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She needs to get kicked out of Congress and sent to jail. Epstein got her elected
Stacey Plaskett represents the territory where Epstein brought his victims.
"There's enough here to raise concern. And I think the questions should be asked if these individuals were actually the source," McPhail said. "And if they weren't — if this was actually Jeffrey Epstein's money that was passed through them — then yes, that would be an unlawful straw-donor violation."A lawyer representing Indyke and Kahn said they weren't reimbursed for the donations. An attorney representing Groff declined to comment.
The August 2014 primary was a close race.Plaskett won, defeating the well-known Malone by just 737 votes. One local news organization called it "one of the biggest upsets in Virgin Islands politics."
It wasn't until a month later that Plaskett and Epstein met for the first time in person, introduced by Erika Kellerhals, a local lawyer. They had a meeting on September 5, according to copies of Epstein's schedules obtained by Insider through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Plaskett was expected to coast to victory in the general election. The local Democratic Party has a firm grip on the territory's politics. Since 1981, the Virgin Islands has only once sent a non-Democrat to Congress.
Nonetheless, de Jongh pushed for more money to support Plaskett. In October 2014, she wrote an email to Epstein memorializing a $13,000 donation to a Democratic Party operation in Plaskett's support from the Southern Trust Co.
"Hi Jeffrey, I am confirming with you that STC will send $13K to the Democratic Party for the benefit of Stacey Plaskett," de Jongh wrote.
'We would have a friend in Stacey'
Epstein kept up the generosity. In September that year, a consultant on Plaskett's campaign invited Epstein to two dinners on St. Thomas and St. Croix, the two main islands in the US Virgin Islands, emails show. Epstein swiftly promised he would donate the "max" but said he didn't want his name attached.
The records dredged up by JPMorgan appear damning. Epstein practically had the entire governmentin his pocket through de Jongh and received $300 million in tax incentives over a 19-year span, JPMorgan has said.
Plaskett's connections to Epstein drew some attention in 2019 after federal prosecutors charged him with trafficking girls for sex. After initially refusing to return his campaign contributions, Plaskett later said she would donate the funds "to Virgin Islands organizations that work with women and children."
"I am uncomfortable having received money from someone who has been accused of these egregious actions multiple times," Plaskett said at the time.(Fucking LIAR)
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-island-politics-stacey-plaskett-2023-6?op=1