JPMorgan to pay $75 million over claims it enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking

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This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled Epstein

The Virgin Islands had argued that JPMorgan had been complicit in Epstein’s behavior and did not raise any red flags to law enforcement or bank regulators about Epstein being a “high risk” customer.

(Image credit: New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

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