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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 · July 19, 2023US Virgin Islands third supplemental interrogatory responses in JPMorgan suit, July 2023Supplemental court filing by the US Virgin Islands objecting to JPMorgan's interrogatories and detailing damages sought, including treble damages for $80.5 million in lost tax revenue.Court filing · June 23, 2023Court filing, 2023-06-23Expert report for JPMorgan Chase in the USVI litigation, offering human trafficking opinions about Epstein and rebutting a public figure.Court filing · June 23, 2023Expert report of retired FBI agent an official for JPMorgan Chase, June 2023Expert report for JPMorgan Chase arguing additional suspicious activity reports on Epstein's accounts would not have led to an earlier arrest.Court filing · June 12, 2023Court filing, 2023-06-12JPMorgan Chase's counsel asks an official to reject the US Virgin Islands' confidentiality designations over exhibits citing public records statutes and Epstein communications.Testimony · June 1, 2023Testimony, 2023-06-01Transcript of a conference in which an official questions plaintiffs' counsel David Boies about the class definition and claims process in the Deutsche Bank settlement.Court filing · May 24, 2023Court filing, 2023-05-24Court filing · May 23, 2023JPMorgan Chase opposition to USVI's motion to strike affirmative defenses, May 2023JPMorgan Chase's brief opposing the USVI government's motion to strike, arguing USVI officials enabled Jeffrey Epstein through tax incentives and lax oversightCourt filing · May 22, 2023Court filing, 2023-05-22Court filing · May 22, 2023JPMorgan responses to Jes Staley's requests for admissions, May 2023JPMorgan Chase's responses and objections to Staley's requests for admissions, admitting executives including Jamie Dimon's subordinates a public figure and a public figure knew of Epstein's prostitution convictions.Court filing · May 22, 2023JPMorgan responses to requests for admission about Epstein knowledge, May 2023Court filing · May 17, 2023JPMorgan's responses to USVI's first request for admissions, May 2023Court filing · May 17, 2023JPMorgan's responses to USVI's requests for admission in Epstein banking suitJPMorgan Chase's responses admitting Epstein was a client from 1985 to 2013, with over 135 associated accounts, while objecting to most requests.Court filing · May 15, 2023Declaration supporting alternative service of subpoena on a public figure, May 2023A US Virgin Islands counsel's declaration detailing failed attempts to serve a subpoena on a public figure in the JPMorgan Chase litigation.Court filing · May 15, 2023USVI motion to authorize alternative service of subpoena on a public figure, May 2023The U.S. Virgin Islands government moves for alternative service of a records subpoena on a public figure in its civil suit against JPMorgan Chase over Jeffrey Epstein.Court filing · May 9, 2023Order allowing alternative service of USVI subpoena on a third party, May 2023Court order granting the US Virgin Islands government authority to serve a document subpoena on a third party via his company's registered agent.Court filing · April 24, 2023Jes Staley motion to dismiss JPMorgan's third-party complaint, Apr. 2023Notice of motion by Jes Staley asking the court to dismiss JPMorgan Chase's third-party complaint in the U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit, filed April 24, 2023.Court filing · April 24, 2023JPMorgan motion to dismiss USVI's amended complaint in Epstein-linked suit, April 2023JPMorgan Chase moves to dismiss the US Virgin Islands' second amended complaint, renewing arguments on TVPA retroactivity and standing to preserve them for appealCourt filing · April 14, 2023Court filing, 2023-04-14JPMorgan Chase's first supplemental responses and objections to USVI interrogatories detailing what the bank knew about Epstein's criminal history, cash withdrawals, and wire transfers.Court filing · April 11, 2023JPMorgan responses on Epstein-facilitated client relationships, April 2023JPMorgan Chase's supplemental interrogatory responses state Epstein helped establish private bank relationships with Ghislaine Maxwell and Kathryn Ruemmler.Court filing · April 10, 2023Order granting USVI leave to amend complaint against JPMorgan, Apr. 2023The presiding judge's memorandum order granting the U.S. Virgin Islands leave to add a TVPA obstruction claim against JPMorgan over Epstein trafficking.Court filing · April 7, 2023JPMorgan Chase letter opposing severance motion in USVI v. JPMorgan caseJPMorgan Chase letter to the presiding judge opposing the former bank executive's motion for reconsideration of the denial of severing JPMC's third-party claims against him.Court filing · April 2023Court filing, 2023-04Court filing · March 27, 2023Stipulated motion on CSAM review protocol for Epstein Estate mediaStipulated motion asking the court to approve a protocol for the Epstein Estate to review videos and photographs for child sex