‘Phantom’ JPMorgan Wealth Manager Fired for Lying, Ex-Boss Says
- Sharkey was no whistle-blower, former supervisor tells jurors
- JPM on trial with banker claiming to be fired over red flags
People stand inside the lobby of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters building in New York.
Photographer: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg
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Jennifer Sharkey, the ex-JPMorgan Chase & Co. wealth manager who claims she was fired in 2009 for raising red flags of fraud and money laundering about a bank client, was let go for a much simpler reason, her former boss testified.
"In the end, it was the fact she lied to me," Leslie Lassiter told jurors in Manhattan federal court Wednesday. "It’s hard to have somebody working for you who you can’t trust. That’s pretty fundamental in a bank."