by Alyssa Guzman at Daily Mail
- Jeffrey Epstein got $300million in tax incentives from the US Virgin Islands after he bribed top officials with gifts and cash, JPMorgan Chase accused
- The Virgin Islands, including former first lady Cecile de Jongh, ‘actively facilitated’ his sexual abuse of young women and teenage girls, the bank said
- The Virgin Islands said has accused JPMorgan of facilitating Epstein’s crimes by providing banking services and enabling his crimes
JPMorgan Chase said the US Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300million in tax incentives and waived sex offender monitoring requirements, shielding the disgraced late financier as he gave cash and gifts to top officials and local police.
In a Tuesday court filing, the largest US bank described how Epstein allegedly paid law enforcement entities such as the Virgin Islands Police Department.
The newly unredacted filing is part of JPMorgan’s effort to show that the US Virgin Islands, including former first lady Cecile de Jongh, ‘actively facilitated’ Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women and teenage girls.
JPMorgan is defending in federal court against the territory’s lawsuit filed in December over its relationship with Epstein, a client from 1998 to 2013.
The US Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands, has accused JPMorgan of facilitating Epstein’s crimes by providing banking services, and enabling him to pay victims…
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