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FBI VOL00009
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the computers, and create a privilege log. Any disputes regarding privilege should
be resolved by the Court prior to access by the government.
VII. SUBPOENAING PURELY PRIVATE PAPERS VIOLATES THE
FIFTH AMENDMENT UNDER BOYD.
In Boyd v. United States, 116 U.S. 616 (1886), the Supreme Court
condemned the seizure of an individual's private personal papers and their use as
evidence against him as violative of the Fifth Amendment. While admittedly Boyd
has been deeply eroded, and language in Hubbell, 530 U.S. at 35-36, would appear
to be at odds with this portion of Boyd, the relevant portion of Boyd pertaining to
an individual's private papers has not been directly overruled.
Indeed, the
Eleventh Circuit, in a case decided pre-Hubbell, left open the question of the
continued vitality of Boyd with respect to personal documents. In re Grand Jury
Investigation, 921 F.2d 1184, 1187 n.6 (11th Cir. 1991). And see Barrett v.
Acevedo, 169 F.3d 1155, 1167 58th Cir. 1999) ("whether Doe's rationale extends to
purely personal papers in a defendant's possession is still open to some debate").
Permitting the government to compel an individual to turn over to the government
the entire contents of his computers for the government to do with it as it will,
including reading all of his most private thoughts and communications, and then
using those private writings to try him for a crime, "would break the heart of our
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Black. Srebrack. KornspanS•
2015. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 • Miami. Florida 33131. Phone:
• Fax
• www.RoyBlack.com
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sense of privacy". In re Steinberg, 837 F.2d 527, 530 (1st Cir. 1988). It should not be permitted under the Fifth Amendment. CONCLUSION For all these reasons Mr. Epstein's must be permitted to intervene and to move to quash the subpoena duces tecum issued to William Riley, and the motion to quash the subpoenas should be granted in its entirety. Respectfully submitted, BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF, PA. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 Miam 1prida 33131 By ROY BLA K, Florida Bar No. Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on July 17, 2007, a true and correct copy of the forging motion was furnished by facsimile and U.S. mail to: Maria , Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office, 500 uth Australian Avenue, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. By: ROY BLACK, ESQ Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein 39 Black. Srebnick. Kornspan aF n 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 • Miami, Florida 33131. Phone: • Fat • www.RoyBlack.com EFTA00179028
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GRAND JURY MATTER FILED UNDER SEAL IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS ) DUCES TECUM ISSUED TO ) FGJ 07-103 (WPB)/No. OLY -64 WILLIAM RILEY AND ) RILEY KIRALY ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF ROY BLACK, ESQ., IN SUPPORT OF MOTION OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN TO INTERVENE AND TO QUASH GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS STATE OF FLORIDA ) ss: COUNTY OF DADE ROY BLACK an attorney at law, duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. I am an attorney at law, duly admitted to practice before the State of Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 2. As detailed further below, I am counsel to Jeffrey Epstein, the movant herein. It is my intention herein not to waive the attorney-client, attorney work-product or any other privileges, and I have no authority to do so. I make this affidavit solely to provide sufficient facts to support Mr. Epstcin's motion to intervene and to quash the subpoenas duces tccum issued to William Riley and Riley Kiraly which make identical requests, copies of which are annexed hereto as Exhibit "A". 3. In or around September or October 2005, I was consulted and retained by Mr. Epstein to represent him in connection with an investigation being conducted by the State EFTA00179029
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Attorney in Palm Beach County. I understood that the State Attorney was investigating allegations that Mr. Epstein had paid women to provide him with massages in his home and that one or more of the women were alleged to have been under the age of 18 at the time of the massage. It was further alleged that during the course of one or more of the massages, sexual activity may have occurred. 4. In connection with my representation of Mr. Epstein, in or about September or October 2005 I retained the firm of Riley Kiraly, private investigators, to assist me in my representation of Mr. Epstein. I began thereafter to work in particular with licensed investigator William Riley. Without disclosing any work done by Mr. Riley or his firm on Mr. Epstein's behalf and at my direction, any actions thereafter taken by him or the firm were taken in connection with the legal representation of Mr. Epstein. 5. On July 17, 2006, Mr. Epstein was charged by a grand jury sitting in Palm Beach County with one count of solicitation of a prostitute, a third degree felony. That charge is pending. 