CHAPTER 40
Michael Reiter: January 2006
s far as Michael Reiter’s concerned, the case that his team
has built against Epstein—slowly, meticulously, over the
course of an entire year—is airtight. Even now, Detective Recarey’s finding new pieces of evidence. And already Reiter’s _ been laying the groundwork with prosecutors. State attorney | Barry Krischer has a reputation for toughness. He’s known, | nationally, for his prosecution of juvenile offenders. And Reiter’s | been keeping him abreast of the investigation. With Jeffrey q Epstein, it’s not simply a matter of seeing him punished. It’s a 1 Matter of getting a sexual predator off the streets of Palm Beach. _ Krischer assures the chief that he’s taking this case very "Seriously. = The State attorney's office will have Reiter’s back at every ‘turn,
‘I told him that we had an investigation that was very serious
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