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Published 12:43 30 Apr 2026 GMT
Here are five things about the JPMorgan Chase Executive Director who has been accused of using her power to sexually harass, racially abuse, and intimidate a junior male employee.
According to the filing filed in May 2025, Lorna Hajdini, 37, allegedly began targeting the plaintiff, a Senior VP/Director, in the spring of 2024, shortly after he joined the bank.
Per the court filing obtained by the Daily Mail, the harassment reportedly began with Hajdini making sexual comments and physical advances towards the plaintiff, including rubbing his leg while picking up a pen at work.
Doe claimed that the older employee said to him: "I love basketball players... they get me so wet," after learning that he played basketball in college.
As the months went on, the harassment allegedly escalated. Hajdini reportedly threatened to ruin Doe’s career unless he complied with her sexual advances, saying: "If you don’t f*** me soon, I’m going to ruin you… never forget, I f***ing own you."
She also allegedly pressured him into performing sexual acts under threat of professional retribution, including statements such as: "You’re gonna need to earn it, my little Arab boy toy," and groping him during a private event.
The lawsuit goes on to claim that Hajdini allegedly drugged the employee on several occasions with Rohypnol, a date-rape drug, and other substances.
The plaintiff alleges that these drugs were used to incapacitate him during sexual encounters.
The abuse eventually allegedly escalated to full sexual assault, with the plaintiff alleging that Hajdini performed oral sex on him against his will, berating him when he cried during the assault, saying: "Stop f***ing crying... you think anyone would ever believe you?"
Doe claims that Hajdini repeatedly threatened to sabotage his career if he refused to comply with the assaults.
In one alleged incident, she said: "I f***ing own you! I will make you pay... Do you really think management wants some Brown boy Indian leading Originations? If you don’t f*** my brains out tonight, I’m going to sabotage your promotion."
Doe, who is Asian, said he was allegedly subjected to humiliating racial slurs throughout the abuse.
In one instance, Hajdini reportedly insulted Doe’s wife, calling her an "Asian, fish head" and comparing her to Hajdini’s own body.
During other sexual encounters, the employee allegedly made racist remarks about his genitals, saying they "didn’t taste like curry."
After trying to report the abuse, Doe claims that JPMorgan retaliated against him.
He claims that the bank placed him on involuntary leave, locked him out of company systems, and damaged his professional reputation.
He also alleges that senior executives at the firm conspired to stop him from finding new job opportunities, with aggressive negative references being sent to potential employers.
In addition to this, he said that he received anonymous threats, including one caller warning him: "Just wait ‘till you’re back in New York, Brown boy… You better stay away - snitch."
Despite his formal complaint, Doe alleges that Hajdini and others involved in the abuse faced no disciplinary action.
In response, JPMorgan stated that its internal investigation found "no merit" to Doe’s claims.
"While numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, the complainant refused to participate and has declined to provide facts that would be central to support his allegations," a spokesperson added.
Per reports, Hajdini works in JPMorgan’s Leveraged Finance division. She has been with the company since 2011 and has held several roles, including Vice President in 2018.
She graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University and attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education program in Private Equity and Venture Capital.
Before joining JPMorgan, she interned at various firms, including Glazer Capital Management and Tudor Investment Corporation.
Doe's attorney, Daniel J. Kaiser, has called the allegations "horrendous and disturbing," and said his client has been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and is struggling to find work due to the damage to his reputation.
The employee is seeking damages for lost earnings, emotional distress, reputational harm, and punitive damages, along with changes to JPMorgan’s practices to prevent similar abuse in the future.
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