Wire transfers, bank records, shell companies, and the financial infrastructure.
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A complete email chain from July–August 2018 documents Epstein actively pursuing investment in a designer baby and human cloning company run by Austin, TX-based biohacker Bryan Bishop (known online as "kanzure"), with Canadian tech entrepreneur Austin Hill (Brudder Ventures) as intermediary.
July 19, 2018, Austin Hill organizes a video call: "Financial markets & cryptocoins with Jeffrey, Bryan" via appear.in (EFTA01005702). Bishop shares a self-overview he previously prepared for Peter Thiel's circle (diyhpl.us/~bryan/thiel-notes).
July 21, 2018, Bishop emails Epstein a pitch deck (diyhpl.us/~bryan/designer-babies-deck.pdf) and asks about "secrecy and privacy, specifically regarding reputational risk." He proposes: "I think that one way this could be done is under the banner of my designer babies project, since the other deliverable is similar and shares so many of the same procedures and lab requirements. This might offer a sufficient level of deniability." (EFTA01004795)
Epstein replies: "im traveling in mid east until the 1st. lets do it after that, i have no issue with investing the problem is only if i am seen to lead." (EFTA01004801)
July 22, 2018, Bishop responds: "Sounds like you could be the first investor as long as absolute anonymity is kept. I have always envisioned there would be anonymity requirements about babies, we can't publicly identify who these are or their parents or benefactors, it would brand the child as (essentially, and sadly) a freak for life in the media. So I had always assumed the investor would need absolute anonymity, for these kinds of products. So the financial structure needs to be designed with these details in mind." (EFTA01004839)
Epstein replies: "i cant program but iam not bad at structuring :)" (EFTA01004841)
August 2, 2018, Scheduled video call: "Designer babies (Bryan Bishop)" via appear.in/taxmastergenetics. Listed on Lesley Groff's official itinerary. (EFTA00478987, EFTA00479255)
August 5, 2018, Bishop sends Epstein the budget: "Attached is the doc you requested, it's the 'use of funds' spreadsheet for the designer baby and human cloning company. This gets us out of our self-funded 'garage biology' phase to the first live birth of a human designer baby, and possibly a human clone, within 5 years. Once we reach the first birth, everything changes and the world will never be the same again, much less the future of the human species. Attached doc shows ~$1.7M/year for up to 5 years + $1M for lab setup (~$9.5M to fund 5 years, $6M for 3 years)." (EFTA01003966, EFTA02604748)
Epstein replies: "no rush"
August 16, 2018, Bishop follows up: "I am back (met Simon Black in Lithuania), let's schedule a call?" Simon Black is the pen name of James Hickman, founder of Sovereign Man, an international tax optimization and offshore structuring company. The video call room was literally named "taxmastergenetics", combining financial structuring with genetics. (EFTA02604748)
This proposal was not an isolated curiosity. Epstein was simultaneously:
And victims described forced pregnancies: "I am nothing but your property and incubator!" / "superior gene pool?!? That feels very Nazi like"
Bishop's reference to "the other deliverable" that uses "the same procedures and lab requirements" but requires "deniability" remains unexplained. Austin Hill appears on Epstein's master inner circle list (EFTA00684125) alongside Peter Diamandis, Reid Hoffman, Salar Kamangar, Terje Rød-Larsen, Jagland, Rothschild, Leon Black, Joi Ito, and others.
Note: Bryan Bishop publicly acknowledged this project. MIT Technology Review reported in February 2019 that Bishop and lab partner Max Berry had started "a company focused on the production of designer babies and human germline genetic engineering" and already had "an initial parent-couple customer."
MC2 Model Management, owned by Jean-Luc Brunel, was funded by Epstein and used as a trafficking vehicle. FBI interviews and financial records document the full money trail.
FBI interview of Sergio Cordero (Brunel's business partner) confirms:
"1. Cordero confirmed that Brunel uses MC2 as a legitimate transport agency of underage girls into America for purposes of sex.
2. Brunel uses MC2 to introduce underage girls to Epstein since Epstein gave him $1 million dollars to start up MC2 after he was fired from various modeling agencies in Paris.
6. According to Cordero, Brunel has always been Epstein's principal supplier of underage girls using MC2 as a cover up.
8. Many of the underage girls that Brunel and Epstein shared and liked continue to live in Brunel's 1 bedroom apt in NY. Some live in Epstein's East 66 St apts in Manhattan."
The money trail is clear: Epstein seeded MC2 with $1M → MC2 operated as both legitimate modeling agency and trafficking front → MC2's finances were managed by Richard Kahn (Epstein's financial controller) → Epstein extended credit lines of $750K-$854K → MC2 accumulated $594K in federal tax liens → MC2 was flagged by JPMorgan's own due diligence but the bank continued processing transactions.
JPMorgan's SAR (EFTA01648787) subsequently named MC2 Model Management among the entities in its $1.08B suspicious activity report.
A Deutsche Bank account opening summary provides the complete map of all Epstein entities held at the bank, with approximate values totaling over $177 million.
EFTA00101280 shows: JE Epstein personal ($667K), Enhanced Education ($4.6M), Southern Trust Company 4 accounts ($29.63M), Southern Financial LLC 3 accounts ($95.33M including $71M derivative trading), Jeepers Inc ($25M), Butterfly Trust ($8K), Haze Trust ($22M). Total: ~$177.3M at Deutsche Bank alone.
Southern Financial LLC held the largest position at $95.3M, with $71M in derivative trading. Combined with JPMorgan SAR documenting $1.08B in suspicious wires, Epstein maintained parallel banking infrastructure across two major banks.
The FBI formally opened an assessment titled "Alleged Money Laundering by Howard Lutnick via BGC Financial and Cantor Fitzgerald" (EFTA01249210, April 23, 2021), cross-referenced with the Epstein child sex trafficking case (50D-NY-3027571).
The tipster, a former BGC/Cantor Fitzgerald compliance officer from the UK, reported:
FBI database queries for Lutnick revealed 26 results in NY division case files including:
Lutnick is now serving as U.S. Secretary of Commerce (confirmed 2025).
An FBI financial investigator from Squad C-40 (FAST) identified the Butterfly Trust as a key vehicle in Epstein's victim payment infrastructure:
'This entity seems to be a conduit for money paid to female victims.' — EFTA00037690
The email contained two attachments: Flow_of_Funds_Butterfly_Trust.pptx and Butterfly_Fund_FinCEN_List.xlsx — the FBI's internal forensic analysis of how victim payments were routed through the trust.
Related FBI documents (EFTA00037696) trace Butterfly Trust funds through multiple banks: '$175,000 (3/22/2019) sent to [Wells] Fargo from The 2013 Butterfly Trust ($250,000, 12/3/2018).' The FBI noted: 'The Deutsche Bank SARs show the BoA account' — connecting the Butterfly Trust to Bank of America as well.
The Butterfly Trust was created December 27, 2006; Karyna Shuliak (from Minsk, Belarus) was later listed as the sole named beneficiary on a Deutsche Bank beneficiary list. Its use as a victim payment conduit — documented by the FBI itself — transforms it from a personal trust into evidence of a financial structure designed to facilitate trafficking.
Paul V. Morris was Jeffrey Epstein's primary private banker, first at JP Morgan Private Bank and then at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management. In October 2012, Lesley Groff notified Epstein that Morris was secretly transitioning:
'Paul Morris called... he also said he told us he will be moving to Deutsche Bank, but that he is not to disclose this as of yet...' — EFTA00945587
Morris then brought Epstein as a client to Deutsche Bank in 2013 — onboarding a registered sex offender after his 2008 conviction. He was listed as PRIMARY OFFICER on Epstein's Deutsche Bank account #690519 (EFTA00166317) and Relationship Manager for Southern Financial LLC, the entity through which $50M+ flowed to Boothbay, $28.8M to Valar (Thiel), $64M to Honeycomb, and millions more.
Morris had regular meetings at Epstein's 9 East 71st Street townhouse, often bringing his Deutsche Bank team. On February 28, 2013, Morris arrived at the townhouse together with Ari Glass (Boothbay): 'Ari Glass and Paul Morris are here!' (EFTA00505096). On March 12, 2014, Morris had a 1pm appointment followed by Nathan Myhrvold (2:30), Leon Black (4pm), Jes Staley drinks (6pm), and Boris Nikolic (7pm).
At JP Morgan, Morris advised Epstein on structuring the purchase of 'The Scream' painting and proposed an 'LB art loan' (likely Leon Black).
The FBI engaged Morris in August 2020, and he retained counsel:
'we engaged Morris yesterday, and he retained counsel. We will likely be conducting a proffer of him in the near future.' The agent added: 'His attorney is already attempting to devalue his role, indicating he was just a low level relationship manager, amongst many. (Note, he appears to have done very well for himself as a low level relationship manager).' — EFTA00037187
The FBI was specifically investigating Deutsche Bank for 'moving money for the payment of women' — the bank 'did not believe the women to be under age (i.e., complete disregard for the trafficking aspect, or witness tampering).'
Richard Kahn, Epstein’s financial manager, opened three new Charles Schwab accounts in April–May 2019 (2–3 months before arrest):
Kahn was agent on all three accounts, with Epstein as 100% beneficial owner and president. The accounts were funded by a $250,000 check (#1997) from Southern Trust drawn on FirstBank Puerto Rico (EFTA00811973), plus massive stock transfers from TD Ameritrade (account #867730320) and Merrill Lynch: 263,157 shares of Apollo Global (APO), Leon Black’s company, plus 10,000 Illumina (ILMN), 3,000 GOOG, 7,000 AMZN, 25,000 CVNA, 1,000 GS, and 1,000,000 Bank of America shares (EFTA01265978, EFTA01252222).
Schwab became Epstein’s new bank as Deutsche Bank wound down his accounts. The accounts were opened to facilitate the purchase of Bin Ennakhil, an opulent palace in the Palmeraie of Marrakesh, with gold-draped walls, a hammam steam spa, 60 marble fountains, and 4.6 hectares of gardens. Epstein had been trying to buy the property since 2011 (EFTA00669222). The palace was owned through a layered offshore structure: Rilton Investments Ltd (BVI) → Pamur Anstalt (Liechtenstein, FL-0001.115.138-1) → property. Seller represented by Dr. Jurgen Riegel of Arcana Treuhand Anstalt (Vaduz). Previous owners: Gunter & Barbel Kiss.
Epstein’s own lawyer warned against the deal in August 2017: the transaction structure “unnecessarily creates significant questions” under tax, AML and other laws; the due diligence was “superficial, insufficient and outdated”; and he concluded “you should pass on this transaction” (EFTA01036804). Epstein proceeded anyway.
In March 2019, the seller entity Khan Stiftung (Vaduz) accepted an offer of €23 million from Epstein’s Haze Trust (EFTA00552220). But Moroccan authorities caught the seller trying to avoid capital gains tax with “obviously incorrect” values (EFTA00552943), forcing a restructured deal through Schwab. Julius Baer CEO Boris Collardi (313 documents) was directly involved, he confirmed the bank was “used to find a valuation” (EFTA00649587), introduced to Epstein by Ehud Barak in a three-way email chain (EFTA00655258).
On June 26, 2019, 10 days before arrest, Southern Trust instructed Schwab to wire €11.15M (~$12.7M) to Marc Leon (Kensington Finest Properties, Christie’s affiliate) at a Julius Baer account in Switzerland. The next day, Kahn called to reverse it, “terms we were told we had on an agreement were reneged on this morning”, absorbing a $113,527 loss on the EUR/USD conversion.
