Posted on 06/16/2023 2:46:37 AM PDT by Libloather
The former First Lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands has been accused by JPMorgan bank of assisting Jeffrey Epstein traffic young women and girls to the territory.
The bank has long faced questions about their relationship with Epstein: he banked with them until 2013, despite being convicted of 'solicitation of prostitution with a minor' in 2008, and sentenced to jail.
The U.S. Virgin Islands, which is managing Epstein's estate, accused JPMorgan of turning a blind eye to his activities and enabling him: the bank on Monday reached a tentative settlement with his victims, paying up to $290 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement.
JPMorgan has said it regrets its relationship with Epstein but is not responsible for his crimes.
On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal published documents - filed late on Wednesday - by which the bank hit back, accusing the former First Lady of the territory of aiding Epstein.
Cecile de Jongh worked for Epstein from at least 2000, managing his USVI office. She was paid $100,000 a year, plus $50,000 for her children's school fees.
Her husband, John de Jongh, was governor of the USVI from 2007-15.
According to additional documents obtained last month by The Virgin Islands Consortium, JPMorgan's attorneys accuse her of being Epstein's 'primary conduit for spreading money and influence throughout the USVI.'
She is accused of guiding Epstein on 'how to buy control of the USVI political class.'
The new filing claims that the Virgin Islands 'protected Epstein, fostering the perfect conditions for Epstein's criminal conduct to continue undetected.'
The bank states: 'Rather than stop him, they helped him.'
De Jongh was allegedly at the heart of Epstein's efforts to ingratiate himself in USVI power circles.
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