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Edward Helmore

US Virgin Islands subpoenas four top businessmen in Epstein banking inquiry

Little Saint James Island – also known as Epstein Island – in the US Virgin Islands.
Little Saint James Island – also known as Epstein Island – in the US Virgin Islands. Photograph: Gianfranco Gaglione/AP

A US Virgin Islands investigations into the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to an American bank issued subpoenas to four wealthy business leaders on Friday, extending its reach into the highest echelons of tech, hospitality and finance.

The subpoenas issued to the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Hyatt Hotels chairperson Thomas Pritzker, American-Canadian businessman Mortimer Zuckerman and former CAA talent agency chairperson Michael Ovitz are crafted to gather more information about Epstein’s relationship with JPMorgan Chase, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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