Jes Staley had ‘profound friendship’ with Jeffrey Epstein, court documents claim

Allegation about ex-Barclays boss is made in US Virgin Islands lawsuit against JP Morgan

Jes Staley, the former boss of Barclays, has been accused of having such a profound friendship" with Jeffrey Epstein that it could even suggest that Staley may have been involved in Epstein's sex-trafficking operation", according to documents filed in a US court.

Staley, who resigned as chief executive of Barclays in November 2021 after a preliminary investigation by the UK regulators into his relationship with Epstein, is now accused of regularly visiting Epstein on his private Caribbean island and continuing to corresponded with Epstein while Epstein was incarcerated".