Southern Trust Company Inc.
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| Founding date | 11/18/201I |
Connections
Southern Trust Company Inc.
- provides, among other things, contact with scientists -
Ghislaine Maxwell
According to the Epstein files, while Jeffrey Epstein was the financier of the Southern Trust Company, Ghislaine Maxwell often acted as the social bridge to the scientific elite.
Maxwell used her contacts to arrange meetings between Epstein and leading geneticists (e.g. at MIT and Harvard). She presented the Southern Trust Company as a visionary patron.
Internal emails from 2017/2018 indicate that Maxwell was personally involved in discreetly overseeing the return of 23andMe kits from celebrity contacts.
Maxwell used her contacts to arrange meetings between Epstein and leading geneticists (e.g. at MIT and Harvard). She presented the Southern Trust Company as a visionary patron.
Internal emails from 2017/2018 indicate that Maxwell was personally involved in discreetly overseeing the return of 23andMe kits from celebrity contacts.
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Southern Trust Company Inc.
- Founder, owner, president -
Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein used the company as a base for his financial operations in the Virgin Islands.
The Guardian
Southern Trust Company Inc.
- Bulk orders (DNA tests). -
23andMe
Emails from 2017 show that Epstein's assistant ordered over 30 DNA test kits from 23andMe, which even triggered security warnings from the provider. These tests were officially intended for business partners such as the CEO of DP World.
Department of Justice, Veröffentlichungen der Epstein Files (2026)
Southern Trust Company Inc.
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Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
No information yet.
Southern Trust Company Inc.
- Transfer from 2013 -
Financial Trust Company
Starting in 2012, business activities were gradually transferred from the Financial Trust Company (FTC) to the Southern Trust Company. This transition marked a strategic realignment of Jeffrey Epstein\'s corporate empire in the US Virgin Islands.
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Southern Trust Company Inc.
- Financial interdependence -
Butterfly Trust
The trust acted as an overarching holding structure for Southern Trust Company's funds.
The Butterfly Trust served as an overarching structure that held ownership rights to Southern Trust.
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Southern Trust Company Inc.
- received tax breaks from -
Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission
The company received millions of dollars in tax breaks from the EDC for alleged technological innovations.
In late 2022, the executor of Epstein's estate agreed to pay $105 million to the Virgin Islands Territory. This included the repayment of over $80 million in ill-gotten tax breaks from companies like Southern Trust.
Epstein told U.S. Virgin Islands authorities that the Southern Trust Company was a “DNA data mining service” to obtain massive tax breaks. He claimed to develop mathematical algorithms to predict cancer risks.
Southern Trust Company Inc.
- plaintiff -
Denise George
George sued Southern Trust for involvement in an organized human trafficking ring.
Southern Trust Company Inc.
- financial transactions -
Noam Chomsky
The Epstein files show that Chomsky not only had meetings with Epstein, but that Epstein also processed financial transactions for him through Southern Trust (including the transfer of approximately $270,000).
Chomsky stated again in 2026 that these were purely private financial matters that had nothing to do with Epstein\'s crimes. He dismissed the sending of the DNA kit (from 23AndMe by Epstein) as an “insignificant curiosity.”
Chomsky stated again in 2026 that these were purely private financial matters that had nothing to do with Epstein\'s crimes. He dismissed the sending of the DNA kit (from 23AndMe by Epstein) as an “insignificant curiosity.”
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Southern Trust Company Inc.
- Advisor -
George M. Church
George Church (geneticist, Harvard), previously criticized for his contacts with Epstein, appears in the 2026 Epstein files as a consultant for Southern Trust\'s \"technical infrastructure.\" He emphasized that he had only provided scientific expertise and had been deceived about the criminal background.
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Southern Trust Company Inc.
- Source of funding -
The Haze Trust
Southern Trust operating profits were moved into the Haze Trust to enable tax-free bonuses.
Southern Trust Company Inc.
- various transactions -
Black Family Partners
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