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NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - Jes Staley, the onetime asset management chief at JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), is set to be questioned under oath over the weekend about his ties to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deposition, which is not public, is part of evidence-gathering for two civil lawsuits against the largest U.S. bank. One is by a proposed class of women who say they were abused by Epstein, and the other is by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein allegedly abused women on a private island he...

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has been accused of sexually abusing a woman at Jeffrey Epstein’s Virgin Islands retreat, according to a new court ruling. Staley, a former private banking chief at JP Morgan, is alleged to have ‘used aggressive force in his sexual assault of [anonymous victim ‘JPM Jane Doe’] and informed [her] that he had Epstein’s permission to do what he wanted to her,’ the ruling, filed on Monday, states. The explosive revelation – the first direct accusation of sexual assault against Staley at the behest of Epstein – is part of a ruling issued by US District...

JPMorgan's lawsuit, filed Wednesday, comes after the bank was sued by the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as by a woman identified as Jane Doe, who was allegedly abused by Epstein. Those lawsuits claim JPMorgan should have seen evidence of Epstein's sex trafficking and knowingly benefited from it.

And Subjective Justice For All By Jenni Vinson Trejo August 19, 2006 William S. Mosher lived in Harris County in Houston, Texas. Mosher was a prominent Houston businessman and philanthropist who had been a long-time active and supporter of a local Christian charity, the Star of Hope Mission, that provided food and shelter to indigents. William Mosher died in 1948. In 1953 the president of the Star of Hope Mission approached the Harris County Commissioners Court and secured permission to erect a memorial to Mosher on the Courthouse property. Morris testified that Star of Hope selected a location in front...

Grand Jury Calls For Removal Of Circuit Clerk Little Rock - A special Grand Jury calls for the removal of Circuit Clerk Carolyn Staley Thursday. The question, what will it take to remove her from office? It all started six months ago. That's when the Grand Jury started investigating problems with the Pulaski County election system. Now, it's up to the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney and a Circuit Judge to decide if Carolyn Staley should be brought to trial. Channel 7's Beth hunt reports: Staley's attorney, Blake Hendrix, says the Grand Jury's findings are mere allegations. After years of voting...

A body was found Friday at the University District home of Layne Staley, the lead singer of the seminal Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains. Law enforcement sources said the body was Staley's, but would not give specifics and referred all questions to police spokesmen -- who did not return repeated calls for comment. According to the Seattle Fire Department's dispatch log, an aid response was called to Staley's last known address in the 4500 block of Eighth Avenue Northeast in the University District, a section of the city where many boarding homes are located. The Medical Examiner's office said...