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☆ JPMorgan will pay $75 million to settle US Virgin Islands Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

JPMorgan is paying $75 million to settle a lawsuit from the US Virgin Islands over links with Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan is still pointing fingers at the US Virgin Islands, saying the funds will be used to shore up its law enforcement. AdvertisementAdvertisementJPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a civil lawsuit from the US Virgin Islands over claims that it facilitated Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation. The funds come on top of the $290 million JPMorgan Chase has already agreed to settle a separate class-action lawsuit brought by Epstein victims, to fund a compensation program. Epstein owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands, which were sold by his estate earlier this year to billionaire Stephen Deckoff for $60 million.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Jes Staley, —, Chase, Jeffrey Epstein's, Motley, JPMorgan Chase, Epstein, Staley, Stephen Deckoff, Denise George, Ariel M, Smith, Patricia Wexler, Wexler, Ghislaine Maxwell Organizations: JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, Service, US, Islands, Motley Rice LLC, Barclays, Virgin, Virgin Islands, Department, Justice, Deutsche Bank Locations: Virgin, Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase agreed Tuesday to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled the sex trafficking acts committed by financier Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan said that $55 million of the settlement will go toward local charities and assistance for victims. The Virgin Islands, where Epstein had an estate, sued JPMorgan last year, saying its investigation has revealed that the financial services giant enabled Epstein’s recruiters to pay victims and was “indispensable to the operation and concealment of the Epstein trafficking enterprise." JPMorgan sued Staley earlier this year, alleging that he covered up or minimized Epstein's wrongdoing in order to maintain the lucrative account. JPMorgan had already agreed to pay $290 million in June in a class-action lawsuit that involved victims of Epstein's trafficking crimes.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, James “ Jes ” Staley, Staley, Dánica Coto Organizations: JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin, Virgin, ___ Associated Press Locations: U.S, San Juan , Puerto Rico

JPMorgan did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement, which will give $55 million to Virgin Islands charities and the American territory's anti-trafficking efforts. The remaining $20 million will cover attorneys' fees incurred by the Virgin Islands as part of the litigation in federal court in New York. The Virgin Islands said the deal "includes several substantial commitments by JPMorgan Chase to identify, report, and cut off support for potential human trafficking, including establishing and implementing comprehensive policies and procedures." Virgin Islands Attorney General Ariel Smith said the agreement settles what was the first enforcement action against a bank for facilitating and profiting from human trafficking. The Virgin Islands previously obtained a $105 million settlement from Epstein's estate, and another $62.5 million from billionaire investor Leon Black to resolve potential claims related to Epstein.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Rod Stewart, Cipriani, Joe Schildhorn, Patrick McMullan, Jes Staley, Epstein, Staley, Ariel Smith, Smith, Boies Schiller Flexner, Stephanie Keith, Leon Black, Jamie Dimon, Jed Rakoff, Virgin Organizations: JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin, Virgin Islands, Virgin, Barclays Plc, Bloomberg, Getty Images Bloomberg, Getty, Treasury Department Locations: New York, New York City, U.S, Manhattan, Virgin, Epstein's, Florida

☆ JPMorgan pays US Virgin Islands $75 million to settle lawsuit alleging the bank aided Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement with the US Virgin Islands over a lawsuit alleging the bank enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes. The settlement includes “significant commitments” by JPMorgan Chase to curtail human trafficking, and a $75 million payment to the US Virgin Islands. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls. The bank said that $30 million of the settlement will help support charitable organizations working to end human trafficking and to support survivors. Another $25 million will be paid to the USVI to enhance infrastructure and bolster law enforcement.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein’s, Epstein’s, Epstein, James “ Jes ” Staley Organizations: New, New York CNN, JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands, JPMorgan Chase, of Locations: New York, Virgin, Southern, of New York, Palm Beach

This is what it looks like when a Chinese naval vessel bears down on your fishing boat. We know because we were there. This boat was carrying Times journalists off the island of Palawan, in the Philippines, looking at how China was imposing its territorial ambitions on the South China Sea. An international court says China has no claim to these waters. The Chinese navy boat guarding Mischief Reef said differently.

