Epstein Estate Settles Racketeering Suit With Virgin Islands (2)

The co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have agreed to a $105 million settlement to resolve US Virgin Islands’ racketeering claims against the late financier and corporate entities he controlled, a lawyer for the estate said Wednesday.

Under the terms of the deal, the estate and 10 Epstein-created entities will pay the government of the US Virgin Islands $105 million in cash plus half of the proceeds from the sale of Little St. James, the secluded island on which Epstein lived, according to a statement released by Denise George.

A villa stands on Little St. James Island, owned by fund manager Jefferey Epstein, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

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The estate has also agreed to pay $450,00 to remediate ...