The private Caribbean islands owned by Jeffrey Epstein are up for sale and could fetch as much as $125 million.
The two islands of Little St James and Great St James have been listed.
The proceeds from the sale will be used to settle lawsuits.
He was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The 90-acre Little St James was bought by the financier for almost $8 million.
He bought the larger Great St James in 2016 for $22.50m and had plans to develop the 161-acre island by building homes, an amphitheater, as well as an underwater office and pool.
The US Virgin Islands attorney general accused him of sexually abusing girls as young as 12 years-old.
Two years ago, a lawsuit was filed that claimed that a 15 year-old girl tried to escape the island by swimming away, but was captured and had her passport taken.
The sale is taking place with the support of Ms George and the proceeds will be used for the resolution of outstanding lawsuits and the regular costs of the estate, according to Mr. Weiner, a partner at New York law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the two islands could be worth as much as $125m.
A number of high profile guests were welcomed to Little St James by Epstein. Virginia Giuffre claimed in a civil suit that Prince Andrew had abused her on the island. Prince Andrew said he had no recollection of meeting Ms Giuffre.
The prince paid a settlement to Ms Giuffre in the US. Prince Andrew has always rejected claims of wrongdoing.
The former boss ofBarclays was one of the visitors to Little St James.
He resigned from the UK bank last year after an investigation by financial regulators over how he had characterized his relationship with Epstein.
The chief executive ofBarclays, Mr. Staley, dropped by the island a few months before he took on the role.
The UK financial regulators began an investigation after JP Morgan handed over 1,200 emails sent between the banker and Epstein.
Regulators were concerned that the emails showed a closer relationship between the two men than Mr Staley had said.
Mr Staley is challenging the finding.
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