The legal battle over Jeffrey Epstein whistleblower Virginia Giuffre’s $22 million inheritance

Virginia GiuffreThe woman who denounced Jeffrey Epstein by Sexual abuse and trafficking of minors, He died at the age of 41 on April 25, 2025. His passing was a shock and revealed the complex personal situation he faced, but it also unleashed chaos. Legal dispute for him legacy.

The statement released by her relatives when they confirmed the sad news read: “Virginia took her own life after being a victim of sexual assault and human trafficking her entire life; she was a tireless warrior in the fight against sexual assault and human trafficking. She was a light that encouraged so many survivors, and in the end, the cost of the abuse was so great that it became unbearable for Virginia.”

Seven months after his death, his family is demanding answers “A lost fortune of $22 million”. According to the instructions sun, They took the case to court, and those close to them confirm this Money does not appear.

Virginia didn’t leave no one will Official, but there are records of millionaires The financial compensation he obtained in various judicial agreements, financial funds for victims and civil lawsuits.

He filed complaints against Prince AndrewThe son of Queen Elizabeth, as well as against the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell a former associate of Epstein and the alleged recruiter of victims, many of whom were minors, as in Virginia’s case.

Giuffre claimed in court documents that Maxwell hired her to be Epstein’s “teenage sex slave.” Her testimony was pivotal in the prosecution of the sex trafficking ring that later became the focus of the federal investigation known as “Epstein Files and Lists.”

The estimate of his wealth includes the widely reported out-of-court settlement of £12 million ($16 million), which Prince Andrew paid in compensation after the famous photo of him holding Virginia’s waist when she was 17 was published.

Giuffre also previously received $500,000 from Epstein in a 2009 out-of-court settlement.

However, documents were recently filed in a legal battle over his wealth in Australia They value his assets at just £233,000which translates to $310,000.

Judicial documents seen by the media TelegraphShe notes that the inheritance consists of multiple assets from Giuffre’s works, jewelry, cars, a horse and personal items recovered from her farm in Perth, Australia, her final home.

I wrote the book Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and the Struggle for Justice Which was published as a memoir after her death; He also founded several associations for victims of sex trafficking.

His family has begun an investigation to determine Where did the missing money go?. They also demand her ex-husband, Robert Joffrey, You don’t get a dime of wealth.

Virginia was going through a divorce after 22 years of marriage to Robert, the father of her three children. The last months of his life as well She reported her ex-husband for abuseShe claimed in her Instagram posts that she was not allowed to approach children.

“I was able to fight off Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, who abused and trafficked me. But I have not been able to escape domestic violence in my marriage until recently.. She said in an interview with the magazine: “After the recent physical assault against my husband, I can no longer remain silent.” the people In his last public statements.

Virginia had been charged with violating a domestic violence restraining order stemming from an incident in February, but died before appearing in court on the matter.

Two of his three children are now adults, Christian Joffre19 years old, and Noah Joffrey Of 18, a lawsuit has already been filed in the High Court of Australia for Control your mother’s propertyAnd the potential income from his memoirs after his death.

Robert remains his closest relative despite the controversial context of the separation, and has also appeared in court to claim the inheritance.

The Virginia brothers disagree and offer their arguments. Lawyers on each side discussed a number of issues, including whether… Daughter of Virginia Giuffrewhose name cannot be revealed for legal reasons, must be part of the case despite being a minor.

Cheryl Myers, Virginia Giuffre’s former housekeeper and carer, and Carrie Lowden, a former Perth lawyer, have also applied to be appointed administrators of the estate. At the moment an interim administrator has been appointed

The email that Virginia sent to her accountant a month before her death could be considered an “implied will,” telling her that all her money should pass to her children, and insisting that her ex-husband get nothing.

Virginia’s former lawyer and her caregiver testified to admit these materials into evidence, but it will be up to the Australian court to determine whether the documents are legally valid. Deliberations will continue in further hearings in 2026.

All of this is happening in parallel with Prince Andrew being ordered to appear before the US Congress to explain his “long friendship” with Epstein, in order to cooperate with the investigation, amid new public scrutiny.

President Donald Trump signed a bill to force the release of the Epstein investigation files. Now law, the order also includes disclosing any information about the investigation into Epstein’s suspicious death in a federal prison, as well as the responsibility of his partner Ghislaine Maxwell.

Epstein was found dead in his jail cell on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on federal charges of trafficking and sexual assault of minors. His death was declared a suicide, amid rumors and reports that can never be proven.

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking in a US prison. She was the only one convicted in this case.