstein was indicted I Reitet referred the mattef the,FBlto determine whether any federal ws had been viol;ited Epsteins allie_s c.91Jntered by attacking the chief personally and professionally Reiters department investigated Epstein for months Pqfice 267slfted repe.atedly thro1J.gh h1s tr sh and cond 265cted surveillance:on.his ri re,..bedro:om,7 1/2-bath 7234-squate foot home on the Irtacoastal Waterway Police said Epstein paid women and girls as young l4 to give him-erotic massages ath1s.home Police thought there was probable cause to charge him with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation Epstein responded by hlring a phc!lanx oflawyer:s bne of them H:irvard law pro essor and author Alan.Pershowitz 267to.vided the state attorneys office with information about alcohol and marijuana use by some of the girls who said they wt r:e 9th Epstein Prosecutors tht refer:red the case to the grand jury rathe_r than file charges directly against Epstein Epstein.s attorneys deny he had sex with 267underage girl The lawYers say the girls stories c1Ie not credible jfthe court fiie is any indicator theive 267made effort to depos the girls Neither prose_cutors nor defense attorneys haye 267sought to qu 267estion Robson 267said Dutko her attorney She recruited teenage gitls to visit Epstein for massages and sexual activity Pahn Beai:,:h police said apd presumibly would be a key witness CA/Aronberg-0174 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein 2s attorney Jack Goldberger did not return phone messages A source close to the case suggested it is languishing pending a decision by the FBI on whether to refer it to federal prosecutors We still have a pending case FBI spokeswoman Judy rihuela said Monday State Attorney Krischer did not return a call for comment His spokesman Mike Edmondson declined to say whether federal investigators are delaying the Epstein case But he added another agency is looking at something we wouldn 2t want to step on their toes Attorneys say inertia in a criminal case often points to a pending plea deal would not surprise me if something has happened that 2s not reflected in the court file said Dutko such as an agreement that will be formalized later Defense attorney Marc Shiner said defense attorneys sometimes put off overtly conducting discovery deposing witnesses requesting documents and the like because doing so creates more work for harried prosecutors who may become angry and not offer a plea.deal 223Sometimes defense lawyers knowing that will try and do discovery without taking depositions said Shiner a former prosecutor for years Instead they may conduct a below-the-radar probe such as having a private investigator check.out leads he said Shiner and others say a plea deal for Epstein probably would result in pretrial intervention in which a defendant maybe ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation counseling or other conditions in return for dropping the charge CA/Aronberg-0175 _Epste1n attorney Jack Goldberger did not return phorte messages A sourc dose to the case suggested it lantuishing pendin a decisic ii bytheFBI chi whetherto refer itto federal pr9sec 265tors Westillhave.a,.pe_nd.ing case FBI spokeswomanJudy Orihuela said Monday State Attorney Krisclier did not return a call for comment His spokesman Mike Edm9r1dsop qec:lined to sc1y 267whether federal investigators ate delaying the Epstein case But he added if another agency is looking at something vie w:ouldn want to step on t,hei.r tqes Attorneys say jnertiajn c1 c:rimiQa1 case ofte points to a pending plea deal Itwouldnot;surptisemeifsotnethin:g has happened thats not reflected in the court file said Dutko such c1_s clil igree;mgn,t that wi11 be fofillaJiz;edJat,er Defense attorney Marc Shiner said defense attorneys sometimes put off overtly conducting discovery deposing witnesses requesting documents and the Jfke because sq c_rea,tes more workJo.r harried prose:cutors who may he ome an 267gty and not off et a plea deal Sometimes defense lawyers knowing that will try and do discovery witbout taking depositions said Shin a former proseq1tor for years Inste 267ad,theymay conduct a below,;.the--tadar probe such as having a private investigator check out leads he sai i_ Shiner and others say plec1 deal for Epstein probably wo:uld.resu1t in pretr:ial intervention in which a defendant may be ordered to undergo a psychological e:Valuation counseling or other conditions in ret lrn for dropping the charge CA/Aronberg-0175 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Edmondson spokesman for State Attorney Krischer said there is no plea offer and no request for the prosecution to show its cards my knowledge it 2s never happened before on a filed case he said CA/Aronbera-0176 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Edmondson spokesman for Stat Attorney Krischer said there is no plea offer and no request for t:he prose-cutio to show its ta:tds To my knowledg its never happened before on a filed ca_se he s.aiq_ CA Aronberg-0176 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Thursday October I Edition FINAL Section LOCAL Page 5B Source The.Associated Press Illustration:-PHOTO Memo Ran all editions Dateline NEW YORK WOMAN SUES BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR SAYS THEY HAD SEX WHEN SHE WAS A billionaire investor already facing jail in Palm Beach County on charges of soliciting underage prostitutes is being sued by a young woman who says he had sex with her when she was and had sought his Leip becoming a model The lawsuit filed late Tuesday in Manhattans state Supreme Court says financier Jeffrey Epstein had the teen perform a sex act when she brought photographs of herself for him to review in his Upper East Side mansion sometime in Epstein a money manager told the teen he managed finances for Victorias Secret and Could get you into the catalog if she were nice to him court papers say The papers say being nice included massages and Other favors When the girl told Epstein I am years old and just want to model he replied Dont worry I won 2t tell anybody court papers say Epstein said by Londons Mail on Sunday to be a close friend of Englands Prince Andrew has been indicted in Palm Beach on charges Of soliciting underage prostitutes That case is pending The girl visited Epstein several times over the several months and engaged in bizarre and unnatural sex acts while she was a minor the lawsuit says Epstein repeatedly requested that the girl return with her and I6-year-old girlfriends stating 2Come by with your friends your age next time Dont bring Sherrie a mutual friend in her I love girls your age The young woman now kept returning to Epstein because she has mental issues said her lawyer William Unroch He refused to elaborate but court papers say she was disabled as a result of severe mental disease and defect Epsteins lawyer in New York Gerald Lcfcourt said The girl has admitted she is insane but she can read a newspaper and recognize the word rich Lefcourt also said.the statute of limitations has expired for the womans case criminally and civilly and will almost Certainly be dismissed He refused to comment on Epsteins Florida charges Meanwhile Unroch also acknowledged that his client was living with him and was at the center of a million lawsuit he filed last year against a neighbor who said he was having sex with underage girls That case is pending What she was doing at is irrelevant to what happened to her when she was Unroch said Wednesday He went on the say he hoped Epstein would agree to do right by his Client.and resolve the case Out of court CA/Aronbera-0177 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Thursday October ls Edition FINAL Section LOCAL Pag SB Source Th_eAssociateg Press Illustration PHOTO Memo Jlan:_all editions Dateline NEW 267YORK WOMAN SUES BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR SAYS THEY HAD SEX WHEN SHE WAS A billionaire investor already facing jail in Pa:lm B:each County on charges of soliciting underage prostih.ites is being by a young WQ.1ar1 who says he had_ w1ih her when she wa_s lfand had sought his help becoming a model The laws"Jit filed fate Tuesciay in Manha ans state SlJpreme Court s1ys fi11 uwier Jeffrey Epstein had the teen perform.a.sex act when she brought photographs of herself for him.to review in his Upper East Sid mansio_n sometime in Epstein a money manager told the teen he-managed finances for Victorias Secret and could get you into the cat log if he we.r:e nice t9 him court p1pe.r say_ The papers ay l;,eing i 225n.fce included massages and other favors When the girl told Epstein I am years old l3lldjustwantto model he replieci Dont worry I Wont tell anybody court papers say Epst in saici by Londons M_ail on 265ndc1y to be a clo frjenocl Englanqs Prince Andrew has been indicted in Palm Beach on charges of soliciting underage prostitutes That case is pending The girl v:isited Epstein i 225severai times over the several months and engaged in bizarre and unnatural 267sex acts While she was a minor the lawsuit says Ep tein repeatedly req 265_ested that_ the girl ren,im with hgr IS and 6-rear-old gir lfi r1ds stating Corne by withyour friends,your age next time Dorit l5ting Sherrie a mutual friend in her Ilove _girls your age The young woman now kepi returning to Epstein because she has mental issues sa:id her lawyer Wiiffam Unroch re used to eial orllte bllt court pap rn say she W,!S di.sabled as ll reslt of severe inental disease and defect Epsteins lawyer in New York Qeralci _Lefi safcl Th gi_rL_h,!s ac;ln;i.itted she is insane btJt she can read a newspaper and tecognize 267the word rich Lefoourt also said the statute of limitations has,e pir.ed for the womans case criminally cJJ1d civilly and will almost certainly be dismissed He refused-tocommeI1t:onEpsteihs Florida Gh ges Meanwhile Uroch also acknowledgedthat his client was li.v.ing with him and was at the center of a m"illion lawsuithe filed last ye_ar against a neighbor who saici h_e was.:havipg sex with underage girls That case is pending What she was doing af irrelevant to what happened to her when.she Unroch said Wednesday He went ori the say he.hoped Epstein would agree to do tight by his tliertt.and.resolve the case out of court CA Aronberg-0177 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Pest REAL STARTS HERE Palm Beacher pleads in sex case Posted Jul at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Paint Beach Post on July Jeffrey Epstein will serve years on teen solicitation charges He lives:in a Palm Beach waterfront mansion and has kept company with the likes of President Clinton Prince Andrew and Donald Trump but investment banker Jeffrey Epstein will call the Palm Beach County Jail home for the next months Epstein pleaded guilty Monday to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring a person under the age of for prostitution After serving months in jail he will be under house arrest for a year And he will have a lifelong obligation to register as a sex offender He must submit to an HIV test within hours with the results being provided to his victims or their parents As part of the plea deal federal investigators agreed to drop their investigation of Epstein which they had taken to a grandJury two law enforcement sources said Epstein was indicted two years ago after an month investigation by Palm Beach police They received a complaint from a relative of a 14-year-old girl who had given Epstein a naked massage at his five-bedroom square-foot million Intracoastal home Police concluded that there were several other girls brought in and to an upstairs room at the home for similar massages and sexual touching CA/Aronberq-0178 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM ltaltn 267a:cbe,r p_l ads ln sti ie Po:st Jul at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITORS NOTE This _tory originally published in Th Palm Beach Post onjuly-1 Jeffrey Epstein will serve years on teen solicitation charge,s He Hv s:in a PalmBeachwat r_fr9 rnansiQn J:.ia kept companywith 267the iikes of President Clinton Prince Andrew and Donald Trurnp;hutihvestment oankerJefftey Epstein will fall th_e Palm Beach County Jail home for the n:ext 18,months Epstein pleacfod guilty Monday to felony solicitation of prostitution andproturing a petsoh under the age of18 for prost_hvtjo.n After iyjng Jnont_hs in he will be under house 267arre,s_t for a year And he,wi11 have a lifelong_ obligation to re ister asa sex offendet He must submit to a,n HIV test within hours with the results being provided tohis victims or their pc1,rents As part of the plea deal federal investigators agreed to drop their investigation of Epstein which they had taken to a grand.jury two law enforcement sources s:iid Epstein wa:s indfoted two years ago after an ii-:mon:th investigation by Palm Beach poiice They received a coro.plai.ntfrom areladve of a 14-year,;old girl who had_ given_ Epstein a na_ked massage at hi_s _flve-pedroom square_,foot million Intra-coasta:i home Police concluded that 267there were several other _girls br6tight in a,nd to an upstairs room at the home for similar-massages a,nd sexual touching CA/Aronberg-0178 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The indictment charged Epstein only with felony solicitation of prostitution The state attorney 2s office later added the charge of procuring underage girls for that purpose Prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek said of the plea took into consideration the length the trial would have been and witnesses having to testify about sometimes embarrassing incidents Epstein may have made a serious mistake soon after he was charged He rejected an offer to plead guilty to one count of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony according to police documents He would have gotten five years probation had ho criminal record and hot been a registered sex offender the documents indicate Epstein arrived in court Monday with at least three attorneys He wore a blue blazer blue shirt blue jeans and white and gray sneakers After Circuit Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo accepted the plea he was fingerprinted Epstein then removed his blazer and was handcuffed for the trip to jail while his attorneys tried to shield him from photographers lenses When he eventually is released to house arrest Epstein will have to observe a p.m to a.m curfew have no uhsupervised contact with anyone younger than and neither own nor possess pornographic or sexual materials that are relevant to your deviant behavior the judge said Epstein will