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TTERSON -e sold the home, which he and their 1986 wedding. He got into hat the buyer, a Kazakh billion- had paid three million pounds ce: n announced that she was mov- d ski chalet in Switzerland. ig, sometimes sordid story of the ot the end of the scandals that ound the prince. a Roberts’s allegations about her _and the photo of him with his -appeared in the press. Prince ta skiing holiday to confer with issue a statement denying Rob- vas widely seen as being without ‘oyal family. Jorld Economic Forum in Davos, tin forced to “reiterate and to real- Je by Buckingham Palace that he ionship with Roberts, who had the start of the year that Prince ~ in feet.” Prince Andrew said at the time. = you be making a statement?” the zi oberts signed a sworn statement ing exual contact with him as I ha jE Siven what he knows and has sé " aply voluntarily tell the truth about & 276 | Fittuy RicuH everything. 1 hope my attorneys can interview Prince Andrew under oath about the contacts and that he will tell the truth.” According to several reports, Roberts’s lawyers had written to the prince, asking him to respond to her allegations in court. Reportedly, Buckingham Palace refused delivery of the letter. “I knew he was a member of the British royal family, but I 729 just called him ‘Andy,” Roberts had said in her statement. “I got news from Maxwell that I would be meeting a prince. Later that day, Epstein told me I was meeting a ‘major prince.’ Epstein told me ‘to exceed’ ever

JaMes PATTERSON Prince Andrew had long since sold the home, which he and Sarah had received as a gift after their 1986 wedding. He got into hot water when it was revealed that the buyer, a Kazakh billion- aire named Timur Kulibayev, had paid three million pounds more than the home’s asking price. For her part, Sarah Ferguson announced that she was mov- ing into a thirteen-million-pound ski chalet in Switzerland. It was a fitting end to the long, sometimes sordid story of the prince’s marriage. But it was not the end of the scandals that seemed always to be swirling around the prince. On January 2, 2015, Virginia Roberts's allegations about her relationship with the prince—and the photo of him with his arm around Roberts's waist—appeared in the press. Prince Andrew was forced to cut short a skiing holiday to confer with his mother, the queen, and to issue a statement denying Rob- erts’s allegations —a step that was widely seen as being without precedent for a member of the royal family. That same month, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the prince was again forced to “reiterate and to reai- firm” the repeated denials made by Buckingham Palace that he had any sort of sexual relationship with Roberts, who had announced in papers filed at the start of the year that Prince Andrew has a “sexual interest in feet.” “My focus is on my work,” Prince Andrew said at the time. ~ Asked by a reporter, “Will you be making a statement?” the prince refused to answer.

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

James PATTERSON If Epstein’s legal team had wanted to remove Weiss from the case, this would have been a good way to do it. Nine days later, Detective Recarey met with ASA Lanna Belohlavek, who told him that her boss, Barry Krischer, had asked her again to take the case to the grand jury. Recarey told Belohlavek that he had already requested arrest warrants for Epstein, Sarah Kel- len, and Wendy Dobbs. The Palm Beach PD had finished its investi- gation months earlier, he said, and had been waiting since then for the case to move forward. He asked her once more to issue the war- rants. Once again Belohlavek declined, saying that the original offer her office had made to Epstein’s old lawyer had been resubmitted to the new lawyer. When Epstein’s reply came, she would call. While waiting for that call, Recarey received several calls from Mary’s father, who told him that he was being followed by a green Chevrolet Monte Carlo—tailed so aggressively that other vehicles were being run off the road. Recarey ran the plates and found that the Chevy was registered to one Zachary Bechard of Jupiter, Florida. Bechard was a licensed private eye. “A funny thing happened in Palm Beach,” says Tim Malloy, who was working as a TV newscaster in South Florida at the time. “This would have been right around the time that Michael Reiter sent his letter asking Barry Krischer to recuse himself from the case. I didn’t even know what Epstein looked like, really, at the time. We had pictures take

