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I • EFTA01682184 Page 1 of 1 EPSTEIN'S SUBPRIME EXPOSURE By RODDY BOYD July 17, 2007 — Jeffrey Epstein, one of the world's most reclusive investors, appears to have gotten his ultra-rich clientele tangled up in one of the now infamous Bear Stearns hedge funds, Securities and Exchange Commission documents show. Known for hobnobbing with everyone from Bill Clinton to leading scientists and mathematicians, Epstein's Virgin Islands-based Financial Trust Co. is listed as a beneficial owner of 10 percent of the equity of the High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage Fund. The SEC documents are not clear on the financial exposure that Epstein and his clients have to the Bear fund. Epstein is said to have fewer than two dozen clients, each of whom is worth at least $1 billion. The Bear fund set off a near-market collapse in the bond market - especially the mortgage-backed securities market - when it reported it was down 23 percent in April and was suspending efforts to pay back investors who wanted their money out of the fund. At its high-water mark, the fund had slightly more than $650 million in assets. While the fund's recent performance figures have not been released, many rivals assume that the fund's capital might have been completely wiped out, given margin calls and collateral seizures. Businessweek.com first reported news of Epstein's investment in the Bear fund. The normally press-shy Epstein shot into the limelight last year when Palm Beach, Fla., police filed an affidavit describing numerous sexual episodes between Epstein and several underage teenage masseuses at his mansion. His lawyers have denied the charges. Epstein did not return a call. NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings. Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and NEWYORKPOST.COM are trademarks of NYP Holdings. Inc. Copyright 2007 NW Holdings. Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nypost.corn/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/071720... 7/17/2007 EFTA01682185 LOIN<Sa -a Thee Is To Know Aboul LonOm Jeffrey Epstein craved big homes, elite friends - and, investigators say, underage girls Contributed by Andrew 0.Iarra Wednesday. 16 August 2006 WINGED GARGOYLES guarded the gate at Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach mansion. Inside, hidden cameras trolled two rooms, while the girls came and went. For the police detectives who sifted through the garbage outside and kept records of visitors, it was the lair of a troubling target. Epstein, one of the most mysterious of the country's mega-rich, was known as much for his secrecy as for his love of fine things: magnificent homes, private jets, beautiful women, friendships with the world's elite. But at Palm Beach police headquarters, he was becoming known for something else: the regular arrival of teenage girls he hired to give him massages and, police say, perform sexual favors. Epstein was different from most sexual abuse suspects; he was far more powerful. He counted among his friends former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and Prince Andrew, along with some of the most prominent legal, scientific and business minds in the country. When detectives started asking questions and teenage girls started talking, a wave of legal resistance followed. If Palm Beach police didn't know quite who Jeffrey Epstein was, they found out soon enough. Epstein, now 53, was a quintessential man of mystery. He amassed his fortune and friends quietly, always in the background as he navigated New York high society. When he first attracted notice in the early 1990s, it was on account of the woman he was dating: Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell. In a lengthy article, headlined "The Mystery of Ghislaine Maxwell's Secret Love," the British Mail on Sunday tabloid laid out speculative stories that the socialite's beau was a CIA spook, a math teacher, a concert pianist or a corporate headhunter. "But what is the truth about him?" the newspaper wondered. like Maxwell, Epstein is both flamboyant and intensely private." The media frenzy did not begin in full until a decade later. In September 2002, Epstein was flung into the limelight when he flew Clinton and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker to Africa on his private jet. Suddenly everyone wanted to know who Epstein was. New York magazine and Vanity Fair published lengthy profiles. The New York Post listed him as one of the citys most eligible bachelors and began describing him in its gossip columns with adjectives such as "mysterious" and "reclusive." Although Epstein gave no interviews, the broad strokes of his past started to come into focus. Building a life of extravagance He was born blue-collar in 1953, the son of a New York City parks department employee, and raised in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood. He left college without a bachelor's degree but became a math teacher at the prestigious Dalton School in Manhattan. The story goes that the father of one of Epstein's students was so impressed with the man that he put him in touch with a senior partner at Bear Stearns, the global investment bank and securities firm. In 1976, Epstein left Dalton for a job at Bear Stearns. By the early 1960s, he had started J. Epstein and Co. That is when he began making his millions in earnest. Little is known or said about Epstein's business except this: He manages money for the extremely wealthy. He is said to handle accounts only of $1 billion or greater. It has been estimated he has roughly 15 clients, but their identities are the subject of only speculation. All except for one: ra0,50on v0µaa oro Poen+ J000)-34 Generoleci. 