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USVI Levels Accusations at JP Morgan After Bank's Evidence Links Local Politicians to Sex Offender

In a heated legal battle surrounding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the V.I. Department of Justice has responded to a filing by JPMorgan Chase that calls on the court to allow its evidence about the USVI's involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking enterprise to proceed. "JPMorgan Chase facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, and should be held accountable for violating the law. This is an obvious attempt to shift blame away from JPMorgan Chase, which had a legal responsibility to report the evidence in its possession of Epstein’s human trafficking, and failed to do so," the V.I. Dept. of Justice said in a statement provided to the Consortium. The department's statement comes in response to JPMorgan Chase's recent legal filing that vehemently opposes the U.S. Virgin Islands’ attempt to dismiss some of the bank's defenses in the lawsuit. The bank has accused the U.S. Virgin Islands' government of being the primary enabler of Epstein's sex trafficking enterp...