{"id":2580481,"date":"2026-03-16T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-america-settles-lawsuit-brought-by-jeffrey-epstein-accusers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:47:06","slug":"bank-of-america-settles-lawsuit-brought-by-jeffrey-epstein-accusers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-america-settles-lawsuit-brought-by-jeffrey-epstein-accusers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of America settles lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein accusers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbank-of-america-settles-lawsuit-brought-by-jeffrey-epstein-accusers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bank of America has reached a settlement in principle with Epstein accusers in a proposed class-action alleging the bank helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sex-trafficking operation by failing to scrutinize accounts linked to Epstein\u2019s associates and victims.the terms were not disclosed, and U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ordered the parties to file public settlement documents by March 27 with an April 2 hearing to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >seek final court approval<\/a>. The bank has denied wrongdoing.The suit, filed in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, moved quickly, with two of six claims allowed to proceed-that bank of America knowingly benefited from Epstein\u2019s trafficking and that it obstructed enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The development follows other major-bank settlements tied to Epstein\u2019s finances, including JPMorgan Chase\u2019s $290 million and Deutsche bank\u2019s $75 million settlements in 2023, both cases overseen by Rakoff. The settlement could cancel the planned deposition of Leon Black, the former Apollo Global Management CEO, though black says the payments were for services and he was not named as a defendant.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bank of America settles lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein accusers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2532069\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bank-of-america\/\">Bank of America<\/a> agreed to settle a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-class-action-lawsuit-from-twitter-employees-fired-by-elon-musk\/\" title=\"Judge Blocks Class Action ... From Twitter Employees Fired by Elon Musk\">proposed class-action lawsuit<\/a> on Monday brought by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>&rsquo;s accusers, who alleged the bank helped facilitate the late financier&rsquo;s sex-trafficking operation, according to court records filed this week.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the bank and a group of Epstein victims told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">federal judge overseeing<\/a> the case that they had &ldquo;reached a settlement in principle,&rdquo; according to a docket entry filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a>. The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4492834\/cost-colorado-medicaid-initiative-immigrant-families-estimate\/\">Cost of Colorado Medicaid initiative for immigrant families 600% over the estimate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4491734\/gop-senate-candidates-talking-filibuster-save-act-2026\/\">Where 2026 GOP Senate candidates stand on the &lsquo;talking filibuster&rsquo; for the SAVE America Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/4492161\/ssa-efficiency-new-automated-appointment-system\/\">Social Security Administration celebrates efficiency from new automated appointment system<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bank of America logo is seen on a branch office, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Michael Dwyer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, an appointee of former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4475221\/comer-bill-clinton-deposition-better-than-hillary\/\">Bill Clinton<\/a> who is presiding over the case in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/manhattan\/\">Manhattan<\/a>, ordered the parties to submit public documents detailing the settlement by March 27. He also scheduled an April 2 hearing to determine whether the deal should receive final court approval.<\/p>\n<p>The bank has previously denied wrongdoing in public statements and court filings. Bank of America declined to comment to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71654660\/doe-v-bank-of-america-na\/?filed_after=&amp;filed_before=&amp;entry_gte=&amp;entry_lte=&amp;order_by=desc\">The lawsuit was filed<\/a> in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe and sought class-action status on behalf of Epstein victims.&nbsp;Unlike earlier lawsuits targeting financial institutions that directly held Epstein&rsquo;s personal bank accounts, the claims against Bank of America focused primarily on accounts connected to Epstein&rsquo;s associates and alleged victims rather than Epstein himself.