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The State Attorney's Office for Palm Beach County, led by Barry Krischer, handled the initial 2005-2008 criminal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and presented a controversial case to a 2006 grand jury that resulted in only a single solicitation charge despite evidence of crimes against dozens of underage victims.
The State Attorney's Office appears throughout investigative documents, subpoenas, court filings, and correspondence as the primary prosecutorial authority handling Epstein's initial Palm Beach case. Assistant State Attorneys Lana Belohlavek and Daliah Weiss are repeatedly mentioned coordinating with Palm Beach police detectives, issuing subpoenas to witnesses, and managing the investigation. The office's handling of the case became highly controversial—grand jury transcripts released in 2024 revealed prosecutors treated victims as prostitutes rather than underage sexual assault survivors, ultimately securing only minimal charges that allowed Epstein to avoid serious consequences.

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
James Patterson
Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards
Victims' attorney's firsthand account
. 2005. GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMM'(DED to be and appear before THE STATE ATTORNEY or his Assistant, in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, at the State Attorney's Office, 401 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida. shINSTANTER for intenogation and the truth to speak, in a certain matter pending and under inve
Page: EFTA00008008 →. 2005. GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMM'(DED to be and appear before THE STATE ATTORNEY or his Assistant, in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, at the State Attorney's Office, 401 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida. shINSTANTER for intenogation and the truth to speak, in a certain matter pending and under inve
Page: EFTA00008008 →. 2005. GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMM'(DED to be and appear before THE STATE ATTORNEY or his Assistant, in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, at the State Attorney's Office, 401 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida. shINSTANTER for intenogation and the truth to speak, in a certain matter pending and under inve
Page: EFTA00008008 →a telephone call from Attorne from Mr. stated he represented Mr. an •i• not want me spec ing with his client. I then made to ephone contact with the State Attorney s Office and confirmed that subpoenas would be issued to the former employees to assist in the investigation. I then made telephone contact with Attorney Gu
Page: EFTA00007207 →a telephone call from Attorne from Mr. stated he represented Mr. an •i• not want me spec ing with his client. I then made to ephone contact with the State Attorney s Office and confirmed that subpoenas would be issued to the former employees to assist in the investigation. I then made telephone contact with Attorney Gu
Page: EFTA00007207 →a telephone call from Attorne from Mr. stated he represented Mr. an •i• not want me spec ing with his client. I then made to ephone contact with the State Attorney s Office and confirmed that subpoenas would be issued to the former employees to assist in the investigation. I then made telephone contact with Attorney Gu
Page: EFTA00007207 →agers for prostitution. Epstein is allowed out, though, each day from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., a Sheriff's Office spokesman said. Displeased with the way the State Attorney's Office handled the case, Palm Beach police forwarded information to the FBI. INFORMATIONAL BOX: Young women have sued. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013426 --- PAGE B
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40, at 17 (stating that the victims relied on the U.S. Attorney's Office representatives "to their detriment[,]" that if t
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Epstein in the dark about the status of his case. The U.S. Attorney's Office signed a non-prosecution agreement with the multi
: Two points, your Honor: One is 11 that, again, the clerk did not assert in her papers 12 that she does not have control. That |s a position 13 that the State Attorney's Office has asserted. It is 14 our allegation, and as your Honor noted, allegations 15 must be accepted as true — as true at this stage of 16 the proceedings
elstein, Esq. March 31, 2008 2 TO FAX NUMBER Honorable Sandra McSorley Palm Beach County Courthouse 561-355-1616 Lanna Leigh Belohlavek State Attorney's Office, 15th Judicial Circuit (561) 355-7379 Jack A. Goldberger Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A 561-835-8691 MESSAGE: RE: State of Florida v. Jef
Page: Epstein_Part_06_Redacted_p70 →ot cl , Sm to be nor did they impersonate themselves as a police officer. This package was sent to both ASA Lana Belohlavic and ASA Daliah Weiss at the State Attorney's Office. I made telephone contact with ASA Weiss to confirm she received the lackage and request an interview with Sarah Kellen, Nada Marcinkova, and Janu
Page: Epstein_Part_07_Redacted_p84 →ered moot. 3. Prior to filing of a Motion For Protective Order, Mr. Leopold and the undersigned conferred and agreed in writing with the consent of the State Attorney's Office to the taking of Jane Doe No.1's deposition on February 20, 2008. The parties have also agreed that Mr. Leopold will accept service for Jane Doe's
