Epstein’s islands sold to finance buyer planning luxury resort

Jeffrey Epstein held court over the two hideaways, which locals called “Paedophile Island” and “Orgy Island”. (Image: New York State Sex Offender Registry, AP)
Bloomberg
By Jennifer EpsteinThe pair of Caribbean islands that belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, the former financier accused of sex trafficking, have sold to a buyer who plans to build a luxury resort that can break free of the land’s sordid past.Stephen Deckoff, through his SD Investments, is buying Great St James and Little St James in the US Virgin Islands. The properties sold for a combined price of US$60 million (NZ$96m), according to Bespoke Real Estate, which had the listing with the Modlin Group. Epstein was accused of trafficking yo...

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