O ex-CEO do Barclays, Jes Staley, foi multado e banido de cargos seniores por laços com Jeffrey Epstein. Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley fined and banned from senior roles over ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

O ex-presidente do Barclays, Nigel Higgins, questionou o ex-CEO Jes Staley sobre seus laços com Jeffrey Epstein em 2019, revelando que Staley estava no avião particular de Epstein e visitou sua ilha. Barclays' former Chairman Nigel Higgins questioned ex-CEO Jes Staley about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, revealing Staley had been on Epstein's private plane and visited his island. Staley negou irregularidades e alegou não ter contato com Epstein desde que se juntou ao Barclays em 2015. Staley denied wrongdoing and claimed no contact with Epstein since joining Barclays in 2015. A Autoridade de Conduta Financeira mais tarde multou Staley mais de 1,8 milhão e proibiu-o de cargos seniores por enganar os reguladores sobre seu relacionamento com Epstein. The Financial Conduct Authority later fined Staley over £1.8 million and banned him from senior roles for misleading regulators about his relationship with Epstein.