JPMorgan rejects claim Dimon discussed Epstein with Staley
JPMorgan Chase has rejected allegations that CEO Jamie Dimon had discussed the bank’s former customer, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with Jes Staley, a former top executive at the bank. A report by The Wall Street Journal cited legal documents, which reportedly show that Staley communicated with Dimon for years about JPMorgan’s business with Epstein. In the report, Staley said that he and Dimon contacted each other when Epstein was arrested and later pleaded guilty to a sex crime in Florida, and whether to maintain Epstein as a customer. JPMorgan spokeswoman Patricia Wexler refuted the claims, saying that “there is no evidence that any such communications ever occurred”. The bank has been accused of enabling Epstein in two separate lawsuits filed in a Manhattan court.
FAQs:
What are the allegations against JPMorgan Chase?
JPMorgan Chase has been accused of enabling convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in two separate lawsuits filed in a Manhattan court.
Who are the key figures mentioned in the case?
Jes Staley, former top executive at JPMorgan Chase, has alleged that Jamie Dimon, CEO of the company, discussed the bank’s business with Epstein for years. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was a customer of JPMorgan Chase from 1998 to 2013.
What is JPMorgan Chase’s response to the allegations?
JPMorgan Chase has rejected the allegations, saying that there is no evidence of any communications between Dimon and Staley regarding Epstein.
What is the status of the lawsuits against JPMorgan Chase?
Two lawsuits have been filed in a Manhattan court against JPMorgan Chase accusing the bank of enabling Epstein. One was filed by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the other by an Epstein accuser seeking to make her complaint a class-action suit on behalf of other women.
Staley’s Claim of Dimon Discussing Epstein with JPMorgan Rejected.
JPMorgan Chase has denied allegations made in a report that its CEO Jamie Dimon for years discussed the bank’s then-client Jeffrey Epstein with Jes Staley, who at the time was a top JPMorgan executive. Epstein was a sex predator who was a client of the bank from 1998 to 2013, keeping hundreds of millions of dollars on deposit in multiple accounts. The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to legal documents, Staley said that Dimon communicated with him when Epstein was arrested in 2006 and in 2008 when Epstein pleaded guilty to a sex crime in Florida. JPMorgan has denied the allegations of communication between the men, stating that there is no evidence such conversations ever occurred.