A civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands government against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein alleged that individuals tied to Epstein’s operations, including his longtime lawyer and accountant, facilitated fraudulent arranged marriages involving victims of his alleged sex-trafficking network. Prosecutors claimed that these sham marriages were orchestrated so that foreign nationals who helped recruit or work within Epstein’s circle could remain in the United States and remain under the network’s control. According to the amended complaint, forces that kept the victims tied to Epstein included threats of reputational harm or worse if they refused to participate or later tried to leave the arrangements. The complaint suggested these schemes were part of a broader strategy to secure immigration status for key associates while binding victims closer to Epstein’s exploitative enterprise.

One of the specific allegations involved a victim identified in court records as “Katlyn Doe,” who said she was coerced into marrying another woman in Epstein’s orbit so that the non-citizen could stay in the U.S. as part of their roles in Epstein’s operation. The lawsuit claimed that Epstein promised financial incentives, including helping with medical costs, and that his associates handled the legal and accounting aspects of arranging these marriages — work prosecutors said further enabled fraudulent marriages and helped maintain control over victims’ lives. Prosecutors framed these actions not as isolated incidents but as components of the overall sex-trafficking scheme that persisted well after earlier legal entanglements, alleging at least three such marriages took place with the assistance of Epstein’s estate executors.


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