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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 101 of 130 and force Jane Doe 1, as well as other Members of the Class, to engage in commercial sex acts. 379. JP Morgan, through its employees and agents (including Staley), actively participated in the sex trafficking conspiracy and led Jane Doe I, as well as other Class Members, to believe that they would be rewarded if they cooperated and acquiesced to Epstein's coercive demands. 380. JP Morgan's affirmative conduct was committed knowingly, and in reckless disregard of the facts, that Epstein would use cash and financial support provided by JP Morgan as a means of defrauding, forcing, and coercing sex acts from Jane Doe 1 as well as other Members of the Class. JP Morgan's conduct was outrageous and intentional. 381. In addition to actual knowledge that it was participating in and facilitating the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, JP Morgan also should have known that it was participating in and facilitating a venture that had engaged in coercive sex trafficking, as covered by 18 U.S.C. § 1595(a). 382. In exchange for facilitating and covering up Epstein's commercial sex trafficking, the JP Morgan's officers and employees (including Staley) advanced in their careers at JP Morgan and received financial benefits therefrom by securing the JP Morgan-Epstein relationship. 383. Facilitating and covering up Epstein's sexual trafficking and 101 EFTA00162221
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 102 of 130 misconduct was a means of obtaining economic success and promotion within the JP Morgan hierarchy. 384. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional conduct has caused Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class serious harm including, without limitation, physical, psychological, emotional, financial, and reputational harm. 385. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional conduct has caused Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class harm that is sufficiently serious, under all the surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstances to perform or to continue performing commercial sexual activity, in order to avoid incurring that harm. 386. This case does not involve mere fraud. Instead, JP Morgan's criminal conduct in violating the TVPA was outrageous and intentional, because it was in deliberate furtherance of a widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization. JP Morgan's criminal conduct also evinced a high degree of moral turpitude and demonstrated such wanton dishonesty as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations. JP Morgan's criminal conduct was directed specifically at Jane Doe I and other members of the Class, who were the victims of Epstein's sexual abuse and sex trafficking organization. 387. JP Morgan's outrageous and intentional conduct in this case is part of a pattern and practice of JP Morgan profiting by undertaking illegal "high risk, high 102 EFTA00162222
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 103 of 130 reward" clients. 388. By virtue of these knowing and intentional violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(2), 1595, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class for the damages they sustained and reasonable attorneys' fees. 389. By virtue of these intentional and outrageous violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(2), 1595, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class for punitive damages. COUNT VI PARTICIPATING IN A SEX-TRAFFICKING VENTURE IN VIOLATION OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1),1595 390. Plaintiff Jane Doe I realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 — 285, as if fully set forth in this Count. 391. Jane Doe 1 brings this Count individually and on behalf of the other Class Members she respectively seeks to represent. 392. JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally, through various means, participated in, perpetrated, assisted, supported, facilitated a sex-trafficking venture that was in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, together and with others, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1). 393. Among other things, JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally, through various means, recruited, enticed, provided, obtained, advertised, and solicited by various means Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, knowing that Epstein 103 EFTA00162223
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 104 of 130 would use means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion, and a combination of such means to cause Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, some of whom were under the age of eighteen, to engage in commercial sex acts. 394. JP Morgan and its officers and employees (including Staley) had actual knowledge that they were perpetrating and facilitating Epstein's sexual abuse and sex trafficking conspiracy to recruit, solicit, entice, coerce, harbor, transport, obtain and provide Jane Doe 1 as well as other Members of the Class, into commercial sex acts, through the means of force, threats of force, fraud, abuse of process, and coercion. 395. Despite such knowledge, JP Morgan intentionally paid for, facilitated, perpetrated, and participated in Epstein's violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), which JP Morgan knew, and were in reckless disregard of the fact that, Epstein would coerce, defraud, and force Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, to engage in commercial sex acts. 396. As part of perpetrating TVPA violations and enticing and recruiting victims, between on or about 2000 and August 2013, JP Morgan concealed its delivery of vast sums of cash to Epstein and his associates. 397. As part of perpetrating TVPA violations, JP Morgan also willfully failed to file required SARs with the federal government. 398. JP Morgan's affirmative conduct was committed knowing, and in 104 EFTA00162224
