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Last Updated:February 28, 2025, 12:44 IST
Jeffrey Epstein News: The two properties Great St James and Little St James were put on sale in March 2022, along with Jeffrey Epstein’s entire global portfolio.
Jeffrey Epstein's former home on the island of Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands on March 23, 2022. (Getty Images)
Jeffrey Epstein Private Island: The case file of infamous child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been released by US Attorney General Pamela Bondi. The financier was guilty of sexual exploitation of more than 250 underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida. It was earlier learnt that his partner Ghislaine Maxwell was also associated with those crimes. After both were sentenced to prison, Epstein was found dead in his cell in New York in 2019, an apparent suicide as per the authorities. Some important documents about Epstein and his other associates have now come to light, with the FBI “entering a new era" under Kash Patel.
Epstein had many properties across the world that he used while perpetrating crime. The most infamous of them were on the two Caribbean islands named Great St James and Little St James, located in the US Virgin Islands.
After Epstein died in prison, the Virgin Island officials claimed that the convicted financier had trafficked, raped, sexually assaulted and held captive many of his victims on Little St James. The two properties were put on sale in March 2022, along with his entire global portfolio.
As per The Wall Street Journal, the islands were listed for 125 million US dollars. Recently, a private equality manager, Stephen Deckoff, has acquired the coastal properties for 60 million US dollars, Forbes reported. The new owner wants to renovate the buildings and transform them into a luxury resort.
Epstein purchased Little St James in 1998. He first started developing the island covering a land of around 70 acres. Currently, it has four opulent guest houses alongside the main residential complex. There are several facilities like a helipad, private dock, swimming pools, a gym and a tiki hut available on the island. It also has three private beaches.
Great St James is bigger in size, spanning nearly 160 acres. Epstein bought this island in 2016 for around 20 million US dollars. It’s yet to be fully developed. At present, Great St James is home to a few minor structures and a marine preserve called Christmas Cove.
The funds generated by the sale of the islands will be used to fund the resolution of Epstein’s estate, which has been slammed with numerous lawsuits from victims of his crimes. More than 120 million dollars have already been spent through the Epstein victims’ compensation program. Both the islands have remained abandoned since Epstein’s death.
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First Published:February 28, 2025, 12:44 IST
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