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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 1 of 3 PalmBeachPost.com Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave By MICHELE DARGAN Palm Beach Daily News Wednesday. July 15. 2009 eta, PRINTTHIS New allegations have emerged in a federal lawsuit filed against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. accusing him of - among other things - asking his 15-year- old victim to quit her job at The Mar-a-Lago Club to become what amounted to his sex slave. The lawsuit alleges that the girl. then working as a changing room assistant for $9 an hour at the club. was recruited there by Epstein's then-companion Ghislaine Maxwell in 1998. Maxwell told the girl, and her father who was an employee at the club, that she could learn massage therapy and earn a "great deal of money." the lawsuit says. Jeffrey Epstein b oi Billionaire financier Jeffrey 1- Epstein has been sentenced to 18 months for felony solicitation of prostitution following accusations by teen girls. Past coverage i s , • , - A post your comments on this story below More local news The lawsuit alleges that the victim was not only required to satisfy Epstein's "every sexual whim," but that she also was exploited by Epstein's adult male peers. They included royalty, politicians, academicians, businessmen and others in various locations around the world, the suit says. The lawsuit was filed by Miami attorney Robert Josefsberg on behalf of Jane Doe No. 102. Josefsberg previously filed a case on behalf of another minor girl, Jane Doe No. http://palmbeachpost.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpeaction=cpt&title=Jeffrey+Epstein+vi... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261289
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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 2 of 3 Latest breaking news, photos and all of today's Post stories. MEM 101. The lawsuit, like the dozen more other lawsuits On the beat, behind the agenda: Post reporters cover your area in City Pulse. against the billionaire money manager, says his Share This Story modus operandi in the initial visit was the same: the minor girl was taken to Epstein's mansion on El Brillo Way and led upstairs to a spa room by one of Epstein's assistants. where he would ask the girl to perform massages and/or various sex acts, for which he would pay her. Epstein's West Palm Beach attorney Robert Critton said he would have no comment. Answers to the lawsuit will he contained in his written response. which is due in court by Aug. 20. In addition to Palm Beach. Epstein took the girl to New York City, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, San Francisco. St. Louis. Europe. the Caribbean and Africa, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that - in all of these locations - she was required to engage in sex acts with him and other women - including other minors. "Most of these acts of abuse occurred during a time when defendant knew that the plaintiff was approximately .5. 16 and 17 years old and, after years of daily sexual exploitation continued into her adulthood ... until she fled at age 19." the lawsuit says. It also alleges that Epstein and Maxwell celebrated the girl's 16th birthday. with Epstein joking that he would have to trade her in because she was getting too old for him. Epstein's "predilection for young girls was well known to those who regularly procured them for him and to his circle of friends," the lawsuit says. According to the lawsuit. Epstein displayed photos of naked underage girls throughout his homes in Palm Beach, New York City. Santa Fe and the U.S. Virgin Islands. including a naked photo the victim saw of herself displayed in his Palm Beach home. The victim believes naked photos of her as a minor were confiscated by the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office during the October 2005 execution of a search warrant on his Palm Beach home and are still in the custody of law enforcement. In September 2002. the girl took a trip to Thailand by herself, which was paid for by Epstein. It was there that she met and married her husband. She moved with him to Australia. where they have been living a "modest lifestyle." She had no contact with Epstein or anyone connected to him until 2008. which is when, the lawsuit says, she received several calls from one of his agents. asking whether she knew any of the girls and women filing lawsuits and if she was going to file one. During one of the calls. Epstein got on the phone himself and questioned her, the lawsuit says. Epstein. 56. will he released from the Palm Beach County Stockade Wednesday. after serving less than 13 months of his 18-month sentence for procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. http://palmbeachpost.printthis.clickability.com/pt/ept?action=cpt&title=Leffrey+Epstein+vi... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261290
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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 3 of 3 Find this article at: httpiNeww.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/contentdocal_newsfepapert2009/07/15/0715epstain.htrnl 1-2, Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. http://palmbeachpost.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action—cpt&title=Jeffrey+Epstein+vi... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261291
