James PATTERSON Jeffrey Epstein. Finally, desperately, he tried to sell the informa- tion he'd stolen. The papers named underage girls and the places where Epstein had taken them. The list included locations in Califor- nia, Paris, New Mexico, New York, and Michigan. The papers also included the names, addresses, and phone numbers of famous individuals— Henry Kissinger, Mick Jagger, Dustin Hoft- man, Ralph Fiennes, David Koch, Ted Kennedy, Donald Trump, — | i Bill Richardson, Bill Clinton, and former Israeli prime minister E Ehud Barak among them. This was intriguing, if not at all damning. Epstein madea EP habit of collecting such information for future use. But informa- ae 4 tion pertaining to the girls would have bolstered the state's case against Jeffrey Epstein, and by withholding it from the Palm Beach PD and the FBI, Rodriguez had committed a crime. In his defense, Rodriguez would say that the papers were an “insurance policy.” Without them, he believed, Epstein would have made him “disappear.” But now Rodriguez needed the money. And so a few weeks F after Epstein’s release from the Stockade, he approached a lawyer i who was representing some of Epstein’s masseuses. He had the (a “holy grail,” he insisted. A “golden nugget.” The names of hun- 4 dreds of girls, he said, who had been abused by Epstein. j The lawyer told Rodriguez in no uncertain terms that he was E obliged to turn whatever he had over to the authorities. By 4 demanding money for the information,

JAMES PATTERSON approval, on his own planes to New York and to Little Saint Jeff's, where the locals have taken to referring to Epstein’s 727 as the Lolita Express. There are other restrictions, of course, that Epstein is sup- posed to abide by. He has to provide the state of Florida with a list of all the motor vehicles, boats, and airplanes he owns. The full list includes two Escalades, six Suburbans, two Ford F-150s, two Harley-Davidsons, a Land Rover, a Hummer H2, a thirty- four-foot JVC boat, and a thirty-five-foot Donzi powerboat. Three of his five planes turn out to be registered to a com- pany called Air Ghislaine, Inc. As a registered sex offender, Epstein 1s legally obliged to undergo psychiatric treatment. This is a restriction he'll get around by having his own psychologist submit a report to law enforcement officers. Epstein is also prohibited from accessing pornography on the Internet and using social networking for sexual purposes. For Jeffrey Epstein, there will be no Bangbros, Tinder, or Swingles.com. There will be lawsuits. Six weeks before probation ends, he settles with seven women 4 who sue him in civil court. But Epstein can easily afford the se tlement payments. He won't be going back to jail, and in regard to further prosecution for any criminal actions, his troubles are © behind him. Not everyone who's spent time in his company will be sO lucky. 216 Alfredo Rodriguez: Aug pstein’s houseman, Al prison sentence. In a sworn statem maid,

| CHAPTER 56 Jeffrey Epstein: July 2009 effrey Epstein walks out of the Stockade on July 21, 2009, having served less than thirteen months of his eighteen-month 4 sentence. One of the concessions his lawyers have gotten _ while working out his plea-deal guarantees is that the media not be alerted to the time and day of his departure. _ But from now on, Epstein, who is fifty-six, will carry the “mark of a level 3 sex offender—level 1 being the lowest, and "level 3 indicating the highest possible risk of a future criminal act ofa sexual nature. Wherever he goes, he will be forced to reg- ister as such. Every ninety days, Epstein will have to check in with the authorities. Every year, the New York City Police Department Will take his mug shot. And for a full year, Epstein will be under house arrest in Palm Beach. | This last prohibition doesn’t stop him from flying, with court 215 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009042

‘'ATTERSON a different. But they were not must be based on admissible 1 cases of this type, those are e victims are frightened and ‘ they do speak, they give con- ‘judgment in this case, based -he time, was that it was better time in jail, register as a sex ms restitution than risk a trial | of success. I supported that on the state law as it then stood - the time, I would support that hile in state custody, likewise hat the office should have been rms of confinement in a state priately left to the State of Flor- rities, without doubt, the treat- Je in state custody undermined nce. ve that the prosecution should ‘liation for the defense’s tactics. ten failed to negotiate in good concessions as part of a negotia- — d, only to change their minds, 4 sition to Washington. The inves a | lives of individual prosecutors | alled for, as were the accusations © t against individual prosecutors 210 Fittryy Ricw At times, some prosecutors felt that we should just go to trial, and at times I felt that frustration myself. What was right in the first meeting, however, remained right irre- spective of defense tactics. Individuals have a constitu- tional right to a defense. The aggressive exercise of that right should not be punished, nor should a defense coun- sel's exercise of their right to appeal a U.S Attorney to Washington D.C. Prosecutors must be careful not to allow frustration and anger with defense counsel to influence their judgment. After the plea, I recall receiving

