PERSON sed since Epstein’s case first : Iled me,” said Krischer. “The in being pulled into that conchief didn’t think the case was a cop and I’m a prosecutor.” torney’s office in 2009, is still a e Commission in Palm Beach e’s volunteered one morning a orney and two mornings a week ‘s Office. ld welfare issues, working with ren and Families. vement with local law enforceel Reiter in years. pstein filed suit, under Florida’s in, the jailed Ponzi king; Bradley orked, briefly, in Rothstein’s law eral of Epstein’s victims; and one al referred to in the lawsuit as lief,” the suit stated, “EDWARDS that ROTHS TEIN was utilizing Ponzi scheme and/or were selling nt in the Civil Actions (and other e suit also claimed that, “By using 278 FILTHY RICH Civil Actions against EPSTEIN as ‘bait’ and fabricating settlements regarding same, ROTHSTEIN and others were able to lure investors into ROTHS TEIN’s lair and bilked them of millions of dollars which, in turn, was used to fund the litigation against EPSTEIN for the sole purpose of continuing the massive Ponzi scheme.” Moreover, the suit claimed, L.M. had “testified she never had sex with Epstein; worked at numerous strip clubs; is an admitted prostitute and call girl; has a history of illegal drug use (pot, painkillers, Xanax, Ecstasy); and continually asserted the 5th Amendment during her depositions in order to avoid answering relevant but problem questions for her.” (The suit made similar claims about two other victims.) According to the suit, L.M. had said only good things about Epstein when interviewed by the FBI in 2007, while being represented by another lawyer. Her story “changed dramatically,” the suit claimed, once she was “in the hands of EDWARDS and RRA.” In a motion for summary judgment filed by Bradley Edwards, Edwards denied all of these allegations, calling Epstein’s claims frivolous for two separate reasons: On the one hand, Edwards claimed, Epstein was seeking damages from Edwards while asserting his own Fifth Amendment privilege to block the discovery of relevant facts. (And, in fact, Epstein did plead the Fifth, dozens of times, when deposed by the lawyers of his victims.) On the other hand, Epstein’s claims were “directly contradicted by all of the record evidence.” “The truth in the record is entirely devoid of any evidence to support Epstein’s claims and is completely and consistently corroborative of Edwards’s sworn assertion of innocence,” the motion stated. 279 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009360¶
JAMES PATTERSON Put simply, Epstein has made allegations that have no basis in fact. To the contrary, his lawsuit was merely a desperate measure by a serial pedophile to prevent being held accountable for repeatedly sexually abusing minor females. Epstein’s ulterior motives in filing and prosecuting this lawsuit are blatantly obvious. Epstein’s behavior is another clear demonstration that he feels he lives above the law and that because of his wealth he can manipulate the system and pay for lawyers to do his dirty work-even to the extent of having them assert baseless claims against other members of the Florida Bar. Epstein’s Complaint against Edwards and LM is nothing short of a far-fetched fictional fairy-tale with absolutely no evidence whatsoever to support his preposterous claims. It was his last ditch effort to escape the public disclosure by Edwards and his clients of the nature, extent, and sordid details of his life as a serial child molester. Edwards’s Motion for Summary Judgment should be granted without equivocation. Edwards filed a counterclaim for malicious prosecution. “He sued me with knowingly made up, falsified facts,’ Edwards says. And his sole motivation was to extort me into abandoning the legitimate cases I was pursuing against him on behalf of the victims, including the CVRA suit. He ultimately had to dismiss that case, literally on the morning our Summary Judgment was to be heard. I then sued him. We were set for trial. The judge granted me punitive damages in my claim. And then, in a separate case in Florida, one of the appellate 280 courts basically abolisl in Florida. My case was our district ruled that stand and the tort is n back to the trial court the State Supreme Cour Sarah Kellen “She said her name was C tion,” says a real estate a much later that I realized s In April of 2009, that a Beach. For Clara, that little Epstein’s big house on El Br as Sarah Kellen. But not su pay four thousand dollars a 2009,” says a Palm Beach re market. “But she stayed a lot round-the-world trip for at l Kellen had been a prime Prosecutors had considered c Marcinkova as potential c charges as part of the plea de the course of which it was s pleaded to something, he coul slapping her, once, on his jet. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009361¶
TTERSON illegations that have no basis wsuit was merely a desperate to prevent being held accountusing minor females. Epstein’s prosecuting this lawsuit are avior is another clear demonbove the law and that because e the system and pay for law- n to the extent of having them other members of the Florida st Edwards and LM is nothing fairy-tale with absolutely no rt his preposterous claims. It escape the public disclosure the nature, extent, and sordid al child molester. Edwards’s nt should be granted without a for malicious prosecution. “He ip, falsified facts,’ Edwards says. to extort me into abandoning suing against him on behalf of RA suit. He ultimately had to n the morning our Summary hen sued him. We were set for nitive damages in my claim. n Florida, one of the appellate 80 FILTHY RICH courts basically abolished the tort of malicious prosecution in Florida. My case was dismissed. I then appealed that. And our district ruled that my malicious prosecution claim can stand and the tort is not abolished in Florida. They sent it back to