6. Both prior to the charge being brought and thereafter I and other attorneys representing Mr. Epstein were provided with open disclosure of the State's evidence. As a result, I have had the opportunity to review all or virtually all of the evidence obtained by the State in its investigation. Included in the material I have reviewed are the audio and/or video taped sworn statements of 18 witnesses, transcripts of all 18 of those recorded sworn statements, the transcript of one additional sworn statement, and over 125 pages of documents prepared by the Palm Beach Police Department which detail every sworn statement obtained by detectives, every interview conducted by detectives, all their investigative efforts and all the evidence gathered. These documents include the entire police file, as well as the probable cause affidavits - 2 - EFTA00179030
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prepared by Palm Beach detectives and the application for a search warrant of Mr. Epstein's home. 7. Reviewing these materials has afforded me a thorough understanding of the factual bases for any allegations that have been, or could have been, made against Mr. Epstein. 8. In or around January 2007, a federal grand jury in this District began a parallel investigation of Mr. Epstein to determine whether any federal laws were broken by Mr. Epstein's alleged conduct. We understood the conduct being scrutinized by the federal grand jury was the same as the subject of the State prosecution. Indeed, during the course of the federal investigation, prosecutors asked for and were provided with copies of the 18 recorded sworn witness statements, and further asked for copies of the transcripts of those sworn statements. 9. That the two investigations examine the same alleged conduct is also clear from the attached letter of the Chief of the Palm Beach Police Department expressing the Department's displeasure with the actions of the state grand jury and State Attorney's Office, and explaining he was referring the matter to federal authorities in order to initiate a federal investigation of the facts. See Letter of Michael S. Reiter, Chief of Police, dated July 24, 2006, annexed as Exhibit "B". At the same time, the Palm Beach Police Department both publicly released copies of its files, including the 87 page police report and probable cause affidavits prepared by its detectives, and publicly announces its intentions to bring the investigation to federal authorities due to the Department's dissatisfaction with the State Attorney's handling of the matter. See News Articles, annexed as Exhibit "C". 10. As part of that subsequent parallel federal investigation, I and other attorneys representing Mr. Epstein have repeatedly met with and spoken to federal prosecutors directing - 3 - EFTA00179031
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the investigation. Again, those discussions have afforded me and other counsel an opportunity to understand the factual bases for any charges that could purportedly be brought. 11. I understand from my conversations with federal prosecutors that the federal statutes being considered are potential violations of 18 U.S.C. §2423 (travel for the purpose of engaging in unlawful sexual activity) and 18 U.S.C. §2422(b), use of the Internet or other means of interstate communication to persuade, entice or coerce another to engage in unlawful sexual activity. 12. I can state without any hesitation, based on my knowledge of the evidence being reviewed, there have been no claims, nor is there any factual support for the making of any claims, that Mr. Epstein ever, directly or indirectly, used a computer to locate, to entice, to solicit, to coerce, or to persuade any woman to engage in any unlawful sexual activity. Nor is there any claim or reference to the use or display of any web based or computer based pornography. Further, there are no references whatever to the use of computers in connection with the alleged conduct at issue here. 13. In short, I have had a rare opportunity to view at least the whole of the State's evidence, which was turned over to federal authorities as part of their grand jury investigation, and to discuss any additional federal evidence gathered during the federal grand jury investigation. At no time has any potential claimant or any prosecutor ever mentioned the use of a computer by Mr. Epstein to engage in any wrongdoing. 14. These subpoenas were not issued in a vacuum. They are simply the most recent in a series of highly intrusive and unusual attempts to acquire highly personal and/or privileged information concerning Mr. Epstein that can have no relevance whatever to the investigation, including Mr. Epstein's personal tax returns (see Letter of , Assistant United - 4 - EFTA00179032
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States Attorney, dated November 16, 2006, annexed as Exhibit "D"), medical records including
treatment notes of Mr. Epstein's treatment by a chiropractor (see Grand Jury Subpoena Duces
Tecum, dated March 13, 2007, to Dr. Thomas Rofrano annexed as Exhibit "E"), and now,
invasion of the defense camp by seeking records of the investigative work performed by Mr.