Page: Epstein_Part_12_Redacted_p23 →nal and the civil matters. Please let us know if you will agree to this or if we should seek court approval for same. Of course, we understand that the State Attorney's Office will need to agree to this as well, and we have not yet contacted them for approval. 07/26/17 Page 6 of 94 Public Records Request No.: 17-295 I
Page: Epstein_Part_15_Redacted_p6 →orrell from 686-2700. Mr. Morrell stated he represented Mr. Alessi and did not want me speaking with his client. I then made telephone contact with the State Attorney s Office and confirmed that subpoenas would be issued to the former employees to assist in the investigation. I then made telephone contact with Attorney Gu
Page: Epstein_Part_19_Redacted_p51 →orrell from 686-2700. Mr. Morrell stated he represented Mr. Alessi and did not want me speaking with his client. I then made telephone contact with the State Attorney s Office and confirmed that subpoenas would be issued to the former employees to assist in the investigation. I then made telephone contact with Attorney Gu
Page: Epstein_Part_23_Redacted_p52 →stants to recruit girls to provide massages to him, and in many instances, those massages led to sexual activity. After the PBPD brought the case to the State Attorney's Office, a Palm Beach County grand jury indicted Epstein, on July 19, 2006, for felony solicitation of prostitution in violation of Florida Statute § 796.0
Page: EFTA00013360 →to complain because our independent investigation uncovered facts that are unfavorable to your client. You complain that I "forced" your client and the State Attorney's Office to proceed on charges that they do not believe in, yet you do not want our Office to inform the State Attorney's Office of facts that su ort the ad
Page: EFTA00013540 →Berry Wireless Handheld Original Message -- From: To: Sent: Wed Nov 07 12:01:54 2007 Subject: Epstein Follow Up Hi — Any word from the defense, the State Attorney's Office, or Judge Davis? Also. just told me that two of the girls who were approached by private investigators are girls who were not part of the state's
Page: EFTA00013628 →etter that the Chief handed out, but some of these stories reference the letter. I do not believe that the letter mentioned any specifics. But, when the State Attorney's Office basically shut down the case, the Chief deemecilieolice investigation "closed," which meant that the PC affidavits for the arrests of Epstein, and
Page: EFTA00013634 →mplementation of the state sentence. Fifth, pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Epstein, through his counsel, agrees to provide the agreements made with the State Attorney's Office. Finally, I must tell you that I am troubled by the manner in which your Office has dealt with the § 2255 issues that are encompassed in the Agreem
Page: EFTA00013699 →ne (1) count of solicitation of prostitution, in violation of FL Stat. § 796.07. In addition, Epstein shall plead guilty to an Information filed by the State Attorney's Office charging Epstein with an offense that requires him to register as a sex offender, that is, the solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution, in
Page: EFTA00013912 →o send to me any information that he wanted me to consider. Nothing was provided. I also advised Attorney Edwards that he should consider contacting the State Attorney's Office, if he so wished. I understand that no contact with that office was made. Attorney Edwards had alluded to so I advised him that, to my knowledge,..
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Jeffrey Epstein
PersonAmerican sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
Jack Goldberger
PersonAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein, partner at Goldberger Weiss P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach
LocationTown in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

Alexander Acosta
PersonAmerican attorney and politician, 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1969)

Alan Dershowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer, author, and art collector (born 1938)
Jane Doe
PersonPseudonym for anonymous victims/witnesses in Epstein legal proceedings
Nadia Marcinkova
PersonCommercial pilot and flying instructor

Donald Trump
PersonPresident of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)

Sarah Kellen
PersonAmerican assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, named as unindicted co-conspirator in 2008 non-prosecution agreement

Jay Lefkowitz
PersonAmerican lawyer
Beach County
LocationCounty in southeastern Florida

Department of Justice
OrganizationUnited States Department of Justice, federal executive department responsible for law enforcement

Ghislaine Maxwell
PersonBritish socialite and sex trafficker, daughter of Robert Maxwell, accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein
District Court for the Southern District of New York
OrganizationU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Palm Beach Gardens
LocationCity in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

The Palm Beach Post
OrganizationDaily newspaper in West Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach Police Department
OrganizationPolice agency
Roy Black
PersonAmerican lawyer (1945–2025)

Prince Andrew
PersonThird child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)

United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America