HOUSE OVERSIGHT 013416 Local News: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Martin & St. Lucie Counties I The Palm Beach Post 4/6/11 1:38 PM NEWS LEARN MORE, LOCATE 'lamed an a NEXT GENERATFON PENNZOIL® CLEANS OUT UP TO 40% OF SLUDGE IN THEIST OIL CHANGE!' Mint elk Pennzoil.° re ab.Elge clearrup test using tAE 900,111_ Subscribe Now I Renew [-POST I JOBS I AUTOS I REAL ESTATE I CLASSIFIEDS I PLACE AN AD I MONEY I OBITUARIES I OPINION I LIVING I ENTERTAINMENT I PHOTOS I VIDEOS BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Scott OKs last-minute bailout for courts, averting two-week furloughs Click to read story LocalNews D Greater Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast Palm Beach sex offender's secret plea deal: Possible co-conspirators not charged, presses victims to settle civil suits By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, September 18, 2009 WEST PALM BEACH — Billionaire financier sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's secret non-prosecution agreement he struck with federal prosecutors was unsealed Friday, offering the first public look at the deal Epstein's high-powered legal counsel brokered on his behalf. According the agreement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office investigated Epstein for various federal crimes, including prostitution, some punishable by a minimum of 10 years up to life in prison But federal prosecutors backed down and agreed to recall grand jury subpoeanas, if Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution-related felonies in state court, which he ultimately did. He received an 18-month jail sentence, of which he served 13. A former federal prosecutor of 15 years, Mark Johnson of Stuart, said the disparity in the potential sentences was unusual. The United States Attorney's Office also agreed not to charge any of Epstein's possible co-conspirators - Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova. The agreement was negotiated in part by New York heavyweight criminal defense attorney Gerald Lefcourt