Regulation

Jes Staley shared news on deals, pay and clients with Epstein, court hears

Lawyers say non-public information was shared regularly with the late sex offender as the ex-Barclays boss’s appeal against his ban continues

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Jes Staley is accused of misleading regulators about his ties to the late sex offender Photo: Jaimi Joy/Getty Images

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley shared information on deals, clients and pay negotiations with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a court has heard.

Lawyers for the Financial Conduct Authority, which is trying to ban and fine Staley for allegedly understating his links to Epstein, detailed a host of occasions on which the ex-Barclays dealmaker shared non-public information with Epstein.

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