JPMorgan to settle class action lawsuit with victims of abuser Jeffrey Epstein

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon said he had never heard of Epstein and his crimes until the financier’s arrest (AP)

Nupur Anand and Lananh Nguyen

JPMorgan Chase is to pay about $290m (€270m) to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, a person familiar with the matter said, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank’s relationship with the disgraced financier.