JPMorgan Executives Believed 'Nymphettes' Were At Epstein's Hou…

Authorities from the U.S. Virgin Islands accused JPMorgan Chase executives of knowing about Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women and underage girls, while the bank retorted by saying the island’s authorities played a role in enabling the disgraced financier and sex offender’s activities in a series of court filings made on Monday night.

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In a heavily redacted New York federal court filing, Virgin Islands authorities accuse the bank of benefitting from “Epstein’s Sex-Trafficking Venture” and obstructing the enforcement of the “Trafficking Victims Protection Act.”

The filing points to an email exchange between the bank’s former CFO David Brigstocke and another senior executive Mary Erdoes—now the CEO of the bank’s asset and wealth management arm—where Brigstocke compares a client’s house to Epstein’s, saying: “Except it was more tasteful, and fewer nymphettes.”

The government’s lawyers also detail more than $3.1 million in payments allegedly handled by JPMorgan which were made from Esptein’s bank account to dozens of women and girls “including many…with Eastern European names.”

In a separate filing made by JPMorgan Chase, the bank accuses the Virgin Islands government of using its “sovereign powers to enable Epstein’s sex crimes.”

The bank’s filing alleges that the territory’s government “actively looking the other way whenever he arrived at USVI airports accompanied by young women and girls.”

$290 Million. That is the amount that JPMorgan Chase paid last month to reach a settlement with a group of women who were sexually abused by Epstein.

The Virgin Islands—where Epstein owned two private islands—filed its suit against JPMorgan in December last year, accusing the bank of failing to report suspicious activity by Epstein and directly benefiting from his sex trafficking operation. The suit also alleged that the bank’s current CEO Jamie Dimon was aware of the disgraced financier’s activities as far back as 2008. The bank has rejected these allegations and has instead accused the Island’s government of being complicit in the crimes. JPMorgan Chase is also suing former executive Jes Staley, holding him entirely responsible for any Esptein-linked claims against the bank.

Apollo Global CEO Leon Black is being investigated by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee financial dealings with Epstein. The committee is investigating $158 million in payments he allegedly made to Epstein for various “tax and estate planning” matters. A spokesperson for Black told the New York Times that all the payments in question were “lawful” and fully vetted and he has “cooperated extensively with the committee.”