be allowed to leave home for work The New York-based money manager told the judge he has formed the not-for-profit Florida Science Foundation to finance scientific research I 2m there every day Epstein said The foundation was incorporated in November Epstein said he already has awarded money to Harvardand MIT CA/Aronberg-0179 The indictment charged:Epstein only with felony solicitation ofprostitution The state attorneys office te:t a,dded the chc1.rge of procuring underage girls for that purpose ProsecJ.1tQr La 267nna B:efohfavek said pfthe.:plea i to iJ:l;tq considetatiort the length the trial would have been ancf witnesses having testify about sometimes enibarrassing incidents Epstein may ha:ve made a serious rriislake ssoon after he was charged He rejected an offer to plead gt1iltyto one count of aggr.iya ed a_ss ult-wi.tl:i i_ntent to cgmmit a felony according to police do.cum en ts He would have gotten five years ptobatioh had ho criminal.record and hot been a registered sex offerrder the documents indicate Ep tein arrived iff court Monday with at least three attorneys He wore a blue blazer blue shirt blue jeans and white and gtay sneakers After Circuit Judge Deborah Dale Puc:Ulo aq:epted the plea he was fingerprinted Epstein thenremoved.his blazer and wc1.s handcuffed for-the tiip to jail while hiini:ttorneys tried to shield him from photographer lenses When he eventuaHy i releasedto house arrest Epstein will have toobserve:a.l0 p,m to a.rn mrfew have no unsup.etvised contact with anyone younger than a:nd neither own nor possess pornographic or sexual materials 267"that are relevant to your d.evian.t behavior theju_dge said Epstein will be allowed to leave home forwork The New York-based money manager told the judge he has formed the 1wt-for-p_rofit-Florid,a Science Fo1Jnci:1J10J1 to financ_e scientific research Im there every day Epstein said The foundation was incorporated in November Et:fstein aid he already has awarded money to Harvard and MIT CNAronbe.rn_-0179 When he is released.from jail there is a chance that Epstein will be forced to move Sex offenders are not allowed to live within feet of a school park or other areas where children may gather No determination has been made as to whether Epstein 2s home complies but attorneys said it likely does Sex offenders also typically must attend counseling sessions Belohlavek said that was waived for Epstein because his private psychiatrist is working with him The judge was skeptical but agreed to it Epstein 2s legal woes don 2t end with Monday 2s plea There are four pending federal civil lawsuits and one in state court related to his behavior At least one woman has sued him in New York where he owns Manhattan mansion 2s validation of what we 2re saying in the civil cases said Miami attorney Jeffrey Herman who represents the alleged victims in the federal lawsuits West Palm Beach attorney Ted Leopold.represents one alleged victim in a civil suit in state court He said he anticipates amending that lawsuit to add few other clients as well In the criminal case police went so far as to scour Epstein 2s trash and conduct surveillance at Palin Beach International Airport where they watched for his private jet so they would know when he was in town They concluded th at Epstein paid girls to each after the massage sessions Tm like a Heidi Fleiss Haley Robson now told police about her efforts in recruiting girls for Epstein There was probable cause to charge Epstein with unlawful sex acts with a minor arid lewd arid lascivious rnolestation police concluded CA/Aronbera-0180 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM When he is released.from jail there is a chance that Epstein will be forced to move Sex offenders 267are hot allowed to live within qfa s_c P?-fk qr tll are?-s 267where children may gather No determination has been made as to whether Epstein.s home complies but attorneys said it likely does Sex offenders also typkally1,usr attend coun eling ess ons Belohlavek:said that was waived for Epstein because his private psychiatrist is working with him The judge was skeptical but agreed to it tpsteh:1 Jegal w9es dpnt with nd,:iy ple.il Ther are four pertdirtg federal civil lawsuits and one in state co.urt related to his behavior At least one vomafi has sued him in New oik whe_re he owns a Sl,0-squ.are-foqt fylgnhatta,n mansion Its validation ofwha:ewere sayinKin the civil cases;_".said Miami attomeyJeffr-ey Hetman ho represents the alleged vic;tims i the federaJ la,wsuits West alro 13each attorney Ted Leopold represents one alleged vidim in a civil suit in state court He said he anticipates amending tha:rlawstiit to adcf"afew other c:lie1,1ti is ll_ In the criminal case police went so tar as to sco Epst ins trash and conduct 267surveillance at Pal:tn Beach Intetnationai Air.port 267where they Watched for his private jet so they would know when he was in town They concluded that Epstein paid girls to each atter the massage sessicm Tm like a Heidi fl iss Haley Robson now told police abou.ther efforts in recruiting girls Jor Epstein There was 267roba:ble cause to charge Epstein with unlawfoi sex acts with a minor and lewd an:d lascivious molestation police cond1,1ded CA Amnberg-0180 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The state attorney 2s office said questions about the girls credibility led it to take the unprecedented step of presenting the evidence against Epstein to a grand jury rather than directly charging him Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter was furious with State Attorney Barry Krischer saying in a May letter that the prosecutor should disqualify himself I continue to find your offices treatment of these cases highly unusual he wrote He then asked for and got a federal investigation Epstein hired a phalanx of high-priced lawyers including Harvard law professor and author Alan Dershowitz and public relations people who questioned Reiters competence and the yictims truthfulness In addition to mansions in Palm Beach and Manhattan Epstein owns homes in New Mexico and the Virgin Islands Hes a frequent.contributor to Democratic Party candidates He also donated million to Harvard in Former New York Goy Eliot Spitzer returned a campaign contribution from Epstein after his indictment then resigned this year during his own sex scandal And the same Palm Beach Police Department that vigorously investigated Epstein returned his donation for the purchase of a firearms simulator Staff writer Eliot Kleinberg arid foririer staff researcher Michelle Quigley contributed to this story CA/Aronbera-0181 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The state attorneys office sa.id q:uestions about the _girls credibility it to take the unprecedented step of presend.ng the e_vid nc:e igiJcins,t Epsteh1 to a g_rMcl jll_ry rather than-directly chargin:g him Pa.Im Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter-was flirio with State AttorneyBarry Krischer,saying ina May le tet that the prqsecutor sholJ d1squ;ilify himself I c::ontimie to find yout offices treatment fthese cases highly unusual he wrote He then asked fonmd got a..federa.l investigation Epst in hired a phalanx of high-prited lawyers including Harvard law professor cJJ1d allth9r Algp bers_l qwit:z and p"t1blit relatio-ns people who que 225stioned Reiters competence an_c;l the v,i_c;:tim truthfulness In ad iti.on to ma,n_siQJ._s fo Palm BecJ.ch and Manhattan Epstein owns homes inNew Mexico,and th Virginlsl_ands Hes a frequent:tontributor to Demotta:tic 267a:rty candidates He a.l__sq dc:m_ated milHon lo Harvard in Forll_ler N_gw Y9_r:k Gov Eliot Spitzer retw.J1 a Q;0Od carn,paign contribution from Epstein a.tter his irnHct1I1_ent then resigned this year during:his oWh sex se::andal And the ScJ,JP..e Palm Beacp P9lice Department that vigorously investigated Epstein returned his donation for.the purchase of a firea.rtns sii:nulator Staff writer Eliot Kleinberg and fotmet staffresea.tchet Mi heUe QtJigley contributed to t_his story CA/Aronberg-0181 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Bata Beach Post REAL NEWS29.3 STURTS78.1 HERE Jeffrey Epstean Scientist Stuntman 221sex shve visit jailed tycoon By LARRY KELLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Posted Aug at AM Updated Jul at PM Tycoon Jeffrey Epstein mingled with ah eclectic mix of people including beautiful young women before he got into trouble for paying teenage girls to give him sexual massages at his Palm Beach mansion Not much has changed even though he how resides in a dorm at the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office 2s 17-acre stockade near the fairgrounds During his first month of confinement Epstein was visited by the female assistant who girls told police had escorted them to the room at his mansion where they gave him naked massages Also trekking to the jail was a young woman whom Epstein purportedly described as his Yugoslavian sex slave The wealthy financier and science wonk also has been visited by an expert on artificial intelligence as well as a man who is a mixed martial arts aficionado and sometime movie stuntman The only other people to visit.him at the jail according to records are a Singer Island man and an individual who listed Epstein 2s Palm Beach address as his own Epstein pleaded guilty on June to two prostitution related charges and was sentenced to months in jail followed by a year of house arrest Epstein paid teenage CA/Aronberg-0182 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM lef:fre slein Scienlisl stuntm-an 267stot slalltf visit j.ailed ey LARRY KELLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Postea Aug AM Updated Jul at PM Tycoon Jeffrey Epstein mingled with ah eclectic mix of people including beautiful young women before he got into trouble for paying teenage girls to give him s_exual massages at his Palm Beach mansioh Not much has changed evert th6ugh he now resides in a clorm it the I 1hp l:3ea Il.ty Sh_ riff Offic;es stockade near-the fairgrouncls During his first month of confine-ment Eps_tein was visited by the female assistant 267who ids told polfte had escorted them.to the room:at.his m,a11siQil where they:g.:!-ve h1_:rri naked massages Also trekkin to the jail was a young 267woman whoin Epstein purportedly described as his Yugoslavian sex slave Thf wealthy finail ier a.nd sc;iepce wqn,l also J1as l:ieen visite:d by an expert on artific_ial intelligence as well as a mat1 who is a 225mixed martial arts aficionado and sometime rnovi st 265ntman The only other people to visit him at the jail 3,ccording to re 267cords are a Singer Island man and an indivic:luaf who listed Epsteins Palm Beach address as his own Epstein pleaded guilty onJune 30to two prostitution related charges and was SC:!ntenced to months in jail followed by year of house arrest Epstein paid teenage CA/Aronberg FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM girls to in and for massages in his home that sometimes included sexual touching Palm Beach police said His jail visitors in July included Sarah Kellen who some of the teen masseuses said phoned them when Epstein was in town and escorted them upon their arrival at his Palm Beach waterfront home to an upstairs room where she prepared.the massage table and provided the oils for their encounters with him Kellen visited Epstein three times in July according to a jail visitor 2s log Kellen lists a Manhattan home address Reached by telephone she declined to discuss Epstein Nadia Marcinkova whose family in Yugoslavia Epstein paid money to so that he could bring her to the United States to be his 223sex slave two teenage girls told police One girl told police that Epstein instructed Marcirikova arid her to kiss and have sex while he watched and masturbated Another said she engaged in sex with Marcinkova at Epstein 2s urging Marcinkova visited Epstein in jail four tirries in days She lists her address as on the Upper East side of Manhattan not far from Epsteins enormous apartment Roger Schank founder of the Institute for Learning Sciences at Northwestern University and art expert On artificial intelligence paid one visit to Epstein Schank has written numerous books on that subject and has a doctorate degree fforri Yale University in linguistics He was one of people who applied to be president of Florida Atlantic University in He became 223chief learning officer at the online Trump University in Schank.listed his address as being in Stuart and records show he also owns a home in Lake Worth CA/Aronberg-0183 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM girls to irt and for massages in his home that sometimes included sexual touc:hing Palm Beach pol_ice id Bis ja,jl vis_itors jn,J nclu.qecl Sarah Kellen wh_Q some 9f the teen masseu_ses sa.I phoned them when Epstein was in town a:nd es_corted them upon their arrivaiat.hisPalm Beach waterfront home to-an t1pstairs.r:9o_m whe,re sh_e prepar:ed the Jil ss._age t_a_ble aIJ,d provided the oils for their encounters with him Keilen visited Epstein three times iriJuly ac:coraing to a jail visitors log I ellen lists a Manha.ttan borne address Reached by telephon she declined to d1scuss Epstein Nadia Marcinkova whose family in Yugoslavia Epstein paidmoneyto so that he could bring her to the United States to be his sex sla.,ve two teenage girls tplci police One gitl told polite that Epstein instructed Marciriko:va a:rtd het to kiss and have sex while he watched and mastur:pated Anot_her said she engaged i.IJ sex witl:i Marcinkova-at Epsteins urging Marcinkova visited Epstein in jail four times.in da:ys She-lists hetaddte as on the Upper East si_de of Manhattan not far from Epstein enormous apartment Roger Schank founder of theJnstitute for Learning Sciences at Northwestetii University and an expert on artificial 1.ntelligence paid one visit to Epstei.n Schank has writtennumerous books onfh subject and has a doctorate degree from Yale University in linguistics He 267was one ofl9 p_eople who appliecl to be pi;esi jent ofFloi:ipa Atlan.ti.c University in Ie became chiefiearning officer _at the onlieTrilltlp University in Sc.hankisted his address as beingfo Sn1art md records how he al owns a home in Lake Worth CA/Aronbe.m.