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Summary
This document appears to be a scanned excerpt from the book 'Filthy Rich' presented as evidence to the House Oversight Committee. It details the conflict between the Palm Beach Police Department (Chief Reiter and Detective Recarey) and State Attorney Barry Krischer regarding the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. The police wanted to file immediate felony charges against Epstein and accomplices Wendy Dobbs and Sarah Kellen, but Krischer opted for the unusual step of convening a grand jury, citing doubts about victim credibility.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein | Suspect |
Target of Palm Beach PD investigation for sexual activity with minors.
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Prosecutor questioning the police case; accused of handling the case unusually by convening a grand jury instead of a...
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| Chief Reiter | Police Chief |
Palm Beach Police Chief; questioned Krischer's handling of the case; relayed Krischer's concerns in a deposition.
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| Detective Recarey | Detective |
Palm Beach PD detective working the Epstein case.
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| Wendy Dobbs | Alleged Accomplice |
Identified as someone who would be charged as an accomplice.
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| Sarah Kellen | Alleged Accomplice |
Identified as someone who would be charged as an accomplice.
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| Bergeron | Legal Secretary / Plaintiff |
Former secretary who sued Barry Krischer for sexual harassment.
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| B.B. | Plaintiff |
Plaintiff in civil suit 'B.B. vs. Epstein'.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach PD |
Police department investigating Epstein; wanted to file immediate felony charges.
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| NOW |
National Organization for Women (local chapter mentioned on page 164).
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Jurisdiction of the investigation.
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Relationships (4)
Text states Dobbs would be charged as an accomplice to Epstein.
Text states Kellen would be charged as an accomplice to Epstein.
Bergeron was a legal secretary who sued Krischer for sexual harassment.
Reiter had questions about Krischer's handling of the Epstein case.
Key Quotes (6)
"The Palm Beach PD wanted to charge Epstein with one count of lewd and lascivious behavior and four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor"Source
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"Wendy Dobbs and Sarah Kellen would be charged as accomplices."Source
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"But instead of granting his approval for an arrest, Krischer told the police that he would convene a grand jury"Source
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"In Florida, grand juries are only required in capital cases."Source
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"Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t a public official, and as far as the Palm Beach PD was concerned, the only controversial thing about the case they’d built was that Epstein was rich and well connected."Source
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"Krischer did have his doubts about the credibility of the young women who’d be called to testify against Epstein."Source
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[Page 164 - Left Column - Text is partially cut off on the left margin]
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odone and hydrocodone. (A few
hich coincided with Chief Reit-
stein, the talk-show host settled
nit to random drug testing, and
hich coincided with Chief Reit-
stein, the talk-show host settled
nit to random drug testing, and
had been accused of sexual
ron, a legal secretary who’d worked
sment lawsuit against him in the
That suit was dismissed, but a few
Krischer to federal court, accusing
es and demanding recompense for
ivacy, and emotional distress.
nds, violently, inside her blouse,
ondled her breasts, forcibly kissed
while brushing her buttocks with
accompanying the gestures with
sment lawsuit against him in the
That suit was dismissed, but a few
Krischer to federal court, accusing
es and demanding recompense for
ivacy, and emotional distress.
nds, violently, inside her blouse,
ondled her breasts, forcibly kissed
while brushing her buttocks with
accompanying the gestures with
advances, the woman claimed,
ns. At the time, he was making his
office. The charges were politically
of a local chapter of NOW—the
men—had stood by the lawyer, cit-
violence, among his other virtues.
y Krischer for the work his office
ne woman said during a rally that
urthouse. “Her murderer received
sentence.”
o been dismissed—after Krischer’s
office. The charges were politically
of a local chapter of NOW—the
men—had stood by the lawyer, cit-
violence, among his other virtues.
y Krischer for the work his office
ne woman said during a rally that
urthouse. “Her murderer received
sentence.”
o been dismissed—after Krischer’s
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FILTHY RICH
FILTHY RICH
former law firm agreed to pay Bergeron’s attorney seven thou-
sand dollars in legal fees.
sand dollars in legal fees.
Now Chief Reiter and Detective Recarey were beginning to have
their own questions about Barry Krischer. The Palm Beach PD
wanted to charge Epstein with one count of lewd and lascivious
behavior and four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a
minor—felony charges that would have amounted to years
behind bars in the case of a conviction. Wendy Dobbs and Sarah
Kellen would be charged as accomplices.
their own questions about Barry Krischer. The Palm Beach PD
wanted to charge Epstein with one count of lewd and lascivious
behavior and four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a
minor—felony charges that would have amounted to years
behind bars in the case of a conviction. Wendy Dobbs and Sarah
Kellen would be charged as accomplices.
This was not the plan that Krischer seemed to have in mind
for Jeffrey Epstein.
for Jeffrey Epstein.
In cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, prosecuting
attorneys tend to have suspects arrested, then push for a trial.
But instead of granting his approval for an arrest, Krischer told
the police that he would convene a grand jury, which would be
asked to consider a broad range of charges.
attorneys tend to have suspects arrested, then push for a trial.
But instead of granting his approval for an arrest, Krischer told
the police that he would convene a grand jury, which would be
asked to consider a broad range of charges.
In a case such as Epstein’s, this was highly unusual. Not damn-
ing in and of itself. But very strange. In Florida, grand juries are
only required in capital cases. At the state attorney’s discretion, they
may also be called in controversial cases—for instance, cases
involving crimes committed by public officials. But Jeffrey Epstein
wasn’t a public official, and as far as the Palm Beach PD was con-
cerned, the only controversial thing about the case they’d built was
that Epstein was rich and well connected. In his deposition for
B.B. vs. Epstein, Chief Reiter relayed Krischer’s concerns: the pros-
ecutor had to make sure that his case was solid, beyond a reason-
able doubt. And Krischer did have his doubts about the credibility
of the young women who’d be called to testify against Epstein.
ing in and of itself. But very strange. In Florida, grand juries are
only required in capital cases. At the state attorney’s discretion, they
may also be called in controversial cases—for instance, cases
involving crimes committed by public officials. But Jeffrey Epstein
wasn’t a public official, and as far as the Palm Beach PD was con-
cerned, the only controversial thing about the case they’d built was
that Epstein was rich and well connected. In his deposition for
B.B. vs. Epstein, Chief Reiter relayed Krischer’s concerns: the pros-
ecutor had to make sure that his case was solid, beyond a reason-
able doubt. And Krischer did have his doubts about the credibility
of the young women who’d be called to testify against Epstein.
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