27 Aty. NJ7. 04.38 EFTA01682186 retail& . Al Then) es To '<rev, Aboui Zwesn Leslie Wexner, founder of The Limited retail chain and a former Palm Beecher who is said to have been a mentor to Epstein. Wexner sold Epstein one of his most lavish residences: a massive townhouse that dominates a block on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is reported to have, among its finer features, closed-circuit television and a heated sidewalk to melt away fallen snow. That townhouse, thought to be the largest private residence in Manhattan, is only a piece of the extravagant world Epstein built over time. In New Mexico, he constructed a 27,000-square-foot hilltop mansion on a 10,000-acre ranch outside Santa Fe. Many believed it to be the largest home in the state. In Palm Beach, he bought a waterfront home on El Effillo Way. And he owns a 100-acre private Island in the Virgin Islands. Perhaps as remarkable as his lavish homes is his extensive network of friends and associates at the highest echelons of power. This includes not only socialites but also business tycoons, media moguls, politicians, royalty and Nobel Prize- winning scientists whose research he often funds. "Just like other people collect art, he collects scientists," said Martin Nowak, who directs the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard University and was reportedly the recipient of a $30 million research donation from Epstein. Epstein is said to have befriended former Harvard President Larry Summers, prominent law Professor Alan Dershowitz, Donald Trump and New York Daily News Publisher Mort Zuckerman. And yet he managed for decades to maintain a low profile. He avoids eating out and was rarely photographed. "The odd thing is I never met him," said Dominick Dunne, the famous chronicler of the trials and tribulations of the very rich. "I wasn't even aware of him," except for a Vanity Fair article. Epstein's friendship with Clinton has attracted the most attention. Epstein met Clinton as early as 1995, when he paid tens of thousands of dollars to join him at an intimate fund-raising dinner in Palm Beach. But from all appearances, they did not become close friends until after Clinton left the Oval Office and moved to New York. Epstein has donated more than $100,000 to Democratic candidates' campaigns, including John Kerry's presidential bid, the reelection campaign of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and the Senate bids of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christopher Dodd and Charles Schumer. Powerful friends and enemies A Vanity Fair profile found cracks in the veneer of Epstein's life story. The 2003 article said he left Bear Stearns in the wake of a federal probe and a possible Securities and Exchange Commission violation. It also pointed out that Citibank once sued him for defaulting on a $20 million loan. The article suggested that one of his business mentors and previous employers was Steven Hoffenberg, now serving a prison term after "bilking investors out of more than $450 million in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history." As he amassed his wealth, Epstein made enemies in disputes both large and small. He sued the man who in 1990 sold him his multimillion -dollar Palm Beach home over a dispute about less than $16,000 in furnishings. A former friend claimed Epstein backed out of a promise to reimburse him hundreds of thousands of dollars after their failed investment In Texas oil wells. A judge decided Epstein owed him nothing. "Ws a bad memory. I would rather not have ever met Jeffrey Epstein,' said Michael Stroll, the retired former president of Williams Electronics and Sega Corp. "Suffice it to say I have nothing good to say about him." Among the characteristics most attributed to Epstein is a penchant for women. He has been linked to Maxwell, a fixture on the high-society party circuits in both New York and London. Previous girlfriends are said to include a former Ms. Sweden and a Romanian model. "He's a lot of fun to be with," Donald Trump told New York magazine in 2002. "It is even said that he likes beautiful hillpihr.w.nopaliaifig Post ar Jetaidal Gmwelect. 27 A4.2007.0416 EFTA01682187 &Pedro • Al There b re Knew ANN Zionism women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it, Jeffrey enjoys his social life." Investigation leads to Epstein Although he was not a frequenter of the Palm Beach social scene, he made his presence felt. Among his charitable donations, he gave $90,000 to the Palm Beach Police Department and $100,000 to Ballet Florida. In Palm Beach, he lived In luxury. Three black Mercedes sat in his garage, alOngside a green Harley-Davidson. His Jet waited at a hangar at Palm Beach International Airport. At home, a private chef and a small staff stood at the ready. From a window in his mansion, he could look out on the Intracoastal Waterway and the West Palm Beach skyline. He seemed to be a man who had everything. But extraordinary wealth can fuel extraordinary desires. In March 2005, a worried mother contacted Palm Beach police. She said another parent had overheard a conversation between their children. Now the mother was afraid her 14-year-old daughter had been molested by a man on the island. The phone call triggered an extensive investigation, one that would lead detectives to Epstein but leave them frustrated. Palm Beach police and the state attorney's office have declined to discuss the case. But a Palm Beach police report detailing the criminal probe offers a window Into what detectives faced as they sought to close In on Epstein. Detectives interviewed the girl, who told them a friend had invited her to a rich man's house to perform a massage. She said the friend told her to say she was 18 