Where is Elon? That’s what government officials in the Virgin Islands want to know.
On April 28, they attempted to serve Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk a subpoena for documents in a court case against accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and megabank JPMorgan Chase. But the billionaire was nowhere to be found.
“The Government emailed Mr Musk’s attorney to ask whether he had authority to accept service on Mr Musk’s behalf in this matter, but received no response confirming or denying his authority,” officials said in a court filing today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Accordingly CNNthe Virgin Islands government had so much trouble tracking down Musk that they had to hire an investigative firm.
Musk is not charged with any crimes. But the US Attorney General’s office wants him to “pass on all communications between Musk and JPMorgan regarding Epstein or any role the disgraced financier has played in the Tesla CEO’s financial management,” he said CNN.
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Virgin Islands vs. JPMorgan Chase
Musk’s subpoena is the latest step in a high-risk lawsuit the US Virgin Islands government has filed against JPMorgan Chase. The territory claims the bank “turned a blind eye” when there was evidence Jeffrey Epstein was using JPMorgan to facilitate the sex trade on his private island, Little St. James, until his suicide in 2019.
The complaint states that the investigation “demonstrated that JPMorgan knowingly, negligently and unlawfully provided and operated the levers to pay recruiters and victims and was essential to the operation and concealment of the Epstein trading company.”
JPMorgan Chase has denied any wrongdoing and said it will vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit.
What does all this have to do with Elon Musk? Accordingly Reuters, Musk may have introduced Epstein to his contacts at JPMorgan. Now the Virgin Islands want to better understand the nature of their relationship.
At press time, Musk had not responded to requests for comment.
