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role: "Hyperion Air, LLC named as a defendant in the territory's suit against the Epstein estate"
start: 2020
end: 2022-12-01
fn: 8
fn: 9
- type: investigated
with: "[[U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida]]"
reverse: true
role: "grand jury subpoena OLY-46 for business records, appearance date May 8, 2007; named in the money laundering request to NES, LLC"
start: 2007-05-08
fn: 7
created: 2026-09-25
updated: 2026-09-25
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@ -81,6 +87,10 @@ In March 2012 a 2001 [[Bell 430]] helicopter, serial number 49078, registered N9
The chronological log of the [[Operation Leap Year]] investigation kept by the [[U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida]] records grand jury subpoenas returnable August 18, 2006 to Epstein's aviation companies Hyperion Air, Inc. and [[JEGE, Inc.]], issued with subpoenas to Chase, [[Colonial Bank]], [[Washington Mutual]] and [[Capital One]].[^4] The draft indictment prepared in that office in 2007 recited overt acts in which girls identified as Jane Does traveled "aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc." NBC News reported that a May 2007 prosecution memorandum released in the [[Epstein Files]] sought approval to charge Epstein, JEGE, Inc., Hyperion Air, Inc. and three redacted co-conspirators in a sealed 60-count indictment.[^2][^5] No indictment was filed. The [[Epstein non-prosecution agreement|non-prosecution agreement]] of September 2007 disposed of the federal case, and Hyperion kept the Gulfstream for another six years.[^1][^6]
The grand jury subpoena log of the investigation, kept under Lions number 2006R01181 for grand jury FGJ 05-02 in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] and its successor FGJ 07-103, assigns control number OLY-46 to a subpoena for the "business records" of "Hyperion Air, Inc, Custodian of Records," with an appearance date of May 8, 2007 and no return date entered. The next number, OLY-47, is the matching subpoena to the custodian of records of JEGE, Inc., on the same date. The preceding entry, OLY-45, sought account records from New York Strategy Group, LLC, with an appearance date of May 2, 2007; the log then records subpoenas OLY-51 to OLY-54 for the business records of the [[Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation|J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation]], J. Epstein & Company, [[Epstein Interests]] and [[Financial Trust Company]], all returnable June 12, 2007.[^7]
The same file holds the office's correspondence with the defense lawyer [[Gerald Lefcourt]] over a subpoena to [[NES, LLC]], an Epstein company; the letter enclosed further subpoenas to two NES employees, [[Eric Gany]] and Harry Beller. The subpoena's attachment asked for "all documents and information referring or relating to the transfer of fund to or from any account owned by NES, LLC to or from any account owned by JEGE, Inc., Jeffrey E. Epstein, Hyperion Air, Inc., Financial Trust Co., New York Strategy Group, Inc., J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundations, Inc., and/or Epstein Interests," from January 1, 2003. A letter to Lefcourt of August 16, 2007, its signature redacted, answered his objections: "Mr. Menchel's comment to you about potential money laundering charges related only to a resolution of the case. In other words, if the sex offense case is resolved, the Office would close its investigation into other areas as well. The matter has not been, and it does not appear that it will be, resolved so the money laundering investigation continues, and Request Number 6 will not be withdrawn." The reference is to [[Matthew Menchel]], chief of the office's Criminal Division until August 2007. The letter added: "the information provided regarding the pilots came from the corporate records of Hyperion and JEGE, Inc., not NES." The non-prosecution agreement was signed five weeks later.[^7]
### The JPMorgan Account
JPMorgan's due diligence report on Hyperion Air, Inc., dated January 23, 2009, noted that "This entity is 100% owned by Jeffrey Epstein"; the bank's internal description of the account's purpose, approved in November 2006, was "Managing payments for operational expenses of personal aircraft." The forensic accountant [[Jorge Amador]], retained by the [[Government of the United States Virgin Islands]] in [[Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank|its suit against JPMorgan]], identified eight JPMorgan accounts and ten entities "purportedly related to Epstein's personal aircraft."[^3]
@ -91,19 +101,19 @@ Of at least 134 currency transaction reports JPMorgan filed on Epstein accounts
The reference is to the sanctions lists of the [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]]. Between October 2011 and November 2013 the Hyperion account issued 548,751.87 dollars in checks payable to "Cash," most in round amounts of 30,000 or 40,000 dollars, which Epstein's accountant [[Harry Beller]] signed and endorsed. A JPMorgan "Verify & Confirm" review of March 9, 2013 recorded that the "large cash withdrawals from the account [were] for fuel expenses when traveling to foreign countries." Amador found no fuel receipts or other documentation in the account records, and noted that Epstein continued to pay two fuel vendors from his personal account between March 2011 and July 2013. Between 2011 and 2013 the Hyperion account also made eleven foreign currency transactions totaling 224,655.79 dollars, nine of them purchases of euros or British pounds, on none of which JPMorgan filed a currency transaction report.[^3]
