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Investors sued Barclays and its former chief executive, Jes Staley, alleging that the bank misled shareholders about the true nature of Staley's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and concealed risks that eventually damaged the company and its investors. The securities class action, led by pension funds, alleged that Barclays repeatedly presented Staley's connection to Epstein as essentially professional even though evidence later revealed a far closer relationship, including extensive communications in which Staley referred to Epstein as “family.” The investors argued that Barclays either knew or should have known that its public statements were misleading and that the bank's handling of regulatory inquiries understated the reputational, financial and legal danger surrounding its CEO's Epstein ties. When additional information about the relationship became public and Staley ultimately left Barclays amid regulatory scrutiny, the lawsuit alleged that the bank's share price suffered and investors were harmed. A federal judge allowed important portions of the case to proceed, including claims against Staley and narrowed claims against Barclays and chairman Nigel Higgins, finding that investors had plausibly alleged that statements portraying the Epstein relationship as merely professional could have been misleading.At the same time, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer dramatically escalated his confrontation with billionaire Leon Black over Black's own relationship with Epstein. Comer warned that Black could face contempt of Congress if he failed to appear as required or refused to fully comply with subpoenas demanding nondisclosure agreements potentially relevant to the committee's Epstein investigation. Black had previously appeared voluntarily before the committee but walked out after refusing to answer certain questions concerning NDAs, prompting Comer to issue subpoenas compelling both additional testimony and production of the agreements. The dispute was particularly significant because Black paid Epstein roughly $170 million for purported tax and estate-planning services between 2012 and 2017, years after Epstein had become a registered sex offender, while a Senate Finance Committee investigation had separately questioned why Epstein received such extraordinary sums and how that money moved through the financial system. Comer maintained that Black could not personally decide which agreements were relevant to Congress and warned that continued resistance could trigger contempt proceedings, turning another Epstein associate's attempts to limit congressional scrutiny into a direct test of whether lawmakers were actually willing to enforce their subpoenas.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Barclays faces legal fight with investors over ex-boss's Epstein linksComer threatens contempt as Black faces more Epstein probe heat - Live Updates - POLITICO

The Tennessee Vols quarterback battle between Faizon Brandon and George MacIntyre may finally be starting to take shape after Tennessee's first major preseason scrimmage. Charlie Burris and Zach Ragan break down everything coming out of the Vols' scrimmage on the Big Orange Podcast, including the growing buzz around true freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon, George MacIntyre's performance, Tennessee's surprisingly encouraging offense and some legitimate concerns surrounding Jim Knowles' defense. The biggest takeaway may be what happened at quarterback. According to reports coming out of the scrimmage, Brandon made several impressive plays and continued building chemistry with Tennessee wide receivers Mike Matthews and Braylon Staley. MacIntyre didn't necessarily have a bad day, either — and that's exactly why the situation is so encouraging for Josh Heupel and Tennessee. Instead of one quarterback simply making fewer mistakes, Brandon may be starting to actively win the job. Charlie and Zach discuss why another strong performance in Tennessee's second scrimmage could potentially put Brandon in position to emerge as QB1 before the Vols turn their full attention toward the 2026 season. The offense provided plenty of other encouraging developments as well. Tennessee's running back room could become an important part of helping a young quarterback, with DeSean Bishop leading a group that also includes Javin Gordon and D'Mon Marable. The Vols also appear to have legitimate weapons at wide receiver with Matthews, Staley and several other options competing for roles. But what does an impressive offensive scrimmage mean for Tennessee's defense? That's where the conversation gets more complicated. Charlie and Zach discuss their concerns about Tennessee's defensive line and pass rush as Jim Knowles installs his defense. They also examine how much confidence Vols fans should have in the unit entering the season and whether the defensive front can hold up against the better offensive lines Tennessee will face. The secondary is dealing with adversity as well after the injury to Edrees Farooq. The Big Orange Podcast discusses what his absence means for Tennessee's safety depth, the opportunity for DeJuan Lane and Dylan Lewis, and the late addition of Tennessee Tech defensive back Monty Hunt. Is Faizon Brandon beginning to take control of Tennessee's quarterback competition? How concerned should Vols fans actually be about the defense? And what should we be watching when Tennessee holds its second scrimmage? Charlie Burris and Zach Ragan break it all down on the A to Z Sports Big Orange Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby recapped the Saints' 24-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the team's preseason opener. Bobby evaluated Zach Wilson and Spencer Rattler. He also broke down the kicker competition and praised multiple defensive stars from the game.

Bobby recapped the Saints' 24-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the team's preseason opener. Bobby evaluated Zach Wilson and Spencer Rattler. He also broke down the kicker competition and praised multiple defensive stars from the game.

Stay informed on South Carolina Women's Basketball with Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will your premier source for the latest news and recruiting updates. As three-time NCAA National Champions, the team is preparing to get back to their winning ways! Agot Makeer's arrival transforms our defensive versatility, allowing us to weaponize her length across four positions. We are dissecting how her perimeter mobility and interior shot-blocking refine the positionless blueprint. By integrating her elite transition scoring, we evolve the Staley system, creating a tactical nightmare that dictates pace and overwhelms opponents, Women's basketball is continuously evolving, with NCAA Women's Basketball and the WNBA receiving acclaim for their exciting gameplay. Under the leadership of Head Coach Dawn Staley, the team includes players such as Chloe Kitts, Ashlyn Watkins, Tessa Johnson, Joyce Edwards, Maddy McDaniel, Adhel Tac, Agot Makeer, Ayla McDowell, and Alicia Tournebize are expected to enhance the team's performance this season. Newcomers Justine Loubens, Oliviyah Edwards, Jordan Lee, Jerzy Robinson, Kaeli Wynn, and Kelsie Andrews look to contribute heavily. Tune in to Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will, broadcasting daily. For comprehensive coverage of South Carolina Women's Basketball, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Follow every episode by subscribing to "Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will" on YouTube and clicking the "bell" icon to receive notifications.

Mike Hoss sat down with Saints DC Brandon Staley for an exclusive interview.

Mike Hoss sat down with Saints DC Brandon Staley for an exclusive interview.

Jes Staley told Congress that he warned JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon about Jeffrey Epstein's legal troubles in both 2006 and 2008, directly contradicting Dimon's sworn claim that he did not learn Epstein was a bank client until 2019. Staley said the two men discussed the investigations into Epstein and his continued relationship with JPMorgan, placing Dimon much closer to the bank's handling of the disgraced financier than Dimon has acknowledged. JPMorgan denied that the conversations occurred, leaving Congress with two irreconcilable accounts from former senior executives and raising the question of which man gave false or misleading testimony.Staley's credibility was also under heavy scrutiny because of the extensive evidence showing how close he was to Epstein. The two exchanged more than 1,200 emails, Staley visited Epstein's properties and regulators concluded that he had misrepresented their relationship, leading to a £1.1 million fine and a ban from Britain's financial industry. Staley continued to deny wrongdoing, but lawmakers challenged his attempts to portray Epstein as merely a professional contact. JPMorgan has paid roughly $375 million to settle Epstein-related claims and previously accused Staley of concealing information, meaning the dispute between Staley and Dimon now goes to the heart of what the bank's senior leadership knew, when it knew it and why Epstein remained a client for years after his criminal conduct became public.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jes Staley v Jamie Dimon: who's telling the truth about Epstein warnings?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Steve and Deuce listened to Chase Young's post-practice exclusive interview with WWL Radio.

Steve and Deuce listened to Chase Young's exclusive post-practice interview with WWL. Young praised DC Brandon Staley's scheme, discussed his leadership role, and celebrated Cam Jordan's return for the 2026 season.

