FittHy Ricw school females to provide him sexually lewd and erotic massages. Police sought felony charges that would have resulted in a term of imprisonment. According to press reports, however, in 2006 the State Attorney, in part due to concerns regarding the quality of the evidence, agreed f to charge Epstein only with one count of aggravated assault with no intent to commit a felony. That charge CHAPTER 55 would have resulted in no jail time, no requirement to register as a sexual offender and no restitution for the underage victims. Local police were dissatisfied with the State Attor- | ney’s conclusions, and requested a federal investigation. er to the general public, Federal authorities received the State’s evidence and engaged in additional investigation. Prosecutors weighed the quality of the evidence and the likelihood for success at trial. With a federal case, there were two additional considerations. First, a federal criminal prosecution requires that the crime be more than local; it must have the Southern District of Florida an interstate nexus. Second, as the matter was initially } Over the past weeks, I have read ey Epstein. Some appears tue, thought it appropriate to provide 9 caveats: (i) under Justice Depart discuss privileged internal com- charged by the state, the federal responsibility is, to some extent, to back-stop state authorities to ensure that there is no miscarriage of justice, and not to also prosecute fed- erally that which has alrea

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

Firtuy Ricu fraudster named Arnold Prosperi, whose own prison sentence | _ had been commuted by Bill Clinton on the day before Clinton left office. Sheriff Bradshaw wants to be clear: none of these visits was ‘ conjugal. | But even US attorney Acosta, who negotiated Epstein’s unusual | _— agreement with the government, would say that Epstein’s arrange- CHAPTER 94 ment was highly irregular. “Epstein appears to have received highly unusual treatment while in jail,” Acosta would say in a letter addressed to the gen- eral public. “Although the terms of confinement in a state prison are a matter appropriately left to the state of Florida and not fed- 1008—July 21, 2009 eral authorities, without doubt, the treatment that he received while in state custody undermined the purpose of a jail sentence.” | And, of course, Epstein’s stay at the Stockade was subsidized c Bradshaw, the treatment Jeffrey a by taxpayers. > Stockade was not preferential. By 7 Q 't wrong. ‘ o mogul John Gandia killed a 4 irunk. He was convicted but was under house arrest while his appeal : was allowed visitors. But Goodmati ; effrey Epstein's. 4 1 to have visited Epstein in jail nan 1 Kellen also visited Epsteim ™ | ie “ Zin il artist named Igor Houdini’ was a disbarred lawyer and finance i ang HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009033

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

James PATTERSON fit the category we have to ensure the general population is not going to take their anger out on.” Although he understands that Epstein is a sex offender and has a sense of the scope of his alleged crimes, Bradshaw's also aware that the actual conviction was for a “low-level felony.” At the request of Epstein’s attorneys—a request that is con- firmed by a court order—Epstein 1s quickly granted “work release.” What it means in practice is that six days a week, for up to sixteen —sixteen! — hours each day, Epstein ts allowed to leave the Stockade to be driven by a designated driver in a car ear- marked especially for him to any one of three places: his lawyer Jack Goldberger’s office in downtown West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach office of a science foundation that he’s established, and his house on El Brillo Way. Despite the ankle bracelet he wears, it could be argued that as a fabulously rich prisoner with two of his own jets parked nearby, at the Palm Beach International Airport, Epstein might have posed a flight risk. Instead, every day of the week save one, he’s allowed to go to 3 = his lawyer’s, to go to his office, or simply to go home. Did the deputy in charge of Epstein go to the house on El g Brillo Way? Ric Bradshaw considers the question. “Yes.” he says, “he did.” Did the deputy go inside the house? “Yes, he did.” If so, the deputy might have encountered Nadia Marcinkova, ” who was staying on El Brillo Way at the time. He may also have 202

\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 who flies too close to the sun,” o “the agony” of Epstein’s legal pstein responded. | it, there were no more boasts. | in public and retreated into his ri the New York Times did manage : p A RT V he spoke like a chastened man. Little St. James, Epstein likened I . liver after he washes ashore on ncarcera C 10n intended consequences,” he said. 7 1e had a few more things to say: : wealth. There are unexpected but not your mind...." *d signed with the prosecutor's tein had come to admitting his sprinkled throughout the story. -ors of friends” who would coun- eemingly for the first time, hed ~ an. es might have wondered: Epstein © ynths. What need would he have 4 at the answer: in preparation for p an e-mail alert. : ‘reply would read “On vacation. a o. e a, ST a - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009026