TTERSON ‘or it; this is an adult male in his act with children of the ages of ; somebody who we have to stop. aid, in the state attorney’s office, yed to investigate and prosecute didn’t have too many facts early yut I knew that there were multi- >ctives they were believable. So r. Epstein became aware of the rs contacted the state attorney's and I believe it was Mr. Dershow- ior of the discussions of this case completely. [At] one point he sug- tein] a notice to appear, which ior. He just completely changed yersation about this[ —when] he frey Epstein—till when he had tein’s reputation and his wealth, unusual. or knew him very well, the state e he could not objectively make © hat is why I wrote it. CHAPTER 46 Detective Recarey: May 2006 hief Reiter's letter to the state attorney had no perceptible effect. Krischer did not recuse himself from the case. No arrest warrant was issued. And on the afternoon of May 3, Detec- live Recarey received a telephone call from assistant state attor- hey Daliah Weiss, who advised him that she had been taken off the Epstein case. We; eiss had been the perfect person to prosecute Epstein. As a _ member of the special victims unit, she focused on sex crimes 4 and crimes against children, prosecuting high-profile cases involv- ing rape, aggravated child abuse, and neglect. But Epstein had geided another lawyer, a man named Jack Goldberger, and made 7 Goldberger his attorney of record. y Goldberger was friendly with Barry Krisc

Fit Q: Can you tell us why? A: Well, I felt the handling- CHAPTER 495 Videotaped Deposition of Michael Reiter in B.B. vs. Epstein, a civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein: November 23, 2009 a letter to state attorney Barry Q: At some point you sent ‘ll mark as exhibit 3. Let Krischer. Let me show you what we me give you a chance to read through this letter again to help refresh your recollection. A: I’ve read it. Q: At this point, in May of 2006, [’'m assuming based on what ~ you told us before that you had had some conversations with P e—correct?—prior to this 7 Barry Krischer directly. . . by phon letter. A: [had conversations in person and by phone. Q: Okay. But nonetheless in May— May 1, 200 need to write this letter; is that correct? A: Yes. 172 6—you felt the 5 4a way the state attorney’s of! unusual. I knew that M about this case. I felt tha felt that the appropriate governed the assignment that his action met the st from the statute in here. / wouldn't return my phone The detective attempt state attorney's office, Lar nounce that...and she wi the letter in hope that he v realize that his objectivity case and ask the governor like that was necessary for had been submitted to hin : Could you tell us, explain tivity may be lacking in r other words, what evidenc you felt made it potentially : Well...when I first told h that it was a serious case, | land] that the suspect was it. And we were—it was i meeting that he and I we known him to be a victim. of

James PATTERSON Under “[Do] you wanna lose your virginity”: “I already lost it.” een caught with drugs and arrested. One of the victims has b ria’s Secret. From the She’s also been caught stealing from Victo state attorney's perspective, these girls look like compromised women. And if what they say abou make them prostitutes? As witnesses, they would be weak, Epstein’s side were exceptionally strong. Alan Dershowitz had represented Claus von Bulow, the Brit- ted of the murder of his wife, Sunny. s team when the former t Epstein is true, wouldn't that while the lawyers on ish socialite who was acquit Dershowitz had been on ©. J. Simpson’ acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole football star was Brown Simpson and Nicole's friend Ronald Lyle Goldman. And either one had had rich as von Bulow and Simpson had been, 0 the resources that Epstein was willing and able to deploy in his own defense. Neither of them had been intimate friends with his lawyer. As far as Reiter was concerned, none of that mattered. Evenif Epstein thought that the girls he'd molested were eighteen years they had lied to him—it didn’t matter under Flor- orried that in Epstein’s case exceptions more concerned with each old—even if ida law. The chief grew w were being made, and he grew even unreturned call that he made to the state attorney's office. On May 1, the Palm Beach PD asked the state attorney's office to issue an arrest warrant for Jeffrey Epstein. That same day, Chief Reiter

JaMES PATTERSON Atty Alan Dershowitz. The offer is 1 count of Agg Assault with intent to commit a felony, five years probation, with adjudication withheld. Epstein would have to submit to psy- chiatric/sexual evaluation and no unsupervised visits with minors. When asked about all the other victims, ASA Belohlavek stated that was the only offer made as to one vic- tim, [Mary]. ASA Belohlavek|’s] cell phone rang and went to voice mail. She checked her voice mail and played the mes- sage on speaker. The caller identified himself as Atty Guy Fronstin and acknowledged the deal made between them. Fronstin stated in the message, he spoke with his client, Jef- frey Epstein, and would agree to this deal. Fronstin asked to call off the grand jury as they would accept this deal. Belohlavek stated a probable cause would be needed to book Epstein in the county Jail and would let me know as to when it was needed. I explained my disapproval of the deal and not being consulted prior to the deal being offered. However I expressed that was only my opinion and the final approval would come from the Chief of Police. She explained to have Chief Reiter call Barry Krischer about the deal. I left the area and returned to the police station where I briefed the Chief about the deal offered. I checked my voice mail messages and discovered a mes- sage from [the] stepmother for the victim [Mary]. She was calling because the State Attorney's Office still had not returned any of her calls as to when they

