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New York fines Barclays $15m over CEO’s whistleblowing error

Penalty comes seven months after Jes Staley was fined £642,430 by UK regulators

Jes Staley, chief executive officer of Barclays
Jes Staley, chief executive officer of Barclays Photo: Getty Images

Barclays has been fined $15m by the US state of New York over its chief executive Jes Staley's attempts to unmask a whistleblower in 2016.

The UK bank confirmed the settlement with the NY State Department of Financial Services on December 18. It comes seven months after Staley was fined £642,430 by UK regulators.

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