Jeffrey Epstein victims' fund awards $125 million as claims process ends
Reuters
JONATHAN STEMPEL
August 9, 2021
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of a fund providing restitution to victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses said on Monday she has finished the claims process, and awarded nearly $125 million to about 150 eligible claimants.
In a statement, the Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund said 92% of eligible claimants accepted their compensation offers, and have received more than $121 million.
The fund received about 225 claims, more than double the 100 it expected. It turned away about 75 claimants, though they can still pursue claims against Epstein's estate.
Jordana Feldman, the fund's administrator, in a statement said "every claimant had an opportunity to be heard in a safe space, to share the intimate, personal, often harrowing accounts of what they endured and how it has affected them." ....
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