Sources / Original release
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.
Correspondence · Feb. 24, 2005Jes Staley email helping Ghislaine Maxwell open a JPMorgan account, Feb. 2005JPMorgan emails, forwarded from Jeffrey Epstein's request, in which Jes Staley asks colleagues to help Ghislaine Maxwell open accounts.Correspondence · Oct. 8, 2003Correspondence, 2003-10-08Court filingUSVI v. JPMorgan response to statement of facts on Epstein's sex trafficking, 2022JPMorgan's response to US Virgin Islands' disputed statement of facts, contesting claims it knew Epstein ran a sex-trafficking venture.CorrespondenceCorrespondenceCorrespondenceCorrespondenceCourt filingCreditor's claim against Jeffrey Epstein's estate on behalf of an alleged victimA creditor's claim in Epstein's Virgin Islands probate case, filed by counsel for an unnamed claimant alleging Epstein sexually abused her starting in 2002 when she was seventeen and schemed to hide assets from victims.Government memoDFS press release on $150 million Deutsche Bank penalty over Jeffrey Epstein accountsNew York financial regulator press release announcing Deutsche Bank's $150 million penalty for compliance failures in monitoring Jeffrey Epstein's accounts and correspondent banking clients.Financial recordJPMorgan AML escalation exiting Richard Kahn's accounts over Epstein fund tiesJPMorgan anti-money-laundering escalation affirming termination of HBRK Associates' accounts, citing Richard Kahn's role moving Epstein's funds and his role as will executorFinancial recordJPMorgan client review log entries on Jeffrey Epstein, 2006–2011JPMorgan reputational risk review log excerpts recording decisions and concerns about retaining client Jeffrey Epstein, with references to Jes Staley, from 2006 to 2011.Court filingJPMorgan client review log on retaining Jeffrey Epstein, 2006–2008Partially redacted JPMorgan client review spreadsheet showing the bank decided to retain Jeffrey Epstein after internal discussions involving Jes StaleyFinancial recordJPMorgan internal review of Jeffrey Epstein wire transactions, 2003–2019JPMorgan exhibit detailing Epstein's addresses and wire transactions from 2003 to 2019 after a review prompted by negative media coverage.Financial recordJPMorgan revised client profile form for Jeffrey Epstein, circa 2008–2010JPMorgan banker due diligence form for Jeffrey Epstein listing his accounts, entities, banker history, and noting his wealth managing money for a public figure.Court filingUSVI memorandum supporting added TVPA obstruction count against JPMorganUS Virgin Islands government memorandum of law seeking leave to amend its JPMorgan Chase complaint to add a TVPA obstruction count over alleged facilitation of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking enterprise.Court filingUSVI statement of undisputed facts on JPMorgan's knowledge of Epstein, 2010-2014Court filing of stipulated facts and JPMC responses about JPMorgan executives' testimony and emails concerning Jeffrey Epstein, sex trafficking allegations, and the Bear Stearns relationship.Court filingVictim's first amended complaint against Epstein trafficking associates, SDNY filingFirst amended complaint by an anonymous accuser alleges the financier and three alleged trafficking associates ran a sex trafficking venture.Court filing · July 14, 2023Court filing, 2023-07-14Letter brief by the U.S. Virgin Islands arguing its parens patriae claims entitle it to injunctive relief and compliance remedies against JPMorgan in the Epstein-related suit.Financial record · Oct. 15, 2015EDC annual report for a USVI trust company, 2014, filed October 2015Correspondence · June 18, 2009Emails between Jes Staley and Jeffrey Epstein about weekend plans, June 2009Exhibit email exchange in which Jes Staley and Jeffrey Epstein discuss weekend arrangements, with Epstein asking Staley to host a guest at his 71st Street home.Court filing · Sept. 20, 2023Jes Staley motion to exclude JPMorgan Chase's expert opinions, Sept 2023Court filing · Sept. 15, 2023Jes Staley reply brief seeking summary judgment in JPMorgan suit, Sept. 2023Court filing · July 19, 2023JPMorgan letter to an official arguing USVI lacks standing for remedies, July 2023JPMorgan's counsel argues to an official that the U.S. Virgin Islands cannot lawfully seek penalties, restitution, disgorgement, or equitable relief in its suit.Correspondence · July 18, 2023Counsel emails in USVI v. JPMorgan on late discovery of Epstein payments, July 2023Meet-and-confer emails in which USVI counsel says JPMorgan belatedly produced data on Epstein payments to women, and JPMorgan's counsel disputes further discovery obligations.Testimony · July 14, 2023USVI sex offender registry counsel an official interview notes, July 2023Interview notes with former USVI registry