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Extraction Summary
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People
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Events
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News article / investigative report excerpt (likely miami herald)
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Summary
This document appears to be an excerpt from a news article (likely the Miami Herald) featuring a photograph of lead detective Joe Recarey. It details the timeline of the 2005 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, noting that detectives identified between 21 and 35 underage victims before the arrest. Crucially, it alleges that then-State Attorney Barry Krischer pressured detectives Reiter and Recarey to downgrade or drop the charges.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Joe Recarey | Former Palm Beach County Police Detective |
Lead detective on the solicitation-of-minors case against Jeffrey Epstein; pictured in the document.
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| Reiter | Investigator/Police |
Gave on-the-record media interview alongside Recarey regarding the investigation.
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| Barry Krischer | Then-Palm Beach State Attorney |
Accused by detectives of pressuring them to downgrade the Epstein case to a misdemeanor or drop it.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Suspect |
Billionaire accused in solicitation-of-minors case.
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| Emily Michot | Photographer/Journalist |
Credited for the photograph of Joe Recarey.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach County Police |
Employer of Joe Recarey.
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| Palm Beach State Attorney's Office |
Office held by Barry Krischer.
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| Miami Herald |
Referenced as 'the Herald'; obtained the unredacted police report and employed the photographer.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
March 2005
The solicitation-of-minors case against Jeffrey Epstein was opened.
Palm Beach
October 2005 (approx. 7 months after March)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location where a search warrant was executed.
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Jurisdiction of the police and State Attorney.
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Relationships (3)
Recarey was the lead detective on the solicitation-of-minors case against billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Recarey felt pressured by Krischer to downgrade the case.
Gave interviews together about the case.
Key Quotes (3)
"Reiter and Recarey revealed... how they were, in their view, pressured by then-Palm Beach State Attorney Barry Krischer to downgrade the case to a misdemeanor or drop it altogether."Source
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Quote #1
"Recarey had identified 21 possible victims, according to a copy of the unredacted police report obtained by the Herald."Source
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Quote #2
"By the time police felt they had enough evidence to arrest Epstein on sex charges, they had identified about 35 possible underage victims and were tracking down at least a dozen more"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (953 characters)
In their first on-the-record media interviews about the case, Reiter and Recarey revealed new details about the investigation, and how they were, in their view, pressured by then-Palm Beach State Attorney Barry Krischer to downgrade the case to a misdemeanor or drop it altogether.
Former Palm Beach County Police Detective Joe Recarey was the lead detective on the solicitation-of-minors case against billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
EMILY MICHOT EMICHOT@MIAMIHERALD.COM
EMILY MICHOT EMICHOT@MIAMIHERALD.COM
Between March of 2005 — when the case was opened — and seven months later, when police executed a search warrant at Epstein’s home, Recarey had identified 21 possible victims, according to a copy of the unredacted police report obtained by the Herald. By the time police felt they had enough evidence to arrest Epstein on sex charges, they had identified about 35 possible underage victims and were tracking down at least a dozen more, the police report said.
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