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Extraction Summary
8
People
5
Organizations
3
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
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Newspaper clipping / faxed correspondence
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Summary
A 2007 Palm Beach Post editorial faxed to the State Attorney's office in 2008, criticizing the potential leniency of the judicial system toward Jeffrey Epstein. The article outlines the allegations involving underage girls, the involvement of high-profile defense attorneys like Dershowitz and Starr, and the controversial decision by State Attorney Barry Krischer to send the case to a grand jury rather than filing charges directly. It expresses concern that Epstein's wealth is buying him a favorable plea deal.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject/Accused |
Described as 'Palm Beach predator', 'Manhattan money manager', and 'billionaire'. Accused of paying underage girls fo...
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Criticized for sending the case to a grand jury instead of filing charges himself.
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| Jack Goldberger | Defense Attorney |
Part of Epstein's legal team; quoted saying the case will end without a trial.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defense Attorney |
Harvard Law School Professor, part of Epstein's legal team.
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| Kenneth Starr | Defense Attorney |
Part of Epstein's legal team; noted for pursuing a president previously.
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| Jose Lambiet | Journalist |
Writer for The Post who reported on the federal investigation ending.
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| Michael Edmondson | State Attorney Spokesman |
Stated that the state attorney's hands are not tied by the single charge.
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| Tom Giuffrida | Publisher |
Listed in masthead of The Palm Beach Post.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Palm Beach Post |
Publisher of the article.
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| Palm Beach Police |
Investigating agency; conducted 11-month investigation.
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| State Attorney's Office |
Prosecuting body; recipient of the fax.
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| Harvard Law School |
Affiliated with Alan Dershowitz.
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| Palm Beach County Grand Jury |
Indicted Epstein on solicitation of prostitution in July 2006.
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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 (3)
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Location of the crimes and Epstein's residence.
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7,200-square-foot waterfront home where 'massage' sessions occurred.
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Epstein described as Manhattan money manager.
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Relationships (4)
Mr. Epstein's legal team includes West Palm Beach defense attorney Jack Goldberger
Mr. Epstein's legal team includes... Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz
Mr. Epstein's legal team includes... Kenneth Starr
State Attorney Barry Krischer sent the case to a grand jury
Key Quotes (5)
"How will system judge Palm Beach predator?"Source
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"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."Source
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"The system should not let him buy his way out of that reality."Source
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Quote #4
"This case... is absolutely going to end without a trial within the next two months."Source
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Quote #5
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Received: 1/25/08 8:40AM; 5616404420 -> STATE ATTY OFC; Page 3
01/23/2008 15:06 5616404420 X PAGE 03
01/23/2008 15:06 5616404420 X PAGE 03
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
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 SIFDLEK, 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
LARRY SIFDLEK, 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
[Handwritten Note on Left:] Please place in Jeffrey Epstein File. Thank you.
How will system judge Palm Beach predator?
Jeffrey Epstein case comes to turning point.
We soon will find out whether big money can buy from the criminal 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 deserving of what happened. And Mr. Krischer's unnecessary handoff to a grand jury, after an 11-month police investigation, more than reinforced 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 criminal 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 spokesman 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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