JAMES PATTERSON “Is the Icarus story, someone who flies too close to the sun,” that journalist said in reference to “the agony” of Epstein's legal “ordeal.” “Did Icarus like massages?” Epstein responded. But after Epstein’s indictment, there were no more boasts. For the most part, he kept silent in public and retreated into his Eyes Wide Shut world. And when the New York Times did manage to get him to speak on the record, he spoke like a chastened man. Sitting on his patio down on Little St. James, Epstein likened himself to the shipwrecked Gulliver after he washes ashore on Lilliput. “Gulliver's playfulness had unintended consequences,” he said. On the eve of his departure, he had a few more things to say: “That is what happens with wealth. There are unexpected burdens as well as benefits. ...” “Your body can be confined, but not your mind....” “I am not blameless. ...” Outside of the agreement he'd signed with the prosecutor's office, this was the closest Epstein had come to admitting his guilt. But strange details were sprinkled throughout the story. He had formed a “board of directors of friends” who would coun- se] him on his behavior. And, seemingly for the first time, he'd hired a full-time masseur—a man. Readers of the New York Times might have wondered: Epstein was going to jail for eighteen months. What need would he have for a full-time masseur? The story’s last line hinted at the answer: in preparation for ~ incarceration, Epstein had set up an e-mai

[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

moment that Epstein had finally did June 30, 2008. In the interim, accordi were only told, “This case i A lawsuit that Bradley | Fort Lauderdale, filed in ji CHAPTER 50 Rights Act, or CVRA (tith which states that “victims ing the right to be heard ir 1 be precluded from court pr fairly.” 2 According to him, pros« a of the victims. Edwards, Jane Doe: February 2008 knew that this suit against = rae 1 =— ~— , I on ee od id bt > . monetary recovery of any : s a result of the non-prosecution agreement, a fifty-three- also knew that if the gover count indictment that federal prosecutors had prepared b ‘a entered into a contract thai Epstein — one that claimed he'd abused | tights of Epstein’s victims against Jeffrey have been improper in anc dozens of underage women— never was filed. But as far as lawyers representing Epstein’s victims were Con- fact that those victims were not consulted about the remedy would have been tc while it is difficult to know cerned, the on agreement was inexcusable. The “government contract is overturned, one b | me victims ‘in the dark’ so that it could enter — E. q could prosecute Epstein fo t designed to prevent the victims from = statute of limitations on tho y would argue, in documents filed on i q At the time of this wr : 4 through the courts. It has a Bleak House —the Charles I [had] concealed the = _ 18So massive and so comple non-prosecull deliberately kept cri into a plea arrangemen raising any objections,” the February 10, 2016.

"TERSON | | FILTHY RicH that side of the political aisle. He | “The parties anticipate that this agreement will not be made nton’s nemesis, Ken Starr, work- part of any public record,” the document concludes. “If the ke sure they'd covered the bases, | United States receives a Freedom of Information Act request | or Roy Black—the lawyer who'd | any compulsory process commanding the disclosure of the agree- of rape and kept Rush Limbaugh | ment, it will provide notice to Epstein before making th | drug use—and Jay Lefkowitz, B disclosure.” —_ _with US attorney R. Alexander ! Remarkably, despite assurances they'd received from the | | feds, none of the victims was consulted prior to the drafting of 5 attorney's office reached a for- : a this NPA. team: the United States would 4 ; If Epstein did not sign the agreement, he faced a fifty-seven ox of prosecution by the state of . 4 count indictment and a decade or more in prison But Epstein’ = ein’s : A . team of lawyers had gotten him a deal so sweet it could have rot- snt (NPA) was drafted; among © _ ted all the teeth in South Florida. that he would not be prosecuted he : 4 For all his protestations of innocence, there was every reason ida for felony offenses involving “9% in the world to agree to an NPA rls. (By that point, thirty known B 4 On September 24, 2007, Epstein did sign it Instead it allowed him to plead F 4 Once again, none of the victims had been consulted or r solicitation of prostitution and "74S snnotified.

JAMES PATTERSON causes had made him a player on that side of the political aisle. He had a famous Republican, Bill Clinton’s nemesis, Ken Starr, work- ing the other side. And just to make sure they'd covered the bases, Epstein’s team also recruited Roy Black—the lawyer who'd cleared William Kennedy Smith of rape and kept Rush Limbaugh out of prison for his alleged illegal drug use—and Jay Lefkowitz, a defense attorney who'd worked with US attorney R. Alexander Acosta at Ken Starr’s law firm. And so in September, the US attorney’s office reached a for- mal agreement with Epstein’s team: the United States would defer federal prosecution in favor of prosecution by the state of Florida. A non-prosecution agreement (NPA) was drafted; among other things, it assured Epstein that he would not be prosecuted in the Southern District of Florida for felony offenses involving the sexual abuse of underage girls. (By that point, thirty known victims had been discovered.) Instead it allowed him to plead guilty to state felony offenses for solicitation of prostitution and the procurement of minors for prostitution. The NPA established a procedure that allowed Epstein’s victims to sue him in civil court and took the extraordinary step of ensuring that “any potential co-conspirators” of Epstein’s would be immune from prosecution. “In consideration of Epstein’s agreement to plead guilty and to provide compensation in the manner described above, if Epstein successfully fulfills all of the ter

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