US senator wants urgent answers from Barclays over Jes Staley’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
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Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded urgent answers from Barclays regarding the bank's failure to investigate ties between former CEO Jes Staley and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a private letter to Barclays chair Nigel Higgins, Warren questioned how the bank did not uncover the decades-long relationship. The senator, a senior Democrat on the US Senate banking committee, expressed concern over Barclays' apparent lack of meaningful investigation.
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Elizabeth Warren sent a private letter to Barclays chair Nigel Higgins
Elizabeth Warren is the most senior Democrat on the US Senate banking committee.
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Warren claimed Barclays had an 'apparent failure to meaningfully investigate' Staley's ties to Epstein.
The Guardian- Elizabeth Warren sent a private letter to Barclays chair Nigel Higgins
- Warren is the most senior Democrat on the Senate banking committee
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Loaded language removed<p>Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren says it is unclear how bank failed to uncover former CEO’s links with sex offender</p><p>The leading US senator Elizabeth Warren has called for urgent answers from Barclays over what she claimed was its “apparent failure to meaningfully investigate” ties between the bank’s former boss, Jes Staley, and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.</p><p>In a letter sent…
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Warren claimed Barclays had an 'apparent failure to meaningfully investigate' Staley's ties to Epstein.
The GuardianWarren said it was 'deeply unclear how Barclays, supposedly investigating Staley’s connection to Epstein, failed to uncover this decades-long relationship'.
The GuardianElizabeth Warren called for urgent answers from Barclays over ties between Jes Staley and Jeffrey Epstein.
The GuardianThe letter was sent privately to Barclays' chair, Nigel Higgins.
The GuardianElizabeth Warren is the most senior Democrat on the US Senate banking committee.
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