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 105 of 130 reckless disregard of the facts, that Epstein would use cash and the financial support provided by JP Morgan as a means of defrauding, forcing, and coercing sex acts from Jane Doe I as well as other Class Members. JP Morgan's conduct was outrageous and intentional. 399. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional conduct has caused Jane Doe 1 and the other Class Members serious harm including, without limitation, physical, psychological, emotional, financial, and reputational harm. 400. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional conduct has caused Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class harm that is sufficiently serious, under all the surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstances to perform or to continue performing commercial sexual activity, in order to avoid incurring that harm. 401. This case does not involve mere fraud. Instead, JP Morgan's criminal conduct in perpetrating TVPA violations was outrageous and intentional, because it was in deliberate furtherance of a widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization. JP Morgan's criminal conduct (including Staley conduct on behalf of JP Morgan) also evinced a high degree of moral turpitude and demonstrated such wanton dishonesty as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations. JP Morgan's criminal conduct was directed specifically at Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class, who were the victims of Epstein's sexual abuse and sex- 105 EFTA00162225
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 106 of 130 trafficking organization. 402. JP Morgan's outrageous and intentional conduct in this case is part of a pattern and practice of JP Morgan profiting by undertaking illegal and "high risk, high reward" clients. 403. By virtue of its knowing and intentional violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), 1595, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class for the damages they sustained and reasonable attorneys' fees. 404. By virtue of these intentional and outrageous violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), 1595, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class for punitive damages. COUNT VII AIDING, ABETTING, AND INDUCING A SEX-TRAFFICKING VENTURE IN VIOLATION OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1591(a)(1) & (2), 1595 405. PlaintiffJane Doe 1 realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 - 285, as if fully set forth in this Count. 406. Jane Doe I brings this Count individually and on behalf of the other Class Members she respectively seeks to represent. 407. Acting through its officers and employees (including Staley), in) Morgan aided, abetted, and induced Epstein's sex-trafficking venture that was in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, together and with others, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2). 106 EFTA00162226
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 107 of 130 408. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2, JP Morgan is punishable as a principal under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2) and thereby committed and perpetrated violations of Chapter 77, Title 18, U.S. Code, when it aided, abetted, procured, and induced Epstein's sex-trafficking venture and sex trafficking of Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members. 409. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2, JP Morgan committed and perpetrated crimes in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2) by aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's and his conspirators sex-trafficking venture and sex trafficking of Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members. As a consequence, Jane Doe 1, as well as other members of the Class, are victims of JP Morgan's criminally aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2). These actions were in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. 410. The crimes that JP Morgan aided and abetted are (1) Epstein's perpetrating of coercive sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), and (2) Epstein's co-conspirators' knowingly benefitting from coercive sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(2). These crimes were in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. 411. Epstein's co-conspirators benefitted financially and received things of value from their participation in the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, including payments and other compensation from Epstein. The co-conspirators who benefitted 107 EFTA00162227
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 108 of 130 financially include Ghislaine Maxwell, Lesley Grog Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, and Nadia Marcinkova. 412. Acting through its officers and employees (including Staley), JP Morgan itself directly committed and perpetrated violations of Chapter 77, Title 18, U.S. Code, including 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2), by aiding, abetting, and inducing a sex-trafficking venture and the sex trafficking of Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members. JP Morgan itself directly violated Chapter 77 by committing and perpetrating these violations. 413. Among other things, JP Morgan aided, abetted, and induced Epstein's sex-trafficking venture and sex trafficking of Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, knowing that Epstein would use means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion, and a combination of such means to cause Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, some of whom were under the age of eighteen, to engage in commercial sex acts. 414. By aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's sex-trafficking venture and sex trafficking of Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, JP Morgan knowingly benefited, both financially and by receiving things of value, from participating in Epstein's sex-trafficking venture. 415. JP Morgan and its officers and employees had actual knowledge that they were aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's sexual abuse and sex trafficking 108 EFTA00162228
