The bank called its long association with Epstein 'a mistake.'
. “The parties believe this settlement is in the best interests of all parties, especially the survivors who were the victims of Epstein’s terrible abuse.” A spokesperson for JP Morgan Chase did not immediately respond to Jezebel’s request for comment.The settlement was prompted by claims filed by an unnamed woman—identified only by the pseudonym, Jane Doe—that JP Morgan Chase not only knew of Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, but continued a beneficiary relationship with him for 15 years.
“We all now understand that Epstein’s behavior was monstrous, and we believe this settlement is in the best interest of all parties, especially the survivors, who suffered unimaginable abuse at the hands of this man,” the bank said in its . “Any association with him was a mistake and we regret it. We would never have continued to do business with him if we believed he was using our bank in any way to help commit heinous crimes.”
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