'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich' on Netflix explores the dark story of the man called a 'pedophile billionaire' by many—but exactly how much money he had at the time of his death has been revealed
, which features first-person accounts from victims of the late financier—as well as legal testimony from the trial that saw him convicted as a sex offender.that he was drawn to the story as it was"the biggest example I've ever seen of somebody using their money and influence to thwart reporting on the subject and to work out an outrageous deal."
After Epstein was arrested on sex trafficking charges in July 2019, federal prosecutors revealed exactly how much money he had. A document from an unspecified financial institution put his assets as of June 30, 2019 at $559,120,954. This includes around $195 million in hedge funds and private equities, $112.7 million in equities, $56.5 million in cash and $14.3 million in fixed income.
On top of these assets, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services revealed Epstein had at least 15 vehicles, including a Bentley, a Hummer, seven Chevrolet Suburban SUVs and at least two planes, one of which was sold in June 2019. Two days before his death by suicide in a New York jail cell, Epstein signed a new will that put his net worth at $577,672,654—$18 million more than the previous summation of his assets. This will listed his brother Mark as his sole heir, and put the money into a trust, which keeps the assets private and makes it harder for creditors or alleged victims to go after them.
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