Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Barclays announced Thursday that CEO Jes Staley is being investigated by British financial authorities over ties to financier and accused U.S. sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The bank said Staley is under scrutiny by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority for the ties. Epstein died in federal prison last year after he was arrested on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide last October.