Epstein Secrets

pe charge where the exchange of money was involved. Your Office's repeated references to the State Attorney's Office as "a joke" are without merit. Barry Krischer, the Palm Beach County State Attorney, has served in office for 12 years. Lana Belohlavek, the lead prosecutor in this matter, has over a decade of

ney's Office as "a joke" are without merit. Barry Krischer, the Palm Beach County State Attorney, has serve

olicy issues raised by your Office's invocation of § 2255. It is common ground among us that § 2255 has not been the subject of policy guidance from Main Justice, over the long life of this unusual statute. It is therefore undisputed that we are sailing in uncharted jurisprudential and policy waters. This sh

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efendant under an equally questionable statute. There Your Office's nitrated refenmces to the State Attorney's Oflice as "a joke" ore without merit. Barry Krischer. (he Palm that. County Slaw ALIstrney. tub screed in office for 12 years. Lana Belohlavele. the lead prosecutor in this matter, has over a decade u

y issues raised by your Office's invocation of § 2255. It is co m mon ground among us that Si 2255 has not been the subject or policy guidance front Main Justice. over the long life of this unusual statute. It is therefore undisputed that we are sailing in uncharted jurisprudential and policy waters. This sh

gation by Palm Beach police, who said Epstein paid five underage girls for massages and sometimes sex at his El Brillo Way home. Then-State Attorney Barry Krischer declined to pros- ecute Epstein on multiple charges involving unlawful sex acts with minors. Instead, he brought the case to a grand jury, which cha

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 remise himself from the case. When that didn't happen, Reiter requested an FBI investigation to determine if any federal laws

d these statements have frequently been based on discovery materials. See, e.g., Attorneys Say Miami Prosecutors Violated Crime Victims' Rights Act, Main Justice, March 22, 2011 (quoting Plaintiffs' motion asserting that the U.S. Attorney's Office "deliberately misled' them and claiming that the "only reason

a defendant under an equally questionable statute. Them Your Oftice's rt.-pealed references to the Stale Mummy's ()Ince as -a jok ire without writ. Barry Krischcr. the Palm Beach County State Attorney. has served is orrice for 12 years. . the lead prosecutor in this nuttier, has over u dei.s.tdc urexperience

olicy issues raised by your Otrice's invocation of * 2255. It is common ground among us that § 2255 has not been the subject of policy guidance from Main Justice. over the long life of this unusual statute. It is therefore undisputed that we un sailing in uncharted jurisprudential and policy waters. This sho

d on Sunday, the Office cannot and will not bind Immigration. Also, your timetable will need to move up significantly. As [State Attorney] Barry [Krischer] said in our meeting last week, his office can put together a plea agreement, [and an] information, and get you all before the [state] judge on a c

was up to whomever they asked.” The next day, Lefkowitz followed up with Acosta in an email: We appreciate that you will afford us as much time as Main Justice determines is appropriate for it to conduct a review of this matter. As you have suggested, we will initiate that review process with Drew Ooster

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TA00009264 --- PAGE BREAK --- Page 37 1 Q And do you know -- oh, do you know what he meant by 2 it being leaked to Epstein by the state -- by Barry -- Barry 3 Krischer, the then State Attorney? 4 A So -- so, based on the context -- 5 Q Mm-hmm. 6 A -- what I would assume is that if the s

GE BREAK --- Page 37 1 Q And do you know -- oh, do you know what he meant by 2 it being leaked to Epstein by the state -- by Barry -- Barry 3 Krischer, the then State Attorney? 4 A So -- so, based on the context -- 5 Q Mm-hmm. 6 A -- what I would assume is that if the state 7 attorney is c

TA00009264 --- PAGE BREAK --- Page 37 1 Q And do you know -- oh, do you know what he meant by 2 it being leaked to Epstein by the state -- by Barry -- Barry 3 Krischer, the then State Attorney? 4 A So -- so, based on the context -- 5 Q Mm-hmm. 6 A -- what I would assume is that if the s

GE BREAK --- Page 37 1 Q And do you know -- oh, do you know what he meant by 2 it being leaked to Epstein by the state -- by Barry -- Barry 3 Krischer, the then State Attorney? 4 A So -- so, based on the context -- 5 Q Mm-hmm. 6 A -- what I would assume is that if the state 7 attorney is c

w, so, something has 10 already leaked. 11 Q You're referring to Exhibit 1? 12 A Exhibit 1. Other things would leak. 13 Q Had you ever met Barry Krischer? 14 A Sure. 15 Q What was your relationship with him? 16 A So, there were multiple state attorneys within the 17 district. He was -- it wa

w, so, something has 10 already leaked. 11 Q You're referring to Exhibit 1? 12 A Exhibit 1. Other things would leak. 13 Q Had you ever met Barry Krischer? 14 A Sure. 15 Q What was your relationship with him? 16 A So, there were multiple state attorneys within the 17 district. He was -- it wa

w, so, something has 10 already leaked. 11 Q You're referring to Exhibit 1? 12 A Exhibit 1. Other things would leak. 13 Q Had you ever met Barry Krischer? 14 A Sure. 15 Q What was your relationship with him? 16 A So, there were multiple state attorneys within the 17 district. He was -- it wa

ecutions, we asked for a Bank of 5 Nova Scotia -- 6 Q ME-hum. 7 A -- authorization to the Bank of Nova Scotia 8 subpoena, and I didn't think Main Justice would -- you know, 9 I pushed really hard, and I got into the weeds in that case for that purpose, but I still thought, let's go for it, and we d

ecutions, we asked for a Bank of 5 Nova Scotia -- 6 Q ME-hum. 7 A -- authorization to the Bank of Nova Scotia 8 subpoena, and I didn't think Main Justice would -- you know, 9 I pushed really hard, and I got into the weeds in that case for that purpose, but I still thought, let's go for it, and we d

ecutions, we asked for a Bank of 5 Nova Scotia -- 6 Q ME-hum. 7 A -- authorization to the Bank of Nova Scotia 8 subpoena, and I didn't think Main Justice would -- you know, 9 I pushed really hard, and I got into the weeds in that case for that purpose, but I still thought, let's go for it, and we d