A former top banker with connections to Jeffrey Epstein has been unsuccessful in his attempt to restore his name and return to work in one of the world’s major financial hubs this week.
Jes Staley, once the CEO of Barclays and a senior executive at JPMorgan, faced a setback when his UK court appeal was denied. This decision upheld his permanent ban from London’s banking sector due to his association with the infamous financier and sex offender, who passed away in 2019.
Throughout the appeal process, the 68-year-old Boston native, Staley, acknowledged engaging in a sexual encounter with an Epstein employee, as reported by the Guardian. He claimed during the tribunal that this occurred without Epstein’s knowledge.
The judge disagreed, finding the evidence that the two were close “overwhelming,” according to the UK reports.
The emails described visits to Epstein’s New York City mansion and his private island in the Caribbean, and Epstein reportedly lobbied for Staley to get the Barclays job.
Staley later stepped down amid pressure over his ties to the suspected trafficker and child sex abuser.
Epstein died in 2019 in his jail cell while awaiting trial on trafficking charges.
A federal investigation determined he had hanged himself, but his family disputes that finding.
Staley has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and condemned them.
