s CHAPTER 40 ‘s Michael Reiter: January 2006 os s far as Michael Reiter’s concerned, the case that his team E a Aw built against Epstein—slowly, meticulously, over the a q course of an entire year—is airtight. Even now, Detective P a Recarey’s finding new pieces of evidence. And already Reiter's 3 7 been laying the groundwork with prosecutors. State attorney 4 | Barry Krischer has a reputation for toughness. He's known, 4 q nationally, for his prosecution of juvenile offenders. And Reiter’s r ' been keeping him abreast of the investigation. With Jeffrey 4 q Epstein, it’s not simply a matter of seeing him punished. It’s a 3 7 Matter of getting a sexual predator off the streets of Palm Beach. a _ Krischer assures the chief that he’s taking this case very a “seriously, a | The State attorney's office will have Reiter’s back at every 4g turn, q | “Itold him that we had an investigation that was very serious q { 159 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010500