Virgin Islands Sues JPMorgan for Facilitating Epstein Abuse

Suit follows similar class action filed by Epstein victims
USVI says bank turned ‘blind eye’ to Epstein’s sex-trafficking

Jeffrey Epstein's former home on the island of Little St. James, US Virgin Islands. — Jeffrey Epstein's former home on the island of Little St. James, US Virgin Islands.
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By Ava Benny-Morrison

December 28, 2022 at 7:16 PM UTC

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December 28, 2022 at 10:22 PM UTC

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The US Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan Chase & Co. for “turning a blind eye” to former client Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking on his private island there.

USVI Attorney General Denise George said her suit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court was part of an “ongoing effort” to hold accountable those who facilitated Epstein’s activities. Epstein brought many of his victims to his villa on Little St. James, the private island he owned.