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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to pay $105m to US Virgin Islands government

New York State Division of Criminal Justice/EPA

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has agreed to pay up to $105m to the US Virgin Islands government to settle a lawsuit that the late paedophile used his private island in the archipelago for sex-trafficking, according to a new report.

The settlement brings to an end a three-year lawsuit brought by US Virgin Islands attorney general Denise George that accused Epstein of deceiving authorities into granting tax breaks to his financial advisory company, the New York Times reported.

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