Corporate Entity Registry: Epstein Shell Companies
From: Various State and Territory Corporate RegistriesTo: Public Record
Shell CompaniesCorporate StructureProperty Holdings
CORPORATE ENTITY REGISTRY FILINGS — EPSTEIN PROPERTY HOLDINGS
Subject: Shell Companies and LLCs Holding Epstein Properties
Jurisdictions: New York, Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, New Mexico
Source: Corporate Registry Filings / Court Records
CORPORATE STRUCTURE OVERVIEW:
Jeffrey Epstein used a network of shell companies and limited liability companies to hold title to his various properties. This structure obscured the ownership chain and provided asset protection.
IDENTIFIED ENTITIES:
NEW YORK:
- 9 East 71st Street Corporation — Held title to Manhattan townhouse
- Various associated entities for financial management
FLORIDA:
- NYJL, Inc. — Entity associated with Palm Beach property
- Additional Florida-registered entities
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS:
- L.S.J., LLC — Held Little St. James Island
- Plan D, LLC
- Hyperion Air, Inc. — Aircraft holding company
- Southern Trust Company, Inc. — Financial entity
- Financial Trust Company — USVI-registered trust company
- Additional entities registered in the USVI
NEW MEXICO:
- Zorro Ranch LLC — Held the Stanley, New Mexico property
- Associated ranch management entities
AIRCRAFT ENTITIES:
- JEGE, Inc. — Boeing 727 registration (N908JE)
- Additional entities for Gulfstream and helicopter registrations
PURPOSE OF CORPORATE STRUCTURE:
The shell company structure served multiple purposes:
1. Asset protection from potential litigation
2. Privacy in property ownership records
3. Tax planning across multiple jurisdictions
4. Separation of personal assets from business entities
5. Facilitation of complex financial transactions
The USVI Attorney General's office identified over 30 Epstein-related entities during its investigation, many of which were registered in the USVI to take advantage of favorable tax treatment under the Economic Development Commission program.
Source: Corporate Registry Filings / USVI AG Investigation
Available at: https://www.courtlistener.com/