“eRSON | Fiiryy Ricw sed since Epstein’s case first | Civil Actions against EPSTEIN as ‘bait’ and fabricating settle- ments regarding same, ROTHSTEIN and others were able to lure led me." said Krischer. “The | __ investors into ROTHSTEIN'S lair and bilked them of millions of in being pulled into that con- dollars which, in turn, was used to fund the litigation against chief didn’t think the case was | EPSTEIN for the sole purpose of continuing the massive Ponzi a cop and I'ma prosecutor.” scheme.” —— . torney’s office in 2009, is still a Moreover, the suit claimed, L.M. had “testified she never had » Commission in Palm Beach sex with Epstein; worked at numerous strip clubs; is an admitted 5 volunteered one morning a | prostitute and call girl; has a history of illegal drug use (pot, mney and two mornings a week { painkillers, Xanax, Ecstasy); and continually asserted the 5th »s Office. | Amendment during her depositions in order to avoid answering ld welfare issues, working with | relevant but problem questions for her.” (The suit made similar ven war Families. | claims about two other victims.) According to the suit, L.M. had yemnent with local law enforce- | said only good things about Epstein when interviewed by the ol Reiter in vents. E FBI in 2007, while being represented by another lawyer. Her a story “changed dramatically,” the suit claimed, once she was “in the hands of EDWARDS and RRA.” 4 q Ina motion for summary judgment filed by Bradley Edwards, a | _ Edwards denied all of these allegations, calling Epstein’s claims pstein filed suit, ander Fiori 4 : frivolous for two separate reasons: On the one hand, Edwards in, the jailed Ponzi king; Bradley g ’ claimed, Epstein was seeking damages from Edwards while stked, briefly, in Rothstein's law y | asserting his own Fifth Amendment privilege to block the dis- eral of Epstein’s victims; and one . q covery of relevant facts. (And, in fact, Epstein did plead the Fifth, al referred to in the lawsuit as ‘ ; dozens of