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This document is an editorial from The Palm Beach Post dated November 16, 2007, criticizing the potential plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein. It details how Epstein, accused of paying underage girls for sex, employed a high-profile legal team including Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr to negotiate a deal expected to result in 18 months jail time and sex offender registration, resolving charges from a 2006 indictment. The article expresses concern that Epstein's wealth is allowing him to manipulate the justice system and avoid more serious consequences.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein | Accused / Part-time Palm Beach resident |
Manhattan money manager, 54, accused of paying underage girls for sex, facing plea deal.
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| Jack Goldberger | Defense Attorney |
West Palm Beach defense attorney representing Epstein.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defense Attorney |
Harvard Law School Professor on Epstein's legal team.
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| Kenneth Starr | Defense Attorney |
Member of Epstein's legal team, noted for pursuing a president.
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Sent the case to a grand jury instead of filing charges himself.
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| Jose Lambiet | Journalist |
Writer for The Post who reported on the federal investigation ending.
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| Michael Edmondson | Spokesman |
State attorney spokesman commenting on the plea deal rumors.
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| Tom Giuffrida | Publisher |
Publisher of The Palm Beach Post.
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| John Bartosek | Editor |
Editor of The Palm Beach Post.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| The Palm Beach Post |
Source publication.
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| Palm Beach Police |
Investigating agency.
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| Harvard Law School |
Affiliation of Alan Dershowitz.
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| MySpace |
Social media platform where victims' pages were used by defense attorneys.
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Timeline (2 events)
2006-07
Palm Beach County grand jury indicted Jeffrey Epstein on solicitation of prostitution charge.
Palm Beach County
Jeffrey Epstein
Grand Jury
2007-11-09
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of Epstein's home and the newspaper.
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7,200-square-foot waterfront home where 'massage' sessions occurred.
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Relationships (3)
Goldberger is listed as Epstein's defense attorney.
Dershowitz is listed as part of Epstein's legal team.
Starr is listed as part of Epstein's legal team.
Key Quotes (5)
"We soon will find out whether big money can buy from the criminal justice system what everyone assumes that big money can buy."Source
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"Jeffrey Epstein, like too many men in Florida, preyed on teenaged girls. The system should not let him buy his way out of that reality."Source
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""This case," Mr. Goldberger told Mr. Lambiet, "is absolutely going to end without a trial within the next two months.""Source
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""The state attorney's hands are not tied by there being a single grand jury charge. That does not preclude additional charges.""Source
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"Mr. Epstein's legal team includes West Palm Beach defense attorney Jack Goldberger, Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz... and Kenneth Starr"Source
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20A THE PALM BEACH POST • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007
The Palm Beach Post
TOM GIUFFRIDA, Publisher
JOHN BARTOSEK, Editor
CHARLES GERARDI, General Manager
BILL ROSE, Managing Editor
RANDY SCHULTZ, Editor of the Editorial Page
JAN TUCKWOOD, Associate Editor
BARRY BERG, VP Circulation
LARRY SIEDLIK, VP & Treasurer
JOHN KELLY, VP Advertising
GALE HOWDEN, VP Community Relations and Marketing
LINDA MURPHY, VP Human Resources
BOB BALFE, VP Operations
LAURA DECK CUNNINGHAM, Director, Marketing Services
DAN SHORTER, General Manager, PalmBeachPost.com
The Palm Beach Post
TOM GIUFFRIDA, Publisher
JOHN BARTOSEK, Editor
CHARLES GERARDI, General Manager
BILL ROSE, Managing Editor
RANDY SCHULTZ, Editor of the Editorial Page
JAN TUCKWOOD, Associate Editor
BARRY BERG, VP Circulation
LARRY SIEDLIK, VP & Treasurer
JOHN KELLY, VP Advertising
GALE HOWDEN, VP Community Relations and Marketing
LINDA MURPHY, VP Human Resources
BOB BALFE, VP Operations
LAURA DECK CUNNINGHAM, Director, Marketing Services
DAN SHORTER, General Manager, PalmBeachPost.com
How will system judge
Palm Beach predator?
Palm Beach predator?
We soon will find out whether
big money can buy from the crimi-
nal justice system what everyone
assumes that big money can buy.
The penalty news reports say
part-time Palm Beach resident
Jeffrey Epstein is expected to face
suggests that he will plead guilty
to something more than one felony
count for solicitation of prostitution.
A Palm Beach County grand jury
indicted the Manhattan money
manager on that charge in July
2006. But a guilty plea that does not
recognize the age of the girls whom
police say the billionaire paid for
sex would be a disservice to the
girls, an insult to the investigators
who pressed the case and, for good
measure, a general outrage.
