Epstein Secrets

crimes of unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. 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 was p

consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution 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 attorney, said his office presents cases other than

r massages and sometimes sex at his El Brillo Way home. After completing the investigation, Palm Beach police turned the case over to State Attorney Barry Krischets office with a probable cause affidavit stating that Epstein should be arrested on tour counts of unlawful sex acts with a minor and one count of le

r the oc- casion. (Epstein has claimed he owned it. In 1987. Hoffenberg. according to sources. set Epstein up in the offices he still occu- pies in the Villard House. on Madison Av. enue. across a coumard from the restaurant Le Cirque. Hoffenberg hired his new pro- tege as a consultant at 525.000 a month. and t

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

for the occasion. (Epstein has claimed he owned it.) In 1987, Hoffenberg, according to sources, set Epstein up in the offices he still occupies in the Villard House, on Madison Avenue, across a courtyard from the restaurant Le Cirque. Hoffenberg hired his new protege as a consultant at EFTA00188423 Page 7 Th

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

he oc- casion. (Epstein has claimed he owned it.) In 1987, Hoffenberg, according to sources. set Epstein up in the offices he still occu- pies in the Villard House. on Madison Av- enue. across a courtyard from the restaurant Le Cirque. Hoffenberg hired his new pro- tégé as a consultant at 525.000 a month, an

were. But after Mr. EpstenA attorneys told prosecutors about the girls' MySpace pages, which mentioned marijuana and alcohol use, State Attorney Barry Krischer sent the case to s grand jury, instead of filing charges himself. Blaming these victims. however, does not make them any more de- serving of what

grand jury, instead of filing charges himself. Blaming these victims. however, does not make them any more de- serving of what happened. And Mr. Krischer's unnecessary handoff to a grand jury, after an 11-month police investigation. more than reinforced Jeffrey Epstein case corms to turning point.

when Wolff was involved in a bid for New York Magazine. Sometime after that, Wolff saw the financial architect in his office at 457 Madison Avenue, the Villard House, where Random House once had its offices. "His literal office is where Bennett Cerf's was. It's an incredibly strange place. It has no corporate aff