The JPMorgan sex scandal just got a little wilder as the Wall Street Journal reported that plaintiff Chirayu Rana turned down a $1 million settlement offer in March. According to the outlet, inside sources say Rana’s attorneys countered by asking for $11.75 million. After negotiations failed, the lawsuit was filed against his former employer.  A JPMorgan spokesman confirmed to WSJ, “We did try to reach an agreement to avoid the time and expense of litigation and to support an employee who was being threatened with the very reputational harm now unfolding. We continue to believe these allegations have no merit and new information raised as a result of the public filing only reinforces that conclusion.” The company’s attempt to keep the matter out of the news does not necessarily indicate the harassment occurred, the outlet noted, but rather can be a common tactic used to make these claims go away without the national spectacle. As was previously reported, the company was unable to corroborate Rana’s claims of racial discrimination and sexual harassment.  The bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit sent shockwaves through the financial world before being deemed a “complete fabrication” by insiders. Rana, 35, first filed a lawsuit in late April under the pseudonym “John Doe.” The filing leveled a series of lurid and sensational accusations against Lorna Hajdini, 37, an executive director on JPMorgan’s leveraged finance team.  In the initial complaint, Rana alleged that Hajdini had turned him into her personal “sex slave,” claiming she drugged him with “roofies” and Viagra to facilitate non-consensual encounters. The suit included salacious quotes, alleging Hajdini told him, “If you don’t f*ck me soon, I’m going to ruin you… Never forget, I f*cking own you.” The original filing said that Hajdini referred to Rana as her “little brown boy toy” and allegedly told him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.” The suit further claimed that she threatened to “slash his bonus” if he didn’t follow her commands.  Rana’s claims came under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that he did not report to Hajdini, so she would not have had approval over whether his bonuses were awarded or taken away.  A bank spokesman said at the time, “Following an investigation, we don’t believe there’s any merit to these 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.” The lawsuit was taken off the docket, but then was refiled on Monday, per the WSJ. “The original lawsuit was not withdrawn,” Daniel Kaiser, Rana’s lawyer, told the outlet. “After filing, the court clerk informed us that the suit required review and sign-off from the judge before being formally filed under a pseudonym. Upon signature by the judge yesterday, the suit was formally filed under a pseudonym.” Hajdini’s lawyers said she “continues to categorically deny the allegations. She never dated this individual, never had a sexual or romantic encounter with him of any kind and never gave him any drugs. She maintains that his false claims are entirely fabricated and tarnishing her reputation.”