Jes Staley told Congress that he warned JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon about Jeffrey Epstein's legal troubles in both 2006 and 2008, directly contradicting Dimon's sworn claim that he did not learn Epstein was a bank client until 2019. Staley said the two men discussed the investigations into Epstein and his continued relationship with JPMorgan, placing Dimon much closer to the bank's handling of the disgraced financier than Dimon has acknowledged. JPMorgan denied that the conversations occurred, leaving Congress with two irreconcilable accounts from former senior executives and raising the question of which man gave false or misleading testimony.Staley's credibility was also under heavy scrutiny because of the extensive evidence showing how close he was to Epstein. The two exchanged more than 1,200 emails, Staley visited Epstein's properties and regulators concluded that he had misrepresented their relationship, leading to a £1.1 million fine and a ban from Britain's financial industry. Staley continued to deny wrongdoing, but lawmakers challenged his attempts to portray Epstein as merely a professional contact. JPMorgan has paid roughly $375 million to settle Epstein-related claims and previously accused Staley of concealing information, meaning the dispute between Staley and Dimon now goes to the heart of what the bank's senior leadership knew, when it knew it and why Epstein remained a client for years after his criminal conduct became public.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jes Staley v Jamie Dimon: who's telling the truth about Epstein warnings?

Jes Staley told Congress that he warned JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon about Jeffrey Epstein's legal troubles in both 2006 and 2008, directly contradicting Dimon's sworn claim that he did not learn Epstein was a bank client until 2019. Staley said the two men discussed the investigations into Epstein and his continued relationship with JPMorgan, placing Dimon much closer to the bank's handling of the disgraced financier than Dimon has acknowledged. JPMorgan denied that the conversations occurred, leaving Congress with two irreconcilable accounts from former senior executives and raising the question of which man gave false or misleading testimony.Staley's credibility was also under heavy scrutiny because of the extensive evidence showing how close he was to Epstein. The two exchanged more than 1,200 emails, Staley visited Epstein's properties and regulators concluded that he had misrepresented their relationship, leading to a £1.1 million fine and a ban from Britain's financial industry. Staley continued to deny wrongdoing, but lawmakers challenged his attempts to portray Epstein as merely a professional contact. JPMorgan has paid roughly $375 million to settle Epstein-related claims and previously accused Staley of concealing information, meaning the dispute between Staley and Dimon now goes to the heart of what the bank's senior leadership knew, when it knew it and why Epstein remained a client for years after his criminal conduct became public.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jes Staley v Jamie Dimon: who's telling the truth about Epstein warnings?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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Former Barclays chief Jes Staley told the House Oversight Committee that he was unsure whether Jeffrey Epstein had introduced him to a woman dressed as Snow White, despite emails showing Staley referencing the Disney character. In a July 2010 exchange, Staley told Epstein to “say hi to Snow White” and, when Epstein asked which character he wanted next, replied, “Beauty and the Beast.” Staley reportedly maintained during the closed-door interview that he did not know what those messages referred to, while acknowledging that he had a consensual sexual relationship with one of Epstein's assistants at an Epstein-linked apartment in New York.Staley also told the committee that he visited Epstein while Epstein was serving his Florida jail sentence following his 2008 conviction and that he saw Epstein regularly withdraw large amounts of cash from his JPMorgan accounts. Committee Chairman James Comer said internal discussions at JPMorgan showed concern that Epstein was a high-risk client, but Staley continued defending him. Staley claimed he ended contact with Epstein after becoming Barclays CEO in 2015, though his relationship with Epstein later triggered regulatory scrutiny, contributed to his 2021 resignation and resulted in him being banned from senior financial-management roles in Britain.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Ex-Barclays chief Jes Staley tells House panel he's 'unsure' he met woman in a Snow White costume through Jeffrey Epstein: source

Former Barclays chief Jes Staley told the House Oversight Committee that he was unsure whether Jeffrey Epstein had introduced him to a woman dressed as Snow White, despite emails showing Staley referencing the Disney character. In a July 2010 exchange, Staley told Epstein to “say hi to Snow White” and, when Epstein asked which character he wanted next, replied, “Beauty and the Beast.” Staley reportedly maintained during the closed-door interview that he did not know what those messages referred to, while acknowledging that he had a consensual sexual relationship with one of Epstein's assistants at an Epstein-linked apartment in New York.Staley also told the committee that he visited Epstein while Epstein was serving his Florida jail sentence following his 2008 conviction and that he saw Epstein regularly withdraw large amounts of cash from his JPMorgan accounts. Committee Chairman James Comer said internal discussions at JPMorgan showed concern that Epstein was a high-risk client, but Staley continued defending him. Staley claimed he ended contact with Epstein after becoming Barclays CEO in 2015, though his relationship with Epstein later triggered regulatory scrutiny, contributed to his 2021 resignation and resulted in him being banned from senior financial-management roles in Britain.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Ex-Barclays chief Jes Staley tells House panel he's 'unsure' he met woman in a Snow White costume through Jeffrey Epstein: sourceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Stay informed on South Carolina Women's Basketball with Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will your premier source for the latest news and recruiting updates. As three-time NCAA National Champions, the team is preparing to get back to their winning ways! We dominate the perimeter by securing Jezelle "GG" Banks and Jordyn Palmer for our 2027 championship blueprint. We analyze how her elite lateral quickness and high basketball IQ fit Dawn Staley's aggressive defensive identity. This recruitment ensures tactical continuity, locking down the back court long before rivals can react to our evolving roster depth. Women's basketball is continuously evolving, with NCAA Women's Basketball and the WNBA receiving acclaim for their exciting gameplay. Under the leadership of Head Coach Dawn Staley, the team includes players such as Chloe Kitts, Ashlyn Watkins, Tessa Johnson, Joyce Edwards, Maddy McDaniel, Adhel Tac, Agot Makeer, Ayla McDowell, and Alicia Tournebize are expected to enhance the team's performance this season. Newcomers Justine Loubens, Oliviyah Edwards, Jordan Lee, Jerzy Robinson, Kaeli Wynn, and Kelsie Andrews look to contribute heavily. Tune in to Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will, broadcasting daily. For comprehensive coverage of South Carolina Women's Basketball, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Follow every episode by subscribing to "Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will" on YouTube and clicking the "bell" icon to receive notifications.

