NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Virgin Islands has requested British financial institution Barclays (BARC.L) at hand over data associated to the late convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, the financial institution stated on Friday.
Barclays acquired a subpoena in the USA from the U.S. Virgin Islands in February, the financial institution confirmed.
“Barclays has already provided its response to this subpoena and complied with its obligations. The USVI is now in the process of serving a similar subpoena on Barclays in the U.K. and Barclays will respond to that subpoena once it is served,” a spokesman for the lender stated.
Barclays stated Monday that Chief Government Jes Staley was leaving the financial institution after a dispute with British monetary regulators over how he described his ties with Epstein. learn extra
Epstein’s property was sued final yr by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that he raped and trafficked in dozens of younger ladies and ladies on a personal island in U.S. Virgin Island territory.
Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Modifying by Nick Macfie
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