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In its legal battle with JPMorgan, the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands claims the investment bank “obstructed” authorities investigating convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein—and says its executives knew more about Epstein’s activities than they’ve previously disclosed.
The bank’s conduct has led to “serious harm” for women and girls in the Caribbean territory, the Virgin Islands contend in the suit.
On Monday, the territory’s Attorney General officially asked to amend its lawsuit against JPMorgan to include one count of obstruction of enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). The latest complaint includes new accusations about what the bank—and executives including Mary Erdoes—knew about Epstein, though much of those claims are redacted.