We Now Know The 43 Individuals Who Were Set To Inherit Jeffrey Epstein's $630 Million Fortune (Including One Very Lucky $100m Girlfriend)

On Friday, the Justice Department released another batch of files related to the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. The latest release includes 3 million pages of text, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images. The justice.gov website has a page where you can search the entire database of Epstein-related content. You can access that search page here.

I, like many people, spent a few minutes on that search page on Friday. And, I, like many people, immediately searched for phrases like "bill gates," "kevin spacey," "prince andrew," and "donald trump." Then, as a goof, I searched "Celebrity Net Worth." Imagine my surprise when I discovered that in 2014, Jeffrey was working with an SEO expert to push websites that portrayed him negatively off the first page of results. One of the sites? CelebrityNetWorth.com. There is literally a screenshot of Jeffrey Epstein's Net Worth on the justice.gov website. You can find it here.

It took me a minute to dig into all the documents and put together what was going on. I think what happened was this: I think the SEO expert initially suggested CNW as a site where they might be able to get a profile written about Jeffrey. Presumably, a profile that did not mention his arrests. Unfortunately, as this expert soon realized, CNW already had a page for Epstein. We added him to the site in 2010. And while the text (at the time) was mostly an innocuous biography, the last line of the bio was:

"In 2008, he served 13 months in jail of his 18-month sentence as a convicted sex offender in the state of Florida for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. He is a registered sex offender." 

Epstein and the SEO expert (who was paid $10,000 a month!!!) proceeded to embark on a strategy of building a bunch of websites called things like "The Jeffrey Epstein Foundation" or "Jeffrey Epstein Scientest" to bubble up in Google and knock sites like CNW off. They also paid a Forbes writer to write a flattering article and submitted a bunch of press releases touting his accomplishments.

That strategy worked. Google instantly pushed the Forbes article to the top of the rankings, and with a little bit of additional technical SEO optimization, those new sites (and a site about an unrelated doctor also named Jeffrey Epstein, which they also boosted) pushed all the negative results, including CNW, to Google's page 2 (aka no-man's land). And that is how you scrub someone's reputation on Google, folks.

Anyhoo.

Also buried among this latest release was a previously unseen document called "The 1953 Trust." This document, which has never been seen publicly before, spells out, in unusually explicit financial terms, what Epstein planned to do with his money when he died. Not vague references. Not redacted summaries. A detailed accounting of the 43 specific people he chose to inherit his fortune, how much they would receive, and under what conditions. Some of the names were redacted, but here is how Jeffrey Epstein intended to distribute his fortune, which at the time of the document's signing was valued at $630 million…

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Epstein's $100 Million Girlfriend

By far the largest beneficiary was Karyna Shuliak, a dentist who was Epstein's girlfriend at the time of his death and the last known person outside the jail to speak with him. Epstein had known Shuliak since at least 2012 and helped pay for her dental school.

Under the trust, Shuliak was slated to receive $100 million, split into an immediate $50 million payment and another $50 million through an annuity. She was also designated to receive nearly all of Epstein's real estate holdings, including his Manhattan mansion, Paris apartment, New Mexico ranch, and two private islands in the US Virgin Islands.

Handwritten notes attached to the trust state that Epstein had given Shuliak a 32.73-carat diamond ring "in contemplation of marriage." The notes also reference 48 loose diamonds that were to remain hers even if the marriage never occurred and Epstein died.

Lawyers, Accountants, And Control Of The Estate

The next-largest beneficiaries were not family members, but Epstein's longtime professional gatekeepers.

His personal lawyer, Darren Indyke, was set to receive $50 million. His longtime accountant, Richard Kahn, was designated to receive $25 million. Both men were also named as co-executors and primary trustees of the estate, giving them effective control over how and when assets would be distributed.

The trust further outlined plans to create additional trusts for operating expenses benefiting Shuliak and at least one unnamed individual, all of which would also be managed by Indyke and Kahn.