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Former Barclays chief Jes Staley told the House Oversight Committee that he was unsure whether Jeffrey Epstein had introduced him to a woman dressed as Snow White, despite emails showing Staley referencing the Disney character. In a July 2010 exchange, Staley told Epstein to “say hi to Snow White” and, when Epstein asked which character he wanted next, replied, “Beauty and the Beast.” Staley reportedly maintained during the closed-door interview that he did not know what those messages referred to, while acknowledging that he had a consensual sexual relationship with one of Epstein's assistants at an Epstein-linked apartment in New York.Staley also told the committee that he visited Epstein while Epstein was serving his Florida jail sentence following his 2008 conviction and that he saw Epstein regularly withdraw large amounts of cash from his JPMorgan accounts. Committee Chairman James Comer said internal discussions at JPMorgan showed concern that Epstein was a high-risk client, but Staley continued defending him. Staley claimed he ended contact with Epstein after becoming Barclays CEO in 2015, though his relationship with Epstein later triggered regulatory scrutiny, contributed to his 2021 resignation and resulted in him being banned from senior financial-management roles in Britain.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Ex-Barclays chief Jes Staley tells House panel he's 'unsure' he met woman in a Snow White costume through Jeffrey Epstein: sourceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Jes Staley's appearance before Congress centers on the collapse of his long-running effort to portray his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as distant, professional and misunderstood. The record suggests something far closer: years of communication, visits, continued contact after Epstein's 2008 conviction and descriptions of the relationship that went well beyond ordinary banker-client business. Staley has repeatedly leaned on selective memory and claims of ignorance, but those defenses are difficult to reconcile with his experience as one of the world's most sophisticated financial executives. Regulators in Britain already concluded that he misleadingly characterized the relationship, and the documentary evidence has made his attempts to minimize it increasingly untenable.Congress now has an obligation to confront Staley with the emails, travel records, regulatory findings and contradictions he has spent years trying to explain away. His loss of status and career should not be confused with the suffering endured by Epstein's victims, and he should not be allowed to recast himself as another casualty of Epstein's deception. The central question is not whether Staley can survive another hearing with his reputation partially intact, but whether his narrative can survive direct comparison with the facts. For once, wealth, prestige and selective memory should not be enough to shield a powerful man from accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Jes Staley's appearance before Congress centers on the collapse of his long-running effort to portray his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as distant, professional and misunderstood. The record suggests something far closer: years of communication, visits, continued contact after Epstein's 2008 conviction and descriptions of the relationship that went well beyond ordinary banker-client business. Staley has repeatedly leaned on selective memory and claims of ignorance, but those defenses are difficult to reconcile with his experience as one of the world's most sophisticated financial executives. Regulators in Britain already concluded that he misleadingly characterized the relationship, and the documentary evidence has made his attempts to minimize it increasingly untenable.Congress now has an obligation to confront Staley with the emails, travel records, regulatory findings and contradictions he has spent years trying to explain away. His loss of status and career should not be confused with the suffering endured by Epstein's victims, and he should not be allowed to recast himself as another casualty of Epstein's deception. The central question is not whether Staley can survive another hearing with his reputation partially intact, but whether his narrative can survive direct comparison with the facts. For once, wealth, prestige and selective memory should not be enough to shield a powerful man from accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Jes Staley's appearance before Congress centers on the collapse of his long-running effort to portray his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as distant, professional and misunderstood. The record suggests something far closer: years of communication, visits, continued contact after Epstein's 2008 conviction and descriptions of the relationship that went well beyond ordinary banker-client business. Staley has repeatedly leaned on selective memory and claims of ignorance, but those defenses are difficult to reconcile with his experience as one of the world's most sophisticated financial executives. Regulators in Britain already concluded that he misleadingly characterized the relationship, and the documentary evidence has made his attempts to minimize it increasingly untenable.Congress now has an obligation to confront Staley with the emails, travel records, regulatory findings and contradictions he has spent years trying to explain away. His loss of status and career should not be confused with the suffering endured by Epstein's victims, and he should not be allowed to recast himself as another casualty of Epstein's deception. The central question is not whether Staley can survive another hearing with his reputation partially intact, but whether his narrative can survive direct comparison with the facts. For once, wealth, prestige and selective memory should not be enough to shield a powerful man from accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Jes Staley asked a federal court to dismiss JPMorgan Chase's third-party lawsuit against him, which arose from the class-action case brought by survivors who accused the bank of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation. JPMorgan sought to make Staley personally responsible for any damages it might owe, arguing that he concealed what he knew about Epstein, protected Epstein's relationship with the bank and committed misconduct that exposed JPMorgan to liability. Staley countered that the bank was attempting to turn him into a scapegoat for institutional decisions made over many years. He argued that JPMorgan's claims for indemnification and the return of compensation were legally defective, insufficiently supported and dependent upon allegations that had not been proven.Staley's motion maintained that JPMorgan could not simply transfer its potential liability to a former employee when the survivors' claims concerned the bank's own conduct, compliance failures and continued servicing of Epstein. His lawyers argued that the complaint failed to establish that Staley had a contractual or legal duty to reimburse JPMorgan for settlements, judgments or legal expenses connected to the Epstein litigation. JPMorgan responded that Staley had been central to the relationship, had withheld material information and should repay compensation if his alleged conduct caused the bank's losses. Judge Jed Rakoff rejected Staley's effort to dismiss the case, allowing JPMorgan's claims against him to continue before the dispute was eventually resolved as part of the broader Epstein-related litigation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Stay informed on South Carolina Women's Basketball with Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will your premier source for the latest news and recruiting updates. As three-time NCAA National Champions, the team is preparing to get back to their winning ways! Dawn Staley's recruiting battlefield shifts toward Jazelle Banks, challenging the emotional leverage by mentor Flau'jae Johnson. We analyze whether Staley's disciplined, championship proven culture can outmaneuver LSU's star-studded influence. Securing the elite talent requires tactical precision, neutralizing external hype to prioritize the Gamecocks' developmental blueprint over rival flash and proximity. Women's basketball is continuously evolving, with NCAA Women's Basketball and the WNBA receiving acclaim for their exciting gameplay. Under the leadership of Head Coach Dawn Staley, the team includes players such as Chloe Kitts, Ashlyn Watkins, Tessa Johnson, Joyce Edwards, Maddy McDaniel, Adhel Tac, Agot Makeer, Ayla McDowell, and Alicia Tournebize are expected to enhance the team's performance this season. Newcomers Justine Loubens, Oliviyah Edwards, Jordan Lee, Jerzy Robinson, Kaeli Wynn, and Kelsie Andrews look to contribute heavily. Tune in to Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will, broadcasting daily. For comprehensive coverage of South Carolina Women's Basketball, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Follow every episode by subscribing to "Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will" on YouTube and clicking the "bell" icon to receive notifications.

Jes Staley asked a federal court to dismiss JPMorgan Chase's third-party lawsuit against him, which arose from the class-action case brought by survivors who accused the bank of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation. JPMorgan sought to make Staley personally responsible for any damages it might owe, arguing that he concealed what he knew about Epstein, protected Epstein's relationship with the bank and committed misconduct that exposed JPMorgan to liability. Staley countered that the bank was attempting to turn him into a scapegoat for institutional decisions made over many years. He argued that JPMorgan's claims for indemnification and the return of compensation were legally defective, insufficiently supported and dependent upon allegations that had not been proven.Staley's motion maintained that JPMorgan could not simply transfer its potential liability to a former employee when the survivors' claims concerned the bank's own conduct, compliance failures and continued servicing of Epstein. His lawyers argued that the complaint failed to establish that Staley had a contractual or legal duty to reimburse JPMorgan for settlements, judgments or legal expenses connected to the Epstein litigation. JPMorgan responded that Staley had been central to the relationship, had withheld material information and should repay compensation if his alleged conduct caused the bank's losses. Judge Jed Rakoff rejected Staley's effort to dismiss the case, allowing JPMorgan's claims against him to continue before the dispute was eventually resolved as part of the broader Epstein-related litigation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Jes Staley asked a federal court to dismiss JPMorgan Chase's third-party lawsuit against him, which arose from the class-action case brought by survivors who accused the bank of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation. JPMorgan sought to make Staley personally responsible for any damages it might owe, arguing that he concealed what he knew about Epstein, protected Epstein's relationship with the bank and committed misconduct that exposed JPMorgan to liability. Staley countered that the bank was attempting to turn him into a scapegoat for institutional decisions made over many years. He argued that JPMorgan's claims for indemnification and the return of compensation were legally defective, insufficiently supported and dependent upon allegations that had not been proven.Staley's motion maintained that JPMorgan could not simply transfer its potential liability to a former employee when the survivors' claims concerned the bank's own conduct, compliance failures and continued servicing of Epstein. His lawyers argued that the complaint failed to establish that Staley had a contractual or legal duty to reimburse JPMorgan for settlements, judgments or legal expenses connected to the Epstein litigation. JPMorgan responded that Staley had been central to the relationship, had withheld material information and should repay compensation if his alleged conduct caused the bank's losses. Judge Jed Rakoff rejected Staley's effort to dismiss the case, allowing JPMorgan's claims against him to continue before the dispute was eventually resolved as part of the broader Epstein-related litigation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon about whether he acted on advice connected to Jeffrey Epstein while lobbying against a proposed British tax on bankers' bonuses. Warren's questions follow the release of a 2009 email exchange in which Epstein asked then-Labour minister Peter Mandelson whether Dimon should pressure UK chancellor Alistair Darling over the tax. Mandelson reportedly replied that Dimon should “mildly threaten” Darling, and Dimon later warned that JPMorgan could reconsider investments in Britain, including plans for a new London headquarters. Warren said the communications raise serious questions about the extent of JPMorgan's relationship with Epstein and what DimonDimon testified in 2023 that he had never met Epstein and had not heard his name until Epstein's 2019 arrest. JPMorgan continues to insist that Dimon never communicated with Epstein, never sought his advice and was not involved in decisions involving Epstein's accounts. The bank has also rejected former executive Jes Staley's claim that he discussed Epstein with Dimon, describing Staley's testimony as unreliable. JPMorgan acknowledged that maintaining Epstein as a client was a mistake but said the bank ended the relationship in 2013 and would have acted sooner had it known he was continuing to commit crimes. Warren is now seeking a fuller accounting of whether Dimon's lobbying efforts were influenced, directly or indirectly, by Epstein and his political connections.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein | JP Morgan | The Guardian

