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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Summary
This legal document details the aggressive legal tactics employed by Jeffrey Epstein's defense team, including attorney Alan Dershowitz threatening a prosecutor to destroy witnesses. It also outlines the State Attorney's Office's rationale for taking the case to a grand jury, citing the complexity of the case and the problematic possibility that Epstein's minor victims could have been prosecuted for prostitution under the existing state law.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein | Defendant/Subject of investigation |
Mentioned as the individual being prosecuted, whose counsel threatened a prosecutor and whose case was presented to a...
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| Alan Dershowitz | Attorney |
Brought by Epstein's local counsel to see Krischer; described as "overly aggressive" and threatening to destroy witne...
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| Krischer | Assistant State Attorney |
The prosecutor who was threatened by Dershowitz and who explained to OPR the decision to take the Epstein case to a g...
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| Jack Goldberger | Local Attorney |
Hired by Epstein. His professional relationship with Krischer and his law partner's connection to another Assistant S...
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| Belohlavek | Assistant State Attorney |
Took over the case from another Assistant State Attorney who was recused due to a conflict of interest involving her ...
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| Gerald Lefcourt | Criminal Defense Attorney |
A nationally known New York attorney who, along with Goldberger, represented Epstein and worked to dissuade the prose...
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| OPR | government agency |
The entity to whom Krischer and Belohlavek provided statements about the handling of the Epstein case. Likely stands ...
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| State Attorney’s Office | government agency |
The prosecuting office that handled the Epstein case, and which decided to present the case to a grand jury.
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| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | government agency |
Mentioned in a footnote as having a pending investigation into the State Attorney's Office's handling of the Epstein ...
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| The Florida Bar | professional association |
Cited in a footnote as the source for a handbook on grand juries.
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Timeline (3 events)
Epstein's counsel, including Alan Dershowitz, met with Assistant State Attorney Krischer, during which Dershowitz made threats.
An Assistant State Attorney was recused from the case due to a conflict of interest, and Belohlavek took over.
State Attorney's Office
Belohlavek
unnamed Assistant State Attorney
Relationships (7)
Dershowitz was brought by Epstein's local counsel to meet with the prosecutor on Epstein's behalf.
The document states that Epstein hired local attorney Jack Goldberger.
The document states Lefcourt was a defense attorney also representing Epstein.
Dershowitz, representing Epstein, threatened Krischer, the prosecutor.
The document states Krischer had 'a working relationship' with Goldberger.
Both are identified as Assistant State Attorneys, with Belohlavek taking over a case related to Krischer's work.
A conflict of interest arose because Belohlavek's husband was Goldberger's law partner, leading to another prosecutor's recusal.
Key Quotes (9)
"overly aggressive"Source
— Krischer
(Describing attorney Alan Dershowitz's demeanor during a meeting.)
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"We’re going to destroy your witnesses; don’t go to court because we’re going to destroy those girls."Source
— Alan Dershowitz
(A threat made to Assistant State Attorney Krischer regarding the Epstein case.)
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Quote #2
"tainted the waters"Source
— Krischer
(Describing the effect of Dershowitz's actions, which led Epstein to hire another attorney.)
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Quote #3
"a working relationship"Source
— Narrator, attributed to the situation
(Describing the professional connection between Krischer and Jack Goldberger.)
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Quote #4
"even the appearance of any kind of conflict"Source
— Narrator
(The reason given for an Assistant State Attorney's recusal from the case.)
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Quote #5
"great consternation within the office"Source
— Narrator, attributed to the situation
(Describing the reaction to the possibility that Epstein's victims could themselves be prosecuted for prostitution.)
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Quote #6
"seriously, because . . . it was an organized scheme to involve young girls by offering them money. And I wouldn’t say that we . . . thought they were prostitutes . . . [but] I think there was solicitation."Source
— Belohlavek
(Telling OPR how her office viewed the allegations against Epstein.)
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Quote #7
"behavior was reprehensible, . . . I’m limited by . . . the state statutes as to what I can charge."Source
— Belohlavek
(Explaining to OPR the constraints on prosecuting Epstein under state law.)
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Quote #8
"There were so many issues involving the victim-witnesses that to my mind, in consultation with my [prosecutors], the only way to achieve, to my mind, real justice was to present the case to the grand jury and not to direct-file"Source
— Krischer
(Explaining to OPR the decision to use a grand jury for the Epstein case.)
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Quote #9
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