Denise George Opposes The Compensation Fund And Levels Accusations At The Estate

Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George opposed key terms of Jeffrey Epstein’s proposed victims compensation fund because she believed the estate was demanding releases that were far too broad. George did not object to creating a compensation program for survivors, but argued that women should not have to surrender potential claims against Epstein’s employees, associates, agents or other third parties simply to receive money from his estate. Her office asked the probate court to intervene and prevent the fund from being structured in a way that could shield people beyond Epstein himself and the estate. George’s position was that survivors should be compensated without being forced to give up unrelated legal rights against others who may have participated in, facilitated or enabled Epstein’s abuse.

The dispute became part of the larger battle between George and Epstein’s executors over control of the estate and the scope of accountability after his death. George had already accused the estate of trying to use confidentiality agreements and other legal mechanisms to protect people connected to Epstein, and she viewed the proposed release language in the compensation program as another potential barrier to uncovering the full extent of his operation. The estate maintained that the fund was intended to provide survivors with a faster and less adversarial alternative to litigation, but George insisted that compensation should not come at the price of insulating possible co-conspirators or enablers from future lawsuits. Her objection therefore centered less on whether a victims fund should exist and more on who would receive legal protection when a survivor accepted an award.


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