Financial institutions that serviced Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their network of shell entities. Sourced from 196,137 EFTA documents. Inspired by Reuters reporting on UBS and Maxwell (March 2026).
Compliance wanted Epstein gone by 2010; senior executives overruled for 3 more years. Maxwell had 8 accounts and power of attorney over Epstein's accounts.
| 2007-03-06 | Grand jury subpoena (OLY-32) served on JP Morgan Chase for wire transfer records from Epstein to victims EFTA00009440 EFTA00178386 EFTA00186839 |
| 2008 | Epstein convicted of soliciting prostitution in Florida. JPMorgan compliance officers want him gone EFTA00145666 |
| 2010 | KYC 'Smoking Gun': Staley and General Counsel Cutler made the decision to keep Epstein as client despite compliance objections EFTA01480623 EFTA01480542 EFTA01480690 |
| 2010-09-28 | Epstein emails Staley: 'Prince Andrew would like much more to represent Casanov in China than Tim Collins' EFTA00029711 |
| 2010-12-31 | Staley emails Epstein: 'Happy new year. It nice to have u free. Much to come.' EFTA00029710 |
| 2012-08 | Epstein portfolio valued at $293.4M while at JPMorgan EFTA00600099 |
| 2013 | JPMorgan finally exits Epstein — 3 years after compliance recommended it. Paul Morris moves to Deutsche Bank, bringing Epstein as client. EFTA00037187 |
| 2013 | 'Project Molecule' emails: Erdoes-Staley-Epstein discuss $100B Gates DAF scheme involving Jamie Dimon EFTA00649282 EFTA00918571 EFTA00918242 |
| 2019 | $1.08B SAR filed only after Epstein's death — 4,725 suspicious wires. Zero SARs filed during 15-year relationship. EFTA01648787 |
| 2020-02-03 | UK Financial Conduct Authority sends 'Confidential & Urgent' request to SDNY about JPMorgan-Epstein EFTA00018110 EFTA00016821 |
| 2009-12-04 | Staley→Epstein email: "I realize the danger in sending this email. But it was great to be able, today, to give you, in New York City, a long heartfelt, hug." |
| 2010-07 | Staley→Epstein: "Say hi to Snow White." Epstein: "what character would you like next." Staley: "Beauty and the Beast." Epstein: "well one side is available." |
| 2011-01-14 | Rapid Response Meeting: Staley told compliance Epstein "didn't actually do" what he pled guilty to. Private Bank CEO later said: "if I were asked why is Jeffrey Epstein a client, I would have to answer, because of Jes Staley." |
| 2011-01-22 | Staley visited Epstein at Little St. James, USVI. Also visited Zorro Ranch (Nov 1, 2009) and Manhattan townhouse (6+ times 2010-2011) |
| 2006 | JPMorgan compliance/due diligence document states Epstein reportedly "purchased" Nadia Marcinkova "at 14 from her parents in Yugoslavia." Bank continued servicing his accounts despite this knowledge. |
Took Epstein as client after JPMorgan exit. Paul Morris moved from JPMorgan to Deutsche Bank, bringing Epstein. Managed alongside Leon Black, Bloomberg, Wanek, Tisch.
