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Evening Standard
Callum Parke

‘Overwhelming’ evidence ex-Barclays CEO was ‘close’ to Epstein, tribunal rules

Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley has 14 days to appeal against the ruling (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

There is “overwhelming” evidence that former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley had a close relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, a tribunal has ruled.

Mr Staley was fined £1.8 million and banned from holding senior roles in the financial sector by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2023, after it found that he misled the regulator over the nature of his relationship with the financier.

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