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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 1 of 2 PalmBeachDailyNprim,Rfp Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave By MICHELE DARGAN Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday, July 15, 2009 .fra2m, PRINTTHIS Powered by tiClIckabllity New allegations have emerged in a federal lawsuit filed against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, accusing him of — among other things — asking his 15-year-old victim to quit her job at The Mar-a-Lago Club to become what amounted to his sex slave. The lawsuit alleges that the girl, then working as a changing room assistant for $9 an hour at the club, was recruited there by Epstein's then-companion Ghislaine Maxwell in 1998. Maxwell told the girl, and her father who was an employee at the club, that she could learn massage therapy and earn a "great deal of money," the lawsuit says. The lawsuit alleges that the victim was not only required to satisfy Epstein's "every sexual whim," but that she also was exploited by Epstein's adult male peers. They included royalty, politicians, academicians, businessmen and others in various locations around the world, the suit says. The lawsuit was filed by Miami attorney Robert Josefsberg on behalf of Jane Doe No. 102. Josefsberg previously filed a case on behalf of another minor girl, Jane Doe No. 101. The lawsuit, like the dozen more other lawsuits against the billionaire money manager, says his modus operandi in the initial visit was the same: the minor girl was taken to Epstein's mansion on El Brillo Way and led upstairs to a spa room by one of Epstein's assistants, where he would ask the girl to perform massages and/or various sex acts, for which he would pay her. Epstein's West Palm Beach attorney Robert Critton said he would have no comment. Answers to the lawsuit will be contained in his written response, which is due in court by Aug. 20. In addition to Palm Beach, Epstein took the girl to New York City, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that — in all of these locations — she was required to engage in sex acts with him and other women — including other minors. "Most of these acts of abuse occurred during a time when defendant knew that the plaintiff was approximately 15, 16 and 17 years old and, after years of daily sexual exploitation http://cox.printibis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Jeffrey+Epstein+victim+says... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261292
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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 2 of 2 continued into her adulthood ... until she fled at age 19," the lawsuit says. It also alleges that Epstein and Maxwell celebrated the girl's 16th birthday, with Epstein joking that he would have to trade her in because she was getting too old for him. Epstein's "predilection for young girls was well known to those who regularly procured them for him and to his circle of friends," the lawsuit says. According to the lawsuit, Epstein displayed photos of naked underage girls throughout his homes in Palm Beach, New York City, Santa Fe and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including a naked photo the victim saw of herself displayed in his Palm Beach home. The victim believes naked photos of her as a minor were confiscated by the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office during the October 2005 execution of a search warrant on his Palm Beach home and are still in the custody of law enforcement. In September 2002, the girl took a trip to Thailand by herself, which was paid for by Epstein. It was there that she met and married her husband. She moved with him to Australia, where they have been living a "modest lifestyle." She had no contact with Epstein or anyone connected to him until 2008, which is when, the lawsuit says, she received several calls from one of his agents, asking whether she knew any of the girls and women filing lawsuits and if she was going to file one. During one of the calls, Epstein got on the phone himself and questioned her, the lawsuit says. Epstein, 56, will be released from the Palm Beach County Stockade Wednesday, after serving less than 13 months of his 18-month sentence for procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. Find this article at: hitp:ThwAv.paimbeachdailynews.cominewsicontentinews/2009/07/15/epstein071609.huni 0 Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. Copyright 2008 Palm Beach Day News. All rights reserved. http://cox.printthis.elickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Jeffrey+Epstein+victim+says... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261293
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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 1 of 2 PalmBeachDailylt\Ipm;c9m Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave By MICHELE DARGAN Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday, July 15, 2009 €c PRINTTHIS Powered by SCIldcabillty New allegations have emerged in a federal lawsuit filed against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, accusing him of — among other things — asking his 15-year-old victim to quit her job at The Mar-a-Lago Club to become what amounted to his sex slave. The lawsuit alleges that the girl, then working as a changing room assistant for $9 an hour at the club, was recruited there by Epstein's then-companion Ghislaine Maxwell in 1998. Maxwell told the girl, and her father who was an employee at the club, that she could learn massage therapy and earn a "great deal of money," the lawsuit says. The lawsuit alleges that the victim was not only required to satisfy Epstein's "every sexual whim," but that she also was exploited by Epstein's adult male peers. They included royalty, politicians, academicians, businessmen and others in various locations around the world, the suit says. The lawsuit was filed