-0183 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein has financed a number of scientists over the years including Nobel Prize winners He gave million to Harvard University in In November he formed the not-for-profit Florida Science Foundation which he said finances scientific research Igor Zinoviev a Russian mixed martial arts fighter who coaches a Chicago team in the International Fight League He also has worked as a personal trainer celebrity bodyguard and movie stuntman according to the league 2s Web site The New Jersey resident visited Epstein seven times in July Zinoviev Schank and Marcinkova could not be reached for comment Staff researcher Niels Heimeriks contributed to this stoty CA/Aronberg-0184 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein has financed a number of scientists over the years including Nobel Prtze winners gave IIlillJon to Harvard University in In November he formed tpe hot-for-profit Florida Science Foundation which he said finances scientific research lgpr Zinpviev a Ru sian mixed rnartial arts fighter who coaches a Chicago teaITI in the Inte:rn:atio_nal Fight L!;!ag He also has worked as a personal trainer celebrity body,g lard and 1ovie stuntman according to the leagues Web site Th New ey resident yi itedEp in seven times irtJuly Zinoviev Stharik and Marcinkova could rtot be r.eached for c.omrne_nt Staffresearcher Niels Heim riks contdbut_ed to this tory CA Aronberg-0184 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Palm Beach Daily News Billionaire sex offender leaves jail six days a week for work Posted Jul i at AM Updated Oct at AM Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein who 2s serving months in jail for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution is allowed to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade six days a.week on a work-release program Teri Barbera spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office confirmed that Epstein has been in the work-release program since Oct He works six days a week Friday through Wednesday a.m to p.m Barbera said via e-mail He works at his local West Palm Beach office monitored on an active GPS system he wears an ankle bracelet Mr Epstein hires a permit deputy at his expense for his own security at his workplace during the time he is out Miami attorney Jeffrey Herman represents six young women who 2ve sued Epstein claiming he sexually abused them at his Palm Beach home when they were minors Herman said he received a letter about the work-release program from the U.S Attorney 2s Office within the past few days But Herman says Epstein had,been out on work release for several weeks before the notification clients expressed shock and disappointment Herman said find it incredible that he 2s on work-release in the community and my clients aren 2tnotified of this and we get this letter weeks after the fact Jack Goldberger Epstein 2s criminal attorney said the CA/Aronberq-0185 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM BUlbuiair offPnd:Q IQa.v,sJa:il six da a 267wee:kJrir w_ork Posted Jul at AM Updated Oct at AM Palm ea,ch bi.1Honc1ire Jeffrey J;pstein whos serving months.in jail for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution is allowed to leave the Palm Beach Cou,11ty StocJ ade da,ys a weekon w9_rk-relea,se program Teri B,arb_era spokeswoman fofthe Palm BeaGh County Sheriffs Office confirmed that Epstein has been irt the work-release program since Oct Hg works six days week Friday through ednesdc1y a.m to p.m Barbera said via e-ma:il He works at his local West Palm Beach office monitored on ah active GPS system he wears an ankle bracelet Mr _Epste.in hires pefl depucy at his expense for his own se urity his workplace durini the time he is out Miami attorney Jeffrey Hen:nan represents six-young women wbo ye ued Epsteip c;l 265ming he wc11ly abused them athis Palm 13.eac:h home when they were minors Herian said he received a letter about the work..:release program from the U.S Attorneys Office wit4m the 267past few dc1ys lt n;nan says Epst in had heel lt on work reie 267ase for several weeks before the notificatio11 My clients expressed s.hockand disappoiIJ ment rma,n said I find it in-credible that hes ort work-release ih the community and my clients areil;t notified of this and we get this letter weeks after the fact Jack Goldberger Epstejps crirni11al a,tto,rn id the CA/Aronberg-0185 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM arrangement is not unusual He goes to work,every single day and goes back to jail at night just like everybody else in the program Goldberger said Epstein pleaded guilty June to two felony counts soliciting prostitution and procuring a person under for prostitution As part of the plea agreement Epstein must serve one year Of house arrest and register as a lifelong sex offender CA/Aronberg-0186 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM arrangement is not unusual He goes to work every single day an-d goes back to ja,il at ni ht justlike everybody else in the pro tam Goldberger said Epstein pleaded g_uiltyJune to two felony cotlilts soliciting prostitution and procuring a person U;I1der for prostitution As part of the plea agreement Epstein must setve 267oneyeat of house arrest and register as a lifelong sex of en le.r CA Aronberg-0186 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Post REAL31.6 NEWS29.2 STARTS78.2 HERE Women want Epstein sax plea deal unsealed Posted Jul at AM Updated Oct at PM EDITORS NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post June Their attorneys will ask a judge to open Jeffrey Epstein 2s records When wealthy money manager Jeffrey Epstein of Palm Beach pleaded guilty last year to procuring teens for prostitution his case detoured around local and state rules regarding the sealing of court documents At a plea conference on the state charges a judge a defense lawyer and a prosecutor huddled at the bench and decided that a deal Epstein had struck with federal prosecutors to avoid charges should be sealed according to a transcript of the hearing And so it was But Florida rules of judicial administration as well as rules of the Palm Beach County court system require public notification that a court document has been or will be sealed meaning kept from public view The rules also require a judge to find a significant reason to seal such as protecting a trade secret dr a compelling government interest Yet no notification or reason occurred in Epstein 2s case according to court records CA/Aronberg-0187 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM women.1 w;anl Epsl1ih lt ple_a dtal unseaJed Posted Jul at AM Updated Oct PM EDITOR NOTE This story originally publishe,d in The Palm Beach Post June Their attorneys will s,k a 265dge to open Jeffrey Eps.teins records When wealthy money manager Jeffrey Epstein of Paim Beach pleaded guih:ylast year to procuring teens for pros_titution h1s case d_etour aro 273dJq al a,ndstate rules regarding tne sfaling of court do_cume 267nts At a plea conference on the state chars.es a judge a defense lawyer and.a prosecutor huddled at the bench and decided that a dgal Epste1 ha:d stru wifu federal prosecutors to avoid charges should be sealed according to a transcript of the heating A.IJ.d so it Wa But Flor:ida rul.es ofj1Jdicial administr:ation well as rules of the Palm Bea.th County sys.tern require public notification that a court documentha:s been or will be seakd,:meaningkeptfrom 265blic view_ The i1s,g require a judge to firrd a significant reason to seal such as protecting a.trade secret or a compelling government interes,t Yet no notific_ation or reason occurred in Epstein ase according to court record CA Aronberg-0187 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epstein 2s own attorneys in federal filings have referred to his confidential deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S attorney 2s office struck in September as unprecedented and 223highly unusual And it was a significant inducement for Epstein to accept the state 2s deal observed the state judge who accepted his plea County judge Deborah Dale Pucillo Epstein no faces at least a dozen civil lawsuits in federal and state courts Filed by young women who said they had sex with him and now are seeking damages Attorneys for some of those women want his agreement with federal prosecutors unsealed and will ask Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath to do so today It is against public policy for these documents to be have been sealed and hidden from public scrutiny As a member of the public E.W has a right to have these documents unsealed 2wrote former Circuit Judge Bill Berger now in private practice arid representing one of the women The Palm Beach Post also will ask Colbath to unseal the agreement Post attorney Deanna Shullmari will argue that the public has a right to know the specifics of Epstein 2s deal According to various media accounts Epstein moved in circles that included President Clinton Donald Trump and Prince Andrew 223International Moneyman of Mystery declared a New York magazine profile of Epstein Epstein is in the Palm Beach County Stockade serving an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty nearly a year ago to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution He is allowed out from a.m to p.m escorted by a deputy said Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera CA/Aronberg-0188 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Epst ins own atto_rneys in federai filings have 267referred to his contide-ntial deferred prosecution a teertieht with 267the U.S attorneys office struck in Septerriber as unprecedented and highly Qnusu.al And it was a significant inducement for Epstein to acc pt the state.s deal observe:d the state judge who accepted his plea CountyJudg.e Deborah Dale Pucillo Epstein.now faces at least d,oz_en civil lawsuits in federal aI1,d sta,t courts tiled by young women who said t:hey sex with him and now are seeking damages Attorneys for some of those women want his a,gre r.nent with federal proseQutors imsealed and will a:sk CircuitJudge Jeffrey Coibath to do so today ilt,is against public policyfot these dotumen:ts to be have been sealed and hidden from public scru in.y As a mgmber of the,public Wi has a right to have _these documents unsea:le wrote former CircuitJudge Bill Bet ef now in private practice and representing one ofthe women Th Palm Beac.h Post also will a,sk Colb.:ath tp unseal the agr,eement.,Post attomey:Oea:nna Shullman will argue that the public has a right to know the pecifics of Epstefns cleal According to various meciia accotJ.nts Epstein moved in cfrcles th_at 1ch.1,dep President Clinton Donald Trump and Printe Andrew Tritetnatiortal Moneymari 6f Mystery declared a New York m:i.gazii:re profil of Epstein Epstein Sp is in the Palm Beach County Stockade s.erving _an 18-rnonth sentence after pleading guiity nearly a year ago to felony solicitation of prostitution and proc;uring teenagers fqr prostit11don He is allowed out from a.m to p.m es.corted by a deputy said 267Pa:lm Beach County Shetiff Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera CA Aronberg,.Q00 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM During a Palm Beach Police Department investigation,five victims and witnesses gave statements They told of young women brought by his assistants to Epstein 2s mansion on El Brillo Way for massages and sexual activity and then being paid afterward At Epsteins plea conference last year his attorney Jack Goldberger and then-Assistant State Attorney Lanna Belohlavek approached Pucillo in a sidebar conference Pucillo who had left the bench nine years earlier was filling in temporarily as a senior judge According to a transcript Goldberger told Pucillo that Epstein had entered a confidential agreement with the U.S attorney 2s office in which federal prosecutors brokered not pursuing charges against him if he pleaded guilty in state court Pucillo then said she wanted a sealed copy of the agreement filed in his case and Goldberger concurred that he wanted it sealed Belohlavek later signed off on it The Florida Supreme Court has expressed 221serious concern arid launched an all-out inquiry into sealirig procedures across the state following media reports in of entire cases being sealed and disappearing from court records 223The public 2s constitutional right of access to court records must remain inviolate arid this court is fully cornrhitted to safeguarding this right justices wrote in their final report Epstein 2s office on Tuesday referred any questions to Goldberger who declined to comment Pucillo also has declined to comment CA/Aronbera-0189 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM During a Palm Beach Polite Department investigation five victims and wit11esses gave stateinents ey fol qf young wpmen brollghtby his assis_ta,11ts to EP,steins mansion on El Brillo Way for massages and sexual activity and thert being paid afterward At Epsteins plea conference last year his attorney,Jack Golq.berger and then-Assistant St te Atto.rney Lanna Belohlavekapptoached Pucillo in a sidebar tonfetehte Pucillo who hadleft the bench nine years earlier was fillil!g i_n tem,ponirUy as a senior judge Accqr:ding to a transcript Go1dbe;r:ger told P.ucilto that Epstein had ehte ed a confidential agteei:rteht with the U.S attorneys offic:e in wlJJch ed,eraJ pr:osec 265tor_s 1?.rokere i not purs 265ing charge against him ifhe pleaded guifry in s_tate court Pucillo then said she wanted a se 267aled copy of the agreement filed in his case and Goldberger concurred that he wanted it seale-d Belohlavek later signe off on it The Florida S,up,rerne Court has expressed serious concern and launched an all-out inquiry into sealing procedures across-the state following media ports in of entire cases 267being sealed and disappear:ing from court records The publics tOnstittitiOha.l right ofactess to 267ou:rt records must remain inviolate and this court is folly committed to safeguarding:this right justices wrote in their nal report Ep tem office on Tuesday refred any questions to Goldbetger;-who dedinecI to comment Pucillo also has declined to comment CA Aron FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Mm Beach Post MkIwWe I Epstein secret,pact with Ms reveals 223highly unusual terms Posted Jun at AM Updated Oct at AM EDITOR NOTE T7iis story originally published in The Palm Beach Post on September A secret non-prosecution agreement multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein struck with federal prosecutors is being called 223highly unusual by former federal prosecutors and downright outrageous by attorneys now representing young women who serviced him The deal reveals that the FBI and the U.S Attorneys Office investigated him for several federal crimes including engaging minors in commercial sex The crimes are punishable by anywhere from years to life in prison But federal prosecutors backed down and agreed to recall grand