2013-10-21reuters.com

``While JPMorgan was not about to admit wrongdoing, Dimon suspected that ending the criminal probe was a long shot and the bank was not interested in holding up all the other settlements to wait for that, one of the sources said. Civil cases require a lower burden of proof than criminal cases, and can often be wrapped up quicker than parallel criminal proceedings.

JPMorgan has set aside a total of $23 billion to pay for legal issues, and faces more than a dozen probes globally.''



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