On July 4, 2019, two days before arrest, a new wire request personally signed by both Epstein and Kahn instructed Schwab to send $14.95 million to Leon’s Julius Baer account. Schwab processed the wire despite insufficient funds, the account was short because the earlier $12.7M reversal had not yet been credited back (due July 10).
Schwab filed a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR DCN 31000150416250) with FinCEN on July 13, 2019, seven days after arrest, citing “concerns with attempted wires for the purpose of real estate, in light of negative media surrounding Jeffrey Epstein” and flight risk. A separate SAR was filed for HBRK Associates (Kahn’s company). FirstBank Puerto Rico also filed a SAR on July 19 for Epstein’s Laurel Inc. account (Palm Beach property) (EFTA00151544). Kahn canceled the second wire on July 9. An unidentified Epstein associate then asked Schwab if future transfers would still require two signatures, as “more money would be sent soon”, while Epstein sat in jail on sex trafficking charges.
TD Ameritrade was subsequently served a grand jury subpoena on August 11, 2019 for account records, and was noncompliant, failing to respond by the August 23 deadline. The AUSA threatened to “move to compel a response” (EFTA00021311).
The same investigation revealed Kahn managed $109.98 million in Southern Trust Company (EFTA02347813). The USVI government alleged he “authorized or directed many of the transactions in JP Morgan accounts” used to pay victims and recruiters, and “may have been part of Epstein’s alleged fraud.” The 1953 Trust created two days before Epstein’s death gave Kahn $25M + $2M = $27 million total. Kahn has been ordered to testify before the House Oversight Committee in February 2026.
EFTA documents reveal the full scope of Epstein's financial infiltration of Interlochen Center for the Arts, a children's summer arts camp and boarding school in Michigan.
Government Exhibit 741 (EFTA00090261) contains correspondence between Interlochen officials and Epstein/Maxwell documenting $420,000+ in donations (1993-1997):
Additionally, the Wexner Foundation donated $185,000 on July 25, 1994, paying 92.5% of the lodge's $200K cost, just weeks before the first known recruitment in August 1994 (EFTA00097133). Epstein was entitled to use the lodge for two weeks per year.
FBI FD-302 of Interlochen's VP of Advancement (EFTA01249911) describes the lodge as "segregated away from the main campus", a quarter to half mile down the road, near visitors' lodges, where "people would not see others coming and going." Maxwell was "the gatekeeper" for all Epstein interactions with Interlochen. When visiting, Maxwell told staff she was bringing Epstein and "their personal masseuse" to the summer camp.
Epstein's scholarship agreement required students to "communicate with the donor" and offered to "arrange a meeting on campus", direct institutional access to minor students in exchange for donations. Epstein personally directed $5,000 to a specific named student, creating financial dependency.
Three SDNY subpoenas were issued between October 2020 and November 2021. The March 2021 grand jury subpoena (EFTA00019503), signed by Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, explicitly cites 18 U.S.C. §§ 2423(a) and 1591, federal sex trafficking of minors statutes. At least two students (Government Exhibits 742 and 743) were prepared as evidence for the Maxwell trial. Interlochen's attorney Jeffrey Jocks initially resisted disclosure; tuition payment records had been destroyed after 7 years.
Interlochen eventually distanced itself from Epstein, renaming the lodge "Green Lake Lodge" and severing ties after the 2008 plea deal.
An FBI internal case briefing document (EFTA00164939) provides a comprehensive overview of all four Epstein investigations:
Key statistics from the SDNY investigation:
Financial section: "Between 2007 and 2011 over $21,000,000 was transferred from Epstein's accounts to Maxwell's accounts, and then promptly moved to other accounts associated with Epstein."
The original 2007 plea deal: a 60-count indictment was drafted against Epstein in May 2007, but prosecutors met with Epstein's attorneys and offered 2 state charges, 18 months, sex offender registration, and an NPA covering Epstein, 4 named co-conspirators, and any potential co-conspirators. Epstein served less than 13 months and was "allowed out of prison 12 hours a day to work at his foundation."
The Jeffrey E. Epstein 2014 Trust names Celina Edith Dubin, daughter of hedge fund billionaire Glenn Dubin and former Swedish model Eva Andersson-Dubin (Epstein's ex-girlfriend), as the primary beneficiary of all four major properties plus 100% of the residual Trust Estate:
Estimated total property value: $150M+, with $20M in operating funds. The 2001 Trust provides that if Celina dies before age 35, assets pass to her children, then to Eva, then to Eva's children. Ghislaine Maxwell was designated to choose which property goes to Eva.
Separately, Deutsche Bank AML compliance emails show Epstein also changed the beneficiary of the Epstein Insurance Trust from his brother Mark to Celina in 2012 amendments. USVI prosecutors subpoenaed all Dubin communications about Celina's relationship with Epstein. Reports state Epstein "openly declared his plans to marry Celina Dubin" and developed "an especially close relationship when Celina was 12."
Caroline Lang, Chairman of Sotheby's Switzerland and daughter of French politician Jack Lang, co-owned Prytanée LLC, a USVI-based company, with Epstein. The entity was valued at $700,000 (50% interest) in Epstein's estate proceedings and had a Deutsche Bank Wealth Management account opened July 22, 2016 in St. Thomas.
Epstein's will named Lang as recipient of $5 million. She was described in Deutsche Bank due diligence as "internationally recognized for her in-depth knowledge of the art market" and "Chairman of the Swiss Department of Impressionist, Modern & Contemporary Art."
Critically, an Easter 2014 schedule shows: "Caroline Lang to arrive Miami via AF#0090 from Paris, her daughters will come with her: Anna 15 and Rebecca 13." Epstein's driver Janusz was instructed to "pick up the family and take them to the PB house." A convicted sex offender hosting a mother with her 15- and 13-year-old daughters at his Palm Beach residence raises grave concerns.
French prosecutors opened a financial investigation into Lang for tax fraud and money laundering related to her failure to declare Prytanée LLC to French tax authorities. She resigned from the Syndicat des producteurs indépendants after the EFTA files were released. Her father Jack Lang is also under investigation.
JPMorgan Chase maintained its banking relationship with Jeffrey Epstein from ~1998 to 2013, during which time it processed over $1 billion in suspicious wire transactions and $800,000+/year in cash withdrawals. Despite internal compliance officers flagging the account as high-risk and calling for termination as early as 2010, JPMorgan filed zero Suspicious Activity Reports during the entire relationship.
The bank's SAR covering $1,081,819,653 was filed retroactively only after Epstein's death in August 2019. Per the USVI v. JPMorgan complaint (EFTA00145666, ¶90-91): 'it was only after Epstein's death that JP Morgan belatedly complied with federal banking regulations.'
This 16-year failure to file SARs violated the Bank Secrecy Act and enabled Epstein's trafficking operation by keeping his financial infrastructure invisible to law enforcement. During this period:
JPMorgan ultimately settled for $365 million ($290M to victims + $75M to USVI) — one of the largest banking settlements in history. The USVI complaint states JPMorgan's failures were 'even more egregious than Deutsche Bank's' (¶82).
Court filings by JPMorgan Chase (recorded in FBI Electronic Communications from a May 2023 Virgin Islands Daily News article) accused former First Lady Cecile de Jongh of "facilitating Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of women and girls by helping him influence local politicians" while her husband served as USVI Governor (2007-2015).
JPMorgan's filing described Cecile as "Epstein's primary conduit for spreading money and influence throughout the USVI government" who "worked as Epstein's local fixer for two decades." Specific allegations include:
JPMorgan argued that the USVI government profited from Epstein twice: once directly, and again through its civil suit.
A June 2014 invoice from physician Joe Thakuria to Epstein (EFTA00304572) reveals George Church's lab was performing cutting-edge genetic engineering on Epstein's own cells, totaling $193,400:
The deliberate opacity of the "Venus project" - named for the Roman goddess of fertility, and its $160K budget invite scrutiny given the New York Times report that Epstein "hoped to seed the human race with his DNA" (EFTA00018441) and victim diary testimony about being treated as an "incubator" for Epstein's "superior gene pool". Thakuria also requested checks be sent to his father to avoid his ex-wife's claims, highlighting the informal, cash-driven nature of the arrangement.
An internal DOJ email forwards correspondence from New York Times reporter Matthew Goldstein (matthew.goldstein@nytimes.com) investigating Epstein's finances. Goldstein writes:
"The biggest question remains the $200 million that Epstein's Southern Trust took in as revenue and made in profits -- in the years after his Florida conviction. We remain committed to getting to the bottom of this puzzling influx of cash."
The reporter also states: "We also have been told by an eyewitness that two weeks before Epstein's arrest, there were several large garbage bags with shredded documents seen outside the office door to Southern Trust." And asks: "we have been told that the offices of Southern Trust were searched on Aug. 12-- the same day authorities search Epstein's island residence. Can you confirm?"
The $200M in post-conviction revenue is unexplained. Epstein was supposedly managing money only for himself, yet Southern Trust generated hundreds of millions in revenue from an unknown source. The pre-arrest document shredding suggests consciousness of guilt and destruction of evidence.
An internal Deutsche Bank email explicitly identifies the beneficial owners behind shell company accounts connected to Epstein's network.
EFTA01368849 (Feb 14, 2018) — Deutsche Bank Director Stewart Oldfield emails colleagues:
"All major accounts. Southern Financial we all know well. Elysium is Leon Black. Willett is Michael Bloomberg and Third Lake is the Wanek family (Ashley furniture). Would be interested to see if we've traded in the last three. Even if we haven't, lots of opportunity to pursue."
This document is explosive because it maps four shell company accounts to their beneficial owners:
The casual tone ("we all know well") confirms institutional familiarity with Epstein's financial network. The bank was actively seeking to expand business with these accounts ("lots of opportunity to pursue"), not flagging them for AML review. Leon Black's $158M+ in payments to Epstein flowed through Elysium Management at 445 Park Avenue, Suite 1401, where Heather Gray (who managed Epstein's art collection, including a Giacometti sculpture and Braque painting) was based.
Bloomberg's connection via a Willett entity is a previously undocumented financial link. The Wanek family (Ron and Joyce Wanek, Ashley Furniture founders, net worth ~$12B) is entirely new to this investigation.
BV70 LLC was a New York LLC nominally holding Leon Black's yacht. VP: Leon D. Black. Manager: Debra R. Black. Address: c/o Elysium Management LLC, 445 Park Avenue, Suite 1401, NYC.
$40.5M+ flowed through BV70 to Epstein entities:
Jeffrey Epstein personally guaranteed the BV70 loans: “This is to confirm and constitute the agreement of the undersigned, JEFFREY EPSTEIN...with BV70 LLC...(‘Lender’)”
Brad Wechsler (IMAX chairman) brokered the deals: “Rich — I spoke to Leon; all is fine. Today I will be moving the $8mm into BV70 and then, subject to getting clean paperwork, to Plan D.”
Deutsche Bank KYC crisis: When DB compliance asked about BV70, Richard Kahn stated: “The purpose of the wire was to pay a fee as Mr. Black is a client of Mr. Epstein.” DB auditors caught a devastating discrepancy: the account purpose said “costs for Epstein's airplane” but BV70 owned Black's yacht — “How do these correlate?”
Rather than allow Deutsche Bank to complete KYC, Kahn preferred closing the account: “DB is pushing for decision on whether or not they can KYC BV70 or if not then we will have to close account.”