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon about whether he acted on advice connected to Jeffrey Epstein while lobbying against a proposed British tax on bankers' bonuses. Warren's questions follow the release of a 2009 email exchange in which Epstein asked then-Labour minister Peter Mandelson whether Dimon should pressure UK chancellor Alistair Darling over the tax. Mandelson reportedly replied that Dimon should “mildly threaten” Darling, and Dimon later warned that JPMorgan could reconsider investments in Britain, including plans for a new London headquarters. Warren said the communications raise serious questions about the extent of JPMorgan's relationship with Epstein and what DimonDimon testified in 2023 that he had never met Epstein and had not heard his name until Epstein's 2019 arrest. JPMorgan continues to insist that Dimon never communicated with Epstein, never sought his advice and was not involved in decisions involving Epstein's accounts. The bank has also rejected former executive Jes Staley's claim that he discussed Epstein with Dimon, describing Staley's testimony as unreliable. JPMorgan acknowledged that maintaining Epstein as a client was a mistake but said the bank ended the relationship in 2013 and would have acted sooner had it known he was continuing to commit crimes. Warren is now seeking a fuller accounting of whether Dimon's lobbying efforts were influenced, directly or indirectly, by Epstein and his political connections.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein | JP Morgan | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon about whether he acted on advice connected to Jeffrey Epstein while lobbying against a proposed British tax on bankers' bonuses. Warren's questions follow the release of a 2009 email exchange in which Epstein asked then-Labour minister Peter Mandelson whether Dimon should pressure UK chancellor Alistair Darling over the tax. Mandelson reportedly replied that Dimon should “mildly threaten” Darling, and Dimon later warned that JPMorgan could reconsider investments in Britain, including plans for a new London headquarters. Warren said the communications raise serious questions about the extent of JPMorgan's relationship with Epstein and what DimonDimon testified in 2023 that he had never met Epstein and had not heard his name until Epstein's 2019 arrest. JPMorgan continues to insist that Dimon never communicated with Epstein, never sought his advice and was not involved in decisions involving Epstein's accounts. The bank has also rejected former executive Jes Staley's claim that he discussed Epstein with Dimon, describing Staley's testimony as unreliable. JPMorgan acknowledged that maintaining Epstein as a client was a mistake but said the bank ended the relationship in 2013 and would have acted sooner had it known he was continuing to commit crimes. Warren is now seeking a fuller accounting of whether Dimon's lobbying efforts were influenced, directly or indirectly, by Epstein and his political connections.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein | JP Morgan | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Send us Fan MailWe sit down with Missy and Joe of Indian Creek Distillery to trace a sixth-generation family whiskey legacy and the hidden copper pot stills that survived Prohibition. We taste frontier-style spirits, talk craft versus efficiency, and explore why Ohio's whiskey story deserves more attention. • the Staley family farm history and why the stills were hidden • what makes double copper pot still distillation slower and more flavorful • direct fire heat, consistency, and why modern control still matters • naming the stills and learning to “know your girls” • Joe's background in engineering, farming, and small business before distilling • navigating federal and Ohio regulations while building a craft distillery • the on-site frontier whiskey experience and why it converts first-time visitors • tasting unaged rye white dog, mash bill, proof, and cocktail uses • the story behind the single surviving pre Prohibition bottle • tasting Bond House bourbon, high corn recipe, small barrel aging, cask strength texture Give a shout out to your website and everything: minifreekdistillery.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, we make free distillery, and we have a lot of events. So come up, see us. www.scotchybourbonboys.com and then also Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, along with iHeart, Apple, Spotify. Whether you listen to us or watch us, make sure you leave us good feedback or become members or leave us super chats and everything.Two hundred year old copper pot stills are not supposed to be “operational,” but at Indian Creek Distillery they are the beating heart of a living Ohio whiskey legacy. We're joined by Missy Staley, a direct descendant of the original distilling family, and Joe, the hands-on distiller who helped bring the operation back in 2011 after the stills were hidden away when Prohibition hit. What follows is part history lesson, part craft masterclass, and part tasting session you can almost smell through your headphones.  We dig into why double copper pot still distillation creates a different spirit than modern column production: slower runs, more character, and those heavier flavor oils that give pot still bourbon and rye a signature mouthfeel. We also talk direct-fire distilling, why they use propane instead of wood, and how “inefficient” can be a feature when your goal is quality and authenticity. Joe shares how an engineering and small-business background helped, but also why the stills themselves teach you if you let them do what they're built to do.  Then we get into the bottles. We taste their unaged rye “white dog” and break down the mash bill and why it works even as a cocktail base. Missy tells the wild story of the one surviving pre-Prohibition bottle in the family, and we finish with a bold Bond House bourbon pour that shows what high-corn recipes and barrel aging can become at cask strength. If you care about craft distilling, historic American whiskey, and the growing Ohio bourbon scene, this conversation is a must.  Subscribe, share the show with a whiskey-loving friend, and leave a review so more people can find these stories. What's the one tradition you think the whiskey world should never “modernize” away? If You Have Gohsts voice over Whiskey ThiefSupport the showhttps://www.scotchybourbonboys.comThe Scotchy bourbon Boys are #3 in Feedspots Top 60 whiskey podcasts in the world    https://podcast.feedspot.com/whiskey_podcasts/

Jes Staley's role at JPMorgan was not simply that of a banker who happened to know Jeffrey Epstein; according to lawsuits, regulatory findings, and later court testimony, he functioned as Epstein's internal champion. As head of JPMorgan's private bank, Staley maintained a close relationship with Epstein even after Epstein's 2008 conviction, exchanging more than 1,000 emails with him and continuing to treat him as a valuable client and personal contact. The core allegation is that when compliance concerns, suspicious withdrawals, and human-trafficking red flags arose around Epstein's accounts, Staley pushed the bank to keep him rather than cut him loose. In other words, Epstein had someone inside the institution with status, access, and credibility who could vouch for him, smooth over concerns, and help keep the relationship alive longer than it should have survived.That lobbying mattered because JPMorgan was not just holding a checking account for some random rich man; it was providing banking infrastructure to a convicted sex offender whose financial activity should have set off alarms. The U.S. Virgin Islands and Epstein survivors argued that JPMorgan benefited from Epstein while missing or ignoring signs that his money was connected to abuse and trafficking, and JPMorgan later sued Staley, accusing him of concealing what he knew and putting Epstein's interests ahead of the bank's. Staley has denied wrongdoing and has said he did not know about Epstein's crimes, but regulators later concluded that he misled Barclays about the depth of his Epstein relationship, and JPMorgan ultimately paid $75 million to settle the USVI case while also settling with Staley. So the picture that emerges is of Epstein using Staley as a powerful institutional shield: a senior banker who gave him credibility, protected the client relationship, and helped keep the doors open at one of the most important banks in the world.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Stay informed on South Carolina Women's Basketball with Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will your premier source for the latest news and recruiting updates. As three-time NCAA National Champions, the team is preparing to defend their title season. Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka must master the defensive rotation to anchor the paint, prioritizing tactical positioning over high-volume scoring. We need her to execute the Staley blueprint, utilizing discipline footwork and verticality to neutralize elite SEC offenses. Success hinges on her becoming a defensive force, proving that grit outweighs offensive output in our system. Women's basketball is continuously evolving, with NCAA Women's Basketball and the WNBA receiving acclaim for their exciting gameplay. Under the leadership of Head Coach Dawn Staley, the team includes players such as Chloe Kitts, Ashlyn Watkins, Tessa Johnson, Joyce Edwards, Maddy McDaniel, Adhel Tac, Agot Makeer, Ayla McDowell, and Alicia Tournebize are expected to enhance the team's performance this season. Newcomers Justine Loubens, Oliviyah Edwards, Jordan Lee, Jerzy Robinson, Kaeli Wynn, and Kelsie Andrews look to contribute heavily. Tune in to Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will, broadcasting daily. For comprehensive coverage of South Carolina Women's Basketball, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Follow every episode by subscribing to "Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will" on YouTube and clicking the "bell" icon to receive notifications.

