The U.S. Virgin Islands brought new accusations against financial giant JPMorgan Chase late Monday night, only to face counter-accusations from the bank.
The latest accusations center on late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was a client of JPMorgan, and also had a home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Reuters reported. The accusations against the bank include executive discussions of how Epstein surrounded himself with “nymphettes.”
JPMorgan subsequently accused the U.S. Virgin Islands of allowing Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors and young women by facilitating visas that allowed them to enter the territory, Reuters continued. The bank said the territory was guilty of “looking the other way” while these women were trafficked through airports and entry points.
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Both accusations were made during Monday night filings in Manhattan federal court. The territory is suing JPMorgan for $190 million, claiming its leadership ignored the red flags regarding Epstein’s behavior because he was one of their wealthier clients from 1998 to 2013.
The U.S. Virgin Islands has asked that a judge declare that the financial institution participated in Epstein’s child sex trafficking ahead of the scheduled October 23 trial. (RELATED: REPORT: Judge Who Approved FBI Raid On Trump Linked To Jeffrey Epstein)
One email sent by a senior JPMorgan executive to Mary Erdoes, who subsequently became the institution’s asset and wealth manager, compared Epstein’s home to another client’s, saying, “Reminded me of JE’s house, except it was more tasteful, and fewer nymphettes … more like the Frick [museum]. Art was fabulous,” according to the filing.
Erdoes responded to the email by saying, “wow,” per the filing. (RELATED: JPMorgan Demands $80 Million From Epstein-Linked Exec)
The U.S. Virgin Islands stands accused of giving Epstein tax breaks and waiving his monitoring requirements after he was registered as a sex offender. Epstein owned two islands in the territory, both of which were recently purchased by a local developer.
