The US Department of Justice recently released three million pages related to an investigation of Epstein, made available as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Among the files is a will, which Epstein executed and signed on 8 August 2019, two days before he was found dead in a New York City jail.
The trust agreement, which had not been made public until now, details how more than $USD250 million, along with various properties and possessions, would be distributed to more than 40 beneficiaries.
Described as Epstein’s ‘last known girlfriend’, Karyna Shuliak was bequeathed $USD50 million along with properties in New Mexico, Little Saint James (US Virgin Islands), Paris, and New York.
Interestingly, Shuliak was also bequeathed a diamond ring. According to a handwritten notation to the document, the ring was given “in contemplation of marriage.”
It is described as follows: "Set with a rectangular-cut diamond, weighing approximately 32.73 carats, flanked by baguette-cut diamonds mounted in platinum."
According to the document, Shuliak was also to receive 48 loose diamonds, each accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) reference number.
The existence of a private diamond collection owned by Epstein was acknowledged in media coverage of a 2019 search of a New York property. During the search, it was said that a safe containing cash, diamonds, and an expired passport was recovered.
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