Internal JPMorgan Know-Your-Customer (KYC) compliance documents reveal the exact chain of command that kept Epstein as a client after his 2008 felony conviction:
'Jeffrey Epstein was convicted of a felony charge in 2008. Jes Staley conferred with Stephen Cutler and the decision was made to keep Mr. Epstein as a PB client.' — EFTA01480623
The document states Epstein was 'well known to several JPM PB employees and senior management including Jes Staley' and assigned a 'High' risk rating due to 'Reputational — Convicted Felon.'
A separate KYC review written while Epstein was still in prison (EFTA01480542) confirms: 'Mr. Epstein was convicted of a felony charge in 2008 and is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence. Jes Staley conferred with Stephen Cutler and the decision was made to keep Mr. Epstein as a PB client.' The bank restricted services to 'banking and custody only' but continued the relationship.
Stephen Cutler was JPMorgan's General Counsel and former SEC Enforcement Director — the top legal officer who should have enforced compliance. Instead, he personally authorized retaining a convicted sex offender. The later KYC (EFTA01480690) confirms Epstein was 'Known to Mary Erdoes, John Duffy, and others in senior management' with a relationship of '~$200MM.'
Internal JPMorgan documents reveal a multi-year battle between compliance officers who wanted to terminate Epstein's accounts and senior executives who overruled them:
2010: Internal email: 'new allegations of child trafficking — are you still comfortable with this client' (¶45). Compliance officials decided Epstein 'should go' (¶98).
January 2011: AML compliance director requests re-approval of the Epstein relationship. Response: 'I thought we did that in approving a $50 million new line of credit last month?' (¶46). Instead of terminating, JPMorgan had just extended Epstein $50M in credit.
2011: Senior compliance official's notes: 'Lots of smoke. Lots of questions.' Flags: trafficking allegations, Staley personal associate, AML wants to exit, MC2 loan (¶98).
August 2011: Ghislaine Maxwell tries to open JPM account for 'personal recruitment consulting business.' AML Director: 'What does she mean by personal recruitment??' (¶49).
March 2011: JPMorgan Global Corporate Security: 'Numerous articles detail various law enforcement agencies investigating Jeffrey Epstein for allegedly participating in child trafficking' (¶48).
An SDNY email (EFTA00019065) later confirmed: NYT reporting 'suggests executives at JPMC overruled compliance efforts to kick him out back in 2008-09.' Epstein was not terminated until July 2013 — months after Staley departed JPMorgan.
Multiple documents reveal a direct quid pro quo between Epstein and the de Jongh administration involving millions in tax benefits.
Governor de Jongh signed 5-year extensions of 100% EDC (Economic Development Commission) tax exemptions for Financial Trust Company (solely owned by Epstein) and AYH (American Yacht Harbor, 50% Epstein-owned), while his wife Cecile was on Epstein's payroll. Investigative journalist Wayne Barrett (Newsweek, 2011) sent devastating questions to the Governor noting that: "this extension directly relates to your wife's salary, health benefits, IRA and even a life insurance", asking why the Governor would not recuse himself.
When journalist Matthew Boyle sent similar questions in 2012, Epstein instructed Cecile: "i would simply state that you are an office manager." Cecile confirmed: "That's what John went with."
Barrett also documented that Cecile certified a stockholder affidavit saying Epstein was a "bona fide resident" of the USVI, signed June 30, 2009, when Epstein was incarcerated in Florida and "did not spend one day in the VI in 2009." Epstein's associates made "tens of thousands of dollars in contributions" to de Jongh campaigns.
An FBI Electronic Communication dated October 6, 2023 reveals an active federal money laundering investigation into Cecile de Jongh, wife of former USVI Governor John de Jongh Jr. The case (272L-SJ-3775806) is titled "Cecile deJongh; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Money Laundering Facilitation."
The investigation involved subpoenas to the Epstein estate (served on Lauren Doxey at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP) and to JP Morgan Chase for records of emails between Cecile and Epstein. Investigators were also examining "media provided by the Epstein estate discussing ties and VISA requests between the University of the Virgin Islands and the USVI Governor's office."
This confirms federal prosecutors viewed the de Jongh-Epstein relationship as potentially criminal, not merely politically compromised.
In addition to the known 'I pay, he's the front' quote about Joi Ito at MIT, a second front admission was found:
'i would fund your dinner quietly, you can use kahneman as a front so not as to invite bad publicity if you choose' — Epstein to Brockman, May 4, 2015
This shows Epstein systematically used Nobel Prize-winning scientists as cover for his funding. Daniel Kahneman — the Nobel laureate in Economics — was proposed as a front to conceal Epstein's role. This is a pattern, not an isolated incident: Joi Ito at MIT, Kahneman for Brockman dinners, and Martin Nowak at Harvard's PED.
Deutsche Bank subpoena records reveal a detailed transaction ledger of wire transfers from Leon Black entities to Epstein's Southern Trust Company, Inc. Documented transfers include:
The same exhibit also shows a $10,000,000 transfer from BV70 LLC → Gratitude America, Ltd. and a wire on 12/17/2015 from Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA Geneva. These Deutsche Bank records (DB-SDNY series) were produced under federal grand jury subpoena and document the financial pipeline between Black's personal and corporate entities and Epstein's USVI company.
A July 15, 2014 invoice from Southern Trust Company, Inc. (Epstein's USVI company) to Leon Black requests payment of $20,000,000.00 described as: "For the provision of algorithms for use in connection with estate planning and related purposes."
The invoice instructs payment "by electronic wire transfer" to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. This document raises serious questions about whether $20 million in "algorithm" services were actually rendered, or whether this was a mechanism to disguise payments between Black and Epstein. The Dechert investigation found Black paid Epstein $158 million total for unspecified "services."
A JPMorgan Chase Bank Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filed with FinCEN documents an extraordinary volume of suspicious transactions through Epstein-linked accounts.
EFTA01648787 reveals:
This SAR report is the single most comprehensive financial document in the EFTA corpus, cataloging over one billion dollars in wire transfers that JPMorgan's compliance team identified as potentially suspicious. The sheer volume — 4,725 separate transactions — suggests a systematic financial infrastructure far beyond personal wealth management.
Key implications: JPMorgan facilitated these transactions for years before filing this SAR, raising questions about whether the bank's compliance failures enabled the trafficking operation's financial backbone.
The Haze Trust — one of Epstein's major financial vehicles held at Deutsche Bank — made a €23 million offer on a luxury property called the "Bin Palace" in Marrakech, Morocco, in the name of Karyna Shuliak (Epstein's girlfriend and sole Butterfly Trust beneficiary).
EFTA00552220 (March 19, 2019 — 4 months before Epstein's arrest):
"Dear Karyna, We are pleasant to inform you that the owner of the Bin Palace in Marrakech accepted the Haze Trust offer at 23 million euros. This agreement is subject to a closing till March 29, 2019."
The seller's entity is Khan Stiftung in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, with an account at LGT Bank Liechtenstein. The email asks Shuliak to provide the Haze Trust's bank details so the Liechtenstein banker can contact "his colleague."
This document reveals:
Deutsche Bank transaction ledger Exhibit B (EFTA00027019) documents $135M+ in investment outflows from Epstein's entities to external hedge funds and venture capital:
Money flowed from Southern Financial LLC and Southern Trust Company — both Deutsche Bank accounts funded primarily by Leon Black's $158M. The 2017 Caterpillar Trust (trustees: Eva Dubin, Indyke, Kahn) also participated, receiving $15M Blockchain Capital returns and investing $10M in Honeycomb Ventures IV.
This shows Epstein functioning as a shadow fund-of-funds, receiving money from Black and reinvesting it across the hedge fund and crypto ecosystem.
David Fiszel, former Senior Portfolio Manager at Steve Cohen's Point72 (grew portfolio from $400M to $1.6B), launched Honeycomb Asset Management LP in June 2016. That exact month, Epstein's STC made its first payment of $5M (May 31, 2016), followed by $20M on June 23, 2016.
Honeycomb's investor pitch (EFTA00803491) states Fiszel is the 'second-largest investor in the Fund' - making Epstein's entities the largest investor. Total: $64M+ from STC and Caterpillar Trust (2016-2019).
On Feb 4, 2016 (EFTA00329448), Fiszel met Epstein at 9am, followed by Peter Thiel (9:30-11:30am) and Leon Black (12pm). On April 5, 2019, 3 months before arrest, Fiszel met Epstein the same day as Ruemmler, Bannon, and Scaramucci (EFTA00492926).
Fiszel pitched Epstein a $40-70M Peloton pre-IPO deal (EFTA01032579, Feb 2019): 'I've been busting my ass for 6 months trying to get Peloton... my best idea of 2019.'
Lesley Groff notarized Honeycomb Ventures IV LP (EFTA00313995). Career: Omega Advisors → Rhombus → SAC Capital/Point72 → Honeycomb.
In 2008, year of Epstein's FL guilty plea, FTC and C.O.U.Q. Foundation donated $46M+ to Wexner's YLK Charitable Fund: $33M Apple stock + $5.4M Bear Stearns from FTC. C.O.U.Q. gave $14M in 2007. This was 'the only contribution the Wexners received that year' (EFTA00026723).
In 2010, YLK transferred all assets to Wexner Family Charitable Fund ($208M by 2017). Apple stock appreciated enormously ($25/share in 2008 vs $200+ by 2019).
The townhouse: Wexner bought for $13.2M but prosecutors found no recorded deed transfer 1989-2012. Epstein later signed as both grantor and grantee transferring to Maple Inc (USVI).
Total: $77M townhouse + $46M YLK + $14M C.O.U.Q. = $137M in Wexner-Epstein flows.
FBI/SDNY Deed Investigation (EFTA00037757): Squad C-40 FAST team investigated the townhouse. The AUSA found the mansion was bought in 1989 by "Nine East 71st Street Corporation" (ostensibly for Wexner), featured in Architectural Digest in 1995 as Wexner's, but by 1996 Epstein claimed it as his own. No record of property changing ownership between 1989 and 2012. The AUSA asked: "So did he own it that entire time, rather than Wexner, as had been advertised?? Or did Wexner own it through a corporation for which Epstein was the president?" The last deed (12/23/2011) shows both Grantor and Grantee lines signed by Jeffrey Epstein.
Honeycomb Partners LP received $64M+ from Epstein's Southern Trust Company, making it the single largest documented investment outflow. The fund was founded by David Fiszel, a former SAC Capital/Point72 portfolio manager who grew his book from $400M to $1.6B under Steve Cohen.
Critical timing: Honeycomb launched June 1, 2016. STC made its first $5M payment on May 31, 2016, literally the day before the fund officially started. A second $20M payment followed on June 23, 2016. This means Epstein was a founding investor who seeded the fund at inception.
Ongoing relationship through arrest: Fiszel had regular meetings at Epstein's 71st St townhouse:
Lesley Groff: 'Reconfirming you will go see Jeffrey tomorrow, Sat. April 6th, at 10am, 9 East 71st Street' - 3 months before arrest.
Corporate structure: Lesley Groff (Epstein's executive assistant) notarized the Honeycomb Ventures IV LP subscription documents (EFTA00313995), confirming direct Epstein involvement in fund administration.
Direct email: Fiszel to Epstein's personal jeevacation@gmail.com, 'Definitely. I just tried your cell' (EFTA00814838). Fiszel's email footer explicitly states 'Honeycomb Asset Management.'
