Epstein Secrets

o "work" in December 2004 after being asked whether she needed to make money for Christmas gifts? Prosecutors gave greater weight to the details Mr. Dershowitz provided about the girls in an apparent effort to assail their character. Mr. Dershowitz pointed out to prosecutors that some of the teenagers had ta

e victims' credibility be a factor to determine whether a crime's been committed, not whether a jury will convict? (After all, as Mr. Goldberger told The Palm Beach Post of Mr. Epstein, "He's never denied girls came to the house.") HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021795 --- PAGE BREAK --- Especially, I asked Mr. Edmondso

m him. But Mr. Epstein fought back, assembling a team of star lawyers, including Gerald B. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021802 --- PAGE BREAK --- Lefcourt and Alan M. Dershowitz, a friend of his, to look into the backgrounds of his young accusers. Mr. Lefcourt says that the police acted “outrageously” and that his client has

was postponed, however, due to meetings between the State Attorney’s office and Epstein’s prominent criminal defense lawyer and personal friend, Alan Dershowitz. 15. Another grand jury was convened in April 2006, but canceled the day before it was to begin receiving evidence. (1) Police Chief Reiter’s Letter

ssions at his home.” • “Police Say Lawyer Tried to Discredit Teenage Girls” published on July 29, 2006, reporting that “[fjamed Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz met with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office and provided damaging information about teenage girls who say they gave his client, Palm Beach

st 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 NPA, which was ordered disclosed by this Court on June 2

as 11ot cha,rged i11 t,he case, is a. pote_nti'cd 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·d the deal, in which Epstein wouid _plead guilty to one

donation from Epstein. I _Epstei11 is gid to b~v~ befri~I1<;led fo:rrner Ba.rvard P.re~tde11t cL_ar_ry S11IJ1m.ers, prnllli:n,ent I.i,w Professor. Alan Dershowitz1 borialc:l Tn1mp and New York Daily News. Pµ.blisher Mort Zuckerman. CA/AronbeLq-000143 FILEU: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, JOSEPH ABRUZZO, CLERK. 3/27/2

st 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 NPA, which was ordered disclosed by this Court on June 2

rm against the likes of Messrs. Black, Dershow- itz, Lefkowitz and Starr. It was a proud moment. | also received calls or communications from Messrs. Dershow- itz, Lefkowitz and Starr. I had known all three individu- als previously, from my time in law school and at Kirkland & Ellis in the mid 90s. They al

n for future use. But informa- tion pertaining to the girls would have bolstered the state’s case against Jeffrey Epstein, and by withholding it from the Palm Beach PD and the FBI, Rodriguez had committed a crime. In his defense, Rodriguez would say that the papers were an “insurance policy.” Without them,

As 2014 draws to a close, it’s begin- ning to look as if Epstein is finally free and clear of the case. But for Epstein’s friend and sometime lawyer Alan Dershow- q itz, things are about to get very unpleasant. | At the start of 2008, Bradley Edwards, the Fort Lauderdale _ lawyer, had filed a motion in a West Pal

ein that he’d grown much less shy about sharing. Epstein encouraged Alan Dershowitz to invest with a prominent hedge-fund managet named Orin Kramer. Dershowitz did, and he made a lot of money at first. But in 2008, the fund Dershowitz had invested in lost a substantial amount. Afterward, according to a for-

ead of going to trial, the state attorney wants to see Epstei i pstein get off with a misdemeanor, five years of probatio and a psych exam. ° Why? Alan i Dershowitz has presented the prosecutors with his own ieces i p of evidence — printouts from the victims’ Myspace pages In h ec ” er “About Me” column, under

- P sctives they were believable. So iE CHAPTER 46 r. Epstein became aware of the id . ts contacted the state attorney's | and I believe it was Mr. Dershow- ior of the discussions of this case completely. [At] one point he sug- tein] a notice to appear, which ior. He just completely changed versation abou

o "work" in December 2004 after being asked whether she needed to make money for Christmas gifts? Prosecutors gave greater weight to the details Mr. Dershowitz provided about the girls in an apparent effort to assail their character. Mr. Dershowitz pointed out to prosecutors that some of the teenagers had t

e victims' credibility be a factor to determine whether a crime's been committed, not whether a jury will convict? (After all, as Mr. Goldberger told The Palm Beach Post of Mr. Epstein, "He's never denied girls came to the house.") Especially, I asked Mr. Edmondson to explain: Why shouldn't the public look

rat, have returned campaign contributions from him. But Mr. Epstein fought back, assembling a team of star lawyers, including Gerald B. Lefcourt and Alan M. Dershowitz, a friend of his, to look into the backgrounds of his young accusers. Mr. Lefcourt says that the police acted “outrageously” and that his client has