In a December 2014 email a [[Southern Trust Company]] employee was described as "currently working on the scanning and shredding for all of the entities, FTC, LSJ, Zorro, NES, JEGE, Hyperion, and JEVIF," hired "as a temporary college intern-type person to deal with shredding sensitive documents as a summer project."[^7]
In a December 2014 email a [[Southern Trust Company]] employee was described as "currently working on the scanning and shredding for all of the entities, FTC, LSJ, Zorro, NES, JEGE, Hyperion, and JEVIF," hired "as a temporary college intern-type person to deal with shredding sensitive documents as a summer project."[^8]
### Hyperion Air, LLC
The operating agreement of Hyperion Air, LLC, dated October 19, 2012, was signed by Epstein as "Sole Member."[^3] The territory's complaint against his estate described the company as organized that day with Epstein and his chief pilot [[Larry Visoski]] as managers, and as the owner of a Bell helicopter (N331JE) and a "Keystone" helicopter (N722JE) that Epstein used "to transport young women and underage girls between St. Thomas and [[Little St. James]]"; the complaint dated Epstein's shell-company formations to the period after his 2010 registration as a sex offender in the territory, stating that "most of these companies were created in 2011 and 2012."[^8]
The operating agreement of Hyperion Air, LLC, dated October 19, 2012, was signed by Epstein as "Sole Member."[^3] The territory's complaint against his estate described the company as organized that day with Epstein and his chief pilot [[Larry Visoski]] as managers, and as the owner of a Bell helicopter (N331JE) and a "Keystone" helicopter (N722JE) that Epstein used "to transport young women and underage girls between St. Thomas and [[Little St. James]]"; the complaint dated Epstein's shell-company formations to the period after his 2010 registration as a sex offender in the territory, stating that "most of these companies were created in 2011 and 2012."[^9]
N722JE was a 2008 Sikorsky S-76C-2 that Epstein's company [[Air Ghislaine, Inc.]], later Freedom Air International, had bought in 2008 and sold on July 26, 2011 to [[ASI Wings]] LLC of Hartford, [[Connecticut]]. On June 13, 2019, three weeks before Epstein's arrest at [[Teterboro Airport|Teterboro]], ASI Wings sold it back to Hyperion Air LLC, with "Lawrence P. VISOSKI Jr." signing as manager. Visoski signed the bill of sale of May 13, 2021 by which Hyperion sold it to Industrial Integrity Solutions Inc. of Ontario, California. N331JE was sold in May 2020 to CMG Aircraft Leasing Inc. of [[Miami]], a broker, which resold it the same day to QIR Air Resources LLC of [[Salt Lake City]]; its registration became N430D in July 2020.[^1]
N722JE was a 2008 Sikorsky S-76C-2 that Epstein's company [[Air Ghislaine, Inc.]], later Freedom Air International, had bought in 2008 and sold on July 26, 2011 to [[ASI Wings]] LLC of Hartford, [[Connecticut]]. On June 13, 2019, three weeks before Epstein's arrest at [[Teterboro Airport|Teterboro]], ASI Wings sold it back to Hyperion Air LLC, with "Lawrence P. VISOSKI Jr." signing as manager. Visoski signed the bill of sale of May 13, 2021 by which Hyperion sold it to Industrial Integrity Solutions Inc. of Ontario, California. The name of the buyer's chief financial officer, who signed for Industrial Integrity Solutions, is redacted in one production of the FAA correspondence and legible in another.[^1][^10] The same individual signed, as manager, the aircraft security agreement of May 11, 2021 by which N550GP, LLC, a California company at 2151 East Convention Center Way in Ontario, pledged to [[Bank of Hope]] the Gulfstream G550, serial number 5173, then registered N212JE "(Pending change to N550GP)," that [[Plan D LLC]] had sold on December 22, 2020.[^11] N331JE was sold in May 2020 to CMG Aircraft Leasing Inc. of [[Miami]], a broker, which resold it the same day to QIR Air Resources LLC of [[Salt Lake City]]; its registration became N430D in July 2020.[^1]
### Federal Interest
On August 18, 2021 an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the [[U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York|Southern District of New York]], then preparing the trial of [[Ghislaine Maxwell]], sent the FAA's Law Enforcement Assistance Program in [[Atlanta]] a list of search terms that included "Hyperion Air LLC," "Air Ghislaine," "Thomas World Air LLC" and "Freedom Air Petroleum LLC." The FAA special agent replied the same day: "In 2015/2016, DEA S/A was interested in EPSTEIN and his aircraft," naming an agent of the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s Saint Thomas Resident Office, and "In August 2019, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] in Atlanta, GA was interested in aircraft linked to EPSTEIN." The agent's search found "No other aircraft registered to or indexed to Hyperion Inc or LLC, and none to Ossa Properties Inc."[^1]
