Which contractors, laborers, or suppliers were hired to build Epstein’s residences on his U.S. Virgin Islands properties?
Executive summary
Public records and reporting identify only a small number of named contractors and suppliers associated with construction on Jeffrey Epstein’s U.S. Virgin Islands properties: a pool contractor, Rex Wolterman, who held a lien at the time of Epstein’s death, and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, which installed a power and fiber-optic combination line; broader reporting documents repeated episodes of unauthorized work and regulatory enforcement but does not publish a comprehensive roster of builders, laborers, or material suppliers [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
1. What the public record actually names: a pool contractor and the utility authority
Magazine and property descriptions note that at Epstein’s death the Recorder of Deeds recorded a lien for nearly $40,000 owed to a pool contractor named Rex Wolterman — a specific, documented creditor tied to pool construction on Little St. James [1]. Separately, reporting and island descriptions state that in 2005 Epstein hired the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority to install a combined power and fiber-optic cable linking the island to St. Thomas — a named public utility contractor/supplier for infrastructure services [2]. Those two named entities are the clearest, attributable vendors visible in the assembled sources.
2. Widespread construction, stop-work orders, and regulatory records — but few disclosed subcontractors
Multiple news accounts and court exhibits describe ongoing and sometimes unauthorized construction on Little St. James and Great St. James, including plans for an amphitheater and an “underwater office & pool,” and at least one stop-work order issued by local authorities that reporting says was ignored — evidence of large-scale building activity and regulatory friction [3] [4]. The superior court exhibits and Virgin Islands filings referenced in litigation and settlement materials document fines, code violations, and DPNR oversight of construction on the islands, but those filings summarized patterns of work and violations rather than enumerating a full list of contractors, suppliers or labor crews [5] [6].
3. Why so few names appear in public reporting and court documents
Available sources show several reasons why contractor lists are sparse: construction was spread across decades and included work predating Epstein’s ownership as well as later, disputed projects [2]; enforcement documents and civil suits focused on criminal allegations, trafficking, and estate accounting rather than on catalogue-style procurement disclosures [5] [6]; and press coverage—while detailing items like liens, stop-work orders and utility hookups—has repeatedly emphasized the islands’ role in alleged crimes and sales process over detailed trade-vendor reporting [3] [4] [7]. In short, public attention and official filings have spotlighted a few contractual touchpoints and regulatory actions rather than producing a comprehensive roster of every contractor, laborer, or supplier.
4. What remains unknown and where to look next
Beyond the specific mentions of Rex Wolterman and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, the assembled reporting does not supply a full list of subcontractors, onsite laborers, or material suppliers for Epstein’s residences in the U.S. Virgin Islands; court exhibits and DPNR records imply more extensive contracting but do not publish exhaustive vendor names in the cited sources [5] [3]. For anyone seeking more detail, the most promising documentary routes are locality records (Recorder of Deeds liens and permits), DPNR enforcement files and stop-work order logs, and discovery from the Virgin Islands’ civil litigation and estate proceedings referenced in the Attorney General’s settlement — documents that, according to available summaries, could contain more granular contracting records even if the news reporting to date has not reproduced them [1] [5] [6].