O.J. Simpson died leaving a final insult to the families of his victims. They have to pay to solve the mystery surrounding his money.
At 76 years old, he took his debts to Ron Goldman’s family and his children unpaid to his grave. This means you will have to hire a lawyer again to extract cash from your property, if any.
In fact, his finances are riddled with unfulfilled obligations and backed by a secret network of LLCs, The Post has learned.
Simpson, 76, was found liable for $33.5 million in a 1997 civil judgment for the murders of Ron Goldman and his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, but that amount, along with interest, has grown to more than $100 million. It swelled up.
According to Nevada court records, Simpson paid the Goldmans only $132,849.53 before his death.
Mr. Simpson was also pursued by both federal and California tax liens dating back to at least 2002, according to public records.
One of his largest debts was $1,471,880 in unpaid California state taxes, according to public records. The total amount he left unpaid to state and federal authorities was $5,227,519.
He left no property in his name and is believed to have been living in a house rented by his eldest daughter Ariel, 55, before his death.
However, Page Six revealed on Friday: asked to pay in cash They were able to sign expensive memorabilia and even play golf with fans, but it begged the question of where that location is now.
Mr. Simpson had a number of limited liability companies, which were established by his longtime lawyer Leroy “Skip” Taft shortly before his death in 2022.
A total of nine companies, including Orensal Productions, Sidney Brook, Pigskins and Bruiser Enterprises, were reactivated in June 2022, months after they were granted early release from parole.
Another limited liability company, Rockinghorse Enterprises LLC, is named after his former Brentwood mansion on North Rockingham Avenue.
The LLC’s network could indicate that his estate is similarly complex and that it would be time-consuming and expensive for the Goldman family to litigate.
The Goldmans and the Simpsons’ children from their marriage to murdered mother Nicole Brown, Sidney, 38, and Justin, 35, will split the proceeds of the found gold into the $100 million they are owed. become.
“The first challenge is finding the wealth,” Victoria Hanneman, a professor of trusts and real estate at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska, told the Post.
“Another challenge is attacking structures. Very wealthy people establish complex buildings that are not subject to probate.”
Even if Simpson held onto his wealth before his death, he kept it a secret. “He had a little money,” a friend from Las Vegas told the Post.
“We’d go out to dinner and he’d join us for the meal. He didn’t expect anyone else to pay for him. I wasn’t picking up the tab.”
But his spending may have been selective.according to las vegas review journal“He was a generous tipper.”
In fact, an old friend of Simpson’s told the Post: People said he was a millionaire. ”
His annual income from NFL and SAG pensions was estimated to total $300,000, which the Goldman family was unable to receive. Payment ends upon his death.
The amount was supposed to fund a lavish lifestyle, but according to a longtime resident of Las Vegas’ exclusive Canyon Gate Country Club, Simpson is on a luxury golf course where rents cost more than $3,200 a month. It is said that he had not paid for the purchase of his home. 2,500 sq ft home with access to the course.
“It is my understanding that one of his daughters rented a house for him in Canyon Gate,” a resident told the Post.
“People said she borrowed it for him because he wasn’t supposed to have any money.”
Simpson was also banned from playing golf clubs.
“He had been playing golf for a while and all of a sudden he stopped playing golf,” a resident told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “He made the members of the club uncomfortable.”
Arnel Simpson was an ardent supporter of his father and lived near him in Las Vegas. She has a daughter, Alexia, who is in her early 20s and is Ms Simpson’s oldest grandchild.
His son Jason, 53, from his first marriage, also greeted OJ as he returned home after the famous white bronco chase, and stood next to OJ as he emerged from the courtroom following the shock acquittal. , was close to a disgraced NFL great.
Jason apparently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.of Los Angeles Times reported In 2016, it was revealed that he is a chef in his personal life.
He and Arnel’s mother, high school sweetheart Margaret Whitley, were married from 1967 to 1979. She is now remarried and lives outside Fresno, California.
In a 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters, she claimed that Simpson was never physically abusive, saying, “He would have had a frying pan shoved over her head.” He said he did not believe Simpson killed his estranged wife and her friend. .
The name of Simpson’s LLC alludes to a reconciliation with his daughter, Sydney, but a statement about Simpson’s death said all of his children were together before he died of prostate cancer.
Sydney and her brother Justin Ryan Simpson, 35, both of whom were born to Nicole, live in the Tampa, Florida area and work in real estate.
Justin is father to Simpson’s youngest granddaughter, two-year-old Lana, with his partner Alicia Brown.