CHAPTER 55 R. Alexander Acosta’s letter to the general public, March 20, 2011 To whom it may concern: L served as U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 2005 through 2009. Over the past weeks, | have read much regarding Mr. Jeffrey Epstein. Some appears a some appears distorted. I thought it appropriate i provide some background, with two caveats: (1) under Justice Depart- ment guidelines, 1 cannot discuss privileged interna com- munications among department attorneys and (ii) Ino lenge have access to the original documents, and as the matter 1s now neatly 4 years old, the precision of memory is reduced. The Epstein matter was originally presented to the Palm Beach County State Attorney. Palm Beach ie alleged that Epstein unlawfully hired underage high- 206 Fr school females to provic massages. Police sought resulted in a term of im reports, however, in 2001 to concerns regarding th to charge Epstein only assault with no intent tc would have resulted in 1 register as a sexual offe1 underage victims. Local police were dis ney’s conclusions, and re. Federal authorities recei engaged in additional inve the quality of the evidenci at trial. With a federal c: considerations. First, a requires that the crime be an interstate nexus. Secoi charged by the state, the fe extent, to back-stop state < is no miscarriage of justice erally that which has alre level. After considering the q additional considerations, the state charge was insufi the prosecutors and ag

Fy fraudster named Arnold Pr had been commuted by Bill left office. Sheriff Bradshaw wants conjugal. q ; But even US attorney Aco: CH APTER 54 ___—s agreement with the governm 4 ment was highly irregular. “Epstein appears to have 4 i while in jail,” Acosta would. eral public. “Although the te: | 4 ‘are a matter appropriately lef Jeffrey Epstein: June 30, 2008-July 21, 2009 ae ¢ral authorities withoot i while in state custody under = And, of course, Epstein’s : ccording to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, the treatment Jeffrey a 4 by taxpayers ae: Epstein received in the Stockade was not preferential. By = y a ; ee | hae 4 some measures, he isn't wrong. | 2010, millionaire polo mogul John Goodman killed a F a 1 2 eet g drunk. He was convicted but was = s under house arrest while his appeal In young man while drivin allowed to spend two year was being tried. Like Epstein, Goodman was allowed visitors. But Go visitor list was nothing like Jeffrey Epstein’s. Nadia Marcinkova is said to have visited Epstein in jail more a a odmans a “~~ than seventy times. 3 Epstein’s assistant Sarah Kellen also visited Epstein in the ) Stockade. j : A Russian mixed martial artist named Igor “Houdini” Zino- viev was another visitor, aS was a disbarred lawyer an HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009032

IATTERSON Fittuoy Ricw ure the general population is not | met a suave short-haired gentleman wh " Puicith eemeat | n who spoke with a distinct that Epstein is a sex offender : That would be Jean-Luc Brunel of his alleged crimes, Bradshaw's For the duration of Jeffrey E - k riction was for a “low-level felony.” | the Stockade, Brunel’s taken u : " no iy ‘a ttorneys—a request that is con- | Brillo Way. ee pstein is quickly granted “work 4 is that six days a week, for up to ch day, Epstein is allowed to leave -a designated driver in a Car eat- any one of three places: his lawyer lowntown West Palm Beach, the e foundation that he’s established, y. t he wears, it could be argued that - with two of his own jets parked ternational Airport, Epstein might 3 3 week save one, he’s allowed to go to 3 e, or simply to go home. e of Epstein go to the house on El he question. the house? ave encountered Nadia Marcinkovas ) Way at the time. He may also have i A ‘ HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009031