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 109 of 130 conspiracy to recruit, solicit, entice, coerce, harbor, transport, obtain and provide Jane Doe 1 as well as other Members of the Class, into commercial sex acts, through the means of force, threats of force, fraud, abuse of process, and coercion. JP Morgan knew, and should have known, that Epstein had engaged in acts in violation of the TVPA. 416. Despite such knowledge, JP Morgan intentionally paid for and aided, abetted, procured, and induced Epstein's and his co-conspirators violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2), which constituted perpetrating violations of those laws under 18 U.S.C. § 2. JP Morgan knew, and acted in reckless disregard of the fact that, Epstein would coerce, defraud, and force Jane Doe 1, as well as other Class Members, to engage in commercial sex acts. 417. JP Morgan's affirmative conduct of aiding, abetting, procuring, and inducing Epstein's and his co-conspirators' violations was committed knowingly, and in reckless disregard of the facts, that Epstein would use cash and financial supported provided by JP Morgan as a means of defrauding, forcing, and coercing sex acts from Jane Doe 1 as well as other Class Members. JP Morgan's conduct was outrageous and intentional. 418. Acting within this District and in attempting to further the Epstein sex- trafficking venture, after various times between about 1998 and 2013, JP Morgan knowingly and intentionally took substantial and significant steps to aid and abet 109 EFTA00162229
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 110 of 130 Epstein's sex trafficking venture, including opened various brokerage accounts for Epstein and Epstein-related individuals and entities. These accounts were in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce 419. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional conduct of aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's violations has caused Jane Doe 1 and the other Class Members serious harm including, without limitation, physical, psychological, emotional, financial, and reputational harm. 420. JP Morgan's knowing and intentional conduct of aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's violations has caused Jane Doe 1 and the other Class Members harm that is sufficiently serious, under all the surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstances to perform or to continue performing commercial sexual activity, in order to avoid incurring that harm. 421. This case does not involve mere fraud. Instead, JP Morgan's criminal conduct in aiding, abetting, and inducing Epstein's TVPA violations was outrageous and intentional, because it was in deliberate furtherance of a widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization. JP Morgan's criminal conduct also evinced a high degree of moral turpitude and demonstrated such wanton dishonesty as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations. JP Morgan's criminal conduct was directed specifically at Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class, who 110 EFTA00162230
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 111 of 130 were the victims of Epstein's sexual abuse and sex trafficking organization. 422. JP Morgan's outrageous and intentional conduct in this case is part of a pattern and practice of JP Morgan profiting by undertaking illegal "high risk, high reward" clients. 423. By virtue of these knowing and intentional violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), 1595, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and the other members of the Class for the damages they sustained and reasonable attorneys' fees. 424. By virtue of these intentional and outrageous violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), 1595, JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class for punitive damages. COUNT VIII CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT VIOLATIONS OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIM PROTECTION ACT, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1594(c), 1591, 1595 425. Plaintiff Jane Doe I realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 - 285, as if fully set forth in this Count. 426. Jane Doe 1 brings this Count individually and on behalf of the other Class Members she respectively seeks to represent. 427. JP Morgan intentionally conspired with others, including Epstein and his other co-conspirators, by agreement and understanding, to violate 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2) & 1591(d), and to further Epstein's sex-trafficking venture to coerce commercial sex acts from Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members, all in 111 EFTA00162231
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 112 of 130 violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1594(c). JP Morgan officers and employees (e.g., Staley) directly conspired with Epstein himself to further the sex-trafficking venture. 428. JP Morgan's conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2) was forbidden by 18 U.S.C. § 1594(c), and JP Morgan thereby violated Chapter 77, Title 18. JP Morgan's conspiracy directly, proximately, and foreseeably harmed Jane Doe I, as well as other members of the Class, by directly leading to their forcibly being caused to engage in commercial sex acts and in other ways. JP Morgan's conspiracy victimized Jane Doe 1 and the other members of the Class. 429. JP Morgan's conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. 1591(d) was forbidden by 18 U.S.C. § 1594(c), and JP Morgan thereby violated Chapter 77, Title 18. JP Morgan's conspiracy directly, proximately, and foreseeably harmed Jane Doe 1, as well as other members of the Class, by directly leading to their forcibly being caused to engage in commercial sex acts and in other ways. JP Morgan's conspiracy victimized Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class. 430. JP Morgan conspired with Epstein and his other co-conspirators to further the Epstein sex-trafficking venture and with the purpose of facilitating Epstein's illegal sex trafficking. JP Morgan had actual knowledge of Epstein's sex- trafficking venture. JP Morgan acted with the specific intent to violate 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2), that is, with consciousness of the nature of Epstein's sex- trafficking venture and with the specific intent to further venture. JP Morgan and 112 EFTA00162232
