A billionaire has purchased the islands owned by sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Stephen Deckoff, the billionaire investor, made the purchase of Great St. James and Little St. James through his firm SD Investments LLC, the company said in a statement.
Deckoff, a resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands since 2011, plans to develop a five-star luxury resort on the islands.
“I’ve been proud to call the U.S. Virgin Islands home for more than a decade and am tremendously pleased to be able to bring the area a world-class destination befitting its natural grace and beauty,” Deckoff said in a statement….