| 2013-09-12 | Epstein's accountant Harry Beller sends JPM-to-DB account transition chart to Paul Morris's assistant Amanda Kirby, identifying all Epstein JPM accounts including a previously unknown Butterfly Trust brokerage account EFTA00029805 |
| 2015-01 | Internal concerns raised about Epstein relationship — DB Co-Head 'Packard' decides to maintain it EFTA00016422 |
| 2013-2019 | Epstein lawyer Darren Indyke withdrew $7,500/week in cash — just below $10K CTR reporting threshold. DB compliance officer noted structuring pattern but Tammy Hill-McFadden (FL team) initially said it was not structuring; compliance officer disagreed. EFTA00128973 EFTA00128987 |
| 2015-11-13 | $23M wire to Kellerhals Ferguson Kroblin PLLC (Epstein's USVI law firm) EFTA00027019 |
| 2015-12-17 | Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA Geneva wires $10M to Southern Trust Company EFTA00027019 |
| 2015-12-21 | Benjamin Edmond de Rothschild wires $15M to Southern Trust Company EFTA00027019 |
| 2019-08 | SDNY serves subpoena on Deutsche Bank. DB provides 'extremely comprehensive presentation' and large document production. EFTA00020181 EFTA00016397 |
| 2019-07-12 | FBI interviews DB compliance officer (handwritten notes in EFTA00128973, FD-302 in EFTA00128987). Officer raised reputational concerns to supervisor Wayne: "how do we have this guy as a client." Wayne agreed but "wasn't her call." Internal attempts to exit relationship via reputational panel. EFTA00128973 EFTA00128987 |
| 2019-09 | Deutsche Bank presents to SDNY: Exhibit S maps 'Epstein Links to Other Financial Institutions' (Morgan Stanley, TD Ameritrade, Butterfly Trust, etc.) EFTA01681865 |
| 2019-11-12 | DB plans to interview former employees including Paul Morris about Epstein accounts. SDNY has 'no concerns.' EFTA00017064 |
| 2020-07-07 | NY DFS $150M consent order for failed AML controls on Epstein accounts EFTA00027017 |
| 2013-08-19 | Onboarded Epstein — immediately after JPMorgan terminated him. Paul Morris brought him over. Pitched "estimated flows of $100-300M... revenue of $2-4 million annually." |
| 2014-01-24 | Opened Butterfly Trust — beneficiaries included co-conspirators and women with Eastern European surnames. Over 120 wires totaling $2.65M sent to beneficiaries. Compliance flagged a beneficiary as named co-conspirator but alert was cleared. |
| 2017-03 | Transaction monitoring email cleared suspicious payment to Russian model: "since this type of activity is normal for this client it is not deemed suspicious." |
| 2018-12 | Terminated Epstein relationship after additional negative press coverage. |
Primary US bank for Maxwell from Jan 2014 (accounts transferred from JPMC). Two wealth managers: Scott Stackman and Lyle Casriel. Peak balance $23.5M (April 2016). Processed $8M transfer Nov 2019 — 3 months after grand jury subpoena.
| 2014-01-27 | Maxwell transfers all accounts from JPMorgan Chase to UBS: $3.3M banking assets + $8.2M+ investments. Entities include Maxwell personal, Max Foundation, 116 E 65th St LLC, Pot and Kettle, Ellmax, TerraMar, Max Hotel Services. EFTA00016036 |
| 2016-04-14 | Three checks totaling $14,202,689.97 deposited into UBS account '116 East 65th Street LLC' from Manhattan townhouse sale EFTA00026525 |
| 2016-04-20 | $14.2M transferred from 116 E 65th LLC to Maxwell's personal UBS account EFTA00026525 |
| 2016-05-03 | Maxwell authorizes $2.5M wire from UBS to Scott Borgerson at Citizens Bank EFTA00022365 |
| 2016-11 | Maxwell authorizes transfer of $14,250,000 from her UBS account to Angara Trust account at UBS, in letter to wealth managers Scott Stackman and Lyle Casriel EFTA00022364 EFTA01654828 |
| 2019-01-03 | UBS Financial Services letter to Montpelier Trust, ATTN: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston EFTA00024450 EFTA01597647 |
| 2019-07-22 | After Epstein's July 6 arrest, UBS handles Maxwell card payment and accepts $600K+ from Barclays |
| 2019-08-16 | Grand jury subpoena served on UBS for all Maxwell financial dealings (sex trafficking felony investigation) EFTA00024442 |
| 2019-11-06 | UBS still in discussions with FBI on subpoena document production EFTA00031230 |
| 2019-11-12 | UBS transfers ~$8M from Montpelier Trust to TD Ameritrade (Scott Borgerson custodian). Money cascades through trusts to buy Bradford NH property. EFTA01266601 |
| 2019-12-13 | 'Tucked Away' at 338 East Washington Road, Bradford, NH purchased for $1,070,800 all-cash via Granite Realty LLC, aliases 'Steve Marshal' and 'Jen' EFTA01268498 EFTA01268584 EFTA00020368 |
| 2020-03-11 | SAR filed on Scott Borgerson for wires from Angara Trust and Montpelier Trust via Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP at UBS AG EFTA01654856 |
| 2020-06-29 | Second grand jury subpoena served on UBS Financial Services Inc. EFTA00024447 |
| 2020-07-02 | Maxwell arrested at 338 East Washington Road, Bradford, NH. FBI finds phone wrapped in aluminum foil, ex-military security team. EFTA01301660 EFTA01648957 |
| 2020-07-10 | FBI asks UBS for updated info: 'How was the Montpelier Trust funded, and what expenditures is it making?' EFTA00037705 EFTA00038016 |
| 2020-10-31 | Maxwell and Borgerson still hold $4.1M at UBS, per accountants' report |
| 2020-12-15 | UBS subpoena return — full production of Maxwell financial records EFTA00016032 EFTA00019420 |
Opened accounts for Epstein-linked trusts. Relationship interrupted 2017, resumed 2019. Listed on Deutsche Bank's 'Epstein Links to Other Financial Institutions' exhibit.
