--- title: "Elon Musk Subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit" description: "It's finally happened — Elon Musk has finally been served over his alleged relationship to now-dead billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein." date: "2023-05-16" modified: "2023-05-16" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-subpoenaed-jeffrey-epstein" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "jeffrey epstein" - "jpmorgan" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit ![It's finally happened — Elon Musk has finally been served over his alleged relationship to now-dead billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.]() *\Image: Kevin Mazur via Getty / Futurism\* ## Subpoena Envy Welp, it finally happened. As [court documents reveal](), Elon Musk and Tesla have been subpoenaed by the US Virgin Islands in a [lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co]() of "knowingly" benefitting from — and perhaps even facilitating — Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking. "JP Morgan knowingly facilitated, sustained, and concealed the human trafficking network operated by Jeffrey Epstein from his home and base in the Virgin Islands," reads the Virgin Islands' lawsuit, "and financially benefitted from this participation, directly or indirectly, by failing to comply with federal banking regulations." As part of the suit, Musk and several other billionaires — including, [per *Bloomberg Law*](), Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin — are being subpoenaed for information about their relationships with the massive investment bank under suspicion that Epstein referred them. Musk is also being ordered to turn over any information he may have "reflecting or regarding Epstein’s involvement in human trafficking and/or his procurement of girls or women for commercial sex" or any money he may have given the now-dead billionaire sex criminal who targeted vulnerable, underage girls. As *Bloomberg Law* notes, the USVI has apparently had some trouble serving Musk the subpoena and told the US District Court in New York that it had even hired private investigators to find an address for the multi-hyphenate billionaire. The territory reportedly tried to serve the CEO at Tesla's offices but was, for whatever reason, unable to do so. ## Smells Fishy While there's no current suggestion that Musk was actually involved in Epstein's sex trafficking ring, he was — like [many](), [many]() other [rich and powerful people]() — alleged to be [within the pedophile's circle](). He even appeared in a chummy-looking photo with Epstein's convicted collaborator Ghislaine Maxwell, though he [said it was just a "photobomb]()." Right after Epstein allegedly committed suicide back in 2019, the [*New York Times* published]() an explosive article by columnist James Stewart, who [said he met with the billionaire]() and spoke at length with him about people he knew and had done business with. One of those people was Musk, with Epstein apparently claiming that he'd advised the Tesla and SpaceX CEO the year prior. Musk, to his credit, has [vehemently denied]() any association with Epstein, and in a [Twitter response]() to the news of this most recent subpoena, he continued that streak. "That cretin never advised me on anything whatsoever," Musk tweeted. "The notion that I would need or listen to financial advice from a dumb crook is absurd." **More on billionaires:** [*AI Shows What Mark Zuckerberg Would Look Like Living in Poverty*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()