jury subpoenas if Epstein pleaded guilty to felonies in state court which he ultimately did He received an 18-month jail sentence of which he served months The U.S Attorney 2s Office alsoagreed not to charge any of Epstein 2s possible co-conspirators Sarah Kellen Adriana Ross Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova The deal was negotiated in part by heavyweight New York criminal defense attorney Gerald Lefcourt Unsealed on Friday after attorneys for some of Epstein 2s victims and The Palm Beach Post sought its release it offers the first public look at the deal Epstein 2s high-powered legal counsel brokered on his behalf CA/Aronberg-0190 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Ep:sfdirt se.9 ret.i.Plf;l wil.hA ff d.s teveals hJ ht un11,stud terms _y Posted Jun at AM Update_d Oct at AM EDITORjs NOTE This story originaJly p_ublfsbe_d fh_e Palm Beach Postiin September A sec:ret n_qn-prosec;utiqn a_greement multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein struck 267with federal prqsector is being_ called highly unusual hy fohn.er federal prosecutors ng doWI1,right 9utrageous by attorneys now representing young women who serviced him The 267eal reveals thatthe FBI artdJhe lLS Attorneys Office investigated him for several foderal triines indudin engag_ing minors tn commercial sex The crimes are punishable by anywhere from years to life in pd.son But federal pr.osecutors ba ke.d down and c1greeci_ to recall grand jury subpoenas if Epstein pleadedg:uiJtyto pros_dtution:-reh1ted feJ9nie 1n state court which he ultimately did He received an 18-mqnth ja_il sentence of which he served months The D.S Attorneys Office ahro 225agreed i16tto that eanyof Epsteins possible cq-conspiratqrs Kellen Adriana Ross LesleyGroffand Nadia Ma:rcinkova The deal was negotiated in parfbyheavyweight New York crimin defe,nse att9rney Ger3,ld Lefcourt Uns,ealed on Friday after ittorneys fqnorn.eof Epsteil victims and The Palm B,each Po.st sought its r:eieas_e it _offers the first public look at the deal Epsteins higli:-poweted legal counsel prolcered on hf pe i lf CA Aronberg-0190 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Mark Johnson of Stuart a former federal prosecutor described the disparity in potential sentences as unusual But even more so a provision bn attorney payment The first draft of the agreement in September required that Epstein pay an attorney tapped by the U.S Attorneys Office and approved by Epstein to represent some of the victims That attorney is prominent Miami lawyer Bob Josefsberg But an addendum to the agreement Signed the following month struck Epstein 2s duty to pay Josefsberg if he and the victims did not accept settlements capped at and instead pursued lawsuits Johnson said it appears the government was trying to balance the lesser sentence for Epstein,with recovering for each victim Tve never ever seen anything like that in my life he said 2s highly unusual The deal does not say whether any victims were contacted of consulted before the deal was made Attorney Brad Edwards of Fort Lauderdale who represents three of the young women believes that none of the to woman identified as victims in the federal investigation were told ahead of time Edwards said his clients received letters from the U.S Attorney 2s Office months after the deal Was signed assuring them Epstein would be prosecuted Never consulting the victims is probably the most outrageous aspect of it Edwards said taught them that someone with money can buy his Way out of anything It 2s outrageous and embarrassing for United States Attorney 2s Office and the State Attorney 2s Office Epstein now faces many civil lawsuits filed by the women who are represented by a variety of attorneys In many the allegations are the same that Epstein had a,predilection for teenage girls identified poor vulnerable ones and used CA/Aronberg-0191 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Mark Johnson ofSt:uart a former federa:lprosecutor I aesttibed the disparity in:poterttial sentences as unusual but 267even more so a provision on attorney payment The first draft of the agreement in September req:uire th.at Epst_ei,n pay in it_torpgy tapped by fue lJ,S_ Attorneys Office and aP,ptoved by Epstein to represent some of the victims That attorney is prominent Miami lawyer Bob JQsefsberg But an a:dden:dum to the agreement signed the following month sttuckEpsteinsdutyto payJosefsbetgif he 267and!the victims did not accept settlements capped at and _instead pur ued lawsuits Johnson said it appears the 267goverilinehtwas trying to balance the lesser sentence fot Epstein With recovering 0dO for each victim_ Tve 11ever eyer seen anythi like that in iny1ife he said Its highly unusual The deal does not say whether anyvittims were contacted or c:orfsulted before the de was made Attorney Brad Edwards-of Fort Lauderdale who represents three ofthe young worn.en believes that npr1e of the to woman identified a:s victims in the federal investigation were told ahead of time Edwards Said.his dierits received letters-from the U.S Attorney Office months aiter the deal was signe.d assuring them Epstein would be prosecuted Never consulting the victims is probably-the most Qutrageous asp,ec,tofit Edwards said Jt ta them that someone with mtYney can buy his way out of anything It;s outrageous and embarrassing.for United States Attorneys Office and the State Att,orneys Office Epstein now faces many civi.Uaw:suits filed by the women who ate represented by a variety of attorneys In many the allegations are the same that Epstein had a._predilection for teena,ge girls identified po Vln_erable 267ones anci used CA Aronberg-0191 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM other young women to lure them to his Palm Beach mansion They walked away with between and Former Circuit Judge Bill Berger also representing victims called the agreement a sweetheart deal 223Why was it so important for the government to make this deal Berger asked rhetorically have not yet had ari honest explanation by any public official as to why it was made and why the victims were sold down the river Former federal prosecutor Ryon McCabe described the agreement as 223very unorthodox Such agreements he said are usually reserved for corporations not individuals 2s very very rare I 2ve never seen or heard of the procedure that was set up here said McCabe who has no involvement in any Epstein litigation 2s essentially avoiding federal prosecution because he can afford to pay that many lawyers to help those victims review their cases If a person has no money he couldn 2t be able to strike a deal like this and avoid federal prosecution The backroom deal with federal prosecutorsis all the more interesting in light of the legal powerhouses who have worked for Epstein including Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Bill Clinton investigator Kenneth Starr Lefcourt is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Epstein 2s local defense attorney jack Goldberger issued a statement Friday saying he had fought the release of the sealed agreement to protect the third parties named there Epstein has fully abided by all of its terms and conditions He is looking forward to putting this difficult period in his lifebehind him He is continuing his long standing history of science philanthropy CA/Aronberq-0192 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM other yo:u,.ng wome-n to lure them tQ his Palm Beach mansion They walked away with between and Fornier Circuit Judge Bill Berg also representing victims c;illec;l tb.e _ag eeme1.1tg sweetl:e;rrt deal Why yvas it.so important for the government to make this deal?"Betget askedthetorically have not yet had art honest explanation byany public:official as to Whyitwas made and why the vic;tims were sqld down the i:iver Fonner federal prosecutor Ryon McCabe destribed the agteefnenr as ety unorthodox S.uch agree1hents he said are usually reserved for corporations not individuals ItJs very ye_ry r:are Ive never seeIJ or hea_rcf qfthe ptocedtirethat was set 267uphere said McCabe who has no involvement in any Ep 267stein litigation Hes essentially avoiding federal prosecution because he can afford to pay that many la:wyers to help those victims revie:Wtheit cases If a person has no money he couldnt be able to strike a deal like this and avoid federal pr9sec 265tfo_n The ba_ckroom deal with feder;il prosecutors is all the more interesting in li ht oftnelegal poWethouses who have worked for.Epstein includirtgHarvard professor Alan D_e:qi_hoWI_t_z and BiU Clintoninvestfgator KemJeih Starr Leftour:t is a past president of th-e National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Epstein loc ldefepse attomey,JacR Goldbe,rger Iss led a statement Friday saying he:had fought.the release ofthe sealed agreement to protect the third parties named there Mr Epstel.n ha fully abided by all ofits terms and c_onditions He is looking forward to putting this diffku:lt eriod in his life:behind him He is continuing his long standing history of science philanthropy CA/Aronberg.-0192 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The investigation triggered tensions between police and prosecutors with then-Palm Beach Chief Michael Reiter saying in a May letter to then-State Attorney Barry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself continue to find your offices treatment of these cases highly unusual Reiter wrote He then asked for and got the federal investigation that ended in the sealed deal The Jeffrey Epstein matter was an experience of what a many-million-dollar defense can accomplish Reiter told the Palm Beach Daily News upon his retirement CA/Aronberg-0193 FILUD PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The iI1vestigation trigge_r_ed teil ions between polic;e and 267prosecutors I with then-Palm B.each Chief Michael Reitrr saying in a May letter to then Sta:te Attorney Ba.try Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself I c9:rjtinue to find yo.ur qffices treatment of these cases highly unusual Reiter wr.ote He then asked for md.got the federal investigation that ended in the sealed deal TheJeffrey Epstein.mattet:was ah experience ofwha:t a many-milHon-clollar defonse can accomplish Reiter told the Palm Beach Daily News upon his retirement CA Aronberg-0193 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Wednesday January Edition FINAL Section LOCAL BUSINESS Page 3B Source By JANE MUSGRA VE Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Dateline WEST PALM BEACH JUDGE RULES EPSTEIN ATTORNEYS CAN SUBPOENA ABORTION RECORDS Tn a decision that could spark a constitutional showdown over privacy fights ajudge Tuesday gave lawyers representing multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the right to subpoena abortion records from women who are seeking millions in damages from the part time Palm Beach resident Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Donald Hafele said the records could help Epstein rebut the womens claims that they suffered psychological ills after being paid to give him sexually-charged massages at his Palm Beach mansion when they were as young as Hafele told Epsteins attorneys they couldnt go on a fishing expedition The medical records he said cant be sought until the women are asked whether they have ever had an abortion how many and where Further he said the records would not be made public and might not be admissible during trial But he said since the women claim Epstein now is responsible for their emotional distress his attorneys can explore the impact of other events Medical records Hafele said are a better source of information than a persons memory Attorney Louis Silver who represents the Presidential Womens Health Center a West Palm Beach clinic where abortions are performed warned Hafele that he was stepping on shaky constitutional grounds These records are protected by our constitutional right of privacy he said referring to the Florida Constitution After the hearing Silver said an appeal wont be necessary until Epstein attorneys seek the records In another ruling Wednesday Hafele also said that videos from depositions in the state cases cant be released without a cOurt order The ruling came after Epstein attorney Robert Critton complained that a video of Epstein being asked whether he had,an egg-shaped penis became a youtube.com sensation It first appeared on The Palm Beach Post Web site Critton blamed attorney Spencer Kuvin for releasing it Kuvin said it was public record The civil suits began mounting after Epstein agreed to plead guilty to two state charges procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution He served months of an month sentence As part of the deal brokered with federal prosecutors he agreed not to contest the accusations in the civil lawsuits He can argue the women dont deserve the millions they are seeking com CA/Aronberg-0194 F1LH PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Wednesday January Edition FINAL Sec;:tion LOCAL BUSINESS Page:JB Source Et JANE MUSGRAVE alm Beach Post StaffWriter Dateline WEST PALM BEACH JUDGE RULES EPSTEIN ATTORNEYS CAN SUBPOENA ABORTION RECORDS Th a decision that could spark a constitutional.showdown over privacy tights a.judge Tuesday gave lawyers representing 265ltiniilli_on_aire s_ex of enderJe,:ffre Epstein the-right to subpoena aborti011 records from women vho are seeking millions in damages from the part timi Palm Beach resident Palm Beach Coun Circuit Judge Donald Hafele said the records could help Epstein rebut the womens claims that they f.ered psycholog1c ills after being pa1d to give him sexually-charged massages at his Palm Beath mansion when they vere as young as Hafele told Epsteins attorneys they 267ouidn go on a fishing expedition The medical records he said cant be-soughnmtil the women ate asked whether they have ever had an abortion how many and where Further,_ he sa1d,-the cords wouid not be made public and might not lie admissible dUtihg trial But _he said since the women claim Epste1n now SJf is responsfble for their emotional distress his attorneys can explore the impact-of other events Medical records Hafele said are a better source otinformation than a persons memory Attorney Louis Silver who tepres 267ents the Presidential Womeh Health Center a West Palm Beach clinic where abon:ions are performed wamed flafele thatb:e J,.aS Stepping on shaky constitutional grounds These re.cords are protected by our onstitutional right of privacy he said refenfog to the Florida Cohstituti6i1 After the heating Silver-said an app_eal wont be