| 2001 | FedEx shipments from J. Epstein & Co Inc (457 Madison Ave, NY) to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Palm Beach EFTA01258824 EFTA00219152 |
| 2016-03-02 | Gratitude America funds moved from Deutsche Bank to Morgan Stanley/Citibank EFTA00027019 |
| 2017-06-20 | Southern Trust Company Inc. onboarded at Morgan Stanley (Epstein-controlled entity) EFTA01681865 |
| 2019-01-18 | Southern Financial LLC onboarded at Morgan Stanley (Epstein-controlled entity) EFTA01681865 |
| 2019-04-01 | Suspicious $1,060,880 wire from Morgan Stanley account of Bella Klein TTEE (HBRK/Epstein accountant, USVI) to TD Bank — flagged in TD Bank SAR EFTA01656524 |
| 2019-09-12 | Named in Deutsche Bank SDNY presentation: Exhibit S "Epstein Links to Other Financial Institutions" EFTA01681865 |
Only non-US bank Maxwell held money with from 2017. Four UK accounts totaling ~$2.88M (2018). CEO Jes Staley named executor in Epstein's will, exchanged intimate emails with Epstein, and was investigated by FCA/PRA.
| 2009-12-04 | Staley emails Epstein (post-conviction): "I realize the danger in sending this email. But it was great to give you a long heartfelt hug." Epstein replies: "We are going to have fun." EFTA00029429 |
| 2010-06-16 | Staley emails Epstein from JPMorgan account: "Is she free tonight?" Epstein: "call me." EFTA00029430 |
| 2010-07-10 | The "Snow White" email: Staley writes "Say hi to Snow White." Epstein: "what character would you like next." Staley: "Beauty and the Beast." EFTA00029432 |
| 2013 | Epstein's 2013 will names JAMES E. STALEY as primary executor alongside Indyke and Pagano ($250K compensation each) EFTA00016876 |
| 2014-11 | Epstein's 2014 will names JAMES E. STALEY as primary executor alongside Indyke and Mitchell. Successor: LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS. EFTA00016884 |
| 2015 | Jes Staley becomes CEO of Barclays |
| 2019-07 | $600K+ transferred from Maxwell's Barclays accounts to UBS for card payment after Epstein's arrest |
| 2019-10-13 | Maxwell FBAR filed with FinCEN reveals 4 Barclays accounts: $1,556,801 + $644,686 + $41,291 + $640,205 (2018 max values) EFTA00020368 |
| 2019-12-10 | SDNY briefs UK FCA on Staley-Epstein relationship. Requests FCA "not go overt anytime soon." EFTA00022164 |
| 2019-12-14 | SDNY internal email flags victim allegation: "Jes Staley raped her during a massage" at Epstein's NY residence EFTA00029358 |
| 2020-02-13 | Barclays discloses FCA and PRA investigating Staley's statements about his links to Epstein. FT reports DOJ passed information to UK FCA. EFTA00025082 EFTA00023410 |
TD Bank held ~$30M in Epstein-associated accounts and wanted to close all accounts immediately after filing SAR. TD Ameritrade received $8M UBS transfer for Maxwell hideout purchase. TD Ameritrade since acquired by Charles Schwab.
| 2019-08-12 | TD Ameritrade confirmed receipt of grand jury subpoena but failed to respond by August 23 deadline. AUSA threatened to 'move to compel.' EFTA00021311 |
| 2019-10-01 | TD Bank files SAR on Epstein entities. Current balance ~$30M. Bank requests immediate closure of all accounts. EFTA00015851 EFTA00015852 |
| 2019-11-12 | TD Ameritrade receives ~$8M from UBS Montpelier Trust account (Borgerson custodian) |
| 2019-12-13 | Funds cascade through trusts to purchase 'Tucked Away' in Bradford, NH ($1.07M) EFTA01268498 |
Processed $27.7M in wires for Marrakesh palace purchase days before arrest. Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14 (Jul 2020) for all 34 Epstein entities.
| 2019-06 | $27.7M in wires for Marrakesh palace processed days before Epstein arrest. Filed SAR with FinCEN. |
Epstein worked at Bear Stearns 1976-1981. Later held accounts for Epstein entities and Maxwell's $14.7M portfolio. $18.3M wire from Epstein to Maxwell's Bear Stearns account in 1999.
