JP Morgan settles Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits with US Virgin Islands for $75m
by Edward Helmore in New York and agencies from on (#6F2XR)
Bank reaches settlements with US Virgin Islands and Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by Epstein
JPMorgan Chase reached settlements with the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, largely resolving a scandal that has weighed on the largest US bank for months.
The settlements conclude the final pieces of litigation in a saga involving women who said Epstein sexually abused them, and which embroiled some of the world's most powerful figures in finance and business.
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