The US billionaire is said to have had ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Wilmington Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been subpoenaed and ordered to disclose documents in connection with a lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase in the case of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Musk received a subpoena on April 28, according to a filing with the US District Court in Manhattan on Monday (local time).
It states that Musk may have been referred to JP Morgan by Epstein. No further justification for the interest in Musk’s documents was given. The subpoena requested all communications between the entrepreneur and JP Morgan regarding Epstein, as well as communications between Musk and Epstein. The bank had stated that it could not be held liable for third-party relationships with Epstein. Musk did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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The Virgin Islands have accused JP Morgan of ignoring evidence of Epstein’s abuse of women on his private island of Little St. James. Epstein was a key client in JP Morgan’s private banking business until 2013. Epstein, who publicly portrayed himself as a brilliant financier, had access to the highest circles of society in the US – including US presidents. Even after Epstein was registered as a sex offender in 2008, it did not sever his ties to those with power in business and finance.
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