Note posing residence had a stone mt door that wouldn't have istle. And, like our neighbor's ram: raised brass letters that _the two women belonged to ul man who was also a regis- ste for underage women. n-year-olds. But younger girls ised dozens of young women, ttled potential lawsuits with ‘ison time for his crimes. A bit in the world again. ing women. ries about Jeffrey Epstein for a Id not have been more differ- oth live, is small and tightly 1e people. idlines in papers all over the -d a scandal that continues to smell. ase in the media and talked I wondered why it had taken o catch up with Epstein. And, 0 little jail time. tions, but there were others: ey, possibly billions? No one AE OO TAG ee Ng I Eate® jock Pee Pee 3 te eT et oo AuTHOR’s Note seemed to know. And while the news media had some details about the underage girls, reporters seemed only to know what had happened at the moment of his arrest. Epstein definitely liked his massages. He got them from two, even three, young women a day, right in his mansion on the island. He’d been operating on an almost industrial scale. But who were these girls? Where had they come from? How did they find their way to his home on a secluded street in Palm Beach? Epstein had powerful friends. He'd flown Bill Clinton around in his private jet and rubbed shoulders with heads of state, Nobel Prize winners, any number of billionaires. Prince Andrew, the man sixth in line to the British throne, had been a cl

AutTHor’s Note in the middle of the block. The imposing residence had a stone facade and a fifteen-foot-high front door that wouldn't have looked out of place protecting a castle. And, like our neighbor's slippers, the house had a monogram: raised brass letters that spelled out JE. The house and, quite possibly, the two women belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, a rich and powerful man who was also a regis- tered sex offender with a strong taste for underage women. Not just sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds. But younger girls as well. Epstein was alleged to have abused dozens of young women, or, more accurately, girls. He'd settled potential lawsuits with some of them. He'd done a bit of prison time for his crimes. A bit of time. And now here he was, out in the world again. Accompanied by two beautiful young women. | had been hearing hair-raising stories about Jeffrey Epstein fora couple of years. Our interests could not have been more differ- ent, but Palm Beach, where we both live, is small and tightly knit, and we knew some of the same people. Epstein’s arrest had made headlines in papers all over the world. But in Palm Beach, it caused a scandal that continues to set off aftershocks and leave a bad smell. So 1 had followed Epstein’s case in the media and talked about it over dinners with friends. I wondered why it had taken so long for the Palm Beach police to catch up with Epstein. And, once they did, why he had served so little jail time. Those were the obvious questio

AUTHOR’S NOTE Late one afternoon, while taking a leisurely stroll on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Tim Malloy, a friend of mine and a col- laborator on this book, nearly ran into a trim, silver-haired < : le ee ee + neighbor of ours from Palm Beach. The man was walking down Madison Avenue, and several things about him were striking. For one thing, he was wearing slippers. Expensive, embroidered, monogrammed slippers. But slippers all the same. For another, he was accompanied by two attractive women. Even in Manhattan, an island that attracts beautiful women from all over the world, these women stood out. As the man half shuffled, half walked down the avenue, the women walked slightly behind him, as if they were attendants or staff. | | Tim followed, keeping a respectable distance, as the three- ta some made a right onto 71st Street and headed toward an enor- Bai mous town house—a house that was almost a fortress—right HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009053

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James PATTERSON advised he had witnessed nude girls whom he believed were ia underage at the pool area of his former employer's home, | knew that his former employer was engaging in sexual con- j tact with underage girls, and had viewed pornographic i images of underage girls on computers in his employer’s home. Rodriguez was then released from custody for further = investigation. The items that Rodriguez had attempted to sell to the UCE for $50,000.00 were reviewed by an agent familiar with ig a the underlying criminal investigation. As Rodriguez had Ag 4g described, the items contained information material to the underlying investigation that would have been extremely use- ful in investigati[ng] and prosecuting the case, including the Prince Andrew: 2011 names and contact information of material witnesses and additional victims. Had those items been produced in response to the inquiries of the state law enforcement officers rince Andrew also fares or the FBI Special Agents, their contents would have been imprisonment presented to the federal grand jury. The two men are old { Ghislaine Maxwell introduced | : time in the 1990s. In 2000, Eps ; Castle to celebrate the queen’s t flew to Sandringham, the queer 4 party Prince Andrew threw for The prince had also visited _ Palm Beach as well as in New { Roberts made in her 2015 decla LA Following his release, Alfredo Rodriguez was arrested again. He appeared in court on June 18, 2010, facing charges of cor 4 ruptly conceal

PSATTERSON ately, he tried to sell the informa- rage girls and the places where list included locations in Calitfor- York, and Michigan. The papers ldresses, and phone numbers of ‘issinger, Mick Jagger, Dustin Hoff- och, Ted Kennedy, Donald Trump, and former Israeli prime minister xt at all damning. Epstein made a nation for future use. But informa- ould have bolstered the state's case : 4 by withholding it from the Palm 4" suez had committed a crime. d would say that the papers were an them, he believed, Epstein would ed the money. And so a few weeks ie Stockade, he approached a lawyer” of Epstein’s masseuses. He had the golden nugget.” The names of hun : ad been abused by Epstein. -7 inno uncertain terms that he vl 1e had over to the authorities. By iformation, Rodriguez was commit itement by Christina Pryor, 4 spe “ z “persisted that he would only tu ossession in exchange for $50, 000. Firtuy Ricu Two months later, on October 28, the lawyer called Rodriguez, who insisted once more on being paid for the information. The lawyer told him that an associate would be in touch. What the lawyer knew and Rodriguez did not know was that the associate in question was an undercover employee (UCE) of the FBI. A few days later, on November 2, the UCE calls Rodri- guez and sets up a meeting, which takes place the following day. “During the meeting, Rodriguez produced a small bound book and several sheets of legal pad paper containing handwrit- ten notes, Special Agent Pryor