neG.ess_ary 265ntil Epstein attorneys s_e_ek the records Ih another ruling Wednesday Hafele afso said that videos from depositions in the state cases cant be released without a court order The ruling came after Epstein att9rn Robert Critton complained that,a video of Epstein being 267asked_ whetherhe had,an egg-.shapedll penis becan1e a youtube.cont sensation It first appeared on The Palm Beach Post Web site Critton blame attorney Spencer Kuvin for releasing_ it Kuvin said it was public record The civil suits began mounting after Epst in greed to plead guilty to two stc:1te charges proc.uring a minor for prostitution and 267soliciting prostitution He served rnnths of a:n hiotith sentence As part of the deal brokerecl with fed.era prosect,1tor he agreed not tq contest the accusations in the civil lawsuits He can argue the women dont deserve the millions they are seeking jane musgrave pbpost.com CA/AronbeBi-0194 FILb1J PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Mm Beach Post REAL31.6 STARTS78.2 HERE Epstein Journals Findings Could Resurrect Case By Jane Musgrave Posted Sep at AM Updated Oct at AM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Poston March A purloined journal that is said to contain the names of hundreds of victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be used to reopen the investigation into the multi-millionaire 2s appetite for teenage girls an attorney representing seven of the victims said Friday New details about the contents of the journal were released this week when.Alfredo Rodriguez who worked as a property manager for the Palm Beach resident pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for lying to federal agents when asked if he had any information about.his former boss criminal activity He later tried to sell the journal he stole from Epstein for to an unidentified person who alerted authorities according to court records As part of the plea agreement federal prosecutors said the journal contains:information material to the Epstein investigation including the names of material witnesses and additional victims Had the items been produced in response to the inquiries of state or federal authorities the materials would have been presented to the federal grand jury federal prosecutors wrote CA/Aronberg-0195 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM CA Aronberg-0195 By JCln MusgrClv.e Posted Sep at AM Updc;iteg 0Gt at AM EDITORS NPTE This story originczlly pukl she J-frz Jw Palin Beach Poston March-20 A purloined journal that is said to contain the n:am:es of lrnndreds qfvjc;tims of convic;ted se offender Jeffrey Epstein could be used to reop the investigation in to the multi-millionaires appetite for teenage girls art attorney rep.r:e.senti11,g s_eye.11 of.the victim said Friday New detaih about the ont.ents of the jqt,ir_na.l were rele sed this week when Alfredo Rodriguez who worked as a property manager for the Palm Beath resident ple 267aded guilty to ob tr 265ctiqI.l ofjustice for lying to federal agents when asked if he had any information abouthis former boss criminal activity He later tried to sell the journal he stole from Epstein for to an unidentified person who alerted J1uiliorities according to court records As part of the plea agreement federal prosecutors said the journal contains information material to the Epstein investigat:i9n i11c;luping th.e n_a:i;nes of rna erial witnesses and 267additional victims Had theitems been produced in response to theinquiries of state or federal authorities the materials would have been presented to th fed ral grand jury fe.deral prosecutors wrote FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Instead prosecutors short-circuited the grand jury investigation and cut a deal with Epstein They agreed hot to pursue federal charges if he didn 2t contest prostitution related felonies in state court The money manager pleaded guilty in July to procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution He served months of an month sentence Attorney Adam Horo witz who represents seven of the roughly 18women who have filed civil suits against Epstein said the new information could trump the so called non-prosecution agreement The multifaceted agreement he said deals only with a specific list ofvictims that the U.S Attorneys Office knew about when it penned the deal in If additional victims are listed in the journal Rodriguez stole Horowitz said federal prosecutors could reopen the investigation opens the door for further prosecution he said In addition to turning oyer the journal to federal agents Rodriguez told them he knew his former boss was haying sex with underage girls when he worked for him in and He had seen naked girls who looked like-minors in the pool of Epstein 2s million mansion He had seen pornographic images of young girls on Epstein 2s computer according to court records Neither Epstein 2s criminal defense attorney Jack Goldberger riof attorney Robert Critton who represents Epstein in the civil lawsuits could be reached Federal prosecutors have consistently declined comment The wording of the controversial agreement is unclear It says federal prosecutors would provide Epstein 2s attorneys 223with a list of individuals whom it has identified as victims Miami attorney Robert Josefsberg was appointed to CA/Aronberq-0196 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Instead prosecutors short-circuited the grand jufy investi_gati6n arid cut a deal with Epstein They agreed iiot tQ 265r.stH ec:ie:ral tu1rge ifhe didnt contest prqsti.tuttcm I relatedfelonies in state court The money manager plec1-ded guilty inJuly to procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution He served J3 months of an month senterrce Attorney Adam Horowitz who represents seven of the roughly women who have filed civil suits against Epstein said the new informatfon could trump the so called non pros.ecution agreement The multifaceted agtee 267ent he sa:id deals only with specific list.of Victims that the U.S Attorneys Office knew al 265t.wher1 it pennec:i the deaJ lfadditional yfctims a:re listed in the journal Rodriguez stole Horowitz said fedetal ptosecutots could reopen the investigation It opens the door for further prosecution he said In c1dcJitic;m tq turnlng oyer the joum t9 foder.il c1g nt Rodrigt1ez told them he knew his foorn!r pqs was haying sex with underage _girls when he worked for him in and He had.seen naked gfrls who looked like.minors in the pool of Bpsteins million m:i.nsion He had seen pornographic ima:g of y_Oll11g girls on Epsteins computer according to court retards Neither Epsteins c;riminal defens.e attorney Jack Goldb.erger not attorney Rohert Critton who repre 267sents Epstein in the civil lawsuits could be reached Federal prQsecu_t9rs have consistently d:edinecl omJJH nt The wording ofthe controversial.agreement is undear It says federal prosecutors would provide Epsteins attotn:eys with a list ofiI1diyidu_alswhoTI1 it h,1s identified c1s yictims Miami attorney Robert Josefsberg appointed to CA/Aronberg-0196 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM represent any of the victims on the list who wanted to pursue Epstein in civil court As part of the agreement Epstein is to pay for Josefsberg to represent the women Some of the women most identified as Jane Doe in lawsuits had already hired attorneys to represent them Some have since settled their-suits with Epstein although terms were not disclosed Horowitz said he has filed court.papers to get the journal that Rodriguez stole 2s another piece of evidence that shows our clients were at Epstein 2s mansion he said Rodriguez told prosecutors he didn 2t turn over the journal when both.FBI and Palm Beach police asked for it because he wanted money for it He also said he was afraid Epstein would make him 223disappear The information he told investigators was his 223insurance policy He faces a maximum years in prison when he is sentenced on June ane_musgrave pbp.ost com pbpcourts CA/Aronberg-0197 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM represent any of the victims on the list who wanted to pursue Epstein in civii court As pI1.rt of the agreement I Epstein is to pay for Josefsbetg to represent the women Some of the women most identified as Jane Doe in law uits h;id ah:eady hired attorneys to present them Some have since settled their suits with Epstein although terms were not disclosed Horowitz said he has filed court:papers to get the journal that RQdriguez stole Its another piece of evidence that shows our clients were at Epstein;s fnansion/"he said Rodriguez told ptos 267etutofs he didnt turn over the journal when both FBI and Palm Beachpolic;:e c1sked for it becal se he wanted money for it He aso sa:id he was afraid Epstein would make him iidisappear 267The information he told investigators was his insurance poli_cy He faces ama,ximum td 267years fn pri,5Qnwhen he is sentenced on June jane_musgrave pbp.ost.com CA Aronberg-0197 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The Palm Beach Post Ml NEWS STARTSHERE Epstein paid three women million to end underage sex lawsuits By Jane Musgrave Posted Oct at AM Updated Oct at AM Ending years of speculation about how much Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein paid young women who claimed he used them as sex toys court documents filed last week show he shelled out million to settle lawsuits with three of more than two dozen teens who suedhim Responding to requests from Epstein 2s attorneys in a complex lawsuit that was spawned by the sex scandal attorney Bradley Edwards said the politically-connected 64-year-old convicted sex offender paid more than million to each of the three women Edwards represented Identified in court papers only by their initials or pseudonyms because of the nature of the allegations and their youthful ages L.M Was paid million E.W million and Jane Doe million Edwards said of the settlements he negotiated with Epstein to end the lawsuits Jack Goldberger one of Epsteins criminal defense attorneys on Tuesday declined comment on the revelations citing confidentiality agreements that were part of the settlements For the same reason he declined to say whether Epstein paid similar amounts to settle roughly two dozen lawsuits filed byother young women against Epstein claiming he paid them for sex when some were as young as years old Attorney Jack Scarola who is representing Edwards said his client was compelled to divulge the confidential settlements to answer questions posed byEpstein 2s attorneys 223Brilliant move on their part he said Even if Epstein 2s attorneys hadn 2topened the door Scarola said the information would have likely come out He says,the information will help him undermine Epstein 2s claims that Edwards 223ginned up the allegations to help his former law partner imprisoned and disbarred Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein perpetuate a billion Ponzi scheme CA/Aronberg-0198 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Jy Ja i Musgr!lve Posted cfod at i AM Updated Oct at AM Ending years of fpecula:tion about how much Palm Beach billionafreJeffrey Epstein paid young women whq cl_ 265_I_Iledhe lJSed the,:qi a ex 267toys cou_rt dqcu.ment JiJedJast we,e,k show he shelled out million to settle lawsuits with tlm of mo:re than two d9z teens who sued him Respondin to re.quests from Erpsteins attorneys in a com:piex laws.uit that was spawned by t:he sex scandal attorney Bradley Edwards said.the politically;-.cohnected 64-year-old convicted sex offenc,ler paid qio:re th m.i.llion to eac:h 9f the thi:ee wome,n Edwanis rep:re,sentecl ldentifled in c:ourt pape,rs pnly their initf or ps donyms beca_use tlle natvre of the alle ations and their youthfui.ages L.M was paid miliiort E.W million and Jane Doe million Ed vards said of the settlements:he negotiated with Epstefo to end the lawsuits Jack Goldl erge,r one ofEpst ins criminal defen e.attorney on Tuesdaydecljned omment on the revelations citing confidentiality agreements that:were part of the s_effiements For the same reason he declined to say whether Epstein paid similar amounts to settle roughly two dozen lawsuits filed by other young women against Epstein claiming he paid them for sex when some were as young as l4 years old Attorney Jack Scarola who is representing Edw2,rds said his client was c.orn:pelled to divulge the confidential settlements to answer estions posed byEpsteins attorneys Brilliant move on their part said Even ifEpst ins attorneys hadnfop ned th door Sc:arola said the intor.mation would ve likely come out He says the information will helJ him undermine Epsteirf claims that Edwards ginned up"the allegations to help his former law partner imprisoned and disbarred Fort Lauderdale law-yer Scott Rothstein perpetu_at a billion Ponzi scheme CA/Aronbe_m__-0198 FILEU PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The revelations 2of the settlements came as part of an ongoing lawsuit that started as a dispute between Epstein and Rothstein both billionaires i A year after Epstein in pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution he sued Rothstein and Edwards claiming they trumped up the allegations of sexual molestation to perpetuate the Ponzi scheme Rothstein was sentenced to years in prison in after admitting he had built his Wildly successful law firm by forging the names of federal judges and others to persuade investors he had negotiated settlements in lawsuits against high-profile people Investors were fold they could get a cut of the cash One of the high-profile people Rothstein used to lure investors was Epstein according to a lawsuit West Palm Beach attorney Robert Critton filed on Epstein 2s behalf According to the lawsuit Rothstein told investors Epstein a money manager had agreed to settle the lawsuits with the teens for million a claim Critton described as complete fabrication After Epstein dropped the lawsuit in Edwards turned the tables on him Edwards accused Epstein of filing the lawsuit maliciously to punish him for representing the young women Although Edwards was a partner in Rothstein 2s now defunct firm Scarola claims Epstein had no evidence Edwards was involved in the Ponzi scheme Federal prosecutors successfully charged other attorneys and members of the firm but Edwards was never implicated Scarola said in the malicious prosecution lawsuit The revelations about the money Epstein paid to three of the young woman came last week in documents filed for a hearing Tuesday in preparation for a December trial on the lawsuit Attorney Tonj a Haddad Coleman who represents Epstein on Tuesday sought a delay of the trial in part because she claimed she has been unable to talk to her client since his estate on his private island in the;U.S Virgin Islands was devastated last month by Hurricane Irma 2ve had no ability to communicate with Mr Epstein she said CA/Aronberg-0199 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM The revelations of the settlements came as 267part of ah ongoingJawstiit.thatstatted as a dispute I between Epstein and Rothstein both billionaires A year after Epstei.n ip 267pleaded gt1i.lty to sqlicita:tiqn of prqstjtution a,nd pro urjng a minor for prostitution he sued Rothstein and Edwards claiming they tr 265mped up the allegations df sexual molestation to perpetuate the Portzi scheme Rothstein was sentenced to so years irt prison in after admitting he ha:d built his wildly successful la.w finn by forging the na.II1es of federal Judges and others to persuade investor he ha:d negotiate:d.settleme 267nts in iaws.uitsagairtst high:"protile people Investors were fold.they could get a cut of the cash One of the high-pr9file people R_gthstein used to lure investors wa ps.teil a,c;cordfpg te a laws:uit West Palm Beach attorney Robert Critton filed on Epsteins behalf According to the lawsuiti Rothstein told investors Epstein a morteymanager had a teed to settle the lawsuits With the teens for million a claim Critton described as a complete fabrication After Epstein dropped the lawsuft in Edw;ml.sttn-ned the tables on hhn Edwards accused Epstein of filingtheJawsuitmaliciousiy punish him for representing the young women Although Edwards wa:s a partner in Rothstein defunct firm Sca:tola claims Epstein had no evidence Edwards was involved in the Ponzi scheme Federal prosecutors successfully charged other a.ttorneys and members of the firm but Edwards was never implicated Scarola said in the malicious prosecution iawsuit The revelations aboutthe money Epstein paid to three of the young woman came last:week in documents filed fQr a hearing Tuesday in prepara,tion for Dece lJertri on the lawst11t Attorney Tonja Haddad Coleman who represents.Epsteini on Tuesday sought a defayof the tri_al in par:t bec lJS s_he cl?