Associated Press
- JPMorgan's human trafficking experts urged the bank to cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein: court docs.
- They worried that banking with the "known child sleaze" would undermine efforts to combat trafficking.
- But, bank executives rejected the initiative's request, according to a new court filing.
JPMorgan Chase's in-house human trafficking experts urged the company to sever ties with "that scum Epstein" — but bank executives rejected their request, according to a new court filing.
AML compliance, the bank's experts who work to combat global human trafficking, expressed their concern in 2010 about continuing to work with Jeffrey Epstein, a known sex offender. They cited news stories that connected Jeffrey Epstein to human trafficking, according to the court document, which was filed in Manhattan court on Monday.