by Miami attorney Robert Josefsberg on behalf of Jane Doe No. 102. Josefsberg previously filed a case on behalf of another minor girl, Jane Doe No. 101. The lawsuit, like the dozen more other lawsuits against the billionaire money manager, says his modus operandi in the initial visit was the same: the minor girl was taken to Epstein's mansion on El Brillo Way and led upstairs to a spa room by one of Epstein's assistants, where he would ask the girl to perform massages and/or various sex acts, for which he would pay her. Epstein's West Palm Beach attorney Robert Critton said he would have no comment. Answers to the lawsuit will be contained in his written response, which is due in court by Aug. 20. In addition to Palm Beach, Epstein took the girl to New York City, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that — in all of these locations — she was required to engage in sex acts with him and other women — including other minors. "Most of these acts of abuse occurred during a time when defendant knew that the plaintiff was approximately 15, 16 and 17 years old and, after years of daily sexual exploitation http://cox.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpactitle=Jeffrey+Epstein+victim+says... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261294
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Jeffrey Epstein victim says in lawsuit she was recruited as sex slave Page 2 of 2 continued into her adulthood ... until she fled at age 19," the lawsuit says. It also alleges that Epstein and Maxwell celebrated the girl's 16th birthday, with Epstein joking that he would have to trade her in because she was getting too old for him. Epstein's "predilection for young girls was well known to those who regularly procured them for him and to his circle of friends," the lawsuit says. According to the lawsuit, Epstein displayed photos of naked underage girls throughout his homes in Palm Beach, New York City, Santa Fe and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including a naked photo the victim saw of herself displayed in his Palm Beach home. The victim believes naked photos of her as a minor were confiscated by the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office during the October 2005 execution of a search warrant on his Palm Beach home and are still in the custody of law enforcement. In September 2002, the girl took a trip to Thailand by herself, which was paid for by Epstein. It was there that she met and married her husband. She moved with him to Australia, where they have been living a "modest lifestyle." She had no contact with Epstein or anyone connected to him until 2008, which is when, the lawsuit says, she received several calls from one of his agents, asking whether she knew any of the girls and women filing lawsuits and if she was going to file one. During one of the calls, Epstein got on the phone himself and questioned her, the lawsuit says. Epstein, 56, will be released from the Palm Beach County Stockade Wednesday, after serving less than 13 months of his 18-month sentence for procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. Find this article at: hapiiwww.palmbeachdaiiynews.cominewsicontenunewsi2009/07/15/epstein071609.html K Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. Copyright 2008 Palm Beach Daily News. Al rights reserved. http://cox.printthis.clickability.com/ptkpt?action=cpt&title--Jeffrey+Epstein+victim+says... 7/16/2009 EFTA00261295
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Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose l,ambief s Page2Live.com » ... Page I of 2 - Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I lose Lambiet's Page2Live.com - http://www.page2live.com - Freedom rings for creepy bizman Jeffrey Epstein Posted By Jose Lambiet On July 21, 2009 @ 7:55 am In Breaking News, Island's Finest, Polls, Scandals, West Palm Beach I 3 Comments Epstein's booking mug Pen Wall Street financier Jeffrey Epstein is scheduled to be released from the main Palm Beach County jail at dawn Wednesday. That's six months before the end of his 18-month sentence. The billionaire friend of former Prez Bill Clinton then has 48 hours to register as a sex offender at his $10 million-home on Palm Beach's El Brillo Way. Even more humiliating for the high- finance whir, he's required to give up a saliva DNA sample for the state's database. The 56-year-old then will be on probation for a year and will have to contact his probation officer weekly, according to county records. "He'll be released like everybody else," a jail source said. "He was sleeping at the stockade (near the fair grounds at the western edge of West Palm Beach) but we brought him back to the main jail for the paperwork." Accused of a plethora of sexual shenanigans with underage hookers, Epstein was the target of an 11-month investigation by Palm Beach Police in 2005-06. Detectives even went trash-diving for evidence that Epstein routinely received young girls, some as young as 14, in his home for sex. But with a dream-team of lawyers that included Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, a key figure in the Monica Lewinsky case against Clinton, the case dragged on for nearly two years as the then-State Attorney Barry Krischer seemed unsure what to do. htm://www.page2live.com/2009/07/21/freedom-time-for-creepy-billionaire-jefirey-epstein... 7/21/2009 EFTA00261296
