Michael Reiter
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Entity Types
Former police chief who played a key role in the first criminal case against Epstein
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Entities connected to Michael Reiter through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Person
Maria Farmer
Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich +6 more
Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, State of Florida, Rene Alexander Acosta +6 more
Person
Ghislaine Maxwell
Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Rene Alexander Acosta, Donald Trump +5 more
Person
Virginia Giuffre
Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, "Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich" (documentary) +5 more
Organization
U.S. Congress
Connected via: U.S. Southern District of New York, Rene Alexander Acosta, Donald Trump +3 more
Key Relationships
Associated With
- Person Barry Krischer - Krischer was the state attorney who handled the Epstein case and was asked by Police Chief Reiter to remove himself f... Official Document
- Person Barry Krischer - Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the Epstein case; when Krischer declined, Reiter turned evidence over to... Court Record
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Chief Reiter turned over evidence to the FBI for federal prosecution after state prosecutors mishandled the Epstein c... Official Document
- Person Julie K. Brown - Reiter warned Brown about potential pushback for investigating Epstein from people who had previously pressured publi... Credible Reporting
- Person Julie K. Brown - Former police chief warned Brown to expect pushback from the Epstein network Single Source
Represented By
- Person Barry Krischer - Reiter submitted probable cause affidavits and requested an arrest warrant to State Attorney Krischer Credible Reporting
- Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Reiter contacted federal prosecutor Acosta after being dissatisfied with state prosecution of Epstein Credible Reporting
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Reiter contacted the FBI after being dissatisfied with the state prosecution outcome Credible Reporting
Connected To
- Person Barry Krischer - Reiter submitted probable cause affidavits to Krischer requesting an arrest warrant for Epstein and demanded Krischer... Credible Reporting
- Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - Michael Reiter served as chairman of the Palm Beach County Election Security Task Force Credible Reporting
- Person Rene Alexander Acosta - Reiter contacted federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta after being dissatisfied with the state prosecution outcome. Credible Reporting
- Person Donald Trump - Trump contacted Palm Beach Police Chief Reiter in 2006 to thank law enforcement for investigating Epstein Official Document
- Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Reiter, as Palm Beach Police chief, spoke with Trump during the early Epstein investigation Official Document
- Organization Palm Beach Police - Reiter was Chief of Palm Beach Police Department Credible Reporting
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Reiter contacted the FBI after being dissatisfied with the state grand jury outcome, referring the case for federal p... Credible Reporting
- Person Julie K. Brown - Reiter, former Police Chief, warned Brown at the start of her Epstein investigation to expect pushback and pressure a... Credible Reporting
- Person Julie K. Brown - Former Police Chief Reiter warned Brown to expect pushback when she began investigating Epstein Credible Reporting
Employed By
- Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - Michael Reiter served as chairman of the Palm Beach County Election Security Task Force. Single Source
- Person Palm Beach Police Department - Reiter was the police chief who criticized Epstein's plea deal. Credible Reporting
- Organization Palm Beach Police - Michael Reiter was Police Chief of Palm Beach Police Department during Epstein investigation Official Document
- Organization Palm Beach Police - Reiter served as Chief of the Palm Beach Police Department during the Epstein investigation Official Document
- Organization Palm Beach Police Department - Reiter served as Chief of Police during the Epstein investigation Credible Reporting
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Reiter turned Epstein evidence over to the FBI for federal prosecution Official Document
Testified In
- Document Videotaped Deposition of Michael Reiter - Reiter gave a videotaped deposition in civil lawsuit BB vs. Epstein Court Record
- Event First criminal case against Epstein - Michael Reiter was a key individual in the first criminal case against Epstein Credible Reporting
- Document BB vs. Epstein - Chief Reiter gave a videotaped deposition on November 23, 2009 in the civil lawsuit BB vs. Epstein Court Record
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Reiter, former Palm Beach police chief, was interviewed by the FBI in October 2019 about conversations with Trump reg... Court Record
Mentioned In
- Document Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein - Michael Reiter, former police chief, was interviewed in the documentary as a key figure from the first criminal case ... Credible Reporting
- Document Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - Former police chief Michael Reiter is interviewed in the Filthy Rich documentary as a key figure from the first crimi... Official Document
- Document Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - Reiter was interviewed for the documentary series Credible Reporting
- Document Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (documentary series) - The documentary features an interview with former police chief Michael Reiter who was involved in the first criminal ... Credible Reporting
- Document "Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich" (documentary) - The documentary features an interview with former police chief Michael Reiter. Official Document
