The 28 -year -old banker whose death has led to “online vitrioral attacks” against Jefferies died of the “toxic effects” of fentanyl and cocaine, said Dallas Legalist.
Carter McIntosh, a partner with the technology, media and telecommunications cover team from the bank in Dallas, was found dead in his apartment in January, leading the CEO of Jefferies, Richard Handler, to issue a memo defending the bank against “unfounded” speculation on the cause of death of the banker.
The police initially found an “unexplained death”. An autopsy report from the office of the said now that McIntosh's death was an “accident” caused by the “combined toxic effects” of fentanyl and cocaine, according to a copy of the report obtained by Business Insider.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin, has proven an increasing threat to the United States, fueling an alarming increase in overdoses. The CDC says that the overdoses remain the n ° 1 killer of Americans aged 18 to 44.
“Our hearts cry to Carter and our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues and friends. Carter is missing Jefferies and beyond,” Handler said in a statement on Wednesday.
In the wake of McIntosh's death, Master And the president of the company, Brian Friedman, published a memo to the staff expressing their “enormous sadness” and offering support to employees.
Handler also criticized what he called “unfounded” attacks against Jefferies' work culture.
“At this point, no one knows exactly what has happened and engaged in speculation with cynical hypotheses is useless and adds only to the grief that the McIntosh family suffers,” said the memo.
McIntosh worked in other financial service companies before joining Jefferies, including stays in Goldman Sachs actions research and as an investment banking analyst at Moelis & Company, said his LinkedIn page. Before that, he attended Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