abuse imagery before disclosure.Testimony · March 16, 2023Testimony, 2023-03-16Court filing · March 2023Court order on review of Epstein estate video materials in JPMorgan caseAn official orders the Epstein Estate to review video media for subpoenas, promptly reporting any apparent CSAM to the FBI before production.Court filing · Feb. 23, 2023US Virgin Islands motion to compel JPMorgan discovery on Jamie DimonThe US Virgin Islands moves under Rule 37 to compel JPMorgan Chase to produce discovery through 2019, including documents from custodian Jamie Dimon.Court filing · Feb. 17, 2023USVI motion for alternative service of subpoena on a public figure, Feb 2023The U.S. Virgin Islands government moves to serve a document subpoena on a public figure by certified mail after repeated failed service attempts in its JPMorgan suit.Court filing · Feb. 17, 2023USVI motion to serve subpoena on a public figure by certified mail, Feb. 2023The US Virgin Islands government moves for alternative service by certified mail of a document subpoena on a public figure after repeated failed attempts, detailing his ties to Epstein and JPMorgan.Publication · Jan. 1, 2023News article on governor firing V.I. attorney general over JPMorgan suit, 2023A Virgin Islands newspaper article reports the governor fired the territory's attorney general days after she sued JPMorgan Chase over Jeffrey Epstein, detailing his tax exemptions and the estate settlement.Testimony · May 19, 2022Argument on a third-party defendant's motion to dismiss before the SDNY, May 19Transcript of oral argument before a district judge on a third-party defendant's motion to dismiss JPMorgan's contribution and indemnity claims in related cases.Court filing · Feb. 24, 2022Settlement agreement between an Epstein accuser and his estate for $6 million, Feb. 2022General release and settlement agreement in which an alleged victim accepts $6 million from Jeffrey Epstein's estate and waives all related claims.Publication · Jan. 28, 2022New York Times article on Jeffrey Epstein's shrinking estate, Jan. 2022New York Times article detailing how settlements, taxes, and legal fees cut Epstein's estate to about $185 million amid Virgin Islands litigation.Publication · 2020New York Times article on Jean-Luc Brunel's rape charges in France, 2020A New York Times article reporting that Jean-Luc Brunel, Jeffrey Epstein's close associate, was charged with rape of minors and investigated for human trafficking.Publication · Aug. 10, 2019New York Times article on Jeffrey Epstein's jail suicide, Aug. 10, 2019New York Times report on Epstein's suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the removal from suicide watch, and ensuing federal inquiries.Correspondence · July 22, 2019Correspondence, 2019-07-22Correspondence · July 9, 2019Correspondence, 2019-07-09Publication · July 7, 2019Gothamist article on Jeffrey Epstein's July 2019 sex trafficking arrestGothamist news article reporting Jeffrey Epstein's July 2019 arrest on sex trafficking charges, the 2007 an official plea deal, and related background.Correspondence · Feb. 11, 2019Correspondence, 2019-02-11Correspondence · Feb. 11, 2019Emails from Lesley Groff to a JPMorgan executive about Kathy Ruemmler, Feb. 2019Epstein's assistant emails a JPMorgan executive asking that Kathy Ruemmler, described as a close Epstein friend, open a bank account there.Correspondence · Sept. 7, 2018Email to Jeffrey Epstein about donating to a congresswoman's fundraiser, Sept. 2018Correspondence · July 12, 2018Email chain on a an official fundraiser invite to Epstein, July 20182018 email chain in which an official shares a fundraiser invitation with Epstein, whose reply asks about maximum contributions, with a note on FEC limits.Correspondence · Feb. 3, 2017Correspondence, 2017-02-03Email exchange in which Epstein asks about USVI government assets to use as collateral for cash, and de a public figure offers a list of government properties.Correspondence · Feb. 3, 2017Correspondence, 2017-02-03Email chain in which Epstein asks whether the Virgin Islands government has assets he could use as loan collateral; de a public figure offers a list of GOVI propertiesFinancial record · 2017Financial record, 2017Correspondence · Nov. 10, 2016Email to Jeffrey Epstein reporting results of USVI election funding, Nov. 2016Email from a former USVI first lady reporting to Jeffrey Epstein that ten of twelve candidates they funded won local elections, attaching a candidate list.Correspondence · Dec. 27, 2015Email from a former USVI governor to Jeffrey Epstein asking to borrow $215k, Dec. 2015A former US Virgin Islands governor emails Jeffrey Epstein about settling a DOJ claim and accepting Epstein's offer to lend him $215,000.Financial record · 2015EDC annual report for a USVI trust company tied to a financier, 2015Correspondence · Oct. 24, 2014Correspondence, 2014-10-24Email from a former official's spouse confirming STC will send $13,000 to a political party for the benefit of a congressional candidate.