Paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein organized talks between Prince Andrew and a serious US financial institution at Buckingham Palace THREE years after Duke claimed to have damaged off their friendship, court docket paperwork recommend

Jeffrey Epstein organized a gathering between the pinnacle of a serious US financial institution and Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace, court docket paperwork have prompt.

The authorized papers seem to allege the paedophile arrange the dinner between Jamie Dimon, chief government of JPMorgan, and the Duke of York in 2013.

The 2 males loved performances by the Royal Philharmonic and the English Nationwide Ballet at a dinner which sparked considerations over commercialisation of Buckingham Palace.

On the time Epstein was a registered intercourse offender and had served 15 months in jail for soliciting underage women for intercourse, finishing his home arrest in July 2010.

The brand new messages elevate additional questions over Andrew’s ties to Epstein – the duke claimed to have damaged off their friendship in 2010.

The court docket filings have been revealed as a part of a case introduced towards Epstein by the federal government of the US Virgin Islands, the place he maintained a non-public island.

Jeffrey Epstein organized a gathering between the pinnacle of a serious US financial institution and Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace, court docket paperwork have prompt. Prince Andrew and Epstein are pictured taking a stroll in New York’s Central Park in December 2010

The authorized papers seem to allege the paedophile arrange the dinner between Jamie Dimon, chief government of JPMorgan, and the Duke of York in 2013. Mr Dimon is pictured along with his spouse Judith on the White Home State Dinner for China in January 2011

The court docket filings have been revealed as a part of a case introduced towards Jeffrey Epstein (pictured in 2017) by the federal government of the US Virgin Islands, the place he maintained a non-public island

The USVI alleges that JPMorgan ignored pink flags concerning the financier and enabled his intercourse trafficking operation – allegations the financial institution denies. The paperwork declare: ‘Epstein facilitated conferences between JPMorgan staff and Prince Andrew’. 

The file consists of messages between Epstein and Andrew about meeting Jes Staley, the previous boss of JPMorgan, in April 2010.

The Palace beforehand mentioned that the dinner with Mr Dimon in October 2013 was an opportunity for Andrew to ‘have interaction’ with worldwide chief executives about what Britain has to supply.

JPMorgan mentioned it had made charitable donations to the orchestra and ballet firm. When experiences concerning the occasion emerged and sparked a row about using the Palace, it led to frustration among the many financial institution’s executives.

The paperwork present head of worldwide public affairs Richard Kaye wrote in an e-mail: ‘The actual fact is that the duke and palace officers went into this totally with their eyes open.

‘Our title was intentionally not utilized in respect of the occasion or invites and we prompt the involvement of organisations of which the duke is a patron.’

A supply at JPMorgan mentioned {that a} Monetary Occasions report from the time mentioned an organiser of the occasion was a veteran Metropolis of London dealmaker who’s a good friend of Andrew.

Pictured left to proper: Former JPMorgan exec Jes Staley, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Jeffrey Epstein, Invoice Gates and Gate’s trusted lieutenant Boris Nikolic

Buckingham Palace beforehand mentioned that the dinner with Mr Dimon in October 2013 was an opportunity for Andrew to ‘have interaction’ with worldwide chief executives about what Britain has to supply (Inventory picture of Buckingham Palace)

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Jes Staley, 66, led JPMorgan’s asset administration enterprise from 2001 to 2009, and its company and funding financial institution from 2009 to 2013

Talking to the BBC’s Emily Maitlis in 2019, Andrew, 63, mentioned he minimize contact with Epstein after visiting him solely as soon as after his jail launch in New York in December 2010. 

Requested: ‘Did you see him or communicate to him once more?’ The Duke mentioned: ‘No.’

However in an e-mail despatched on June 14 that 12 months, Epstein informed Mr Staley, then CEO of JPMorgan, that he had lunch with the royal and so they had stored in contact, including: ‘Andrew simply sat subsequent to me at dinner.’

The court docket papers state: ‘On April 15, 2010, Epstein wrote to Prince Andrew the Duke of York [redacted word] “jes staley might be in London on Thurs the 22. I feel it’s best to meet in case you are on the town”.

‘Prince Andrew replies that he’s unavailable however will look to go to New York within the close to future,’ in line with experiences.

It comes as final month a message written by the billionaire paedophile and launched as a part of a court docket case within the US confirmed he was presenting Andrew as a possible investor in 2011.

Epstein’s victims then referred to as on the duke to talk to the FBI, which he has thus far refused to do.

It isn’t recognized if Andrew knew Epstein had talked about him within the e-mail change. 

Pictured left to proper: Unknown man with black high hat, Prince Andrew, Ghislaine Maxwell (in inexperienced costume), unknown girl (in pink costume) and Jeffrey Epstein (black high hat) on the Royal Ascot in Berkshire, UK in June 2000

The victims’ consultant, US lawyer Spencer Kuvin, informed the Mirror: ‘It seems that both Epstein was extremely overselling his relationship with Prince Andrew or that the duke could not have been totally truthful about when his friendship ended.’ 