\TTERSON cing their way to the courthouse, mder, and an appearance before yoner, if only they can make bail. 1ey — or at least collateral —and, -is often what lands people in jail ,osted bail for every single inmate : . CHAPTER 53 ays in which Epstein 1s unlike his pedophile now. Even a famous one. tend to fare poorly in jail. q radshaw, the sheriff in charge of 3a o the infirmary, where he spends ig transferred seven miles up the location: the Palm Beach County r, as it’s known, the Stockade. ita serial killer” Ric Bradshaw says. 7 , are addicts who take part in drug Ee ites, petty criminals, and drunks. 4 in to be, and, unlike other inmates —— g held in solitary), he'll end up with q 1 wing, which he has to himself,” security guard, who sits outside the j Sheriff Ric Bradshaw: June 2015 ur job,” says Ric Bradshaw, “was to make sure nobody killed him.” Sheriff Bradshaw could have stepped off the set of a _ Western. Imposingly tall, with his cowboy hat, Kurt Russell mustache, and slow, southern drawl, he looks exactly like an - old-school law officer—the kind you once would have found a Satrolling the streets of Tombstone, Deadwood, or Dodge City. "He's been a lawman for forty-four years, eleven of which have been spent as the head of the county’s jails. As a rule, he doesn’t talk to the media, and today, as he talks about Jeffrey Epstein, u €s clearly uncomfortable, fidgety, and ill disposed. : : But here in his wood-paneled office on the first floor of the eon Club, B

James PATTERSON Some wait a year before making their way to the courthouse, their date with the public defender, and an appearance betore the judge. Some get out much sooner, if only they can make bail. But there’s no bail without money— or at least collateral—and, of course, being without money is often what lands people in jail in the first place. Jeffrey Epstein could have posted bail for every single inmate in the Gun Club. But that’s just one of the ways in which Epstein is unlike his fellow inmates. He's an admitted pedophile now. Even a famous one. And, famously, pedophiles tend to fare poorly in jail. Luckily for Epstein, Ric Bradshaw, the sheriff in charge of local jails, transfers Epstein to the infirmary, where he spends exactly one night before being transferred seven miles up the road to a much smaller, safer location: the Palm Beach County Central Detention Center— or, as it’s known, the Stockade. “It’s not somewhere we'd put a serial killer” Ric Bradshaw says. Most of the residents here are addicts who take part in drug education programs, prostitutes, petty criminals, and drunks. It's a far safer place for Epstein to be, and, unlike other inmates a (except, of course, those being held in solitary), he'll end up with ~ his own cell, even his own wing, which he has to himself. % Epstein’s allowed to pay for a security guard, who sits outside the © cell and keeps watch. And he’s allowed any number of visitors. For a convicted felon, it’s an extraordi

| CHAPTER 52 Jeffrey Epstein: June 30, 2008 he Palm Beach County Main Detention Center is on the west side of Lake Worth Lagoon, which separates West j Palm Beach from the island of Palm Beach. Epstein’s ' home on El Brillo Way is five miles to the east. Mary’s high 4 - school is several miles to the west. It’s fitting, somehow, that this jail—which is the jail Epstein ends up in, after turning himself in to the local sheriff—lies in Detween the two points. 4 The detention center’s inmates, their families, and their law- y yers call it the Gun Club, a reference not only to the jail’s address, on Gun Club Road, but also to its population of hustlers, bur- ak is, drug dealers, rapists, and murderers. There’s the occa- sional hooker as well. And, from time to time, Haitian refugees re e lodged there. | There are three thousand inmates in all. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009027

[TERSON lascivious and sexual acts, aching the girl’s vagina. ng plan and scheme, Jane Doe 1 massage for monetary com- ‘0 Epstein’s mansion in Palm lane was introduced to Sarah t of stairs to the room with the pstein told Jane to take off her | | CHAPTER SI ge. Jane kept her panties and ipstein’s instructions. Epstein 4 i laste [sic]. After a short period = owel and rolled over exposing 4 masturbate and he sexually q 4 Jeffrey Epstein: June 30, 2008 ted the assault, Jane was then “room and go back down the : q n June 30, 2008, more than three years after the start of y Epstein. The young girl who c ; Officer Pagan’s investigation into his dealings with under- by Epstein for bringing Jane to ee age girls, Jeffrey Epstein reported to the Palm Beach a County jail. : iter with Epstein, Jane experi- a q A few days earlier, Epstein had taken a phone call from th iation and embarrassment, and 7 7 New York Times. At the time, he’d been working or vacationi cal and emotional injuries. Z _ (the line having | | aude g long since blurred), at his compound © Saint Jeff's. ° om ean “L respect the legal process,” Epstein had said. “I will abide - by this.” ' a a spent years fighting the charges—fighting the state, n the federal government, in an effort to avoid a sentence that would have seen him emerge from prison an old man. But the Pattle had aged him. Mellowed him, even. Months earlier, he had lt but boasted to a journalist from New York magazine. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009024

