Barclays Subpoenaed by U.S. Virgin Islands Over Epstein Link
- Bank got New York papers in February, set for U.K. request
- CEO Staley stepped down this week as Epstein fallout spreads
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Officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands are asking Barclays Plc to hand over information related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier and sex offender whose ties to Jes Staley led the latter to quit as chief executive officer of the bank this week.
The British lender was served a subpoena in New York in February and officials are now requesting information from the bank in the U.K., a spokesman for Barclays said in an emailed response to questions.