Staff Reports
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is set to testify under oath regarding his bank’s continued business dealings with the infamous financier Jeffrey Epstein. The deposition will be part of a legal proceeding being initiated by an alleged victim of Epstein, and the other by the US Virgin Islands, supposedly revealing that JPMorgan banked Epstein for about 15 years from 1998 to 2013, which calls into question the bank’s compliance system.
NEW: The CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, will be giving a closed-door deposition regarding the companies ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Let’s hope this is just the beginning of a long list of individuals required to testify about their connections to Epstein. https://t.co/o70k6IKNrx
— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) March 28, 2023
JPMorgan closed Epstein’s account in 2019 following his arrest on sex trafficking charges and launched an internal investigation into its dealings with him. The bank has faced severe backlash for its relationship with Epstein, and CEO Dimon has reportedly been noticed to make a “Dimon review” of the bank’s business dealings with Epstein.
Scoop, w/@FTJFranklin:
The stakes are getting higher for Jamie Dimon, who will now be interviewed under oath over @jpmorgan's decision to retain Jeffrey Epstein as a client even after the disgraced financier was arrested over sex crimes.https://t.co/zPMhEF7OdQ
— Joe Miller (@JoeMillerJr) March 28, 2023
Furthermore, JPMorgan is alleged to have benefited from human trafficking and ignored numerous internal warnings about Epstein’s illegal behavior. Still, the bank has termed the claims as baseless, an attempt in the name of extortion by the Epstein estate, and rejected its association with Epstein, saying it should have been severed earlier.
JPMorgan’s relationship with Epstein raises many questions, and the potential fallout from this case could have significant implications for the bank, given its financial power and significant political influence. As one of the largest donors to political campaigns, JPMorgan Chase & Co. wields massive political power, and its executives have close ties to policymakers and regulators, giving them an undue advantage in shaping financial regulations and policies.
October will see provisional trial dates for both cases, and as other senior figures at the bank, including Mary Erdoes, the head of the bank’s $4tn asset, and wealth management business, were scheduled to be interviewed by plaintiffs’ lawyers in the lawsuits. This case’s outcome could significantly affect what banks and other financial institutions are allowed to get away with and further cripple the already damaged reputation of a company that once posed as one of the most reputable financial institutions globally.
