In an October 2019 email, a few months after Epstein was arrested for sex trafficking and was subsequently found dead in his Manhattan jail cell, a group of USVI officials communicated about an inquiry from the New York Times about tax incentives Epstein was given by the territory.

2019-10-01 → 2019-11-01

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Origin: extracted from Court filing accuses former First Lady of acting as Epstein's local fixer · 2026-09-27 08:23