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Court Records: U.S. Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase (S.D.N.Y. 1:22-cv-10904)
918 documents from this release, most significant first.
Court filing · June 16, 2023Human trafficking expert report in USVI v. JPMorgan case, June 2023A human trafficking expert retained by the USVI opines that Jeffrey Epstein ran a sex trafficking venture that JPMorgan, including Jes Staley, ignored or enabled.Government memo · Nov. 2020DOJ OPR executive summary on the Epstein non-prosecution deal, November 2020Testimony · July 15, 2019Bail hearing transcript for Jeffrey Epstein in federal court, July 2019Transcript of Jeffrey Epstein's bail hearing before Judge Richard Berman, where pretrial services recommends detention and alleged victims oppose bail.Court filing · 2019SDNY indictment of Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking conspiracy, July 2019Federal indictment charging Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking conspiracy and related counts for abusing dozens of minor girls in New York and Palm Beach.Correspondence · Jan. 14, 2011Correspondence, 2011-01-14Correspondence · Jan. 10, 2011JPMorgan emails on keeping Jeffrey Epstein as a client, Jan 2011JPMorgan compliance emails discussing Epstein's trafficking allegations, his $212 million accounts, the Brunel modeling agency loan, and Jes Staley's personal ties.Correspondence · Jan. 10, 2011JPMorgan internal emails on keeping Epstein as a client, January 2011JPMorgan staff emails discussing Jeffrey Epstein's alleged trafficking, his $212 million deposits, his friendship with Jes Staley, and a loan tied to Jean-Luc Brunel's modeling agency.Court filing · Feb. 2008Civil complaint against Jeffrey Epstein over Palm Beach assault, 2008Civil complaint by an anonymous 16-year-old alleging Epstein recruited her for paid massages and sexually assaulted her at his Palm Beach mansion.Police record · May 1, 2006Police record, 2006-05-01CorrespondenceExhibit summarizing Jes Staley's emails with Jeffrey Epstein, 2008–2013JPMorgan exhibit compiling Staley–Epstein emails showing close contact, salary and promotion advice while Epstein was incarcerated.Testimony · Aug. 31, 2023Oral argument transcript in USVI v. JPMorgan Chase, Aug. 31, 2023Transcript of an official hearing cross-motions for summary judgment in the Virgin Islands' suit alleging JPMorgan knowingly benefited from Epstein's sex trafficking.Court filing · Aug. 15, 2023Court filing, 2023-08-15Opinion and order denying Jes Staley's motion to dismiss JPMorgan Chase's third-party claims alleging he concealed Epstein's sex trafficking from the bank.Court filing · May 23, 2023JPMorgan Chase opposition to USVI motion to strike affirmative defenses, May 2023JPMorgan's brief opposing the US Virgin Islands' motion, alleging officials had a quid pro quo relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Court filing · May 4, 2023USVI motion to serve document subpoena on a public figure in JPMorgan case, May 2023The U.S. Virgin Islands government asks the court to allow alternative service on a public figure of a subpoena in its lawsuit against JPMorgan over Epstein.Correspondence · June 10, 2013Correspondence, 2013-06-10Correspondence · Jan. 10, 2011Correspondence, 2011-01-10Correspondence · Jan. 10, 2011JPMorgan AML compliance emails on Jeffrey Epstein account, January 2011JPMorgan compliance emails reviewing Epstein's accounts, flagging cash activity, a modeling-agency loan tied to Brunel, and Jes Staley's role in retaining him.Correspondence · Jan. 10, 2011JPMorgan emails on keeping Epstein as a client, January 2011JPMorgan compliance emails from January 2011 discussing whether to exit Jeffrey Epstein's accounts, citing his ties to Jes Staley and a Brunel modeling agency.Financial record · July 15, 2008JPMorgan rapid response memo on Jeffrey Epstein's banking relationship, July 2008JPMorgan private bank memo reviewing Jeffrey Epstein's $121.5 million client relationship after his Florida plea, bundled with press articles and account listings.Court filingExhibit summarizing Jes Staley's JPMC emails with Jeffrey Epstein, 2008–2018Court exhibit in USVI v. JPMorgan summarizing Jes Staley's frequent emails with Jeffrey Epstein, including pay advice while Epstein was incarcerated.Court filing · Aug. 2, 2023Jes Staley counsel letter to an official on JPMorgan privilege waiver, Aug. 2023Staley's counsel letter arguing JPMorgan waived privilege over settlement communications by putting its $290 million settlement motive at issue.Court filing · July 24, 2023US Virgin Islands motion for partial summary judgment against JPMorgan, July 2023The US Virgin Islands moves for partial summary judgment, arguing JPMorgan aided Epstein's sex-trafficking venture under the TVPA and opposing its affirmative defenses.Court filing · July 18, 2023USVI motion over JPMorgan's late Epstein transaction disclosures, July 2023Letter