if asked. At the house, she said she was paid $300 after stripping to her panties and massaging the man while he masturbated. Police interview 5 alleged victims The investigation began in full after the girl identified Epstein in a photo as the man who had paid her. Police arranged for garbage trucks to set aside Epstein's trash so police could sift through it. They set up a video camera to record the comings and goings at his home. They monitored an airport hangar for signs of his private jet's arrivals and departures. The uickl learned that the woman who took the 14-year-old girl to Epstein's house was In a sworn statement at police headquarters, en a mi e se a a ken a eas six gir s o v sf ps ein, alt between the ages of 14 and 16. Epstein par er or each sit, she said. During the drive back to her house, told detectives, "I'm like a Heidi Fleiss." Police interviewed five alleged victims and 17 witnesses. Their report shows some of the girls said they had been instructed to have sex with another woman in front of Epstein, and one said she had direct intercourse with him. In October, police searched the Palm Beach mansion. They discovered photos of naked, young-looking females, just as several of the girls had described in interviews. Hidden cameras were found in the garage area and inside a clock on Epstein's desk, alongside a girl's high school transcript. Two of Epstein's former employees told investigators that young-looking girls showed up to perform massages two or three times a day when Epstein was in town. They said the girls were permitted many indulgences. A chef cooked for them. Workers gave them rides and handed out hundreds of dollars at a time. One employee told detectives he was told to send a dozen roses to one teenage girl after a high school drama performance. Others were given rental cars. One, according to police, received a $200 Christmas bonus. The cops moved to cement their case. But as they tried to tighten the noose, they encountered other forces at work. In Orlando they interviewed a possible victim who told them nothing inappropriate had happened between her and Epstein. They asked her whether she had spoken to anyone else. She said yes, a private investigator had asked her the same questions. When they subpoenaed one of Epstein's former employees, he told them the same thing. He and a private eye had met at a restaurant days earlier to go over what the man would tell investigators. tilvAvmvempeetorg Pawed by Joental Generated: 27 Aly. 2C07, 04:35 EFTA01682188 reedie • NI There Is To VarreAbeut Vvtn, Detectives received complaints that private eyes were posing as police officers. When they told Epstein's local attorney, Guy Fronstin, he said the investigators worked for Roy Black, the high-powered Miami lawyer who has defended the likes of Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith. While the private eyes were conducting a parallel investigation, Dershowitz, the Harvard law professor, traveled to West Palm Beach with information about the girls. From their own profiles on the popular Web site MySpace.com, he obtained copies of their discussions about their use of alcohol and marijuana. He took his research to a meeting with prosecutors in early 2006, wheie he sought to cast doubt on the teens' reliability. The private eyes had dug up enough dirt on the girls to make prosecutors skeptical. Not only did some of the girls have issues with drugs or alcohol but also some had criminal records and other troubles, Epstein's legal team claimed. And at least one of them, they said, lied when she told police she was younger than 18 when she started performing massages for Epstein. After the meeting, prosecutors postponed their decision to take the case to a grand jury.ln the following weeks, police received complaints that two of the victims or their families had been harassed or threatened. Epstein's legal team maintains that its private investigators did nothing illegal or unethical during their research. By then, relations between police and prosecutors were fraying. At a key meeting with prosecutors and the defense, Detective , the lead investigator, was a no-show, according to Epstein's attorney.By then, relations between po ice an prosecutors were fraying. At a key meeting with prosecutors and the defense, Detective the lead investigator, was a no-show, according to Epstein's attorney. 'The embarrassment on the prosecutor's face was evident when the police officer never showed up for the meeting," attorney Jack Goldberger said. Later in April, Recarey walked into a prosecutor's office at the state attorneys office and learned the case was taking an unexpected turn. The prosecutoMlia. told the state attorney's office had offered Epstein a plea deal that would not require him to serve jai me or receive a e y conviction. Recarey told her he disapproved of the plea offer. The deal never came to pass, however. Future unclear after charge On May 1, the department asked prosecutors to approve warrants to arrest Epstein on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and to charge his personal assistant, , now 27, for her alleged role in arranging the visits. Police officials also wanted to charge the se escn d Heidi Fleiss, with lewd and lascivious acts. By then, the department was frustrated with the way th office had handled the case. n the same day the warrants were requested, Palm Beach Police Chief wrote a letter to State Attorney suggesting he disqualify himself from the case if he would not act. Two weeks later, Recarey was told that prosecutors had decided once again to take the case to the grand jury.it is not known how many of the girls testified before the grand jury. But Epstein's defense team said one girl who was subpoenaed &mdash; the one who said she had sexual intercourse with Epstein &mdash; never showed up. The grand jury's Indictment was handed down in July. It was not the one the police department had wanted.The grand jury's indictment was handed down in July. It was not the one the police department had wanted. Instead of being slapped with a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, Epstein was charged with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail early July 23 and released hours later. Epstein's legal team -doesn't dispute that he had girls over for massages," Goldberger said. But he said their claims that they had sexual encounters with him lack credibility. 