JAMES PATTERSON perform one or more lewd, lascivious and sexual acts, including masturbation and touching the girl’s vagina. Consistent with the foregoing plan and scheme, Jane Doe was recruited to give Epstein a massage for monetary com- pensation. Jane was brought to Epstein’s mansion in Palm Beach. Once at the mansion, Jane wads introduced to Sarah Kellen, who led her up the flight of stairs to the room with the massage table. In this room, Epstein told Jane to take off her clothes and give him a massage. Jane kept her panties and bra on and complied with Epstein’s instructions. Epstein wore only a towel around his waste [sic]. After a short period of time, Epstein removed the towel and rolled over exposing his penis. Epstein began to masturbate and he sexually assaulted Jane. After Epstein had completed the assault, Jane was then able to get dressed, leave the room and go back down the stairs. Jane was paid $200 by Epstein. The young girl who recruited Jane was paid $100 by Epstein for bringing Jane to him. As a result of this encounter with Epstein, Jane experi- enced confusion, shame, humiliation and embarrassment, and has suffered severe psychological and emotional injuries. | | by this.” BJ ” i a om ve “ ei’ Jeffrey Epstein: June 30, 2 n June 30, 2008, more Officer Pagan’s investig; age girls, Jeffrey Epst County jail. A few days earlier, Epstein New York Times. At the time, t (the line having long since blu Saint Jeff's. “I respect the legal process H

TERSON to settle out of court with his a woman who went by the alias 1-dollar lawsuit against Epstein. .e claimed, Epstein was fifty-two ind her complaint, which was world an early glimpse of what of his secret world, looked like ioney manager with a secret cli- llionaires,” the lawsuit alleged. adous wealth, power and influ- al home in New York and also o, St. Thomas and Palm Beach, sn Epstein’s conduct while at his e complaint continued: Epstein has a sexual preference inor girls. He engaged in a plan -d access to primarily economt- girls in his home, sexually n gave them money. In or about ipproximately 16 years old, fell e one of his victims. slief, Jeffrey Epstein carried out ds in Florida, New York, and on Little St. James, in St. Thomas. 1 the use of young girls to recruit 4 192 FittHy Ricw underage girls. (Upon information and belief, the young girl who brought Jane Doe to Epstein was herself a minor victim of Epstein, and will therefore not be named in this Com- plaint.) Under Epstein’s plan, underage girls were recruited ostensibly to give a wealthy man a massage for monetary compensation in his Palm Beach mansion. The recruiter would be contacted when Epstein was planning to be at his Palm Beach residence or soon after he had arrived there. Epstein or someone on his behalf would direct the recruiter to bring one or more underage girls to the residence. The recruiter, upon information and belief, generally sought out economically disadvantaged underaged gir

James PATTERSON in the meantime, Epstein began to settle out of court with his victims. In February of 2008, a Virginia woman who went by the alias Jane Doe #2 brought a fifty-million-dollar lawsuit against Epstein. At the time of their meeting, she claimed, Epstein was fifty-two years old. She was a teenager, and her complaint, which was made public, gave the rest of the world an early glimpse of what Epstein, and the inner workings of his secret world, looked like from a victim's perspective. “Epstein is a financier and money manager with a secret cli- entele limited exclusively to billionaires.” the lawsuit alleged. “He is himself a man of tremendous wealth, power and influ- ence. He maintains his principal home in New York and also owns residences in New Mexico, St. Thomas and Palm Beach, FL. The allegations herein concern Epstein’s conduct while at his lavish estate in Palm Beach.” The complaint continued: Upon information and belief, Epstein has a sexual preference and obsession for underage minor girls. He engaged in a plan and scheme in which he gained access to primarily economi- cally disadvantaged minor girls in his home, sexually assaulted these girls, and then gave them money. In or about 9004-2005, Jane Doe, then approximately 16 years old, fell into Epstein’s trap and became one of his victims. Upon information and belief, Jeffrey Epstein carried out his schemes and assaulted girls in Florida, New York, and on his private Island, known as Little St. J