C[TERSON mg to wonder if Krischer was favor—if, thanks to the sway uries, assembling such a jury ystein off with the lightest pun- vay Barry Krischer and the law- lief Reiter’s multiple phone calls even though the police had been 7ers. ellent relationship,” Chief Reiter : speaker at his swearing-in cere- urn my phone calls—I mean, it hat he could not objectively look d up writing, Detective Recarey he received from Guy Fronstin, Epstein. ated to send, something central to tion. The whole shit show swirling -standing—a misrepresentation— itentions. ; very passionate about massages, —~ aa ted over $100,000 to the Ballet of : | rapeutic and spiritually sound for nany massages. 166 ie ia $ § ‘a CHAPTER 43 Palm Beach Police Department Incident Report Filed by Detective Joseph Recarey: July 25, 2006 On April 13 and April 14, 2006, I attempted contact on sev- eral occasions with ASA [assistant state attorney Daliah] Weiss and ASA [Lanna] Belohlavek to ascertain when the victims needed to report for Grand Jury testimony. Messages were left on their voicemail. On April 17, 2006, during the hours of 9:00 am and 11:30 am I again left messages for ASA Weiss and ASA Belohlavek for either of them to return my | call as I had not heard from the State Attorney’s Office as to the time and date of the Grand Jury. At approximately 12:30 pm, I went to the State Attor- ney'’s Office and Located ASA Weiss and ASA Belohlavek in their offices. I entered ASA Belohlavek’s office who

James PATTERSON Fven so, Reiter was beginning to wonder if Krischer was stacking the deck in Epstein’s favor—if, thanks to the sway prosecutors have over grand juries, assembling such a jury wasn't an excellent way to let Epstein off with the lightest pun- ishment possible. Another unusual thing: the way Barry Krischer and the law- yers working for him ignored Chief Reiter's multiple phone calls as well as Detective Recareys— even though the police had been hearing from Epstein’s own lawyers. “(Krischer] and I had an excellent relationship,” Chief Reiter said in his deposition. “I was the speaker at his swearing-in cere- mony. And that he wouldnt return my phone calls—I mean, it was clear to me by his actions that he could not objectively look at this case.” In the incident report he ended up writing, Detective Recarey remembered a phone call that he received from Guy Fronstin, one of the lawyers representing Epstein. It was a message Epstein wanted to send, something central to the case that demanded explanation. The whole shit show swirling around him was just a misunderstanding—a misrepresentation— of Epstein’s actual interests and intentions. . Fronstin says Mr. Epstein is very passionate about massages, Detective Recarey would write. And: Mr. Epstein had donated over $100,000 to the Ballet of Florida for massages. And: The massages are therapeutic and spiritually sound for © him. That is why he has had so many massages. 166 Palm Beach Police Depar by Detect

Firtuy Ricu [TERSON done and hydrocodone. (A few | former law firm agreed to pay Bergeron’s attorney seven thou- odon ne. | hich coincided with Chief Reit- sand dollars in legal fees. stein, the talk-show host settled nit to random drug testing, and 3 4 Now Chief Reiter and Detective Recarey were beginning to have had been accused of s exual ' their own questions about Barry Krischer. The Palm Beach PD a , r 4 wanted to charge Epstein with one count of lewd and lascivious ‘on, a legal secretary who'd worked : 4 behavior and four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a sment lawsuit against him in the 7 E minor—felony charges that would have amounted to years That suit was dismissed, but a few : ’ behind bars in the case of a conviction. Wendy Dobbs and Sarah ‘rischer to federal court, accusing : 4 Kellen would be charged as accomplices. es and demanding recompense for 4 q This was not the plan that Krischer seemed to have in mind y for Jeffrey Epstein. ivacy, and emotional distress. q nds, violently, inside her blouse, : mndled her breasts, forcibly kissed yhile brushing her buttocks with accompanying the gestures with In cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, prosecuting attorneys tend to have suspects arrested, then push for a trial. But instead of granting his approval for an arrest, Krischer told the police that he would convene a grand jury, which would be asked to consider a broad range of charges. In a case such as Epstein’s, this was highly unusua