On this day, 26 June 1993, 4,000 workers took to the streets in Decatur, Illinois to protest against their employers. Workers from A.E. Staley, who had been working to rule against imposition of a new, inferior contracts, joined striking coal miners as well as Caterpillar workers who were on a go-slow across the midwest. The following day, A.E. Staley locked out its nearly 800 production workers in an attempt to force them to agree to a switch from eight to 12-hour shifts. So began a mammoth struggle which would only come to an end in December 1995 when, after betrayal by the leadership of the United Paperworkers International Union, a majority of strikers voted to accept the contract. Some union members were so angry at the result that company security and police had to be used to protect the union local president, Jim Shinall. Meanwhile, workers at Caterpillar also walked out on strike for 17 months until the United Auto Workers called off the action in defeat. Bridgestone-Firestone workers in Decatur and four other plants were also forced to accept 12-hour shifts following the defeat of their 10-month strike.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9840/decatur-workers-protestOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Leaked correspondence between Jes Staley—former CEO of Barclays and long-time JPMorgan executive—and Jeffrey Epstein laid bare more than just casual business exchanges; they revealed a troubling bond rooted in intimacy, trust, and privilege. In one exchange, Staley mused, “That was fun. Say hi to Snow White,” to which Epstein replied, “What character would you like next?” Staley coyly responded, “Beauty and the Beast,” turning their relationship into a grotesque pantomime. More damningly, Staley described Epstein as “family” and spoke of a “profound” connection, while photos of young women were also swapped—all under the guise of everyday correspondence. Far from distancing himself, Staley sustained contact well past Epstein's 2008 conviction, even joining him on his private island in 2009—behavior that defied any claim of a “purely professional” relationship.The fallout was swift—and deserved. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) concluded that Staley “recklessly misled” both Barclays and regulators by downplaying the closeness of his ties with Epstein. A £1.8 million fine (later reduced to £1.1 million) and a lifetime ban from senior financial roles followed. The Upper Tribunal upheld the sanctions, emphasizing that Staley knowingly took a calculated risk, hoping the truth would stay buried. But the emails, held up like digital incriminators, ensured his downfall. His denials, evasive demeanor in court, and attempt to frame the relationship as innocuous only magnified the breach of trust. In financial leadership, reputation is everything—and Staley burned his.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein-Staley Emails Reveal Friendship Forged at JPMorgan (yahoo.com)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Jes Staley, the former Barclays CEO and longtime JPMorgan executive, admitted during legal proceedings and regulatory scrutiny that he had engaged in consensual sexual relations with one of Jeffrey Epstein's assistants. Staley has maintained that the relationship was consensual and separate from any criminal conduct tied to Epstein's trafficking enterprise. However, the admission became a flashpoint because it directly contradicted earlier public statements in which Staley sought to minimize the depth and nature of his association with Epstein. Court filings and internal communications revealed that Staley's relationship with Epstein was more extensive than initially portrayed, including visits to Epstein properties after Epstein's 2008 conviction. The acknowledgment of a sexual relationship with an employee inside Epstein's orbit has intensified scrutiny over what Staley knew about Epstein's operations and whether he exercised appropriate judgment as a senior banking executive entrusted with safeguarding institutional integrity.In the aftermath of the broader Epstein file revelations, calls have grown louder for regulators and law enforcement to more fully investigate Staley's conduct. Critics argue that his proximity to Epstein, combined with inconsistencies between his private communications and public statements, raises serious questions about transparency and oversight at the highest levels of global finance. UK regulators have already taken action related to how Staley characterized his ties to Epstein, and additional revelations from unsealed documents have fueled renewed demands for deeper inquiry. Advocacy groups and some lawmakers contend that anyone who maintained a close relationship with Epstein—particularly after his first conviction—should face thorough review, not only for potential criminal exposure but for failures of governance and ethical responsibility. The Staley episode has become emblematic of the broader reckoning unfolding across financial and political elites as more information tied to Epstein's network continues to surface.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Stay informed on South Carolina Women's Basketball with Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will your premier source for the latest news and recruiting updates. As three-time NCAA National Champions, the team is preparing to defend their title season. We weaponize pure velocity by deploying a backcourt that converts defensive stops into immediate transition strikes before opponents can set their shell. We analyze how Dawn Staley's high octane guard rotation exploits specific secondary break lanes, forcing chaotic mismatches that overwhelm SEC rivals through relentless pace, superior conditioning, and elite tactical decision making. Women's basketball is continuously evolving, with NCAA Women's Basketball and the WNBA receiving acclaim for their exciting gameplay. Under the leadership of Head Coach Dawn Staley, the team includes players such as Chloe Kitts, Ashlyn Watkins, Tessa Johnson, Joyce Edwards, Maddy McDaniel, Adhel Tac, Agot Makeer, Ayla McDowell, and Alicia Tournebize are expected to enhance the team's performance this season. Newcomers Justine Loubens, Oliviyah Edwards, Jordan Lee, Jerzy Robinson, Kaeli Wynn, and Kelsie Andrews look to contribute heavily. Tune in to Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will, broadcasting daily. For comprehensive coverage of South Carolina Women's Basketball, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Follow every episode by subscribing to "Gamecocks Talk with Captain Will" on YouTube and clicking the "bell" icon to receive notifications.

The Marc Cox Morning Show sounds the alarm every parent in America needs to hear. Defending Education Director of Research Rhyen Staley drops a bombshell report exposing the National PTA for what it really is — not bake sales and classroom tables, but a far-left political machine in bed with teachers unions, pushing Critical Consciousness, DEI officers in middle schools, anti-Semitic conference speakers, and the idea that your five-year-old is racist. And it's not just happening in liberal cities — they've successfully infiltrated conservative school districts too. The solution? Show up. Take over your local PTA. Get on the committees. Have your kids' backs. Because silence is acceptance, and the radical Left is counting on you to stay home. The Marc Cox Morning Show — fighting for your kids when the system won't. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #DanBuck #KimStOnge #RhyenStaley #DefendingEducation #NationalPTA #CriticalConsciousness #CriticalRaceTheory #WokeSchools #ParentsRights #SchoolChoice #DEI #TeachersUnions #ProtectOurKids #ConservativeRadio #PatriotRadio #MorningShow #TGIF

