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Mega Edition: Epstein's Estate And It's Battle Against Liens In The USVI (5/6/26) · The Epstein Chronicles

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Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome back to the Epstein Chronicles.
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In this episode, we're getting back to those core documents
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and we're going to begin taking a look at the
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motion by Jeffrey Epstein's estate to have the lians removed.
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The Government of the United States Virgin Islands plaintiff versus
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Darren Kay and Dyke in his capacity as the Executor
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of the Estate of Jeffrey e. Epstein and Administrator of
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the nineteen fifty three Trust. Richard D. Con in his
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capacity as the Executor of the Estate of Jeffrey e
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Epstein and Administrator of the nineteen fifty three Trust. Case
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number st Dash twenty DASH CV DASH fourteen. The Co
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Executors reply Brief in support of expedited motion to vacate Leans.
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The Attorney General issued dozens of invalid and defective liens
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in connection with this action under the SICCO Act Virgin
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Island Code fourteen, Section TI six hundred. The motion identifies
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six reasons why the Court should vacate the Leans. In response,
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the Government accuses the co Executors of attempting to gain
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unfettered access to the estate's funds with free reign to
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issue blank checks. The government is wrong on the facts
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and the law, and continues to misapprehend the fundamentals of
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the USVII probate law. This SICCO action does not concern
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and allegedly ongoing criminal enterprise. Mister Epstein, the individual who
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allegedly perpetrated the underlying offenses, died nearly a year ago.
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As mister Epstein is dead, the government cannot raise any
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legitimate concern that his assets will disappear before conclusion of
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his SICCO action. To the contrary, the CO executors are
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exercising their fiduciary duties to preserve and protect those assets
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with the approval of continuing oversight of the Probate Court.
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Nor can the government claim that is acting to protect
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mister Epstein's allege victims. Months after the government commenced the
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SICCO action, the CO executors began establishing a victim's compensation
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program to be run by world renowned independent victim fund administrators.
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The Probate Court officially approved that program on June third,
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twenty twenty, and it has commenced active operations from the outset.
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The program had the overwhelming support of the alleged victims
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and virtually all civil plaintiffs who file claims against the
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estate have now stayed those actions in favor of the program.
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Pursuant the probate law, legitimate victims, whether through the program
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or litigation, will be paid before the CO executors distribute
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any property of the estate to beneficiaries. The government's legal
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arguments are equally flawed. With a government incorrectly asserting that
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only Attorney General has authority to release or extinguish the liens,
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the government's attempt to avoid judicial review by this court
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is contradicted by SICCO itself. The Court should vacate the
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liens for six reasons. First, in violation of the express
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terms of Virgin Island Code fourteen, Section six zero four R,
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the government seeks to enforce the liens against the CO executors. Second,
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CICCO does not permit the Attorney General to name the
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estate and the lians the estate is incapable of holding
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a legal or beneficial interest in property. Third, in a
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civil SECO action, the government is not entitled to forfeiture.
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It may only seek divesture. Even if the government could
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somehow explain the need to divest a dead man from
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a defunct criminal enterprise. Divestiture provides no basis for the liens. Fourth,
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pursuant de Cicco, the Attorney General must show substantial connection
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between the property subject to the lians and the alleged
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criminal enterprise. The SECO action alleges only that one of
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mister Epstein's islands and three aircraft were used in the enterprise.
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Yet the liens inpermissibly encompass all the property of the estate. Fifth,
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theleans even purport to encompass property located outside the usv.
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The Government does not and cannot defend such extra territorial reach.
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Six And Finally, the lians continue to impede the lawful
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administration of the estate pursuant to the doctrine of prior
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exclusive jurisdiction and the probate exception. Motion to dismiss its
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Section one Reply Brief in support of Motion to dismiss it.
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Section one. The Attorney General cannot substitute or judgment in
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place of the co executors or the Probate Court. One.
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The Court has the authority to vacate the liens as
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an initial matter. The Government asserts that the Attorney General's
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imposition of liens is not subject to review by this
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Court or any court other than its own interpretation of CICCO.
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The Government does not cite a single authority for this assertion,
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nor can it. CICCO itself contradicts the government's untenable position.
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The government claims that section six' ten are OF cicco
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transit the sole authority to release or extinguish the liens
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during the pendency of A seco. Action that provision is
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not so. Broad it simply grants The Attorney general permission
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to release property from the. Liens The Attorney general may
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release any, property personal or, real or a beneficial interest
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in it from the criminal activity lean notice upon such
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terms and conditions as he may. Determine Virgin Island code,
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Fourteen section six ten. Are it does not preclude the
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court's ability to do, likewise let alone eliminate the court's
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authority to review the validity of The Attorney general's. Actions,
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further two SUBSEQUENT sicco provisions expressly contradict the government's. Contention
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where NO cicco action is. Pending section six TEN t
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provides the procedure by which a person may seek release
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or extinguishment of a criminal activity lean notice through court.