the trial court and Jeffrey Epstein appealed that to the State Supreme Court, and that’s where that stands. Sarah Kellen “She said her name was Clara something on the rental application,” says a real estate agent in Palm Beach. “It wasn’t until much later that I realized she was associated with Epstein.” In April of 2009, that agent rented Clara a bungalow in Palm Beach. For Clara, that little home was a step down from Jeffrey Epstein’s big house on El Brillo Way and from the life she’d known as Sarah Kellen. But not such a step down. “She signed a lease to pay four thousand dollars a month from April 18 through July 18, 2009,” says a Palm Beach resident familiar with the local housing market. “But she stayed a lot longer. And by the way, she went on a round-the-world trip for at least a month while she had the lease.” Kellen had been a prime suspect in Chief Reiter’s investigation. Prosecutors had considered charging her, Wendy Dobbs, and Nadia Marcinkova as potential coconspirators. They’d avoided those charges as part of the plea deal that Epstein had struck-a deal in the course of which it was suggested that if Epstein had to have pleaded to something, he could have pleaded to striking Kellen-or slapping her, once, on his jet. Assault, they’d have called it. 281 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009362¶
JAMES PATTERSON Kellen might have gone along with that. But in the end she didn’t need to. Sources say she found another rich man as Epstein whiled away his hours in and out of the Palm Beach Stockade. She reinvented herself, and when her relationship with the wealthy man fell apart, she played the field until she met and married a race-car driver named Brian Vickers. Along the way she reinvented herself yet again, changing her name to Sarah Kensington. Nadia Marcinkova Nadia Marcinkova changed her surname to Marcinko and, after training at a Palm Beach flight school, became a commercial pilot and certified flight instructor. Calling herself Gulfstream Girl on Facebook, she cultivated her social media presence until 2013, when the Gulfstream company filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against her. When the suit was settled out of court, in 2014, Marcinko changed “Gulfstream” to “Global.” “As a child,” she wrote for the “About Me” page on her website, “Nadia channeled her entrepreneurial spirit by selling invisible pets to neighboring kids. She continued on to manage a successful family marketing business and soon she was discovered by a modeling agency and immersed into the marketing and advertising world as a spokesperson and international fashion model.” There is no mention of Jeffrey Epstein. But on her YouTube channel, Marcinko appears in the cockpit of a Gulfstream II that looks very much like Epstein’s Gulfstream, sitting beside a man who looks much like Larry Visoski, a pilot for Epstein. 282 Marcinko’s Manhatta Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Sarah Kensington use The Girls One of the girls who gave Angeles and became an opera and appearing in career in country music. Several girls have bee other nonviolent crimes. One girl is dead-m that had nothing to do wi One of the girls who is now a successful real es Mary moved back in and attended college for along the way. In 2010, Mary, who was born in 1 young for a man of Jeffrey ahead of her. Wendy Dobbs studied tender and waitress. “I w [utilize] my communicati others,” she wrote on Lin can make a difference in s encourage others to make reaching for the stars then HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009363¶
ERSON FILTHY RICH with that. But in the end she d another rich man as Epstein of the Palm Beach Stockade. n her relationship with the d the field until she met and Brian Vickers. Along the way changing her name to Sarah Marcinko’s Manhattan address belongs to a building where Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark, owns the majority of apartments. Sarah Kensington uses the same address in New York. The Girls One of the girls who gave Jeffrey Epstein massages moved to Los Angeles and became an actress, starring for a time in a soap opera and appearing in several films. She is now pursuing a career in country music. Several girls have been arrested for drugs, prostitution, and other nonviolent crimes. One girl is dead-murdered by her boyfriend for reasons that had nothing to do with Epstein. One of the girls who claimed to have been raped by Epstein is now a successful real estate broker in South Florida. Mary moved back in with her parents, finished high school, and attended college for a while. She had her ups and downs along the way. In 2010, she was arrested for shoplifting. But Mary, who was born in 1990, is still in her midtwenties-still young for a man of Jeffrey Epstein’s age-with many good years ahead of her. Wendy Dobbs studied nursing in college and became a bartender and waitress. “I want to fill a position in which I can [utilize] my communication and customer service skills to help others,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “I feel I am at my best when I can make a difference in someone’s life. My goal is to inspire and encourage others to make positive changes daily. If you are not reaching for the stars then your dreams are not big enough.” 2 283 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_009364 irname to Marcinko and, after school, became a commercial r. Calling herself Gulfstream er social media presence until any filed a trademark infringe- e suit was settled out of court, stream” to “Global.” “About Me” page on her webrepreneurial spirit by selling invihe continued on to manage a ness and soon she was discoimmersed into the marketing ;person and international fash- y Epstein. But on her YouTube :cockpit of a Gulfstream II that ulfstream, sitting beside a man ki, a pilot for Epstein.¶