Who owned Little St. James Island according to this document?

According to the property records discussed in these FBI emails, Little St. James Island was initially acquired by L.S.J LLC (Epstein) on April 27, 1998. The property was later transferred via quitclaim deed on December 23, 2011, to Nautilus Inc., with Jeffrey E. Epstein listed as the sole beneficial owner and President of Nautilus Inc.

What does this document reveal about the FBI investigation?

This document reveals that the FBI's Financial Analysis and Surveillance Team (FAST) was conducting detailed investigations into Epstein's property holdings in August 2019. Senior Financial Investigators were examining deed records and attempting to establish a complete ownership timeline, specifically requesting records from the 2002-2005 period, suggesting they were building a comprehensive financial picture of Epstein's assets.

Who owned Little St. James Island according to this document?

According to the property records discussed in these FBI emails, Little St. James Island was initially acquired by L.S.J LLC (Epstein) on April 27, 1998. The property was later transferred via quitclaim deed on December 23, 2011, to Nautilus Inc., with Jeffrey E. Epstein listed as the sole beneficial owner and President of Nautilus Inc.

What does this document reveal about the FBI investigation?

This document reveals that the FBI's Financial Analysis and Surveillance Team (FAST) was conducting detailed investigations into Epstein's property holdings in August 2019. Senior Financial Investigators were examining deed records and attempting to establish a complete ownership timeline, specifically requesting records from the 2002-2005 period, suggesting they were building a comprehensive financial picture of Epstein's assets.

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This is an email chain from August 2019 between FBI investigators discussing property records for Jeffrey Epstein's Little St. James Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The document consists of internal FBI correspondence from the Financial Analysis and Surveillance Team (FAST) investigating the ownership history of Little St. James Island. Investigators traced the property deed from 1998 when L.S.J LLC (Epstein) first acquired the island, through a 2011 quitclaim deed transfer to Nautilus Inc., with Jeffrey E. Epstein listed as the sole beneficial owner and President. The emails show investigators attempting to establish a clear chain of ownership for the period 2002-2005 as part of their financial investigation.

Key Highlights

•FBI's Financial Analysis and Surveillance Team (FAST) was actively investigating Epstein's property ownership in August 2019
•Little St. James Island was initially acquired by L.S.J LLC on April 27, 1998
•In 2011, the property was transferred via quitclaim deed to Nautilus Inc., with Epstein as sole beneficial owner
•Investigators were specifically seeking deed records from the 2002-2005 timeframe

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From: To: Subject: Fwd: Re: Little St James Island - Last Deed of Record Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:51:22 +0000 Inline-Images: pastedImage.png FYI. See info below about Epstein's ownership of the island prior to 2011. From: Date: ug , Subject: Re: Little St James Island - Last Deed of Record To: Cc: If you look at the Quitclaim Deed dated 12/23/2011, see the below paragraph. The "Grantor" in 2011 is L.S.J LLC (Epstein). I could not pull the 1998 Deed on line, but clearly, L.S.J LLC (Grantor) first received the title on 04/27/1998. Being rho• same premise. conveyed to Grantor by Warranty Deed dated April 27. 1998 and recorded May IS, 1998 in Rook 49 .1; Page 494 Doc. No. 19118 and enteral in Aux 52, Page 141 in ihe Office of the Recorder of Deeds for St. Thomas and St. John, US. Virgin Islands. Squad C-40 (FAST) Senior Financial Investigator (SFI) From, Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:45:55 PM To: Subject: RE: Little St James Island - Last Deed of Record Hey= Are you able to pull the deed from the time period 2002-2005? EFTA00031702

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From Sent: Wednesda , Au ust 07, 2019 9:51 AM To Subject: Little St James Island - Last Deed of Record Attached is Last Deed of Record for Little St James Island, dated 12/23/2011, from L.S.I. LLC to Nautilus Inc. The sole beneficial owner and President of Nautilus Inc is Jeffrey E. Epstein. uad C-40 FAST) Senior Financial Investigator (SFI) (o (c EFTA00031703