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Intervention The government acknowledges this, provision but ignores the very next,
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provision which all auth rises the court to release or
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extinguish a criminal activity lean notice where a sec action is.
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Pending section six y TEN u, provides in the event
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a civil preceding is pending against a person named in
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a criminal activity lean, notice The Superior court Or United
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States District, court upon motion by the, person may grant
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the relief set forth in this. Section Virgin Island code
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fourteen six oh ONE. U the co executors have made
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such a motion, here and the court may grant the
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relief set forth in this. Section section sixty ten contemplates
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release and extinguishment as forms of release that the court may.
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GRANT Us code, Fourteen section sixty. Ten, accordingly the government
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cannot avoid the motion or the court's review of the.
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Liens two the liens are INVALID, a the government cannot
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enforce the liens against the co. Executors the government and
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permissibly seeks to enforce the liens against the co. Executors
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each of the liens provides that any executor who, moves,
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transfers or conveys title to personal or real property upon
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which a criminal Activity lean notice has been filed shall
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be liable to The Attorney general in accordance With title
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Fourteen Virgin Island, Code section sixty. Ten the provision on
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which The government, relies, however applies only to trustees as
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defined BY, cicco AND sicco expressly excludes an executor from
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the definition of a. Trustee Virgin Island code, Fourteen section
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six oh four are in response to The government's claims
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that the provisions in section six TEN m merely exempt
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the personal or real property of the trustees themselves from
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a criminal activity. Lien where the trustees are not named
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in their personal, capacity that distinction has no relevance. Here
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at issue here is WHETHER sicco authorizes issuance and enforcement
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of a criminal activity lien notice against an. EXECUTOR cicco
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expressly contemplates that The Attorney general may name trustee again
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as that term is defined IN cicco in a criminal
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activity lian notice See Virgin Island code, Fourteen section six
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ten m. N cicco establishes obligations and liabilities of the
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trustee even where the trustee is not named in criminal
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activity lean notice See Virgin Island code, Fourteen section sixty
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TEN k requiring a trustee to furnish The Attorney general
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OR Us attorney with certain Information Virgin Island code, fourteen
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section sixty ten subjecting a trustee to liability where the
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trustee transfers or conveys title to personal or real property
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for which a criminal activity lean notice names a person
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who holds a beneficial interest in said. Property BUT cicco
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does not establish any requirements or obligations for an executor
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because executors are specifically exempted from the definition of. Trustee
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the government pivots and claims that the liens also apply
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to the estate and Ey epstein controlled, company as demonstration
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in section TWO b. Below the government cannot name the
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estate in the. Liens although the government may name an
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entity in a Criminal Activity lean notice that is either
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controlled by or entirely owned by the person named in
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the PENDING seco Action Virgin Island code fourteen six y
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TEN b, one that provision does not apply. Here the
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government does not name Mister epstein in the PENDING seco,
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action and Mister epstein's, property including his interest in companies
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that he, owned are part of the estate and subject
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to administration by THE co executors and the oversight of
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the probate. Court B naming the estate does not cure
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the defective. Liens the government cannot issue criminal activity lian
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notices against the estate PURSUING. DESICCO a criminal ACTIVITY lean
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notice may be issued against a person or other entity
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with respect to personal or real property owned by that,
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person or in which the person or entity has a
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beneficial Interest Virgin Island code, Fourteen section sixty, ten e
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one to. Two the government has no response to the
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cases in other jurisdictions that confirm that an estate cannot
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hold legal or beneficial interest in property motion at, nine
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nor does the government cite a single authority in this
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jurisdiction to the. Country, instead the government points to two
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in opposite cases that permits, suit not criminal activity lean
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notices against AN A state and the. Trust neither of
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those cases upheld the validity of A lean against AN
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a State without a legal basis to support its, position
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the government speculates that rejection of the liens would undermine
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cicco's enforcement scheme by Shielding epstein's egregious conduct and the
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property and assets he used to carry it out from law.
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Enforcement the government fails to explain HOW cicco would be
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undermined by The Attorney general's inability to issue leans against
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a dead man's, estate nor can. It this is not
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an action against Mister epstein or an action and ongoing criminal.
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Enterprise THE co executors have fiduciary obligations to preserve and
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protect the state, assets and any distribution of property of
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the estate will be subject to the approval of The Probate.
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Court The government's purported concern about Mister epstein's alleged victims
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as a straw man at, best as noted, Above months
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before The government commenced AT sec, action THE co executors
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sought to establish a victims compensation, program And Claimant's council
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were nearly unanimous in supporting that. Effort despite significant delay
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due to The Attorney general's interference with commencement of the,
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program it is now launched with the approval of The
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Probate court and continued full support of virtually all Claimants.
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Council all, right we're going to wrap up episode one
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here and in the next episode talking about the, topic
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we'll pick up where we left. Off all of the
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information that goes with this episode can be found in
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the description. Box what's up, everyone and welcome back to
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The Epstein. Chronicles this, episode we're diving right back in
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to those court documents and we're taking a look at
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why The estates says that these lians that THE usvii
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government slapped on them should have been. Removed, see the
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government does not have a valid forfeiture. Claim the government
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issued the liens in connection with its pending CIVIL sicco.
