Epstein Secrets

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lesser count. In Florida, prosecu- tors usually refer only capital cases to grand Juries. Even before the indictment, the Palm Beach police chief, Michael Reiter, had accused prosecutors of giving Mr. Epstein special treatment and asked the state attorney, Barry E. Krlscher, to remove himself from 17 coll

hired a phalanx of high-priced lawyers —includ- ing Harvard law professor and author Alan Dershowitz — and public relations people who questioned Reiterk com- petence and the victims' truthfulness. In addition to mansions in Palm Beach and Manhat- tan, Epstein owns homes in New Mexico and the Virgi

rs to approve warrants to arrest Mr. Ep- stein. Chief Reiter also wrote Mr. Krlscher questioning "the unusual

ce it was created in 1999, the dolphin specialty license plate pro- gram has raised more than 54.5 mil- Harbor Branch, a research facility north of Fort Pierce, as well as $2.8 million in grants for other dolphin research and conservation groups. Each year, an additional $30,000 is set aside to reimburse

d it to take the unprecedented step of presenting the evidence against Epstein to a grand jury, rather than directly c ing Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter was furious with Statesay Attorney Barry, Krische ing in a MaY 2006 letr,ter that the prosecu- tor should disqualify himself- "' continue to find

han directly c ing Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter was furious with Statesay Attorney Barry, Kris

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nitial estimates because of the rising cost of construction materials and new security measures put into place after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. Fort Pierce officials have said the courthouse has already helped entice new businesses to the area and expect property values to increase once the project bre

ice without having made an arrest. Krischer was unfamiliar with Epstein, and the case was assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit. PBPD Chief Michael Reiter stated in a 2009 civil deposition that when the PBPD initially brought the case to the State Attorney’s Office in 2005, Krischer was supportive of t

position that when the PBPD initially brought the case to the State Attorney’s Office in 2005, Krischer was supportive of the investigation and told Reiter, “Let’s go for it,” because, given the nature of the allegations, Epstein was “somebody we have to stop.” Krischer told OPR, however, that both th

...................................15 D. PBPD Chief Reiter Becomes Concerned with the State Attorney’s Offic

t personnel. The main office is in Miami; staffed branch offices are located in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach (covering Palm Beach County), and Fort Pierce; and an unstaffed branch office is located in Key West. The West Palm Beach USAO office is approximately 70 miles from the Miami office. The USAO