when was epstein island active

Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was effectively “active” during the period he owned and regularly used it, roughly from the late 1990s until his 2019 arrest and death.

Basic timeline

• Jeffrey Epstein bought Little Saint James in 1998 and owned it until his death in 2019.

• Allegations say he used the island for exploiting and trafficking underage girls during much of this ownership period, especially the 2000s and 2010s.

• His activities there came under intense legal and media scrutiny after his 2008 Florida conviction and again around his 2019 federal sex‑trafficking charges.

After Epstein’s death

• Epstein died in custody in 2019, and civil suits then targeted his estate and the use of the island for trafficking.

• The U.S. Virgin Islands sued his estate over conduct tied to Little Saint James, leading to large settlements and eventually to the sale of his islands to another owner in 2023.

• Since then, the island has not been “active” in the same way; its notoriety now comes from ongoing legal, political, and cultural discussion of what happened there.

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