Jeffrey Epstein’s two Caribbean islands are up for sale at a much smaller asking price after hitting the market three months ago but failing to attract any buyers. For those who have been keeping up with the Epstein drama, the two islands owned by the deceased pedophile were the go-to spots where a heap of underage girls were allegedly flown to perform sexual favors on Jeffrey and his upper echelon peers.
In March, the two islands, known as Little St. James and Great St. James, were placed on the market for a combined deal worth $125 million. But those figures may have been too ambitious, reports The Wall Street Journal, as each island has been re-listed for $55 million, meaning that buying both would now save you $15 million — a 12% reduction from the original asking price.
Modlin Group listing rep Adam Modlin told the news outlet that trying to sell the islands separately had already attracted more buyers than when they were offered in a packaged deal. If one of the properties does get sold, it will mark yet another sell-off from Jeffrey’s enormous portfolio of fancy homes, with his estate selling his Manhattan mansion in March 2021 for $51 million. His former Palm Beach pad has also been torn down amid plans to build a new structure on the spacious land.
Jeffrey’s apartment in Paris was put on the market earlier this year for $14 million, while another ranch owned in Sante Fe, New Mexico, is still up for grabs with a reported $27.5 million price tag. Attorney Daniel Weiner, who represents the Epstein estate, has since told the New York Post that the funds raised from selling Jeffrey’s properties will be used to clear off outstanding fees and lawsuits that have arisen since being arrested in July 2019 for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York.
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He died in his cell the following months, with medical examiners ruling his death a suicide. Lawyers for the late financier and broker dispelled the ruling, saying there was significant evidence proving that foul play could have contributed to Jeffrey’s sudden passing. Meanwhile, his partner-in-crime, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on federal charges, including sex trafficking and conspiracy for helping her friend lure underage girls into a sex ring.
Her bid to overturn the ruling in April was unsurprisingly denied by US District Judge Alison Nathan, with her sentencing to be revealed later this month. Judge Alison found three of the guilty verdicts counts were decided by witness testimony along with evidence shown during the trial. Two other guilty verdict counts were rejected, subsequently reducing Ghislaine’s possible sentence down by 10 to 55 years.