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Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com » ... Page 2 of 2 In time, with the feds breathing down Krischer's neck, he and Epstein's lawyers worked out a deal that would keep him from serving hard time. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts: procuring a minor and prostitution solicitation. Sporting an ankle bracelet, Epstein actually has been going to his office during business hours since October, and spent nights and weekends at the stockade. He could have been sentenced to five years in prison. Should Jeffrey Epstein be released now? • No. Once a perv, always a pent (59.0%, 10 Votes) • Yes. He paid his debt to society. (01.0%, 7 votes) Total Voters: 17 Loading ... Article printed from Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com: http://www.page2live.com URL to article: http://www.page2liye.com/ 2009/07/21/freedom-time-for-creepy- billionaire-jeffrey-epstein/ Copyright Ci 2008 page2live. All rights reserved. http://www.page2live.com/2009/07/21/freedom-time-for-creepy-billionaire-jeffrey-epstein... 7/21/2009 EFTA00261297
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Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com » ... Page I of 2 - Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com - http://www.page2live.com - Pery Jeffrey Epstein now forever a sex offender Posted By Jose Lambiet On July 23, 2009 @ 3:10 pm In Breaking News, Busted, Island'sllnest, Scandals I 11 Comments I Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Offender / Predator Flyer' AFIRE-YEE-PST/II Date Of Photo: 05/1112009 (Eck Hare to Track thh Offender Destination: Sexual Pleader Name: Status: JEFFREY E EPSTEIN Supentsed Dept of orreceons Deportment of Cenections W357S5 Search tee Dept of Cortes Pons Wainke Dated girth: 01,20, 1951 Race : Wilke Sete Nate Eyes: Mn Aelpht: CEO st 180 ess 1 EPSTEIN is teitisteted es • Satlei Offender. Podtke idendfkation cannot be establithed finderprint compamen e. Ah.r.es JEFFREY EDWARD EPSTEIN. JEFFREY EPSTEIN Scan, Mark. It tattoos Not Available You're looking at what Palm Beach money manager Jeffrey Epstein's dream team of lawyers, which included Harvard prof Alan Dershowitz and Monica Lewinsky scandal figure Ken Starr, feared the most! They didn't want Epstein, who pleaded guilty to two felony prostitution charges and was released from tail Wednesday after serving one year, to be labelled a sex offender by the state. Well, they couldn't win everything. Epstein is now in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's sex offender database. It can be accessed at http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/offenderSearchNay.do (1). And whoever signs up here [2] will be notified each time Epstein registers to an address other than his current Brill() Way digs. Epstein was accused of paying suburban girls from low-Income families, some as young as 14, to watch them have sex or partake. hdp://www.page2live.com/2009/07/23/penf-jeffrey-epstein-now-forever-a-sex-otlender/pri... 7/24/2009 EFTA00261298
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Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com » ... Page 2 of 2 Article printed from Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news I Jose Lambiet's Page2Live.com: http://www.page2live.com URL to article: http:/ /www.page2live.com/2009/07/ 23/perv-jeffrey-epstein-now- forever-a-sex-offender/ URLs in this post: (1] http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/offenderSearchNay.do: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/offenderSearchNay.do (2) here: http://www.floridaoffenderalert.com/index.php?offenderkey=62762 &offenderfirstname=3E FFREY&offenderlastname= EPSTEIN Copyright O 2008 page2live. All rights reserved. http://www.page2live.com/2009/07/23/perv-jeffrey-epstein-now-forever-a-sex-offender/pri... 7/24/2009 EFTA00261299
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Appeals Court halts release of Epstein documents Page 1 of 2 PalmBeachDailyNews.com Appeals Court halts release of Epstein documents Gfa PRINTTHIS Powered by By WILLIAM KELLY Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday. July 01. 2009 The Fourth District Court of Appeal has agreed to Jeffrey Epstein's request to halt the impending release of his non-prosecution agreement with the federal government. Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath had ordered the release of the documents at noon today. The documents were sealed in state court last year when Epstein. a convicted sex offender and billionaire financier. pleaded guilty to two felony charges. Colbrath ruled proper procedures weren't followed in sealing the documents. Now the decision whether to make them public is in the hands of the appellate court, which has given attorneys on both sides of the case a total of 20 days to present their arguments. Epstein's appellate lawyer. Jane Kreusler-Walsh. made an emergency request Wednesday that the appellate court annul the lower court order, saying release of the agreement would cause irreparable harm to her client. Attorneys for women suing Epstein, and a lawyer for The Palm Beach Post, have argued that the public and media should have access to the information and that the victims should be able to use it in their lawsuits. Krcuslcr Walsh would not comment on the Fourth District's order. But Spencer Kuvin. a lawyer for one of the victims, called the decision "frustrating." "The rules shouldn't be different for rich people than they are for poor people," Kuvin said. "Had Epstein been a regular citizen, and not a billionaire. this document would have been made public a long time ago." Epstein pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for prostitution. He was sentenced to 18 months incarceration, but is due to get out five months early, on July 22. State and federal authorities said Epstein paid teenage girls for massages and sometimes sex at his Palm Beach home. http://cox.printthis.elickability.com/ptiept?action=ept&title=Appeals+Court+halts+release+... 7/2/2009 EFTA00261300
