Epstein Victim Suing JPMorgan Seeks Class-Action Status (1)

A victim of Jeffrey Epstein asked a judge to let her represent more than 100 other women in a lawsuit alleging that JPMorgan Chase & Co. facilitated their abuse by the late financier.

A second victim filed an almost identical request in her lawsuit seeking to hold Deutsche Bank AG responsible for helping Epstein by providing financial services.

Both of the women’s requests, filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court by attorney David Boies, described the banks as “Epstein’s secret weapon that made years of sexual abuse and trafficking possible.”

“The crucial element that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to perpetrate ...