The decision to leave the size of each payout up to an administrator will give that person significant power over the settlement fund, which covers a period of abusive activity by Mr. Epstein from 1998 to 2019.
More than 200 women may be eligible to apply to the settlement fund, judging from the number of claims that had been filed with a separate victims restitution fund established by Mr. Epstein’s estate.
The estate created the restitution fund shortly after Mr. Epstein killed himself in August 2019 while awaiting trial in a Manhattan jail on sex trafficking charges.
The proposed settlement with JPMorgan did not prohibit any woman who received a payout from the estate’s restitution fund from getting an additional recovery under the deal with JPMorgan, according to the court filing.
The bank had served as Mr. Epstein’s primary financial institution for roughly 15 years before finally ending the relationship in 2013.
Persons:
JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein
Organizations:
JPMorgan, Mr
Locations:
Manhattan