
How Jeffrey Epstein got so rich
The convicted sex offender was worth nearly $600 million at his death, thanks mostly to two wealthy billionaire clients—plus generous tax breaks.
The convicted sex offender was worth nearly $600 million at his death, thanks mostly to two wealthy billionaire clients—plus generous tax breaks.
Before his second arrest and death in 2019, the convicted sex offender owned a property empire stretching from Paris to New Mexico. All of it has since been sold.
Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges for soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008, but was hit with additional federal charges in 2019 before his death.
The bank settled the first of several lawsuits it is involved in over its ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
JPMorgan has said the billionaire CEO had no connection to Epstein, but a lawsuit calls him “a likely source of relevant and unique information” about why the bank kept Epstein as a high-profile client following a sex crimes conviction.