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Action in this, action the government seeks civil, forfeiture but
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that remedy is not available to the government UNDER. Sicco
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without a forfeiture, claim the government has no basis to impose,
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lians the government claims At The Supreme court recognize civil
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forfeiture In nadjawitz fifty Two Virgin, island three, eleven two
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thousand and. Nine not. So in that criminal forfeiture, action
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The Supreme court considered whether The Superior court could exercise
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in personam jurisdiction over the defendant idea at three thirty
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through three thirty. Three The court referred generally to civil
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and criminal forfeiture provisions IN, cicco but held only that
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criminal forfeiture on under section six oh six in personum
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in Nature idea three thirty, three The court had no
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reason to consider WHETHER sicco permits forfeiture as opposed to
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divestiture in a civil proceeding in any. Event section six
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oh seven provides the remedies of a CIVIL seco, action
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it does not identify forfeiture as such a. Remedy Virgin
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Island code, Fourteen section six oh. Seven see Also Virgin
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Island Code section six oh eight addressing property ordered forfeited
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to any criminal, proceeding while making no mention a property
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forfeited in a civil proceeding without any basis in siccod's
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express terms for, relief it seeks the government retreats to
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the catch all provision in section six oh SEVEN a
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six providing the court with equitable. Powers The government does
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not cite a single court that is invoked section six
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oh seven a b let alone one that did so
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to permit civil forfeiture in any. EVENT sicco already establishes
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lan forfeiture may be, invoked and statutory text is to
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be interpreted to give consistent and harmonious effect to each
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of its. Provisions heyliger Versus People number sixty, Six Virgin
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islands three forty three point fifty four twenty, seventeen nor
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can the government invoke Mister epstein's allege victims in claiming
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that equity commands that the estate's assets be forfeited to the.
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Government as discussed, above THE co executors instituted an independently
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run program to compensate any victims with assets of the,
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estate and the government fails to explain why it would
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be equitable for the government to take assets for itself
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that would otherwise be distributable to, claimants including participants in
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the victim compensation, program other creditors or beneficiaries of the.
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Estate unable to point to a provision IN cicco that
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authorizes civil forfeiture, action the government asserts that it's not
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required to do. So ALTHOUGH sicco premit it's the government
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to file criminal activity lean notices upon the institution of
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any criminal or civil preceding, reaction the court is not
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obliged to maintain those Liens Virgin Island code, Fourteen section
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sixty TEN a AND. U, here apart from the other
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defects in the liens discussed in the, motion the court
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should extinguish the lians for two. Reasons, first the government
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ignores the distinction between forfeiture and divestiture. Proceedings in a
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criminal forfeiture, proceeding the government may obtain an order requiring
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the defendant to divest himself of any interest in any
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enterprise or in any real. Property Virgin Island code, fourteen
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section six oh seven a and. One considering similar civil
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remedies under the Federal Rico LAW Us code, eighteen section
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nineteen sixty, four you pay attention aoc The court in
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The United states Versus Private Sanitation Industry association Of Nasau Suffolk,
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incorporated seven ninety three. F. Supp eleven fourteen Edn, one
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nineteen ninety two explain that the government may not obtain
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from these defendants the criminal penalty of forfeiture simply by
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denoting the relief sought to be the civil remedy of.
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Divestiture the court held that forfeiture was not available in
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a civil, recoaction and divestiture contemplates that a defendant will
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receive compensation from the interest of which he. Disposes, thus
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even if the government had a valid divestiture, claim lians
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are not needed to preserve property that the government might
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add to its own coffers without compensating the. Estate and,
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second because Mister epstein's, dead there is no risk that
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he will transfer property outside the government's. Reach THE co,
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executors with oversight from the Probate, court now have control
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of Mister epstein's. Assets D the liens are. Overbroad one
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the lians impermissibly cover property unconnected to the Alleged sekul.
