The U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General is suing JPMorgan Chase in an effort to hold them accountable for their role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations and failure to alert law authorities to any suspicious conduct related to this case. The claim in the lawsuit is that despite obvious warning flags along the road, the Wall Street titan failed to notify the required authorities while benefitting from his illegal activities.
“Over more than a decade, JPMorgan (JPM) clearly knew it was not complying with federal regulations in regard to Epstein-related accounts as evidenced by its too-little too-late efforts after Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges and shortly after his death, when JPMorgan (JPM) belatedly complied with federal law,” according to CNN, the case that was filed by the Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands, Denise George, states that.
“Human trafficking was the principal business of the accounts Epstein maintained at JPMorgan,” the lawsuit states. In addition, the complaint alleges that the bank concealed “wire and cash transactions that raised suspicion of a criminal enterprise whose currency was the sexual servitude” of young girls.
An additional civil case has now been launched claiming both banking firms of having facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation with their “special treatment,” after the filing of two significant lawsuits against JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank. According to the complaint, this claimed preferential treatment made it possible for widespread sexual abuse to occur.
“Without the financial institution’s participation, Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme could not have existed,” the lawsuit noted further.
“The time has come for the real enablers to be held responsible, especially his wealthy friends and the financial institutions that played an integral role,” Bradley Edwards, a lawyer in the case against Deutsche Bank, told The Wall Street Journal.
“These victims were wronged, by many, not just Epstein. He did not act alone,” the attorney added.
CNN noted further:
The lawsuit claims that JPMorgan Chase failed to make proper regulatory filings that could have tipped off the government to Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring of underage girls through private islands he owned in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In particular, the government argues that JPMorgan Chase should have given Epstein closer scrutiny as a client after he entered a guilty plea to soliciting prostitution with a minor in Florida in 2008.
George is carrying on her legal battle against JPMorgan Chase only weeks after collecting a sizable $105 million settlement from the late Epstein’s estate.
The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands is accusing JPMorgan Chase of helping Jeffrey Epstein illegally exploit women and girls, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The suit says the bank helped conceal Epstein's suspicious activities.https://t.co/0eT8QXZXsf
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2019 saw the demise of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in a prison cell in New York City after being accused of trafficking kids for sex. His death was ruled a suicide in an official report from the medical examiner’s office.
“When he died, Epstein was awaiting trial on federal charges accusing him of operating a sex trafficking ring from 2002 to 2005 at his Manhattan mansion and his Palm Beach estate, and allegedly paying girls as young as 14 for sex,” the outlet continued.
Ghislaine Maxwell, a former co-conspirator of Epstein who was now serving a 20-year jail term for her part in the abuse of young girls, has now come out about Bill Clinton, who was often seen with the disgraced financier.
Maxwell talked openly about famous pals and the complex connections they shared from her jail. She specifically referenced Clinton to Daily Mail reporters.
“It was a special friendship, which continued over the years,” she said of her friendship with the former president.
“We had lots in common. I feel bad that he is another victim, only because of his association with Jeffrey. I understand that he, like others, can no longer consider me as a friend.
“I said in open court in my statement that meeting Jeffrey Epstein was the greatest mistake of my life,” she said.
“And obviously, if I could go back today and I would avoid meeting him, and I would say that would be the greatest mistake I’ve ever made, and I would make different choices for where I would work. Obviously,” she said.
“I think there are many women who can identify with my story. Many have either fallen in love with or had relationships with men that in hindsight they look back on and say ‘What was I thinking?’ I imagine there’s not a woman on the planet who would not think that about one or other of their boyfriends,” the former socialite said.
“There were things to mention here about him that I cannot discuss because of the appeal, but I can’t say anything more than that. All this is a fictional version of me,” she added.