JAMES PATTERSON of, and means of obtaining, oxycodone and hydrocodone. (A few years after Limbaugh's arrest, which coincided with Chief Reit- er’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the talk-show host settled with prosecutors, agreed to submit to random drug testing, and gave up his firearms permit.) Krischer himself, however, had been accused of sexual misconduct. In October of 1992, Jodi Bergeron, a legal secretary who'd worked for Krischer, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him in the Palm Beach County circuit court. That suit was dismissed, but a few months later, the woman took Krischer to federal court, accusing him of making unwanted advances and demanding recompense for battery, negligence, invasion of privacy, and emotional distress. Krischer had placed his hands, violently, inside her blouse, the woman said. He'd forcibly fondled her breasts, forcibly kissed her, and rubbed her shoulders while brushing her buttocks with his hands and knees, all while accompanying the gestures with verbal advances. When she declined those advances, the woman claimed, Krischer fired her. Krischer denied the allegations. At the time, he was making his fst run for the state attorney's office. The charges were politically motivated, he said. Members of a local chapter of NOW—the National Organization for Women—had stood by the lawyer, cit ing his efforts to stop domestic violence, among his other virtues. “1 am here to support Barry Krischer for the work his office did

TERSON Epstein’s type. The girls she’d and beautiful and did not have ad several tattoos that were vis- 1s Epstein and Ghislaine Max- -s about them. lice Department Incident Report 6, the detective had also heard a { it a private eye had been to his ( : CHAPTER 42 and chasing visitors away. | ense plate— Florida E79-4EG. [van Robles of West Palm Beach. d private investigator. stiomneys office. Barry Krischer: April 2006 2y and told him that she’d been is in touch with Epstein. Alison > money if she would refuse to tate attorney Barry Krischer was an elected official. but before taking his post, he’d been a lawyer in private senttice in and around Palm Beach. Elected twice to his office. in 1992 and 1996, he had run unopposed for state attorney in 2000 and 2004. During the course of his long career, which began in ; 1970 with a three-year stint in the district attorney's office in 3 Brooklyn, he received a number of awards: the pro bono award 4 from the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County for his service ' with the juvenile justice system and for his work with the child q protection team; the Peace at Home award, presented by Gover- | Ror Jeb Bush, for his work with victims of family violence; a life- 4 time achievement award from the Florida Bar. He was a board “TMhember of the National District Attorneys Association. And he % a necessarily averse to going after the rich and powerful. 7 3, he launched an investigation into Rush Limbaugh’s use be compensated, she was to

JAMES PATTERSON No, she told him. She wasn’t Epstein type. The girls she'd seen at his house were very thin and beautiful and did not have tattoos. This massage therapist had several tattoos that were vis- ible, and on quite a few occasions Epstein and Ghislaine Max- well had made negative comments about them. According to a Palm Beach Police Department Incident Report filed by Recarey on July 25, 2006, the detective had also heard from Mary’s father, who said that a private eye had been to his house, photographing his family and chasing visitors away. Mary's dad had gotten the license plate — Florida E79-4EG. Recarey traced it back to one Ivan Robles of West Palm Beach. Robles turned out to be a licensed private investigator. Recarey informed the state's attorney’s office. Alison also contacted Recarey and told him that she'd been approached by someone who was in touch with Epstein. Alison had been told that she’d receive money if she would refuse to cooperate with the police. Those who help him will be compensated, she was told, according to Detective Recarey’s incident report. “And those who hurt him will be dealt with.” Recarey reassured the girl and told her that tampering witha witness in a case like this was a serious, arrestable offense. Then he told an assistant state attorney. The detective was leaving no i undotted and no t uncrossed. But he did wonder if the state attorney's office itself had become part of the problem. 162 Barry Krischer: April tat

| CHAPTER 40 Michael Reiter: January 2006 s far as Michael Reiter’s concerned, the case that his team has built against Epstein—slowly, meticulously, over the course of an entire year —is airtight. Even now, Detective _ Recarey’s finding new pieces of evidence. And already Reiter's 4 been laying the groundwork with prosecutors. State attorney | Barry Krischer has a reputation for toughness. He’s known, , nationally, for his prosecution of juvenile offenders. And Reiter’s _ been keeping him abreast of the investigation. With Jeffrey q Epstein, it’s not simply a matter of seeing him punished. It’s a 7 matter of getting a sexual predator off the streets of Palm Beach. | Krischer assures the chief that he’s taking this case very " seriously. 4 The state attorney's office will have Reiter’s back at every ‘told him that we had an investigation that was very serious 159 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_008988