Epstein Secrets

knows. It's like looking at the Wizard of Oz — ..tss there than meets the eye." jorvy ipste r.'t, Pm-t BCCC1 f:Or+C Sp }n Ntw "He's yen/enigmatic:Rosa Monckton told Vanity Fair in 2003. Monckton was the former British CEO of Tiffany & Co. and confidante to the late Princess Diana. She was also a close frien

ng the local victims were not credible witnesses, Chief Reiter wrote the attorney a letter complaining of the s

erms of Uso and Privacy Policy Thinakteoaiv subscribed to the Daily Digest and Cheat Sheet. We will not share your email with anyone for an reason. Michael Reiter, the former Palm Beach police chief, certainly thinks so. He gave The Daily Beast exclusive access to the transcript of his nine-hour deposition for

's Office, then bargained down by the U.S. Department ofJustice, all in an atmosphere of hardball legal tactics and social pressures so intense that Reiter became estranged from several colleagues. At the time, Reiter, who retired in 2009 and now runs his own security firm, objected both to Epstein's pl

him his first piano. And then as he got to school he had difficulty ... in studying . .. so Jeffrey got him intereste4 in taking flying lessons." Rosa Monckton recalls Epstein telling her that her daughter. Domenica. who suf- fers from Down syndrome. needed the sun. and that Rosa should feel free to bring

re was enough evidence to charge him with sexual activity with minors. When the grand jury indicted 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 pub

g of this matter has taken and consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases," Reiter wrote in a May 1 memo to Krischer. While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case, Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the state attorney, said hi

nt against Epstein was unsealed this week, Police Chief Reiter referred the matter to the FBI. "We've received

one of the few truly baffling myster- ies among New York's moneyed world. People know snippets, but few know the whole. "He's very enigmatic," says Rosa Monckton, the former C.E.O. of Tiffany & Co. in the U.K. and a close friend since the early 1980s. "You think you know him and then you peel off another rin

at Windsor and has attended a weekend house party at Sandringham. According to official documents seen by this newspaper, Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter has asked the FBI to determine whether Epstein broke laws designed to protect children from prostitution and pornography. Some such offences carry

ney's office handed down one indictment of Epstein on a felony count of soliciting prostitution. There is no reference to minors in the indictment. Reiter was enraged. He released a letter he had sent out to five underage girls that read "I do not feel that justice has been sufficiently served." Epste

him his first piano. And then as he got to school he had difficulty ... in studying ... so Jeffrey got him interested in taking flying lessons." Rosa Monckton recalls Epstein telling her that her. daughter. Domenica, who suf- fers from Down syndrome. needed the sun, and that Rosa should feel free to bring

in in the case. "We just think there has been a distorted view of this case in the me- dia presented by the Palm Beach po- lice," Goldberger said. Reiter has consistently declined to comment on the case and did not respond to a request for comment Monday. The implication that State Attor- ney Barry

s enough evidence to charge him with sexual activity with minors. When the grand jury indicted Epsteka on the less serious charge, Police Chief Michael Reiter referred the case to the FBI to determine whether there were federal law viola- tions. After a spate of stories about the case last week, New Yo