Government Of The United States Virgin Islands V. Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
The Government of the United States Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for violating multiple laws, including the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the Virgin Islands Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and the Virgin Islands Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The lawsuit alleges that JPMorgan knowingly facilitated, sustained, and concealed the human trafficking network operated by Jeffrey Epstein from his home and base in the Virgin Islands. JPMorgan is accused of financially benefiting from this participation by failing to comply with federal banking regulations. The lawsuit also involves allegations of violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual by JP Morgan, which held accounts for Epstein and his related entities. The lawsuit seeks damages and a jury trial, including treble damages suffered by the Government and/or Epstein's victims, civil penalties, restitution and/or disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, appropriate injunctive relief, attorneys' fees and costs, and all such other relief as the Court deems appropriate.
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