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Appeals Court halts release of Epstein documents Page 2 of 2 Find this article at htlpftweviselmbeechdallynews.conSneviercontentInews/2009/07/01/theorder0701.html K Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. Corditht 2008 Palm Beath Deily News. Al right reseirsd. http://cox.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cptTaction=cpt&title=Appeals+Court+halts-frelease+... 7/2/2009 EFTA00261301
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EDITORIAL: Sleazy pen), sleazier deal Page 1 of 2 PalmBeachPostam EDITORIAL: Sleazy perp, sleazier deal Palm Beach Post Editorial Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Ct PRINTTHIS On the second page of the secret deal between federal prosecutors and Jeffrey Epstein, we read that the agreement will serve the interests of "the United States, the State of Florida, and the Defendant." Wrong on the first two, right on the third. Until Friday, the public didn't know the terms of the deal that finalized the case of the Palm Beacher who arranged to have girls brought to his house for sex and massages. Only Epstein's platoon of lawyers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office knew the details. And now we know why the perpetrators of this outrage didn't want the public to know. Post your comments on this story below More from Opinion Editorials. letters, columns and more special features The Opinion Zone Sound off in our blog Share This Story The agreement thus placed the Department of Justice in a role similar to those of the four women who procured girls for Epstein. If there's a precedent in this or any of the other 92 United States attorney's offices, we'd like to hear it. Not surprisingly, R. Alexander Acosta also agreed not to prosecute those women. The deal is an indictment of a system that did much more for a criminal than for his victims. Jeffrey Epstein - officially a registered sex offender but in plain terms a pervert - escaped what should have been serious prison time. Instead, the federal deal allowed him to plead guilty to light charges in state court. He spent just 13 months - nights only - in the Palm Beach County Jail. Meanwhile, the government tried to help Epstein buy off the young girls whom Epstein had exploited. Several of those girls have filed civil suits against Epstein. (Their lawyers and lawyers for The Post sued to make the plea deal public.) In the agreement, the government proposes to identify all the alleged victims and steer them to a lawyer, whose expenses Epstein would pay. In return, however, the victims would withdraw all lawsuits from state court and agree to a settlement in federal court of no more than $150,000 each. Even then, of course, Epstein would not acknowledge any "liability." If the outcome is frustrating, so is the lack of accountability. Mr. Acosta's name is on the deal, but he's now the dean of Florida International University's law school. A call to his office for comment Monday http://palmbeachpost.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action---cpt&title=EDITORIAL%3A... 9/22/2009 EFTA00261302
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EDITORIAL: Sleazy perp, sleazier deal Page 2 of 2 was not returned. The name of Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Marie Villafana is on the deal. She still works as a federal prosecutor in West Palm Beach, but Alicia Valle, the office's special counsel, said in an e- mail, "We cannot comment on your questions." Didn't she really mean will not? This case got into the federal system because former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter believed that Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer wasn't moving aggressively enough. Mr. Krischer retired last year. The assistant state attorney who oversaw the case is no longer with the office. At this point, the public must hope that the civil suits suck as much money from Epstein as possible. Money seems to be all that he understands. Also, Jeffrey Sloman is serving as the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida until President Obama nominates a permanent replacement for confirmation by the Senate. It would be good to know that whoever follows Mr. Acosta is on record that the Jeffrey Epstein deal did not serve the interests of the United States. Find this article at: httpliwnw.palmbeachpostcomkpinionicontentiosisiontepaper/2009/09/22/a12ajeadedit_epstein_0922.html K Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. http://palmbeachpostprintthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=EDITORIAL%3A... 9/22/2009 EFTA00261303
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Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein fined for walking out of deposition Page 1 of 1 ITeaelin tAiNatitt ) TOE SHINY StiEET CIS PRINTTHIS Powered by ea ClIcicabllity Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein fined for walking out of deposition By MICHELE DARGAN Daily News Staff Writer Monday, September 14, 2009 Circuit Judge Donald Hafele sanctioned billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein $800 Wednesday for walking out of a deposition during questioning about the shape of his penis. Epstein's attorneys ended the Sept. 2 deposition when opposing attorney Spencer Kuvin asked the question immediately after Epstein stated his name. Kuvin represents B.B., an underage victim of Epstein's alleged sexual abuse. Hafele said Wednesday that Kuvin may ask questions in whatever order he wants and the attorneys can either object or Epstein can invoke his Fifth Amendment right. The judge ordered that the deposition be reset. Epstein, of Palm Beach, served 13 months of an 18-month felony sentence for procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. Now serving one-year of probation in his Palm Beach mansion, Epstein is being sued by more than a dozen young women who were minors at the time they were allegedly sexually abused by Epstein. Find this article at; http://www.paimbeachdailynews.cominews/contenUnewsi2009/09/14/webepstoin091409.hbnl El Check the box to include the list of tanks referenced in the article. Copyright 2008 Palm Beech Daily News. Al rights reserved. http://cox.printthis.clickability.corn/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Palm+Beach+sex+offender+J... 9/14/2009 EFTA00261304
