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and they may have voluntarily returned to the Palm Beach mansion several times. Many of
and Reiter considered filing witness-tampering charges.
according to Detective Joe Recarey's report
it was clear from the start that Epstein would spare no legal expense and that his team of veteran lawyers
according to a source in the U.S Attorney's Office
could have landed Epstein in prison for 20 years. Brad Edwards
although Epstein agreed to bankroll their civil
Chief Reiter tried to stay abreast of the federal case against
soliciting prostitution and soliciting a minor child for prostitution.
child sex trafficking. Yet the agreement allowed Epstein to plead
knowing that person has not yet obtained the age of 18 years and would be
in affecting interstate and foreign commerce
he was presented with three 12-year-old girls from France
Reiter was relieved to have the FBI step in and take over the investigation.
and the evidence his office presented to a state grand jury produced only a single count of soliciting
saying the local victims were not credible witnesses
who also ran Florida's Crimes Against Children Unit
which carries a minimum sentence of 20 years. (Florida enacted the federal TVPA in 2002.)
and progress on the case got messy very quickly. He hired a squad of