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Court documents say that federal authorities knew about over $1 billion in transactions connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s human trafficking.
Following Epstein’s death in 2019, a lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands against JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States.
Attorney Mimi Liu, who represents the U.S. Virgin Islands, told a Manhattan federal court that JPMorgan Chase alerted authorities at the Treasury Department about Epstein’s suspicious transactions.
The Epstein government protected and funded international child trafficking operation moved around at least ONE BILLION DOLLARS!!!
"USVI says JPMorgan notified Treasury of more than $1 billion in Jeffrey Epstein ‘human trafficking’ transactions after he died…
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) September 3, 2023
“Epstein’s entire business with JPMorgan and JPMorgan’s entire business with Epstein was human trafficking,” Liu said.
Liu said there were over 20,000 sexual encounters and at least $9 million in questionable payments sent to women or withdrawn from the bank.
“JPMorgan was a full-service bank for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking,” Liu said at the hearing.
Liu says this continued for over a decade after Epstein became a JPMorgan customer in 1998.
JPMorgan is facing a $190 million lawsuit that alleges they played an active role in facilitating Epstein’s sex trafficking of young women.
In exchange, Epstein allegedly convinced high-profile and high net worth individuals and companies to bank with JPMorgan.