Epstein Secrets

iciting prostitution. Mr. Epstein's legal team, which would eventually include the former prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr and the Harvard law professor Alan M. Dershowitz, was elated: Mr. Epstein would avoid prison. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/business/Olepstein.html?_r=1&screpstein&st=nyt&ad... 7/1/2008 EFTA0

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r Kenneth W. Starr and the Harvard law professor Alan M. Dershowitz, was elated: Mr. Epstein would avo

is personal chef, and tried explain how his life had taken such a turn. He likened himself to Gulliver shipwrecked among the diminutive denizens of Lilliput. "Gulliver's playfulness had unintended consequences," Mr. Epstein said. "That is what happens with wealth. There are unexpected burdens as well as

t, 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 ha

"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

oney manager who has hired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and defense attorney Jack Goldberger,

is personal chef, and tried explain how his life had taken such a turn. He likened himself to Gulliver shipwrecked among the diminutive denizens of Lilliput. "Gulliver's playfulness had unintended consequences," Mr. Epstein said. "That is what happens with wealth. There are unexpected burdens as well as

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

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

his personal chef, and tried explain how his life had taken such a turn. He likened himself to Gulliver shipwrecked among the diminutive denizens of Lilliput. “Gulliver’s playfulness had unintended consequences,” Mr. Epstein said. ““That is what happens with wealth. There are unexpected burdens as well as