JPMorgan Honcho ‘May Have Been Involved’ in Epstein Sex Ring, Lawsuit Alleges
At the end of December, U.S Virgin Islands attorney general Denise George filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan over the bank’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She was terminated days later. The news of George’s dismissal had stirred up speculation—and conspiracy theories—that this legal action led the territory’s governor to fire her.
But on Tuesday, the government filed an amended complaint that unveiled more accusations and went as far as suggesting former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley might have been an operative of Epstein’s sex ring. The document also highlighted some of Epstein’s seemingly shady payments, including to billionaire Victoria’s Secret founder Les Wexner.
“Between 2008 and 2012, Staley exchanged approximately 1,200 emails with Epstein from his JP Morgan email account,” states a newly-unredacted portion of the filing. “These communications show a close personal relationship and ‘profound’ friendship between the two men and even suggest that Staley may have been involved in Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. They also reveal that Staley corresponded with Epstein while Epstein was incarcerated and visited Epstein’s Virgin Islands residence on multiple occasions.”
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