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

Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Epstein as client despite human trafficking concerns, court hears

Former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley walks near the high court
Former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley walks near the high court. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The former bank boss Jes Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Jeffrey Epstein as a client despite human trafficking concerns and told him suspicious withdrawals from his account were being investigated, a court has heard.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) put the allegations to the ex-chief executive of Barclays during his second day of witness testimony at the upper tribunal in London.

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