'They are incapable of being believed," he said. "They had criminal records. They had accusations of theft made against them by their employers. There was evidence of drug use by some of them? MulhwriaCedis.080 Pootted bf Jetta! nenlett. 2007. EFTA01682189 DoPoch, • AA TTATe I: To Near oltion loo/un What remains for Epstein is yet to be seen. The Palm Beach Police Department has asked the FBI to investigate the case. It also has returned the $90,000 Epste donated in 2004. In New York, candidates for governor and state attomey general have vowed to return a total of at least $60,000 in campaign contributions from Epstein. Meanwhile, Epstein's powerful friends have remained silent as tabloids and Internet blogs feast on the public details of the police investigation. n Goldberger maintains Epstein's innocence but says the legal team has not ruled out a future plea deal. He insists Epstein will emerge in the end with his reputation untarnished. "He will recover from this," he said. Source: Palm Beach Post Nip/h.:sob:coda cep P000rid .frAfriJi Genetwo 27 Ju:/. 2007. (WM EFTA01682190 Amanda Buckley is dead because state failed her Page 1 of 2 PalmBeachPost,com Amanda Buckley is dead because state failed her Palm Beach Post Editorial Sunday, July 29, 2007 If Jason Shenfeld had been charged with sexually assaulting two teenagers eight months ago, he would not be charged now with raping and killing another teen. There are chilling similarities between what two women, ages 18 and 19, told investigators about Shenfeld in November and what investigators say he did to 18- year-old Amanda Buckley before strangling her to death nine days ago. More from Opinion Editorials. letters columns and Don Wright cartoons Share This Story acts. Eta PRINTTHIS Browse Specials & Deals From Local Dealerships Miss Buckley, a star softball player and recent graduate of Palm Beach Gardens High School, was found dead July 20 in Shenfeld's bedroom closet. She had been sexually assaulted, and there was duct tape in her hair. The women who accused Shenfeld of attacking them in November told investigators that he tied them with duct tape, tightened a belt around one's neck and threatened to sic his pit bull on them if they did not perform sex Why did Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer refuse to charge Shenfeld then? "There were direct contradictions in testimony and evidence that simply would not support a direct prosecution," state attorney spokesman Michael Edmondson said Friday. "A judge simply would have dismissed the case completely." According to records, deputies said that the two girls, kept apart at the hospital and interviewed separately, gave "very consistent" accounts of the incident and the order of occurrence. So, what changed? Mr. Edmondson dismisses a wider view - that the prosecutor placed too much weight on unflattering details of the victims' lifestyles - as a mere "emotional" response by laymen. "The prosecutor has to ethically be able to prove the case," he said, "not win the case, but prove the case in court." In fact, Mr. Krischer's handling of similar cases of sexual assault - on girls who were sexually active, drinking alcohol or using drugs, skipping school, out late at night - suggests a pattern of judging the choices of the victim over the actions of the suspect. After attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein, who was over 50 at the time, told prosecutors that some of the five http://palmbeachpost.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Amanda+Buckley... 7/30/2007 EFTA01682191 wo Amanda Buckley is dead because state failed her Page 2 of 2 teenagers he allegedly molested had chatted on myspace.com about drinking and smoking marijuana, the state attorney's office took the unusual step of referring the case to a grand jury, instead of charging Mr. Epstein so he could face a trial. In that case, evidence taken from the pan-time Palm Beacher's home showed that he knew from a high school transcript and class schedules that the girls were underage. The teens' presumed promiscuity also factored in Mr. Krischer's refusal to pursue cases involving men who impregnated girls. It took at least two additional accusations before the office charged Brian Joseph Taylor, the former athletic director of Pope John Paul II High School in Boca Raton, with a single count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Such decisions not only teat victims as though they deserved what they got; they free suspects to repeat crimes. By refusing to charge Shenfeld in November, Mr. ICrischer joined Jason Shenfeld's parents in enabling his increasingly violent behavior - from thug to thief to alleged rapist and killer. Find this article at: httpihvww.palmbeachpostcorthearchIcontent/opinion/epaper/2007/07/29/a2e Jeadedit_nocharges_0729.html In Check the box to include the list of links referenced in the article. http://paimbeachpost.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cputitle=Arnanda+Buckley... 