| 1976 | Epstein hired at Bear Stearns after Ace Greenberg invitation: 'What are you doing teaching math at Dalton? You should be working on Wall Street.' EFTA00013640 |
| 1999-10-19 | $18,300,000 wire 'TRANSFERRED BY WIRE TO BEAR STEARNS FAO GHISLAINE MAXWELL' from Epstein's JPMorgan account EFTA00015176 |
| 2006-08 | Maxwell's Bear Stearns portfolio: $14.7M ($13M equities, $1.7M fixed income, $56K money market) EFTA00011149 |
| 2007 | Grand Jury Subpoena OLY-71 served on Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (SDFL, Palm Beach investigation) EFTA00007097 |
| 2007 | Financial Trust Company certified as sole stockholder of Jeepers Inc. at Bear Stearns EFTA00030701 |
Maxwell records requested alongside UBS records in SDNY subpoena. Named in USAO 'FinCEN/Bank Letters' compilation. Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14 (Jul 2020) for all 34 Epstein entities.
| 2019 | Named in USAO FinCEN/Bank Letters compilation alongside Deutsche Bank, Barclays, BNY Mellon, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan, HSBC, PNC EFTA00023397 |
Used for Ehud Barak political entity funding. Deutsche Bank wrote reference letter 3 months after terminating Epstein. Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14 (Jul 2020) for all 34 Epstein entities.
CEO Boris Collardi in direct conference calls and phone meetings with Epstein. Chief of Staff Cedric Heri organized access.
| 2017-01 | Cedric Heri (Chief of Staff) organizes conference call between Boris Collardi and Epstein EFTA00443772 EFTA00443268 |
| 2017-05 | Multiple 'JE to call Boris Collardi' entries in Epstein's schedule alongside meetings with Farkas, Dlugash EFTA00285385 EFTA00285415 EFTA00285492 |
Swiss banking pipeline from Southern Trust. $25M in documented wires: $10M from bank, $15M from Benjamin Edmond de Rothschild personally.
| 2015-12-17 | Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA Geneva wires $10,000,000 to Southern Trust Company at Deutsche Bank EFTA00027019 |
| 2015-12-21 | Benjamin Edmond de Rothschild wires $14,999,980 to Southern Trust Company at Deutsche Bank EFTA00027019 |
Butterfly Trust funds traced through Bank of America. Leon Black funneled $170M to Epstein from BoA accounts. Opened account for Russian victim at Epstein's direction (2013). Settled victim class action for $72.5M (March 2026).
| 2013 | Account opened for 22-year-old Russian woman at direction of Epstein employees — despite no English, no job, no income (red flags for trafficking) |
| 2019 | Butterfly Trust funds traced through Bank of America in FBI financial forensics EFTA00037696 |
| 2026-03-27 | Settles victim class action for $72.5M. Third major bank payout after JPMorgan ($290M) and Deutsche Bank ($75M). |
$175K Butterfly Trust destination. Named in 9-bank SAR finding. Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14 (Jul 2020) for all 34 Epstein entities.
| 2019 | $175K Butterfly Trust destination identified in FBI financial forensics EFTA00037696 |
Joint account for Scott Borgerson and Ghislaine Maxwell. FBI ordered USAA to 'keep account open' for investigative purposes.
| 2020 | FBI confirms Maxwell has USAA account. Sends 'KEEP ACCOUNT OPEN' letter for investigative purposes. EFTA00016941 EFTA00038448 |
SAR backup documentation in FBI files. Named in 9-bank SAR finding.
$7.4M wire via Mellon Bank from Epstein to Maxwell. Named in FinCEN/Bank Letters compilation.
| 1999 | $7,400,000 wire via Mellon Bank N.A. from Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00020584 |
| 2020 | Named in USAO FinCEN/Bank Letters compilation — BNY Mellon submitted comment letter EFTA00023397 |
Scott Borgerson held account receiving $2.5M wire from Maxwell's UBS account (May 2016). Also processed wires for Hyperion Air Inc. (Epstein aviation entity). Maxwell's 2018 tax extension listed Citizens Bank checking account.
| 2016-05-03 | Maxwell authorizes $2,500,000 wire from her UBS account to Scott Borgerson at Citizens Bank EFTA00022365 EFTA01279463 |
Epstein held personal accounts in USVI. Received $820K wire, subpoenaed. FinCEN SAR flagged payments through Southern Trust to Banco Popular.
