India, Jan. 31 -- Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein bequeathed $5 million (£3.6 million) of his substantial wealth to Ghislaine Maxwell, as revealed in DOJ documents made public on Friday.

The specifics of Epstein's inheritance became known through a significant release of documents by the US Department of Justice. US authorities disclosed over 3 million pages of documents pertaining to investigations and media coverage of the paedophile, who passed away in 2019.

In section 2.3 of Epstein's will, labeled "Bequests," the convicted child sex offender stated that he would allocate $5 million to Maxwell. The affluent socialite Maxwell, who was imprisoned in 2022 for her involvement in the trafficking of child sex victims for Epstein, was amo...