IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FILED February 04, 2022 09:45 AFI ST-2 21-RV-0 0 005 TAMARA CHARLES CLERK OF THE COURT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ST. JOHN DIVISION OF ST. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, Deceased. ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO: ST-2021-RV-00005 Originating Case No: ST-2019-PB-00080 Cite as 2022 VI Super 15U MEMORANDUM OPINION ¶1 Pending before the Court is a Notice of Appeal & Petition for Review filed by the Government of the Virgin Islands on March 17, 2021. The Appellant, the Government of the Virgin Islands (hereinafter "VI Government"), appeals two Magistrate Orders, both entered on February 26, 2021, which (1) denied the Government's Motion to Intervene in the probate action as a claimant against the Estate (entered nunc pro tune to February 4, 2020) and (2) struck the Government's Emergency Motion to Freeze All Estate Assets and Cash on Hand. For the following reasons, the Magistrate's Orders will be affirmed. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY ¶2 On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead, while in custody in New York for sex crimes and on August 15, 2019, the probate of the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein was created. To "establish an independent and voluntary claims resolution program...for purposes of resolving sexual abuse claims against Jeffrey E. Epstein," the Executors of the Estate filed an Expedited Motion for Establishment of a Voluntary Claims Resolution Program (hereinafter called the Epstein Fund). ¶3 On January 15, 2020, the VI Government filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, the 1953 Trust, and numerous Epstein business affiliates and associates for violation of the Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (CICO)1. and for civil conspiracy seeking forfeiture and divestment of assets in favor of the VI Government, civil penalties, damages, and other remedies.2 ¶4 On January 23, 2020, the VI Government filed a Motion to Intervene in the probate matter pursuant