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 113 of 130 Epstein had a meeting of the minds as to the essential nature of the plan. 431. JP Morgan's conspiracy with Epstein was part of its participation in his sex-trafficking venture. Without JP Morgan agreeing to facilitate the venture (by, for example, conspiring to keep the existence of cash disbursals secret), Epstein would not have been a position to move forward with his sex-trafficking venture and to recruit and entice victims of the venture. 432. JP Morgan also conspired with Epstein and his other co-conspirators to obstruct, attempt to obstruct, to interfere with, and to prevent the enforcement of the TVPA, violating 18 U.S.C. § 1591(d). The conspiracy included an agreement to keep Epstein's sex-trafficking venture secret or, at least, concealed to the greatest extent possible. Among the means for keeping the venture secret were paying for the commercial sex acts in cash, structuring cash withdrawals in a way to avoid detection, and JP Morgan's failing to timely file SARs of Epstein's suspicious activities. 433. Further actions regarding JP Morgan's conspiracy to obstruct TVPA enforcement are outlined in Count X (obstruction) below in paragraph 472-86, which are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full in this Count. 434. Within this District, JP Morgan intentionally committed overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy, agreement, and understanding to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) by knowingly playing an active role in assisting, supporting, and facilitating 113 EFTA00162233
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 114 of 130 the recruiting, enticing, coercing, harboring, transporting, and inducing and forcibly causing Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members to engage in commercial sex acts, through providing financial support for the Epstein sex-trafficking venture. A number of those acts were committed by JP Morgan's officer, Jes Staley, acting within the actual and apparent scope of his employment to further JP Morgan's interests. 435. Among the many overt acts intentionally committed by JP Morgan in furtherance of the sex-trafficking venture were creating and maintaining a special and unusual financial relationship between JP Morgan and Epstein within this District designed to facilitate Epstein's sex-trafficking. The relationship went far beyond providing routine banking opportunities. 436. Acting within this District and in furtherance of the Epstein sex- trafficking venture, on or about August 19, 2013, JP Morgan opened various brokerage accounts for Epstein-related companies. JP Morgan knew, and should have known, that opening these accounts would facilitate Epstein's coercive sex trafficking. 437. In furtherance of the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, between about 200 and August 2013, JP Morgan opened numerous financial accounts for Epstein, his related entities, and associates. The accounts were in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. These accounts were opened within this District. 114 EFTA00162234
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 115 of 130 438. In furtherance of the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, between about 2000 and August 2013 and following, JP Morgan concealed its delivery of vast sums of cash to Epstein and his associates. Among its affirmative acts of concealment, JP Morgan willfully failed to timely file required SARs with the federal government. 439. JP Morgan deliberately and purposely omitted to timely file appropriate SARs about Epstein's cash transactions, wrongful omissions that were actions in furtherance of its conspiracy. 440. JP Morgan's actions in furtherance of Epstein's conspiracy were intertwined with Epstein's sex-trafficking venture, as the funding for the sex- trafficking venture (and particularly cash for the venture) were essential tools for Epstein to commit coercive commercial sex acts. 441. It was part of the conspiracy that JP Morgan would financially benefit from providing financial support for the Epstein sex-trafficking venture. JP Morgan did financially benefit from its participation in the venture, including receiving valuable deposits and business opportunities from Epstein. 442. JP Morgan's participation in furthering Epstein's sex-trafficking venture was intentional and willful and, therefore, JP Morgan intentionally and willfully caused Epstein's commission of the forcible commercial sex acts with Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members through its affirmative and overt acts supporting Epstein. JP Morgan knew, and was in reckless disregard of the fact, that means of 115 EFTA00162235
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 116 of 130 force, threats of force, fraud, coercion, and a combination of such means would be used by Epstein and his other co-conspirators to cause Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members to engage in commercial sex acts. 443. JP Morgan knew, acted in reckless disregard of the fact, and should have known, that its conspiracy would directly and proximately lead to unlawful coercive commercial sex acts by Epstein with young women and girls, including Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members. 444. The conspiracy that JP Morgan joined had specific knowledge that Jane Doe 1, as well as other Members of the Class, were being coercively sex trafficked by Epstein. The conspiracy's knowledge extended to the names of Epstein's victims, because Epstein and his co-conspirators knew the names of the victims, including Jane Doe l's name. JP Morgan, through its officer Jes Staley, also new many of the names of the victims. 445. JP Morgan conspired to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) with Epstein and through its affirmative acts and substantial support to Epstein committed, perpetrated, and directly and proximately caused Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members to engage in commercial sex acts through means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion, and a combination of such means. 446. In addition to acting with knowledge that they were conspiring to support the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, JP Morgan benefited financially from 116 EFTA00162236