7/30/2007 EFTA01682192 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS DUCES TECUM NUMBERS OLY-63 and OLY-64 I E LARATION O FGJ 07-103(WPB) FILED UNDER SEAL EFTA01682193 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS DUCES TECUM NUMBERS OLY-63 and OLY-64 FGJ 07-103(WPB) UNDERP,A DECLARATION OF state that the following is true and correct to the best of my information and belief: 1. I am currently employed as a detective with the Town of Palm Beach Police Department ("PBPD") and have been so employed for the past 16 years. 2. Beginning in September, 2005, I was the lead investigator in PBPD's investigation ofJeffrey Epstein's solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution and his lewd and lascivious conduct with minors. 3. Prior to my involvement in that investigation, as part of my employment with PBPD, I was asked to go to Jeffrey Epstein's home in October of 2003, to assist in an investigation of a possible theft. While present in Mr. Epstein's home, I was asked to assist in the installation of some temporary surveillance cameras. I also observed the pre-existing security system, which included the automatic downloading of the images from the pre- existing security cameras onto a personal computer. This personal computer was located in an area that appeared to be office. I know from my investigation that EFTA01682194 =works as a personal assistant to Mr. Epstein. After completing the theft investigation, the temporary surveillance cameras were removed, but I believe that the pre-existing security cameras remained. 4. While present in the house, I also observed two other computers — one in an area I refer to as "Jeffrey Epstein's office," and the other in the pool cabana. 5. In October 2005, as part of my investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, I approached the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office ("SAO") about obtaining a search warrant. I know that, prior to that date, Mr. Epstein was aware of an ongoing criminal investigation conducted by the Palm Beach Police. Department. 6. On October 18, 2005, with the help of the SAO, I prepared a Search Warrant Application and Affidavit and presented them to Judge Laura Johnson for her signature. The judge granted the warrant and it was executed on October 20, 2005. Attached hereto as Exhibit R-1 is a true and correct copy of the warrant application and the warrant signed by Judge Johnson. Among the items that I was authorized to search for and seize was: (1) Computers, including any electronic magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions; data storage facilities such as magnetic tape, hard disk, floppy disk or drum, or cd rom; communications facilities directly relating to or operating in conjunction with such device; devices for printing records of data; and such records or data Page 2 of 4 EFTA01682195 produced in various forms; manuals, documents, or instructional material relating to such devices. (2) Computer, personal computers, computer peripherals, modems, computer printers, floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, diskettes, tapes, computer printouts, software, computer programs and applications, computer manuals, system documentation. 7. When the search warrant was executed, several items were conspicuously absent. For example, there were several hanging file folders that had their contents removed, and the pre-existing security cameras that I had observed during my last visit to Mr. Epstein's residence were in place but were not connected to recording equipment. In addition, at each location where a computer had been present, computer monitors, printers, and other peripheral devices were present but the computers (CPU-Central processing unit) themselves were removed. 8. Attached hereto as Exhibit R-2 is a photograph taken at the time of the execution of the Search Warrant of the desk in the area that I believe was Jeffrey Epstein's office. 9. Attached hereto as Exhibit R-3 is a photograph taken at the time of the execution of the Search Warrant of the desk in the area that I believe was office. Also located in that office were cables connected to surveillance recording equipment located throughout the home. The cables were not connected to any computer, but were near Page 3 of 4 EFTA01682196 the area from which the CPU was removed, leading me to believe that they had been connected to the removed CPU. 10. Attached hereto as Exhibit R-4 is a photograph taken at the time of the execution of the Search Warrant of the desk in the pool cabana. 11. One older CPU was discovered during the search, which contained video segments showing the presence of various persons in the house, including possibly one or more victims from the security cameras. There also was a video segment showing Jeffrey Epstein working at his desk in his office. 12. In the Spring of 2006, I approached the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") about assisting in the investigation of possible federal charges against Mr. Epstein. The FBI began an independent investigation. I have been called upon to provide background information, but I have not been actively involved in the FBI's investigation. I am not aware of the present location of the computers removed from Mr. Epstein's home. I declare under penalty of perjury, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Executed this day of July, 2007. 