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Extraction Summary
7
People
5
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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News article/editorial compilation (exhibit)
File Size:
1.73 MB
Summary
This document contains the text of a Palm Beach Post editorial and column from August 10, 2006, discussing the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It details allegations of witness intimidation by private investigators, a proposed plea deal for probation, and includes quotes from the State Attorney's spokesman admitting that wealth can buy a different standard of justice. The text also summarizes the police findings of unlawful sex acts with five underage girls and the defense attorney's claim that Epstein did not know they were minors.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of investigation |
53-year-old part-time town resident accused of unlawful sex acts with minors; offered a plea deal for probation.
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| Jack Goldberger | Defense Attorney |
Epstein's lawyer; denied knowledge of private investigators following victims; claimed Epstein didn't know girls were...
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| Mr. Krischer | State Attorney (implied) |
Mentioned as the boss of spokesman Mike Edmondson.
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| Mike Edmondson | Spokesman |
Spokesman for Mr. Krischer; commented on the justice system and wealth.
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| Unnamed Woman | Recruiter |
20-year-old from Royal Palm Beach who told police she recruited girls for Epstein.
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| Pimpin' Made EZ | Online Persona |
Name used by a girl on the recruiter's Myspace page.
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| Unnamed Private Investigators | Investigators |
Two men registered to vehicles that followed/intimidated victim's parents.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Post |
Publisher of the editorial and source of previous quotes.
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| myspace.com |
Platform where the recruiter had a web page.
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| Palm Beach Police |
Conducted 11-month investigation; received complaints about harassment.
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| State Attorney's Office |
Offered Epstein a plea deal; referred case to grand jury.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by Bates stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
2006-08-10
Publication of Palm Beach Post Editorial regarding the Epstein investigation.
Palm Beach
Prior to 2006-08-10
Prior to 2006-08-10
Parents of a victim followed and intimidated by two men.
Unknown
Victim's parents
Private Investigators
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Home location of the 20-year-old recruiter.
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Location of police department and Epstein's residence.
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Relationships (3)
Goldberger is identified as Epstein's defense attorney.
Edmondson is identified as Krischer's spokesman.
Woman told police she recruited girls for Mr. Epstein.
Key Quotes (4)
"Whether wealth buys a different standard of justice across the country ... the answer to that would, of course, be yes."Source
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"He's never denied girls came to the house."Source
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"Defense attorney Jack Goldberger claims that his client, Jeffrey Epstein, had no idea that the untrained girls he hired for massages were minors."Source
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"police also note in their reports that the state attorney's office offered Mr. Epstein a plea deal that would have placed him on probation for five years"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,372 characters)
The 20-year-old Royal Palm Beach woman who told police she recruited girls for Mr. Epstein has a Web page on myspace.com that features one girl using the name 'Pimpin' Made EZ.'
Although no charges of witness tampering have been filed, the parents of at least one of the teenage victims complained to police of being followed and intimidated by two men. Police determined that their vehicles were registered to two private investigators. Mr. Goldberger denied knowing anything about it.
Police also note in their reports that the state attorney's office offered Mr. Epstein a plea deal that would have placed him on probation for five years, allowing him ultimately to walk away with no criminal record at all.
I asked Mr. Krischer's spokesman, Mike Edmondson, why the case was referred to a grand jury instead of Mr. Epstein being charged and facing a trial before a jury. And shouldn't the victims' credibility be a factor to determine whether a crime's been committed, not whether a jury will convict? (After all, as Mr. Goldberger told The Palm Beach Post of Mr. Epstein, "He's never denied girls came to the house.")
Especially, I asked Mr. Edmondson to explain: Why shouldn't the public look at this case and think there are two kinds of justice - one for the wealthy and one for the rest of us?
Mr. Edmondson said he could not comment on the case because it is active, but on the latter point, he offered, for the sake of "philosophical debate": "Whether wealth buys a different standard of justice across the country ... the answer to that would, of course, be yes."
But in this case, he said, "regardless of the battery of attorneys, the outcome would be the same. Every issue that was debated in public was debated in our office before this case went to the grand jury."
In this case, it is not the victims' credibility but the state attorney's that deserves questioning.
Palm Beach Post Editorial #2
Massaging the system
Palm Beach Post Editorial
Palm Beach Post Editorial
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Palm Beach police say their 11-month investigation shows that 53-year-old part-time town resident Jeffrey Epstein committed unlawful sex acts with and lewd and lascivious molestation on five underage girls. Defense attorney Jack Goldberger claims that his client, Jeffrey Epstein, had no idea that the untrained girls he hired for massages were minors.
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