Epstein Secrets

tate Attorney Barry Krischer has put his foot down after nearly two years of wrangling with Epsteink team of high•priced attor- neys. By July 8, Krischerb spokesman said, there will either be a trial or a plea agree- ment The reclusive 55-year-old Wall Street prodigy allegedly had a college student

R EPSTEIN The day of reckoning for Palm Beach billionaire finan- cier and alleged sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is coming. Really! State Attorney Barry Krischer has put his foot down after nearly two years of wrangling with Epsteink team of high•priced attor- neys. By July 8, Krischerb spokesman said, th

egedly had a college student steer underage suburban girls to his beach- front mansion for sex and weird massages in 2005. "lib simply time," said Krischer'S spokes- man, Mike Edmondson. In November Epsteink local attorney, Jack Goldberger, told Page Two the case would be resolved with a guilty plea b

Epstein with un- lawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. . Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry with State Attorney Barry Krischei's han- dling of the case that he wrote a memo Epstein See EPSTEIN, 5B No. newly negotiated proposal for beachfront commission at 4 p.m. Thursday. I

sked her if she would like to' make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 71/2-bath home on the Intra- coastal Waterway, then es- corted upstairs to a bedroom with a massagad oils. and were Epstein both naked mas- sage, she said, but when he grabbed her buttocks

ey asked her whether she had spoken to anyone else. She said yes, a private investigator had asked her the same questions. » Jeffrey Epstein: Acosta, Krischer trade barbs oyer sweetheart deal When they subpoenaed one of Epstein’s former employees, he told them the same thing. He and a private eye had met at

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rigge:recl tensio-qs betwe~n_poljce and. prosecutors, with then:-PalmBeach.Chief Michael R~ite,r saying in a May 2006 letter to then-State Attorney Barry Kris ch er that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself.,, . I "I conti_nue'to find your office's treatment of these-cases highly unusual/ Reit

nal Airport Athome,, a pdvate chef and a small staff stood atthe ready. From a, window 111. _his mansion, he could lo.ok out on thl:! Intracoasta1' Waterway and ,the West Palm. B.each skyline. He seemed to be a man who had everything. But extraordinary w~al-tli can fuel extrc:1.ordinc:1.ry desires. » ~

gation by Palm Beach police, who said Epstein paid five underage girls for massages and sometimes sex at his El Braila 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

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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

asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 71/2-bath home on the Intra- coastal Waterway, then es- corted upstairs to a bedroom with a massage d oils. Epstein and were both naked during r e mas- sage, she said, but when he grabbed h

e Epstein with un- lawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry | with State Attorney Barry Krischer’s han- dling of the case that he wrote a memo See EPSTEIN, 5B > 3) E- NM - ]08062-@ HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018918 ws ¢ THE PALM BEACH POST = « WEDNESDA

nsider Cz00d and sufficient reason exists to require your dis- qualification from the prose- cution of these cases,” Reiter wrote in a May 1 memo to Krischer. While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case, Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the state at- torney, said his office pre- sents cases ‘other

friend asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 7%bath home on the Intra- coastal Waterway, then es- corted upstairs to a bedroom with a massage table and oils. Epstein and Robson were both naked during the mas- sage, she said, but when he

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. The case originally was going to be presented to the grand jury in February, but wa

r if good and sufficient reason exists to require your dis- qualification from the prose- cution of these cases," Reiter wrote in a May 1 memo to Krischer. While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case, Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the state at- torney, said his office pre-. cents cases ot

asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 71/2-bath home on the Intra- coastal Waterway, then es- corted upstairs to a bedroom with a massag d oils. Epstein and were both naked dunng e mas- sage, she said, but when he grabbed her

soccer. Mother time, Mr. Ep- stein had to wait for his "massage" session because the girl he wanted was still in class. Why didn't State Attorney Barry Krischer let a jury decide whether to believe the teenagers — in- cluding a 16-year-old who went to Mr. Epstein's house to "woric" in December 2004 alter b

irst he pressed for Epstein to be charged with the more serious crimes of sexual ac. thity with minors Second, he slammed State Attorney Bars ry Kris Cher in blunt language seldom used by one law- orcement official con- cerning another because of what he perceived as that of- fice's mishandling of the

end asked herd she would like to make money giving bin a manage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, "s:-bath home on the Inn* coastal Waterway, then es- coned upstairs to a bedroom with a massage s. lid ci Epstein and were both naked during masa sage, she said, but when he grabbed h

eiter has consistently declined to comment on the case and did not respond to a request for comment Monday. The implication that State Attor- ney Barry Krischer was easy on Ep- stein by presenting the case to a grand jury rather than filing charges directly against him is wrong, Gold- berger said. The Pal

what happened is they weren't happy with the result. They decided to use the press to embarrass Mr. Epstein." But records show that Reiter wrote Krischer on May 1— well be- fore the case went to the grand jury— suggesting that Krischer "consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your di

asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 71/2-bath home on the Intra- coastal Waterway, then es- corted upstairs to a bedroom with a massage table and oils. Epstein and Robson were both naked during the mas- sage, she said, but when