Relationship Details

Jes Staley Victim of impersonation Prankster

Connected Entities

Entity A
Jes Staley
Type: person
Mentions: 93
Entity B
Prankster
Type: person
Mentions: 22

Evidence

The document shows Jes Staley corresponding with someone using a fake John McFarlane email address, with the exchange explicitly labeled '[Prankster's email]'.

Staley was deceived into an email exchange with a prankster who was impersonating John McFarlane.

Source Documents (2)

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Email thread • 1 MB
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This document is an email thread from May 10, 2017, showing Barclays executive Jes Staley being deceived by a prankster impersonating his colleague, John McFarlane. The prankster sends supportive messages about quelling "fires/thorns" and includes a bizarre poem, to which Staley responds. The document, marked "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT," indicates it was collected as evidence in a formal investigation, likely related to the public controversies Staley was facing at the time.

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News Article / Government Exhibit • 1.71 MB
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This document is a news article, marked as a House Oversight exhibit, detailing an email prank on then-Barclays CEO Jes Staley on May 10, 2017. An imposter posing as Chairman John McFarlane drew effusive praise from Staley, who was under fire for trying to unmask a whistleblower. The prankster revealed the deception with an acrostic poem spelling 'Whistleblower', highlighting Staley's poor judgment, a relevant theme given investigations into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Mutual Connections

Entities connected to both Jes Staley and Prankster

John McFarlane (person)

Jes Staley's Other Relationships

Business associate Jeffrey Epstein
Strength: 11/10 View
Business associate John McFarlane
Strength: 10/10 View
Adversarial Michael Mason-Mahon
Strength: 10/10 View
Business associate Jeffrey E. Epstein (JEE)
Strength: 8/10 View
Correspondents jeffrey E.
Strength: 7/10 View

Prankster's Other Relationships

Impersonation John McFarlane
Strength: 8/10 View
Correspondents deception Jes Staley
Strength: 7/10 View
Source Financial Times
Strength: 6/10 View
Victim of impersonation hoax Jes Staley
Strength: 6/10 View
Victim and perpetrator of a prank Mr Staley (Jes Staley)
Strength: 5/10 View

Relationship Metadata

Type
Victim of impersonation
Relationship Strength
6/10
Medium strength relationship
Source Documents
2
Extracted
2025-11-19 03:48
Last Updated
2025-11-19 03:55

Entity Network Stats

Jes Staley 36 relationships
Prankster 12 relationships
Mutual connections 1

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