Riley on behalf of your affiant engaged as Mr. Epstein's counsel in the very same investigation.
15.
While the propriety of those other subpoenas is not at issue here, the subpoenas to
Mr. Riley and to his firm are. When it was pointed out to prosecutors that internal Department of
Justice rules require, inter alia, that issuance of the subpoenas be predicated on the pre-approval
of the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division under the United States Attorneys'
Manual ("USAM"), §9-11.255, the question as to whether such approval had been obtained was
simply ducked in an exchange of correspondence. See Letter of Roy Black; Esq., to
Assistant United States Attorney, dated July 13, 2007, and the letter from Ms.
in response, annexed as Exhibits "F' and "G", respectively. Though such guidelines
create no third party rights, the fact that the required approval evidently was not obtained
highlights the continuing overreaching of this investigation.
16.
Moreover, quite apart from whether the required steps were taken internally to
obtain approval before issuing the subpoenas, I also challenge whether, as a substantive matter,
the government could meet the internal guidelines necessary for issuing a subpoena seeking
information relating to the representation of a client, as set forth in USAM §9-13.410.
17.
I also want to address the matter of attorney-client communications and attorney
work-product. While, for purposes of this motion, we are not conceding the existence of any
computers that would be responsive to the subpoena, to the extent there are any such computers,
they would contain documents that are clearly attorney-client communications and attorney
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work-product. Though for the reasons set forth in the motion the subpoenas should be quashed in their entirety, to the extent the Court allows the government to review the contents of the computer, I respectfully submit that a procedure must be instituted to allow for the protection of Mr. Epstein's attorney-client communications and attorney work-produc Sworn to before me this • 17th day of July 2007. Notary Public STAMP/SEAL Personally known OY BL CK "' YIN WANDA GOMEZ • MY COMMISSON I DO 240$92 EXPIRES: Noromber 22, 2007 ?tome kohl Tin hist Mrs Sucks; OR Produced identification Type of Identification Produced: - 6 - EFTA00179034
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EXHIBIT A EFTA00179035
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JUN-29-200? 11:18 F. WEST PALM BEACH RR P.02 United States District Court SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TO: Custodian of Records Riley Kiraly Commercial Center of Miami 6135 NW 1676 Street E-26 Miami, FL 33015 SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY BEFORE GRAND JURY Fal 07-103(WPB)/No. OLY-64 SUBPOENA FOR: PERSON DOCUMENTS OR OBJECF[M YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and testify before the Grand Jury of the United States District Court at the place, date and time specified below. PLACE: United States District Courthouse 701 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 ROOM: Grand Jury Room DATE AND TIME: July 10, 2007 11:00 pm' YOU ARE ALSO COMMANDED to bring with you the following document(s) or object(s): THE DOCUMENTS AM) OBJECTS LISTED ON ATTACHMENT A. *Please coordinate y ur compliance with this subpoena and confirm the date, time, and appearance with S/A , Federal Bureau of Investigation; Telephone: This subpoena shall remain in effect until you are granted leave to depart by the court or by an officer acting on behalf of the court. CLERK (EtY)DEPUTY CLERK This subpoena is issued upon application elf not applicable, <Ma 'none.' Name, Address and Phone Number of Assistant U.S. Attorney Assistant U.S. Anorney SOO o. Australian i Avenue, Suite 400 We L 33401-6235 Tcl: Pax: Toby:Rd lelku ofACIII0 FORM ORD-227 JAN.86 EFTA00179036
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JUN -20 -2om 11:19
WEST PALM REACH RA
P.03
ATTACHMENT A
SUBPOENA TO PAUL A. LAVERY
1.
All computer equipment and electronic storage media removed from the
residence located at 358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Florida, including but not
limited to central processing units ("CPUs"), laptop computers, keyboards,
printers, modems, routers, hard drives, flash drives, thumb drives, CD-Roms,
DVDs, floppy diskettes, digital cameras, and memory cards. •
2.
All computer equipment and electronic storage media that currently belongs
to, or has ever belonged to, Jeffrey Epstein, including but not limited to central
processing units ("CPUs"), laptop computers, keyboards, printers, modems,
routers, hard drives, flash drives, thumb drives, CD-Roms, DVDs, floppy
diskettes, digital cameras, and memory cards.
3.