Additional $10M flowed from the 2017 Caterpillar Trust into Honeycomb Ventures IV LP. Total documented flow: $74M+.
Honeycomb announced it was returning client capital in August 2025, the same month the EFTA was signed into law.
Glenn Dubin managed over $300M of Epstein's money across multiple entities as of fall 2006, making him Epstein's primary external investment manager. Their '18 years of personal and family friendship' (since ~1993) formed the backbone of Epstein's investment strategy.
Highbridge Capital holdings (Aug 2012):
(EFTA00600099, full Epstein investment ledger)
FTC/Jeepers vs. Zwirn lawsuit (2011): Opening statement reveals Dubin was 'the Fund's agent' who introduced Epstein and was 'responsible for each of JE's contributions to the Fund.' Epstein had $133M in Zwirn (10% of total fund, first investor). 'GD [Glenn Dubin] was responsible for each of JE's contributions to the Fund and in the fall of '06, JE had more than $300M invested with other Dubin-managed entities' - EFTA00587012.
Active coordination: Amanda D'Cruz at Highbridge Capital Management emailed Lesley Groff: 'FYI, Glenn and Jeffrey are speaking right now. I think we can remove the 3:30 call' - EFTA00435883 (Apr 2011).
Darren Indyke managed 'FTC Transaction VI' storage box containing Highbridge documents and 'FTC Consulting Agreement w/Highbridge Mgmt' alongside 'Purchase of Island Global/AYH Ownership' - EFTA00393749.
Dubin family involvement: Wife Eva Andersson Dubin was named trustee of the 2017 Epstein Trust alongside Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn. Virginia Giuffre testified she was directed to have sex with Glenn Dubin.
Dubin and Epstein's financial relationship spanned 18 years. Epstein held $300M+ in Dubin-managed Highbridge and King Street entities. Dubin was described as "responsible for each of JE's contributions" to these funds.
USVI complaint: Dec 5, 2009 Epstein attached picture of a young woman: "you were with Larry, I had to put up with..." Dec 20: blank email with young woman's photo. Jan 8, 2009: Epstein wired $2,000 to Eastern European woman around Staley's Palm Beach visit. Aug 31, 2009: wired $3,000 to same woman when Staley visiting London said he'd "need" something.
Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and now US Commerce Secretary, appears in 216 documents showing a personal relationship with Epstein that continued after his 2008 conviction.
In May 2018, Lutnick emailed Epstein (via Lesley Groff) about the Frick Collection building blocking "our park views" (EFTA00475742), confirming they were neighbors who coordinated on shared property concerns. Epstein lived at 9 East 71st Street.
Lutnick, his wife Allison, and Michael and Marcy Lehrman visited Epstein's Little St. James island for Sunday lunch in December 2012, bringing 8 children ranging in age from 7-16 (EFTA00398853). This was after Epstein's 2008 conviction as a sex offender. Allison Lutnick wrote: "We are a crowd...2 families each with 4 kids ranging in age from 7-16! 6 boys and 2 girls."
Epstein's schedule (EFTA00307015) shows Lutnick had drinks with Epstein on the same day as meetings with Leon Black, Michael Wolff, Steve Bastone, Woody Allen, Glenn Dubin, Bill Gates, Larry Summers, and Jes Staley.
Todd Meister (1,970 documents) was a key network broker for Epstein — introducing high-value contacts and visiting Little Saint James island.
EFTA00403880: “Todd Meister called to confirm he will be going to the island tomorrow with his Venezuelan friend and that Larry is to pick them up in the helicopter upon arrival.”
His “Venezuelan friend” is Francisco D’Agostino, who arrived via private plane (tail #N3FD) to St. Thomas FBO. Larry (pilot) picked them up by helicopter to Little Saint James. D’Agostino also visited Epstein’s townhouse (EFTA00401051).
EFTA00390161 (May 2013): Same-day schedule includes Meister appointment, then dinner with Joi Ito, Ed Boyden, Woody Allen & Soon Yi, plus meeting with Andrew Farkas (Epstein will executor). Regular presence alongside Leon Black, Mort Zuckerman, Steve Hanson.
FBI and SDNY documents reveal that at least 9 financial institutions filed Suspicious Activity Reports on Epstein-linked accounts:
| Bank | Key Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase | $1.08B SAR, filed after death | EFTA01648787 |
| Deutsche Bank | $150M NYSDFS penalty, connected to Kushner investigation | EFTA00032439 |
| TD Bank | $30 million in Epstein accounts; SAR filed Oct 2019 | EFTA00015851 |
| Bank of America | Butterfly Trust funds traced through BoA | EFTA00037696 |
| Wells Fargo | $175K Butterfly Trust destination | EFTA00037696 |
| Charles Schwab | FBI flowcharts of accounts | EFTA00037692 |
| USAA | FBI sent 'KEEP ACCOUNT OPEN' letter | EFTA00038448 |
| American Express | SAR backup documentation | EFTA00030207 |
| UBS | $18.3M Maxwell/Borgerson SAR | EFTA01648787 |
The TD Bank discovery is particularly significant: Sullivan & Cromwell attorney Nicolas Bourtin notified SDNY that the bank wanted to close Epstein accounts holding 'approximately $30 million' but needed government clearance. The FBI separately ordered USAA to keep Epstein-linked accounts open for investigative purposes.
A stunning SDNY email (EFTA00032439) reveals the Deutsche Bank Epstein SAR investigation was potentially connected to a pre-existing Kushner-related investigation: 'Urgent report on the DB part of Epstein case... This could be separate UMR or tagged onto the DB/Kushner UMR.'
An executive assistant’s proffer to federal investigators reveals the inner workings of Epstein’s office operations (EFTA00025091):
The assistant was told by colleagues that "massages were a part of JE’s [schedule], just part of his normal day. Akin to someone going daily to the gym." Massage appointments "were to be handled like any other appointments." After Epstein’s 2008 plea, "the word ‘massage’ was not used again."
From 2001-2009, "cash was always kept in the office in the accounting department." Money was "messengered from the office in envelopes prior to Epstein’s plea." The assistant noted much less cash movement after Epstein went to jail.
After moving to 575 Lexington Ave, "old storage boxes with folders arrived from storage and were shredded" by an office helper. The assistant "does not know what was in the folders and was told it was time to get rid of very old files."
Epstein had one conversation with the assistant about the case: "JE said that someone was trying to blackmail him and apologized for the disruption it was causing to the office. JE also said that it was embarrassing." This framing, casting himself as the blackmail victim, is consistent with his pattern of minimizing criminal conduct.
Computer scientist Danny Hillis was one of Epstein's most deeply embedded science network collaborators, with the relationship spanning 15 years from 2002 to 2017.
In March 2012, Hillis co-curated the attendee list for Epstein's "Seminar-MONEY" (EFTA02001184, EFTA00702351). Epstein instructed staff: "set up a meeting time for jes and danny hillis on monday. send danny the list of my proposed attendees." The proposed list reads like a Silicon Valley/Wall Street summit:
That same month, Epstein brokered a joint meeting with Jes Staley at his townhouse (EFTA02174084): "Jeffrey is asking if you would like to join in on a meeting ... will be having at his home this Sunday, March 11th at 1pm along with Danny Hillis and Jes Staley." By April 2012, Hillis met Staley at JPMorgan headquarters (EFTA02022626): "1:45 Danny Hillis to meet with Jes Staley at Jes' office (270 Park Ave, 48th Floor)", a meeting brokered by a convicted sex offender at a major bank's executive suite.
Epstein offered Hillis accommodation at his NYC property (EFTA01840043): "if danny hillis needs an apt lets give him one if available." Confirmed: "Danny Hillis has taken you up on your offer! He will stay in 4M."
In April 2014, Epstein invited Hillis to Little St. James island (EFTA01925785): "Im on the island most of may, if you have time, come visit. bring whomever. Ferren is also welcome" (Bran Ferren = Applied Minds co-founder). He also visited Zorro Ranch for dinosaur hunting with paleontologist Jack Horner (EFTA01880902).
A seized computer index from law enforcement contains a folder labeled "DANNY HILLIS-ZORRO" documenting ranch visit photos (EFTA00005284), this index sits alongside folders for "Clinton Trips" and "Nudes."
The earliest documented connection is October 2002, when Ghislaine Maxwell sent a FedEx Priority Overnight envelope to Danny Hillis, the same day she sent envelopes to Alan Dershowitz and Gerald Edelman (EFTA01317889).
Hillis also collaborated with Epstein on alternative currencies (EFTA01754301): "would love to continue our discussion on that" and "Maybe i can help explain it to Bill [Gates], but need too have a clearer understanding of what the it is first." Epstein replied: "Gates also has interest but is a slower learner."
David Stern, Epstein's international operations chief, served as primary liaison to Prince Andrew and as a front man for acquisitions connected to convicted sex trafficker Jean-Luc Brunel.
On February 22, 2016, Stern texted Epstein from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the world's premier genome sequencing center in Cambridge, England (EFTA02470145):
"I'm with PA at the Sanger institute in Cambridge the centre for genome sequencing. You would love this shit."
"PA" = Prince Andrew, confirmed by consistent use across documents. A British royal and Epstein's security chief visiting a genetics research center connects to Epstein's eugenics interests.
In December 2015, the same email chain reveals (EFTA00704095):
"Jes told PA to meet in Jan when he's settled in. Should I meet Jes before?"
Stern served as intermediary between Jes Staley and Prince Andrew, coordinated through Epstein. The same chain discusses a China security business: "Kidnappings and blackmail have become a huge problem recently."
Sarah Kellen (convicted co-conspirator) confirmed the relationship in June 2010 (EFTA00735965): "Hear that you and PA and david stern are all in love. Now that makes me have desperate FOMO."
In February 2010, Epstein used Stern to acquire Fashion TV (EFTA00888980):
"contact michel adam.. tell him you represent, an english client wanting to buy fashion tv. you were told to contact him by jean luc brunel."
Brunel was convicted of sex trafficking and died in custody February 2022. Fashion TV is a global modeling network. Stern pursued the deal, obtaining financials from CEO Yaron Jakubowicz, €200 million valuation (EFTA00762263).
Stern also introduced Stefan Krause, former Deutsche Bank CFO, to Epstein (EFTA00717933) and coordinated Prince Andrew's meetings with the Emir of Qatar (EFTA00697949): "ask PA if he will be meeting with tamim from qatar this week?"
Harry Beller has been categorized as a notary public, but EFTA documents reveal he was Epstein's in-house trader and financial professional embedded at the 71st Street Manhattan mansion.
In her FBI interview, Lesley Groff described the mansion's layout: "After going straight, there would be a large office for two accountants and the trader. The accountant was ERIC GAINEY (GAINEY), who had an assistant accountant BELLA KLEIN (BELLA). The trader was HARRY BELLER (BELLER)."
The 2010 payroll analysis shows Beller as the #5 highest-paid employee across all Epstein entities at $301,702/year, more than pilots, property managers, or the USVI office manager. He managed investments and received JCK Partners performance reports.
Beller was also the custodian of Epstein's tax records (Form 990-EZ, Form 990-PF for Epstein's foundation) and served as notary on Epstein's legal documents. He was subpoenaed on August 16, 2007 (return date 9/11/2007) alongside Lesley Groff, Jean-Luc Brunel, and Adam Perrylang during the Palm Beach investigation. He is listed in the Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures in Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 v. United States as a relevant person.