Locations: Palawan, Philippines, China

☆ JPMorgan legal fees in Jeffrey Epstein sex traffic cases near $14 million, former exec reveals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Attorneys for former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley revealed the fee total in a filing late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. On Thursday, his lawyers filed a new version of the document that redacted the reference to the bank's legal fees. JP Morgan spokeswoman Patricia Wexler declined to comment on the bank's purported legal costs from the suit. JPMorgan was sued last year by "Doe" in a would-be class action case on behalf of herself and other young women who were trafficked by the late money manager Epstein. The bank separately was sued by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein had maintained a residence on a private island, where he sexually abused women.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Jes Staley, JPMorgan's, Staley, Epstein, Morgan, Patricia Wexler, Wexler, Jane Doe, Doe Organizations: JPMorgan, CNBC, U.S . Locations: Manhattan, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands

Goodwin is the CEO and formulator of Olipop, a "healthier" prebiotic soda on track to surpass $200 million in sales by the end of the year. Here's how Goodwin and Lester turned a $100,000 investment into a multimillion-dollar business capable of selling $20 million worth of soda a month. They agreed to meet at a coffee shop in Palo Alto in early 2013 to discuss a potential partnership in Ben's probiotic soda company – Obi. However, Obi didn't see the success and traction they'd hoped for, and in 2016, Goodwin and Lester sold Obi. Ben Goodwin and David Lester became partners in Goodwin's probiotic soda company, Obi, in 2013.

Persons: Ben Goodwin, Goodwin, David Lester, Olipop, Lester, Gen Z, gravitate, I'd, Gary Erickson, Jes Gallegos, Jim Ilehder, São Paulo, Ben, – Obi, David, Van Leeuwen, Obi, Obi didn't, hadn't, would've, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mindy Kaling, Jonas, Joe, Nick, Kevin, they've Organizations: CNBC, University of California, Clif, Hardware, Diageo, U.S . Midwest, Target, Walmart Locations: Northern California, Santa Cruz, TikTok, University of California Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Ben's, Santa, probiotics, Jerusalem, U.S, Washington

☆ 'My wife and I have almost entirely separate finances,' says CFP—'it really helps us to have less conflict'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That's why a recent tweet from Ian Weiner, a certified financial planner and owner of Bespoke Wealth Solutions, stands out. In response to another user who said, "Don't marry someone you wouldn't share a credit card with," Weiner posted, "My wife and I have almost entirely separate finances, AMA." CNBC Make It caught up with Weiner to ask about how he and his wife, Jes — a muralist based in Bentonville, Arkansas — divvy things up. CNBC Make It: You seem to be bucking the trend a little bit by keeping everything separate. She doesn't disregard the future, but I think she would say that, that's not that's not guaranteed, that's not promised.

Persons: Ian Weiner, Weiner, Jes, she's, We've, it's, It's, We're, we've, that's, She's Organizations: CNBC Locations: Bentonville , Arkansas

The Manhattan federal court filing detailing her connection to Epstein was filed by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, which is suing JPMorgan. On Tuesday, newly unsealed court filings by the bank show that Epstein was asked by former U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. A spokesman for the Virgin Islands' Attorney General's Office told CNBC that Epstein's loan to former Gov. The Virgin Islands spokesman also said that "it was the federal government and not the Virgin Islands government that granted the 'U.S. Epstein was not severed as a JPMorgan client for another two years.

Persons: Kathy Ruemmler, William B, Plowman, NBCUniversal, Jeffrey Epstein, Kathryn Ruemmler, Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs, —, Epstein, JPMorgan, Barack Obama, Leslie Groff, Mary Erdoes, Stacey Friedman, litigator, Latham, Watkins, Nicholas Ribis, Donald Trump, Ribis, Virgin, Jes Staley, John de Jongh Jr, Jongh, de, Cecile, General's, de Jongh, John de Jongh, Erdoes, Bear Stearns, Staley Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Obama White, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, CNBC, U.S ., Virgin, U.S . Virgin Islands Gov, Southern Trust Company, Virgin Islands, Customs, Border, Gov, Virgin Islands Department of Justice, U.S . Customs Locations: Washington ,, Manhattan, Florida, U.S, U.S . Virgin, Latham, Virgin