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,

'ATTERSON Nlew York and to Little Saint Jeff's, referring to Epstein’s 727 as the s, of course, that Epstein is sup- rovide the state of Florida with a oats, and airplanes he owns. The six Suburbans, two Ford F-150s, 3 | | Rover, a Hummer H2, a thirty- 4 4 CHAPTER a7 five-foot Donzi powerboat. - rn out to be registered toa com- ler, Epstein is legally obliged to it. This is a restriction he'll get Alfredo Rodriguez: August 2009 ychologist submit a report to law from accessing pornography on pstein’s houseman, Alfredo Rodriguez, also ends up with a etworking for sexual purposes. prison sentence. ; le will be no Bangbros, Tinder, or E In a sworn statement, Rodriguez talks about Epstein’s [ maid, Lupita, who had complained to him about having to clean | up after Epstein’s “massages.” Lupita, who was a devout Catho- a lic, had cried as she described the stained towel and sex toys. Rodriguez was fired by Epstein, he says, when he called 91] 4 alter seeing a strange car—a “beater” —in Epstein’s driveway. 1 As it turned out, the car had belonged to one of Epstein’s _Masseuses. ends, he settles with seven women if it Epstein can easily afford the set | e going back to jail, and in regard © - criminal actions, his troubles a € s. - time in his company will be s0 ) On his way out of the house on El Brillo Way, he took some Epstein’s papers, which he failed to produce when questioned y Chief Reiter’s investigators. am, | s 4 For years, Rodriguez tried and failed to fin

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

PATTERSON , about his crimes because vic- speak out. Some may disagree rents made in this case, but t the ones who at the time ilable for trial and assessed the ‘Respectfully, R. Alexander Acosta | , Aftermath Former U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009041

JamMes PATTERSON we know much more today about his crimes because vic- tims have come forward to speak out. Some may disagree with prosecutorial judgments made in this case, but those individuals are not the ones who at the time reviewed the evidence available for trial and assessed the likelihood of success. Respectfully, R. Alexander Acosta Former U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida na OR HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009040

‘'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

JAMES PATTERSON the outcome may have been different. But they were not known to us at the time. A prosecution decision must be based on admissible facts known at the time. In cases of this type, those are unusually difficult because victims are frightened and often decline to testify or if they do speak, they give con- tradictory statements. Our judgment in this case, based on the evidence known at the time, was that it was better to have a billionaire serve time in jail, register as a Sex offender, and pay his victims restitution than risk a trial with a reduced likelihood of success. | supported that judgment then, and based on the state law as it then stood and the evidence known at the time, I would support that judgment again. Epstein’s treatment, while in state custody, likewise may encourage the view that the office should have been tougher. Although the terms of confinement in a state prison are a matter appropriately left to the State of Flor- ida, and not federal authorities, without doubt, the treat- ment that he received while in state custody undermined the purpose of a jail sentence. Some may also believe that the prosecution should have been tougher in retaliation for the defense’s tactics. The defense, arguably, often failed to negotiate in good faith. They would obtain concessions as part of a negotia- tion and agree to proceed, only to change their minds, and appeal the office’s position to Washington. The inves- tigations into the family lives of indiv

ATTERSON ecutors presented Epstein a wus state felony charges (that prisonment, registration as a ition for the victims) or else trial. 2ar-long assault on the prose- _Luse the word assault inten- this case was More aggressive prosecutors in my office, had fr. Epstein hired an army of rofessor Alan Dershowitz, for- dine Law Dean Kenneth Starr, 5 the President and then Kirk- _efkowitz, and several others, o had formerly worked in the in the Child Exploitation and Justice Department. Defense . meeting with me to challenge terms previously presented by meeting with Mr. Black. The et with defense counsel in Fall he office’s position: two years, n, or trial. months, the defense team pre wrgument claiming that felony inst Epstein were unsupported ced a basis in law, and that the 4 time was motivated by a zeal to q , ly because he is wealthy. They 3 nts with legal opinions from 4 | these additional statements and evidence been known, Fittuy Ricw well-known legal experts. One member of the defense team warned me that the office’s excess zeal in forcing a good man to serve time in jail might be the subject of a book if we continued to proceed with the matter. My office systematically considered and rejected each argu- ment, and when we did, my office’s decisions were appealed to Washington. As to the warning, I ignored it. The defense strategy was not limited to legal issues. Detense counsel investigated individual prosecutors and their families, looking for personal peccadil

James PATTERSON Kennedy Smith. The prosecutors presented Epstein a choice: plead to more serious state felony charges (that would result in 2 years’ imprisonment, registration as a sexual offender, and restitution for the victims) or else prepare for a federal felony trial. What followed was a year-long assault on the prose- cution and the prosecutors. I use the word assault inten- tionally, as the defense in this case was more aggressive than any which I, or the prosecutors in my office, had previously encountered. Mr. Epstein hired an army of legal superstars: Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz, for- mer Judge and then Pepperdine Law Dean Kenneth Starr, former Deputy Assistant to the President and then Kirk- land & Ellis Partner Jay Lefkowitz, and several others, including prosecutors who had formerly worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and in the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Justice Department. Defense attorneys next requested a meeting with me to challenge the prosecution and the terms previously presented by the prosecutors in their meeting with Mr. Black. The prosecution team and 1 met with defense counsel in Fall 2007, and I reaffirmed the office’s position: two years, registration and restitution, or trial. Over the next several months, the defense team pre- sented argument after argument claiming that felony criminal proceedings against Epstein were unsupported by the evidence and lacked a basis in law, and that the office’s insistence on jai