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Jeffrey Epstein case a miserable failure for justice system Page 1 of 1 PalhiBeachDailyNpy 9, m Gcal PRINTTHIS Powered by QUIdcabllity Jeffrey Epstein case a miserable failure for justice system Friday, September 25, 2009 Jeffrey Epstein is a registered sex offender. That's it. We need know nothing more about this man. His actions were base, ignoble and prurient. He has never shown a scintilla of remorse for his offenses against young girls. (Not women, girls.) Civil society should shun him. Keep your children away. This is your civic duty. Our elected and appointed prosecutors, armed with the immeasurable resources they can bring to a case, failed when they cut Mr. Epstein's deal and set him loose on society. Don't believe for a moment that he served real time: a work-release program permitted him to walk out of the Palm Beach County Stockade six of every seven days during his sentence. And because he was on work release he was awarded gain time, reducing the 18 months to 13. That is a crime. While his deal with prosecutors, made public about a week ago, is silent on this matter, rumor has it Mr. Epstein is helping the feds. The talk runs the gamut: he may be talking to the FBI, IRS or SEC, unraveling a major Ponzi scheme, or testifying against a highly placed elected official. But even if this is true, it wouldn't make up for what he did to his victims. Even if he were now helping the country find Osama Bin Laden, Mr. Epstein's punishment should have been much more harsh. Former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and his department stand alone in trying to uphold justice in this case. Without their dogged pursuit of the evidence and Mr. Reiter's push for Mr. Epstein's prosecution, he could still be plying his sexually deviant behavior with impunity. Read all the public documents in Mr. Epstein's criminal case. Then, when you are thoroughly disgusted, let the officials know they did a horrific job in protecting children. Yes, children. It was their civic duty, but they failed. Find this article at: http://www.palmbeachdailynevrs.cominewsicontent/news/2009/09/25fedit_Epslein_0927.html K Check the box to Include the list of links referenced in the article. Copyright 2008 Palm Beach Daily Nen. All rights reserved. http://cox.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Jeffrey+Epstein+case+a+misc... 9/28/2009 EFTA00261305
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Jeffrey Epstein case a miserable failure for justice system Page 1 of 1 PaltnBeachDailjrNpyn.;c9rn CI PRINTTHIS Powered by (.0 ClIckability Jeffrey Epstein case a miserable failure for justice system Friday, September 25, 2009 Jeffrey Epstein is a registered sex offender. That's it. We need know nothing more about this man. His actions were base, ignoble and prurient. He has never shown a scintilla of remorse for his offenses against young girls. (Not women, girls.) Civil society should shun him. Keep your children away. This is your civic duty. Our elected and appointed prosecutors, armed with the immeasurable resources they can bring to a case, failed when they cut Mr. Epstein's deal and set him loose on society. Don't believe for a moment that he served real time: a work-release program permitted him to walk out of the Palm Beach County Stockade six of every seven days during his sentence. And because he was on work release he was awarded gain time, reducing the 18 months to 13. That is a crime. While his deal with prosecutors, made public about a week ago, is silent on this matter, rumor has it Mr. Epstein is helping the feds. The talk runs the gamut: he may be talking to the FBI, IRS or SEC, unraveling a major Ponzi scheme, or testifying against a highly placed elected official. But even if this is true, it wouldn't make up for what he did to his victims. Even if he were now helping the country find Osama Bin Laden, Mr. Epstein's punishment should have been much more harsh. Former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and his department stand alone in trying to uphold justice in this case. Without their dogged pursuit of the evidence and Mr. Reiter's push for Mr. Epstein's prosecution, he could still be plying his sexually deviant behavior with impunity. Read all the public documents in Mr. Epstein's criminal case. Then, when you are thoroughly disgusted, let the officials know they did a horrific job in protecting children. Yes, children. It was their civic duty, but they failed. Find this article at: httithliwew.cialmbeachdailynews.conVnews/contentinews/2009/09/25/edit_Epstein_0927.htini O Check the box to include the list of inks referenced in the article. Copyright 2008 Palm Beach Daily News. MI rights reamed. http://cox.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Jeffrey+Epstein+c,ase+a+mise... 9/28/2009 EFTA00261306
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in law enforcement? Dr •...
