Damning messages reveal JPMorgan execs discussed seeing ‘nymphettes’ at Jeffrey Epstein property
JPMorgan Chase executives joked about seeing Jeffrey Epstein surrounded with “nymphettes” at one in every of his houses, in response to recent allegations by the US Virgin Islands.
The territory, which is suing JPMorgan for at least $190m for allegedly turning a blind eye to Epstein’s intercourse trafficking, revealed the non-public messages in new court filings on Monday night time.
In a 2012 message to Mary Erdoes, now JPMorgan’s head of asset and wealth administration, an govt describes attending an occasion at the house of one other shopper.
“Jogged my memory of JE’s home, besides it was extra tasteful, and fewer nymphettes,” the chief writes. “Extra just like the Frick [museum]. Artwork was fabulous.”
“Wow,” Ms Erdoes replied.
Different inner messages revealed senior financial institution executives discussing how Epstein was consistently accompanied by younger girls.
In a 2006 message, former JPMorgan govt Jes Staley writes to Ms Erdoes: “Final night time went to the Huggy Bear live performance. The age distinction between husbands and wifes [sic] would have slot in effectively with Jeffrey.”
Ms Erdoes responds: “Oh, and what I meant to inform you about final night time was they [sic] have been a couple of folks laughing about Jeffrey… One of many guys… apparently has 8 assistants, one is extra lovely than the opposite… Anyway, numerous comparisons to JE.”
JPMorgan has rejected allegations it was complicit in Epstein’s offending and tried to shift blame for his crimes onto high-ranking USVI officers. They have claimed in court that the USVI shielded him from accountability whereas giving him tax breaks and “reaping the advantages of his wealth”.
Jeffrey Epstein seems in courtroom in West Palm Seaside, Fla., July 30, 2008.
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In a counter-filing on Monday, JPMorgan accused the US Virgin Islands of offering visas for Epstein’s victims and “wanting the opposite method” when he arrived on the territory with younger girls and underage women.
It beforehand named Cecile de Jongh, the spouse of former USVI governor John de Jongh, as Epstein’s “major conduit for spreading cash and affect all through the USVI authorities.”
Within the new submitting, JPMorgan alleges that former governors de Jongh and Kenneth Mapp, who dominated from 2007 to 2019, allegedly admitted they “by no means cared to research Epstein”.
Present Governor Albert Bryan “turned his consideration elsewhere”, even after Epstein was indicted in 2019 on underage intercourse offences, the financial institution alleges.
The US Virgin Islands alleges JPMorgan stored Epstein as a shopper lengthy after he had been convicted of kid intercourse offences because of his immense worth to the financial institution, each as a shopper and an middleman to new rich purchasers.
In a separate courtroom submitting on Monday, the territory claimed that Epstein launched Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Web page to former Mr Staley in 2003. That relationship alone introduced in $4bn for the financial institution, in response to one submitting.
Epstein was the “greatest income producer” for JPMorgan’s Personal Financial institution by 2011, in response to the filings.
“Epstein was too huge to fail,” the USVI states within the filings.
Jeffery Epstein’s property on Little Saint James Island within the U. S. Virgin Islands, July 9, 2019
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The filings notice {that a} compliance officer employed by JPMorgan raised the alarm in 2011 after watching an episode of Legislation & Order SUV a couple of fictitious billionaire who trafficked younger girls for intercourse.
The financial institution would finally lower ties with him in 2013, 5 years after he was convicted in Florida of intercourse offences towards underage women.
The brand new allegations have been taken from depositions with JP Morgan executives and lots of of 1000’s of pages of inner financial institution paperwork turned over to the USVI.
The territory has already pressured a number of JPMorgan executives together with CEO Jamie Dimon to sit down for depositions.
JP Morgan executives discussed seeing ‘nymphettes’ at Epstein’s dwelling
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A trial is scheduled for 23 October within the US District Courtroom in Manhattan. The USVI needs the choose to declare earlier than then that JPMorgan participated in Epstein’s intercourse trafficking and obstructed regulation enforcement.
JPMorgan can also be suing Mr Staley, alleging he hid Epstein’s abuse and trafficking to maintain the financier as a shopper. Mr Staley has beforehand denied wrongdoing, and mentioned he’s being scapegoated by the financial institution.
Final month, JPMorgan reached a $290m settlement with survivors of Epstein’s abuse.
And final week, it was revealed that non-public fairness billionaire Leon Black agreed in January to pay $62.5m to the USVI to be launched from potential claims associated to its investigation into Epstein.
Epstein was dominated to have taken his personal life in a New York jail cell whereas awaiting trial for intercourse trafficking prices in 2019.
When contacted by The Unbiased, JPMorgan declined to remark.
