Denise George

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Denise George

| image = Denise George (crop).jpg

| office = 18th Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands

| governor = Albert Bryan

| term_start = May 14, 2019

| term_end = January 1, 2023

| predecessor = Claude Walker

| successor = Carol Thomas-Jacobs (acting)

| birth_place = Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

| death_date =

| death_place =

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| education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Howard University (JD)

| caption = George in 2019.

}}

Denise N. George, also known as Denise George-Counts, is a U.S. Virgin Islands lawyer and former television news reporter who served as the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in radio, television, and film at the University of Maryland, College Park. George completed a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law in 1984.{{Cite web|title=NAAG {{!}} Denise N. George|url=https://www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag/virgin_islands/denise-george-counts.php|website=www.naag.org|access-date=May 3, 2020}}

George had been the driving force behind the lawsuits filed against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Matthew |date=June 15, 2020 |title=Virgin Islands Again Questions Epstein Estate Transactions |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/business/virgin-islands-jeffrey-epstein-bank.html |access-date=April 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Briquelet |first=Kate |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Ghislaine Maxwell Is Still Battling Epstein Estate for Money |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/ghislaine-maxwell-is-still-battling-jeffrey-epsteins-estate-for-money |access-date=April 3, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate accused of complicity by U.S. Virgin Islands |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-jeffrey-epstein-idUSKBN2AB04G |access-date=April 3, 2022}} The suit was settled in December 2022 with the estate agreeing pay the Virgin Islands US$105 million and half of the sale price of Epstein's Little Saint James Island.{{cite web |title=U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Settles Sex Trafficking Case Against Estate Of Jeffrey Epstein And Co-Defendants For Over $105 Million |url=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/ |website=United States Virgin Islands |access-date=4 January 2023 |date=1 December 2022}}

On 27 December 2022, George filed a lawsuit in the US federal court in New York City, which alleged JPMorgan Chase "knowingly facilitated, sustained, and concealed the human trafficking network operated by Jeffrey Epstein" and "financially benefitted" from those actions.{{cite news |last1=Meisenzahl |first1=Mary |title=US Virgin Islands governor ousts attorney general after she sued JPMorgan Chase and accused the bank of covering up Jeffrey Epstein's crimes |url=https://www.insider.com/us-virgin-islands-attorney-general-ousted-jpmorgan-epstein-lawsuit-2023-1 |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Insider |date=3 January 2023}}{{cite news|url=http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/bryan-terminates-attorney-general-denise-george/article_0cc24de2-7a57-5715-a100-787a75803304.html|title=Bryan terminates Attorney General Denise George|first=Suzanne|last=Carlson|newspaper=The Virgin Islands Daily News|date=January 1, 2023}}

She was removed from her post on 1 January 2023 by Governor Albert Bryan. The governor's office said that media reports which linked George's sacking to her suit against JPMorgan were not "entirely" accurate.{{cite news |last1=Chasmar |first1=Jessica |title=Virgin Islands AG fired days after filing suit alleging JPMorgan, Jeffrey Epstein ties; gov responds |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virgin-islands-ag-fired-days-filing-suit-alleging-jpmorgan-jeffrey-epstein-ties-gov-responds |access-date=5 January 2023 |work=Fox News |date=3 January 2023}}