SUBJECT-0533.dossier
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company
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status: active
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
Key Connections
Officer
Darren Indyke served as Secretary/Director of Southern Trust Company.
Business Contract / Transaction
A Letter of Agreement dated 5 October 2015 between Epstein's Virgin Islands-based Southern Trust Company and Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A. committed the Rothschild entity to pay £18.6 million ($25 million) for 'risk analysis and algorithms-related services'.
investor
SWIFT confirmation EFTA01139155 dated December 17, 2015 shows $10,000,000 wire transfer from Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA to Southern Trust Company Inc.
investor
Epstein used Southern Trust to invest $15M in Valar fund
contract
$25 million agreement for risk analysis and algorithm services in 2015
beneficiary
Southern Trust received over $300 million in tax benefits from EDC
related_entities
Both were Epstein's main investment vehicles
contractor
Black made payments totaling $158 million to this Epstein affiliate
Facts (17)
Data Freshness
Ageing
Last update: 161d ago · Avg age: 2073d
Confidence Tiers:
Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings
Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified
AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (12)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
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Partially Corroborated
Southern Trust Company filed filing with the SEC on 2013-12-11. Accession number: N/A.
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Primary Source
Southern Trust Company received $300 million in tax benefits from USVI: $219.8 million from 1999-2012 and $80.6 million from 2013-2018
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Primary Source
Southern Trust Company was the sole member of Southern Financial LLC with Kahn and Indyke as control persons
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Primary Source
The Virgin Islands government settled with the Epstein estate for over $105 million, alleging Southern Trust Company made fraudulent misrepresentations to obtain tax benefits
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Primary Source
Investigators found no evidence that Southern Trust conducted legitimate scientific work, instead operating primarily as a financial vehicle facilitating payments, asset transfers, and personnel compensation within Epstein's network
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Partially Corroborated
Southern Trust Company claimed to provide cutting edge consulting services in biomedical and financial informatics and to have developed a proprietary algorithm for mining DNA, reportedly generating $200 million in revenue within six years
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Primary Source
On October 5, 2015, Jeffrey Epstein through Southern Trust Company Inc. signed a $25 million agreement with Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A. for risk analysis and algorithm-related services
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Primary Source
Southern Trust Company's assets grew from $198.5 million in 2013 to $391.3 million by 2017
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Primary Source
Southern Trust Company received tax exemptions totaling $73.6 million between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2017, with Epstein's personal income tax exemption reaching $71.3 million
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Primary Source
Southern Trust Company received a 10-year package of tax incentives from February 1, 2013 to January 31, 2023, including 90% exemption from income taxes and 100% exemptions from gross receipts, excise, and withholding taxes
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Primary Source
Jeffrey Epstein was President/Director of Southern Trust Company from 2011 until at least 2018, with Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke serving as Treasurer/Director and Secretary/Director respectively
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Primary Source
Southern Trust Company, Inc. was incorporated in the Virgin Islands on November 18, 2011 as Financial Informatics, Inc., changing its name to Southern Trust Company in September 2012
All Connections (14)
investor
confirmed
Epstein used Southern Trust to invest $15M in Valar fund
financial_vehicle, founder
secondary
Entity used to route at least $15 million to Valar in June 2015 · Epstein-linked entity in US Virgin Islands. Part of complex offshore financial structure.
contract
confirmed
$25 million agreement for risk analysis and algorithm services in 2015
beneficiary
confirmed
Southern Trust received over $300 million in tax benefits from EDC
Officer
primary
since 2011
Darren Indyke served as Secretary/Director of Southern Trust Company.
related_entities
confirmed
Both were Epstein's main investment vehicles
contractor
confirmed
Black made payments totaling $158 million to this Epstein affiliate
oversight
confirmed
Signed tax incentive certificate as EDC chairman
employment
confirmed
Served as office manager for 20 years since 1998
control_person
confirmed
Kahn served as control person and director of Southern Trust Company
subsidiary
confirmed
Southern Trust Company was sole member of Southern Financial LLC
Business Contract / Transaction
primary
since 2015
A Letter of Agreement dated 5 October 2015 between Epstein's Virgin Islands-based Southern Trust Company and Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A. committed the Rothschild entity to pay £18.6 million ($25 million) for 'risk analysis and algorithms-related services'.
financial connection
inferential
since 2000
Southern Trust Company was involved in managing trusts and assets related to the Wexner family and L Brands.
investor
primary
since 2015
SWIFT confirmation EFTA01139155 dated December 17, 2015 shows $10,000,000 wire transfer from Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA to Southern Trust Company Inc.
Sources (19)
2026-05-09
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Southern Trust Company not found in opencorporates
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Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Southern Trust Company — Parliamentary records (no results)
parliamentary_record
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Southern Trust Company — Court records (no results)
court_document
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Southern Trust Company — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
government_disclosure
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Southern Trust Company — Corporate registrations (no results)
government_disclosure
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Southern Trust Company — USASpending contracts (no results)
contract
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📜 Receipt
