JPMorgan’s Frankfurt Office Searched as Part of German Probe

JPMorgan’s Frankfurt Office Searched as Part of German Probe
The exterior of the JP Morgan Chase & Co. corporate headquarters in New York on May 20, 2015. Mike Segar/Reuters
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LONDON—German authorities have searched the Frankfurt offices of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a bank spokesperson confirmed, as long-running investigations into one of the country’s biggest financial scandals affected another global lending giant.

The share-trading scandal known as “cum-ex,” which has blighted German political and financial circles for several years, has cost taxpayers billions of euros, lawmakers claim.