A senior executive at JPMorgan Chase, Lorna Hajdini, is facing a lawsuit from a married junior staff member whose claims read like something out of a very dark TV script. And to be clear, these are allegations being fought out in court.
According to the anonymous accuser, things allegedly started in 2024 with what seemed like an awkward office moment. A dropped pen, a comment, and then, according to the lawsuit, things escalated quickly into repeated unwanted advances. The man claims Hajdini crossed professional boundaries in ways that were not just inappropriate, but criminal.
The most disturbing part of the lawsuit? He alleges he was drugged on multiple occasions and subjected to acts without his consent. That’s not “office gossip,” that’s a criminal accusation, and it’s being treated as such in the legal system.
The accuser claimed that during one occasion, she showed up at his apartment and allegedly made sexual advances. When he said he wasn’t interested, she allegedly threatened him by saying, “Do you want to get promoted at year end or not?” According to the lawsuit, on the same occasion, she also said, “Do you want a future at JPMorgan? It’s that simple. I don’t know why you’re fighting this.”
And it doesn’t stop there.
She allegedly also removed her shirt and made suggestive gestures while remarking, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.” The man in the lawsuit claimed that Hajdini performed oral sex on him despite him saying, “Don’t make me do this.” He alleged that she ignored him crying on multiple occasions and went on to abuse him.
“I’m very uncomfortable, please, Lorna, please, I’m begging you,” the accuser claimed he told her on another occasion, but allegedly she laughed, saying his genitals didn’t “taste like curry.”
“I f**king own you! I will make you pay… Do you think you’re going to be in good standing if you do not have me in your corner,’ she allegedly said. ‘You really think [management]… want some Brown boy Indian leading Originations?.. If you don’t f**k my brains out tonight, I’m going to sabotage your promotion.”
At the end of the day, the court will sort out what’s true and what isn’t. That’s how this works.
But one thing is clear: this isn’t just another headline, it’s a serious case with serious claims, and definitely not the kind of office story anyone wants to be part of.
Flip the pages for photos of Ms. Hajdini.
