The Epstein Files/CASE 33/1998 – 2025

Banks, estate & money

JPMorgan and Jes Staley

Fifteen years as a client, internal warnings, $365 million in settlements and a banker banned for life

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented

Documented that JPMorgan kept Epstein as a client for about five years after his conviction despite repeated internal warnings, and paid $365 million to settle claims that it enabled him; the bank did not admit liability. Documented that UK regulators found Staley misled them about how close he was. No court has found that anyone at the bank knew of ongoing abuse, and Staley denies knowing of crimes. The settlements and the warnings are damning on their own terms; they are not a criminal finding.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

01

What the bank knew

Warnings, overruled.

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Who paid what

The settlements.

↗03

Staley

The friend at the bank.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

5 claims people make about this file, each rated documented, partly true, disputed, unproven or false. Think a rating is wrong? Use Dispute or Support, or join the Discussion.

DOCUMENTED Banks, estate & money

“JPMorgan kept Epstein as a client for years after his conviction despite internal warnings.”

Records show the general counsel wrote in 2011 that he “should not be a client”, and a 2013 compliance note says the private bank was overruled. He stayed until 2013.

Who says it: Lawsuits by survivors and the Virgin Islands.

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DOCUMENTED Banks, estate & money

“JPMorgan paid hundreds of millions of dollars over Epstein.”

$290 million to survivors and $75 million to the Virgin Islands, without admitting liability.

Who says it: Court records and the bank.

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DOCUMENTED Banks, estate & money

“Jes Staley misled regulators about how close he was to Epstein.”

A UK tribunal upheld the FCA’s finding and his ban in June 2025. It noted he had called Epstein one of his “deepest” and “most cherished” friends.

Who says it: The Financial Conduct Authority.

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UNPROVEN Banks, estate & money

“JPMorgan executives knew Epstein was trafficking girls and helped him.”

The bank ignored warnings about a convicted sex offender and profited from him, which is documented. No court has found that anyone there knew of ongoing trafficking; the case settled before trial.

Who says it: Plaintiffs in the 2023 suits.

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UNPROVEN Banks, estate & money

“Jes Staley took part in Epstein’s abuse.”

Survivors’ lawyers made allegations in court filings; Staley denies them and no court has found them true. The regulatory ban is about honesty, not abuse.

Who says it: Allegations in civil filings.

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OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. Reuters: Ex-JPMorgan executive wrote Epstein “should not be a client” in 2011 email, Dimon says in deposition, May 2023 ↗

    Report on Jamie Dimon’s deposition and the bank’s internal warnings.

  2. Reuters: JPMorgan was urged to cut ties to Jeffrey Epstein, lawsuit claims, 12 Apr 2023 ↗

    Report on internal compliance warnings cited in the lawsuits.

  3. Washington Post: JPMorgan kept Epstein as a client for years after warnings, deposition shows, 26 May 2023 ↗

    Report on the deposition record.

  4. Reuters: JPMorgan’s $290 million settlement with Epstein accusers approved by U.S. judge, 9 Nov 2023 ↗

    Wire report; the bank admitted no wrongdoing.

  5. AP: JPMorgan to pay $75 million to settle U.S. Virgin Islands’ lawsuit over Epstein, 26 Sep 2023 ↗

    Wire report on the territory’s settlement.

  6. NPR: JPMorgan Chase will pay $75 million to settle the Virgin Islands’ Epstein lawsuit, 26 Sep 2023 ↗

    Second report, with the bank’s statement.

  7. CNBC: JPMorgan to settle Jeffrey Epstein suit by Virgin Islands, 26 Sep 2023 ↗

    Report including the separate settlement between the bank and Jes Staley.

  8. Financial Conduct Authority: Upper Tribunal upholds Jes Staley ban, 26 Jun 2025 ↗

    The UK regulator’s statement on the tribunal ruling, including what Staley wrote about Epstein.

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