The territory named Hyperion Air, LLC as a defendant, with Indyke, [[Richard Kahn]], the estate, [[Plan D LLC]] and other Epstein companies, in the suit it settled on December 1, 2022 for more than 105 million dollars.[^8][^9]
The territory named Hyperion Air, LLC as a defendant, with Indyke, [[Richard Kahn]], the estate, Plan D LLC and other Epstein companies, in the suit it settled on December 1, 2022 for more than 105 million dollars.[^9][^12]
### Footnotes
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[^4]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA00224943, DataSet 9, "Epstein Investigation Timeline," Exhibit A-1 (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida), pp. 1, 4-6, 11. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00224943.pdf
[^5]: "Epstein files live updates: Trump DOJ releases millions more pages of records," NBC News, January 30, 2026. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/live-blog/epstein-files-trump-doj-release-live-updates-rcna256639
[^6]: Opinion and Order, Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 v. United States, No. 9:08-cv-80736-KAM (S.D. Fla. Feb. 21, 2019), ECF No. 435, 359 F. Supp. 3d 1201. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.317867/gov.uscourts.flsd.317867.435.0.pdf
[^7]: Carlson, Suzanne. "Court filings show V.I. First Lady's loyalty to Epstein." *Virgin Islands Daily News,* June 21, 2023 (JPMorgan exhibits, December 2014 email). https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/court-filings-show-v-i-first-ladys-loyalty-to-epstein/article_c2dca0a7-a243-5365-88c0-389c576ad022.html
[^8]: Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, No. ST-20-CV-14 (V.I. Super. Ct.), Second Amended Complaint, paragraphs 33 to 36, 137 to 139, filed as Exhibit 1 to Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 1:22-cv-10904-JSR (S.D.N.Y.), ECF No. 1-1 (December 27, 2022). https://web.archive.org/web/20260117011558/https://www.justice.gov/multimedia/Court%20Records/Government%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Virgin%20Islands%20v.%20JPMorgan%20Chase%20Bank,%20N.A.,%20No.%20122-cv-10904%20(S.D.N.Y.%202022)/001-01.pdf
[^9]: "U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Settles Sex Trafficking Case Against Estate of Jeffrey Epstein and Co-Defendants for Over $105 Million," *Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice,* December 1, 2022. https://usvidoj.com/u-s-virgin-islands-attorney-general-settles-sex-trafficking-case-against-estate-of-jeffrey-epstein-and-co-defendants-for-over-105-million/
[^7]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA00193068, DataSet 9, "Grand Jury Subpoena Log, In Re: Operation Leap Year," U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 2006 to 2007, entries OLY-45 to OLY-54 (EFTA00193072 to EFTA00193073), letter to Gerald Lefcourt, August 16, 2007 (EFTA00193091 to EFTA00193092), and subpoena attachment to NES, LLC (EFTA00193124 to EFTA00193125). https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00193068.pdf
[^8]: Carlson, Suzanne. "Court filings show V.I. First Lady's loyalty to Epstein." *Virgin Islands Daily News,* June 21, 2023 (JPMorgan exhibits, December 2014 email). https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/court-filings-show-v-i-first-ladys-loyalty-to-epstein/article_c2dca0a7-a243-5365-88c0-389c576ad022.html
[^9]: Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, No. ST-20-CV-14 (V.I. Super. Ct.), Second Amended Complaint, paragraphs 33 to 36, 137 to 139, filed as Exhibit 1 to Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 1:22-cv-10904-JSR (S.D.N.Y.), ECF No. 1-1 (December 27, 2022). https://web.archive.org/web/20260117011558/https://www.justice.gov/multimedia/Court%20Records/Government%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Virgin%20Islands%20v.%20JPMorgan%20Chase%20Bank,%20N.A.,%20No.%20122-cv-10904%20(S.D.N.Y.%202022)/001-01.pdf
[^10]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA00087596, DataSet 9, email chain "RE: FAA Question" between a Special Agent, Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, August to September 2021 (second production). https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00087596.pdf
[^11]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01329275, DataSet 10, Aircraft Security Agreement between N550GP, LLC and Bank of Hope, May 11, 2021, with Irrevocable De-Registration and Export Request Authorization and Irrevocable Power of Attorney (SDNY_GM production). https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01329275.pdf
[^12]: "U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Settles Sex Trafficking Case Against Estate of Jeffrey Epstein and Co-Defendants for Over $105 Million," *Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice,* December 1, 2022. https://usvidoj.com/u-s-virgin-islands-attorney-general-settles-sex-trafficking-case-against-estate-of-jeffrey-epstein-and-co-defendants-for-over-105-million/