Michael Reiter (police officer)

Michael Reiter
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education
Occupation(s)Security advisor, former chief of Palm Beach Police Department
Websitemichaelreiterandassociates.com

Michael Reiter is an American security advisor who previously served as chief of police of Palm Beach, Florida, from 2001 to 2009. Having served in the Palm Beach Police Department since 1981, he has been involved in several high-profile criminal investigations in the affluent town with several nationally-prominent residents, including the overdose death of David Kennedy and the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Reiter came to international attention since the mid-2000s when he initiated the first inquiry into Epstein,[1][2][3] an investor who was accused of involvement in multinational child sex trafficking and having sex with a minor, and was later convicted for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution.[3]

  1. ^ "Another Outrageous Legal Situation in Florida". Fox News. August 16, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Goodnough, Abby (September 3, 2006). "Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Fisher, Marc (March 26, 2017). "Why did Trump's choice for Labour Secretary cut a deal with a billionaire in a sex abuse case?". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2018.