ATTERSON 10 was arrested for hiding more of jewelry. people involved in Rothstein's enced. eration with the feds, his was the which all the victims recovered in was put into a witness protecfifty-year sentence anonymously, n. ershowitz arrived at Shriver Hall, s University, in Baltimore, to talk so obvious," he said. "There has k, a group of women-students opkins Feminists-stood up in ith duct tape over their mouths, d out of the hall. n read. student paper asked Dershowitz n's victims. Wasn't it true that Derthose victims was "asking for it?" showitz replied. "I have an obligaovide a full and zealous defense to all the things you had just listed, I und incompetent as counsel." 272 FILTHY RICH He asked the reporter, "Would any defense lawyer not look on the websites, look on social networks, find out what the woman who was accusing my client was doing? We were able to disprove many of the charges, just like how I was able to disprove the charges against me. Falsely charging somebody with rape is a heinous thing to do. First of all, it creates horrors for the person who has been falsely accused. Second, it so hurts real rape victims because it makes it clear that some women lie for money. Our country, unlike others, requires that everybody be defended, and I'm going to continue to do that whether my clients are guilty or innocent. Let me tell you, most of my clients have been guilty. They deserve a zealous defense just as anybody else. I'm very proud of what I did for Jeffrey Epstein. If people don't like the fact that I got a 'good deal,' that's the job I do." The suits and countersuits Paul Cassell, Bradley Edwards, and Dershowitz filed against each other dragged on into the spring of 2016-reaching a crescendo with Dershowitz's argument about the plot to blackmail Les Wexner. But on April 8, all the parties involved agreed to settle, issuing a joint statement that read: "Edwards and Cassell acknowledge that it was a mistake to have filed sexual misconduct accusations against Dershowitz; and the sexual misconduct accusations made in all public filings (including all exhibits) are hereby withdrawn. Dershowitz also withdraws his accusations that Edwards and Cassell acted unethically. Neither Edwards, Cassell, nor Dershowitz have any intention of repeating the allegations against one another." Dershowitz also hired former FBI director Louis J. Freeh to do an independent investigation. Freeh concluded that the evidence 273 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009354 JAMES PATTERSON his team reviewed refuted the accusations of sexual misconduct against Dershowitz. For Alan Dershowitz, the long nightmare he'd had to endure as a result of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein finally seemed to be over. Ghislaine Maxwell Trying to put her troubles with Epstein behind her, Ghislaine Maxwell took up a new calling. "She's doing something to save the oceans now," a socialite says over the din of cocktail-party chatter at a private Palm Beach Club. Maxwell's nonprofit, the TerraMar Project, describes itself as "a platform for citizenship and transformation of the high seas." Its focus is on cleaning up the eight million metric tons of plastic debits-garbage-that are dumped into the world's oceans each year. (Sources say that an earlier enterprise, the Seed Media Group, was funded by Jeffrey Epstein in 2005 to the tune of two million dollars.) "Is anybody here staying awake at night because they're frightened about the ocean?" she asks in 2014 at a TEDx talk in Charlottesville, Virginia. "Are you scared about what could happen? Are you trying to think about what could you do that would help the ocean and all its myriad of troubles?" But although her efforts on behalf of the environment are sincere and articulate, Ghislaine still appears in the society pages. In 2010, she attends Chelsea Clinton's wedding in Rhinebeck, New York. In 2014, New York journalist Richard Johnson reports that she's newly back from running in an Iditarod dogsled race in 274 Alaska. "It's hard to top C department," he writes. Upon her return, the f International hosts Maxv chef for Madame Chiang I Sources say that Maxv ship with the Clintons. Sh Maxwell has repeatedly d Roberts-and continues Maxwell says she's had no ( involving Virginia Roberts frey Epstein. She claims tha as a "sex slave" has change each telling, Virginia adds s figures. Nevertheless, legal In 2015, Virginia Rober woman she says recruited he Way. In January of 2016, Rc that a defamation suit filed ag predator, was directly relevan Maxwell filed an answer in c and accusing Roberts of fabri As of this writing, the si Prince Andrew In January of 2016, Sunningh that Sarah Ferguson and F English county of Berkshire. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009355 ATTERSON iccusations of sexual misconduct g nightmare he'd had to endure as a y Epstein finally seemed to be over. h Epstein behind her, Ghislaine ve the oceans now," a socialite says atter at a private Palm Beach Club. rraMar Project, describes itself as transformation of the high seas." ight million metric tons of plastic umped into the world's oceans earlier enterprise, the Seed Media Epstein in 2005 to the tune of two awake at night because they're he asks in 2014 at a TEDx talk in you scared about what could hap- >out what could you do that would ad of troubles?" behalf of the environment are sinill appears in the society pages. sea Clinton's wedding in Rhinelist Richard Johnson reports that ng in an Iditarod dogsled race in 274 FILTHY RICH Alaska. "It's hard to top Ghislaine Maxwell in the globe-trotting department," he writes. Upon her return, the president of the China Arts Foundation International hosts Maxwell at a dinner cooked by the former chef for Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Sources say that Maxwell still maintains her warm relationship with the Clintons. She was never charged with a crime. And Maxwell has repeatedly denied all allegations made by Virginia Roberts and continues to do so today. Through her lawyer, Maxwell says she's had no connection to any criminal misconduct involving Virginia Roberts (or any other young woman) and Jeffrey Epstein. She claims that Virginia's story about her experience as a "sex slave" has changed, significantly, over time-that with each telling, Virginia adds salacious details and names new public figures. Nevertheless, legal troubles for Maxwell recently began. In 2015, Virginia Roberts filed a defamation suit against the woman she says recruited her to work at Epstein's house on El Brillo Way. In January of 2016, Roberts filed additional papers, claiming that a defamation suit filed against Bill Cosby, another alleged sexual predator, was directly relevant to her case against Maxwell. In March, Maxwell filed an answer in court denying all of Roberts's allegations and accusing Roberts of fabricating them for financial gain. As of this writing, the suit is ongoing. Prince Andrew In January of 2016, Sunninghill Park-the twelve-bedroom estate that Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew once shared in the English county of Berkshire-was bulldozed. 