- Document "Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich" (documentary) - Michael Reiter was interviewed in the documentary as former police chief involved in the case Credible Reporting
- Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Trump told Reiter 'thank goodness you're stopping him' and that Epstein was disgusting, according to FBI interview su... Court Record
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI notes documented Trump's communication with Palm Beach Police Chief Reiter Official Document
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Police Chief Reiter turned evidence over to the FBI for federal prosecution after becoming alarmed at state prosecuto... Official Document
- Person Julie K. Brown - Reiter warned Brown to expect pushback for investigating Epstein Credible Reporting
Located At
- Location State of Florida - Former police chief Michael Reiter was involved in the first criminal case against Epstein in Florida, which is refer... Single Source
Part Of
- Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - Police Chief Reiter turned evidence over to the FBI for federal prosecution after concerns about state prosecutors' h... Official Document
Charged With
- Person Jeffrey Epstein - Reiter was a key figure in the first criminal case brought against Epstein Court Record
Source Documents & Evidence
“Now Chief Reiter aud Dx Krischer himself, however, had been accused”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Police Chief Michael Reiter became alarmed at the handling of the case by state prosecutors and then state attorney, Barry Krischer. On May 1, 2006, Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the case; when Krischer declined, Police Chief Reiter...”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“along with former staff members and former police chief Michael Reiter, a key individual from the first criminal case against Epstein.”
“as chairman of the Palm Beach County Election Security Task Force. In 2004, Reiter initiated the first inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and his involvement”
“At the start of her investigative reporting on Epstein, Brown had been warned by former Police Chief Michael Reiter to expect pushback”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“Giuffre was contacted by the FBI in 2007 after Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter became frustrated with Krischer's handling of the case and turned his department's evidence over to the agency.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“As the case progressed, Police Chief Michael Reiter became alarmed at the handling of the case by state prosecutors and then state attorney, Barry Krischer. On May 1, 2006, Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the case; when Krischer decli...”
“Police Chief Michael Reiter became alarmed at the handling of the case by state prosecutors and then state attorney, Barry Krischer. On May 1, 2006, Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the case; when Krischer declined, Police Chief Reiter...”
“As the case progressed, Police Chief Michael Reiter became alarmed at the handling of the case by state prosecutors and then state attorney, Barry Krischer. On May 1, 2006, Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the case; when Krischer decli...”
“Police Chief Michael Reiter became alarmed at the handling of the case by state prosecutors and then state attorney, Barry Krischer. On May 1, 2006, Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the case; when Krischer declined, Police Chief Reiter...”
“As the case progressed, Police Chief Michael Reiter became alarmed at the handling of the case by state prosecutors and then state attorney, Barry Krischer. On May 1, 2006, Reiter asked Krischer to remove himself from the case; when Krischer decli...”Accessed: 2026-02-21
“to quote the retired Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter in the Herald's original story: "This was 50-something 'shes' and one 'he' – and the 'shes' all basically told the same story."”Accessed: 2026-02-22
“The former chief of the Palm Beach Police Department told the FBI that he spoke with President Trump during an early investigation into Jeffrey Epstein...The description of the call with Mr. Trump appeared in a four-page summary of an interview th...”
“The former chief of the Palm Beach Police Department told the FBI that he spoke with President Trump during an early investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a newly released FBI document. The ex-chief, Michael Reiter, said Mr. Trump told ...”
“The ex-chief, Michael Reiter, said Mr. Trump told him in a phone call at the time: 'thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this.'”Accessed: 2026-02-26
“Former Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter publicly criticized the federal plea deal that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to avoid serious federal charges.”Accessed: 2026-03-19
“PBPD Chief Michael Reiter stated in a 2009 civil deposition that when the PBPD initially brought the case to the State Attorney's Office in 2005, Krischer was supportive of the investigation and told Reiter, "Let's go for it," because, given the n...”Accessed: 2026-03-21
“Donald Trump contacted Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter in 2006 to thank law enforcement for investigating Jeffrey Epstein”Accessed: 2026-03-22
“Fourteen years into Chief Michael Reiter, Detective Joseph Recarey, and survivors risking everything to demand justice”Accessed: 2026-03-25
“A former Palm Beach, Florida, police chief who investigated Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s told the FBI he had received a call from Donald Trump”Accessed: 2026-04-06
“Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and his detectives built a strong case against Epstein but were frustrated when federal prosecutors negotiated a deal they believed was too lenient”Accessed: 2026-04-29
Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-05-07
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