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RSS O O O O O O O O O O O O O CO tra OOMMONTS ATOM a Bloglines , NEWSRURST xi! Googletroof OcaLer.cle,mg a MY'tva=c» El 4 rIC.C459013,r MY MSN gip ttil ra FURL IT DIG6 COM State Attorney Barry Krischer is the New Mike Nifong Posted by John at 1:35 am on July 31st, 2007 http://www.verumserum.com/?p=1234 7/31/2007 EFTA01682199 Venun Serum » State Attorney Barry Krischer is the New Mike Nifong Page 3 of 6 tate Attorney Barry Kirscher has truly become the Mike Nifong of Florida. It's not enough that he's a Democratic lapdog eager to prosecute well known Republicans including Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter for anything at hand while simultaneously sweeping serious allegations against billionaire child predator and Democratic donor Jeffrey Epstein under the rug. Krischer is also apparently plain incompetent. And now, because of his inability to make a case, a girl is dead: If Jason Shenfeld had been charged with sexually assaulting two teenagers eight months ago, he would not be charged now with raping and killing another teen. There are chilling similarities between what two women, ages 18 and 19, told investigators about Shenfeld in November and what investigators say he did to 18-year-old Amanda Buckley before strangling her to death nine days ago. Miss Buckley, a star softball player and recent graduate of Palm Beach Gardens High School, was found dead July 20 in Shenfeld's bedroom closet. She had been sexually assaulted, and there was duct tape in her hair. The women who accused Shenfeld of attacking them in November told investigators that he tied them with duct tape, tightened a belt around one's neck and threatened to sic his pit bull on them if they did not perform sex acts. Why did Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer refuse to charge Shenfeld then? "There were direct contradictions in testimony and evidence that simply would not support a direct prosecution," state attorney spokesman Michael Edmondson said Friday. "A judge simply would have dismissed the case completely." According to records, deputies said that the two girls, kept apart at the hospital and interviewed separately, gave "very consistent" accounts of the incident and the order of occurrence. So, what changed? Mr. Edmondson dismisses a wider view - that the prosecutor placed too much weight on unflattering details of the victims' lifestyles - as a mere "emotional" response by laymen. "The prosecutor has to ethically be able to prove the case," he said, "not win the case, but prove the case in court." In fact, Mr. Krischer's handling of similar cases of sexual assault - on girls who were sexually active, drinking alcohol or using drugs. skipping school, out late at night - suggests a pattern of judging the choices of the victim over the actions of the suspect. http://www.verum serum .corn/?p= 1234 7/31/2007 EFTA01682200 Verum Serum » State Attorney Barry Krischer is the New Mike Nifong Page 4 of 6 You don't say! He's been judging party affiliation for some time now. After attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein, who was over 50 at the time, told prosecutors that some of the five teenagers he allegedly molested had chatted on myspace.com about drinking and smoking marijuana, the state attorney's office took the unusual step of referring the case to a grand jury, instead of charging Mr. Epstein so he could face a trial. In that case, evidence taken from the part-time Palm Beacher's home showed that he knew from a high school transcript and class schedules that the girls were underage. Yeah, the attorney who twisted Krischer's arm was none other than Alan Dershowitg. I wonder what it costs to get Alan to fly down to Florida and slime victims of statutory rape these days? Is it a standard fee or an hourly rate? Nice work you got there. Florida can do a lot better than Barry "Nifong" Krischer. Time to show him the door. Odlggs dplift Related Articles: • Jeffrey Epstein Being Investigated by FBI • Ann Coulter's Latest • No Charges Filed in Infanticide Case • All the Justice Money Can Buy Posted by John under: Absurd & Outrageoul Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Quicktags: Du B-Quote Code Link Close Tags http://www.venunsertun.comnp=1234 7/31/2007 EFTA01682201 Verum Serum » State Attorney Barry Krischer is the New Mike Nifong Page 5 of 6 Preview Post RSS feed for these comments. I TrackBack URI . 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Reporting live from the center of the universe. fake psychic. real detectives. Nk W SiASON STARTS JULY 15 FRIDAYS 1O/9C characters .yelcorhe Login: Pass: Login Register R BETH'S PLAYLIST IS FILLED WITH POUTY ENGLISHMEN. CRUADLCOM I POPULAR FRONT ALL TOPIC: ALL TOP FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC VILLAGE VOICE GIULIANI VOTERS JEFFREY EPSTEIN FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North One of the best things editor Tony Ortega brought to the Village Voice from his previous job at the Broward-Palm Beach New Times is the story of D. Bruce McMahan, the 65-year-old dude who married his daughter in Westminster Abbey and who used to work with Jeffrey Epstein. The original reporter Kelly Cramer follows up in this week's issue of the Voice. with a profile of Elena McMahan, Bruce's fifth (non- blood-related) wife. We've pulled out all the good parts for you. And by good we mean really gross. • "It was at the Pelham house that Linda claims her father first began seducing her, in 1998. She testified that they had sex for the first time in a hotel in London that year on a business trip, and that they carried on an incestuous relationship practically up to the day she married another man, Sargent Schutt, in 1999. After breaking off their affair for a few years, Linda testified that it started up again when McMahan brought her to Fisher Island to recuperate after an illness." • "Most gruesomely, Schutt discovered a vibrator in Linda's luggage after one of her trips to Fisher Island, and had it analyzed for DNA. The sex toy tested positive for Linda's skin cells, as well as the sperm cells of her biological father." all next