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Enterprise the government agrees that the liens must be limited
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to real or personal property used in the course of
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intended for use in the course of derived from or
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realized through conduct and violation OF, cicco and the government
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does not dispute that it must establish a substantial connection
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between the property and the offense motion at, thirteen QUOTING
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Us versus twenty, thousand three hundred and ninety two dollars
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five forty six FSupp TWO d three two three oh
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four and three zero FIVE dvi two thousand and. Eight
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but the government fails to connect much of the property
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covered by the leans to the alleged, defenses much less
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establish a substantial. Connection each of the leans contains three
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numbered paragraphs identifying the properties subject to. Them the first
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two paragraphs cover personal or real property in THE, usvii
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including beneficial interests therein held by the estate Mister epstein
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and each of the entity defendants in THE sicco action
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other Than Little Saint James, Island Great Saint James, island
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and three. Aircraft the complaint does not attempt to connect
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any personal or real property to the alleged. Enterprise THE
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co executors do not challenge the breath of the leans
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to the extent that they cover Mister epstein's ownership Of
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Little Saint James, Island while THE co executors do not
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challenge the breath of the leans to the extent they
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cover and located in THE usvii that Mister epstein purportedly
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used in the alleged criminal. Acts the three aircraft alleged
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in the complaint are not in THE usvii and thus
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not subject to the. Leeds, finally the government does not
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allege that any offense occurred At Great Saint James, island
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which Mister epstein acquired more than seventeen years After Little
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Saint James. Island, rather the government, asserts upon information and,
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belief that Mister epstein Purchased Great Saint james to further
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shield his conduct On Little Saint james from. View in
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support of this, contention the government offers only nonsensical speculation
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under any standard that is not an enough to substantially
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Connect Great Saint James island to the alleged. Defenses accordingly
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the extent The court does not vacate The, leans The
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court should limit the coverage of the first two paragraphs
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of The leans To Little Saint James. Island the third
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paragraph of The leans covers any and all bank, accounts
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certificates of, deposits and any other accounts in the name
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of or under the signatory authority of The estate Of Mister,
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Epstein Mister, epstein and each of the entity. Defendants in its,
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opposition the government does not argue that there is any
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connection between the offenses and any accounts held by the
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nineteen fifty Three Trust plan D, Llc HYPERIONAIRE, Llc Poplar,
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incorporated Or Southern Trust Company. Incorporated for this reason, alone
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The court should vacate all of The, leans, or at a,
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minimum order the government release any lians on accounts held
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by those. Defendants as for The estate Of Mister, Epstein Nautilus,
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incorporated And Great Saint JIM, llc The government fails to
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make any substantial connection between their accounts and the alleged.
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Defenses while the government alleges that Mister epstein engaged in
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a sex trafficking, enterprise the government does not allege that
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the alleged enterprise was a profit making, venture or that
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Mister epstein or any of the name defendants financially profited
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from any of that, Activity nor does the complaint contain
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any allegations were referring to any, accounts let alone explain
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how Mister epstein used such accounts in the alleged criminal. Enterprise,
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similarly the government does not provide any. Explanation while the
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lean should cover the accounts of the holding companies For
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Little Saint James island And Great Saint James, Island Nautilus
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incorporated And Great Saint Jim. Llc although the complaint alleges
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that offenses occurred At Little Saint James, island the complaint
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does not allege any use of the accounts for the
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companies that Held Little Saint James, island let Alone Great
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Saint James. Island, accordingly the government falls short of demonstrating
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a substantial connection between the alleged defenses and accounts held
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by Mister epstein or the Estate Nautilus incorporated And Great
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Saint JIM'S. Llc. Two the liens purport to extend to
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accounts located outside the Usv unlike the first two paragraphs
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in each, lien which explicitly limit their reach to the
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jurisdiction of THE, usvii the third and final paragraph in
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each lien contains no such explicit jurisdictional, limit by seeking
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any and all bank, accounts certificates of, deposit and any
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other accounts without regard to the location of those. Accounts.
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Three in its, opposition The government continues to avoid clarifying
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whether The Attorney general seeks to expand or jurisdiction to
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accounts located outside THE. Usvii as set forth In. Motion
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section six' ten E of sicco limits the scope Of
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The attorney general's lean authority to property located IN the
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usvii or beneficial interests in. Such Proper the government does
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not dispute and therefore concedes. That LIMITATION, under Sicco the
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government may place a lien upon any personal or real
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properties situated In The virgin islands where the notice. Is
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filed because the liens are undisputedly overbroad on, their face
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the court should vacate them or limit the property located IN.
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The usvii notwithstanding the government's acknowledgment of the, jurisdictional limitations
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the government does not state the obvious the accounts OUTSIDE
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the usvii cannot possibly be subject to. The, liens instead
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the government, argues that because defendants have not identified any
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such accounts in, the motion the court's order vacating the
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invalid liens would amount to a blanket. Advisory opinion for,
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that position government Relies On Media. Ventures INCORPORATED thirty vii,
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forty three nineteen. Ninety four but in, that Case the
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court found that the facts failed to present a justifiable
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case or controversy because any injury or threat of injury
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to petitioner is clearly conjectural, or hypothetical not real. Or,
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immediate here the government knows the defendants maintain accounts OUTSIDE,
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the usvii and Yet the government repeatedly and inexplicably refuses
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to confirm that the scope of his liens is limited TO.
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The usvii in, Any event sicco expressly permits a party
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to Move the court as here to release or extinguish.
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Criminal Activity lee notices issued in connection with the Civil
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Proceeding Virgin island, Code fourteen section SIX Ten us. Part
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three the liens in permissively interfere with. Probate action pursuing
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To The letters Testamentary dated, september six, twenty NINETEEN the
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co executors have the right, and duty with oversight From
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The probate court to expand to. State funds the government
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CLAIMS that sicco Entitles The attorney general to exercise oversight
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OVER the co executors and. Their expenditures the government is
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wrong pursuing to the doctrine of prior exclusive jurisdiction and the.