Jamie Dimon, chairman of the board and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the event Chase for Business The Experience - Miami hosted by JP Morgan Chase Bank for small business owners at The Wharf in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoNEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his board of directors of ignoring red flags surrounding disgraced former client Jeffrey Epstein. The so-called derivative lawsuit sought to have the defendants or their insurers pay damages to JPMorgan, for the benefit of shareholders. Rakoff is also overseeing two Epstein-related lawsuits against JPMorgan by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the financier owned two neighboring islands, and by Epstein victims. Staley was also Barclays' (BARC.L) chief executive from 2015 to 2021.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, JP, Marco Bello, JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Jed Rakoff, Rakoff, Epstein, Dimon, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Leslie Adler Organizations: JPMorgan Chase &, Chase, Business The, Miami, JP Morgan Chase Bank, REUTERS, JPMorgan, Rakoff, U.S ., Barclays, Miami General Employees & Sanitation Employees, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Miami, Pittsburgh, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, U.S . Virgin, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

JPMorgan Chase executive Mary Callahan Erdoes sought advice for a $600 million tax issue from disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2005, legal filings alleged. The USVI in court filings Monday night asked the court for partial summary judgment in its favor. In a deposition this year, Erdoes acknowledged that JPMorgan was aware of the accusations against Epstein by 2006. JPMorgan agreed to pay $290 million to settle a lawsuit from Epstein's victims, but the USVI suit has continued. On that, JPMorgan had this statement: "Jeffrey Epstein was in Florida where many of Madoff's victims lived.

Persons: Mary Callahan Erdoes, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Erdoes, Jes Staley, Bernie Madoff, Staley Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, Virgin, JPMorgan Locations: U.S, Manhattan, Florida

It also wants JPMorgan to pay damages to compensate Epstein's victims, pay punitive damages, separate its business and compliance functions, and hire a compliance consultant. The bank also called the U.S. Virgin Islands' arguments for damages "misdirected" and "not well founded." Friday's filing marks the first time the U.S. Virgin Islands has put a dollar figure on its lawsuit. In the U.S. Virgin Islands case, JPMorgan has sought to shift blame. The case is U.S. Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein's, Epstein, Ariel Smith, Prince Andrew, Ehud Barak, Ghislaine Maxwell, Cecile de Jongh, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Nupur Anand, Luc Cohen, Jonathan Oatis, Deepa Babington Organizations: YORK, U.S . Virgin, JPMorgan, Virgin Islands, U.S . Virgin Islands, Deutsche Bank, U.S ., Barclays, Virgin, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, British, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

Lawyers for Dimon, the bank's chief executive, and Staley, a former private banking and investment banking chief, urged a dismissal in filings late Thursday in Manhattan federal court. Lawyers for Dimon and the directors said there was no showing that either knowingly ignored red flags about Epstein, or that Dimon was involved in keeping Epstein as a client. The so-called derivative lawsuit seeks to have the defendants or their insurers pay damages to JPMorgan, benefiting shareholders. It is also defending against a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighboring private islands. Staley has expressed regret for his friendship with Epstein and denied knowing about his sex trafficking.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Jes Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, Staley, Epstein, Dimon, Jonathan Stempel, David Holmes Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan Chase's, Dimon, JPMorgan, Lawyers, U.S ., Barclays, Miami General Employees & Sanitation Employees, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Miami, Pittsburgh, U.S . Virgin Islands, New York, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of New York

NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has urged an appeals court to uphold Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, federal prosecutors said none of Maxwell's legal arguments about the fairness of her trial held merit. Epstein committed suicide at age 66 in August 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell, where he was awaiting trial for sex trafficking. Maxwell's accusers have said she and Epstein at first made them feel welcome in their orbit, before Epstein began demanding sexualized massages. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel and Jack Queen in New York; edting Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ghislaine, Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell, Arthur Aidala, Epstein, Robert Maxwell, massages, Britain's Prince Andrew, JPMorgan Chase, Jes Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Jack Queen, edting Robert Birsel Organizations: YORK, U.S, Circuit, JPMorgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, US, Islands, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Tallahassee , Florida, Beach , Florida, New York