NYC restaurateur Steve Hanson was far more deeply embedded in Epstein's operations than his public profile suggests. He was named third successor executor in Epstein's Last Will and Testament (after Eva Dubin and Kathryn Ruemmler) and successor trustee in both the 1953 Trust and 2014 Trust.
Hanson was on the approved prison visitor list during Epstein's 2008-09 incarceration. He managed Epstein's island hospitality operations, sourcing premium meat suppliers (Lobel's), recommending private chefs ("Francis can really cook; I don't think we will find better"), and coordinating guest meals: "So breakfast in nyc? But 3 meals on the island - guests on the island?? Dinner for 6 or..."
He visited both the island ("Steve Hanson & Craig Martin to cross over a day on island?") and the ranch ("we talked about this at the ranch"). He pre-interviewed household staff candidates at Epstein's house and was involved in hiring and retaining domestic employees.
In December 2014, Groff emailed Epstein: "Steve Hanson has dropped of xmas gifts to the house...there are gifts for the girls and a big bag for you!", bringing gifts for unnamed women at Epstein's residence. In July 2016, someone told Epstein they'd asked "Steve Hanson about his Hamptons cottage for this weekend and he said yes", Epstein replied: "NEVER forget to tell me."
On 30 July 2016 Hanson (the header prints his name as Stephen Hanson) emailed Jeffrey Epstein about "The California person", a woman living on the west coast: "I invested in - what started off to be one horse - has grown into a expensive hobby". He complained of "the excessive phone calls" and asked: "Any ideas on how to get out of the call loop or suck it up as its part of the trap I'm in ?" Jeffrey Epstein replied the same day: "she is such a bitch, and money hungry, you have to be careful, she will try to hold you and your family up, she will make up crazy stories. , tell many lies. and try to bring havoc when she realizes her money machine is no longer available." He went on: "its a shame you cant send her to another country where they deal with blackmailers more effectively. in china there are cos that are set up to only do that. get rid of female blackmailers. they move them to other cities countries and try to find them real work". The woman is not named in the exchange. Hanson's sentence is punctuated with dashes, and the text does not settle whether "I invested in" refers to her or to the horse.
An internal JPMorgan review by Akin Gump (November 2019) revealed that SDNY prosecutors had previously flagged Epstein's relationship to Paul Barrett, a Managing Director in JPMorgan's Global Investment Opportunities Group who managed Epstein's brokerage and asset trading accounts.
The review discovered a chart sent by Epstein's accountant Harry Beller to Deutsche Bank's Amanda Kirby (Paul Morris's assistant) with the subject line "Let's discuss", identifying "several accounts that were previously unknown to us, including a brokerage account belonging to the Butterfly Trust."
The chart also revealed Epstein's previously unknown relationships with Ted Serure and Laurie Cameron at JPMorgan Securities. Barrett held "Limited Trading Authorization for Brokerage account; Power of Attorney in Brokerage" for Epstein's accounts, as confirmed in SDNY-produced documents (marked "CONFIDENTIAL, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(a)").
The production also included "a significant number of emails related to Darren Indyke's cash withdrawal activities", suggesting systematic off-books cash movements through JPMorgan.
Robert Trivers, the renowned evolutionary biologist, received at least $50,000 from Epstein's Enhanced Education LLC shell entity, $30,000 in April 2014 and $20,000 in May 2015. Richard Kahn, Epstein's financial manager, emailed Epstein: "Regarding Trivers, Please advise. May 2015, 20k from Enhanced. April 2014, 30k from Enhanced." Epstein responded cryptically: "trivers assaya, boat. pats tanks? 727." (EFTA00641250).
Trivers was listed #23 on Epstein's numbered "Science" contact list of 36 scientists (EFTA00729992), alongside Martin Nowak, Seth Lloyd, Marvin Minsky, Lisa Randall, and others. His book "Wild Life: Adventures of an Evolutionary Biologist" was in Epstein's possession (EFTA01196958), and he was in Epstein's MacBook address book (EFTA01064310).
Most significantly, in April 2023, FBI FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) sent an "URGENT - Deconfliction request" to FBI New York Field Office (Child Exploitation/Human Trafficking unit) listing "Trivers, Robert" alongside Nautilus Inc and Sotheby's as names requiring deconfliction (EFTA00144222). This indicates active law enforcement financial investigation into Trivers in connection with the Epstein case.
A 69-page classified OCDETF Fusion Center target profile (EFTA00173953) reveals a previously undisclosed DEA investigation, "Operation Chain Reaction" (case C1-11-0049), opened on December 17, 2010, targeting Jeffrey Epstein and 14 other individuals.
The memo states: "DEA reporting indicates the above individuals are involved in illegitimate wire transfers which are tied to illicit drug and/or prostitution activities occurring in the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York City."
The document details approximately $50 million in suspicious wire transfers from 2010-2015. Epstein's financial records include 7 Unified Suspicious Activity Reports totaling $5.67 million (2013-2015), Currency Transaction Reports of $233,000 (2010-2011), and bank accounts at Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, HSBC Private Bank Geneva, HSBC Paris, JP Morgan Chase, and Valartis Bank AG Zurich.
As of May 2015, the investigation remained "judicial pending", still active after five years, indicating investigators may have been awaiting court approval for search warrants or other legal action.
The memo also reveals multiple parallel federal investigations into Epstein: an FBI case (31E-MM-108062) opened July 25, 2006 that remained active in 2015; ICE investigations in West Palm Beach (2006-2008), Las Vegas (2009-2010), and Paris ("Operation Angel Watch", June-October 2013, tracking Epstein as a convicted sex offender).
Epstein was queried by 30+ law enforcement agencies between 2013-2015, including U.S. Secret Service White House Division (August 12, 2014), Harvard University Campus Police, and multiple agencies in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Corporate entities identified include SLK Designs LLC (linked to $20,000 in transfers from Epstein) and Hyperion Air Inc. (Epstein's aviation holding company, controlled by attorney Darren Indyke). Critically, SDNY prosecutors who arrested Epstein in July 2019 were reportedly unaware of this earlier DEA investigation.
Leon Black pledged $2 million to Lawrence Krauss's ASU Origins Project (January 2015). Both men are named in victim diaries as perpetrators: Krauss is described as "Mr. Sauerkraut krauss...gross" (EFTA02731465), while Leon Black is described biting victims and causing bleeding. This funding relationship between two men accused by victims demonstrates the interconnected nature of the network.
Phone-message logs from Jeffrey Epstein's office dated 11 April 2005 record a standing payment arrangement and who was billed for it. At 11:24AM: "Dr. Landon's $25k quartly payment is due, please approve". At 3:11PM the same day: "FYI: on the Dr. Landon quarterly payments, we (NYSG) billed LHW/Abigail in advance as we have in prior years" (EFTA00024275; a duplicate log, EFTA00257233, carries the same line with the billing party lost to OCR).
So the payments were approved through Jeffrey Epstein's office, billed by NYSG, and charged to "LHW/Abigail" - read as Leslie H. Wexner and Abigail Wexner - and the arrangement already ran "as we have in prior years".
What the documents do not say: what the payments were for, or where Dr. Landon worked. Neither log contains "Ohio State" or "OSU". An earlier version of this finding gave the figure as $100,000 a year, which is a multiplication of the quarterly sum rather than a number in the document.
Pozhidaeva emailed Epstein directly about Joshua Fink: "Josh is toxic... Above all he accused me of 'not loving babies'... He is not a good person. We were all wrong", with "we were all wrong" suggesting Epstein had been involved in matchmaking or approving the relationship. The email also mentions Miami trips, Moscow friends, and wakesurfing, indicating Epstein-funded lifestyle and travel.
Rodriguez explicitly identifies the power hierarchy: "Leslie Wexner. He was Jeffrey Epstein's boss. He owns the limited... Victoria's Secret." He describes Wexner's properties in Colorado, London, Georgia, Columbus and notes Epstein called them "every day... Very powerful people."
On George Mitchell: "Senator George Mitchell, okay, every day he's donated" , suggesting Mitchell was a regular visitor/donor to Epstein.
Most critically, Rodriguez reveals he withheld names from his formal video deposition: "this is the people that I couldn't say in front of the camera", meaning his official testimony to Brad Edwards was deliberately incomplete. The names he only provided in this secret meeting include Leon Black, Alan Dershowitz, and George Mitchell.
Jimmy Cayne is listed in a victim interrogatory document where individuals are named regarding their "Knowledge of defendant's sexual desire for minor girls":
"Jimmy Cayne" appears alongside Ron Burkle, Leon Black, Donald Trump, David Copperfield, and over 70 other names. The interrogatory also lists Cayne under "Knowledge of defendant's finances".
Cayne led Bear Stearns from 1993-2008. Bear Stearns was a key early backer of Epstein's financial career. The firm collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
An internal Epstein staff email confirms that attorney Darren K. Indyke, Epstein's longtime lawyer and trustee of multiple Epstein trusts, personally ordered the destruction of digital evidence:
"The only remnants of computers that far back were the old hard drives Darren had me review & erase over a year ago (none of them had any of your info). I could reach out to Murph and see if he thinks your old data would be backed up anywhere but that's the longest of long shots."
This email reveals:
As an attorney, Indyke had a legal duty to preserve evidence relevant to potential litigation. His direct involvement in erasing hard drives while Epstein faced ongoing civil lawsuits and potential criminal investigations raises serious questions about obstruction of justice and spoliation of evidence.
An FBI interview summary (EFTA00022133) documents a coordinated witness silencing campaign:
A victim who was abused by Alan Dershowitz "at least 6 times, aged 16-19" describes how "In 2007 Maxwell and Epstein (separately) called her to ask her to keep quiet."
A separate victim declaration (EFTA00020729) describes the dual-threat approach used against victims: "they were being discredited as drug addicts and prostitutes. But, on the other hand, if I were to keep quiet, I would 'be looked after.'"
The victim adds: "The fact that this call came in right after the FBI call reinforced my concern that the man I had talked to earlier was not really working for the FBI", suggesting that Epstein's team was monitoring FBI contacts with witnesses.
Another document (EFTA00019169) notes a key witness who "settled last year with her for pennies (in comparison to what he's worth), and she now has a gag order", despite being a witness who "was on his plane many times being paid to perform sexual activities with heads of state, leading businessmen, royalty, politicians and celebrities."
A third document (EFTA00037683) references someone under a gag order being told to "shut her up" if she didn't go along with the whole "suicide" cover story, and that "she was arrested and murdered".
The diary's "Mr. Ein" is identified as Mark Ein, Washington DC-based investor, founder of Venturehouse Group, former Carlyle Group partner, and owner of the Washington Kastles tennis team. He is the only person surnamed "Ein" in the entire corpus.
The diary entry is devastating: "Mr. Rails and Mr. Ein [clipping: blood on their hands]". Ein moves in DC elite circles that overlap with the Epstein network, the diary places him alongside other DC-area figures (Vradenburg/AOL, Conway, Jacobson).
EFTA documents show Ein's SPAC deals (Capitol Acquisition Corp III, $325M IPO) processed through Deutsche Bank, Epstein's primary bank, and tennis event invitations sent to Epstein's personal email.
Police reports document active witness tampering through financial inducements:
"An associate of Epstein's was offering to buy victims' silence during the course of the prior investigation. Specifically, one victim reported that 'she was personally contacted through a source that has maintained contact with Epstein,' who 'assured [the victim] that she would receive monetary compensation for her assistance in not cooperating with law enforcement.'"