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Probate Exception The probate court has sole authority over disposition of,
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the estate And The probate court issued letters testamentary TO
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The co executors for the administration of the Estate on,
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september six, twenty nineteen well before this action. Was filed,
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in addition under, probate law THE government's seco claims are
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inferior to the administrative expenses of. The Estate Virgin island,
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Code fifteen section four two one c entitling an executor
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to retain in, his hands in preference to any claim
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or charge against, the estate amount of his own compensation
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and the necessary expenses. Of, administration thus even If The
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attorney general could recover ON defective, seco claims which, he
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cannot the government cannot only collect on those claims from
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funds remaining in the estate AFTER the co executors have
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paid the estate's. Administrative Expenses Virgin island, code fifteen section four.
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Twenty One Virgin island, Code fifteen section five. Sixty eight
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See also Martin, versus dennett six twenty Six p dot
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two d four seventy three four to Seventy five utah nineteen,
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eighty one holding that administrative and funeral expenses had priority
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over federal, tax liens and citing cases that. Held likewise
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the government again claims that the co executors seek an
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advisory opinion from this court Because The attorney general has
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released funds subject to the liens to pay truly administrative
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and preservation, related expenditures and is willing to release additional
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funds subject to her unilateral terms. And conditions to, the
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contrary the liens already have injured and continue to injure.
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The estate AS the co executors describe in, the motion
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the liens ground the estate to, a halt and the
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estate could not pay maintenance bills and employee salary and,
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insurance payments causing immediate harm to the estate's assets and
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property in five. Different jurisdictions, in fact the commencement of
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the victims' compensation program was delayed while the co executors
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were forced to negotiate With The attorney general to release
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funds that the program's administrators require to launch. That program during,
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that delay the co executors were forced to spend more
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estate resources to litigate many of the. Claimant's lawsuits the
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commencement of the program has demonstrated that such expenditures were
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a waste of the, estate's assets called solely By The
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attorney general's hold on the estate's ability to fund, the
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program as virtually all civil plaintiffs quickly agreed to stay
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those lawsuits in order to participate in. The program to,
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this Day The attorney general continues to withhold funds that
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the co executors require for the administration of. The estate
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see OPPOSITION example c demanding that the estate provide additional
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information to allow the government to continue to ensure that
26:52
the estate has access to those funds needed for its.
26:55
Ongoing OPERATIONS example d conditioning the release of funds on
27:00
an accounting of the money the estate, is spent and
27:02
an accounting of the money the estate intends to spend
27:05
with the. Requested funds, simply put The co executors have
27:09
been and continue to be at the mercy Of The
27:12
attorney general's terms. And conditions The co executors bring this
27:15
motion to remove those impermissible constraints on their ability to
27:20
administer the estate in accordance with the rights and duties
27:23
granted to them BY The usvi law And The. Probate,
27:26
court finally the government resorts to the false accusation that
27:31
the motion is nothing less than an attempt To Use
27:33
epstein's jelhouse suicide as a vehicle to Sweep mister epstein's
27:37
allege crimes under the rug And allow epstein's beneficiaries to
27:42
retain the instrumentalities of the enterprise at the expense of.
27:46
Its victims that. Is nonsense the government is fully aware
27:50
of The co executor's victims compensation program and must understand
27:54
THAT under usvii, probate law victims who are claimants of
27:57
the estate will be compensated before any. Beneficiaries conclusion for
28:03
the reason. Set fourth you're in AND The co executor's
28:06
expedited motion To vacate Lean's the court should enter and
28:09
order vacating the Criminal activity lee notices issued By The.
28:14
Attorney general this was Signed By Christopher allen croblin and
28:18
it Was dated, july eighth. Twenty Twenty, all, right folks
28:21
that's gonna do it for. This one all of the
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box recently we talked a little bit about how the
28:31
Estate Of jeffrey epstein was complaining that they weren't able
28:36
to keep up with their bills Because Of denise george
28:41
And The virgin islands having a stranglehold over. Them, basically
28:46
well tonight there's a new article OUT From abc news
28:50
that goes into it in a little bit. More detail
28:54
it adds some more context to what we. Discussed earlier and,
28:58
the GEM like i always, talked about the bit of
29:01
gold that we'll find in this one Is The Attorney
29:04
general's office actually RESPONDED To. Abc news now they didn't
29:09
Respond To. Okay magazine BUT what i will Say Is
29:14
okay magazine has been way ahead of the curve when
29:17
it comes to. This, stuff they've you know'd say they're a.
29:20
Tabloid whatever that's fine, and well but when it comes
29:24
To This jeffrey epstein case and having access to the
29:28
emails and stuff From The attorney general's office and what's
29:32
going on as far as her civil suit and, the
29:36
estate they've been smack on and you got to give
29:40
them a tip of. The cap but here in this
29:43
article there is a little more context Considering The attorney
29:47
general's office actually responded and added a little bit more
29:51
to what we. Heard previously so let's jump into this
29:56
ARTICLE From, abc news Authored By james hill and see what's.