CHAPTER 50 secution agreement, a fifty-three- -deral prosecutors had prepared —one that claimed he'd abused iever was filed. ting Epstein's victims were Con- ‘ms were not consulted about the b . is inexcusable. The “government J <n the dark’ so that it could enter a ned to prevent the victims from 4 ould argue, in documents filed on Z onths, the lawyers claimed, from © signed, on September 24, 2007, in’s bidding, [had] concealed the » and continued to do so until the x i i” re z Fittuy Ricw moment that Epstein had to plead guilty in court, which he finally did June 30, 2008. , In the interim, according to their lawyers, Epstein’s victims were only told, “This case is currently under investigation.” A lawsuit that Bradley Edwards, a victims’ rights attorney in Fort Lauderdale, filed in July of 2008 cited the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, or CVRA (title 18, section 3771, of the US Code), which states that “victims of federal crimes have rights, includ- ing the right to be heard in court, and most particularly, not to be precluded from court proceedings, and the right to be treated fairly.” According to him, prosecutors had violated the CVRA rights of the victims. Edwards, who said he was working pro bono, knew that this suit against the government would not allow for monetary recovery of any sort (including lawyers’ fees). But he also knew that if the government, urged by Jeffrey Epstein, had entered into a contract that improperly or illegally violated the rights o

LM BEACH ARTMENT D Law ENFORCEMENT AGEACY 4. 2006 which has been investigated by ihe Palm fared for prosecution to the Paim Beacn vare that Jeffrey Epstein was indicted on of Florida grand jury last week and lurned 23, 2006. While ! do not speak for them, in which the Palm Beach County State es that involved the crime in whicn your / of law enforcement to investigate crime Jter for consideration. | believe that the atentiy and responsibly in carrying out tnis jihe state prosecution of this matter, iney tate Altomey's Office served by the indictment that has been has been relerted to the Federal Bureau gral law have occurred, In the event thal Paim Beach Police Deparment will assist of federal law. 0 should you have any questions |S Reiter if Police c “ ' eeaniitr Co bp. sagte Fun (857) 873.078) = were pelmbeactpoee CP CHAPTER 49 Jeffrey Epstein: September 2007 n the winter of 2013, Scott Blake, a forty-seven-year-old mid- dle school principal from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, would be sentenced to the minimum mandatory sentence—ten years in prison, with ten years of probation on top—for plead- ing guilty to one charge of soliciting sex with a minor. Blake’s crime? He sent sexually charged messages to a Boyn- ton Beach police officer who was pretending to be a fifteen-year-old | boy. But in a sense, Blake was lucky: he could have been sen- 4 tenced to life. The case was an interesting example of the kind of : teatment regular Florida folks could expect just fo

TOWN OF PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT ANATIONAL AND STATE ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY July 24, 2006 HAND DELIVERED i fees. i & 4 = i F Dear Mr Your daughter was the victim of a crime which has been investigated by the Palm fA Reach Police Department and subsequent!, referred for prosecution lo the Paim Beach oe County State Atlorney’s Office. You may be aware that Jeffrey Epstein was indicted on tb. charges of solicitation for prositution by a Stale of Fiorda grand jury last week and turned himself in at the Palm Beach County jail on July 23. 2006. While | do not speex for them, it °3 my understanding that is the full conteat in which the Paim Beach County Stale Attornay's Office intends to address the cha’ges that involved the crime in which your t : daughter was victim. a Piease know that it is the role and responsibility of law enforcement to investigate crime | 2 fj Ff in: , a to refer aparopriate charges fo the prosecutor for consideration. | believe that the i J é rey Epste IM. Septem, Paim Beach Police Department has acted competently and responsibly in carrying out {nis Sa ole. Should you have'any questions conceming the state prosecution of in's matter, ney - are best addressed by the Palm Beach County Stale Atamey's Office 4 a , | i do not feel that justice has been sufficiently served by the indictment that has been | % issued. Tharafore, please know that his maiter has deen referred to the Federal Bureau - . of Investigation to determine if violati

