Epstein Secrets

pstein's bestowal of financial and other benefits, including sexual services and forced labor from victims. Id.11 at 157-195. 25. In October 2012, the Southern Trust Company—one of the companies Epstein owned—applied for economic benefits from the Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission ("EDC") so the company cou

F THE 1953 TRUST; ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN; THE 1953 TRUST; PLAN D, LLC; GREAT ST. JIM, LLC; NAUTILUS, INC.; HYPERION AIR, LLC; POPLAR, Inc.; SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC.; CYPRESS, INC.; MAPLE, INC.; LAUREL, INC.; AND JOHN AND JANE DOES, DEFENDANTS. Case No.: ST-20-CV-14 ACTION FOR DAMAGES JURY TRIAL DEMANDED SE

rds, airplanes, and other instrumentalities of the Epstein Enterprise. 168. In fact, the main source of funds for the Epstein Enterprise came from Southern Trust. Between 2013 and 2017, Southern Trust reported approximately $184 million in revenues. 169. Defendants Kahn and Indyke directed and controlled th

SF2 Ceonomati85(11. FIRIck001/1/30123 Paggel8 of 123 GVI v. Estate of Jeffrey Epstein GVI's Second Amended Complaint Page 7 of 76 30. Defendant, Poplar, Inc., is a corporation established and organized under the laws of the Virgin Islands. Poplar, Inc. was incorporated on November 22, 2011. Epstein was p

Epstein's bestowal of financial and other benefits, including sexual services and forced labor from victims. Id. at 157-195. 25. In October 2012, the Southern Trust Company—one of the companies Epstein owned—applied for economic benefits from the Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission ("EDC") so the company cou

F THE 1953 TRUST; ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN; THE 1953 TRUST; PLAN D, LLC; GREAT ST. JIM, LLC; NAUTILUS, INC.; HYPERION AIR, LLC; POPLAR, Inc.; SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC.; CYPRESS, INC.; MAPLE, INC.; LAUREL, INC.; AND JOHN AND JANE DOES, DEFENDANTS. Case No.: ST-20-CV-14 ACTION FOR DAMAGES JURY TRIAL DEMANDED SE

iled 01/10/23 Page 36 of 77 GVI v. Estate of Jeffrey Epstein GVI's Second Amended Complaint Page 35 of 76 with Epstein. Indyke was a signatory on Southern Trust's primary bank account to which funds were wired, primarily from a single source, as described below. Kahn, as Southern Trust's treasurer, oversaw it

cond Amended Complaint Page 7 of 76 30. Defendant. Poplar. Inc.. is a corporation established and organized under the laws of the Virgin Islands. Poplar, Inc. was incorporated on November 22, 2011. Epstein was president and director of Poplar, Inc., and its purpose was described in corporate filings as "h

any, knowing such claims to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent; knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or covered up material facts regarding the Southern Trust Company; made false or fraudulent statements or representations about the purpose, activities, income, and employment of Southern Trust Company; and made an

rying out, concealing, facilitating and continuing Epstein's crimes, and Great St. James became an instrumentality of those crimes. 30. Defendant, Poplar, Inc., is a corporation established and organized under the laws of the Virgin Islands. Poplar, Inc. was incorporated on November 22,201 I. Epstein was pr

rovide services). 85. Some of these companies held considerable assets: Financial Informatics, Inc. (incorporated November 18, 2011, also known as Southern Trust Company, Inc.) had assets of approximately $391 million in 2015; and Financial Trust Company, Inc. (incorporated November 6, 1998) had assets of $212 million whe

, which holds almost all of Epstein's assets. See Compl. 72 l3. Furthermore, the Executors are also officers of at least two of Epstein's entities, Poplar, Inc. and Nautilus, Inc., alleged to be intricately involved in carrying out Epstein's illegal enterprise. Id. at 19-22; 28-30. The Executors appear to b

any, knowing such claims to be false, fictitious, or fraudulent; knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or covered up material facts regarding the Southern Trust Company; made false or fraudulent statements or representations about the purpose, activities, income, and employment of Southern Trust Company; and

DMINISTRATOR OF THE 1953 TRUST; ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, THE 1953 TRUST, PLAN D, LLC; GREAT ST. JIM, LLC; NAUTILUS, INC.; HYPERION AIR, LLC; POPLAR, INC., SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC.; JOHN AND JANE DOES DEFENDANTS, Case No.: ACTION FOR DAMAGES JURY TRIAL DEMANDED FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT COMES N

rovide services). 88. Some of these companies held considerable assets: Financial Informatics, Inc. (incorporated November 18, 2011, also known as Southern Trust Company, Inc.) had assets of EFTA00018795 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 1111-1 Filed 09/01/20 Page 19 of 55 GVI v. Estate of Jeffrey Epst