Elon Musk subpoenaed in JP Morgan trial over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Elon Musk has been subpoenaed for documents by lawyers seeking to ascertain whether he was introduced to JPMorgan Chase by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In a filing on Monday, the US Virgin Islands, which is suing JPMorgan for allegedly facilitating Epstein’s human trafficking operation in the territory, said it had met Tesla and Twitter executives on several occasions in recent weeks. had attempted to be served with a subpoena.

Lawyers for the US Virgin Islands said the request for the documents was made because Musk is “a high-net-worth individual whom Epstein may have referred or attempted to refer” to JP Morgan.

The US Virgin Islands made “good-faith efforts to obtain an address” for the billionaire, including hiring an investigative firm, but after failing to locate them, they moved to New York to oversee the civil case. asked the judge to allow Musk to be served via mail. him personally.

The subpoenas to Musk come weeks after the US Virgin Islands issued separate subpoenas to Google co-founder Sergey Brin as well as Hyatt Hotels chairman Thomas Pritzker, real estate and media mogul Mortimer Zuckerman and Hollywood super-agent Michael Ovitz. comes

The purpose of those subpoenas was unknown, and the individuals involved did not respond to requests for comment. But the US Virgin Islands has alleged that as well as stashing his money at JPMorgan, Epstein helped introduce wealthy clients to the bank.

Musk’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. JP Morgan declined to comment.