Epstein Secrets

erful attorneys such as Dershowitz and Lefcourt, who is a past president of the National As- sociation of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Miami lawyer Roy Black — who became nationally known when he successfully defended William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge in Palm Beach — also was in- volved at one po

abel. 'his case," Mr. Goldberger told Lambiet, "is absolutely going to end without atrial within the next two months." State attorney spokes- man Michael Edmondson would not confirm any plea deal. But, he noted: "The state attorney's hands are not tied by there being a single grand jury tharge. That does not

or case because the target is one of the richest men in the country and it has been big news. He has a stable of attorneys, including Dershowitz, [Roy] Black, Lefcourt, Lewis, and Lily [sic] Sanchez. Jeff Sloman is familiar with the investigation. The state intentionally torpedoed it in the grand jury

Keller, “Police say lawyer tried to discredit teenage girls,” Palm Beach Post, July 29, 2006, citing statement by State Attorney’s Office spokesman Michael Edmondson. 25 Indictment in State v. Epstein, 2006CF9454AXX (July 19, 2006), attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report. 26 In pertinent part, the state indi

laints that private eyes were posing as police officers. When they told Epstein's local attorney, Guy Fronstin, he said the investigators worked for Roy Black, the high-powered Miami lawyer who has defended the likes of Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith. While the private eyes were conducting a para

eld then? "There were direct contradictions in testimony and evidence that simply would not support a direct prosecution," state attorney spokesman Michael Edmondson said Friday. "A judge simply would have dismissed the case completely." According to records, deputies said that the two girls, kept apart at the h