JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon to testify in Epstein case, plaintiffs’ lawyer says By Reuters

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive Jamie Dimon will be interviewed under oath in connection with the bank’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender and former client, a lawyer involved in the litigation said on Tuesday.

The plea is expected to come in early May, according to Brad Edwards, a lawyer representing women who claim they were sexually abused by Epstein and are suing the largest US bank for allegedly allowing the financier’s sex trafficking. .

JPMorgan (NYSE:) declined to comment.

Epstein had been a JPMorgan client from 2000 to 2013, with the last five years coming after he pleaded guilty to a prostitution charge in Florida.

JPMorgan is defending two lawsuits for damages over its dealings with Epstein in Manhattan federal court: a class action lawsuit brought by Epstein’s accusers and a case brought by the US Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned a home.

The bank is also suing Jes Staley, a former head of private banking and later barclays (LON:) Plc CEO who had been a friend of Epstein.

JPMorgan wants Staley to reimburse it for eight years of compensation and damages it could incur in the other lawsuits.

The Financial Times previously reported on Dimon’s expected statement.

Citing a person familiar with an internal JPMorgan investigation, the newspaper said no record was found of Dimon being in direct communication with Epstein or included in any discussions about retaining him as a client.

On March 9, a federal judge ordered JPMorgan to turn over to the US Virgin Islands documents about Dimon from 2015 to 2019, after Epstein was removed as a client, rejecting the bank’s claim that the territory was in a “fishing expedition”.

Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:), where Epstein was a client from 2013 to 2018, is also being sued by the financier’s accusers.

Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell at age 66 in August 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.