http://gawker.corn/news/flowers-in-the-attic/the-father+daughter-marriage-story-migrates-north-270616.php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682204 Flowers In The Attic: The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North - Gawker Page 2 of 7 • "According to Linda's testimony, it was the most intense time of a years-long illicit relationship with her father. Beyond simply having sex, she claimed that her father wanted to keep her away from Schutt, her legal husband in Mississippi, and wanted to formalize their affair. In June 2004, after purchasing Cartier wedding rings, Bruce and Linda flew to London and had some kind of ceremony performed inside Westminster Abbey, took photos outside like any other newly married couple, and then began referring to each other as husband and wife in their e-mails." • "Because McMahan keeps his wife locked out of the home's main wing, she can't show us the study and bedroom where, Linda testified, he seduced her by showing her the first half-hour of the movie Braueheart and wondering if the two of them had been married in past lives." That line works? We are so adding it to our game. Fathers, lock up our daughters! Daddy's Dog (VV) Read More: u The Most Horrible Ad Ever • Syphilis And Economics Are So Hot Right Now! a Park Slope u The Last Frantic Moments Of 'Jane' ■ South Street Seaport is Totally The New 1920's Berlin Send To Friend Digg This Article Clip This Article 1:27 PM ON WED JUN 20 2007 BY BALK 8,613 views, ADVERTISEMENT http://gawker.com/news/flowers-in-the-attic/the-father -Fdaughter-marriage-story-tuigrates-north-270616.php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682205 Flowers In The Attic: The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North - Gawker Page 3 of 7 COMMENTS BY SARA BENINCASA AT 01:34 PM Bruce McMahan should've remembered that fathers must be good to their daughters, because girls become lovers who turn into mothers. Mothers of inbred screeching flipper/Skexis babies. BY OTTO-REIMER AT 01:37 PM Somewhere right now, John Waters is writing this screenplay. Your Ad Here GAWKER TEAM Tip Your Editors: tlisegprker.cprn Managing Editor: Cholre Skha I Email Editor: Alex Bays l Email. Editor: fniliti2Pid l griAl! Associate Editor: Doree ShaMr l Email. After Hours Editor: Joshua David Stein t gpiaiii ABOUT GAWKER Archives I FAQ I Adverftslag Ii C BY COLLEGECALLGIRL AT 01:38 PM Hey, just because they both USED the vibrator doesn't mean they used it together. Maybe he was just teaching her a fatherly lesson about sharing. BY STEW AT 01:40 PM Icky Hump. BY SIMONESAYS AT 01:42 PM He keeps her locked out of the house's main wing? What, does her sister secretly live there as his mistress? BY KARENUHOH AT 01:43 PM Schutt 'Nuf Bit Fish. BY BEANFREAK AT 01:43 PM It is good to see that someone else has adopted the old Mel Gibson Movie Seduction technique. I've used Lethal Weapon 2 for seducing black men who are only days away from retirement, The Passion of the Christ for luring masochistic Jews to my bed, and Apocalypto is the gold standard when seducing a sacrificial virgin. BY ITSJUSTCATNIP AT 01:46 PM Schutt's from Miss'ippi, and he's acting like it's wierd? http://gawker. com/news/flowers- in-the-attic/the-father+daughter-marriage-story-migrates-north-270616. php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682206 Flowers In The Attic: The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North - Gawker Page 4 of 7 I Credits I Terms Of Use. I Prtvacy Poljq SYNDICATION IND Content (with ads) Partial Content (no ads) Comments add Gawker... GAWKER JOBS Yip!, more I syhmitiol? 111PCMISSISS fifl Gawker I Defamer I Wonkette I Nplabor I 34Icjprijk I ple.shbtjt I l<ptaku I 284882in I Gridsklpp!! I Consumerist I PIPPodo yall8pm I Lifetacker I ?ezeixtl.PSI BY KATASTIC AT 01:52 PM Sperm on the dildo? Huh.. wha..? BY NONETHEVVISER AT 01:58 PM Interestingly 'it'(sex toy) is actually smaller than I am!" This gives a whole new meaning to the pet name "Big Daddy." I BY OOVY AT 01:69 PM BY KATASTIC AT 01:59 PM That just sounds sloppy to me. BY OOW AT 01:59 PM [insert shaving joke here] BY CLARE AT 02:02 PM EAT THE COOKIE! BY LIKEKILLED AT 0Z:05 PM First of all, they didn't meet until she was 21...he didn't even know she existed. And, the choice of Cartier rings should be looked into more like those clues you wrote of for The Sopranos final. You see...Cartier is mentioned in The Kinks song "Add It Up." Lyrics include: "Symbols of perversion and insanity. Symbols of social immorality. Symbols of economic cruelty. Symbolize all what you did to me." Gasp! What could it mean? BY GEORGEBABBITT AT 02:06 PM And to think it all started with three-legged races. http://gawker.cominews/flowers-in-the-atticithe-father+daughter-marriage-story-migrates-north-27O616.php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682207 Flowers In The Attic: The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North - Gawker Page 5 of 7 U BY KARENUHOH AT 02:17 PM @LikeKilled: It means David Watts is going to be pretty ticked when he reads this. tBY SARAHHEARTBURN AT 02:26 PM @SimoneSays: The first Mrs. Rochester lives up there. BY SIMONESAYS AT 02:27 PM Ah, thanks. Reading is fundamental after all. ••• BY GEORGEBABBITT AT 02:30 PM @LilceIGIled: ...he didn't even know she existed. So if I don't call my mother for like a year or so, she's fair game? S 4 BY KELLYHE RE AT 02:38 PM @LikeKilled: And while it's rare, affairs like this aren't totally unheard of. AM Homes just published a book about the affair she had with her father, after she met him for the first time as an adult. BY RISKYBUSINESS AT 02:42 PM It hardly seems like seduction to me if it only took 1/2 an hour of video watching to get into her pants. Everybody knows that self respecting women will wait until at least the halfway point of a movie before completely giving up on it in order to give it up. What a slut. odylv• 4.0.