-11:nfd sh be un_t!bl t_o talk to her cli JJ.t sinc_e his s_ta_te on _his privat_e isiand in the lJ Virgin Islands_ was devastated last month_ hy Hurricane Irm.a Ive had no ability tocorhrtmhitate with Mt Epstein she said CA/Aronberg,.0199 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Pointing out Epstein 2s enormous wealth and his private jet Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Donald Hafele rejected her request While saying he didn 2t want to appear insensitive to those victimized by the storm that hammered the Caribbean and roared through South Florida he said Coleman offered no proof such as an affidavit from Epstein to shore up her claims Still Hafele gave Coleman extra time to respond to various motions that he will have to decide before the case goes to trial DespiteScar Olas insistence that Edwards had nothing to do with Rothsteins Ponzi scheme Coleman said the evidence indicates otherwise Why else would he try to depose Epsteins well-known friends such as now President Donald Trump former President Bill Clinton and illusionist David Copperfield she asked He used the celebrities as a draw she said 223The Epstein cases were used to fleece money and defraud investors she said Edward 2s malicious prosecution case has been difficult for both sides because bdth.Epstein and Edwards have refused to answer questions As he did in the civil lawsuits Epstein has invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when questioned by Scarola Edwards has claimed that much of the information Epstein is seeking is protected by attorney-client privilege The malicious prosecution lawsuit is one of two hotly-contested lawsuits that continue to pit Edwards against Epstein Edwards also is suing the U.S attorney 2s office claiming it violated the federal Crime Victims Rights Act when it negotiated a.non-prosecution agreement with Epstein Only after federal prosecutors agreed to drop their investigation of Epstein did he agree to plead guilty to two prostitution charges in Palm Beach County Circuit Court In federal Court records prosecutors claim one of the key reasons they agreed to drop their case was Epstein 2s agreement to settle lawsuits filed against him by dozens of his underage victims CA/Aronbera-0200 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I Pointing Epsteil enor:mous wealth and his private jet Palm Beach qounty Circt11t Jqdge Donald Hafele rejected her request While saying he didnt want to appe.ar insensitive to those victimized by the storm that hammered the Ca.rib bean and roared through South Florida he said Coleman offerec;I-no proqf sugh as an atnclavit fro Epstein to shore up her claims StiH Hafele gave Cokman extra time to respond to various motions that he will hc_lv to decide before the case es to trial Des_pite Scarola ihifisterice that Edwards d:no.thing to do with Rothstein!s Ponzi scheme Coleman sa:id the vidence foJicat Qtherwise Why else would he try to depose Epsteins weU-1mmv11 frien:ds such as now President Donald Trump former P:r;-esident BIii Clinton and illusionist David Copperfield she asked He used the ci lebrities as a draw she said The Epstein cases Were used to fleece money _and defraud investors she said Edwards malicious prosecudon qse has been difficukfor.both sidesbecalise both Epstein and Edwards have refusJ!d to answer estions As he did in the civil lawsuits Epstein has invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when que tfoned by Scarola Edwards ha:s claimed that much of the infc Jmati_on Epstein is se:eking is rotected by attorney-client privilege The n;ialicio prosec 265tion lawsuit is one oftwo hotly coiitested lawsuits th c;ontj11 t9 pit Edwards against Epstein Edwards also is suing the attorneys office da:irn:ing it violated I the federal Crime Victims Riglits Ad Vhen ft 267negotiated a.non,-prosecution agreement with Epstein Oply after federal prosecutors agreed to drop their investigation Epstein did he agree fo plead guilty two prostitution charges in I?alrn Bea Co lnty Circuit Court In federal court records prosecutor daim on of the key.reasons they agreed to drop their case was Epstelns greement to _se_ttJe iawsuits filed against him by dozens of his underage victim CA/Aronberg-0200 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Palm fetch Daily News Judge rules feds agreement with Jeffrey Epstein past violated teen victims rights By Jane Musgrave Posted Sep at PM Updated Oct at PM EDITOR 2S NOTE This story originally published in The Palm Beach Post on February Federal prosecutors violated the rights of Jeffrey Epstein 2s teenage victims by failing to reveal they had dropped plans to prosecute the billionaire on dozens of federal charges in connection with the girls claims that he paid them for sex at his Palm Beach mansion U.S District judge Kenneth Marra ruled on Thursday In a blistering 33-page ruling Marra meticulously and methodically detailed the numerous steps federal prosecutors took to hide the agreement from more than young women who claim Epstein paid them for sex when they were as young as 223While the governmentspent untold hours negotiating the terms and implications of the NPA with Epsteins attorneys scant information was shared with the victims Marra wrote 223Instead,;the victims were told to be patient while the investigation proceeded By then it was too late A deal had already been cut with then-South Florida U.S Attorney Alex Acosta and Epstein 2s attorneys to shelve a 2-page federal indictment against Epstein a former math teacher turned money manager who counts Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton among his friends CA/Aronberg-0201 FILH PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM CA/Aronberg-0201 Jud ei rule.s Jeds reaiment withi _g __ Je_ff ey iEpsteUt p:a vi:olated leeri vi.c:tiJ1ls r,lghls ey J.!l gr Posted Sep at PM Updated Oct at PM EDITORS NOTE This story ori.ginally publishfd in The Pqlm qc:h Post 9n ciry Federal prosecutors violated the rights ofJe frey Epstdn!s teenage victims byfailihg to reveal they had dropp ed pians to prq 247ecute,the bHlionaire on dozens offedetal charges ih connection with the girls claims tlia,the paid the:i;n for sex at his Palm Beach mansion U.S DistrictJudge Kenn 267eth MarraTuled on.Thursday Jn a blistering 33-page ruling Marra meticulously a:rtd methodically detail eel th.e numerous steps federal_ prosecutors took to hide the 267agreem from more than young women Who claim,Epstein paid them for sex when they were a,s young i4 While the goveriimentSpent untoldhours negotfating the terms and implications ofthe NPA with Epsteins attorneys sca11t iQfor:mation was shared with the victims/,Marra wrote Instead the victims wen told to be ti nt whik the investigation proceeded By 267then 1t was too fate A deal had alfeady been ctit with the.n-Sollth Flori U.S Attqr Alex Acosta and Epsteins attorneys to shelve a.52-pagefederal indictment agains.t Epstein a former ma:fu teacher turned money manager who co11_nts Rresidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton among his friends FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Prosecutors failure to alert the young women about the deal violated the Crime Victims Rights Act Marra ruled a bare minimurn the act required the governmentto inform the young women that it intended to enter into an agreement riot to prosecute Epsteiri he wrote Still Marra said he wasn 2t second-guessing prosecutors decision not to pursue Epstein on federal charges if he pleaded guilty to minor state prostitution charges arid agreed to corriperisate his victims for the trauma he caused 223The court is not ruling that the decision not to prosecute was improper Marra wrote 223The court is simply ruling that urider the facts of this case there was a violation under the CVRA Further he made no decision about what the remedy should be He gave prosecutors and attorneys representing the young women days to meet to decide how to unravel the complex legal.web that has been hanging Over Epsteiri and his young victims for more than a decade The chances an accord will be reached are slim said attorney Jack Scarola who is representing the two Jane Does who challenged the prosecutors actions Further he said there is no road map to follow The lawsuit attorney Bradley Edwards filed on behalf of the two unidentified young women clairning prosecutors violated the federal act is unique he said are treading on virgin ground to use what is probably aft inappropriate phrase in this situation he said Scarola said he and Edwards will ask that the riori prosecution agreement be thrown out That would open the possibility that the long-Shelved federal indictment could be dusted off and filed against the 66-year-old Epstein who spends most of his time on a private island he owns in the U.S Virgin Islands CA/Aronberq-0202 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Prosecutors failure-to alert the young women about the I deal.violatedtheCrime Victims Rights Act Marra ruled I At a re mi_n1m the c1ct re.qu_ii:ed Jhe governmei to inform the young women that it intended to enter in an agreement riot to prosecute Epstein he wrote Still Marra said he wasnt second-guessing prosecutors dec_ision_ n_ot to pursue Epstein onfeder;ilch9-rges ifhe pleaded guilty to rninot state prostitution charges and agreed to compensate his victims for the trati.fila he caused The co fs not rnHng that the deci.sion not to prosecute was iinproper Marrc1 wrote The _ot1,rt is shnply niling that undenhe facts of this case there was a violation un 267der the CVRA 265rtl er he made no decision af?out what the remedy should be He gave prose ufor.s and atto:rneys represeIJ.ting the youn_g women clays to meet to decide how to u:nra:vel the complex le_gal.web that has been hanging over Epstein and his young victims for Ill ore than a dec de The Ghances an c1 tord wilLbe reached are slim s_aid attorney.Jack Scarola who is representing the two Jane Does wl:io liaUenged the prosecutors actfons Further he said there is r1,o r9ad mc1.r tq follow he lawsuit attorney Bradley Edwards filed on behalf of the two uniden.lifiedyoung women claiming ptosecutors 267violated the foderc1l isv_n qug he We are treading on virgin gr:ou11d to use what is prdbably an inappropriate phrase in this situation he said Scarola said he and Edwards will ask that the rtort prosecution agreement be throwr:i out That would opt?n the p:ossibilitythat the long-shelvedfederal indictment could be dusted offond filed against the 66-year-old Epst in who pe:p.ds m,Qs,t:of his time on a private island he owns in theV.S Virgiil Islan,ds CA/Aronberg FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I don 2t see the government conceding to that remedy Scarola admitted Further he said it is likely Epstein will be allowed to weigh in Miami attorney Rov Black years ago filed papers asking to intervene on Epstein 2s behalf The U.S Attorney 2s Office said it wouldn 2t comment oh Marra 2s ruling Neither Black nor New York City attorney ay Lefkowitz who led efforts to bury the federal indictment responded to emails or phone calls for comment West Palm Beach attorney Jack Goldberger who represents Epstein also didn 2t respond Scarola said it is likely Epstein 2s star-studded legal team will argue that Epstein fully complied with the terms of the agreement he made in with federal prosecutors and therefore the agreement can 2t be undone As he promised Epstein pleaded guilty in June to state charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution He served months of an 18-month jail term in a vacant wing of the county stockade that he was allowed to leave hours a day six days week Further as agreed he paid settlements to the young women who sued him While the settlements were confidential court records show he paid three women a total of In return federal prosecutors held up their end of the bargain Their investigation ceased Haying done all that prosecutors asked of him Scarola said Epstein will make a simple argument 223YOii can 2t turn around and deprive me of the benefits I bargained for However Scarola said using Marra 2s ruling he will counter that the contract Epstein signed was illegal and therefore unenforceable CA/Aronberg-0203 FILW PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM I don see the gover:tnnerit conceding to that r,emedy I Scarola admitted Further he sard it 1s likely.Epste1n be aJloweq to igh 1n Miami J.ttomey