Jes Staley and Larry Summers were made executors of Jeffrey Esptein's estate, files reveal

"The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry Summers were appointed as executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate, according to a newly released tranche of documents linked to the now-deceased child sex offender. Filings published on Tuesday by the US Department of Justice included various versions of Epstein's last will and testament, which showed the financier intended to hand responsibility of managing his affairs to associates including the two high-profile men in the event of his death."

"Staley's name initially appears in a 2012 version of Epstein's will, but as a successor executor, meaning he would only be required to handle Epstein's affairs if others were unable to carry out their duties. However, he appears as a full executor in later versions, dated 2013 and 2014. Summers is also named in the 2014 will as a successor executor, the filings show."

"The newly released filings will raise further questions about the depth of the two men's relationships with Epstein, with Staley having already been banned from the UK banking sector for playing down his relationship with the convicted child sex offender. Summers, an economist and former US Treasury secretary, stepped down from a teaching role at Harvard in November after a previous tranche of documents suggested he stayed in contact with Epstein well into 2019,"

Department of Justice filings contained multiple versions of Jeffrey Epstein's last will and testament naming associates to manage his affairs. Jes Staley appeared as a successor executor in 2012 and as a full executor in 2013 and 2014. Larry Summers was named as a successor executor in the 2014 version. Neither Staley nor Summers appear in what appears to be the final 2019 will. Epstein died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. The filings highlight potential scrutiny of both men's ties to Epstein, with Staley facing a UK banking ban and Summers stepping down from Harvard over contact with Epstein.

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