EFTA00144130¶
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The FCA’s lawyer, Leigh-Ann Mulcahy, told the court on Wednesday that Staley had a “clear motive to mislead” the regulator about the relationship, which he “had been mischaracterising since 2015”. This was, in part, to protect his career, she said.¶
But there was also a “US litigation risk”, given Staley had been contacted by the American attorney Brad Edwards days after Epstein’s arrest over child-sex trafficking on 6 July 2019.¶
Edwards emailed Staley’s Barclays inbox on 12 July, saying: “I represent numerous of Mr Epstein’s victims. I need to speak with you urgently. Please email me a number to reach you on tomorrow and a time when you are available,” documents submitted to the court showed. Edwards chased up three weeks later: “This is an urgent personal matter. I would appreciate receiving a call from you or your attorney/representative today.”¶
Epstein died in a US prison on 10 August 2019 while awaiting trial. The FCA contacted Barclays days later asking for further information about Staley’s ties to Epstein, as media scrutiny of their relationship intensified.¶
On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 19:05,¶
Brad what’s this???¶
You contacted Jes Staley on July 2019!!!!¶
How could you!!¶
Attached is the Viacom agreement!¶
EFTA00144131¶
18:40¶
The FCA’s lawyer, Leigh-Ann Mulcahy, told the court on Wednesday that Staley had a “clear motive to mislead” the regulator about the relationship, which he “had been mischaracterising since 2015”. This was, in part, to protect his career, she said.¶
But there was also a “US litigation risk”, given Staley had been contacted by the American attorney Brad Edwards days after Epstein’s arrest over child-sex trafficking on 6 July 2019.¶
Edwards emailed Staley’s Barclays inbox on 12 July, saying: “I represent numerous of Mr Epstein’s victims. I need to speak with you urgently. Please email me a number to reach you on tomorrow and a time when you are available,” documents submitted to the court showed. Edwards chased up three weeks later: “This is an urgent personal matter. I would appreciate receiving a call from you or your attorney/representative today.”¶
Epstein died in a US prison on 10 August 2019 while awaiting trial. The FCA contacted Barclays days later asking for further information about Staley’s ties to Epstein, as media scrutiny of their relationship intensified.¶
On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 17:12,¶
wrote:¶
!! Please can you email Alina Habba the Viacom agreement you tried to force me to sign!!!!¶
Baring in mind this came from Judith!!!¶
Judith and Frida please can you also email Alina the VIACOM AGREEMENT YOU TRIED EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO GET ME TO SIGN!!¶
ALINA PLEASE CAN YOU GET KASH TO TAKE A WITNESS STAMENT FROM KATHY LOMBARD WHO WAS THE ATTORNEY WHO TRIED YO HELP ME!!¶