Epstein building compound on Great St. James | News | virginislandsdailynews.com 5/7/19, 9(15 AM http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/epstein-building-compound-on-great-st-james/article_a49261e9-40f0-57b1-9501-605e26e74cf3.html Epstein building compound on Great St. James By SUZANNE CARLSON Daily News Staff 6 hrs ago A schematic filed with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources shows development plans for Great St. James island. ST. THOMAS —Wealthy sex o!ender Je!rey Epstein has been quietly working for years to construct a new compound on Great St. James island o! the East End of St. Thomas, adding to a massive real estate portfolio that also includes neighboring Little St. James island, which has been his primary residence for decades. Je!rey Epstein HOGP V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources spokesman Jamal Nielsen confirmed Monday that at least some of that construction activity has been taking place without permission from the government — the third time in as many years that Epstein has gone beyond the scope of permitted building plans. “We have confirmed that there’s unauthorized work going on at Great St. James, we have been in touch with the owners and we are setting up to have a meeting with them soon, to rectify this,” Nielsen said. http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/epstein-building-compoun…n-great-st-james/article_a49261e9-40f0-57b1-9501-605e26e74cf3.html Page 1 of 4 Epstein building compound on Great St. James | News | virginislandsdailynews.com 5/7/19, 9(15 AM Nielsen could not say what specifically the unauthorized work consists of, but said DPNR Commissioner nominee Jean-Pierre Oriol would be available by phone today to answer questions about the situation. Documents on file at the Coastal Zone Management division of DPNR show that Epstein used “Great St. Jim, LLC,” a shell company organized by St. Thomas attorney Erika Kellerhals, to purchase three parcels totaling 80.1 acres from the Danish Kjaer family for $17