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Consider the scope of the rot in the context of reporting from yesterday’s NYT (gift link) that explores Epstein’s ties to JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank. Its highly influential CEO, Jamie Dimon, had an heir apparent during Epstein’s heyday, a man named Jes Staley.
Staley ignored and excused multiple red flags that indicated Epstein was trafficking teenagers. He also apparently fucked a couple of kids himself at Epstein’s island and then sent smirking emails about the experience to Epstein. The kid-diddling pervert Staley was CEO of JP Morgan’s investment bank and later served as CEO of Barclays, thanks in part to Epstein. As Staley wrote to his pedophile pal, “I owe you much.”
Or consider this birthday book submission from longtime Mar-a-lago member Joel Pashcow, managing member of the real estate and securities investment firm Nassau Capital LLC and past chairman of Atlantic Realty Trust and RPT Realty:
That repulsive cartoon isn’t out of place in the birthday book. There are 200+ pages of similar leering depravity, and the convicted child sex trafficker who solicited the submissions and the wealthy elites who wrote and/or drew grotesque anecdotes celebrating Epstein’s degeneracy felt perfectly comfortable putting this out there for people in their circle to see and snicker over.
https://balloon-juice.com/2025/09/09/burn-it-down-2/
Staley ignored and excused multiple red flags that indicated Epstein was trafficking teenagers. He also apparently fucked a couple of kids himself at Epstein’s island and then sent smirking emails about the experience to Epstein. The kid-diddling pervert Staley was CEO of JP Morgan’s investment bank and later served as CEO of Barclays, thanks in part to Epstein. As Staley wrote to his pedophile pal, “I owe you much.”
Or consider this birthday book submission from longtime Mar-a-lago member Joel Pashcow, managing member of the real estate and securities investment firm Nassau Capital LLC and past chairman of Atlantic Realty Trust and RPT Realty:
That repulsive cartoon isn’t out of place in the birthday book. There are 200+ pages of similar leering depravity, and the convicted child sex trafficker who solicited the submissions and the wealthy elites who wrote and/or drew grotesque anecdotes celebrating Epstein’s degeneracy felt perfectly comfortable putting this out there for people in their circle to see and snicker over.
https://balloon-juice.com/2025/09/09/burn-it-down-2/
Staley was banned by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK from banking:
High flyer to pariah: the saga of Epstein-linked banker Jes Staley
Staley was soon holidaying on Epstein’s private island, flying on his private plane, and gaining access to an impressive portfolio of ministers, entrepreneurs and royalty. The relationship ended up bolstering Staley’s profile on Wall Street and even connecting his daughter to senior figures at Ivy League universities.
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But a subsequent FCA investigation, involving a cache of 1,200 emails from JP Morgan, convinced the regulator it had been misled. It alleged that the pair were indeed close friends and stayed in touch via Staley’s daughter for years after he joined Barclays.
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But more cryptic messages between the two stirred the most controversy, including an exchange about Disney princesses in July 2010. “That was fun. Say hi to Snow White,” Staley wrote. “What character would you like next?” Epstein asked, to which Staley replied: “Beauty and the Beast.” “Well one side is available,” Epstein responded. Staley told the court he was not able to explain the exchange.
Months earlier, in September 2009, Epstein emailed a woman to say: “Jes staley is staying at the berkeley hotel in London tonight.” Staley said he could not recall the reason behind the message.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/26/high-flyer-to-pariah-saga-jeffrey-epstein-banker-jes-staley
Staley was soon holidaying on Epstein’s private island, flying on his private plane, and gaining access to an impressive portfolio of ministers, entrepreneurs and royalty. The relationship ended up bolstering Staley’s profile on Wall Street and even connecting his daughter to senior figures at Ivy League universities.
...
But a subsequent FCA investigation, involving a cache of 1,200 emails from JP Morgan, convinced the regulator it had been misled. It alleged that the pair were indeed close friends and stayed in touch via Staley’s daughter for years after he joined Barclays.
...
But more cryptic messages between the two stirred the most controversy, including an exchange about Disney princesses in July 2010. “That was fun. Say hi to Snow White,” Staley wrote. “What character would you like next?” Epstein asked, to which Staley replied: “Beauty and the Beast.” “Well one side is available,” Epstein responded. Staley told the court he was not able to explain the exchange.
Months earlier, in September 2009, Epstein emailed a woman to say: “Jes staley is staying at the berkeley hotel in London tonight.” Staley said he could not recall the reason behind the message.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/26/high-flyer-to-pariah-saga-jeffrey-epstein-banker-jes-staley
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