Epstein files release
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Marshall
WORST lawyers in History! How the Hell is BoA going to settle for this much cash over a Dem Hoax !!???
Bank of America has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who had accused the bank of facilitating his sex trafficking operation.
Terms of the deal, which now goes to the court for approval, were not immediately disclosed.
It marks the third such settlement by a major bank, after JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank agreed to pay out $290m (£218m) and $75m respectively.
Sigrid McCawley, a lawyer for the victims, said in a statement to Reuters that the resolution was "one more step on the road to much deserved justice". Bank of America did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in October by a Florida woman who says she was abused by Epstein "on at least 100 occasions" between 2011 and 2019 and held two accounts at Bank of America at the direction of his business team.
It alleged that the bank had "a plethora of information regarding Epstein's sex trafficking operation but chose profit over protecting the victims".
It cites a record of "incredibly alarming and erratic banking behavior" in her own Bank of America accounts, which were used by Epstein's team.
It also points to more than $150m paid to Epstein by billionaire Leon Block, co-founder of Apollo Global, to Epstein for "purported 'tax and estate planning advice'", via Black's Bank of America account.
Black, who stepped down from Apollo amid scrutiny of his Epstein ties, has denied wrongdoing. He was due to be questioned as part of the case later this month.
Bank of America had previously urged the court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying it had provided routine services to people who at the time had no known links to Epstein, calling the complaint "threadbare and meritless".
Bank of America settles over Epstein claims
Bank of America has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who had accused the bank of facilitating his sex trafficking operation.
Terms of the deal, which now goes to the court for approval, were not immediately disclosed.
It marks the third such settlement by a major bank, after JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank agreed to pay out $290m (£218m) and $75m respectively.
Sigrid McCawley, a lawyer for the victims, said in a statement to Reuters that the resolution was "one more step on the road to much deserved justice". Bank of America did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in October by a Florida woman who says she was abused by Epstein "on at least 100 occasions" between 2011 and 2019 and held two accounts at Bank of America at the direction of his business team.
It alleged that the bank had "a plethora of information regarding Epstein's sex trafficking operation but chose profit over protecting the victims".
It cites a record of "incredibly alarming and erratic banking behavior" in her own Bank of America accounts, which were used by Epstein's team.
It also points to more than $150m paid to Epstein by billionaire Leon Block, co-founder of Apollo Global, to Epstein for "purported 'tax and estate planning advice'", via Black's Bank of America account.
Black, who stepped down from Apollo amid scrutiny of his Epstein ties, has denied wrongdoing. He was due to be questioned as part of the case later this month.
Bank of America had previously urged the court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying it had provided routine services to people who at the time had no known links to Epstein, calling the complaint "threadbare and meritless".
Polds4OSU
Marshall
Yeah because that is how the US legal system works....No reason to question the AG over why they haven't brought charges against ANYONE or opened ANY investigations into anyone but Democrats in the Epstein files and ARE NOT investigating the people ACTUALLY named in the files.
The Justice Department said a House Oversight Committee subpoena seeking Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files is “unnecessary,” arguing that lawmakers have already been given access to unredacted materials and opportunities for briefings.
House Oversight Chair James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, on Tuesday issued a subpoena requiring Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14 as part of the committee’s investigation into the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
A DOJ spokesperson said members of Congress have been invited to review the files at the department and that Bondi has remained available to speak directly with lawmakers about compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, adding that officials had offered to brief the committee again this week.
“This subpoena is completely unnecessary. Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress,” a DOJ spokesperson told Newsweek.
DOJ says Pam Bondi's house subpoena over Epstein files "unnecessary"
The Justice Department said a House Oversight Committee subpoena seeking Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files is “unnecessary,” arguing that lawmakers have already been given access to unredacted materials and opportunities for briefings.
House Oversight Chair James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, on Tuesday issued a subpoena requiring Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14 as part of the committee’s investigation into the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
A DOJ spokesperson said members of Congress have been invited to review the files at the department and that Bondi has remained available to speak directly with lawmakers about compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, adding that officials had offered to brief the committee again this week.
“This subpoena is completely unnecessary. Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress,” a DOJ spokesperson told Newsweek.
I'll just point out that she's not under oath when she speaks directly with members of Congress outside of a formal hearing.
Polds4OSU
Marshall
A pastor in Missouri was suspended last week after it was discovered she worked for and managed the private island of late-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for nearly a year.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5788647-missouri-pastor-epstein-island/
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5788647-missouri-pastor-epstein-island/
Stillwater Townie
Ranger
Ah, maybe it was one of Trump's friends he didn't want to see get hurt.
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