US Virgin Islands reach $105M settlement with Epstein estate

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By DÁNICA COTO an hour ago

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that it reached a settlement of more than $105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The settlement ends a nearly three-year legal saga for officials in the U.S. territory, which sought to hold Epstein accountable after he was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls and of causing environmental damage on the two tiny islands he owned in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The islands will be sold as part of the agreement.

“This settlement restores the faith of the people of the Virgin Islands that its laws will be enforced, without fear or favor, against those who break them,” Attorney General Denise George said.

Epstein’s estate agreed to pay the territorial government $105 million in cash and half of the proceeds from the sale of Little St. James island where Epstein owned a home and authorities allege many of his crimes took place.



FILE - This July 25, 2013, file image provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows financier Jeffrey Epstein. The U.S. Virgin Islands has reached a settlement announced on Wednesday, Nov. 30. 2022, of more than $105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein.(Florida Department of Law Enforcement via AP, File)


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[peppertree]

1. Epsteined

participle

/ ep·sty·nd /

Having been murdered at the behest of a despotic president (typically a Republican), or any other powerful but ethically challenged figure, for knowing too much about said figure's sexual depravities.

[imavoter]

6. Creepster updated his will and trust the day before he died.

Federal prisons are notoriously understaffed.
And this was a colossal #uck up.

He did kill himself. He had no honor.
Was it convenient for others?
Likely.

[peppertree]

8. Yeah. He was a smart guy - and knew he would soon be, well, epsteined.

The minute Jabba-the-Barr had him moved to the (federal) MCC New York, he knew.

[iluvtennis]

2. Great news! n/t

[underpants]

3. I knew the islands would be top dollar.

Little St. James island.

A real estate company is listing the island for $55 million, noting that its features include three beaches, a helipad, a gas station and more than 70 acres (28 hectares) of land that offer “an array of subdivision possibilities” and “a comprehensive, discreetly located, infrastructure support system.”

The company also is offering Great St. James for $55 million, an island of more than 160 acres (65 hectares) with three beaches.

[Slammer]

4. sounds perfect for

the royal family....

[imavoter]

7. This seems like a bargain.

The hay field behind me in my corner
of North Texas is about 6/7 acres, owned
by a well known national firm and is
on the tax rolls for about 10 million.

[Escurumbele]

5. I just want to know where are the documents and notes Epstein kept on everyone who

dealt with him, where are the videos, and all the other incriminating information that should be out for public view? Also, how come there was no real investigation on his "suicide"?