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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

The long shadow of Jeffrey Epstein forces a reckoning between JPMorgan and the US Virgin Islands

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In 1998, Jeffrey Epstein purchased Little Saint James in the US Virgin Islands and began trafficking girls as young as 14 into “sexual servitude” at the secluded island.

The same year, he opened his first account with JPMorgan Chase, the start of a lucrative partnership for the Wall Street giant that would continue for years after the late financier had been “red flagged” by the bank as a child sex offender.

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