Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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1:22-cv-10904
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- Benesch
- Clark Smith Villazor
- Clayman Rosenberg
- Jones Day
- Massey & Gail
- Merson Law
- Motley Rice
- Quinn Emanuel
- Williams & Connolly
- WilmerHale
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September 26, 2023
JPMorgan To Pay $75M To US Virgin Islands Over Epstein Ties
JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday it will pay $75 million to settle a federal suit brought by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands that alleged the bank processed over $1 billion for Jeffrey Epstein related to his sex trafficking activity between 2003 and 2019.
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August 31, 2023
USVI Says JPMorgan Handled $1B Of Epstein Sex Crime Funds
An attorney for the U.S. Virgin Islands told a New York federal judge on Thursday that JPMorgan Chase & Co. processed more than $1 billion for Jeffrey Epstein that was tied to his trafficking of young women and girls, as both sides sought to secure a win ahead of trial.
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August 21, 2023
Ex-JPMorgan Exec Can't Escape Claims Over Epstein Ties
A Manhattan federal judge has refused to let Jes Staley, former chief executive of JPMorgan Chase NA's investment bank, escape third-party claims brought by the bank in two lawsuits alleging he was a close friend of financier Jeffrey Epstein and knew Epstein was a sex trafficker yet allowed him to remain a client.
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August 08, 2023
JPMorgan Says Virgin Islands Can't Seek Fines In Epstein Suit
JPMorgan urged a federal judge not to heed the U.S. Virgin Islands' request for summary judgment and civil penalties over its alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, saying the territory is not an enforcement agency and does not have the authority to levy fines against the bank.
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July 14, 2023
USVI Seeks $190M From JPMorgan In Epstein Suit
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice said Friday that JPMorgan Chase should have to shell out at least $190 million as well as implement new policies for combating human trafficking as a result of the bank's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a filing in New York federal court.
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June 15, 2023
JPMorgan Fights Another Deposition Of CEO In Epstein Case
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has asked a New York federal judge not to depose CEO Jamie Dimon a second time in the U.S. Virgin Islands' suit over the bank's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that discovery is over and Dimon has already testified that he was unaware of Epstein's crimes.
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May 26, 2023
NY DA Must Comply With JPMorgan Subpoena, Rakoff Says
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Friday was ordered to comply with a JPMorgan Chase Bank NA subpoena seeking documents about a possible complaint of sexual assault made against former executive James "Jes" Staley in relation to litigation over the bank's ties to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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May 24, 2023
Ex-JPMorgan Exec Staley Can't Exit Epstein Suit, Rakoff Says
Former JPMorgan executive James "Jes" Staley can't shed the bank's accusations that he bears some responsibility for its relationship with the late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, a Manhattan federal judge decided one day after the bank laid blame for Epstein's crimes on the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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May 17, 2023
Deutsche Bank To Shell Out $75M To Resolve Epstein Suit
Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to put to rest allegations that it enabled Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking scheme, a "historic" deal that is likely one of the biggest of its kind, according to a lawyer for the woman who filed the proposed class action.
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May 15, 2023
Musk Subpoenaed In USVI's JPMorgan Suit Over Epstein Ties
The U.S. Virgin Islands told a New York federal judge Monday that it issued a subpoena to Elon Musk in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Bank of knowingly benefiting from Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking, seeking any documents about Epstein possibly referring Musk to the bank and Epstein's involvement in human trafficking.