Local report alleges sealed deal allowed Jeffrey Epstein to avoid federal prosecution, citing involvement of high‑profile lawyers and possible pros...

Local News: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Martin & St. Lucie Counties | The Palm Beach Post "It's very, very rare. I've never seen or heard of the procedure that was set up here." said McCabe, who has no involvement in any Epstein litigation and is now a securities litigation attorney. "He's essentially avoiding federal prosecution because he can afford to pay that many lawyers to help those victims review their cases.... If a person has no money he couldn't be able to strike a deal like this and avoid federal prosecution.” The back-room deal with federal prosecutors all the more interesting in light of the legal heavyweights who have worked for Epstein, including Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr of Clinton impeachment fame. Lefcourt is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Epstein's local defense attorney, Jack Goldberger, issued a statement Friday saying he had fought the release of the sealed agreement to protect the third parties named there. "Mr. Epstein has fully abided by all of its terms and conditions. He is looking forward to putting this difficult period in his life behind him. He is continuing his long standing history of science philanthropy...” Epstein ended up avoiding federal charges, and pleaded guilty in state court to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution. In July 2008, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail, and later allowed out up to six days a week on work release. Epstein left the jail in late July 2009 after serving not quite 13 months of the sentence, having earned gain time for good behavior. Palm Beach Police began investigating the "international moneyman of mystery,” as the New York magazine dubbed him, after they received a complaint from a relative of a 14-year-old girl who had given Epstein a naked massage at his home on the Intracoastal Waterway. Police sought and found in poor neighborhoods a variety of tall, thin, model-like young women, who told stories of begin recruiting, then going to Epstein's home and massaging and stimulating him. They walked away with between $200 and $1,000. The investigation triggered tensions between police and prosecutors, with then-Chief Michael Reiter saying in a May 2006 letter to then-State Attorney Barry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself. "| continue to find your office's treatment of these cases highly unusual,” Reiter wrote. He then asked for and got the federal investigation that ended in the sealed deal. "The Jeffrey Epstein matter was an experience of what a many-million-dollar defense can accomplish," Reiter told the Palm Beach Daily News upon his retirement. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/pbcwest/content/local_news/epaper/2009/09/18/0918epstein.html 4/6/11 1:38 PM Nea Rick Heidy Vero Debra Robin Audrey Gabriel Jeffrey Katie Jodie Recent Activity [ Login | You need to be logged into Facebook to see your friends’ activity Cerabino: Florida House GOP's ‘uterus’ ban: A free-speech battle is born 1,518 people shared this. Foreclosure crisis: Fed-up judges crack ‘ down disorder in the courts 207 people shared this. | | Facebook social plugin POSTPIX » Latest news photos a e.. Aa 4 Massive earthquake and tsunami devastate Japan MAGES OF WAR in Iraq and Afghanistan Jeri Mucio Sworn in as Severe weather in Central, South Florida Mayor Do Your Feet Hurt? SELBY SHOES 561-969-9369 We'LI| Put Wow! Into Your Windows IN THE SHADE INC 772-223-1212 Eree Hearing Test! BELTONE 561-948-3049 Gourmet Meat in Delray MARIO'S MEATS 561-499-7019 Do Your Feet Hurt? SELBY SHOES 561-969-9369 Historic Archive (1897 - 1988) Search historic editions of The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News, Miami News and more. It's free! Page 2 of 3 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013417