According to a statement from an attorney representing the executors, none of the beneficiaries are entitled to receive funds unless and until all creditor claims are satisfied, including claims tied to victim compensation.

Other Notable Beneficiaries

Among the more striking disclosures is that Ghislaine Maxwell was listed as a beneficiary, slated to receive $10 million under the final version of the trust. Her name did not appear in earlier versions.

Epstein's brother, Mark Epstein, was designated to receive $10 million, to be held in trust for his children. Mark Epstein has said he was unaware of the bequest.

The remaining beneficiaries included a mix of Epstein's employees, such as housekeepers and private pilots, as well as academics and associates who had longstanding financial relationships with him. One notable example was Martin Nowak, a Harvard math professor, who was slated to receive $5 million. His name was misspelled in the trust document.

Several other beneficiaries were assigned smaller bequests ranging from low seven figures to under $1 million.

Did These People Receive Their Money?

No. Not yet. And even if they do eventually get some money, it will be a whole lot less than Epstein intended.

While the trust was drafted around a $630 million valuation, the reality today is far different. A September 2025 court filing showed Epstein's estate held approximately $127 million in remaining assets at that time. Since his death, the estate has paid more than $120 million to over 100 victims through a restitution program, along with tens of millions more in settlements, taxes, and legal fees.

The estate could ultimately be worth more than current filings suggest, as several private venture investments are still carried at their 2019 valuations.

The trust was structured as a "pour-over trust," meaning distributions would only occur after the estate was fully settled. It also included provisions delaying payouts for at least two years after Epstein's death and restricting payments to employees who were terminated by the trustees.

Top-Tier Beneficiaries

• Karyna Shuliak – $50 million cash + $50 million annuity + virtually all real estate
• Darren Indyke (Epstein's longtime lawyer and co-executor) – $50 million
• Richard Kahn (Epstein's longtime accountant and co-executor) – $25 million

$10 Million Beneficiaries

• [Redacted Female] – $10 million
• [Redacted Female] – $10 million + potential additional $5 million
• [Redacted Individual] – $10 million
• [Redacted Individual] – $10 million
• Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr. (private jet pilot) – $10 million
• Ghislaine Maxwell – $10 million
• Mark Epstein (brother) – $10 million, held in trust for his children

$5 Million Beneficiaries

• [Redacted Individual] – $5 million
• Ann Rodriguez – $5 million
• Valdson Vieira Contrin – $5 million
• Emma Roed Larsen – $5 million
• Edward Roed Larsen – $5 million
• Martin Nowack – $5 million
• Caroline Lang – $5 million

$4 Million Beneficiary

• David Rogers – $4 million

$3 Million Beneficiaries

• Bella Klein – $3 million
• Luciano A. Fontanilla Jr. – $3 million
• Merwin Dela Cruz – $3 million
• Simona Petreike – $3 million
• Kathy Lindeman – $3 million
• Perry Bard – $3 million
• Misha Gramanov – $3 million

$2 Million Beneficiaries

• Erika Kellerhals – $2 million
• Brice Gordon – $2 million
• [Redacted Female] – $2 million

$1 Million Beneficiaries

• Peter St. Omer – $1 million
• Dupson Donissaint – $1 million
• Pierre Jules – $1 million
• Cecile de Jongh (former USVI First Lady and Epstein employee) – $1 million
• Jeanne Brennan Wiebracht – $1 million
• Jermaine Ruan – $1 million
• Daphne Wallace – $1 million
• Arline M. Toylo – $1 million
• Carluz N. Toylo – $1 million
• Una Pascal – $1 million

Additional / Conditional / Property-Based Bequests

• Luciano A. Fontanilla Jr. – full ownership of a New York property via LLC
• Michelle Fern Saipher (conditional, tied to Indyke marriage and real estate repayment) – $3 million
• Three additional redacted individuals or entities tied to loan forgiveness, debt cancellation, or contingent repayment structures