Judge orders JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank to face lawsuits over Jeffrey Epstein ties.

JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank must face lawsuits accusing them of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking, according to a US judge. The decision could expose the banks to additional financial and reputational damage for keeping Epstein as a client, even after he registered as a sex offender. The judge ruled that both banks must face proposed class actions by women who said Epstein sexually abused them. The decision gives the plaintiffs a chance to prove that the banks knowingly benefited from involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking and were negligent and obstructed enforcement of a federal anti-trafficking law.