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Extraction Summary
15
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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News article / media report (contained within congressional oversight files)
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Summary
This document, likely a page from a news article filed in House Oversight records, summarizes the conflict between Palm Beach police and the State Attorney regarding the indictment of Jeffrey Epstein. It details how Police Chief Reiter accused State Attorney Krischer of preferential treatment for Epstein. The text outlines Epstein's high-profile connections (Clinton, Harvard), his legal defense strategy led by Gerald Lefcourt and Alan Dershowitz, and provides specific graphic details of the allegations made by a 14-year-old victim who was recruited by Haley Robson.
People (15)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Accused |
Subject of indictment, wealthy financier, owner of Manhattan home and 727 jet.
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| Michael Reiter | Palm Beach Police Chief |
Accused prosecutors of giving Epstein special treatment.
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| Barry E. Krischer | State Attorney (Palm Beach) |
Accused of giving special treatment; Democrat; asked to recuse himself.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Flew on Epstein's 727.
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| Eliot Spitzer | Politician |
Democratic candidate for governor in NY; returned campaign contributions.
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| Bill Richardson | Politician |
Governor of New Mexico; returned campaign contributions.
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| Gerald B. Lefcourt | Lawyer |
Part of Epstein's defense team; claims police acted outrageously.
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| Alan M. Dershowitz | Lawyer/Friend |
Part of Epstein's defense team.
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| Haley Robson | Recruiter |
Identified as the 'older friend' who drove the 14-year-old to Epstein's house.
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| Unnamed 14-year-old | Victim |
Original accuser whose stepmother contacted police.
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| Stepmother of 14-year-old | Reporter |
Contacted police in March 2005 to initiate investigation.
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| Epstein's Assistant | Staff |
Led the victim upstairs to the massage room.
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| Russell Crowe | Mentioned only |
Past client of Lefcourt.
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| Martha Stewart | Mentioned only |
Past client of Lefcourt.
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| Abbie Hoffman | Mentioned only |
Past client of Lefcourt.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office |
Prosecuting body criticized for handling of the case.
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| Palm Beach Police Department |
Investigating agency.
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| The Palm Beach Post |
Newspaper that published an editorial attacking Krischer.
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| Harvard University |
Recipient of $30 million pledge from Epstein.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied source of document via footer stamp.
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Timeline (4 events)
July 2006
Unknown Sunday in 2005
Haley Robson drives 14-year-old to Epstein's house where sexual contact occurs.
Epstein's Palm Beach House
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Jurisdiction of the case.
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Location of Epstein's palatial home.
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Palm Beach residence where the assault occurred.
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Associated with Eliot Spitzer.
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Associated with Gov. Richardson.
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Relationships (4)
Flew Clinton on his 727.
Described as 'a friend of his' and part of legal team.
Identified as 'older friend' who drove victim to Epstein's house.
Reiter accused Krischer of special treatment and asked him to recuse.
Key Quotes (5)
"to wonder whether the system tilted in favor of a wealthy, well-connected alleged perpetrator and against very young girls who are alleged victims of sex crimes."Source
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"Mr. Lefcourt says that the police acted “outrageously” and that his client has been wrongfully dragged through the mud."Source
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"He disputes that he ever had sex with any under-age person or anything like that"Source
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"offered her an opportunity to make money"Source
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"told the girl to say she was 18 if Mr. Epstein asked"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,793 characters)
But instead of proceeding with such charges on his own, the Palm Beach County state attorney took the rare step of presenting a broad range of possible charges to a grand jury, which indicted Mr. Epstein in July on the lesser count. In Florida, prosecutors usually refer only capital cases to grand juries.
Even before the indictment, the Palm Beach police chief, Michael Reiter, had accused prosecutors of giving Mr. Epstein special treatment and asked the state attorney, Barry E. Krischer, to remove himself from the case.
In an editorial, The Palm Beach Post attacked Mr. Krischer, a Democrat whose post is elective, saying the public had been left “to wonder whether the system tilted in favor of a wealthy, well-connected alleged perpetrator and against very young girls who are alleged victims of sex crimes.”
The case has taken a toll on the reputation of Mr. Epstein, who owns a palatial home in Manhattan, has pledged $30 million to Harvard and once flew former President Bill Clinton on his 727. Politicians including Eliot Spitzer, a Democratic candidate for governor in New York, and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, also a Democrat, have returned campaign contributions from him.
But Mr. Epstein fought back, assembling a team of star lawyers, including Gerald B. Lefcourt and Alan M. Dershowitz, a friend of his, to look into the backgrounds of his young accusers.
Mr. Lefcourt says that the police acted “outrageously” and that his client has been wrongfully dragged through the mud.
“He disputes that he ever had sex with any under-age person or anything like that,” said Mr. Lefcourt, whose clients have included Russell Crowe, Martha Stewart and Abbie Hoffman.
Neither the police nor the state attorney’s office would discuss the case in detail. But the police released a thick report on the 13-month investigation after the indictment was unsealed in late July.
The police started investigating Mr. Epstein in March 2005, almost immediately after they were contacted by the stepmother of the 14-year-old, who, according to the report, was in a special school for students with disciplinary problems.
The girl, the report said, told the police that an older friend had “offered her an opportunity to make money” and had driven her to Mr. Epstein’s house one Sunday. The friend, identified by the police as Haley Robson, a local community college student, told the girl to say she was 18 if Mr. Epstein asked, the report said.
The girl told the police that Mr. Epstein’s assistant had led her upstairs to a room with a massage table and that Mr. Epstein had come in and told her to remove her clothes. She said Mr. Epstein had masturbated as she massaged him, had pressed a vibrator against her underwear and had given her $300 afterward.
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