One county. One department. Over a decade. And every time the evidence matters most, it's not there.The Aaron Spencer case ended with a judge writing “appearance of a coverup” in a signed court order. But the pattern in Lonoke County predates Spencer by years. In 2021, Deputy Michael Davis shot and killed seventeen-year-old Hunter Brittain during a traffic stop. Brittain was unarmed. The body camera wasn't activated until after the shooting. Sheriff Staley fired the deputy for violating camera policy. The department had no dashcams in patrol vehicles.In 2024, a federal lawsuit exposed conditions inside the Lonoke County jail. Staff were accused of harming a detainee. When she reported it, deputies allegedly retaliated — broadcasting her situation over the facility intercom and isolating her. Video evidence was withheld from federal civil rights discovery.The Spencer case followed the same pattern. A dashcam SD card from the night of the shooting — the only device that could have captured what happened — was pulled, viewed on a personal computer, stored in an office drawer, and lost. Judge Wilson found bad faith, catalogued eleven failures, and dismissed the murder charge.Now the aftermath is playing out in real time. Detective McCain was fired. Staley issued a statement accepting responsibility. Prosecutor Graham, who fought dismissal, has gone quiet. The AG's office could appeal — but their own forensics unit received the camera, and the card was already gone.What makes this bigger than one case is the question it forces. Is this incompetence or something deliberate? And if it's institutional, who's going to hold the institution accountable?An outside legal analyst breaks down the pattern, identifies who faces exposure, and maps what to watch for in the weeks ahead.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LonokeCoverUp #AaronSpencer #HunterBrittain #EvidenceDestroyed #Accountability #ArkansasJustice #TrueCrime #InstitutionalRot #SheriffStaley #HiddenKillers

The dashcam SD card in Aaron Spencer's case didn't vanish in a vacuum. It disappeared inside a department with a documented history of evidence problems stretching back over a decade.In 2021, a seventeen-year-old named Hunter Brittain was shot and killed by a Lonoke County deputy during a traffic stop. Brittain was unarmed. He was carrying an antifreeze container. The deputy's body camera was not activated until after the shooting. Sheriff John Staley fired the deputy for violating the camera policy — not for killing an unarmed teenager. The department did not provide dashcams.In 2024, a federal civil rights lawsuit pulled back the curtain on the Lonoke County jail. Staff members were accused of harming a detainee. When she reported what happened, the retaliation was documented: taunting over the intercom, isolation, and punishment. Video evidence from inside the facility was withheld during discovery.Then came the Spencer case. Lead Detective Robbie McCain removed a dashcam from Fosler's truck, viewed the SD card on his personal computer, stored the camera in an office envelope for a year, and lost the card. Judge Wilson catalogued eleven violations and found bad faith. He wrote that the conduct gave “the appearance of a coverup” and called it “so egregious” that dismissal was the only remedy.One department. One sheriff. Over a decade. Every time the evidence matters most, it's not there. Despite all of this, Staley was elected president of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association executive board.An outside legal analyst examines whether this pattern amounts to institutional failure, who faces exposure now that a judge has put it in writing, and whether anyone in a position of authority is likely to be held accountable.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LonokeCoverUp #AaronSpencer #HunterBrittain #EvidenceDestroyed #Accountability #ArkansasJustice #TrueCrime #InstitutionalRot #SheriffStaley #HiddenKillers

The detective got fired. The sheriff issued a statement. The prosecutor's office went quiet. And the question hanging over all of it is whether any of these people will face real consequences for what a judge described as “egregious” conduct.Judge Wilson's ruling focused on one detective and one piece of evidence. But the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office's problems with evidence didn't start with Aaron Spencer. In 2021, a deputy killed seventeen-year-old Hunter Brittain during a traffic stop. Brittain was unarmed. The body camera wasn't on until after the shooting. In 2024, a jail detainee alleged she was harmed by staff — and then retaliated against for reporting it. Video evidence from inside the jail was withheld in federal proceedings.The Spencer case is the latest in that sequence. A dashcam SD card from the night of the shooting — pulled, viewed on a personal laptop, stored in a drawer, lost. Eleven documented failures. A bad faith finding. The word “coverup” in a judicial order.Detective McCain was terminated. Sheriff Staley says he takes responsibility but framed it as one employee's failure. Prosecutor Graham, who fought the dismissal motion, has said nothing publicly since the ruling. The AG's office has authority to appeal — but the AG's own forensics unit received the camera and the SD card was already gone when they opened it.Despite this entire track record, Staley was elected president of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association executive board. The oversight system that should have flagged these patterns elevated the man at the center of them.An outside legal analyst breaks down who faces real exposure, what mechanisms exist for criminal referral or civil action, and what to watch for over the next sixty to ninety days.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#LonokeCoverUp #AaronSpencer #HunterBrittain #EvidenceDestroyed #Accountability #ArkansasJustice #TrueCrime #InstitutionalRot #SheriffStaley #HiddenKillers

Day Break | Maine's Reckoning, Election Integrity Fights, and Washington Showdowns --- 00:00 - Monologue 19:14 – Hans von Spakovsky, election attorney and Senior Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom. Von Spakovsky discusses election administration issues, including reports that millions of California ballots remain uncounted following recent elections. He also examines developments in Maine politics and what they could mean for upcoming races and election integrity debates. 28:11 – Nick Hopwood, Certified Financial Planner and Founder of Peak Wealth Management. In this week's No Lazy Money segment, Hopwood discusses the resurgence of the IPO market, investor interest in companies such as SpaceX, and recent stock market performance following a lengthy winning streak. He also highlights financial planning challenges involving Obamacare subsidy thresholds and shares a cautionary story about a client nearly locked into an unfavorable annuity strategy. 38:18 - Monologue Featuring Ivey Gruber 47:15 – Dr. Cathy Sarvis, nationally recognized wellness strategist and educator. Sarvis discusses summer skin care, addressing common concerns such as sun damage, dark spots, and premature aging. She shares organic and science-based approaches for maintaining healthy skin and improving overall skin appearance. 57:27 – Frank Cassidy, former Federal Housing Commissioner under President Trump. Cassidy discusses Bill Pulte's nomination to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence and examines the upcoming congressional debate over FISA surveillance authorities and national security policy. 1:06:20 – Rep. Marlin Stutzman, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. Stutzman discusses his resolution regarding the future direction of U.S.-Israel relations, exploring questions of foreign policy, strategic partnerships, and America's role in the Middle East. 1:16:25 - Monologue 1:25:20 – Rhyen Staley, Director of Research at Defending Education. Staley discusses debates surrounding sex-based participation in school athletics, focusing on policies regarding transgender athletes and concerns about competitive fairness in girls' and women's sports. 1:35:29 – Rep. Jim Shaw, Oklahoma State Representative for District 32. Shaw discusses concerns about taxpayer-funded lobbying efforts, arguing that public funds should not be used to support lobbying organizations that may advocate for policies not supported by taxpayers. 1:44:26 – Ivey Gruber, President of the Michigan Talk Network. Gruber discusses changing approaches to childhood development and education, including concerns about behavioral diagnoses, medication of children, and broader cultural debates surrounding gender, childhood behavior, and parenting. The conversation focuses on differing views regarding how society responds to developmental and behavioral differences in young boys. --- Check out our brand new podcast, 'Forgotten America'... Episode 17 is live NOW at Steve Gruber on YouTube! Link below: https://youtu.be/nS_iwvO5SgY