All documents and information related to the nature of the relationship
between Mr. William Riley and/or Riley Kiraly and Mr. Jeffrey Epstein,
including, but not limited to, retainer agreements; employment agreements;
billing statements (whether submitted directly to Mr. Epstein or to a third party
for reimbursement); records of the dates when services were performed and
the hours worked; telephone logs or records of dates of communications with
Mr. Epstein (or with a third party on Mr. Epstein's behalf); appointment
calendars/datebooks and the like (whether in hard copy or electronic form) for
any period when work was performed on behalf of Mr. Epstein or when any
communication was had with Mr. Epstein (or with a third party on Mr.
Epstein's behalf); and records of fee arrangements and payments received for
work performed on Mr. Epstein's behalf.
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JUN-20-2007 11: 19 WEST PALM BEACH RA P.04 United States District Court SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP FLORIDA TO: William Riley Riley Kiraly Commercial Center of Miami 6135 NW 167' Street E-26 Miami, FL 33015 SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY BEFORE GRAND JURY FGJ 07-103(WPB)/No. OLY-63 SUBPOENA FOR: PERSON a DOCUMENTS OR OB3ECT[Sj YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and testify before the Grand Juryof the United States District Court at the place, date and time specified below. PLACE: • United States District Courthouse 701 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 ROOM: Grand Jury Room DATE AND TIME: July 10, 2007 1:00 pm* YOU ARE ALSO COMMANDED to bring with you the following document(s) or object(s): THE DOCUMENTS AND OB,TECTS LISTED ON ATTACHMENT A. '"Please coordinate MIR ROtntiliance with his subpoena and confirm the date, time, and I ' appearance with S/A I Federal Bureau of Investigation, Telephone: This subpoena shall remain in effect until you arc granted leave to depart by the court or by an officer acting on behalf of the court. DATE: June 18, 2007 This subpoena is issued upon application n",. nik•A q/Atn Ar A ?twit... i • not appbcoNe. puce "nonc.' Name, Addre ne Number of Assistant U.S. Attorney Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 So_ Australian Avenue, Suite 400 Tel: 33401-623.5 Fax To a used la Ito. of "OI10 FORM 0RD-227 JAN.66 EFTA00179038
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JUN-20-2007 11:19
WEST PALM BEACH RA
P.05
ATTACHMENT A
SUBPOENA TO rA,UL A. LAVERY
1.
All computer equipment and electronic storage media removed from the
residence located at 358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Florida, including but not
limited to central processing units ("CPUs"), laptop computers, keyboards,
'printers, modems, routers, hard drives, flash drives, thumb drives, CD-Roms,
DVDs, floppy diskettes, digital cameras, and memory cards.
2.
All computer equipment and electronic storage media that currently belongs
to, or has ever belonged to, Jeffrey Epstein, including but not limited to central
processing units ("CPUs"), laptop computers, keyboards, printers, modems,
routers, hard drives, flash drives, thumb drives, CD-Toms, DVDs, floppy
diskettes, digital cameras, and memory cards.
3.
All documents and information • related to the nature of the relationship
between Mr. William Riley and/or Riley Kiraly and Mr. Jeffrey Epstein,
including, but not limited to, retainer agreements; employment agreements;
billing statements (whether submitted directly to Mr. Epstein or to a third party
for reimbursement); records of the dates when services were performed and
the hours worked; telephone logs or records of dates of communications with
Mr. Epstein (or with a third party on Mr. Epstein's behalf); appointment
calendars/datebooks and the like (whether in hard copy or electronic form) for
any period when work was performed on behalf of Mr. Epstein or when any
communication was had with Mr. Epstein (or with a third party on Mr.
Epstein's behalf); and records of fee arrangements and payments received for
work performed on Mr. Epstein's behalf.
