deutsche bank was fined by new york state’s financial regulator in 2020 for failing to properly monitor its dealings with jeffrey epstein and other lapses women who accused jeffrey epstein of sexual abuse are suing deutsche bank ag and jpmorgan chase  co saying the banks facilitated epstein’s alleged sextrafficking operation and ignored red flags about their wealthy client the two lawsuits seek classaction status and unspecified financial damages they were both brought by lawyers that have represented many of the late financier’s accusers the suits were filed in federal court in new york on thursday