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Ex-Barclays CEO denies being friends with Epstein, misleading UK watchdog

By Sofia Gerace ( March 10, 2025, 16:57 GMT | Insight) -- The former CEO of Barclays denied being friends with disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein as he gave evidence to a UK court on Monday. Jes Staley is facing off against the Financial Conduct Authority in Britain's Upper Tribunal in a bid to clear his name after the watchdog banned him in 2023 from holding senior positions in the financial services industry.  The former chief executive of Barclays told a UK court that he was not a friend of disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein and had no knowledge of his criminal activities....

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