Roy Black years ago fHeci papers asking to intervene oh Epsteins 267behalf The U.S Attorneys Office said it wouldnt comment ori Marra ruling Neither Black nor New Y:ork City atton;iey Jay L_efkowitz,.who led efforts to bury th federal indictment respon led to emails phone calls for conimerit West Palm Beach attorney a:ck Goldberger who represents Epstein also didnt re_spo_nd SGarola said it is likely Epsteins star:.studded legal te will atgu that E_pstein fully complied with the terms of the agreement he made in with federal prosecutors.al then _fore the ITient c;ant be 265ndpne As he promised,,Epstein pleaded g:uiltyinJune to state charges of soliciting a minor for prosiitutioiui.nd soliciting prostitution He served month of an 8-m9nth jatL te_rm in a ant wing oft.he ounty stockad,e that he w;i.s alfowed to ieave hours a day six days week Further as agreed he paid settlements to the young women who sued him While the settlements wer:e confid,ential court records show he_paid tliree women a total of million In return federal prosecutors held up their end of the Jgc1,1p heir i yestigatJ9n ceased Having done all that prosec:utprs asked of him Scarola sa:id Epstein will make a simple argument You cant turn around and deprive me of the peneff ts I bargained for Howe:ver Scarola said using Marr:as ruling he will counter tha:t the contract Epstein signed was illegal and therefor,e unenforceable CA Aronberg-0203 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Even if Marfa agrees to toss out the non-prosecution agreement Scarola conceded that doesn 2t mean Epstein will I face federal charges 223The contract can be set aside and the federal government can attempt to enter into the same agreement he said 223Except the spotlight of public attention will be on them and the victims will be able to explain to the court why this sweetheart deal should not be approved Scarola said that prosecutors may have had good reason not to pursue 2Epstein There:maybe a reasonable explanation but we don 2t know what that reason may have been he said In court papers federal prosecutors have said that many of the young women were afraid to cross-the powerful politically connected money manager and simply refused to testify against him In other cases they said the women changed their stories Jane Doe who is trying to have the non-prpsecution agreement thrown out initially described Epstein as an awesome man arid told prosecutors she hoped 223nothing happens to him While she later agreed to testify against Epstein prosecutors said they feared Epsteins attorneys would use her words to destroy her if she ever took the witness stand Marra however said the young woman 2s comments didn 2t mean she wasnt entitled to know about the prosecutors plans to drop the charges 223There is no dispute that Epstein sexually abused Jane Doe while she was a minor he Wrote 223Therefore regardless of her comments to the prosecutor she was a victim Before the case is finally resolved Scarola predicted that lot of people are going to have to answer a lot ofquestions CA/Aron FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Even if Marra agrees to toss outthe,non-J_ r.osecution I agreement Scarola conceded that doesnt mean Epstein will face fedgral cha.rges The contra_ct c_an he s.et asid an:d the fe:deral gQvernmJnt ca.Ii attempt to enter into the same agreementthe said Exceptthe spotlight of public attention.will be ori them and the vic;:tims_ will.be able to explain to the cqurt why this sweetheart 267deal should not he a:pprove:d Scarola said that pr6se.ctitors may have ha:d good reason not tn purs Epstein There p:iay be a reasonable explanation but we qqnt kn9w what.that reason may _ave been said In court papers federal prosecutors have said that many of the ygung WQmen_ were afplid tq cross the powerful politically c.onnected money 267m.anager:an simply refusedto testify a ainst liim In other cases they said tlie women changed their stoties Jp.ne I Qe wh.o Js trying;to have the n9p-pr9se uti9n agreement thrown out initially Je 267scdbed Epstein as iian awesome man arid told prosecutors she hoped nothing hap pegs tq While she l_a:ter a_greed to testify gainst Ep:stein prosecutors said they feared Epsteins attorn 267eys would use her words tO destroy her if she ever took the witness stand Ma.rra,h9wever sai9 the yo gWQJJl coII1r 265ents c:U,9p.t mean she wasnt entitled to know about the pros_ecutors plans to drop the charges There is no dispute that:Epsteifl se:x;ually Jm edJaneD9e while,she w;i,s be wro.te Therefore regardless of her,comments to the prosetutot she was a Victirn Before the case is finally resolved Scarola predicted that a lot of p!:!ople.are goin,gto h;1ye to an_s:vyer ofofqu stipris CA/Aronberg-0204 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM In his ruling Marfa detailed what appeared to be a cozy relationship between Acosta his line prosecutors and Epstein 2s team of lawyers His phalanx of lawyers included noted Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr the former U.S solicitor general whose investigation led to the impeachment of President Clinton Marra describes an October breakfast meeting between Acosta who,is now U.S labor secretary and Lefkowitz shortly after the noh-prosecution agreement was inked After the meeting Lefkowitz sent Acosta a note thanking him for 223the commitment you made to me duringOur October meeting in which you assured me that your Office would not contact any of the identified individuals potential witnesses or potential civil claimants and their respective counsel in this matter Marra quoted an equally pleasant note then-Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer sent to Assistant U.S Attorney Marie Villafana who was the lead prosecutor in Epstein 2s case 223Glad we could get this worked out for reasons I won 2t put in writing Krischer wrote shortly after the non-prosecution agreement was sighed After this is resolved I would love to buy you a cup at Starbucks and have a conversation Many of the notes that were exchanged dealt with prosecutors and Epstein 2s lawyers shared desire to keep the deal secret from Epstein 2s accusers In a September email Villafana asked Lefkowitz for guidance about what she should reveal 223And can wehave a conference call to discuss what I may disclose to the girls regarding the Agreement she asked CA/Aronbera-0205 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM In his ruling Marra detailed what appeared to be.a cozy relationship between.Acosta his line prosecutors and EpsteJ:ns am ofla:wyer Hi P,ha in,x of l:1wy rs i:ndu led note:d Harvard law professor Alan Detshowitz 267and Kenneth I Starr the former U.S solicitor general whose investigation led to the impeachment of President Clinton Marra sc:ribes an October breakfast meeting betwe:en Acosta who is now U.S.1a:bor secretary-,_ and Lefkowitz shortly aftetthe non-pt6Secution,agreement was inked Aft tlie meeting Le lcowitz sept A osta.a no_te thanking him for the conimitmertt you tnade to me during,out October meeting in which you assured me that you_r Off ce wouJd not coptact a_ny ofthefdentifieq individuals potential witnesses or potential civil claimants and their respective co.uri.sel iri this matter Marra quotedan equally pleasant note then-Pg.lrp each County State Attorney 13;ircy Ifrischer sent to Assi tc1nt Attorney Marie Viilafana who was the lead prosecutor in Epsteins case Glad We could get this worked out for feel.son wont put in wrhing K.risc_her WTQte shortly after the 267on"prosecuticin agreement was signed After this is resolved I would love to buy you a cup at Starbutks and have a conversation Many of:thenotes that:wer:e exchanged dealtwith pr.osecutors and Epsteins lawyers shared de 225sire to keep the deal secret from Epsteins accusers In a Septemberem;iU VH1afan;1 isl ed LefkowitzJor guidam:e about what,she should reveal And c:an we 267have a conference call to discuss wha:t I may disclose to the _girls regarding the Agreeme:r;tt she ask CAI Aronberg-0205 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Such cooperation between prosecutors and defense attorneys is unusual Marra said It was a deviation from the government 2s standard practice to negotiate with defense counsel about the extent of crime victim notifications he wrote Further he noted that when Edwards and his two young clients asked for information they were repeatedly misled 223The CRVA was designed to protect victims right arid ensure their involvement in the criminal justice process Marra wrote 223When the government gives information to victims it cannot be misleading Ultimately the terms of the non-prosecution agreement were revealed only after Edwards and attorneys for the press successfully sued to make them public pbpcourts i CA/Aronberg-0206 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i Such cooperation between prosecutors and defens,e att_orneys is unllS lal sa_id It wa.s a deviation fro the governments standard practice to negotiate with defense counsel abo.uttheextent of crime vic:tiin notifications he wrote 265rthe_r he noted th.at w4en Edwards and hi.s two young clients asked for information they were repeate:dly misled The CRV A was designed to protec:t-vic:tims tight and ensure thei:r.involvei:n.eIJ.t fo the cdminal justke process Marra wrote When the government giv.es information to vittims it c:an11ot be misleading Ultimately the terms of the non-prosecution.agreement were Teve led only afte.r Edwards a;id attorn ys for the press suq:essfully s.ued to make them public jin usgrave pbp 267ost;com pbptotirts CN Aronberg-0206 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM Tuesday July Edition Final Section A Section Page 1A Source By Jane Musgrave The Palm Beach Post Epstein indicted on sex charges Part-time AW Beadier pleads not guilty to sex trafficking conspiracy charges in Bderal court in Ifanhattan Dressed in a.blue prison jumpsuit billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on Monday pleaded,riot guilty to charges accusing him of creating a vast network of girls as young as that he exploited for his sexual pleasure at his homes in Palm Beach and Manhattan The 66-year-old money managers appearance in U.S District Court in New York City capped more than a decade of recriminations by young women and their attorneys who claimed Epstein used his money and political influence to avoid federal prosecution Epsteins attorney Reid Weingarten dismissed the two-count indictment oh sex trafficking charges as essentially a do-over of allegations that landed Epstein in the Palm Beach County Jail for months more.than a decade ago However unlike in when then-South Florida U.S Attorney Alex Acosta agreed to shelve a 53-page federal indictment after Epstein agreed to plead guilty to two state prostitution charges prosecutors in New York indicated they arent willing to deal Acosta is now U.S labor secretary The alleged behavior shocks the conscience New York City U.S Attorney Geoffrey Berman said at a morning news conference And while the charged conduct is from a number of years ago it is still profoundly important to many of the alleged victims now young women They deserve their day in court At a detention hearing scheduled for Monday Berman said he will ask a.federal judge to keep Epstein behind bars until he is tried on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking Epstein paid dozens of young women to give him nude massages that for most led to sex he said If convicted of exploiting dozens of young women including many Palm Beach County girls who were students at Royal Palm Beach High School Epstein faces a maximum 45-year prison sentence Citing Epsteins enormous wealth his homes in New York Palm Beach the U.S Virgin Islands New Mexico and Paris arid his ownership of two jets Berman said there are few conditions that could keep Epstein from fleeing to a foreign country to evade prosecution CA/Aronberg-0207 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i Tuesday July Edition Final Section A Section Page 1A Source By Jane Musgrave The Palm B_each Post E.pstebl indicted op sex cltarges r:art:-time flijt lleach:er pleads jot gi,iilty to sex traffJCk.ing co11sp,iracy cl1arges ip Jlera_I coJtrt ht nhattari Dressed irr a blue prison jumpsuit billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on Monday pleaded,riot guilty to 9h_arg acc ing hir of cre 1tipg va.s.t netwqrk qfgirl as yo4ng J4 that explo,iJ:eg for his 267sexual pleasure.at his homes in Palm Beach.and Manhattan The 66-year-olcl.I11011ey ager:sappearance inU.S District Court in:New York City capped more than a 267decade of recriminations by young women and their attorneys who dai_med Ep tein 265sed his money 1d political influen to Void reder 1l prqsec 265tion Epsteins attorney Reid Weingarten dismisse.d the fwoa..count indictment sex trafficking charges as essentially a qoa..over of aHeg_ations that lMde Epstein in the Palm Beach County fail for 267onths rri:ore than a decade ago Ioweve_r unl in whentheri-So tlJ.Fioriqa J.S Attorney Alex A,co;5ta agreed tq shelve a 5J..:page federal indictment after Epstein agreed to plead guilty to 267two state 267prQstfrution c;h_arg prQsec 265tor ipNew Yorl5 indicated they arent wiflipg to de Acostai n:ow labor secretary the a.lleged behav 267ior shoc;ks the cp11s den e,N,ew YorkQity AttQmey Geoffrey Berman said at a moming news conferenct:!