Women who accused Bank of America of helping Epstein will be paid $ 72.5 million.

Bank of America has reached an agreement to pay $72.5 million as part of the settlement of a civil lawsuit filed by women who accused the financial institution of assisting American financier Jeffrey Epstein. This was reported on March 28 by the Reuters news agency, citing court documents.

"Although we confirm our previous statements made in the documents on this case, including that Bank of America did not facilitate crimes related to human trafficking for sexual exploitation, this agreement allows us to put this issue behind us and ensures the further completion of the case for the plaintiffs," the representative of the bank quotes. the agency.

The plaintiffs' lawyers noted that the agreement is the best solution in the interests of their clients, given that many of them suffered damage many years ago and currently need financial compensation. According to the documents, the applicants' lawyers can claim a share of 30% of the settlement amount, which is about $21.8 million.

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On March 27, NBC News reported that a group of Epstein's victims filed a class action lawsuit against the administration of the head of the White House, Donald Trump, and Google over the disclosure of their personal data in documents published by the US Department of Justice. The lawsuit notes that the victims face threats, messages from unknown persons and accusations, despite the fact that they are victims. The plaintiffs are demanding compensation of at least $1,000 each, as well as penalties against Google and the complete deletion of their personal data.

Epstein's files began to be published on December 20 last year, after Trump signed a bill on November 19 to make them public.

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