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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Elizabeth Warren urges US regulators to investigate Jes Staley ties to Epstein

Staley in suit and an orange tie looking a bit sad
Jes Staley, the former chief executive of Barclays, attends the high court in April during his legal challenge against the FCA. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

The Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into bankers including Jes Staley over their alleged support for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a move that could leave the former Barclays boss banned from working in the US financial sector.

In a letter privately filed with regulators, and seen by the Guardian, Warren called for investigations into “all current and former US banking executives who may have facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s illicit conduct”.

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