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 117 of 130 conspiring to participate in the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, which JP Morgan knew and should have known that had engaged in coercive sex trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2), as well as obstruction of the enforcement of the TVPA in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(d). 447. JP Morgan's conspiracy has caused Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members serious harm. including, without limitation, physical, psychological, financial, and reputational harm. That harm was directly and proximately caused by the conspiracy and the harm resulting from conspiracy was foreseeable. 448. JP Morgan's conspiracy has caused Jane Doe 1 harm that is sufficiently serious, under all the surrounding circumstances, to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstances to perform or to continue performing commercial sexual activity in order to avoid incurring that harm. 449. This case does not involve mere fraud. Instead, JP Morgan's criminal conduct in conspiring to violate the TVPA was outrageous and intentional, because it was in deliberate furtherance of a widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization. JP Morgan's conspiracy also evinced a high degree of moral turpitude and demonstrated such wanton dishonesty as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations. JP Morgan's conspiracy was directed specifically at Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class, who were the victims of Epstein's sex trafficking organization. 117 EFTA00162237
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 118 of 130 450. By virtue of these violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1594(c) JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and the other Members of the Class for the damages they sustained and reasonable attorneys' fees under 18 U.S.C. § 1595. 451. By virtue of its intentional and outrageous conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. §§ 1594(c), JP Morgan is liable to Jane Doe 1 and other members of the Class for punitive damages under 18 U.S.C. § 1595. COUNT IX ATTEMPT TO COMMIT VIOLATIONS OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIM PROTECTION ACT, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1594(a), 1591, 1595 452. Plaintiff Jane Doe 1 realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 - 285, as if fully set forth in this Count. 453. Jane Doe 1 brings this Count individually and on behalf of the other Class Members she respectively seeks to represent. 454. JP Morgan intentionally attempted to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) and (a)(2), and to further Epstein's sex-trafficking venture to coerce commercial sex acts from Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1594(a). 455. JP Morgan officers and employees, including Staley, deliberately took substantial steps to attempt to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2) within this District. 456. JP Morgan deliberately took substantial steps toward attempting to 118 EFTA00162238
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 119 of 130 violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2), by providing substantial financial support for the Epstein sex-trafficking venture. The financial support included hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. 457. Among the many substantial steps taken by JP Morgan to deliberately attempt to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2) were creating a special and unusual financial relationship between JP Morgan and Epstein within this District that was designed to, and did, facilitate Epstein's sex-trafficking venture and the sex trafficking of Jane Doe 1, as well as other Members of the Class. 458. In attempting to further the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, between about 2000 and August 2013, JP Morgan opened numerous accounts for Epstein, his related entities, and associates. The accounts were in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce. JP Morgan opened the accounts within this District for the purpose of attempting to facilitate Epstein's sex-trafficking venture. 459. In opening numerous accounts for Epstein, his related entities, and associates, JP Morgan took a substantial step toward benefitting from participating in Epstein's sex-trafficking venture. JP Morgan also took other substantial, concrete steps toward benefitting from the venture. 460. It was part of the attempt to violate 18 U.S.C. 1591(a) that JP Morgan would financially benefit from participating in and providing financial support for the Epstein sex-trafficking venture. JP Morgan did financially benefit from its 119 EFTA00162239
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Case 1:22-cv-10019-JSR Document 36 Filed 01/13/23 Page 120 of 130 participation in the venture, including receiving valuable deposits from Epstein and Epstein-related entities into JP Morgan. 461. JP Morgan's attempt to violate the TVPA by furthering Epstein's sex- trafficking venture was intentional and willful and, therefore, JP Morgan intentionally and willfully caused Epstein's commission of sexual abuse and commercial sex acts with Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members through its affirmative and overt acts supporting Epstein. 462. JP Morgan knew and acted in reckless disregard of the fact, that its acts and conduct attempting to support and facilitate Epstein would lead to sexual abuse and unlawful coercive commercial sex acts by Epstein with young women and girls, including Jane Doe 1 and other Class Members. 463. In addition to acting intentionally and with knowledge that they were supporting the Epstein sex-trafficking venture, JP Morgan benefited financially from attempting to participate in the Epstein sex-trafficking venture which JP Morgan should have known that had engaged in coercive sex trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) & (a)(2). 464. This case does not involve mere fraud. Instead, JP Morgan's criminal conduct in attempting to violate the TVPA was outrageous and intentional, because it was a deliberate attempt to further the crimes of a widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization. JP Morgan's criminal attempts also evinced a 120 EFTA00162240