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

Jes Staley and Larry Summers made executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, files reveal

Jes Staley in a navy blue suit
Jes Staley was banned from the UK banking sector for playing down his relationship with Epstein. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry Summers were appointed as executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, according to a newly released tranche of documents linked to the deceased child sex offender.

Filings published on Tuesday by the US Department of Justice included various versions of Epstein’s last will and testament, which showed the financier intended to hand responsibility of managing his affairs to associates including the two high-profile men in the event of his death.

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