30:01
Going on, the headline Executors Of jeffrey epstein's estate say
30:06
they're running low. ON funds i don't know how that's
30:09
even possible with all. That, Money boy i'll tell. You
30:12
what maybe you shouldn't have gardeners running around the whole place.
30:15
All day maybe you shouldn't have staff. On, hand still
30:18
maybe you should consolidate those funds and use that money
30:22
to go where it's supposed, to go, you know to.
30:25
The survivors lawyers for the co executors of Sex Offender
30:30
jeffrey epstein's estate contend That The attorney general OF The
30:34
Us virgin islands is crippling the administration of the six
30:39
hundred and fifty five million dollar estate and jeopardizing its
30:43
ability to pay operating expenses and, legal bills according to
30:48
court Records In. Saint, thomas now remember we discussed all of.
30:52
This Earlier chris spargo Over at okay has been all
30:56
over this and talked about. This previously, but again this
31:00
is adding. Some context this is going to add some
31:02
meat to. The bone and of course it's an important
31:06
subject and it doesn't hurt to. Revisit, It right we
31:09
need to be aware of what the estate is up
31:12
to and what these slime ball Executors in DYKE and
31:16
khn are really trying to PULL because i don't trust them, one,
31:22
bit folks not. One Bit and i've said. IT before
31:26
i think that there has to be some sort of
31:28
mechanism in place to get rid of these guys as
31:31
executors of. The estate why should they be in a
31:34
position to victimize these survivors all, over again, considering that
31:41
Especially in dyke is alleged to have taken a serious
31:45
part in facilitating a Lot Of jeffrey, epstein's crimes you,
31:49
really think As In, house council As in. House counsel
31:53
he didn't know what was, going On that epstein wasn't
31:55
running shit. By them, come. On folks in a state
32:01
bank account dwindled to about two hundred and forty thousand dollars,
32:04
last month a state lawyers wrote and argue that Unless
32:08
The attorney general released, additional funds the estate would be
32:12
unable to meet its imminent financial obligations, for, staff payroll
32:17
and Utilities AT epstein's Us and, french properties appraisals of
32:22
those properties for, eventual sale and maintenance and Parking for
32:26
epstein's idled planes. And helicopters how much maintenance do parked
32:32
helicopters and idled planes? Really need, come in give them,
32:36
a wash maybe start them up once, a month or
32:39
whatever the hell it. May be but, come on you
32:41
don't need all of that money to make sure that
32:44
these parked helicopters and these idled planes are. Getting serviced and,
32:50
another thing why aren't they? Sold already what are you guys?
32:54
Waiting for sell all of this shit? Right now in
32:59
the event That The attorney, generals continues the estate's co
33:04
executors will no longer be able to continue to administer,
33:07
the Estate Wrote christopher kroblin council for the estate's co
33:12
executors in a letter to a probate court judge. Last
33:15
month and that's. Another thing why why do probate executors need,
33:19
THE judges, i mean need lawyers of Their own and
33:22
do you really think they're paying for those lawyers out
33:24
of their? Own, pocket no the estate's paying for. These
33:27
lawyers so, in essence the survivors are paying for. These
33:31
lawyers how is? That possible why are these executors able
33:38
to muddle up? The situation just get rid. Of them
33:41
you want to save, Some, money well let's save money
33:43
on their council by getting rid of these executors and
33:48
letting whoever else the court appoints take care. OF it,
33:53
i mean this. Is ridiculous, right now the residential properties will,
33:59
quickly deteriorate the aircraft and other assets will fall, into
34:03
disrepair its assets will, remain unsold and legal proceedings will. Be,
34:08
defaulted yeah no more LEADING what i don't even know what?
34:11
That means. Legal proceedings the guy. Is, dead okay enough
34:17
the executors they. Gotta go then there needs to be
34:21
some sort of commission court appointed regulated whatever it. May
34:25
be put into their place to make sure that all
34:29
of this occurs and all of this money and these
34:33
assets are divvied up in the proper manner because everything's
34:37
being siphoned off. Electric bills what do you need electricity in?
34:40
These places? Nobody's there who's running around at? These? Houses
34:46
once if they're if they're gonna be showed, or whatever
34:48
call the electric company get the electric turned on for.
34:51
That month but you need the electric on. Right now
34:54
hell know why who's? Living there who's still getting fat
35:00
at the Buffet Of jeffrey epstein's. Criminal behavior the island's.
