Epstein Secrets

ked at the Palm Islivlite4X1051 State prosecutor Krischer Beach County jail and later released on a $3,000

search of his home.N[94] During the investigation, Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter publicly accused the Palm Beach County state prosecutor, Barry ICrischer, of being too lenient and called for help from the FBI.[J The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) then became involved. Subsequently, the police

arge for failing to turn over to police, and subsequently trying to sell a journal in which he had recorded Epstein's activities. FBI Special Agent Christina Pryor reviewed the material and agreed it was information "that would have been extremely useful in investigating and prosecuting the case, including name

rafficking Victims Protection Act, which carries a minimum sentence of 20 years. (Florida enacted the federal TVPA in 2002.) So when State Attorney Barry Krischer, who also ran Florida's Crimes Against Children Unit, proved reluctant to mount a vigorous prosecution of Epstein, saying the local victims were not

lf from the case. He did not, and the evidence his office presented to a state grand Jury produced only a single count of soliciting prostitution. (Krischer has since retired and would not comment for this article.) The day after that indictment was returned, Reiter was relieved to have the FBI step in a

his former employ- er ens having sex with underage girls, and of viewing underage poi, nography on computers in Epsteink borne. • • Special Agent Christina Pryor wrote that later review of the payers and book Rodriguez handed over revealed information "that would have been extremely useful in investigatin

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

had over to the authorities. By | demanding money for the information, Rodriguez was commit: = ting another crime. According to a sworn statement by Christina Pryor, a special | agent with the FBI, Rodriguez “persisted that he would only turty over the information in his possession in exchange for $50,000." 218