Jes Staley's Epstein narrative was built around distance, professionalism, and minimization: he repeatedly tried to frame Jeffrey Epstein as a former client or business contact from his JPMorgan days rather than a genuinely close personal associate. That version began to collapse as regulators, court filings, and released communications showed something far more intimate and sustained. Staley and Epstein exchanged more than 1,000 emails after Epstein's 2008 conviction, with messages described by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as reflecting the “strength” of their friendship, not merely a routine banker-client relationship. The record also showed that Barclays told regulators Staley “did not have a close relationship” with Epstein and that their last contact was well before Staley joined Barclays, claims that later became central to the finding that Staley misled the FCA.What shattered the narrative was the sheer weight of the paper trail: affectionate language, repeated communications, personal favors, unexplained references, reported visits, and Staley's own admission that he had consensual sex with a member of Epstein's staff. Instead of looking like a banker who had made a regrettable professional association, Staley began to look like someone who had understated the closeness of a relationship that continued well after Epstein was publicly known as a convicted sex offender. The consequences were severe: Staley resigned from Barclays in 2021, was fined and banned by the FCA from holding senior financial roles, then failed to overturn that ban in 2025 after a tribunal found he had acted without integrity in how he handled the Epstein questions. Now, with Staley set to appear before the House Oversight Committee on July 23, the same basic issue follows him into Congress: his public version of the Epstein relationship has repeatedly failed when placed against the documentary record.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Jes Staley's Epstein narrative was built around distance, professionalism, and minimization: he repeatedly tried to frame Jeffrey Epstein as a former client or business contact from his JPMorgan days rather than a genuinely close personal associate. That version began to collapse as regulators, court filings, and released communications showed something far more intimate and sustained. Staley and Epstein exchanged more than 1,000 emails after Epstein's 2008 conviction, with messages described by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as reflecting the “strength” of their friendship, not merely a routine banker-client relationship. The record also showed that Barclays told regulators Staley “did not have a close relationship” with Epstein and that their last contact was well before Staley joined Barclays, claims that later became central to the finding that Staley misled the FCA.What shattered the narrative was the sheer weight of the paper trail: affectionate language, repeated communications, personal favors, unexplained references, reported visits, and Staley's own admission that he had consensual sex with a member of Epstein's staff. Instead of looking like a banker who had made a regrettable professional association, Staley began to look like someone who had understated the closeness of a relationship that continued well after Epstein was publicly known as a convicted sex offender. The consequences were severe: Staley resigned from Barclays in 2021, was fined and banned by the FCA from holding senior financial roles, then failed to overturn that ban in 2025 after a tribunal found he had acted without integrity in how he handled the Epstein questions. Now, with Staley set to appear before the House Oversight Committee on July 23, the same basic issue follows him into Congress: his public version of the Epstein relationship has repeatedly failed when placed against the documentary record.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Jes Staley's admission that he had what he described as consensual sexual relations with one of Jeffrey Epstein's assistants seriously undermines the narrative that Epstein's trafficking operation had no outside beneficiaries. The issue is not simply whether Staley used the word “consensual,” but whether that woman was operating inside Epstein's larger ecosystem of coercion, dependency, employment pressure, secrecy, and abuse. Epstein's world was not a neutral social environment; it was a controlled system where staff, assistants, young women, powerful visitors, money, housing, and access all overlapped. If at least one assistant was abused or controlled by Epstein, then sexual access to someone in that role cannot be dismissed as an ordinary private encounter without asking whether Epstein's power shaped the circumstances. Staley has not been convicted of trafficking and the full legal record still requires precision, but his admission creates a factual anchor that makes the old “Epstein never trafficked anyone to anyone else” defense look increasingly hollow.The broader point is that Epstein's operation survived because powerful people and institutions repeatedly separated individual incidents from the machinery that produced them. “Consensual,” “no client list,” “no charges filed,” and “professional relationship” have all been used to narrow the public's view of a scandal built around access, control, and institutional protection. Staley's connection to Epstein was not a meaningless brush with a disgraced financier; it involved a relationship serious enough to draw regulatory scrutiny, and his admitted encounter with an Epstein assistant raises direct questions about whether Epstein's financial, social, and sexual worlds were intertwined. Any serious investigation should ask when the encounter occurred, how it was arranged, what Epstein knew, whether the woman was dependent on or controlled by Epstein, and whether other powerful associates were given similar access. The admission does not prove every allegation, but it does shatter the comfortable claim that there is no public basis for asking whether Epstein's powerful associates sexually benefited from the system he built.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Jes Staley, the former Barclays chief executive and former JPMorgan Chase executive, has agreed to sit for a voluntary, transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 23 about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The interview was requested by Oversight Chairman James Comer as part of the committee's broader probe into how Epstein was able to maintain access to elite financial, legal, political, and social networks for years despite his criminal history. Staley is a particularly important witness because he previously ran JPMorgan's private wealth and asset management operations, where Epstein was a major client, and because his own relationship with Epstein has already drawn serious regulatory, legal, and reputational scrutiny.The focus is not just that Staley knew Epstein, but how close that relationship was, what JPMorgan understood about Epstein while he remained a client, and whether major institutions ignored warning signs because Epstein was financially useful and socially connected. Staley has long maintained that he did not know about Epstein's criminal conduct, but prior proceedings and disclosures have raised questions about the depth of their friendship, including personal communications and findings by UK regulators that led to Staley being banned from senior financial roles. His July 23 interview now places him alongside other high-profile Epstein-linked figures expected to face congressional questioning, including Bill Gates, Leon Black, and Kathryn Ruemmler, as lawmakers continue trying to fill in the gaps left by settlements, sealed records, institutional evasions, and years of official failure.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley agrees to July 23 interview about Jeffrey Epstein by oversight panel

Jes Staley's Epstein narrative was built around distance, professionalism, and minimization: he repeatedly tried to frame Jeffrey Epstein as a former client or business contact from his JPMorgan days rather than a genuinely close personal associate. That version began to collapse as regulators, court filings, and released communications showed something far more intimate and sustained. Staley and Epstein exchanged more than 1,000 emails after Epstein's 2008 conviction, with messages described by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as reflecting the “strength” of their friendship, not merely a routine banker-client relationship. The record also showed that Barclays told regulators Staley “did not have a close relationship” with Epstein and that their last contact was well before Staley joined Barclays, claims that later became central to the finding that Staley misled the FCA.What shattered the narrative was the sheer weight of the paper trail: affectionate language, repeated communications, personal favors, unexplained references, reported visits, and Staley's own admission that he had consensual sex with a member of Epstein's staff. Instead of looking like a banker who had made a regrettable professional association, Staley began to look like someone who had understated the closeness of a relationship that continued well after Epstein was publicly known as a convicted sex offender. The consequences were severe: Staley resigned from Barclays in 2021, was fined and banned by the FCA from holding senior financial roles, then failed to overturn that ban in 2025 after a tribunal found he had acted without integrity in how he handled the Epstein questions. Now, with Staley set to appear before the House Oversight Committee on July 23, the same basic issue follows him into Congress: his public version of the Epstein relationship has repeatedly failed when placed against the documentary record.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Jes Staley's admission that he had what he described as consensual sexual relations with one of Jeffrey Epstein's assistants seriously undermines the narrative that Epstein's trafficking operation had no outside beneficiaries. The issue is not simply whether Staley used the word “consensual,” but whether that woman was operating inside Epstein's larger ecosystem of coercion, dependency, employment pressure, secrecy, and abuse. Epstein's world was not a neutral social environment; it was a controlled system where staff, assistants, young women, powerful visitors, money, housing, and access all overlapped. If at least one assistant was abused or controlled by Epstein, then sexual access to someone in that role cannot be dismissed as an ordinary private encounter without asking whether Epstein's power shaped the circumstances. Staley has not been convicted of trafficking and the full legal record still requires precision, but his admission creates a factual anchor that makes the old “Epstein never trafficked anyone to anyone else” defense look increasingly hollow.The broader point is that Epstein's operation survived because powerful people and institutions repeatedly separated individual incidents from the machinery that produced them. “Consensual,” “no client list,” “no charges filed,” and “professional relationship” have all been used to narrow the public's view of a scandal built around access, control, and institutional protection. Staley's connection to Epstein was not a meaningless brush with a disgraced financier; it involved a relationship serious enough to draw regulatory scrutiny, and his admitted encounter with an Epstein assistant raises direct questions about whether Epstein's financial, social, and sexual worlds were intertwined. Any serious investigation should ask when the encounter occurred, how it was arranged, what Epstein knew, whether the woman was dependent on or controlled by Epstein, and whether other powerful associates were given similar access. The admission does not prove every allegation, but it does shatter the comfortable claim that there is no public basis for asking whether Epstein's powerful associates sexually benefited from the system he built.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Jes Staley, the former Barclays chief executive and former JPMorgan Chase executive, has agreed to sit for a voluntary, transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 23 about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The interview was requested by Oversight Chairman James Comer as part of the committee's broader probe into how Epstein was able to maintain access to elite financial, legal, political, and social networks for years despite his criminal history. Staley is a particularly important witness because he previously ran JPMorgan's private wealth and asset management operations, where Epstein was a major client, and because his own relationship with Epstein has already drawn serious regulatory, legal, and reputational scrutiny.The focus is not just that Staley knew Epstein, but how close that relationship was, what JPMorgan understood about Epstein while he remained a client, and whether major institutions ignored warning signs because Epstein was financially useful and socially connected. Staley has long maintained that he did not know about Epstein's criminal conduct, but prior proceedings and disclosures have raised questions about the depth of their friendship, including personal communications and findings by UK regulators that led to Staley being banned from senior financial roles. His July 23 interview now places him alongside other high-profile Epstein-linked figures expected to face congressional questioning, including Bill Gates, Leon Black, and Kathryn Ruemmler, as lawmakers continue trying to fill in the gaps left by settlements, sealed records, institutional evasions, and years of official failure.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley agrees to July 23 interview about Jeffrey Epstein by oversight panelBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

