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Bank of America to pay US$72.5 million to settle Epstein victim lawsuit

South China Morning Post · · 211 words · By Agence France-Presse

Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it facilitated Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking activities. The settlement avoids a trial and follows similar agreements by other banks. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges.

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“Bank of America to pay US$72.5 million to settle Epstein sex-trafficking lawsuit”
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Wikipedia entries mention Epstein's connections and activities but do not reference Bank of America's alleged $72.5 million settlement. No cross-references or web search results are available to corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with man…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Ep…
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“The suit claims the bank’s executives ‘ignored red flags’ about Epstein’s sex-trafficking venture to provide him with financial services”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Epstein's connections but do not mention allegations against Bank of America executives or specific legal claims about ignoring red flags. No corroborating evidence exists in the provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with man…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Ep…
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“Bank of America has agreed to pay US$72.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the bank facilitated a sex-trafficking ring orchestrated by Jeffrey Epstein, court documents showed on Friday.”
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Wikipedia entries do not reference a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America related to Epstein. No cross-references or web search results are available to confirm the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with man…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_named_in_the_Ep…
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“Bank of America said separately that while it continued to deny supporting Epstein’s crimes, 'this resolution allows us to put this matter behind us and provides further closure for the plaintiffs'”
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“The suit, filed by an unidentified woman on behalf of herself and other alleged victims, claimed the bank’s executives 'ignored red flags' about Epstein’s sex-trafficking venture to provide banking and investment services.”
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“The settlement, if approved in court, would avoid a potentially lengthy trial process and was deemed to be in the 'best interests' of the plaintiffs.”
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“It was the latest bank to settle lawsuits from Epstein’s alleged victims, after a US$75 million agreement by JP Morgan and a reported US$75 million payment by Deutsche Bank, both in 2023.”
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“Epstein, a billionaire hedge fund manager with a bevy of powerful and celebrity friends, was charged with sex trafficking of minors after being arrested in July 2019.”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the claim about Epstein's 2019 charges.
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