Elon Musk Subpoenaed In USVI Epstein Lawsuit
CNN reports from New York.
The US Virgin Islands wants Elon Musk's documents. They subpoenaed him. The government in the islands is suing JPMorgan Chase. They say the bank benefited from Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking. They want Elon Musk's documents as part of their case.
The subpoena petition doesn't mean Musk did anything wrong. It just says Epstein might have introduced him to JPMorgan Chase. Musk was a rich person, that's all.
A court filing was posted on Monday from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Virgin Islands’ government issued a subpoena on April 28. It was difficult to locate and serve Musk, so an investigative firm was hired.
The Government sent an email to Mr. Musk's lawyer to ask if they could contact him about a situation. But, they didn't get any reply from the lawyer saying whether they're authorized to accept the service on Mr. Musk's behalf or not.
A subpoena wants Musk and JPMorgan's chats concerning Epstein or his involvement in Tesla finances. It wants docs about payments to Epstein or the bank, and his sex trafficking.
In 2019, Epstein was being detained when he was found dead. The medical examiner said he killed himself.
Epstein was waiting for trial when he died. He was accused of running a sex trafficking ring from 2002 to 2005. The operation was allegedly conducted in his Manhattan mansion and Palm Beach estate. He was also accused of paying underage girls for sex.
The US Virgin Islands sued JPMorgan Chase in 2022. They said that JPMorgan Chase made money from Epstein's sex trafficking, and did not report suspicious money activity.
JPMorgan did not follow federal rules for Epstein accounts. This happened for over 10 years. Proof of this is seen in their late attempts to follow the rules after Epstein was arrested for sex trafficking and after his death. The Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands, Denise George, made this complaint.
The lawsuit said that JPMorgan accounts maintained by Epstein were mostly used for human trafficking.
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, will be questioned on May 26 and 27. It's about his bank's association with Epstein and two civil cases.
In May, USVI had some trouble giving Google co-founder Larry Page a subpoena. They also wanted Sergey Brin, Thomas Pritzker, Mort Zuckerman, and Michael Ovitz to testify. The subpoenas were reported by the Wall Street Journal.
CNN contacted JPMorgan, Tesla and Twitter for comment.
Lauren del Valle and Andy Rose from CNN helped write this report.