☆ How Jeffrey Epstein turned the US Virgin Islands into a pedophile's playground and helped elect a sitting member of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Court filings show how Jeffrey Epstein exerted power in the US Virgin Islands, two of which he owned. A financier worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Epstein owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands (there are roughly 50 islands overall). He had donated generously to Democratic politicians from the US Virgin Islands for years. With the assistance of the US Virgin Islands' first lady, Epstein navigated the territory's political waters unscathed. The court records show that, at least in the US Virgin Islands, he exerted influence with little friction.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Stacey Plaskett, —, Plaskett, Epstein, James, Lesley Groff, Scott Applewhite, Stacey, Thomas, didn't, Groff, maxed, Shawn, Michael Malone, Gabriel Lopez Albarran, Cecile de Jongh, John de Jongh Jr, de Jongh, Malone, De Jongh, Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn, Kahn, Groff didn't, Stuart McPhail, McPhail, Jeffrey Epstein's, Erika Kellerhals, Hi Jeffrey, Rick Friedman, Corbis, de, JPMorgan Chase, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's, Maxwell, She's, Mary Erdoes, Jamie Dimon's, Jes Staley, Epstein's thrall, Jongh, Denise George, Albert Bryan Jr, Bryan, Jed Rakoff, Emily Michot, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Trump's, De, Epstein doled, John de Jongh's, Kenneth Mapp, John de Jongh, John, wasn't Organizations: Virgin Islands, Service, Democratic, US, Islands, Democratic Congressional, AP, Federal, Commission, Democratic Party, Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, Southern Trust Co, de, Indyke, Democrat, Getty Images JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, JPMorgan, Virgin, Hyperion, Barclays, Authorities, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Senate, Gov, New York Times, US Virgin, Deutsche Bank, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Getty, Federal Government, Mapp's PAC Locations: Virgin, Washington, Puerto Rico, Little St, Palm Beach , Florida, St, Croix, Manhattan, Islands, US Virgin, New York, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Jongh, Tortola

☆ They Ride and Lasso Like Texans. They Live 8,000 Miles Away.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jes Aznar | Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A honky-tonk twang echoes across a fairground as cowhands wrangle cattle inside a dirt-floored stadium. The scene would be typical in Texas, but this rodeo is happening about 8,000 miles away, on an island in the Philippines. Nearly every spring for 30 years, the best wranglers in the country have traveled to the island province of Masbate to test their skills at the Rodeo Festival in Masbate City. It’s both a sporting event and a celebration of Philippine cowboy and cowgirl culture. “Where there’s cattle, there’s rodeo,” said Leo Gozum, 51, a livestock farmer who directs the festival’s rodeo events.

Persons: ”, Leo Gozum Organizations: wranglers, Rodeo Locations: Texas, Philippines, Masbate, Masbate City, Philippine

☆ 'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions': Internal emails show JPMorgan Chase execs worried about the bank's ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So why did it take so long to cut him loose?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

That, of course, is the billion-dollar question: What did JPMorgan, America's largest bank, know about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking? Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. Lots of questions," declared a senior JPMorgan compliance officer reviewing Epstein's accounts as part of that 2011 compliance review, according to court papers filed by the US Virgin Islands. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers —, Jamie Dimon, Jeffrey Epstein, Leon Black, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Epstein, Jes Staley, Staley, Jeffrey Epstein's, Michelle Licata, Courtney Wild, Stephanie Keith, Jane Doe, JP Morgan —, Epstein —, jes staley, Patricia Wexler, Wexler, Dimon, Barry Krischer, JPMorgan, Ghislaine Maxwell, Rod Stewart, Cipriani, Joe Schildhorn, Patrick McMullan, Frank Haberstroh, Haberstroh, Les Wexner, Wexner, Tom Williams, JP Morgan, Little, Little Saint James, Epstein's, Jim Spellman, Staley didn't, Morgan, James, Emily Michot, Bill Gates, Larry Summers, Woody Allen, Stephen Cutler, Cutler, Mary Erdoes, Erdoes, Youngbee Dale, Dale, JPMorgan Chase, Michael M, NYDFS, Bernie Madoff, Cecile de Jongh, Joe Shmoe, Jacob Shamsian Organizations: JPMorgan, Highbridge Capital Management, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, titans, Apollo, US, US Virgin Islands, Bloomberg TV, Financial, US Department of, Treasury, Getty, BSA, Polaris Market Research, United Nations University Centre, M2C Model, Palm, JPMorgan Chase, Washington D.C, Inc, Apollo Global Management, The New York Times, Little Saint, Virgin, U.S ., Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Microsoft, Columbia University, Mountain Capital, DOJ, New, Deutsche Bank, New York Department of Financial Services, Virgin Islands, Barclays, Authority, Wall Street Journal Locations: York, Manhattan, New York, US Virgin, dimon, Palm Beach , Florida, New York City, UN, Paris, Washington, Prague, thomas, Wexner, Little Saint, I'm, Little St, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Staley, Dimon's, Virgin, British

