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Extraction Summary
7
People
5
Organizations
3
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
6
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Fbi form fd-350 (newspaper clipping)
File Size:
3.86 MB
Summary
An FBI file containing a newspaper clipping from The Palm Beach Post dated August 4, 2006. The editorial by Elisa Cramer criticizes the State Attorney's Office for charging Jeffrey Epstein with solicitation rather than pedophilia-related crimes, despite police evidence proving the victims were underage (14-17). The article highlights comments from the State Attorney's spokesman admitting that wealth influences justice and details evidence such as school transcripts and Myspace activity.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
53-year-old Manhattan money manager accused of solicitation of prostitution involving minors.
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| Elisa Cramer | Author |
Editorial writer for The Palm Beach Post criticizing the handling of the case.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defense Attorney |
Harvard law professor hired by Epstein; accused of assailing the character of the teenage victims.
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| Jack Goldberger | Defense Attorney |
Epstein's attorney; denied knowing about private investigators following victims' parents.
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Criticized for not letting a jury decide the case and for offering a lenient plea deal.
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| Mike Edmondson | Spokesman |
Spokesman for State Attorney Krischer; admitted wealth buys a different standard of justice.
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| Unnamed 20-year-old woman | Recruiter |
Royal Palm Beach woman who told police she recruited girls; had a Myspace page featuring 'Pimpin' Made EZ'.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| The Palm Beach Post |
Newspaper that published the editorial.
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| Palm Beach Police |
Strenuously urged charges of unlawful sex acts with a minor; collected evidence.
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| State Attorney's Office |
Office led by Barry Krischer, criticized for handling of the case.
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| Myspace.com |
Site where victims discussed alcohol/marijuana and where recruiter had a page.
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| FBI |
Submitting office MM (Miami) filed this clipping.
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Timeline (2 events)
2004-12
A 16-year-old girl went to Epstein's house to 'work' after being asked if she needed money for Christmas gifts.
Epstein's Home, Palm Beach
Jeffrey Epstein
Unnamed 16-year-old
2006-07
Epstein indicted by a grand jury on one felony count of solicitation of prostitution (mentioned as 'last month').
Palm Beach, FL
Jeffrey Epstein
Grand Jury
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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City where the crimes and investigation took place.
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7,234-square-foot waterfront home where girls were invited.
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Location of The Palm Beach Post.
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Relationships (3)
Epstein... has hired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz
defense attorney Jack Goldberger
woman who told police she recruited girls for Mr. Epstein
Key Quotes (6)
"He was over 50. And they were girls."Source
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Quote #1
"That should count for something — the difference between prostitution and pedophilia."Source
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Quote #2
"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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Quote #3
"He's never denied girls came to the house."Source
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Quote #4
"One girl couldn't show up when Mr. Epstein wanted because she had soccer."Source
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Quote #5
"Pimpin' Made EZ"Source
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Quote #6
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (4,893 characters)
FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81)
(Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.)
20B / The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL
Date: 8/4/2006
Edition:
20B / The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, FL
Date: 8/4/2006
Edition:
Title: He was over 50
And they were girls
And they were girls
Character or Classification: 31E-MM-108062
Submitting Office: MM
Submitting Office: MM
Mount Clipping in Space Below
He was over 50. And they were girls
If the women whom Palm Beach police say a part-time town resident invited to his home and paid for sex acts were, in fact, women, the solicitation charge against Jeffrey Epstein might feel more sufficient. But, according to police records, they weren't. He was over 50. And they were girls.
14.
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16.
17-year-old girls.
That should count for something — the difference between prostitution and pedophilia.
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16.
17-year-old girls.
That should count for something — the difference between prostitution and pedophilia.
So, it is baffling that Mr. Epstein, who was indicted last month by a grand jury on one felony count of solicitation of prostitution, has not been charged, as Palm Beach police strenuously urged, with unlawful sex acts with a minor and lewd and lascivious molestation.
Conviction of crimes against minors would mean steeper penalties than the maximum five-year prison term Mr. Epstein faces if convicted of the single count of felony solicitation. It also would help carry a message of intolerance to perverts who prey on girls.
Prosecutors did not pursue charges against Mr. Epstein reflecting the age of the victims because they assumed a jury would view the girls not as victims but as promiscuous, untrustworthy, willing participants. The presumption is offensive.
Mr. Epstein, a 53-year-old Manhattan money manager who has hired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and defense attorney Jack Goldberger, has denied knowing how old the girls were.
Elisa Cramer
Jury should have decided if Epstein is a pedophile.
But police interviews with five alleged victims and 17 witnesses under oath, as well as phone messages, a high school transcript and other items that police found from searching Mr. Epstein's trash and 7,234-square-foot waterfront home, provide evidence that he knew the girls were teenagers.
One girl couldn't show up when Mr. Epstein wanted because she had soccer. Another time, Mr. Epstein had to wait for his "massage" session because the girl he wanted was still in class.
Why didn't State Attorney Barry Krischer let a jury decide whether to believe the teenagers — including a 16-year-old who went to Mr. Epstein's house to "work" in December 2004 after being asked whether she needed to make money for Christmas gifts?
Prosecutors gave greater weight to the details Mr. Dershowitz provided about the girls in an apparent effort to assail their character. Mr. Dershowitz pointed out to prosecutors that some of the teenagers had talked on myspace.com about marijuana and alcohol use.
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.
Elisa Cramer is an editorial writer for The Palm Beach Post. Her e-mail address is elisa_cramer@pbpost.com
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