Epstein Secrets

gered tensions between police and prosecutors, with then-Palm Beach Chief Michael Reiter say- ing in a May 2006 letter to then-State Attorney Barry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself. "I continue to find your offices treatment of these cases highly unusual," Re- iter wrote H

rmer Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter believed that Palm Beach County State At- torney Barry Krischer wasn't moving aggressively enough. Mr. Krischer retired last year. The assistant state attorney who oversaw the case is no longer with the office. At this point, the public must hope that the

ant." Wrong on the first two, right on the third. Until Friday, the public didn't know the terms of the deal that finalized the case of the Palm Beacher who arranged to have girls brought to his house for sex and massages. Only Epstein's platoon of lawyers, the U.S. Attorney's Office Epstein fo

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

ant." Wrong on the first two, right on the third. Until Friday, the public didn't know the terms of the deal that finalized the case of the Palm Beacher who arranged to have girls brought to his house for sex and massages. Only Epstein's platoon of lawyers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Sou

) 7 ) Defendant. ) 8 ) 9 PLEA CONFERENCE 10 11 PRESIDING: HONORABLE DEBORAH DALE PUCILLO 12 APPEARANCES: 13 ON BEHALF OF 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

rmer Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter believed that Palm Beach County State At- torney Barry Krischer wasn't moving aggressively enough. Mr. Krischer retired last year. The assistant state attorney who oversaw the race is no longer with the office. At this point, the public must hope that the

dant? Wrong on the first two, right on the third. Until Friday, the public didn't know the terms of the deal that finalized the case of the Palm Beacher who arranged to have girls brought to his house for sex and massages. Only Epstein% platoon of lawyers, the US. Attorney% Office Epstein for t

e was leaving no i undotted and no t uncrossed. ty But he did wonder if the state attorney's office itself had 3 become part of the problem. 162 D Barry Krischer: April tate attorney Barry |] before taking his post in and around Palm 1992 and 1996, he had run and 2004. During the cou 1970 with a three-year

rtues. -y Krischer for the work his office xe woman said during a rally that arthouse. “Her murderer received | sentence.” o been dismissed —alter Krischers 164 Fittyy Ricu former law firm agreed to pay Bergeron’s attorney seven thou- sand dollars in legal fees. Now Chief Reiter and Detective Recarey

ne to pressure the police chief. “I received comments from a variety of different viewpoints. . .in some cases I had people tell me, hey, he's a Palm Beacher, why are you investigating a Palm Beacher?” Reiter would say when deposed. “I had people that said it was an unfa- vorable career move for me to ask