Epstein Secrets

trict Court of the Virgin Islands for damages sustained as a result of the loss of their goods. After finding that Ocean-Air's activities within the Virgin Islands constituted transacting business within the Territory and contracting to supply services or things in this Territory within the meaning of subsectio

LANDS ARE THE CORRECT FORUM FOR PLAINTIFFS' CAUSES OF ACTION AGAINST DEFENDANT. Ignoring the facts that: Plaintiff Jeffrey Epstein is a resident of the United States Virgin Islands with his home on Little Saint James Island; L.S.J., LLC, which is solely owned by a United States Virgin Islands resident and maintains its principa

fs' FAC, the factual allegations of which must be accepted as true and construed in the light most favorable to the Plaintiffs, clearly establishes the Virgin Islands' overwhelming local interest in this controversy. The controversy is of local interest in the Virgin Islands and localized interest rests with the V

ended by Studio and Fancelli when they contracted that the Library Cabinetry was to be installed and used in an office/library structure located in the United States Virgin islands and would be therefore subject to temperature and humidity levels inherent in a Caribbean climate, as well as within an office structure in

aintiffs FAC and the exhibits attached thereto. 2. Plaintiffs Have Filed Their Lawsuit in the Proper Venue: The St. Thomas and St. John Division of the Superior Court. Defendant also suggests that this case be dismissed because the venue is improper. "To survive a motion to dismiss for improper venue, the plainti

RT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Virginia L. Giuffre, Plaintiff, v. Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. Case No.: 15-cv-07433-LAP THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS' MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE MOTION TO INTERVENE AND FOR CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO JUDICIAL RECORDS AND DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS The Governme

V.I.C. §§ 605, 607. The USVI alleges in its CICO action that decedent Jeffrey E. Epstein engaged in a criminal sexual trafficking enterprise in the Virgin Islands, wherein he used his vast wealth and property holdings and a deliberately opaque web of corporations and companies to transport young women and girl

ed and Corrupt Organizations Act ("CICO") enforcement action against the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein and several Epstein-controlled entities before the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands. See Exhibit A hereto (USVI's operative First Amended Complaint, filed February 11, 2020). Access to other judicial docu

ED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Plaintiff, v. Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant. Case No.: 15-cv-07433-LAP THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS' MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE MOTION TO INTERVENE AND FOR CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS TO JUDICIAL RECORDS AND DISCOVERY DOCUMENTS The Governme

V.I.C. §§ 605, 607. The USVI alleges in its CICO action that decedent Jeffrey E. Epstein engaged in a criminal sexual trafficking enterprise in the Virgin Islands, wherein he used his vast wealth and property holdings and a deliberately opaque web of corporations and companies to transport young women and girl

ed and Corrupt Organizations Act ("CICO") enforcement action against the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein and several Epstein-controlled entities before the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands. See Exhibit A hereto (USVI's operative First Amended Complaint, filed February 11, 2020). Access to other judicial docu

the time of his death. As the legal representatives of the Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn are deemed citizens of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and jurisdiction in this Court is therefore proper. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(2). 12. At all times material to the events alleged herein, Plaintiff res

er situated...to the then acting Trustees of The 1953 Trust." 67. On August 26, 2019, Defendant Darren K. Indyke filed a Certificate of Trust with the Superior Court for the Virgin Islands, confirming that he and Defendant Richard D. Kahn are the two Trustees of The 1953 Trust. See Certificate of Trust, In the Ma

a world-renowned interior designer. . 8. Jeffrey Epstein, via his company L.S.J., LLC, is the owner of Little Saint James, a 70-acre island within the U.S. Virgin Islands. 9. In 2005, the parties entered into an agreement whereby the Plaintiffs would provide design services for the residential compound Epstein was c

intiffs' pleading, the First Amended Complaint does not provide any reference to the statutory underpinnings for the subject matter jurisdiction of the Superior Court, 4 V.I.C.§ 76, nor should it be Defendant's responsibility to select Plaintiffs' best weapon in this regard for any response. Subject matter jurisdi

the time of his death. As the legal representatives of the Estate of Jeffrey E Epstein, Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn arc deemed citizens of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The matter in controversy exceeds the sum of $75,000, and therefore jurisdiction in this Court is proper. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(2). 10. Ghislaine

3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31. On August 26, 2019, Defendant Darren K. Indyke filed a Certificate of Trust with the Superior Court for the Virgin Islands, confirming that he and Defendant Richard D. Kahn arc the two Trustees of The 1953 Trust. 32. On September 6, 2019, Magistr

Court's order, Notice to Creditors was duly first published on September 18, 2019. However, only one Sexual Abuse Claim has so far been filed in the Virgin Islands. As noted above, claimants have named the Estate and others in various lawsuits in jurisdictions outside the Virgin Islands and, based on media repo

iminal Activity Lien Notice pursuant to Chapter 30, Title 14 § 610, in the matter ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, PROBATE NO. ST-19-PB-80, pending in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas and St. John. A civil proceeding. Case No. ST-2020-CV-14. having been instituted by the Government of