8 months ago
Epstein's Will Names Staley and Summers as Executors
New documents show that Jeffrey Epstein, a man who did bad things, once named two important people, Jes Staley and Larry Summers, to handle his money and things if he died.
These documents are from 2012 to 2014.
Staley was a banker, and Summers was a government official and teacher.
Neither of them is in Epstein's final will from 2019.
Staley had to leave his job because of his connection to Epstein, and Summers said he was sorry for knowing Epstein.
Epstein died in jail in 2019.
Jeffrey Epstein's wills from 2012-2014 named Jes Staley and Larry Summers as executors.
Staley was a banker who served as Barclays CEO and was later banned from senior financial roles.
Summers was a US Treasury Secretary and Harvard academic who stepped down from a teaching role due to Epstein ties.
Neither Staley nor Summers appeared in Epstein's final will from 2019.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges.
- Who
- Jes Staley, Larry Summers, and Jeffrey Epstein
- What
- Epstein's will named Staley and Summers as executors in earlier versions
- Where
- United States, UK
- When
- Between 2012 and 2014, Epstein's death in 2019
- Why
- Epstein planned to place responsibility for his affairs in the hands of close associates if he died
Key facts
- Jes Staley
- American banker, former Barclays CEO, and JPMorgan executive
- Larry Summers
- Former US Treasury Secretary and Harvard University academic
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Disgraced financier, died in prison in 2019
- Epstein's Will
- Named Staley and Summers as executors in versions from 2012-2014
- FCA Action
- Banned Staley from senior financial roles and fined him £1.8 million
- Summers' Response
- Stepped down from Harvard teaching role, expressed shame over Epstein ties
- Epstein's Death
- Died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges
Quotes
Larry Summers
Former US Treasury Secretary and Director of the National Economic Council
“I am deeply ashamed of my relationship with Epstein.”
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