One sufferer, who was awarded compensation beneath the Epstein victims’ compensation program, mentioned: ‘The emails elevate severe questions. Why would Jeffrey be lauding him as an investor if he was now not involved?’

An e-mail written by Epstein to JP Morgan on August 31, 2011, prompt Andrew as a doable funding companion as a result of ‘he’s now allowed to earn cash’. 

Among the many different revelations within the new paperwork was the declare that Epstein launched Mr Staley to Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Web page in 2011. By that 12 months Epstein turned the ‘greatest income producer’ for JPMorgan’s personal financial institution, the paperwork state.

Additionally they declare that, within the eyes of JPMorgan, Epstein was ‘too large to fail’ so continued working with him regardless of main considerations about his pursuit of underage women.

The financial institution additionally held accounts for all of Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators together with Ghislaine Maxwell. Mr Staley has denied any wrongdoing. Andrew’s lawyer didn’t return requests for remark.

A spokesman for JPMorgan cited one among its personal authorized filings which mentioned: ‘USVI blames a third-party financial institution that didn’t have USVI’s authority to implement any legislation, nor USVI’s information of Epstein’s crimes in USVI’s territory.’

Andrew pictured waving goodbye to a good friend at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York residence in 2010

The USVI mentioned that Epstein in July 2006 confessed to Mr Staley that he’d had intercourse with a number of younger girls for cash, solely denying the ‘ages’ of the ladies in query.

The submitting states that Mr Staley communicated the change to a different senior JPMorgan government the next day, saying: ‘I went and noticed him final evening. I’ve by no means seen him so shaken. He additionally adamantly denies the ages.’ 

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‘Many e-mails over JPMorgan e-mail between Mr Staley and Epstein show that Staley had private information of Epstein’s sex-trafficking,’ the submitting claims. 

Mr Staley, 66, led JPMorgan’s asset administration enterprise from 2001 to 2009, and its company and funding financial institution from 2009 to 2013. He later spent six years as Barclays Plc’s chief government. 

JPMorgan is individually suing Mr Staley to cowl its losses within the lawsuits filed by the USVI and Epstein’s victims, claiming he hid what he knew concerning the disgraced financier and internally vouched for him.

Mr Staley has acknowledged being pleasant with Epstein, however denied understanding about his intercourse trafficking, accusing JPMorgan of utilizing him as a ‘public relations protect’ to deflect blame for its personal failures in working with Epstein.

Epstein had been a JPMorgan shopper from 1998 till the financial institution terminated him in 2013, years after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for intercourse within the Florida state case.

He died of an obvious suicide in August 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell whereas awaiting trial on federal fees of intercourse trafficking dozens of ladies as younger 14.

The bombshell new submitting additionally alleges that Epstein was a supply of ‘many different ultra-wealthy shoppers and connections’ for JPMorgan, together with Invoice Gates, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, the sultan of Dubai, and billionaire hedge funder Glenn Dubin, amongst others.

Mr Gates has beforehand mentioned he by no means did enterprise with JPMorgan, and that he regrets ever assembly with Epstein. He and others talked about within the submitting couldn’t be instantly reached for remark. 

Epstein made $25million (approx. £19.3M) in transfers to Ghislaine Maxwell, together with $7million (approx. £5.4M) for the acquisition of a helicopter, the submitting says. The pair are pictured collectively

In its personal court docket submitting, JPMorgan countered that the USVI itself was in charge for Epstein’s sexual abuse of younger girls and teenage women, saying the territory used its powers to allow these crimes.

The financial institution accused the territory of facilitating visas that allowed Epstein to carry victims, and of ‘trying the opposite approach’ at any time when Epstein arrived at native airports accompanied by younger girls and women.

Each units of accusations have been made in duelling Monday evening filings in Manhattan federal court docket.

Forward of a scheduled October 23 trial, the USVI is looking for a court docket ruling that JPMorgan participated in Epstein’s intercourse trafficking and obstructed legislation enforcement. 

The USVI additionally alleged that Epstein was the biggest income generator at JPMorgan’s personal financial institution.

On the opposite facet, JPMorgan needs the decide to declare that the US Virgin Islands shouldn’t be capable of search financial reduction, and that the territory’s declare the financial institution obstructed legislation enforcement be denied. 

Epstein had owned two personal islands inside the US Virgin islands, together with Little St. James (above) the place he infamously introduced many younger girls and women

JPMorgan countered that the US Virgin Islands itself was in charge for Epstein’s sexual abuse of younger girls and teenage women, saying the territory used its powers to allow these crimes

The financial institution has already faulted the USVI for having a comfortable relationship with Epstein, alleging high officers there gave him tax breaks and waived sex-offender monitoring necessities in change for money and presents.

Epstein had owned two personal islands inside the territory, and allegedly purchased the second to maintain individuals from spying on his sexual abuses on the primary.

The USVI has already obtained greater than $105million (roughly £81.3million) from Epstein’s property, and reached a settlement with billionaire Leon Black, a former Epstein good friend.

JPMorgan agreed final month to pay $290million (roughly £224.8million) to settle a separate lawsuit by dozens of Epstein accusers.