TOTAL P.05
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EXHIBIT B EFTA00179040
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TOWN OF PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT A NATIONAL AND STATE ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY July 24, 2006 HAND DELIVERED Dear M Via Your daughterawas the victim of a crime which has been investigated by the Palm Beach Police Department and subsequently referred for prosecution to the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office. You may be aware that Jeffrey Epstein was indicted on charges of solicitation for prostitution by a State of Florida grand jury last week and turned himself in at the Palm Beach County jail on July 23; 2006. While I do not speak for them, it is my understanding that is the full context in which the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office intends to address the charges that involved the crime in which your daughter was victim. Please know, that it is the role and responsibility of law enforcement to investigate crime and to refer appropriate charges to the prosecutor for consideration. I believe that the Palm Beach Police Department has acted competently and responsibly in carrying out this role. Should you have any questions concerning the state prosecution of this matter, they are best addressed by the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office. I do not feel that justice has been sufficiently served by the indictment that has been issued. Therefore, please know that his matter has been referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine if violations of federal law have occurred. In the event that the FBI should choose to pursue this matter, the Palm Beach Police Department will assist them in their investigation of potential violations of federal law. Please feel free to contact me at should you have any questions. Sincerely, Michael S. Reiter Chief of Police MSR:nt 345 South County Road • Palm Beach, Florida 33480-4443 • - Fax • www.palmbeachpolice.com EFTA00179041
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EXHIBIT C EFTA00179042
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PB POST After long probe, Palm Beach billionaire faces solicitation charge By Larry Keller Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein paid to have underage girls and young women brought to his home, where he received massages and sometimes sex, according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department. Palm Beach police spent months sifting through Epstein's trash and 'watching his waterfront home and Palm Beach International Airport to keep tabs on his private jet. An indictment charging Epstein, 53, was unsealed Monday, charging him with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution. Palm Beach police thought there was probable cause to charge Epstein with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation. Police Chief Michael Reiter was so angry with State Attorney Barry Krischer's handling of the case that he wrote a memo suggesting the county's top prosecutor disqualify himself. "I must urge you to examine the unusual course that your office's handling of this matter has taken and consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases," Reiter wrote in a May 1 memo to Krischer. While not commenting specifically on the Epstein case, Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the state attorney, said his office presents cases other than murders to a grand jury when there are questions about witnesses' credibility and their ability to testify. By the nature of their jobs, police officers look at evidence from a , "one-sided perspective," Edmondson said. "A prosecutor has to look at it in a much broader fashion," weighing the veracity of witnesses and how they may fare under defense attorneys' questioning, he said. Epstein's attorney, Jack Goldberger, said his client committed no crimes. "The reports and statements in question refer to false accusations that were not charged because the Palm Beach County state attorney questioned the credibility of the witnesses," Goldberger said. A county grand jury "found the allegations wholly unsubstantiated and not credible," and that's why his client was not charged with sexual activity with minors, he said. Goldberger said Epstein passed a lie detector test administered by a reputable polygraph examiner in which he said he did not know the girls were minors. Also, a search warrant served on Epstein's home found no evidence to corroborate the girls' allegations, Goldberger said. EFTA00179043
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According to police documents: • A Palm Beach Community College student said she gave Epstein a massage in the nude, then brought him six girls, ages 14 to 16, for massage and sex-tinged sessions at his home. * A 27-year-old woman who worked as Epstein's personal assistant also facilitated the liaisons, phoning the PBCC student to arrange for girls when Epstein was coming to town. And she escorted the girls upstairs when they arrived, putting fresh sheets on a massage table and placing massage oils nearby. * Police took sworn statements from five alleged victims and 17 witnesses. They contend that on three occasions, Epstein had sex with the girls. A money manager for the ultra-rich, Epstein was named one of New York's most eligible bachelors in 2003 by The New York PoSt. He reportedly hobnobs with the likes of former President Clinton, former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers and Donald Trump, and has lavish homes in Manhattan, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. He has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Party candidate& and organizations, including Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid, and the Senate campaigns of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer. Goldberger is one of five