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INSIGHT: JPMorgan continued to bank Jeffrey Epstein for years after red flags

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A sign outside the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase & Co in New York, September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

JPMorgan continued to bank convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for years despite repeated internal warnings about his accounts, according to newly released documents.

The financier, who had a relationship with the bank from 1998, used JPMorgan’s private bank to process more than $1 billion in transactions.

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