Fittuy Ricu Once again, Chief Reiter was outraged. So much so that he took the extraordinary step of calling the FBI and the federal prosecutor's office. At the time, the federal prosecutor of the Southern District of Florida was a Republican named R. Alexander Acosta. Chief : Reiter recalls being present at Acosta’s swearing-in ceremony CHAPTER 48 | and remembers Acosta’s declaration that one of his goals would be the prosecution, to the fullest extent of the law, of anyone | who takes advantage of the weak—especially perpetrators of sex crimes. Disgusted with Krischer’s laissez-faire attitude, Reiter recalls thinking he'd found his man. In Acosta, the chief saw a prosecutor who wouldn't shy away from confronting a man with Jeffrey Epstein’s resources and connections. But it turned out that Acosta had worked under Ken Starr at ry reached a verdict that floored Starr's high-powered multinational law firm, Kirkland & Ellis. ee ey ee And while Acosta had a sterling résumé, which included a stint leal that Krischer had offered to Now the grand jury was recom- — sed with just one felony count of a clerking for future Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito, he had only argued two cases before a judge. At the time, Reiter did not know this. All he knew was that some- j one had to look much more seriously into Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. of underage girls. The original | s of unlawful sex acts with minors © i q and lascivious molestation —had 4 y Reiter’s actions did not necessar

TERSON wing depressed and withdrawn ilessly, her parents watched her ired the end of their rope, they 1e move, Mary had fallen apart in with a bad crowd, ran away ip with a gang of drug dealers. local police, the dealers blamed the word that they wanted her i ” Mary's father explained. “We e’s still seeing the therapist. And She’s already had to have a seri- i) “ ere. On June 28, she was brought hadn't been briefed by the state - the prosecutors—and she had d. yund that she was being treated | witness or victim. { a printout of our daughters q recalls. “Mary was stunned. She ccused her of all sort of things; it stein. § it we were being watched. Creepy” m Miami. They would follow US; q and Mary’s sister. My car was van g dongs dream team included Jack. 4 and Gerald Lefcourt. All of ther a yershowitz and Lefcourt were twe v0 on I ot as pL bd + FirtHy Ricw of America’s most famous lawyers, and before long, another celebrity lawyer— Ken Starr, the former solicitor sineeal who had had Bill Clinton impeached for perjury — would join Epstein’s team. As far as Mary’s parents were concerned, their daughter had walked into an ambush. Everyone in the courtroom seemed to be playing defense on the side of Jeffrey Epstein. And as for the sec- ond girl—Alison, who claimed that she had been raped—she never testified in court at all. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009010

N Firtuy Ricw rTERSO anted to remove Weiss from the “I don't know how much you know about Palm Beach Inter- d way to do it. national Airport. It’s the kind of place that has private hangars, Recarey met with ASA Lanna | valet parking, and waiting lounges that look as chic as anything r boss, Barry Krischer, had asked : | youll see in Manhattan. It’s an airport for the rich, basically. and jury. Recarey told Belohlavek | Saudi princes, heads of state. Powerful men who value their pri- st warrants for Epstein, Sarah Kel- ] vacy. You can bring limousines onto the tarmac. And we found Beach PD had finished its investi- 4 out Epstein was very secretive about his dealings there. He didn’t d had been waiting since then for 7 want anyone to know the tail numbers on his planes. sd her once more to issue the war- ined, saying that the original offer “But our contact didn’t like Epstein. And he was horrified by q how young the girls around Epstein were. So thanks to him, we ld lawyer had been resubmitted to had the 727’s tail number, and thanks to one other source— , _ meone I won't say too much a ere—we ha ein’ ply came, she would call. s " Oo a ms bout h . we had Epstein’s Recarey received several calls ya flight plan for a certain trip he was making. We knew he was going to land at the airport. And so our producer climbed into the station's traffic helicopter and told the pilot to hover at five hundred feet a quarter mile south of the field. “Our cameraman had a telephoto le