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Ex-Barclays CEO wouldn't mean to mislead regulator over Epstein, UK court hears

By Sofia Gerace ( March 3, 2025, 16:39 GMT | Insight) -- It is “highly improbable” that Barclays' former group chief executive Jes Staley would have approved a document to mislead the UK financial regulator after a “long successful career in banking,” his lawyer told a UK court today. Staley was banned in 2023 from holding a senior position in the financial services industry after the FCA found he was not honest over his ties with disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein. Staley is appealing the decision.Former Barclays group chief executive Jes Staley would have not purposedly misled the UK's Financial Conduct Authority over his ties with disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein given his successful career in the banking sector, his lawyer told a court in London today....

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