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Extraction Summary
14
People
4
Organizations
5
Locations
3
Events
4
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Newspaper clipping on fbi form fd-350
File Size:
4.23 MB
Summary
A March 2007 FBI clipping from the West Palm Beach Post discusses the unusual lack of progress in the Jeffrey Epstein solicitation case. Legal experts and police speculate that the delays suggest a pending plea deal or an ongoing federal probe, with the FBI confirming they still have a 'pending case.' The article highlights the conflict between Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and State Attorney Barry Krischer, and notes Epstein's connections to high-profile figures like Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
People (14)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant/Subject |
Palm Beach tycoon, money manager charged with felony solicitation of prostitution.
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| Larry Keller | Author |
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer.
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| Glenn Mitchell | Criminal Defense Attorney |
Commented on the unusual delays, not involved in the case.
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| Michael Dutko | Criminal Defense Attorney |
Represents Haley Robson; commented on the lack of progress.
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| Haley Robson | Potential Witness |
20-year-old from Royal Palm Beach; allegedly recruited teenage girls for Epstein.
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| Bill Clinton | Friend/Associate |
Named as a friend of Epstein.
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| Donald Trump | Friend/Associate |
Named as a friend of Epstein.
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| Michael Reiter | Police Chief |
Palm Beach Police Chief; criticized State Attorney Krischer's handling of the case.
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Criticized by Reiter; office handling the case.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Attorney |
Harvard law professor representing Epstein; provided info on victims' drug use.
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| Jack Goldberger | Attorney |
Epstein's attorney; did not return messages.
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| Judy Orihuela | FBI Spokeswoman |
Confirmed the FBI still has a pending case.
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| Mike Edmondson | Spokesman |
Spokesman for State Attorney Krischer.
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| Marc Shiner | Defense Attorney |
Former prosecutor; commented on defense strategies regarding plea deals.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| FBI | ||
| Palm Beach Police Department | ||
| Palm Beach Post | ||
| State Attorney's Office |
Timeline (3 events)
2006 (approx 8 months prior to Mar 2007)
Unknown (11 months duration)
Police investigation including trash sifting and surveillance
Epstein's Home
Palm Beach Police
Jeffrey Epstein
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (4)
Article states Epstein counts Bill Clinton among his friends.
Article states Epstein counts Donald Trump among his friends.
Police say she recruited teenage girls to visit Epstein for massages and sex.
Reiter wrote a bluntly critical letter to Krischer regarding handling of the case.
Key Quotes (5)
"Usually that would be unusual"Source
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"We still have a pending case"Source
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"Highly unusual"Source
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"if another agency is looking at something, we wouldn't want to step on their toes."Source
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"To my knowledge, it's never happened before on a filed case"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (5,218 characters)
FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81)
Delays in Epstein case unusual, lawyers say
A federal probe or a plea deal could explain the wait in the Palm Beacher's solicitation case.
A federal probe or a plea deal could explain the wait in the Palm Beacher's solicitation case.
By LARRY KELLER
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Nearly eight months after Palm Beach tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was charged with felony solicitation of prostitution, there has been no discernible progress in his case. No witnesses deposed. No trial date set. Nothing, save for routine court hearings reset without explanation.
"Usually that would be unusual," said criminal defense attorney Glenn Mitchell, who has no involvement in the case.
"As a general rule, it would be unusual for nothing to have happened," agreed Michael Dutko, a criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale. He represents Haley Robson, 20, of Royal Palm Beach, potentially a key witness in the case.
A routine hearing for Epstein was pulled from the court docket last week and reset for May 16. The delays and inaction could be due to a potential federal probe of Epstein or because a plea deal is in the works, attorneys say.
Unusual is the word that best describes everything about the case against Epstein, 54, an enigmatic money manager in New York City who counts Bill Clinton / See EPSTEIN, 8B
FBI: 'We still have a pending case'
EPSTEIN from 1B
and Donald Trump among his friends.
"Highly unusual" is how Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter described State Attorney Barry Krischer's handling of the case in a bluntly critical letter to Krischer last year before Epstein was indicted.
Reiter referred the matter to the FBI to determine whether any federal laws had been violated. Epstein's allies countered by attacking the chief personally and professionally.
Reiter's department investigated Epstein for 11 months. Police sifted repeatedly through his trash and conducted surveillance on his five-bedroom, 7 1/2-bath, 7,234-square-foot home on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Police said Epstein paid women and girls as young as 14 to give him erotic massages at his home. Police thought there was probable cause to charge him with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation.
Epstein responded by hiring a phalanx of lawyers. One of them, Harvard law professor and author Alan Dershowitz, provided the state attorney's office with information about alcohol and marijuana use by some of the girls who said they were with Epstein.
Prosecutors then referred the case to the grand jury rather than file charges directly against Epstein.
Epstein's attorneys deny he had sex with underage girls. The lawyers say the girls' stories are not credible. But if the court file is any indicator, they've made no effort to depose the girls.
Neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys have sought to question Robson, said Dutko, her attorney. She recruited teenage girls to visit Epstein for massages and sex, police say.
[Pull Quote] Teenage girls were recruited to visit Epstein for massages and sex, police say.
Epstein's attorney Jack Goldberger did not return phone messages.
A source close to the case suggested it is languishing pending a decision by the FBI on whether to refer it to federal prosecutors.
"We still have a pending case," FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said Monday.
State Attorney Krischer did not return a call for comment. His spokesman, Mike Edmondson, declined to say whether federal investigators are delaying the Epstein case. But, he added, "if another agency is looking at something, we wouldn't want to step on their toes."
Defense attorneys say inertia in a criminal case often points to a pending plea deal.
"It would not surprise me if something has happened that's not reflected in the court file," said Dutko, such as an agreement that will be formalized later.
Defense attorney Marc Shiner said defense attorneys sometimes put off overtly conducting discovery — deposing witnesses, requesting documents and the like — because doing so creates more work for harried prosecutors who may become angry and not offer a plea deal.
"Sometimes defense lawyers, knowing that, will try and do discovery without taking depositions," said Shiner, a former prosecutor for 13 years.
Instead, they may conduct a below-the-radar probe such as having a private investigator check out leads, he said.
Shiner and others say a plea deal for Epstein probably would result in pretrial intervention, in which a defendant may be ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation, counseling or other conditions in return for dropping the charge.
Edmondson, spokesman for State Attorney Krischer, said there is no plea offer and no request for the prosecution to show its cards.
"To my knowledge, it's never happened before on a filed case," he said.
@ larry_keller@pbpost.com
@ larry_keller@pbpost.com
[Image Caption] Epstein Money manager in New York has powerful allies.
[Form Data Right Column]
(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)
1B / 8B / The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL
Date: 3/13/2007
Title: Delays in Epstein case unusual, lawyers say
Character: MM
Classification: 31E-MM-108062
Submitting Office: [Illegible Initials]
Indexing: [Handwritten] 3/14/07
(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)
1B / 8B / The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL
Date: 3/13/2007
Title: Delays in Epstein case unusual, lawyers say
Character: MM
Classification: 31E-MM-108062
Submitting Office: [Illegible Initials]
Indexing: [Handwritten] 3/14/07
[Handwritten Margin Note] 31E-MM-108062-78
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