Newly released Justice Department and congressional documents show that JPMorgan bankers maintained connections with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for years after the bank formally cut him off as a client in 2013.

The records detail how Epstein, even after being dropped, helped manage the fortune of Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black and remained entwined with some of the bank's senior employees.

The documents highlight that two JPMorgan managing directors, Justin Nelson and Paul Barrett, continued to interact with Epstein from 2014 through 2017.

Nelson had been Epstein's banker before the bank severed ties, while Barrett had assisted him with investments.

According to WSJ, emails show the bankers relied on Epstein to develop a relationship between JPMorgan and Black's family........

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