JPMorgan Chase Energy Trades Under Investigation By DOJ: Report

The Wall Street Journal reports that JPMorgan Chase, the country's largest bank by assets, is under investigation yet again, this time by the Department of Justice over its energy trades.

At a minimum, it's the seventh ongoing investigation into the bank, according to the Journal.

Reuters reports:

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The probe, which was said to be in early stages, is being handled by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan, the newspaper said on its website. Bharara recently brought criminal charges against two former JPMorgan traders for understating losses from the bank's disastrous London Whale derivatives trades last year.

The Justice Department began the probe of JPMorgan's energy trades as the company agreed to pay $410 million to end an enforcement action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to the report, which said the new probe is to include some of the same issues. It is not known if the investigation is civil or criminal, the newspaper said.

A JPMorgan spokesman declined to comment on the report. A Justice Department spokeswoman in Washington had no immediate comment.

Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon has publicly vowed to resolve the company's regulatory issues.