attorneys Epstein has retained since he became the subject of an investigation, Edmondson said. Among the others: Alan Dershowitz, the well-known Harvard law professor and author, who is a friend of Epstein. Dershowitz could not be reached for comment. Police said the woman who enlisted young girls for Epstein was 20, of Royal Palm Beach. has worked at an Olive Mt restaurant in Wellington and said she was a journalism major at Palm Beach Community College when she was questioned by police last October. She has 'an unlisted phone number and could not be reached for comment. said she met Epstein when, at age 17, a friend asked her if she would like to make money giving him a massage. She said she was driven to his five-bedroom, 7 1/2 -bath home on the Intracoastal Waterway, then escorted upstairs to a bedroom with a massage table and oils. Epstein and were both naked during the massage, she said, but when he grabbed her buttocks, she said she didn't want to be touched. Epstein said he'd pay her to bring him more girls * the younger the better, told police. When she tried once to bring a 23-year-old woman to him, Epstein said she was too old, said. who has not been charged in the case, said she eventually brought six girls to Epstein who were paid $200 each time, said. "I'm like a Heidi Fleiss," police quoted her as saying. Theillitl knew what to expect when they were taken to Epstein's home, said. Give a massage * maybe naked * and allow some touching. EFTA00179044
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One 14-year-old girl took to meet Epstein led police to start the investigation of him in March 2005. A relative of the girl called to say she thought the child had recently engaged in sex with a Palm Beach man. The girl then got into a fight with a classmate who accused her of being a prostitute, and she couldn't explain why she had $300 in her purse. The girl gave police this account of her meeting with Epstein: She accompanied and a second girl to Epstein's house on a Sunday in February 2005. Once there, a woman she thought was Epstein's assistant told the girl to follow her upstairs to a room featuring a mural of a naked woman, several photographs of naked women on a shelf, a hot pink and green sofa and a massage table. She stripped to -her bra and panties and gave him a massage. Epstein gave the 14-year-old $300 and she and the other girls left, she said.' She said told her that Epstein paid her 8200 that day. ' Other girls told similar stories. In most accounts, Epstein's personal assistant at the time, now 27, escorted the girls to Epstein's bedroom. , whose most recent known address is in North Carolina, has not been charged in the case. Palm Beach police often conducted surveillance of Epstein's home, and at Palm Beach International Airport to see if his private jet was there, so they would know when he was in town. Police also arranged repeatedly to receive his trash from Palm Beach sanitation workers, collecting papers with names and phone numbers, sex toys and female hygiene products. One note stated that a female could not come over at 7 p.m. because of soccer. Another said a girl had to work Sunday * "Monday after school?" And still another note contained the work hours of a girl, saying she leaves school at 11:30 a.m. and would come over the next day at 10:30 a.m. Only three months before the police department probe began, Epstein donated 890,000 to the department for the purchase of a firearms simulator, said Jane Struder, town finance director. The purchase was never made. The money was returned to Epstein on Monday, she said. EFTA00179045
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I. Palm Beach Police Chief Says Justice Wasn't Served in Teen Sex Scandal July 26, 2006 6:47 PM Maddy Sauer Reports: *Me . z igta . yam a 1041410 SW+ hie btia WM thitliWolkokatobioa ny/m i acen"1 do not feel that justice has been sufficiently served," wrote Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter in a letter he sent to the parents of young girls that he believes are victims of sex crimes committed by New York financier Jeffrey Epstein. The police chief is angry that despite his department's lengthy probe of Epstein's alleged illegal sexual activity with underagesirls, Epstein was indicted on a much lesser charge of soliciting a prostitute. The probable causeaffidavit for Epstein's arrest alleges much more serious acts. Epstein is alleged to have repeatedly paid young, and some underage girls, to come to his house, massage him and on a few occasions have sex with him, according to the affidavit. Meanwhile, the Palm Beach police have referred the matter to the FBI. Today, Epstein's attorney called the allegations untrue and said that the witnesses' credibility had been called into question. "The reports and statements in question refer to false accusations that were not charged because the Palm Beach County State Attorney's office questioned the credibility of the witnesses, and a Palm Beach County grand jury decided not to believe the allegations," said Jack Goldberger. "Consequently, the grand jury chose not to accuse Mr. Epstein of anything beyond the solicitation of a prostitute." - Calls seeking comment from the Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer were not returned today. Chief Reiter has not been happy with lCrischer's handling of the matter for some time. He wrote an angry letter to him in May urging him to consider disqualifying himself from the prosecution of the case saying: "I must renew my prior observation to you that 1 continue to find your office's treatment of these cases highly unusual." wrote Reiter. He urged Krischer to "consider if good and sufficient reason exists to require your disqualification from the prosecution of these cases." The police believed they had probable cause to arrest Epstein on four counts of unlawful sex acts with minors and one count of lewd and lascivious molestation. EFTA00179046