October 3, 2023

The US Virgin Islands government told a federal judge on Monday that it cannot locate billionaire Elon Musk with a subpoena for documents in its lawsuit involving JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.
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and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a court filing, lawyers told Judge Jed Rakoff in New York that Tesla Inc.
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where Musk is the chief executive. US Virgin Islands officials are seeking Musk as part of an investigation into the role played by JP Morgan in Epstein’s actions. according to a reuter reports, Virgin Islands alleged in a court that billionaire Musk – who was summoned on April 28 – may have been referred to JP Morgan by Epstein. The US Virgin Islands say JPMorgan overlooked Epstein’s abuse of women on Little St. James, a private island he owned there. The bank has said it should not be held liable for its relationship with Epstein, a former top executive who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

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