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s come under attack from Epstein’s lawyers and friends in New York, where he has a home. TheNew York Post quoted Epstein’s prominent New York lawyer, Gerald Lefcourt, as saying-his client:was indicted only "because ofthe craziness ofthe police chief.” Reiter has declined to comment on the: case... Prosecutors have
d differently from others. Once he knew he was the subject of a criminal probe, Epstein hir.ed a phalanx of powerful attorneys such as Dershowitz and Lefcourt, who is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Miami lawyer Roy Black - who became nationally known when he succes
and was placed into pretrial detention at the federal Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan. 43. On or about August 6, 2019, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a state criminal probe into the actions of the Palm Beach Sheriff and former State Attorney Krischer for their handling of the Epstein undera
ome under attack from Epstein's lawyers and friends in New York, where he has a home. The New York Post quoted Epstein's prominent New York lawyer, Gerald Lefcourt, as saying his client was indicted only "because of the craziness of the police chief." Reiter has declined to comment on the case. Prosecutors ha
differently from others. Once he knew he was the subject of a criminal probe, Epstein hired a phalanx of powerful attorneys such as Dershowitz and Lefcourt, who is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Miami lawyer Roy Black - who became nationally known when he succ
was placed into pretrial detention at the federal Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan. 40. On or about August 6, 2019, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a state criminal probe into the actions of the Palm Beach Sheriff and former State Attorney Krischer for their handling of the Epstein unde
s of that conflict of interest. Another prominent attorney who began representing Epstein during the state investigation was New York City attorney Gerald Lefcourt, 4 Epstein’s background has been extensively researched and reported in the media. See, e.g., L
ypassed Villafaña and phoned Lourie, with whom she had worked when she was an AUSA, to press for a meeting. Lourie agreed to meet with Sanchez and Lefcourt. Lourie explained to Villafaña that Sanchez was concerned that federal charges were “imminent,” wanted to meet with the USAO and “make a pitch,” an
tment attorneys related to the exercise of their authority to 7 In August 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he had directed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to open an investigation into the conduct of state authorities relating to
Entities connected to both Gerald Lefcourt and Ron DeSantis

Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
Alexander Acosta
PERSONLeon Black
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Alan Dershowitz
PERSONthe Southern District
LOCATION
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATIONRoy Black
PERSONJack Goldberger
PERSONFBI
ORGANIZATION
Prince Andrew
PERSON
Jay Lefkowitz
PERSON
Ken Starr
PERSON
Palm Beach Police Department
ORGANIZATION
A. Marie Villafana
PERSON
Kenneth Marra
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSONJane Doe
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSON