美国两党议员正式推出《伊普斯坦华尔街记录法案》，旨在追究与已故富豪伊普斯坦有关联的金融机构高管责任1。该法案由民主党参议员沃伦和众议员加西亚领导，共和党众议员马西也表示支持1。根据提案内容，若法案获批，美联储和证交会等监管机构将获权调查相关金融机构，并要求其公开披露与伊普斯坦相关的记录1。
沃伦议员在声明中指出，由于大型银行和特朗普政府都未能自我问责，国会必须采取行动强制要求透明度和问责制1。此举背景为英国巴克莱银行前首席执行官杰斯·斯托利与伊普斯坦的关系引发争议。沃伦批评巴克莱银行"继续回避责任，其前任首席执行官斯托利与伊普斯坦之间明显存在的密切职业和个人关系未能得到充分审查"1。据悉，巴克莱在2015年聘用斯托利，而他与伊普斯坦的关系可追溯至2000年，两人之间往来电子邮件超过1200封1。斯托利已于2021年11月离职，并在2023年被禁入英国金融部门1。
Bipartisan members of Congress unveiled the Epstein Wall Street Records Act on Thursday, seeking to investigate financial institutions and their executives connected to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes 1. The legislation, led by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Robert Garcia, with support from Republican Representative Thomas Massie, aims to compel transparency and accountability among major banks that failed to adequately scrutinize their leaders' relationships with the financier 1.
Warren criticized Barclays Bank in particular, stating that the institution "continues to dodge responsibility over its apparent failure to vet its former CEO Jes Staley's close professional and personal ties to Epstein" 1. Staley, who joined Barclays in 2015, had known Epstein since 2000 and exchanged over 1,200 emails with him before the financier's death in prison in 2019 1. Staley departed the bank in November 2021 and was banned from the UK financial sector in 2023 1.
If enacted, the bill would authorize federal regulators including the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate relevant financial institutions and mandate public disclosure of Epstein-related records 1. "Since the big banks won't hold themselves accountable – and the Trump administration won't either – Congress must act to force real transparency and accountability for them and their executives who enabled Jeffrey Epstein's crimes," Warren said 1.
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