A Virgin Islands judge was weighing this week whether to make grand jury records and other yet-unreleased evidence public. The information given to a grand jury is usually kept secret and is likely outside the scope of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, made law in November 2025, argued attorneys representing the Epstein estate. Innocent third parties in the Epstein documents would be at no different risk of public scrutiny than people and businesses in other court documents released to the public, Rames said. Epstein, a Virgin Islands EDC beneficiary, owned and lived on Little St. James Island between St. Thomas and St. John. He spent decades cultivating relationships with influential public figures in the Virgin Islands and abroad.