Palm Beach police have said that
Jeffrey Epstein, 54, paid underage
girls, one as young as 14, to come to
his 7,200-square-foot waterfront home
for "massage" sessions. Police said
interviews with five alleged victims
and 17 witnesses under oath, phone
messages, a high school transcript
and other items they found in Mr.
Epstein's trash and home show that
he knew how young the girls were.
But after Mr. Epstein's attorneys told
prosecutors about the girls' MySpace
pages, which mentioned marijuana
and alcohol use, State Attorney Barry
Krischer sent the case to a grand jury,
instead of filing charges himself.
Blaming these victims, however,
does not make them any more de-
serving of what happened. And Mr.
Krischer's unnecessary handoff to a
grand jury, after an 11-month police
investigation, more than reinforced
big money can buy from the crimi-
nal justice system what everyone
assumes that big money can buy.
The penalty news reports say
part-time Palm Beach resident
Jeffrey Epstein is expected to face
suggests that he will plead guilty
to something more than one felony
count for solicitation of prostitution.
A Palm Beach County grand jury
indicted the Manhattan money
manager on that charge in July
2006. But a guilty plea that does not
recognize the age of the girls whom
police say the billionaire paid for
sex would be a disservice to the
girls, an insult to the investigators
who pressed the case and, for good
measure, a general outrage.
Palm Beach police have said that
Jeffrey Epstein, 54, paid underage
girls, one as young as 14, to come to
his 7,200-square-foot waterfront home
for "massage" sessions. Police said
interviews with five alleged victims
and 17 witnesses under oath, phone
messages, a high school transcript
and other items they found in Mr.
Epstein's trash and home show that
he knew how young the girls were.
But after Mr. Epstein's attorneys told
prosecutors about the girls' MySpace
pages, which mentioned marijuana
and alcohol use, State Attorney Barry
Krischer sent the case to a grand jury,
instead of filing charges himself.
Blaming these victims, however,
does not make them any more de-
serving of what happened. And Mr.
Krischer's unnecessary handoff to a
grand jury, after an 11-month police
investigation, more than reinforced
Jeffrey Epstein case
comes to turning point.
comes to turning point.
the public understanding that
the more money the accused has,
the bigger the break he gets. Mr.
Epstein's legal team includes West
Palm Beach defense attorney Jack
Goldberger, Harvard Law School
Professor Alan Dershowitz, who
worked on the O.J. Simpson murder
case, and Kenneth Starr, who once
pursued a president based on his
lies about sex with young women.
Federal authorities also stepped
in, which stalled the state's case
for another year. On Nov. 9, citing
an unnamed source close to Jeffrey
Epstein, Jose Lambiet of The Post
wrote that the federal investigation
is over, and Mr. Epstein is expected
to serve up to 18 months and could
be labeled a sex offender in crimi-
nal records. The charge the grand
jury returned more than a year ago
carries a maximum five-year prison
term and no "sex offender" label.
"This case," Mr. Goldberger told
Mr. Lambiet, "is absolutely going to
end without a trial within the next
two months." State attorney spokes-
man Michael Edmondson would
not confirm any plea deal. But, he
noted: "The state attorney's hands
are not tied by there being a single
grand jury charge. That does not
preclude additional charges."
Jeffrey Epstein, like too many
men in Florida, preyed on teenaged
girls. The system should not let him
buy his way out of that reality.
EFTA00013630
the more money the accused has,
the bigger the break he gets. Mr.
Epstein's legal team includes West
Palm Beach defense attorney Jack
Goldberger, Harvard Law School
Professor Alan Dershowitz, who
worked on the O.J. Simpson murder
case, and Kenneth Starr, who once
pursued a president based on his
lies about sex with young women.
Federal authorities also stepped
in, which stalled the state's case
for another year. On Nov. 9, citing
an unnamed source close to Jeffrey
Epstein, Jose Lambiet of The Post
wrote that the federal investigation
is over, and Mr. Epstein is expected
to serve up to 18 months and could
be labeled a sex offender in crimi-
nal records. The charge the grand
jury returned more than a year ago
carries a maximum five-year prison
term and no "sex offender" label.
"This case," Mr. Goldberger told
Mr. Lambiet, "is absolutely going to
end without a trial within the next
two months." State attorney spokes-
man Michael Edmondson would
not confirm any plea deal. But, he
noted: "The state attorney's hands
are not tied by there being a single
grand jury charge. That does not
preclude additional charges."
Jeffrey Epstein, like too many
men in Florida, preyed on teenaged
girls. The system should not let him
buy his way out of that reality.
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