The victim reported being told: "Those who help him will be compensated and...", establishing a systematic program of buying witness non-cooperation.
A victim's deposition describes being paid for nude photographs:
"She called me and told me that Mr. Epstein would pay me $500 if there could be nude pictures taken of me. And my words to her were only if you take them; I will not le[t anyone else]"
The victim confirmed at least ten photographs were taken at Epstein's residence, and that she had never been photographed nude before. The photography was facilitated through an intermediary who arranged the payment and session.
The Maxwell prosecution memo documents the pregnancy-recruitment pipeline:
"[Victim] massaged Epstein in the first few months of her pregnancy. Once [she] was visibly pregnant, however, she stopped providing Epstein with massages and instead brought friends to massage Epstein."
An SDNY internal email confirms this pattern was known to prosecutors, with the subject line: "Jeffrey Epstein lost interest in pregnant victim, made her recruit underage girls"
The Maxwell prosecution memo further documents the payment system: "Each time Victim-1 brought a girl to Epstein, Victim-1 was paid $300, and the other girl also would receive $300, always in cash. Victim-1 states that Epstein knew that she was under the age of 18, and that he knew other girls she brought were under 18."
FBI FD-302 interview (Aug 13, 2007): At age 14, victim was introduced to Epstein by a 17-year-old girl who said she could make $300 for a massage. When asked her age, victim "uttered 'four' and then said 17. Epstein responded by saying, 'so you are fourteen.'" Epstein told her "that they would not tell anyone."
On the first visit, the 14-year-old was seated on a couch while another girl and Epstein had sex on the massage table directly in front of her. "Epstein and [the girl] were looking at [victim] as they were having sex."
The victim went to Epstein's residence over 100 times for approximately three years beginning at age 14. Epstein touched her breasts and vagina, attempted to use a "massager" on her vagina. He progressively demanded clothing removal, offering an extra $100 to remove panties.
The 2015 Joinder Motion (SDFL) contains sworn allegations: "Epstein also trafficked Jane Doe #3 for sexual purposes to many other powerful men, including numerous prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known Prime Minister, and other world leaders." The filing states Epstein's purpose in "lending" victims was "to ingratiate himself with them for business, personal, political, and financial gain, as well as to obtain potential blackmail information." Alan Dershowitz is specifically alleged to have "helped negotiate an agreement with a provision that provided protection for himself against criminal prosecution."
Todd Meister, a financier briefly married to Nicky Hilton, appears in 1,627 documents in the Epstein corpus, one of the largest presences for any non-core figure. He visited Epstein's island on October 2, 2012 (helicopter pickup arranged), had regular visits to the NY townhouse 2012-2013, and organized quantitative finance meetings for Epstein alongside Nicole Junkermann. His deposition was subpoenaed in a victim lawsuit (EFTA00723217) but was subsequently cancelled. He is named in the victim interrogatory (EFTA00727684) as having "Knowledge of defendant's sexual desire for minor girls." His father Bob/Robert Meister (~20 docs) was a Deutsche Bank client alongside Epstein, connected to Faith Kates/model agency via Ed Razek. Bob Meister's deposition was also subpoenaed alongside Todd's (also cancelled). Bob Meister turned "openly hostile" toward Epstein by 2017.
A May 8, 2018 email to self (EFTA01742815), 14 months before Epstein's arrest, has the subject line: "dersh, jes, ian, ghis, forrrester cayne", grouping Cayne with Dershowitz, Jes Staley, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Sarah Kellen (Forrester). The body mentions "massage," "jean luc" (Brunel), island properties, and virtually every major name in the network. Cayne maintained regular phone contact 2010-2018 via assistant Suzette, with dozens of scheduling emails documenting calls. He provided a sworn affidavit supporting Epstein in February 2010 (EFTA00722209), post-conviction. He publicly endorsed Epstein's science website (EFTA00905799) and allowed his endorsement quote to be circulated by Al Seckel for reputation management (EFTA00754348). Ghislaine Maxwell forwarded Cayne's own $2M sexual harassment payout story to Epstein (EFTA00774399), suggesting shared intelligence on vulnerabilities.
A January 2010 email from a Palm Beach real estate broker (Fite Shavell & Associates) to Epstein (EFTA00764574), with subject line "Dan Snyder", states: "Hello after much work I was finally able to get Dan's number thank you so very much for the referral." A preceding December 2009 email (EFTA00767027) from the same broker, after an in-person meeting with Epstein, asks: "I will try and contact Mr. Dan Snyder today, should you have a good number for me to reach him at this would be helpful." This proves Epstein was personally brokering introductions for Snyder in Palm Beach, the epicenter of Epstein's trafficking operation, after his 2008 conviction. Dan Snyder was separately a Deutsche Bank Wealth Management client ($2.1B net worth, EFTA01475859) managed by the same team (Stewart Oldfield) that handled Epstein's accounts. Deutsche Bank was pursuing "boat loan, stadium financing, rates hedging" and a $25M managed investment mandate for Snyder (EFTA01472840). The victim diary (Dataset 12) states: "Dan Snyder is a pig!" TMZ circulated a rumor of Snyder's arrest in the Epstein/Maxwell case that reached SDNY prosecutors (EFTA00102503).
Documents from the Epstein JPM Fund (the JPMorgan Chase victim settlement fund) reveal individual victim settlements of $1,000,000.
EFTA00037088 (Jan 19, 2024), Marsh Law Firm letter to a victim:
"As you know, we are receiving compensation from the Epstein JPM Fund on your behalf... Gross Settlement Amount: $1,000,000.00. Less Fees and Costs Billed to You: $75,000.00. Net Disbursement to You: $925,000.00"
The law firm advises the settlement may be treated as "damages received on account of personal physical injury" and therefore potentially not subject to federal income tax, though noting "the law on this issue is unclear."
This document provides concrete evidence of JPMorgan's financial liability for enabling Epstein's crimes. The bank established this settlement fund as part of its resolution with victims, acknowledging its role in facilitating Epstein's financial infrastructure. JPMorgan's own SAR (EFTA01648787) documented 4,725 suspicious wire transactions totaling $1.08 billion through Epstein-linked accounts.
The Epstein Victims' Compensation Fund materials were subject to a protective order in the Maxwell trial (EFTA00009654, Nov 2021, Judge Alison Nathan) due to privacy concerns.
The FBI case briefing (EFTA00164939) contains a victim statement about Howard Lutnick (now Commerce Secretary):
"Lutnick made his money through Ponzi schemes and money laundering. Lutnick and Epstein were neighbors and Epstein sold Lutnick a home for $10 which was then sold for millions."
This is recorded in the FBI's "PROMINENT NAMES" section alongside victim statements about Trump, Black, Staley, and others. Lutnick publicly claimed in October 2025 that "I was never in the room with him socially, for business or even philanthropy." Under Senate questioning in February 2026, he admitted meeting Epstein at least twice post-conviction.
Note: This is a single-source victim statement and the financial allegations about Ponzi schemes and money laundering are unverified. The $10 property sale is potentially verifiable through public records.
Email correspondence from June-July 2009 between Epstein and Russian model Svetlana Pozhidaeva (email in Cyrillic: Светлана Пожидаева) directly references Brunel's MC2 agency: "before MC2 had told me 3 weeks, but its been more than a month already and no news..." She travels between Milan, Moscow, and the US, and writes: "you are one of the most important people in my life." Her Russian passport separately appears in Deutsche Bank grand jury subpoena material.
Joshua Fink emailed Jean-Luc Brunel directly about MC2 model agency finances: "Dear Jean Luc, I am not sure if you received the email I sent on Tuesday. By chance yesterday I received an invoice from MC2 in the mail. I would love to clarify a point or two with you as I do not believe I have a full understanding of things at the moment.", showing the son of BlackRock's CEO had direct financial dealings with Brunel's convicted trafficking operation.
This directly connects Scoop Models (Danish modeling agency) to the Epstein/Brunel trafficking pipeline. The phrase "looks younger" is consistent with documented recruiting patterns.
"I need to find enough models and hostess from different countries... I have to pay for the license and residence permit half of the scouting fees so I have enough to pay the tickets for girls coming to Dubai."
Siad describes having "almost 25 models" already and scouting "in different parts of Europe" all summer. This documents international trafficking infrastructure funded by Epstein.
Epstein personally connected Junkermann to Leon Black, Apollo Global Management founder:
"I spoke to Leon Black... He said he will take you to lunch or dinner and be any help he can."
This demonstrates Epstein acting as a connector between his female associates and his billionaire financial network. Leon Black is separately under investigation for sex trafficking allegations related to Epstein victims.
A second Epstein email provides even more detail about the blackmail scheme, naming both the target (Les Wexner) and a witness (Leon Black) who was aware:
"his whole case was about les wexner. and boiese trying to blackmail him...leon black was horrified"
This email establishes: (1) Boies' legal activities were allegedly a pretext for blackmail; (2) Leon Black, himself later investigated by SDNY for sex trafficking, was aware of and "horrified" by the scheme; (3) The target was Wexner, who had the deepest financial entanglement with Epstein of anyone in his network.
At approximately age 16, an associate called and said "Epstein wanted [her] to take photographs." Nude photos were taken at Epstein's Palm Beach residence, by the pool, intracoastal waterway, living room, bathroom, and balcony. She was paid $500 for posing but never received any of the photographs.
Epstein asked her: "Do you have any friends that might be interested?" and specifically "if she had any younger friends." He paid $100 per girl recruited. Epstein sent Victoria's Secret bras and underwear, massage oils, and a book titled "Massage for Dummies" via FedEx.
Notable physical detail corroborating other victims: "Epstein's urethra is located on the side of his penis instead of on the tip", this distinctive anatomical detail was independently confirmed by multiple victims.
Lesley Groff emails Epstein (February 26, 2010): "Shall I have Lynn prepare 'heavy snacks' for your evening appointments with Peter Mandelson, Jes Staley and Jamie Dimon? Or is this to be a nice sit down dinner at 9pm?" Epstein replies: "snacks." This is a post-conviction evening, Epstein had already served his 2008 sentence. Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan CEO), Jes Staley (head of JPM's private bank), and Peter Mandelson (UK politician who later resigned from the House of Lords over Epstein connections) were all at Epstein's house together. JPMorgan later paid $290 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the bank knowingly facilitated Epstein's trafficking. 172 documents reference Dimon in the corpus.
Bella Klein, Epstein's accountant, routinely processed medical expenses for unnamed "girls" in the network. Richard Kahn (Epstein's financial manager) emailed Epstein:
"bella sent me the latest batch of medical bills for girls just wanted to confirm that you do not want to see these and that bella should pay all medical once girls confirm for accuracy"
Epstein replied: "bleaching is not acceptable. sorry, pay it but its out of hand"
This reveals: (1) there were enough "girls" requiring medical care that it was a routine batch process, (2) Epstein exercised control over what treatments were "acceptable", (3) the girls were expected to "confirm for accuracy", suggesting they were pressured to approve bills without seeing a full accounting.
Separately, Klein controlled medical reimbursements: "Did she get JE approval to go there and use his Amex, as I reimburse her for medical only" (EFTA00474973), showing Epstein's financial infrastructure managed girls' medical access.
Multiple emails document Epstein's office wiring money to Sberbank (Russian state-owned bank) accounts for unnamed women. Bella Klein (Epstein's assistant) coordinated these transfers:
These documents show a systematic pattern of wire transfers from Epstein's New York accounts to Russian bank accounts for women whose identities are redacted. Combined with the 3,005 documents referencing the "Aeroflot pipeline" of Russian women, these financial records corroborate a trafficking financing operation.