%."abuset" appear to be
led legitimately as incen-
or good performance,
4 to The education of
desperately in need.
ere is an obvious
ence between treat-
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s (Dr Prince% "abuse")
aunty ciitiunissioner-
abed and self-dealing'
i is appropriate for-,
nal sanctions. If yield-
• specious prosecution
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Is was the basis of
an
President 0
and his family. can lead
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uag would no longer ear 'ind.ipy in!.
by example and
me first Americans
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casein income taxes would be offset bye enrelled.when
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hive istike in health cafe Costkand
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personal wealth. Along With tort reform;
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Why cap exemption on benefits?
doctors and hospitals would have to be as-
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sured fair payment The cost is what it is. •
Regarding David Brooks'kolumn
• Why do politicians continue to try to fOYol
"Stopping the' stampede: (July 25), he
the public about taxes?.
states that one way to control a'aseed,
CONRAD C JANKOWSKI • of health care costs yrould be to cap*
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Jupiter . eliminate the tax exemptioh on employee
j.
,
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' health benefits. He states, "This is a big
Socialized medicine dies not work wat to crush one of the core drivers of
health care inflation." I haVe pondered
US. Rep. Robert Weader,D-Boca,Eaton; this statement and cannot thinkof any'"? I; •,
was well-meaning:butt* the wrong * f correlation between the tin If anyone can:
•
• reasons why the House health. care
. enlighten me, please do so.
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.ahould be passed.
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TED G. SEAM
I agree that the !Waste and fraudehotild , '
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Riviera Beach.
be cleaned from Meditait and. Medicaid,
However, what is being proposed is a
Reform opponents have,insurance •;
: nightmare. Aside from having a beak.
,
czar, when the government can print •
In the picttile on the front of the July 26
(
I" • • money and charge Or underr.harge for • ! Local section ("Protesters sick and tired of
insurance it will soon drive any private
health care ploposal"),all of the complain-
plan You have out of the picture:. ; • .•
jug about health care reform waicoming
•
.
No country has socialized rnediaine
• .• from those who have health care already
that works. No one is leaving.the U.S;:to
And looking at the age of some of thoie
:get health care. With all its faults, the
folks pictured made me wonder if they
system grorke. The hard,working mother
are getting government-subsidized health
from Boynton Beach Whom Reo. Wexler
care. The debate would mean an much
Jeffiey Epstein's money
bought special treatment
We read Randy Schultz's
column ("Yes, there were vic-
tims," Aug 2) about Jeffrey Ep-
stein and could not agree more.
There is no doubt that Epstein%
money got him preferential
• . treatment Shame on the Palm
Beach County State Attorney§
• Office Whatever happened to
"equal justice for4117
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Dr. 'and Ws. 150NgID
GROSSMAN
West Palm Beach
f' Young troupe a great,...ii
option for ballet lovers
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Like two recent letter writ: •
ers, I, too, am sad to lose Ballet
Florida. Fortunately, we are still
able to see such beadtiful pro-
-
ductions as Swan lake, thanks
to Florida Classital Ballet The-
atre. Their performances are
presented with mostly students,
although a few older, profession-
al dancers usually are included.
The productions are put on at
the Eissey Theater at Palm
• Beach Community College§
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