This episode contains descriptions of murder, mob violence, historical racial violence, and the execution of a convicted killer. If you need to skip this content, advance past the 18:00 mark. Support resources are listed at the end of these notes.This EpisodeSeason 40: Fifty states, fifty forgotten crimes, America's 250th year. Episode 9 covers California and Alabama — two cases, two communities that looked at the legal system and reached for something uglier. October 10, 1890. A woman named Helen Riche is playing cards in her tavern near a California quicksilver mine when ten men in flour-sack hoods crash through the door. She does not run. She reaches up and rips the mask off the nearest man's face, and in that single act she solves the crime that is about to kill her. This is true crime history from the American frontier, and the legal system that followed would leave you cold.December 1888, Birmingham, Alabama. A railroad engineer named Richard Hawes boards a streetcar with his eight- year-old daughter May. He gets off with her at East Lake. He gets back on alone. The body of a young girl is found floating in the lake the next morning. On the same day, Hawes is across the state line getting married. When Birmingham finds out, two thousand people march on the jail.The VictimsHelen Matilda Riche ran the Campers' Retreat tavern on sixty-two acres near the Bradford quicksilver mine, three miles south of Middletown, California. We do not know where she was born or how she came to run a mining-camp saloon in hard hill country — the historical record is thin on her life before October 10, 1890. What it preserves is a woman who managed a clientele of mercury miners in one of the most physically dangerous industries of the era. She was shot five times during the raid. She fought back, reaching for her husband's .44 Winchester with five bullets already in her body. She died four days later. Her husband J.W. Riche died less than three months after her, his own bullet wound never having healed.May Hawes was eight years old when her father took her on a one-way train ride to East Lake on the evening of December 3, 1888. She had been doing the work of a parent since she could walk, looking after younger siblings in a household already coming apart. She was laid out for public identification at Lockwood & Miller's Funeral Parlor in Birmingham, unidentified for a full day. A local butcher recognized her. May, her mother Emma, and her six-year-old sister Irene — all three murdered by Richard Hawes — lay in an unmarked grave at Oak Hill Cemetery in Birmingham for more than 135 years. In April 2024, they finally received a headstone.The CrimesThe Lake County White Cap raid followed personal grudges that had been tightening for months. Blackburn, a mine foreman, had been thrown out of the Campers' Retreat after a brawl with the bartender Fred Bennett. Others in the group had boundary disputes, cattle quarrels, neighborhood debts to settle. They put flour sacks over their heads and called it a community morality action — the Whitecapping movement had spread from Indiana through the Southern states and into California by 1890. The plan was to flog Bennett and run him to the county line. Helen Riche unmasked Henry Arkarro the moment the men crashed through the door, and the plan collapsed into gunfire.Richard Hawes murdered three members of his own family to clear the way for a new marriage. Emma and Irene Hawes were found bound with curtain cord and weighted with railroad iron curve-braces in a Birmingham lake on December 8, 1888 — the same day a mob of approximately 2,000 people converged on the Jefferson County Jail demanding to hang him on the spot. Sheriff Joseph S. Smith fired into the crowd. Ten men were killed. Approximately thirty were wounded. The historical murder case that followed Hawes would take fourteen more months and a formal trial to reach the same conclusion the mob wanted.The Investigations and Legal OutcomesIn California, ten men were arrested within days. The mining community was small; Helen Riche had identified one attacker herself. The trial opened February 6, 1891, in Lakeport — *People of the State of California v. B.F. Staley et al.* Four men were convicted of second-degree murder: Blackburn sentenced to twenty-five years, Staley and Cradwick to twenty years each, Osgood to twelve years. All four were released from San Quentin within approximately three years. The Governor had commuted Blackburn's sentence to ten years following an extensive lobbying campaign. Three years, for a home invasion that killed two people.In Alabama, Richard Hawes was tried beginning April 22, 1889, before Judge Samuel Greene. The prosecution built the case around May's murder — the strongest evidence available, though entirely circumstantial: eyewitness testimony placing father and daughter on the streetcar together, and only the father returning. The jury deliberated fifty-five minutes. Death. After multiple appeals to the Alabama Supreme Court, all denied, Richard Hawes was hanged by Sheriff Smith on February 28, 1890 — the same man who had fired into a crowd to keep him alive for this moment. Hawes wore a geranium in his lapel. The gallows were built by a man who had served on his jury.Historical ContextBoth cases sit at a specific American intersection: communities losing faith in institutional justice and reaching for extralegal violence, with consequences that fell hardest on people who had nothing to do with the original grievance. The Whitecapping movement was already documented across Indiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi before it reached California. In Alabama, the Birmingham riot of 1888 killed ten bystanders, including Maurice Throckmorton, thirty-three, the city's postmaster, who was reportedly trying to calm the crowd when he was shot. The legal system delivered the outcome the mob demanded — it just took fourteen months and cost ten additional lives to get there.California's legislature responded to the broader wave of hooded vigilantism during this period with enhanced anti- vigilante and anti-mask statutes. For the Hawes case, Fannie Bryant — the family's cook and a key witness for the prosecution — was herself sentenced to death for allegedly aiding Hawes. She died in a prison riot before the sentence could be carried out. Her actual level of involvement remains contested. She was a Black woman in 1880s Alabama, easily targeted by a system that offered her no protection.Our Sponsors:* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Barclays became deeply entangled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal because of the close and long-running relationship between its former chief executive, Jes Staley, and Epstein himself. Staley, who previously spent decades at JPMorgan before taking over Barclays in 2015, had maintained extensive contact with Epstein even after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. The controversy exploded after Epstein's 2019 arrest and death, when regulators and investigators began scrutinizing whether Barclays and Staley had misled shareholders and financial authorities about the true nature of their relationship. Barclays initially told the UK Financial Conduct Authority that Staley did not have a close relationship with Epstein and that their contact had ended before Staley joined Barclays, but thousands of emails and other evidence later suggested the relationship was far more personal and continued much later than publicly acknowledged.The fallout dragged Barclays into years of legal, regulatory, and reputational damage. The FCA eventually fined and banned Staley from holding senior roles in the UK financial sector after concluding he had misled regulators about his ties to Epstein. Court proceedings and lawsuits revealed communications in which Staley referred to Epstein as family and “one of my deepest friends,” while shareholder lawsuits accused Barclays leadership of downplaying the relationship to protect the bank's image and stock price. Additional scrutiny came from lawsuits tied to JPMorgan's handling of Epstein's accounts, where Staley's role as a former executive became central to allegations that powerful financial institutions ignored warning signs surrounding Epstein for years. As more records surfaced, Barclays faced mounting criticism over its vetting of senior leadership and whether executives and board members took the Epstein issue seriously enough when Staley was running one of Britain's biggest banks.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com