☆ Parties seek court approval of JPMorgan Chase $290 million settlement over Epstein ties
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Attorneys filed a preliminary plan to facilitate a $290 million settlement fund for JPMorgan Chase to compensate victims of Jeffrey Epstein. “JPMC is entering into this Stipulation solely to eliminate the burden, expense, and uncertainty of further protracted litigation. Attorneys for the parties have suggested Simone Lelchuk oversee the JPMC settlement process as she has already been appointed claims administrator for the Deutsche Bank settlement. Claimants can see the award money from both bank settlements, though the JPMorgan settlement language notes that any award amount received through the Deutsche Bank settlement will be considered when processing their claim with JPMC. JPMorgan Chase remains tied up in litigation over its longtime relationship with Epstein in a pending lawsuit brought by the government of the US Virgin Islands.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, “, ”, JPMC, “ JPMC, Simone Lelchuk, Lelchuk, Harvey Weinstein, JPMorgan Chase, Jes Staley, trafficker’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Virgin Islands Locations: New York, “, Virgin, JPMC

☆ JPMorgan Chase's drawn-out breakup with Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Several months later, in October 2006, JPMorgan categorized Epstein as a "high-risk" client, according to a transcript of Dimon's deposition in May. Today, banks have entire departments dedicated to tracking client activity and flagging suspicious behavior. Lots of questions'The fuss JPMorgan compliance officers raised about Epstein in 2011 was extensive. A 'faithless servant'One person who might know much more about the tangled relationship between Epstein and JPMorgan is Jes Staley. Staley sent Epstein internal JPMorgan documents and relied on him for guidance on an array of business and personal dealings, the JPMorgan internal report shows.

Epstein had been a JPMorgan client from 1998 and 2013 when the bank terminated his accounts. Lawyers for the victims plan to seek up to 30% of the settlement amount for legal fees, court records show. The victims' lawyers also represented Epstein victims in a similar $75 million settlement with Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), where Epstein was also a client. JPMorgan also faces a lawsuit over Epstein by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands. The case is Doe 1 v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Morgan Chase, Mike Segar, Jeffrey Epstein's, Epstein, Jan, Jed Rakoff, Jane Doe, JPMorgan, Rakoff preliminarily, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Jahnavi, Robert Birsel Organizations: Co, New York City, REUTERS, JPMorgan Chase's, U.S, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Reuters, U.S ., JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Southern District, Southern District of New York, Bengaluru

☆ Jeffrey Epstein got $300 mln tax breaks, paid US Virgin Islands police, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In a Tuesday night court filing, the largest U.S. bank also described how Epstein allegedly paid law enforcement entities such as the Virgin Islands Police Department. The U.S. 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. U.S. Virgin Islands police "never received a single complaint" about Epstein's sex trafficking and would have investigated complaints, a person familiar with the territory's law enforcement practices said. JPMorgan's latest disclosures followed Monday's release by the U.S. Virgin Islands of a 22-page document prepared by the bank in late 2019 after Epstein's death. JPMorgan has sued Staley, and wants him liable for damages it might owe in the accusers' and U.S. Virgin Islands' lawsuits.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Cecile de Jongh, Jeffrey Epstein's, Venetia Velazquez, de Jongh, EPSTEIN'S, Jongh, John, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Leslie Adler, Gerry Doyle, Deepa Babington Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Police Department, U.S ., U.S . Virgin, Virgin Islands, FIDE, Financial, Co, Southern Trust Co, territory's Department of Justice, USVI DOJ, Barclays, Thomson Locations: U.S, U.S . Virgin, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Florida, New York

