future use. But informa- 4 : i tion pertaining to the girls would have bolstered the state's case against Jeffrey Epstein, and by withholding it from the Palm Beach PD and the FBI, Rodriguez had committed a crime. In his defense, Rodriguez would say that the papers were an “insurance policy.” Without them,

of the federal prosecutors involved in this matter and the attorney for most of the civil complainants (as described in detail below), was quoted in the Palm Beach Post as saying that “it doesn’t matter” that his clients lied about their ages and told Mr. Epstein that they were 18 or 19. Not only is a fede

uard it. Donations are accepted gra- ciously, gratefully. In 2004, the department had taken one from Jeffrey Epstein—the second donation he’d made to the Palm Beach PD—for ninety thousand dollars. Generous, even by the generous standards of Palm Beach. The donation, which Epstein delivered personally, was ea

of the federal prosecutors involved in this matter and the attorney for most of the civil complainants (as described in detail below), was quoted in the Palm Beach Post as saying that “it doesn’t matter” that his clients lied about their ages and told Mr. Epstein that they were 18 or 19. Not only is a fede

n for future use. But informa- tion pertaining to the girls would have bolstered the state’s case against Jeffrey Epstein, and by withholding it from the Palm Beach PD and the FBI, Rodriguez had committed a crime. In his defense, Rodriguez would say that the papers were an “insurance policy.” Without them,

of the federal prosecutors involved in this matter and the attorney for most of the civil complainants (as described in detail below), was quoted in the Palm Beach Post as saying that “it doesn’t matter” that his clients lied about their ages and told Mr. Epstein that they were 18 or 19. Not only is a fede