counsel an official recalling Jeffrey Epstein's registration, tier classification, and monitoring in the Virgin Islands.Court filing · July 2023Court order denying USVI motion to strike JPMorgan defenses, July 2023The presiding judge denies the Virgin Islands' motion to strike JPMorgan Chase's fifth through eighth defenses in its suit tied to a former executive, ruling they should not be stricken at the pleading stage.Court filing · June 7, 2023Answer to JPMorgan's third-party complaint by its former executive, June 7, 2023Court filing · May 18, 2023JPMorgan Chase responses to third-party defendant's Epstein interrogatories, May 2023JPMorgan Chase's verified responses and objections to the third-party defendant's interrogatories, identifying a senior asset management executive as having communicated about Jeffrey Epstein.Court filing · May 3, 2023Court filing, 2023-05-03Court filing · April 24, 2023JPMorgan answer to US Virgin Islands' second amended complaint, April 2023Court filing · March 23, 2023JPMorgan Chase responses and objections to plaintiff's requests for admissions, Mar. 2023Court filing · March 16, 2023Order partly compelling victims compensation program documents, March 2023The judge's order grants in part JPMorgan's motion to compel the victims compensation program to produce applicant counts, on attorneys-eyes-only terms.Publication · Feb. 14, 2023Letter to the editor on USVI officials' ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Feb. 2023Publication · Feb. 21, 2022CNN article on Jean-Luc Brunel's death in a Paris prison cell, Feb. 2022CNN reports modeling agent and longtime Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel was found dead in his prison cell while under French investigation for rape and trafficking.Court filing · March 12, 2020Creditor's claim against Jeffrey Epstein's estate alleging sexual abuse, March 2020A creditor's claim and affidavit by an anonymous accuser against Jeffrey Epstein's estate alleging sexual assault and trafficking at his New York and Virgin Islands homes, filed in probate court.Publication · Feb. 13, 2020Publication, 2020-02-13Correspondence · Sept. 1, 2016Email about a $75,000 check for a Virgin Islands super PAC, Sept. 2016Correspondence · Jan. 7, 2015Correspondence, 2015-01-07Correspondence · Dec. 18, 2014Email confirming a $10,000 donation to a USVI inaugural committee, Dec. 2014Email from the former first lady of the US Virgin Islands confirming Jeffrey Epstein's $10,000 donation to an inaugural committee from his trust company.Correspondence · Dec. 18, 2014Email from Epstein's office manager about staff bonuses and payrollEmail from Epstein's office manager apologizing after a heated meeting and proposing payroll moves, bonuses, and document shredding arrangements for Epstein's entities.Correspondence · Sept. 2013JPMorgan emails on exiting Jeffrey Epstein's account, September 2013Internal JPMorgan Private Bank email chain discussing revenue impact of firing Jeffrey Epstein as a client and reassigning his $176 million account.Correspondence · July 16, 2013JPMorgan email on meeting materials for Epstein client review, July 2013JPMorgan risk management email distributing materials for an internal meeting about client Jeffrey Epstein to senior executives including a public figure and a public figure.Correspondence · June 17, 2013Correspondence, 2013-06-17Correspondence · March 19, 2013JPMorgan email on KYC status of Epstein's entities, March 2013JPMorgan private bank emails discussing know-your-customer onboarding status for several Epstein-linked entities and Jeffrey Epstein's accountCorrespondence · March 18, 2013JPMorgan email chain approving new accounts for Jeffrey Epstein, March 2013Internal JPMorgan Private Bank emails where staff seek and receive approval to open four business accounts tied to Jeffrey Epstein's aircraft and investment entities.Correspondence · Aug. 23, 2012Email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley, Aug. 23, 2012Correspondence · April 10, 2012Correspondence, 2012-04-10Email chain in which reporter a journalist questions whether the governor's wife, working as Epstein's office manager, influenced his company's EDC tax benefits.Correspondence · Feb. 28, 2011Jes Staley–Jeffrey Epstein email exchange about forwarding a message, Feb. 2011Correspondence · Jan. 19, 2011Email from Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley about dinner guests, Jan. 2011Epstein emails JPMorgan executive Jes Staley about visitors stopping by and notes odds shifting from 45-55 to 70-30Correspondence · Jan. 13, 2011JPMorgan meeting invite on Jeffrey Epstein with Jes Staley, January 2011JPMorgan calendar invitation for a January 14, 2011 call regarding Jeffrey Epstein, including Jes Staley, a public figure, and compliance officials.