The U.S. Virgin Islands has been trying to subpoena several billionaire businessmen over their purported links to JPMorgan and Epstein. This includes media tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman, fellow Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and Hyatt Hotels Chairman Thomas Pritzker.
Previous subpoenas were issued to these individuals, but Page remains elusive.
In response, the Virgin Islands has asked Judge Jed Rakoff to let it serve Alphabet Inc. as a substitute for directly serving Page.
Ongoing lawsuit
It remains to be seen whether the request will be granted. The lawsuit against JPMorgan is one of the many legal battles that have been waged since Epstein’s arrest and suicide in 2019.
Chase has denied allegations it enabled Epstein’s sex trafficking operations. And filed a motion in February to dismiss the Virgin Islands’ lawsuit, which its lawyers describe as “legally meritless” and a “masterclass in deflection.”
“Having sought and obtained more than $100 million from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate and businesses for damages caused by his sex trafficking crimes, the United States Virgin Islands now casts farther afield for deeper pockets,” the bank’s lawyer wrote. “But this suit involves neither Epstein’s estate, nor his businesses, nor his victims.”