| $820,000 wire to Banco Popular de Puerto Rico account of Jeffrey E. Epstein | |
| FinCEN SAR flagged $416,120 payment through Southern Trust to Banco Popular |
Wire transfers for Epstein associates: Lesley Groff (multiple $100K wires), Maxwell, Richard Kahn (UCC filing), David Mitchell ($100K). Named in FinCEN bank letters compilation.
| 2020 | Two comment letters submitted to FinCEN (Jul 14 and Aug 17, 2020) EFTA00023397 |
HSBC Bank Bermuda wired $58K to Haze Trust at Deutsche Bank. CHIPS debit via HSBC Bank USA to Epstein's defense attorney Gerald Lefcourt ($50K) and Alan Dershowitz ($100K). Named in FinCEN bank letters compilation.
| 2007-10-10 | $50,000 CHIPS debit via HSBC Bank USA to Gerald B. Lefcourt PC (Epstein defense attorney); same statement shows $100,000 wire to Alan Dershowitz |
| 2018-12-13 | $58,328 wire from HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited to Haze Trust checking account at Deutsche Bank EFTA00027019 |
Butterfly Trust held $330K at Standard Chartered. $237K+ outgoing wire from Butterfly Trust to Standard Chartered NY (questioned by Deutsche Bank compliance). Also intermediary for Russian-linked wire transfers.
| 2015-03-31 | $237,270 wire from Butterfly Trust at Deutsche Bank to Standard Chartered Bank New York — questioned by DB compliance EFTA00027019 |
Wire transfers "PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN" through Nordea Bank via State Street Bank custodian accounts. FBI trace inquiry to Nordea regarding Epstein Euro wire transfers.
| 2015-03 | Wire transfer to Nordea SSB REPO — PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN CONFIDENTIAL EFTA00169211 |
Wire transfers "PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN" to Handelsbanken via State Street Bank. $10,000 SEK conversion (May 2014).
| 2014-05 | $10,000 wire transfer to Handelsbanken SSB — PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN (SEK conversion, FX rate 0.7209) EFTA00169211 |
Wire transfers "PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN" to Swedbank Lithuanian IBAN (LT prefix). Multiple transfers $600-$2,500.
| 2015-08 | $1,000 wire to Swedbank SSD, IBAN: LT387300010129516294 — PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN EFTA00169211 |
| 2017 | Additional FX transfers to Swedbank AB ($2,500, $2,000, $600) EFTA01253920 EFTA01253900 |
Epstein held account at UniCredit Bank Austria. Austrian IBAN documented in wire transfer records.
| 2016-01 | $2,750 wire to UniCredit Bank Austria AG SSB, IBAN: AT131200050778146401 — PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN EFTA00169211 |
Epstein held account at this small Italian bank. Wire transfers, CartaSi credit card, and named in FinCEN SAR alongside Butterfly Trust and JP Morgan.
| 2015-01 | $10,000 wire to Banca del Fucino, IBAN: IT27J0312403210000000237514 — PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN EFTA00169211 |
| 2016-01 | CartaSi credit card statement from Banca del Fucino (in Italian) EFTA00592970 |
UK private bank (RBS subsidiary). Epstein email reference: "COUTTS, RBS and china." Banker "Hany of Coutts" handled UK-side legal/financial matters.
| 2011-06 | Epstein email reminder to himself: "COUTTS, RBS and china" EFTA00432232 |
| "Hany of Coutts will deal with the UK side by asking their in-house lawyer to prepare plus and minus and implications of UK" EFTA00735249 |
Banking for Epstein's Virgin Islands operations. Payments to Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour. Wire transfers through BVI law firm Farara Kerins.
| $45,000 transit to FirstCaribbean; payments for Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour hurricane repair EFTA01272095 EFTA01483040 |
USVI branch at 6100 Red Hook Quarters, Suite B-3 — same complex as Epstein's Financial Trust Company Inc.
Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14.
| 2020-09 | Subpoenaed by USVI government (USVI v. Estate) |
Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14.
| 2020-07 | Subpoenaed by USVI government (USVI v. Estate) |
Subpoenaed by USVI in ST-20-CV-14. Specific account 867730320 identified.
| 2020-09 | Subpoenaed by USVI government (USVI v. Estate) for account 867730320 |
Banking relationships identified from EFTA corpus documents including account records, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), compliance files, subpoenas, regulatory consent orders, and federal investigator reports. Relationship periods are based on earliest and latest documented activity. EFTA document counts reflect all corpus documents mentioning each bank, not just account-specific records.