Virgin Islands hired private investigators to subpoena Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein probe

The U.S. Virgin Islands is demanding Elon Musk turn over documents related to his association with the late pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein for its civil case against JP Morgan Chase, but the Tesla founder is proving elusive.

The government on Monday asked to serve Tesla Inc., instead, saying it had been unable to pin down Musk or his attorneys since issuing the subpoena on April 28.

The U.S. Virgin Islands’ lawyers asked Judge Jed Rakoff for permission in a court filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. The attorneys said they had even hired an investigative firm to search for possible addresses and had not heard back from his lawyer.

Musk is not being accused of any wrongdoing, but the U.S. territory is requesting all communications between the Tesla billionaire and the bank, which Epstein may have referred him to. They’re looking for documents dating back to Jan. 1, 2002 that would reveal any back-and-forth between Musk and JPMorgan or Musk and Epstein related to the latter’s role in Musk’s accounts, transactions or financial management.

The U.S. Virgin Islands’ government sued JP Morgan Chase last year, alleging the banking giant facilitated Epstein’s recruiters and was “indispensable to the operation and concealment of the Epstein trafficking enterprise,” according to court documents.

Prior to his shocking 2019 death while in prison, Epstein pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing dozens of girls in New York and Florida, some no older than 14. He also brought girls to his private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, activity that was enabled by JPMorgan Chase, the government claimed.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is scheduled for deposition in the case on May 26, according to CNBC. The bank did not comment on Monday, and neither did Musk.

Epstein hung himself in his cell on Aug. 10, 2019, at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center prison in downtown Manhattan while awaiting trial.

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