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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

Two banks face new lawsuit alleging they did not report suspicious activity of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

A woman who was trafficked and raped by Jeffrey Epstein has sued two major New York City banks alleging that they facilitated his empire of abuse by failing to take action on suspicious transactions.

In a pair of class action complaints filed in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday, lawyers for "Jane Doe" accused Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon (known as BNY) of "participating in and financially benefitting" the abuse of "thousands of women and girls".

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