BoA hit with $72.5M payout to Epstein victims in trafficking facilitation settlement

Bank of America (BAC) has reached an agreement to disburse $72.5 million to individuals who were victims of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. This resolution stems from a class action lawsuit that accused the financial institution of enabling Epstein's sex trafficking enterprise, as detailed in documents filed with a federal court in New York. While agreeing to the payment, Bank of America explicitly stated it did not admit to any wrongdoing, marking this as the third instance where a prominent bank has settled legal claims from Epstein's victims, who contend that these institutions effectively supported his trafficking activities.

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