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs alleged Bank of America enabled Epstein&rsquo;s trafficking operation by failing to scrutinize accounts linked to Epstein&rsquo;s associates and transactions that funded the abuse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands during Attorney General Pam Bondi&rsquo;s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The women entrapped and abused by Jeffrey Epstein and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\/\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> started a monumental reckoning with their brave voices and fearlessness,&rdquo; said Sigrid McCawley, an attorney with Boies Schiller Flexner who represents the plaintiffs. &ldquo;The road to justice for these women has been long and trying. Today&rsquo;s resolution of the case against Bank of America is one more step on the road to much-deserved justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The settlement is poised to cancel a planned March 26 deposition for Leon Black, the billionaire and former chief executive of Apollo Global Management, who was expected to sit for eight hours of closed-door testimony. According to the lawsuit, Black transferred more than $150 million to Epstein through accounts at Bank of America, which plaintiffs alleged helped finance Epstein&rsquo;s trafficking scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Black has said the payments were for financial and estate-planning services and has denied wrongdoing. He was not named as a defendant in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Black has separately been called to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about his past ties to Epstein. The committee, which has led numerous depositions of former U.S. attorneys general, associates of Epstein, as well as former President Clinton and ex-Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4477484\/hillary-clinton-video-photo-leak-epstein-deposition\/\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>, is next interviewing former Epstein lawyer Darren Indyke on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also alleged that Maxwell, Epstein&rsquo;s longtime associate who was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence, used Bank of America accounts tied to the alleged network.<\/p>\n<p>After the suit was filed in October, the case moved unusually quickly. Rakoff placed it on an expedited schedule with a possible May trial date, a rapid timeline for complex civil litigation.<\/p>\n<p>In February, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71654660\/73\/doe-v-bank-of-america-na\/\">the judge agreed to dismiss four of the lawsuit&rsquo;s six claims<\/a> but allowed two to proceed: allegations that Bank of America knowingly benefited from Epstein&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-accusing-jeffrey-epstein-of-abuse-sue-deutsche-bank-jpmorgan-chase\/\" title=\"Women Accusing ... of Abuse Sue Deutsche ..., JPMorgan Chase\">sex-trafficking venture<\/a> and that it obstructed enforcement of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p>Rakoff previously said he had hoped to see the case go to a trial, saying he would be &ldquo;extraordinarily disappointed because I will be deprived of two fantastic trials by excellent lawyers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The case is the latest in a series of legal battles targeting major banks over their connections to Epstein&rsquo;s finances. In 2023, JPMorgan Chase <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-judge-weigh-jpmorgans-290-million-settlement-with-epstein-accusers-2023-11-09\/\">agreed to pay $290 million<\/a> to settle similar claims brought by Epstein victims, while Deutsche Bank <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-judge-approves-deutsche-bank-75-million-settlement-with-epstein-accusers-2023-10-20\/\">reached a $75 million settlement<\/a> earlier that year. Rakoff also presided over those lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4492023\/epstein-prison-guard-testify-house-oversight\/\">EPSTEIN PRISON GUARD TO TESTIFY BEFORE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bank of America case contrasted with the pair of previous settlements, which were centered on institutions that had served as Epstein&rsquo;s primary bankers and maintained his personal accounts that plaintiffs alleged were used to move money tied to his trafficking operation.<\/p>\n<p>Rakoff previously dismissed a related lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon, finding the complaint did not sufficiently allege the bank knew about Epstein&rsquo;s activities, though he allowed the pair of key claims against Bank of America to proceed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nBank of America has in principle agreed to settle a proposed class-action brought by Epstein\u2019s accusers, who allege the bank aided his sex-trafficking operation by not adequately scrutinizing accounts tied to Epstein\u2019s associates and victims. The terms were not disclosed. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ordered public settlement documents by March 27 and set an April 2 hearing to decide final approval. The bank has denied wrongdoing. The October filing by Jane Doe sought class-action status and focused on accounts linked to Epstein\u2019s associates rather than Epstein himself. The settlement could moot a planned deposition of Leon Black, who isn\u2019t named as a defendant. The case follows earlier settlements by JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank with Epstein victims, and the proceeding moved on an expedited schedule.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline option:<br \/>\nBank of America reaches settlement with Epstein accusers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2580482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1006ce134b8c36d747b57388f5b29d9f-e1773691223661.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[75923,49276,51194,4585,9811],"class_list":["post-2580481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-accusers-2","tag-bank-of-america","tag-jeffrey-epstein","tag-lawsuit","tag-settlement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1006ce134b8c36d747b57388f5b29d9f-e1773691223661.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580485,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580481\/revisions\/2580485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}