35:07
Territory Attorney the Island's Territories, Attorney General denise george has
35:11
exerted strict oversight of the estate's purse Drink, since january
35:15
when she sued the estate's co executors and a host of,
35:19
related corporations Alleging that epstein's network of corporate entities were
35:24
part of a criminal enterprise used to fund and conceal
35:28
the trafficking of women and girls In The. Virgin islands
35:32
think about that for, a. Minute Folks The attorney general
35:36
Of The, virgin islands which Is A united states, attorney
35:40
general is saying that all of, these corporations the co
35:45
executors were all part of the. Criminal enterprise they were
35:49
all part In Helping jeffrey epstein conceal and conduct his sex.
35:57
Trafficking operation and these are the same people that are
36:00
the executors of. The estate how is? That possible in
36:05
what reality is? That acceptable these two dudes need To
36:11
Be like i've said several, times now these, Two dudes Indike,
36:15
and khan need to be guests of, the state not
36:19
executors of. An estate as, a Result The attorney general
36:25
placed criminal activity leans that effectively froze all of the estate's.
36:30
Holdings worldwide that's what happens IN a, rico. Case, Folks,
36:34
okay now if this was a LONG reaching, rico case
36:37
if this bloomed and these people were serious about going
36:42
after this in the, proper manner then every one of
36:45
these People Like, Leon Black, Jess Staley, Glenn Dubin, les
36:52
wexner all of their accounts would be frozen as well because,
36:56
their money some of it at the, very least was
36:58
gotten through ill go and gains by their Involvement With.
37:02
Jeffrey epstein that's how. This works now it's up to
37:08
the estate to prove To This attorney general that the
37:12
money that they're spending is being spent, on necessities and
37:15
they have not done that. So far so that's Why
37:18
The attorney general has has tightened at tourniquit here and
37:21
is not letting any more money trickle out and dribble
37:25
out because she does not Trust in Dyke and. Khan either,
37:32
since Then The attorney general has frequently questioned the estate's
37:36
expenditures and operating expenses and demanded that her office be
37:40
provided with documentation to justify. The costs and as we've,
37:45
heard previously they've not. Done that, you know if you have,
37:49
a job, as say like, a, runner right say you're
37:52
working at a concert and you're doing production and you're
37:55
in a, runner position and the band's production manager sends
37:59
you out on a run and they want you to
38:02
purchase a bunch of stuff from. The, store well they
38:05
give you money and then you bring. Back receipts that's how. This, works,
38:10
okay trust. But verify do you really think does anyone
38:15
really think that, the State The attorney general or anyone
38:19
involved is going To trust Indike and Khan With jeffrey.
38:23
Epstein's fortune these two guys have a proven track record
38:28
of being involved with a bunch of let's be, generous,
38:32
here okay with a bunch of very shady looking. Financial
38:36
deals and these guys think they're not going to have
38:40
any oversight that they're not going to have anybody to
38:44
slap them in the ass with a ruler when they
38:46
get out. Of, line sorry you guys don't deserve that
38:50
sort of, lateral ability. All right you guys do not
38:54
deserve to just be able to do whatever. You want
39:00
but in A statement TUESDAY To, abc News The Attorney
39:03
general's office contended That the estate has been unwaveringly unwilling
39:08
to provide. Such, information now this is the first we've
39:11
heard from, the office and this IS why, i said
39:14
this is, the, gem right this is the bit of
39:15
gold dust, in here and why we go back and revisit.
39:19
These articles this is why we add, the context because
39:22
there might be something in one of these articles that
39:25
wasn't in the first one that helps put the. Pieces
39:28
together and now with the statement From The attorney, general's
39:33
office we're going to be able to add a little bit.
39:35
More Context The attorney general has consistently Reminded the estate
39:40
that the government is willing to release funds to pay
39:43
for the estate's, documented expenses including any emergency expenses to preserve.
39:49
The estate the statement said that sure seems to be
39:52
a far cry away From what Indike and. Connor, Saying,
39:55
right oh we're. Going broke there's only two hundred and
39:58
forty thousand dollars left In the how are we gonna
40:01
pay the? Electrical bill who's gonna pay For The xbox?
40:04
Game pass that's basically what, they're. Saying right they're not talking,
40:08
about necessities they're not talking. About security they're talking about having,
40:14
staff still and power, and electricity and what does any
40:18
of that mean if nobody is. Living there turn that
40:22
shit off and set it up with the energy company
40:27
that every now and then you'll have to get it turned.
40:29
BACK on i am sure they will understand the circumstances if.
40:33
They're explained absent varication that funds are being used for
40:39
legitimate and appropriate purposes and consistent with her Duty Under virgin,
40:44
island's Law The attorney general cannot and will not release. Additional,
40:49
funds bitch show me. The receipts that's what. She's saying
40:53
if you went out and bought a Bag. OF doritos
40:55
i need a receipt That says dorito's. On it, but
40:59
no these scumbags can't even. Do that they can't even
41:03
provide basic documentation about how they're spending the, survivor's fauzules
41:09
because that's what. They're doing they're siphoning this money off from,
41:12
the survivors from those the most affected by this madman
41:16
and these sons of bitches who help, facilitate them and
41:21
there is no redress. For that there is no way
41:23
to get rid of. These scumbags how about we slap
41:26
them with. Criminal indictments that'll probably get them out, of,
41:29
here right that'll have them worrying about. Something else one,
41:35
recent dispute according to, court records arose When The Attorney
41:39
general's office learned the estate was paying the legal expenses
41:43
of an immigration attorney the government has reason to believe
41:46
was retained to seek immigration status for Survivors of epstein
41:51
and other. Sexual, abuse so in, other words one of the,
41:55
co conspirators one of the players on, the stage one
41:59
of the people who helped facilitate the abuse and trafficking
42:05
of some of, these survivors was still being paid from
42:09
the very money that was going to be dispersed to.