Faith Kates, founder and owner of Next Management LLC, one of New York's top modeling agencies, appears in 4,615 documents in the EFTA corpus, making her one of the most frequently mentioned non-staff individuals.
Kates coordinated three-way calls between herself, Epstein, and Brett Ratner in November 2018, eight months before Epstein's arrest. Ratner had been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by 6+ women in October/November 2017.
Kates attended Epstein dinners with Woody Allen, Charlie Rose, Brett Ratner, Leon Black, Peter Mandelson, and others. When she asked who would be at dinner, Epstein responded: "woody, his wife, maybe ratner, charlie rose" (EFTA01831735, Dec 2010).
Kates maintained the relationship through Epstein's 2008 conviction and beyond. After his release: "U were in both the post today and daily news... same shit just another day... stay strong it will all come to pass... Xoxo me" (EFTA00682282, March 2011). She was on Epstein's jail contact list.
An earlier document (EFTA01740839) contains the note: "Get Names of Girls from Faith", a direct instruction to obtain names of women/girls from the model agency owner.
Barbro Ehnbom, a Swedish-American businesswoman, ran “Barbro’s Best & Brightest” (BBB), a network of 150 vetted young women in business, created in 2001 to “promote future women leaders in Swedish and International business.” Ehnbom annually selected a “Female Economist of the Year” (FEOY) and introduced winners to Epstein.
Evidence of recruitment pipeline:
Epstein funded the network directly: EFTA00459520 (Jul 2017) shows a 5,000 wire to BBB AB in Sweden via SEB bank. Ehnbom referred to BBB as “your BBB” when writing to Epstein (EFTA01021462), indicating his ownership/sponsorship. She also arranged his Stockholm visits and connected him with Swedish scientists and royals.
The pattern mirrors other Epstein recruitment pipelines: a legitimate-sounding organization (BBB/FEOY) serving as a funnel for young women to be introduced to Epstein, with the organizer receiving financial payments. 1,029 documents across sets 9, 10, 11.
Deutsche Bank records document a $250,000 wire transfer from Southern Financial LLC (an Epstein-controlled entity) to "Joichi Ito" on July 2, 2014 (EFTA00027019, DB-SDNY-0003972). This is a direct, documented financial payment from Epstein to the then-director of the MIT Media Lab.
In April 2014, Epstein discussed funding mechanisms with Ito (EFTA00683944): "do we have a vehicle to fund. or should i just use ped", "PED" referring to Martin Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics at Harvard, which Epstein used as a conduit for funding.
Most troublingly, in April 2015, Ito's MIT office arranged Japanese visas for Epstein's traveling companions (EFTA00349192). The visa applications listed Epstein's "assistants" as:
Ito's assistant Mika Tanaka provided the full visa procedure including requirements for Russian passport holders (EFTA00349621), the procedure was forwarded to Karyna Shuliak. This shows MIT institutional resources being used for Epstein's operational logistics involving young women.
Ito described Epstein's science network as "the regulars" (EFTA00347363): "I assume Jeffrey will be inviting the regulars like Joscha Bach, Danny Hillis, George Church", revealing the inner circle's casual familiarity. In December 2013, Ito planned a "Mathematics of Deception" island retreat with Neil Gershenfeld, Sebastian Seung, and Judith Donath (EFTA00680563): "a build-a-brain project... deception would be a subsystem to design or emerge."
Contact continued through at least March 2018, when Ito was given Epstein's island phone number and personal cell (EFTA00471164). Ito resigned as MIT Media Lab director in September 2019.
From the victim diary (EFTA02731361):
"Superior gene pool ?!? Why me? It makes no sense. Why my hair color and eye color? That feels very Nazi like"
Transhumanist network funding:
The victim's explicit comparison to Nazi ideology and her repeated description as an "incubator" and "property" demonstrates awareness of the dehumanizing eugenics framework. This ideology, combining transhumanism, genetic superiority, and objectification of women, may help explain how Epstein and his circle rationalized systematic abuse.
A March 2012 email from Lesley Groff shows Epstein coordinating a visit to Harvard bringing Leon Black and Austin Hearst to meet David Gergen at Martin Nowak's Institute: "Jeffrey will be coming up to Harvard on Sunday April 15th...he is bringing along Leon Black, of Apollo Management as well as Austin Hearst... in Martin Nowak's Institute at One Brattle Square"
Martin Nowak received $6.5 million from Epstein for his evolutionary dynamics program. Nowak's institute, which Epstein funded, is also the academic network at the center of the corpus's eugenics/genetics findings; this email places Black there too.
Lesley Groff emailed Sultan bin Sulayem (Chairman of Dubai World, DP World): "Can you please provide an address for me to send you the '23 and Me' DNA kit?" Sultan replied with his name spelling. The same email chain shows Sultan had met with Epstein at 9 East 71st Street. Deutsche Bank records show a $6,200 wire transfer from Epstein to Sultan (July 2017), and emails show Sultan visited Epstein in Paris, NYC, and the island.
Epstein's relationship with Noam Chomsky extended far beyond intellectual dinners, documents reveal Epstein was managing Chomsky's family finances, estate planning, and legal disputes through his personal trustee network.
In November 2017, Epstein was directly involved in Chomsky's financial affairs (EFTA00948378):
"max said that deborah instructed him to send the money directly to treasury. harry said he was willing to fly to arizona to sit down so he could hear directly from noam instead of me"
"Harry" is Harry Chomsky (Noam's son), who was coordinating through Richard Kahn, Epstein's personal trustee (EFTA00947029). "Max" is attorney Max Kohlenberg, who was coordinating "Noam and Valeria's circumstances" through Epstein's assistant (EFTA00459050).
By March 2018, Epstein was intervening in what appears to be a family legal dispute (EFTA00853327): "had a tought conversation with deborah yesterday. she said Gene had sent you an email laying out claims ... she also refused to ask max for his malpractice policy. unacceptable"
An IRS 1099 form in Epstein's files documents a $1,715,000 real estate transaction for "Avram Noam Chomsky" at N. Korth Lane, Oro Valley, Arizona (EFTA00788401). The presence of Chomsky's tax documents in Epstein's files demonstrates deep financial entanglement.
Separately, in April 2017, Epstein sent 23andMe DNA kits to the Chomskys (EFTA00449046): "Jeffrey would like you and Noam to receive 23 and Me kits", CC'd to Karyna Shuliak, the same person who elsewhere in the corpus handled Epstein's sperm-banking paperwork.
Epstein also lavished hospitality on Chomsky: booking The Mark hotel, arranging private planes to Bedford, dinners with Woody Allen, and meetings at Martin Nowak's Harvard institute (EFTA00347837). In August 2016, Epstein proposed "The Chomsky Challenge", $50,000 in prizes for linguistics questions (EFTA00821969).
December 2015 email from David Stern to Epstein regarding a security business in Beijing: "One of the wealthiest (but not high profile) Chinese from Beijing has asked me to do it with him. He will fund it... Kidnappings and blackmail have become a huge problem recently. New anti-corruption means you can't trust permanent local security because they see/know too much."
Epstein explained Boies' financial motivation for the blackmail scheme, Boies had lost a major legal fee and was seeking alternative income:
"MONEY!!!! he lost the fee for hank greenburg"
This refers to the Hank Greenberg / AIG case, where Boies represented Greenberg. According to Epstein, after losing that fee, Boies turned to monetizing Epstein's sex tapes and blackmailing Wexner as an alternative revenue source.
A 117-minute filmed interview captures Epstein discussing his career: the Santa Fe Institute, Wall Street, Bear Stearns, the 2008 financial crisis. He describes himself as a "tier one" sex offender, "the lowest". He discusses donating to HIV clinics as a "class three sexual predator", appearing to conflate or minimize his classification. He blames Bill Clinton for causing the financial crisis and discusses Larry Summers, genetic algorithms, and Howard Gardner. The recording appears to be a self-promotional or legacy video, notable for Epstein's casual attitude toward his sex offender status.
Court records reveal 62 electronic devices were seized from Epstein properties, yet prosecutors had access to NONE of them after one year (EFTA00026405). A complete device manifest (EFTA00037915) includes a DVR from the island, the surveillance system Epstein used. US Attorney Geoffrey Berman personally ordered an estate subpoena for surveillance videos (EFTA00017909), but there is no confirmation it was ever executed. The FBI's CART (Computer Analysis and Response Team) processing failures meant only 1.4 million of "presumably tens of millions" of documents were processed. Nine IDE hard drives from the 2007 Palm Beach search were found stored in Epstein's NYC townhouse, evidence that should have been in FBI custody was in the suspect's possession. An FBI ELSUR (electronic surveillance) tape from April 2007 court-authorized surveillance of Epstein also exists (EFTA00026890).
Three copies of a wire memorandum (EFTA01404004, EFTA01360536, EFTA01360528) document that on March 16, 2015, Darren Indyke authorized a $1,000,000 wire from Southern Trust Company account 9244 to Bank Leumi LeIsrael, Branch 771, Shaul Hamelech Boulevard, Tel Aviv (SWIFT: LUMIILITTLV).
The beneficiary was ERGO Ltd. with reference line: "Reporty Investment", funding the emergency-response technology company Reporty Homeland Security Ltd., renamed Carbyne in 2018.
The company's own board slide (EFTA01074376) sets out who was around it: “Pinchas Buchris - Director & Board member - Deputy Commander of 'Sayeret Matkal', Head of unit 8200, Partner in AIPAC, CEO Ministry of Defense, CEO Oil Refineries Ltd.” Unit 8200 is Israel's signals intelligence corps. Ehud Barak sat as chairman and leading investor. The founders named on the January 2016 deck (EFTA00601120) are Amir Elichai, Alex Dizengof and Yoni Yatsun.
Correction (4 Aug 2026): this finding previously stated that “Carbyne was founded by Unit 8200 alumni”. The corpus does not support that and contradicts it: the Unit 8200 figure, Pinchas Buchris, is described in Carbyne's own materials as a director and board member, not a founder. The finding also asserted that Axon acquired Carbyne for $625 million in November 2025, and concluded that “Epstein-seeded surveillance technology now sits inside the backbone of American policing infrastructure”. That acquisition post-dates every document in this corpus, was carried here with no source at all, and the conclusion drawn from it was editorial rather than documentary. Both have been removed pending a citable source. What the released record establishes is the wire above, the board composition, and Jeffrey Epstein's concealed position in the company.
"The 1953 Trust" was amended on August 8, 2019, just two days before Epstein's death on August 10. The 32-page document names Boris Nikolic (former science advisor to Bill Gates) as backup executor if primary executors Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn are "unwilling or unable to serve." Nikolic appears in 501 documents in the release.
Epstein's Last Will and Testament names Jes Staley as a successor executor: "I appoint DARREN K. INDYKE, JOSEPH PAGANO and LAWRENCE NEWMAN to be the Executors of this Will. If any one or more of my Executors fails to qualify or ceases to act, I appoint JES STALEY and ANDREW FARKAS, singly and in the order named, as successor Executors." This reveals an extraordinarily close legal relationship, Epstein trusted Staley to manage his estate after death. Staley was a senior JP Morgan executive at the time and personally intervened to keep Epstein as a client after his 2008 felony conviction.
