Victims to settle case against Epstein's longtime attorney, accountant: Documents
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Epstein Estate Agrees to $35M Settlement for Victims
Epstein Estate Agrees to $35M Settlement for Victims
Is Epstein's settlement shielding enablers or providing meaningful closure to survivors?
Above: The front pages of national newspapers on display in London showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaving Aylsham Police Station on Feb. 20. Image credit: Yui Mok/PA Images/Getty Images
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Epstein's estate settlement is a calculated maneuver to shield enablers and silence survivors. The $35 million payout forces victims to waive rights against unnamed associates while executors who allegedly funneled millions through shell companies escape accountability without admitting wrongdoing.
Survivors received meaningful closure through compensation programs that distributed over $121 million to victims who chose to participate. The estate established a dignified pathway for financial relief while the perpetrator is dead and his accomplice imprisoned, bringing this chapter to an end.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 45% chance that the Trump administration will release the Epstein Files before Jan. 20, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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