Bank of America settles lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein accusers
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Bank of America agreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit on Monday brought by Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, who alleged the bank helped facilitate the late financier’s sex-trafficking operation, according to court records filed this week.
Lawyers for the bank and a group of Epstein victims told the federal judge overseeing the case that they had “reached a settlement in principle,” according to a docket entry filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.
The Bank of America logo is seen on a branch office, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton who is presiding over the case in Manhattan, ordered the parties to submit public documents detailing the settlement by March 27. He also scheduled an April 2 hearing to determine whether the deal should receive final court approval.
The bank has previously denied wrongdoing in public statements and court filings. Bank of America declined to comment to the Washington Examiner.
The lawsuit was filed in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe and sought class-action status on behalf of Epstein victims. Unlike earlier lawsuits targeting financial institutions that directly held Epstein’s personal bank accounts, the claims against Bank of America focused primarily on accounts connected to Epstein’s associates and alleged victims rather than Epstein himself.
The plaintiffs alleged Bank of America enabled Epstein’s trafficking operation by failing to scrutinize accounts linked to Epstein’s associates and transactions that funded the abuse.
Accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
“The women entrapped and abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell started a monumental reckoning with their brave voices and fearlessness,” said Sigrid McCawley, an attorney with Boies Schiller Flexner who represents the plaintiffs. “The road to justice for these women has been long and trying. Today’s resolution of the case against Bank of America is one more step on the road to much-deserved justice.”
The settlement is poised to cancel a planned March 26 deposition for Leon Black, the billionaire and former chief executive of …
Same show, different day.
Bank of America agreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit on Monday brought by Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, who alleged the bank helped facilitate the late financier’s sex-trafficking operation, according to court records filed this week.
Lawyers for the bank and a group of Epstein victims told the federal judge overseeing the case that they had “reached a settlement in principle,” according to a docket entry filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.
The Bank of America logo is seen on a branch office, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton who is presiding over the case in Manhattan, ordered the parties to submit public documents detailing the settlement by March 27. He also scheduled an April 2 hearing to determine whether the deal should receive final court approval.
The bank has previously denied wrongdoing in public statements and court filings. Bank of America declined to comment to the Washington Examiner.
The lawsuit was filed in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe and sought class-action status on behalf of Epstein victims. Unlike earlier lawsuits targeting financial institutions that directly held Epstein’s personal bank accounts, the claims against Bank of America focused primarily on accounts connected to Epstein’s associates and alleged victims rather than Epstein himself.
The plaintiffs alleged Bank of America enabled Epstein’s trafficking operation by failing to scrutinize accounts linked to Epstein’s associates and transactions that funded the abuse.
Accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
“The women entrapped and abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell started a monumental reckoning with their brave voices and fearlessness,” said Sigrid McCawley, an attorney with Boies Schiller Flexner who represents the plaintiffs. “The road to justice for these women has been long and trying. Today’s resolution of the case against Bank of America is one more step on the road to much-deserved justice.”
The settlement is poised to cancel a planned March 26 deposition for Leon Black, the billionaire and former chief executive of …
Bank of America settles lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein accusers
Same show, different day.
Bank of America agreed to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit on Monday brought by Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, who alleged the bank helped facilitate the late financier’s sex-trafficking operation, according to court records filed this week.
Lawyers for the bank and a group of Epstein victims told the federal judge overseeing the case that they had “reached a settlement in principle,” according to a docket entry filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.
The Bank of America logo is seen on a branch office, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton who is presiding over the case in Manhattan, ordered the parties to submit public documents detailing the settlement by March 27. He also scheduled an April 2 hearing to determine whether the deal should receive final court approval.
The bank has previously denied wrongdoing in public statements and court filings. Bank of America declined to comment to the Washington Examiner.
The lawsuit was filed in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe and sought class-action status on behalf of Epstein victims. Unlike earlier lawsuits targeting financial institutions that directly held Epstein’s personal bank accounts, the claims against Bank of America focused primarily on accounts connected to Epstein’s associates and alleged victims rather than Epstein himself.
The plaintiffs alleged Bank of America enabled Epstein’s trafficking operation by failing to scrutinize accounts linked to Epstein’s associates and transactions that funded the abuse.
Accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
“The women entrapped and abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell started a monumental reckoning with their brave voices and fearlessness,” said Sigrid McCawley, an attorney with Boies Schiller Flexner who represents the plaintiffs. “The road to justice for these women has been long and trying. Today’s resolution of the case against Bank of America is one more step on the road to much-deserved justice.”
The settlement is poised to cancel a planned March 26 deposition for Leon Black, the billionaire and former chief executive of …
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