☆ Jeffrey Epstein got $300 mln in US Virgin Islands tax incentives, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In a Tuesday night court filing, the largest U.S. bank described how Epstein allegedly paid law enforcement entities such as the Virgin Islands Police Department. JPMorgan also alleged in the filings that Epstein had ties to U.S. Virgin Islands officials, including former first lady Cecile de Jongh, who the bank said were aware of Epstein's crimes. Spokespeople for the U.S. Virgin Islands did not immediately respond to requests for comment after business hours. The territory, where Epstein owned two neighboring islands, has accused JPMorgan of facilitating Epstein's sex crimes by providing banking services, and enabling him to pay his victims. The bank wants Staley to cover its losses in that lawsuit and the U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Cecile de Jongh, de Jongh, EPSTEIN'S, Jongh, John, STALEY, Jes Staley, Staley, Jonathan Stempel, Leslie Adler, Gerry Doyle Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Police Department, U.S . Virgin, FIDE, Financial, Co, Southern Trust Co, territory's Department of Justice, USVI DOJ, Barclays, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Florida, New York

☆ The hedge fund industry is reaching a tipping point: Grow up or go bust
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some of the biggest hedge funds in the world are facing a problem that's proving just as challenging as predicting the markets. The Wall Street Journal has a story on that very conundrum, reporting on the tension at the $60 billion hedge fund Two Sigma between cofounders John Overdeck and David Siegel. While the structure of the modern hedge fund dates back to the 1940s, the industry really hit its stride during the 1990s. But I imagine not every hedge fund will want to go that route. And here's more on how hedge funds like Citadel and Millennium are transforming themselves with the help of Goldman Sachs' alumni.

Persons: Dan DeFrancesco, we've, cofounders John Overdeck, David Siegel, Overdeck, Siegel, cofounders, Goldman Sachs, Tracy Gray, Zhenni Liu, Wil Chockley, Charlie Hanna, Peter Deaner, Jeffrey Epstein, Jes Staley, Epstein, CliffsNotes, Bill Ackman, We've, Jeffrey Cane, Hallam Bullock Organizations: Sigma, Citadel, MaC, Marcy Venture Partners, JPMorgan, Columbia, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Pershing Square Capital, LinkedIn Locations: NYC, Los Angeles, Swiss, New York, London

☆ Dimon may have ordered JPMorgan's review of Epstein ties, Virgin Islands says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon may have ordered a 2019 review of the bank's relationship with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. Virgin Islands said. The U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit is scheduled for an Oct. 23 trial in Manhattan federal court. It referred to a 22-page summary of emails primarily between and among Epstein, Staley and others. A spokesperson for the Virgin Islands said the bank's senior executives "ignored the evidence of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes." JPMorgan is suing Staley to cover its losses in the U.S. Virgin Islands' and Epstein victims' lawsuits.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Jes Staley, Dimon, Staley, Jed Rakoff, Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Epstein's, Luc Cohen, Nupur Anand, Matthew Lewis Organizations: YORK, JPMorgan, U.S . Virgin, Jeep, Virgin Islands, Barclays, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, U.S . Virgin Islands, Florida, New York

☆ Jeffrey Epstein offered to help former JPMorgan banker get his daughter into Columbia, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A report revealed new details on Jeffrey Epstein's personal ties with ex-JPMorgan exec Jes Staley. Epstein offered to help Staley's daughter apply to Columbia, the Wall Street Journal reported. Jeffrey Epstein offered to help former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley's daughter nab an acceptance to one of Columbia University's doctorate programs, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Epstein offered to connect Staley with Columbia University's president at the Davos World Economic Forum in 2011, the report said, according to The Journal. Lawyers for Staley have denied the allegations against him to the Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein's, Jes Staley, Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein, Jes Staley's, Staley, —, didn't, Mary Erdoes Organizations: ex, JPMorgan, Wall Street Journal, US Virgin Islands, Morning, nab, Columbia, The Journal, Staley, Economic, US Virgin, Little Saint, Wall Street, The Locations: Columbia, Davos

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