Epstein Secrets

hour. ' Nevertheless, Mr. Gold- berger and the other attorneys put the girls on triaL The legal team got former Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer to back off early by showing him comments that the girls had made online about using sex and alcohol. Gee, there's a flash: Teen- age girls who w

00261296 Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com » ... Page 2 of 2 In time, with the feds breathing down Krischer's neck, he and Epstein's lawyers worked out a deal that would keep him from serving hard time. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts: procuring a

ges of procuring teenage girls for acts of prostitution, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail. The plea agreement, which caused sentencing judge Deborah Pucillo to shake her head in amazement, allowed Epstein to serve his sentence at the Palm Beach County jail rather than state prison; allowed him extensiv

imes of unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molesta- tion. Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry that he wrote State Attorney Barry Krischer a memo in May suggesting he disqualify himself from the case. Epstein: His owner attorney agreed to a plea bargain, police say. (Indicate page

" is how Palm Beach Police Chief Mi- chael Reiter described State Attorney Barry Krischer's handling of the case in a bluntly critical letter to Krischer last year before Epstein was indicted. Reiter referred the mat- ter to the FBI to determine whether any federal laws had been violated. Epstein's

ny other jurisdiction that so requires. Epstein, 55, will spend 18 months in the Palm Beach County Jail followed by a year of house arrest. Judge Deborah Pucillo, who grilled Epstein and his attorneys throughout today's hearing, read off a litany of other conditions of Epstein's house arrest, including a 10

ike Edmondson, spokesman for State Attorney Barry Krischer, declined to comment. "It's a matter of policy w

to give a reason, Lefcourt said the date change was agreed to by both the defense and the prosecution. Mike Edmondson, spokesman for State Attorney Barry Krischer, declined to comment. "It's a matter of policy we don't comment on active cases," Edmondson said. In exchange for his guilty plea, federal authorit

00-square-foot mansion on El Brillo Way in Palm Beach, will spend 18 months in the Palm Beach County Jail followed by a year of house arrest. Judge Deborah Pucillo, who grilled Epstein and his attorneys throughout the hearing, read off a litany of other conditions of Epstein's house arrest, including a 10 p.m.-

) ) ) ) CASE NO. 06 CF9454AMB 08 9381CFAMB 9 10 11 PRESIDING: HONORABLE DEBORAH DALE PUCILLO 12 APPEARANCES: 13 ON BEHALF OP THE STATE: BARRY E. KRISCHER, ESQUIRE 14 State Attorney 401 North Dixie Highway 15 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 By: LANNA BELOHLAVEK, ESQUIRE 16 Assistant State Attorn

PEARANCES: 13 ON BEHALF OP THE STATE: BARRY E. KRISCHER, ESQUIRE 14 State Attorney 401 North Dixie Hig

ny public record. Federal District Judge Marra has twice ordered the documents not disclosed to third parties. 3. Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Deborah Pucillo ordered Mr. Epstein's attorney to file the documents under seal during his plea conference on June 30, 2008. 4. On June 25, 2009, Judge Colbath g

ence 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 your officeb treatment of these cases highly unusu

00-square-foot mansion on El Brillo Way in Palm Beach, will spend 18 months in the Palm Beach County Jail followed by a year of house arrest. Judge Deborah Pucillo, who grilled Epstein and his attorneys throughout the hearing, read off a litany of other conditions of Epstein's house arrest, including a 10 p.m.-

he investigation triggered tensions between police and prosecutors, with then-Chief Michael Reiter saying in a May 2006 letter to then-State Attorney Barry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself. "| continue to find your office's treatment of these cases highly unusual,” Reiter wrote. He th

nsealed for 1:30 p.m. June 25. Epstein agreed in September 2007 to plead to state charges to avoid federal prosecution, Goldberger told County Judge Deborah Pucillo at Epstein's plea conference last year. The sealing of the records in question was said to be a "significant inducement" for Epstein, who is serving

t the case to a grand jury, which charged Epstein on the lesser charge of soliciting prostitution. Then-Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter wrote Krischer a letter asking him to recuse himself from the case. When that didn't happen, Reiter requested an FBI investigation to determine if any federal laws