275 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009356 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 billionaire named Timur Kulibayev, had paid three million pounds more than the home's asking price. For her part, Sarah Ferguson announced that she was moving 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 Roberts'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 reaffirm" 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. A few days later, Virginia Roberts signed a sworn statement in which she said, "I did have sexual contact with him as I have described here-under oath. Given what he knows and has seen, I was hoping that he would simply voluntarily tell the truth about everything. I hope my at under oath about the conta According to several r to the prince, asking him Reportedly, Buckingham F "I knew he was a men just called him 'Andy,'" Ro news from Maxwell that I day, Epstein told me I was me 'to exceed' everything I whatever Prince Andrew w Signing her name to the under penalty of perjury th That spring, Prince Anc in South Florida ordered t stricken from civil-court re ceedings, these lurid detai cluded. Once again, Buckin prince's involvement in any taining to Roberts. But tha BBC program Panorama wa tion into the prince's dealing As of this writing, the in Barry Krischer "I have no intention of beir Barry Krischer said in 2016 asked about Jeffrey Epstein. 276 TTTERSON FILTHY RICH ce sold the home, which he and their 1986 wedding. He got into that the buyer, a Kazakh billionhad paid three million pounds ce. n announced that she was mov- d ski chalet in Switzerland. g, 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 t a skiing holiday to confer with issue a statement denying Robwas widely seen as being without royal family. vorld Economic Forum in Davos, in forced to "reiterate and to reafde 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 oberts signed a sworn statement in exual contact with him as I have Given what he knows and has seen, nply voluntarily tell the truth about 276 everything. I 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 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' everything I had been taught. He emphasized that whatever Prince Andrew wanted, I was to make sure he got." Signing her name to the document, Roberts wrote, "I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct." That spring, Prince Andrew got a rare break: a federal judge in South Florida ordered that the allegations Roberts made be stricken from civil-court records. "At this juncture in the proceedings, these lurid details are unnecessary," the judge concluded. Once again, Buckingham Palace vehemently denied the prince's involvement in any activities, sexual or otherwise, pertaining to Roberts. But that same year, reports leaked that the BBC program Panorama was working on an in-depth investigation into the prince's dealings with Epstein and Roberts. As of this writing, the investigation has yet to air. Barry Krischer "I have no intention of being dragged into that conversation," Barry Krischer said in 2016 when contacted via telephone and asked about Jeffrey Epstein. 277 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009358 JAMES PATTERSON More than a decade had passed since Epstein's case first landed on the state attorney's desk. "The New York Times has called me," said Krischer. "The British papers. I'm not interested in being pulled into that conversation. I know that the police chief didn't think the case was handled right, but that's why he's a cop and I'm a prosecutor." Krischer, who left the state attorney's office in 2009, is still a member of the Criminal Justice Commission in Palm Beach County. Since his retirement, he's volunteered one morning a week at the office of the state attorney and two mornings a week at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. He still remains active in child welfare issues, working with the Florida Department of Children and Families. Despite his continued involvement with local law enforcement, he hasn't spoken to Michael Reiter in years. Bradley Edwards In December of 2009, Jeffrey Epstein filed suit, under Florida's RICO act, against Scott Rothstein, the jailed Ponzi king; Bradley Edwards, the lawyer who'd worked, briefly, in Rothstein's law firm, RRA, and represented several of Epstein's victims; and one of those victims, an individual referred to in the lawsuit as "L.M." "Upon information and belief," the suit stated, "EDWARDS knew or should have known that ROT HSTEIN was utilizing RRA as a front for the massive Ponzi scheme and/or were selling an alleged interest or investment in the Civil Actions (and other claims) involving Epstein." The suit also claimed that, "By using 278 Civil Actions against EP ments regarding same, RC investors into ROT HSTEI dollars which, in turn, w EPSTEIN for the sole pur scheme." Moreover, the suit clai sex with Epstein; worked a prostitute and call girl; h painkillers, Xanax, Ecstas Amendment during her de relevant but problem ques claims about two other vic said only good things abo FBI in 2007, while being story "changed dramaticall the hands of EDWARDS an In a motion for summar Edwards denied all of thes frivolous for two separate claimed, Epstein was seel asserting his own Fifth An covery of relevant facts. (An dozens of times, when dep On the other hand, Epstein by all of the record evidence "The truth in the record support Epstein's claims an robative of Edwards's swor stated. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009359