The U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed Elon Musk for documents in the government’s lawsuit versus JPMorgan Chase involving Jeffrey Epstein, a courtroom filing reported.

The Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan over intercourse trafficking functions dedicated by Epstein as aspect of its effort to “hold accountable those people who facilitated or participated in, right or indirectly, the trafficking enterprise” of the deceased financier, the federal government reported in the filing on Monday.

The authorities reported its investigation disclosed JPMorgan “knowingly, recklessly and unlawfully furnished and pulled the levers by which Epstein’s recruiters and victims were paid out.”

Musk spoke out in opposition to the subpoena on Twitter Monday, calling it “idiotic” and denying any advisory link to Epstein.

Epstein, a rich hedge fund supervisor who was arrested July 6, 2019, faced federal charges for allegedly trafficking minors. Epstein was discovered useless in his jail mobile about a thirty day period soon after he pleaded not guilty.

Federal government desires files with regards to conversation amongst Musk and JPMorgan or Epstein

The Virgin Islands believes Epstein “may have referred or attempted to refer” Musk to JPMorgan as a likely client, the submitting claimed.

The subpoena, which was issued on April 28, seeks paperwork given that Jan. 1, 2002, in which Musk communicated with JPMorgan or Epstein about the hedge fund supervisor or his position in Musk’s accounts, transactions or money administration.

It also seeks paperwork pertaining to fees Musk paid out to Epstein or JPMorgan in connection with Musk’s accounts, transactions or marriage at JPMorgan, and any paperwork regarding Epstein’s involvement in human trafficking or “his procurement of ladies or girls for commercial sex.”

Musk responds on Twitter: ‘Idiotic’

Musk responded to a Twitter account on Monday that posted an posting about the subpoena contacting it “idiotic on so a lot of degrees.”

“That cretin never ever advised me on anything in any way,” Musk reported on Twitter. “JPM permit Tesla down 10 many years in the past, in spite of getting Tesla’s world-wide commercial banking company, which we then withdrew. I have in no way forgiven them.”

In the submitting, the Virgin Islands explained it has not been in a position to serve Musk the subpoena since it has not been equipped to track down him.

The govt reported it hired an investigative firm to look for public data databases for probable addresses the place Musk can be identified, but only identified an address to a single of his attorneys who didn’t reply to their e mail.