mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES012/DOJ-OGR-00032592.json

{
  "document_metadata": {
    "page_number": "7",
    "document_number": "17-295",
    "date": "January _, 2007",
    "document_type": "Professional Standards Unit Report",
    "has_handwriting": false,
    "has_stamps": false
  },
  "full_text": "Professional Standards Unit\nPalm Beach Police Department\nJanuary _, 2007\nPage 7\ninitially saying he would be present, Detective Recarey failed to attend or to send a substitute.\nII. Unreported Criminal Histories and Other Factors Bearing on Credibility of the Witnesses\nVirtually every witness relied on to support the Police Report and the Probable Cause Affidavits had a background that raised questions as to whether his or her testimony could support a finding of probable cause, let alone sustain what would be the State's burden of proof at a trial. (Indeed, nearly all the witnesses, and certainly those deemed complainants, were friends, which undermines any argument that one witness corroborates another). Though this evidence was given to Detective Recarey, none of it was included in the Police Report, the Probable Cause Affidavits, or released to the public.\n1. Juan Alessi: former Epstein employee, terminated for cause; found stealing money from Epstein; suspected of stealing a gun from Epstein's home that was never recovered in order to commit suicide; repeatedly burglarized Epstein's home.\n2. [redacted] father; he had a federal fraud conviction, which was uncovered and turned over to the Detective Recarey during the course of the investigation. [redacted] served 21 months in federal prison for his offense. This raised questions about the motives in reporting the events.\n3. [redacted] stepmother; she had a state conviction for identity fraud - criminal use of identification information. This information was uncovered and turned over to Detective Recarey during the course of the investigation and similarly raised questions about the motives in reporting the events.\n4. [redacted] a potential victim; she had pending charges for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia; she \"came forward\" as a result of her arrest; she admitted on her MySpace webpage to multiple and frequent drug use.\n07/26/17 Page 2279 Public Records Request No.: 17-295 DOJ-OGR-00032592",
  "text_blocks": [
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "Professional Standards Unit\nPalm Beach Police Department\nJanuary _, 2007\nPage 7",
      "position": "header"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "initially saying he would be present, Detective Recarey failed to attend or to send a substitute.",
      "position": "top"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "II. Unreported Criminal Histories and Other Factors Bearing on Credibility of the Witnesses",
      "position": "middle"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "Virtually every witness relied on to support the Police Report and the Probable Cause Affidavits had a background that raised questions as to whether his or her testimony could support a finding of probable cause, let alone sustain what would be the State's burden of proof at a trial. (Indeed, nearly all the witnesses, and certainly those deemed complainants, were friends, which undermines any argument that one witness corroborates another). Though this evidence was given to Detective Recarey, none of it was included in the Police Report, the Probable Cause Affidavits, or released to the public.",
      "position": "middle"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "1. Juan Alessi: former Epstein employee, terminated for cause; found stealing money from Epstein; suspected of stealing a gun from Epstein's home that was never recovered in order to commit suicide; repeatedly burglarized Epstein's home.",
      "position": "middle"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "2. [redacted] father; he had a federal fraud conviction, which was uncovered and turned over to the Detective Recarey during the course of the investigation. [redacted] served 21 months in federal prison for his offense. This raised questions about the motives in reporting the events.",
      "position": "middle"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "3. [redacted] stepmother; she had a state conviction for identity fraud - criminal use of identification information. This information was uncovered and turned over to Detective Recarey during the course of the investigation and similarly raised questions about the motives in reporting the events.",
      "position": "middle"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "4. [redacted] a potential victim; she had pending charges for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia; she \"came forward\" as a result of her arrest; she admitted on her MySpace webpage to multiple and frequent drug use.",
      "position": "middle"
    },
    {
      "type": "printed",
      "content": "07/26/17 Page 2279 Public Records Request No.: 17-295 DOJ-OGR-00032592",
      "position": "footer"
    }
  ],
  "entities": {
    "people": [
      "Detective Recarey",
      "Juan Alessi",
      "Epstein"
    ],
    "organizations": [
      "Palm Beach Police Department",
      "Professional Standards Unit"
    ],
    "locations": [
      "Epstein's home"
    ],
    "dates": [
      "January _, 2007",
      "07/26/17"
    ],
    "reference_numbers": [
      "17-295",
      "DOJ-OGR-00032592"
    ]
  },
  "additional_notes": "The document contains redactions of names and other identifying information. The document appears to be a report from the Professional Standards Unit of the Palm Beach Police Department, dated January _, 2007. The report discusses the credibility of witnesses in a case involving Epstein."
}