_ At while th.e c.harge9c conduct is frorr.i a 265mber of years ago it is still profoundly important to many ofthe alleged victims now young women They deserve their day in court At a detention hearing scheduled for Monday Berman said he will ask a.federal judge to keep Ep tein pel1incl bars 265njil is trie4 9n charges pf se"traffo::king 1D.d c;qn.spi_racy tp cominit sex trafficking Epstein paid dozens ofyoung women fo give him nude rnass 267ages that for most led to sex he said If convicted of exploiting dozens of young Women including many Palm Beach County,girls who were students at Royal Palm Beach H1gh School Epstein faces a maximum year prison sentence Citiryg Epsteins enormolJ.S wealth his homes in New York Palm Beach,_ the U.S Virgin Islands New Mexico and Paris and his ownership oftwojets Berman said there are.few conditions that cot1ld keep Epstein from fleeing to a ordgn country to evade prosecution CA/Aronberg-0207 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM We think hes a significant flight risk Berman said of the man who ferried Britain 2s Prince Andrew actor Kevin Spacey famed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and former President Bill Clinton on his jet dubbed the Lolita Express Bermans hard-line stance was welcomed by young women who for years have been told that Epstein couldnt be touched because Acosta signed off on the nonprosecutibn agreement promising not to charge Epstein in federal court Former Palm Beach County resident Virginia Guiffre who has accused Epstein of turning her into his sex slave and forcing her to have sex with others including Dershowitz and Prince Andrew praised Berman He showed the case is being taken in a serious way she told the Associated Press Dershowitz has vehemently denied Guiffres claims New York prosecutors were able to ignore the controversial nonprosecutibn agreement because it contained some significant fine print said former federal Judge Patil Cassell who for years has fought to get the agreement thrown.but It says only that ho charges could be filed.against Epstein in South Florida he said Berman agreed That agreement only binds by its terms only binds the Southern District of Florida he said The Southern District of New York is not bound by that agreement and wasnt a signatory of it That means the sordid allegations that have been leveled at Epstein for years are now part of a federal indictment Contrary to Epsteins claims he knew the women who came to his homes in New York and Palm Beach were minors because they told him their ages according to the indictment Epstein preyed on young girls because he knew they were vulnerable;to exploitation prosecutors added As part of a Carefully orchestrated sex Ting Epstein or his associates would Call girls while he was in New York so they would be available for sex once he returned to Palm Beach the indictment says The employees werent named They were identified only as Employee-1 Employce-2 and Employee To ensure he had a steady stream of young girls Epstein would turn some victims into recruiters He would pay them to bring new girls to his home on El Bri lb Way along the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach or to his palatial townhouse on New Yorks Upper East Side This allowed Epstein to create an ever-expanding web of new victims Berman said In both New York and Palm Beach the lurid operation was similar Unidentified employees of Epsteins would escort the teens into a room They were told to take off all or most of their clothes before giving the naked billionaire massages according to the indictment Epstein would also during these encounters ask victims to touch him while he masturbated and touch victims genitals with.his hands or with sex toys the indictment says As part of the criminal complaint prosecutors are asking that Epstein be forced to turn over his multimillion-dollar townhouse on East st Street The complaint does not seek forfeiture of Epsteins house in Palm Beach While heartened that Epstein howfaces serious Criminal charges in New York Cassell said he would continue to push a West Palm Beach-based federal judge to throw out the nonprosecutibn agreement that Acosta forged with Epsteins star-studded legal team CA/Aronberg-0208 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i We think J:i,e 267_significant flight risk II Berman said of the mart who ferried Britains Ptihce Andrew 267actor Kevin Spacey famed Harvard lawpro:fessor.Aian Dershowitz and former President Bill Clinton on hisjet dubbedtheLolita Express Bermans hard-line stance wa:s welcomed by young 267omen who for yea have been told tnat Epsteincouldnt be touched because Acosta signed 267off oh the nonprosetution agteeme:nt promising not to charge Epstein infederal court Fonner Palm Beach County resident Virginia Guiffre who has accused Epstein of turning her into his sex slave and ford:ng her to have sex with others fndu.dhrg.bershowhz and Prince Andrew praised Berman He showed the case is being taken in a serious way,11 she told the Associated Press Detshowitz has vehemently denfod Guiffres claims New York_ prqseclltor were able to ignore the controversial nOhprosecutibn agreement because it contained some significant.fine print sa1d former federal Judge Paul Casseil who for years Jias-foughtto get the agreement thrown.out It says only that no charges could be fikdagainsf Epsteinin South Florida he said B,erml:l11 agreed Th agree.ment 9nly 267binds by its terms only binds the Southern District of Florida he said The Southern DistricfofNew York.is not bound by that agreement and w.:1snt a signatory ofit That means the sordid allegations that have been leveled at Epstein for years are now part of a federal indictroent Contrary to Epsteins claims he knew the women who came to his homes in New York and Palm Beach were minors because they told him their ages according to the indictment Epstein 267preyed ony,oung girls because he knew they were vulnerable_ to explohation proseq1tors dded As part of a carefully orchestrated sex ring Epstein or his asso 267ciates would call girls while he was in New York so they would be 11vail ble for sex once he returned to Palm Beach the indictment says The 267employees werent named They were identified oniy as Enwioyee-1 260Ernployee and Ernpfoyee,J To ensure he had a steady stream of young girls Epstein would tum some victims into recr 265iters He wot1ld gay btipg11e girls to his home on El.Brillo Way along the Irtacoasfal Waterway in Palm Beach or ro his palatial townhouse on New arks Upper East Side This allowed Epstein to create an ever-expanding web of new victims Berman said In both New York and Palm Beac:.l I the lwid operatfon was simiiar U1 jde11tifieci employees of Epsteins would escort the teens into a room They were-told to take off all or most of their clothes b.efore giving naked billionaire massages c;!Ccordin.g t.o th indictment Epstein would also typically 267masturbate during these encounters a:sk victims to touch him whlle he masturbated and touch vi 225ctirns genitals with.his h,;mds with se toys the indictment says As part of the crimin compiaint,prosecutors _are asking that Epstein be forced to tllm over his multimillion-dollar townhouse on East st Street The complaint do.es not seek forfeiture of Epsteins house in Paim Beach Wl ile heartened that Epstein how faces serious crimi11a:l charges in New York Cassell said he would continue top.ush a West Palm Beach-based federaljudge to throw out the nqnprosecution agreement that Acosta forged with Epsteins star-studded lega:l team CA/Aronberg-0208 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM U.S District Judge Kenenth Marra has already ruled that Acosta violated the federal Crime Victims Rights Act by not telling Epsteins victims about the agreement before it was inked Coincidentally Cassell arid Epstein attorney Roy Black had to file papers by midnight Monday explaining what action Marra should take to redress that wrong Cassell insisted Epstein should face charges in federal court in West Palm Beach Florida victims deserve justice in Florida said Cassell who is working on behalf of Epsteins victims with attorneysBradley Edwards and Jack Scarola Since its likely Florida women will getto testify against Epstein in New York Scarola said hes not focused on whether Epstein will face charges here Instead he said he wants to know how and why the agreement was reached Theres been no explanation as to how a deal like this could have been cut and how the federal government could have been involved in a conspiracy to violate federal law Scarola said of his interest in continuing the legal battle over the nonprosecution agreement When Acosta agreed to drop the federal investigation Epstein in pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges and.served months of ah 18-inonth sentence in a vacant wing of the Palm Beach County Jail a ceil he was allowed to leave hours a day six days a week He was also forced to register as a sex offender and settle civil lawsuits more than young Women filed against him U.S Rep Lois Frankel D-West Palm Beach said she shares Scarolas interest in finding out how the agreement came to be I am especially more interested in why Epstein got the deal he got Frankel Said We need to know why he was given such an easy sentence While she has asked the House Oversight Committee to investigate Acosta Frankel said she is not sure that will happen It just seems to me it was a travesty that this guy got off the way he did and without pre-judging it lets have a proper court case Frankel said Former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter was inflamed in when then-State Attorney Barry Krispher refused to charge Epstein with serious crimes Reiter took the information his officers had gathered from dozens of Epsteins victims to Acosta believing he would prosecute Epstein He didnt Reiter said he was heartened that years later Epstein will finally face justice Thankfully Attorney Berman and the other authorities in New York have the good judgment to investigate and prosecute Epstein in the way that should have occurred in Florida over a decade ago Reiter said in a statement And Scarola said there are signals that.Bermans investigation is far from over Berman declined to answer questions about whether others such as Epsteins high-powered friends would be charged He brushed off questions about the significance that the investigation was being handled by the Public Corruption Unit While agents on Saturday were arresting Epstein aboard his private jet at;the Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after returning from Paris other officers were searching his New York City townhouse Agents seized nude photos of young girls who appeared to be minors Berman said He said his focus was on finding more women who were exploited and abused by Epstein Turning to a poster detailing the charges that had been filed against Epstein he pointed a finger at a photo of the convicted sex offender who was once described as a man of mystery CA/Aronberq-0209 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM i U.S District tidge Ken en th Marta has already ruled that Acosta violated the federal Crime Vktims Rights Act by noUelling Epstein vfctims abou.tthe agreement before 1t was inked Coincidentally Cassell and Epstein attorney Roy Black had to file papers by midnight Monday e0:plainir.ig what ac_t1on Marra shouid tak JQ redress tha wrong Cassell insisted Epstein should face charges in federal court in West Palrh Beach Florida victims deserve justice in Fiorida i saicf Cassell,whois wor:king on behaif ofEpsteins victims with attorneys Bradley Edwards and Jack ScatoHL Since its likeiy Flori cl women wfli get:to testify against Epstein jn New York Scarola s_aid hes not focused on whether Epstein will face charges here Instead he said he want to know how and why the agreem 267ent was reached Theres been no explanation as to how a deal like this could have been cut and how the federal government could have been involved in a conspiracy tov1olate foderal law Scarola said of his interest in continuing the legal battle over the nonprosecution agreement When Acosta agreed to drop the federal investigation Epstein in pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges and served months of ail 18-month sentence in vacant wing of the Palm Beach County Jail a cell he was_ allowed to leave hours a day six days a week He was al_so forced to register as a sex offender and settle civil lawsuit,s more tl an young won1en filed gainst him U.S Rep Lois Frankel D-West Pa.Im Beach id sh s_hares_ Scarol ipt rest jn fin.ding how the agreement came to be lam especially more interested in why Epstein got the deal he got Frankel said We need to know whr he Wa given UCh an nJence While she has asked the House Oversight Committee to investigate Acosta Frankel said she is not sure that will happen It just seems to me it:w a tn!YY ty tha.t this got offJhe way he did and without pre-judging it lets have a proper courf case Frahkel said Former 267alm Beach Police ChiefMichael Reiter wi;ts inflamec:l in 2QQ i wh tb.en_-State Attorney Barry Kris 242herrefose.d to charge Epstein w.ith serious crimes Reiter took the information his officers had gatheryq from dozen of Ep iip._s vtctims to A.cost believing he would prosecute Epstein He didnt Reiter said he was heartened that _years later Epstein w.iUfinally ce justice ThankfuJly Attorney Berman and the other authorities in New York have the go.od judgment to investigate and prosec Epstein i_n the way that sho have occ 265rred in Florida over a decade a::go Reiter said in a statement And Scarola s.aid th.ere ctre signaJs that Bynnans _i;rivestigaJiQn is Ja.r from pye_r Berman declined t:o answer questions abo:ut whether others such as Ep 267steirts high-pov ered friends wouJd be 267charged He br:1J.shed off 265,estiops abo the significance that the investigation was being handle.ct by the Public Corruption Unit While agents OT S_aturday were rresting Epstein b9w-c;l his privaty jet at tbe Teter oro Airport in New Jersey after returni:ng;from Paris otlfet-officers were searching his NevtYork City townhouse Ag_eDts sei:z:ed m1de photos of young girls who appeared to,be,minors Berma:Il.said He s1:1idhis focus was on fjnding more women who were exploited_ and abused by Epstein Turning to a poster detailing the charges that had been filed against Epstein he poitited a finger at photo of the convicted sex offender who was once scribed as Ila man of mystery CN Aronberg,.0209 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM If you believe you arc a victim of this man Jeffrey Epstein we want to hear from you Berman said A special number 1-800-CALLFBI will link victims of authorities Bill Sweeney assistant director of the FBIs New York office said after years of being ignored by federal agents the victims7 voices will be heard The Jeffrey Epstein matter is No on the major case list in the country Sweeney said Turning to address Epsteins victims directly he said Your bravery may empower others to speak out against crimes against them CA/Aronberq-0210 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM If you believe you are a victim of this,i.an Jeffrey Epstein we want.to.he-at from you BeIT11 sai_d A specJ,al oumber CALLFBtwill Hnkvictims of al thorities Bill Sweeney assistant director of the FBIs New York office said after years of being ignored by federaJ agents tl victims voic will be ard Jeffrey Epstein matter is No ort the major case list in the country Sweeney said Tumi.ngtp a4ch:ess EpsteiJJ..s victims dih:ctly he said Your bravery may empower others to speak out against crimes against them jmusgrave pbpost.com CA Aronberg-021 FILED PALM BEACH COUNTY FL JOSEPH ABRUZZO CLERK PM
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