Staley did not mislead FCA about Epstein, lawyers say
The Guardian|March 04, 2025
Images received by the former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley from the child sexual abuse offender Jeffrey Epstein were of "mature women" and ultimately "innocuous", his lawyers have argued, as they try to discredit claims that the former banking boss lied about the depth of the two men's relationship.
Kalyeena Makortoff
Staley did not mislead FCA about Epstein, lawyers say

The comments were made on the first day of a legal battle in which Staley is trying overturn the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to ban him from senior roles in the UK's financial sector, after its investigation found he misled the regulator over the nature of his relationship with Epstein.

Staley, who resigned from Barclays in 2021, was also fined £1.8m and subsequently lost out on £18m in pay and bonuses from the bank.

The FCA has made no allegations that Staley was either involved in or witnessed the kind of conduct that led to Epstein's arrest in 2019. Epstein died in August 2019 in prison while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking underage girls for sex.

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