from USVI counsel asking the presiding judge to compel JPMorgan over late-produced transaction data showing Epstein payments after termination.Court filing · June 16, 2023Anti-trafficking expert report on Epstein's USVI ventures in JPMorgan case, June 2023Excerpt of an expert report in the USVI v. JPMorgan case estimating Epstein trafficked about 100 women through the U.S. Virgin Islands and criticizing JPMorgan's role.Court filing · May 30, 2023US Virgin Islands reply memo seeking to strike JPMorgan's affirmative defenses, May 2023Reply memorandum argues JPMorgan's equitable and fault-shifting defenses cannot apply to the government's TVPA claims over Epstein sex-trafficking.Court filing · May 22, 2023Third-party defendant's responses to USVI requests for admissions, May 2023A former JPMorgan executive's responses and objections to the US Virgin Islands' first requests for admissions in the JPMorgan litigation, covering his JPMorgan roles and Epstein referrals.Court filing · May 17, 2023JPMorgan responses to USVI's requests for admissions on Epstein referrals, May 2023JPMorgan Chase's responses admitting JPMC and Epstein discussed a donor advised fund with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and denying knowledge of referrals of a public figure.Court filing · May 4, 2023USVI motion for alternative service of subpoena on a public figure, May 2023The US Virgin Islands government moves the court to authorize alternative service of a document subpoena on a public figure in its case against JPMorgan Chase over Epstein.Court filing · May 2023Order authorizing alternative service of subpoena to a business executive, May 2023A federal judge's order letting the U.S. Virgin Islands serve its document subpoena on a third-party business executive via his company's registered agent.Court filing · April 6, 2023Court filing, 2023-04-06Court filing · Jan. 26, 2023Court filing, 2023-01-26Court filing · Jan. 13, 2023First amended class action complaint against JPMorgan Chase under the TVPA, Jan. 2023First amended class action complaint alleging JPMorgan Chase knowingly benefited from and facilitated Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation from 1998 to 2013.Court filing · Feb. 10, 2021Court filing, 2021-02-10Court filing · Jan. 15, 2020Court filing, 2020-01-15Correspondence · Oct. 27, 2019JPMorgan compliance email summarizing review of Epstein–a public figure communicationsA 2019 JPMorgan compliance email, filed as an exhibit, summarizes surveillance of Epstein–a public figure communications and related wire payments, noting references to a modeling agency.Court filing · Jan. 26, 2017Court filing, 2017-01-26Correspondence · Oct. 24, 2014Correspondence, 2014-10-24Correspondence · June 19, 2014Correspondence, 2014-06-19Correspondence · June 19, 2014Email asking Jeffrey Epstein to fund a 2014 congressional primary campaignEmail chain in which a political correspondent asks Jeffrey Epstein to solicit personal contributions for a congressional candidate's 2014 primary campaign.Correspondence · June 19, 2014Email to Jeffrey Epstein seeking donors for a 2014 congressional primary campaignA former USVI first lady emails Jeffrey Epstein asking him to solicit personal contributions for a congressional candidate facing a rival who had attacked Epstein at a senate hearing.Correspondence · June 20, 2013Correspondence, 2013-06-20Correspondence · June 17, 2013JPMorgan emails on de-risking Epstein's account, June 2013, with name-risk entryJPMorgan AML email chain circulating a de-risk matrix, noting Epstein's account was retained due to Jes Staley's relationship despite his sex-offender conviction.Correspondence · March 12, 2013JPMorgan compliance email on keeping Jeffrey Epstein account open, 2013JPMorgan compliance executive a public figure emails a private individual saying the bank's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was repeatedly approved, including by a public figure.Correspondence · Jan. 8, 2013Correspondence, 2013-01-08Correspondence · March 28, 2012Correspondence, 2012-03-28Correspondence · Aug. 26, 2011Email from Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley on meeting Jamie Dimon and GatesEmail from Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley and a public figure proposing meetings with JPMorgan executives and Bill Gates, and suggesting an investment bank arrangement.Correspondence · Aug. 11, 2011Correspondence, 2011-08-11JPMorgan executives forward an August 2011 email from Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley and a public figure proposing a 100 million dollar Gates Foundation donor fund and identifying a public figure.Correspondence · July 11, 2011Email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and a JPMorgan executive, July 2011Email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and a JPMorgan executive about her return and arranging a call, including a reference to "21 million reasons."