• BY GINGHAM AT 02:49 PM This story makes Kathryn Hanison's The Kiss seem like The Remains of The Day. RY MACLOSFRROY AT 03.14 PM http://gawker.cominews/flowers-in-the-atticithe-father+daughter-marriage-story-migrates-north-2706 I 6.php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682208 Flowers In The Attic: The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North - Gawker • Page 6 of 7 I■I is Sadly, I remember reading the original article when it began to pop up on the newswires. At least this time we don't have to see those wedding pictures. Ew. And you know if Braveheart worked, 300 is definitely gonna get you that hot cousin you've always wanted. BY BOINKINGFORJESUS AT 03:16 PM He could always work for Halliburton in Dubai. BY COLONEL MUSTARD AT 03:19 PM The onegood thing about this story is that it gives those people who complained about Elton John's Westminster ceremony something else to chew on for a while. BY KELLYHERE AT 03:26 PM @kellyhere & @gingham: Shoot I conflated Homes' book with The IGss. Homes did NOT have an affair with her biological father. What I wrote was totally untrue. How apallingl Clearly the commenting privileges have gone to my head and I'm just spreading incest rumors all willy-nilly. BY PBICA AT 03:34 PM I had to go read "Daddy's Girl" after this follow-up. GROSS! Sure, uber rich egomaniacs see nothing wrong with keeping it in the family, but Linda honey, you were a psychologist! It doesn't take Melfi to ten you that money is one helluva motivator. Jeezusl Actually, the sex scene in the middle of Braveheart was a turn-on. Thank goodness I was watching it with my SO and not my cousin (yes, cuz on cuz is gross too..you share grandparents). BY RYANB AT 04:05 PM As I recall, the first half-hour of Braveheart consists of a cute little boy version of Mel, a bunch of hanged men in a dirty hut, and one-eyed Uncle Argyle. Hot. http://gawker.com/news/flowers-in-the-attic/the-father+daughter-marriage-story-migrates-north-270616.php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682209 Flowers In The Attic: The Father-Daughter Marriage Story Migrates North - Gawker Page 7 of 7 • S BY SWINECHIMP AT 04:19 PM How can anyone get turned on watching Met Gibson? BY RAINCOASTER AT 07:31 PM Road Warrior Mel works for most women. First half-hour of Braveheart? Not so much. Proof positive these people are crazy. As a crime junkie, I must say I love this story. It just keeps giving and giving. Also: Cartier is what every rich man buys his mistress. In this at least Daddy was unoriginal. BY KARENUHOH AT 08:03 AM 'Braveheart' an aphrodisiac? Only if one is about to impregnate a rump roast. Subscribe to comments on this post POST A COMMENT Login with your username and password below. New User? Here's what to do. Username: Password: Remember me on this computer? ❑ Forgot your username or password? http://gawkencorn/news/flowers-in-the-attic/the-father+daughter-marriage-story-migrates-north-270616.php 7/10/2007 EFTA01682210 How to Cope with the Jerk at Work - The Capessa Blog: Sharing the Wisdom of Women ... Page 1 of 3 iHow to Cope with the Jerk at Work Posted by Capessa tabOal MY Yahoo' Mail Search: IrAI-100t, HEALTH New User? Sign Up Home Healthy Living Diseases & Conditions Health News Groups & Boards Drug Guide SEARCH Health Expert Blogs > The Capessa Blog: Sharing the Wisdom of Women > How to Cope with the Jerk at Work The Capessa Blog: Sharing the Wisdom of Women a mr"Ztliool. xmr,J Provided by on Thu, Jul 26, 2007, 4:14 pm PDT View all 1064 Comments >, Author Alexandra Levit helps you escape from an unpleasant exchange at work with your self-esteem intact. At some point in our careers, most of us are forced to work with someone whose people skills can only be described as atrocious. Sometimes our companies wisely get rid of these people, but they are like weeds. Pluck one, and within seconds another will sprout up in its place. The dread that comes with having to regularly interact with someone who is routinely negative, argumentative, stressed out, or mean can make your job a wholly unpleasant experience — if you let it. Your first instinct might be to go out of your way to avoid working with Mr. (or Ms.) Difficult, and if you can pull it off, more power to you. Often, though, this is not an option, and whether Mr. Difficult is your boss, a colleague, or a senior executive, you must prepare for each meeting with him like you are going into battle. Swallow your apprehension. Remind yourself that no one has the power to control how you feel and suit up your armor so that nothing he says or does wounds you deeply. Take a deep breath and walk calmly into Mr. Difficult's office. Speak to him in a controlled, cheerful, and reasonable tone. Get the information you need and get out. Negativity and stress can be highly contagious, so don't allow yourself to get sucked in. Mr. Difficult's arrows can be easier to deflect when he's an equal opportunity shooter. You might even joke about him with your other colleagues: "Oh, you're working with Mr. Difficult on that? I'm so sorry. I hear a bunch of people are getting a hitman if you want to contribute." It's easy to become demoralized, however, when Mr. Difficult saves his best poison just for you. One of my early bosses, for example, couldn't stand me. She was sweet as apple pie to the rest of our colleagues, and to the best of my knowledge, I didn't do anything specific to incur her wrath. Inexplicably, though, whenever I came around she turned into the wicked witch of the west. Heal' http://health.yahoo.com/experts/capessa/729/how-to-cope-with