Wealth
Jeffrey Epstein’s Endgame: One Last Shot to Stay in Wall Street’s Favor
- Jes Staley visited Epstein’s private island in April 2015
- Epstein maintained ties with JPMorgan, donated to charities
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The Bequia, a grand teak-trimmed yawl, swung to its anchor off Little St. James, Jeffrey Epstein’s Caribbean retreat.
Aboard that day in April 2015 was its owner, Jes Staley, one of the business and political figures Epstein had cultivated to place himself at the nexus of money and power. For a few hours that afternoon, Staley -- soon to rise to the top of Barclays Plc, one of the grand old names of British banking -- visited Epstein on the private island, accompanied by his wife Debora.