42:12
These survivors how can someone not see that as? Being
42:16
wrong how can anybody claim that that is not absolutely
42:22
disgusting and should not. Be allowed payments to defend this
42:26
lawyer are not appropriate expenditures of, Estate funds and these
42:30
payments suggest that estate funds are being used even now
42:35
to conceal and protect Participants in epstein's. Criminal enterprise an
42:40
attorney for the government wrote in a. Court filing so,
42:44
the court the, state Right The attorney general is asserting
42:51
in court Filings that epstein had a. Criminal enterprise, they're
42:55
saying at, point blank this was a, criminal enterprise he
42:58
was engaged, in it and their still still paying out
43:01
those participants who. Were involved can we have a? Rico?
43:04
Charge please can all of these people who were, co
43:08
conspirators who enriched themselves or who otherwise took part get their?
43:14
INDICTMENTS please i, am waiting not very, patiently ANYMORE but i.
43:19
Am waiting lawyers for the estate countered that some people
43:24
who had been subpoenaed By The virgin islands government cannot
43:28
afford counsel and have requested assistance from. The, estate, yeah
43:32
no go. Get yourself public defender like every other poor
43:35
person in. The world don't think you're going to reach
43:37
into the. Estate's pocket either pay for your own lawyer
43:41
or get yourself a public defender like every other poor
43:46
person In The. United states you. Dirty scumbags your days
43:51
of living on the high horse. Are over get use
43:55
to how it looks on the other side of, the
43:57
fence your. Rat bastards it's deeply troubling that a government
44:03
law enforcement agency contends that affording individuals the opportunity for
44:08
legal representation in the face of a scopeless law enforcement
44:12
investigation constitutes an, Active concealment kroblin wrote in a letter
44:17
submitted to. The court, so basically he's saying that the
44:20
whole entire estate's bank roll and their coffers should just
44:24
be opened up and it should be a free for
44:26
all for anybody who was involved or who was a,
44:29
co conspirator who was named in a, wide ranging wide and.
44:35
Vast case all of those people should have access to
44:38
the best lawyers in. The world why? Is that why
44:42
should they be given that sort of defense when regular
44:48
people would not be given that sort. Of defense it's
44:51
not the survivor's job to pay for these people these
44:55
people were involved in making these. People victims so, guess
45:00
what the estate should not be paying them one Single
45:03
cent if they want, good lawyers they want access to these.
45:07
Good lawyers nobody's. Stopping them nobody's saying you can't go
45:11
and pay for them lawyers on, your own or you
45:13
can't start a gofund me to pay for your. Legal
45:16
account what we're saying here, is well the estate is
45:21
not going to pay. For it the estate's attorneys have
45:25
moved to dismiss the government's lawsuit and have asked a
45:28
court to lift. The leans in a recent, court filing
45:32
they claim the estate's operating costs included one hundred and
45:35
eighty thousand dollars a month for staff and Expenses at,
45:38
epstein's properties and eighty, three thousand five hundred and sixty
45:42
dollars for maintenance and parking of. His aircraft the estate
45:46
also owed four million dollars in legal fees associated with
45:50
defending lawsuits against, the estate including more than two dozen
45:54
filed by alleged Survivors of. Epstein's abuse attorneys FOR The
45:59
usas state were not immediately available. For comment and now
46:04
remember In the, okay article all of these numbers. Drive
46:08
up so what it shows you is that the stuff
46:11
that okay is reporting about this case And That chris
46:14
spargo is reporting about this case are right. On point
46:18
they have an, in there they have, a source and
46:21
they're getting good access to the materials and emails that
46:25
are being sent Between The Virgin, island's Office The attorney,
46:29
general's office and the courts and. The Estates so i'll
46:33
definitely be Adding those okay articles to the catalog, moving
46:37
forward especially when it's talking About The. Virgin islands but you, see,
46:42
here folks you see, the battle you see the tug,
46:45
of war and you see how the estate is still
46:48
trying to. Play games but what do you expect when
46:52
you have a viper and a Scumbag like Indike and.
46:56
Khan involved if you'd like to, contact me you can
47:01
do That At bobby kapuchi at ProtonMail. Dot com THAT'S
47:04
B O B b Y c A P u C
47:07
c i at ProtonMail. Dot com you can also find
47:11
Me on twitter AT B O B b y UNDERSCORE
47:14
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