Place
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. territory in the Caribbean.
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Connections 3
settled with
- Estate of Jeffrey Epstein 30 Nov 2022 $105M, no admission or concession of liability or fault by the estate Scholarship & press 12
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Leon Black
Jan 2023
$62.5M, paid to be released from current and future claims related to Epstein; the sources read do not say whether it holds an admission
Scholarship & press
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His spokesman: “There is no suggestion in the USVI settlement that Mr. Black was aware of or participated in any misconduct.”
- JPMorgan Chase 26 Sep 2023 $75M, tentative settlement of the territory’s suit over Epstein’s accounts, without admitting wrongdoing Scholarship & press 78
Timeline 3 dates
- 30 Nov 2022 Estate of Jeffrey Epstein settled with U.S. Virgin Islands
- Jan 2023 Leon Black settled with U.S. Virgin Islands
- 26 Sep 2023 JPMorgan Chase settled with U.S. Virgin Islands
Proof 8 sources
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U.S. Virgin Islands reaches a $105M settlement with Jeffrey Epstein’s estate (Associated Press, on NPR), NPR, 1 Dec 2022.
Scholarship & press
Epstein’s estate agreed to pay the territorial government $105 million in cash and half of the proceeds from the sale of Little St. James island where Epstein owned a home and authorities allege many of his crimes took place.
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Epstein Estate to Pay $105 Million Settlement to US Virgin Islands, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov 2022.
Scholarship & press
estate has agreed to pay the U.S. Virgin Islands more than $105 million in cash to settle a lawsuit
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Leon Black agrees to pay $62.5 million to avoid Jeffrey Epstein-related lawsuits in the US Virgin Islands (CNN, on KTVZ), KTVZ, 4 Aug 2023.
Scholarship & press
According to a settlement document obtained by CNN, Black agreed in January to pay the Virgin Islands government $62.5 million in cash. In exchange, the Virgin Islands released Black from any current and future legal claims related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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MoMA trustee Leon Black settles lawsuit with the US Virgin Islands over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, The Art Newspaper, 25 Jul 2023.
Scholarship & press
There is no suggestion in the USVI settlement that Mr. Black was aware of or participated in any misconduct.
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JPMorgan Settles With Staley, USVI to End Epstein Legal Woes, Bloomberg Law, 26 Sep 2023.
Scholarship & press
Earlier this year, the territory struck a $62.5 million deal with Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black to avoid a public legal battle over his past Epstein ties.
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Woman Drops Lawsuit Alleging Billionaire Financier Raped Her, Reuters (Insurance Journal copy), 21 Feb 2024.
Scholarship & press
He also reached a $62.5 million settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein had a home, to avoid a possible lawsuit.
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JPMorgan makes anti-trafficking pledges in latest Epstein settlement, American Banker, 26 Sep 2023.
Scholarship & press
JPMorgan on Tuesday did not admit any wrongdoing.
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JPMorgan agrees to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit with US Virgin Islands government over alleged Jeffrey Epstein trafficking ties (CNN, on KTVZ), KTVZ, 26 Sep 2023.
Scholarship & press
JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement with the US Virgin Islands over a lawsuit alleging the bank enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes.
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