Leonardo Munoz/Getty Images A report revealed new details on Jeffrey Epstein's personal ties with ex-JPMorgan exec Jes Staley. Epstein offered to help Staley's daughter apply to Columbia, the Wall Street Journal reported. JPMorgan is in a legal battle with the US Virgin Islands over the bank's ties to Epstein. Jeffrey Epstein offered to help former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley's daughter nab an acceptance to one of Columbia University's doctorate programs, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.JPMorgan reviewed its ties to Jeffrey Epstein, who was a client of the bank for years, in 2019 and produced a 22-page document seen by The Journal.