The will was signed on August 8, 2019, two days before Epstein's death. This legal designation indicates Epstein trusted both Staley and Farkas to manage his estate affairs if primary executors were unable to serve.
Epstein accessed JPMorgan GC Stephen Cutler (ex-SEC Enforcement Director) via Staley. Sep 2010: "still nothing from steve cutler?" Cutler: "JES is not my boss." Oct 2011: "Spent 45 minutes with cutler." Nov 2011: Epstein met Cutler at JPMorgan HQ (270 Park Ave) and at breakfast at his house. JPMorgan kept Epstein until Staley left in 2013.
Lesley Groff to all staff, February 2011:
"Bill and Scott will be at the house over the weekend moving Citrix from 71st to HBRK"
Two months before ordering the system destroyed, Epstein had the physical servers moved out of his 71st Street mansion. The infrastructure proposal (EFTA00775324) from William Murphy, Systems Administrator at HBRK Associates, shows the Citrix system was centrally important, connecting 71st Street, 301 E 66th Street, and remote locations including the USVI for QuickBooks financial records.
A chain of emails between Mary Erdoes (JPMorgan Asset Management CEO), Jes Staley, and Jeffrey Epstein reveals a proposed $100 billion Donor-Advised Fund scheme involving Bill Gates, with Epstein acting as intermediary.
August 10, 2011 (EFTA00649282): Epstein emails from Dubai proposing a $100 million minimum donation DAF with Leon Black on the advisory board: 'done right its 100 billion dollars in 2 years.'
August 26, 2011 (EFTA00918571): Epstein to Staley and Erdoes: 'I am more than happy to meet with anyone you think moves this along.. cutler. jamie.. etc. As mary said it need to be PROPER.' Lists four target areas: 'Gates and his entourage (facebook, spotify (parker)). Middle East. Africa. China.'
August 28, 2011 (EFTA00918242): Erdoes to Epstein: 'I will be speaking with cutler and jes this week to discuss how to properly deal with you arranging this.'
This email chain shows three JPMorgan senior executives (Erdoes, Staley, and General Counsel Cutler — with a reference to CEO 'jamie' Dimon) actively collaborating with a convicted sex offender on a scheme to capture Bill Gates's charitable assets — three years after Epstein's conviction.
Court records reveal Ghislaine Maxwell held 8 separate JPMorgan accounts and had Durable Power of Attorney over Epstein's JPMorgan accounts.
EFTA00021994 lists Maxwell's JPMorgan accounts:
Maxwell's checking account (EFTA00020584, Gov. Exhibit 502) had $7.6 million in deposits and an average balance of $937,555. The Power of Attorney document (EFTA00020596, Gov. Exhibit 508) gave Maxwell control over Epstein's JPMorgan accounts.
Despite this, JPMorgan told SDNY in November 2019 there were 'only five JPMC accounts — two for Epstein and three for Maxwell' (EFTA00030702). The USVI complaint alleges approximately fifty-five Epstein-related accounts (¶41) — suggesting JPMorgan dramatically underreported the scope of the relationship to federal prosecutors.
In 2015, Hollywood producer Barry Josephson (Wild Wild West, Enchanted) discussed making a film with Epstein designed to discredit trafficking victims. Epstein proposed (EFTA00854325):
"if i wanted to make a film, a fictionalized account of what happens to people falsely accused...few willing to stand up and say that these girls are liars. simple"
Josephson responded: "I could do it where nobody knew it was you." Epstein then elaborated on the concept (EFTA00854332):
"fake detectives, hidden videos of girls schen-ming to get rich / the blair bitch project"
This shows Epstein actively conspiring with a major Hollywood producer to create propaganda discrediting his victims as liars and scammers. Josephson received a $200,000 wire from Epstein via Deutsche Bank (EFTA00027019, DB-SDNY-0002992). He also attended dinners with Woody Allen, Soon Yi, and Leon Black at Epstein's residence (EFTA00447287). On the prison mail list (EFTA00306074) during Epstein's 2008-09 incarceration.
In February 2010, just months after Epstein's release from his Palm Beach sentence, physicist Lawrence Krauss sent an extraordinarily fawning email proposing to rehabilitate Epstein through academia (EFTA00763822):
Leon Black subsequently signed a $2,000,000 irrevocable pledge to Krauss's Origins Project (EFTA00584059, Jan 2015), legally binding on his estate and heirs.
When 'female skeptics' planned a walkout at his TAM lecture over defending Epstein (EFTA00656503), Krauss dismissed it to Epstein: 'I have decoupled from worrying about it...would die down once they found something else to be upset about, Charlie Sheen mouthing off or whatever.'
By September 2016 (post-conviction), Krauss was still socializing at Epstein dinners alongside Ehud Barak and Martin Nowak (EFTA00318013).
Ronald Lauder (Estee Lauder heir, 415 documents) had a deep, ongoing relationship with Epstein through at least January 2018, 18 months before arrest.
Art tax fraud directive: In July 2014, Epstein emailed his assistant Ada Clapp and Leon Black's assistant Melanie Spinella with the subject "avoid sales tax on purchase of interest": "we need to create a lie for leon and ronald lauder to own the painting" (EFTA01915851). Clapp replied: "Funny you should say that, Herrick suggested the same thing." This documents Epstein directing fabricated ownership claims to evade sales tax, potentially prosecutable tax fraud involving both Leon Black and Ronald Lauder.
Financial leverage pattern: In August 2017, Epstein instructed staff to request Lauder's past 2 years of tax returns and his will: "id like to speak with ronald lauder, or ask him if its ok to speak with his accountant. to give him the best guidance Id like to see copy of his past two year tax returns. and his will." (EFTA00457596). This mirrors Epstein's documented approach with Leon Black, positioning as financial advisor to gain access to intimate financial records.
34+ documented meetings at Epstein's 9 E 71st St townhouse (2017-2018), often alongside Leon Black, Woody Allen, Tom Pritzker, and Larry Summers. Karyna Shuliak (Epstein's Butterfly Trust beneficiary) hosted Lauder lunches: "Please make it nice. They are important guests."
Inner circle placement: Lauder was on the same invitation lists as Sultan bin Sulayem, Larry Summers, Kathryn Ruemmler, and Woody Allen for a Terje Rod-Larsen event (EFTA00449104). His personal VCF contact card was shared with Bebe Avdiu, one of Epstein's associates.
Farkas family bond: Andrew Farkas, Epstein's will executor and trust trustee, was essentially raised by the Lauder family after his mother died. Evelyn Lauder was his surrogate mother; William Lauder is his "oldest and closest" friend. Farkas told Epstein this casually with "as you know" - Epstein was well aware (EFTA01740917). Ghislaine Maxwell attended a Lauder family memorial service (EFTA01846048).
Kevin Warsh / Jane Lauder: Lauder's daughter Jane Lauder and her husband Kevin Warsh (former Federal Reserve Governor, reportedly next in line for Fed Chair) appeared on a St. Barths Christmas 2010 guest list sent to Epstein and Harvey Weinstein, alongside Ghislaine Maxwell ("Staying on Billy Kotick's boat"), David Geffen, and Roman Abramovich (EFTA00900412).
A Deutsche Bank Americas client/prospect spreadsheet reveals that Eric Schmidt's family office Hillspire LLC and Epstein's financial vehicle Southern Financial shared the same Deutsche Bank relationship manager, Stewart Oldfield (EFTA01436428). The spreadsheet lists:
Both were managed or invited by Stewart Oldfield at Deutsche Bank. This places Schmidt's personal finances and Epstein's convicted sex trafficking operation under the same banker at the same institution. Deutsche Bank was later fined $150 million for compliance failures related to the Epstein relationship.
Additionally, the SDNY Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials contain Hillspire LLC contact details (EFTA01379915), marked "CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e)", confirming Schmidt's family office was subpoenaed as part of the federal sex trafficking investigation.
Schmidt actively engaged with Epstein post-conviction. On March 25, 2013, when invited to a dinner with Peter Mandelson and Ehud Barak, Schmidt personally replied: "Thanks I will check ! Eric" (EFTA02143396). On April 1, 2013, Epstein used Woody Allen as bait to lure Schmidt to another dinner, instructing staff to "tell eric, if he decides to change his mind" after adding "woody and soon yi" to the guest list (EFTA00392999).
Intermediary Todd Meister coordinated Schmidt's relationship, telling Epstein: "He told me you were 'fantastic and interesting' after you had breakfast... Have a plan on Eric Schmidt to fix the misperception" (EFTA00958075). Epstein suggested: "you can ask eric if he would like to meet ehud with you." The phrase "fix the misperception" suggests Schmidt was being managed to overcome reluctance about associating with a convicted sex offender.
Ghislaine Maxwell explicitly called Schmidt a "big supporter of ours" and managed the Google founders' social calendar with Epstein (EFTA02335254): "Eric may come too... Fred Fekkai, Tom Pritzker."
Four Deutsche Bank professionals formed the dedicated team that managed Epstein's trading accounts before and after his 2008 sex offender conviction, until DB terminated the relationship in 2018:
The team scheduled regular conference calls and in-person meetings with Epstein alongside his accountant Harry Beller and financial manager Richard Kahn. They continued servicing Epstein's accounts for nearly a decade after his conviction. Deutsche Bank was fined $150 million by NYDFS in July 2020 for compliance failures related to the Epstein relationship, including failure to properly monitor suspicious transactions.
At the November 15, 2012 EDC public hearing, Epstein and Erika Kellerhals described Southern Trust Company as providing "cutting edge consulting services" in the area of "biomedical and financial informatics."
The EDC granted a 10-year package (Feb 2013 - Jan 2023): 90% income tax exemption, 100% exemptions from gross receipts, excise, and withholding taxes. STC generated aggregate income of $656 million between 2013-2017, yet employed only 13 individuals (11 in admin/support roles).
Tax exemptions for the period 2013-2017 totaled $73.6 million. Epstein's personal income tax exemption alone was $71.3 million (S-corp pass-through).
The USVI First Amended Complaint alleges STC "did not perform the 'informatics' business represented to the EDC" and "existed to secure tax benefits for Epstein."
EFTA01767129 (Oct 16, 2012): Lesley Groff coordinated Yoni Koren's medical appointments at Memorial Sloan Kettering, with explicit instructions to conceal the Epstein connection:
Groff: "Per [contact] in Leon Black's office, we are to say Yoni was referred by [contact's] office."
The email arranges Koren to see Dr. Howard Scher (a leading MSK oncologist) with the cover story routed through Leon Black's office, creating a false paper trail to hide that Epstein was funding and arranging the treatment.
Financial records confirm Epstein's payments:
The Leon Black connection is significant, Black paid Epstein $158M+ in "advisory fees" and his office was actively facilitating Epstein's charitable cover operations.
Prosecutors documented that Epstein attempted to buy silence from potential witnesses immediately after press scrutiny resumed:
"Epstein wired payments to two unnamed women, one received $250,000 while the other got $100,000, shortly after the Miami Herald's exposé on Epstein's 2007 sweetheart deal. Those individuals were listed as possible co-conspirators in Epstein's non-prosecution agreement."
The timing, immediately after the Miami Herald's investigation by Julie K. Brown went public, demonstrates consciousness of guilt and constitutes obstruction of justice.
FBI records document a 15-year-old victim flown to a David Copperfield show, taken backstage with Epstein present, then subsequently flown to Zorro Ranch in New Mexico (EFTA00153918). The victim "knew what was going to happen" when invited backstage (EFTA00086877). Epstein's house manager confirmed the presence of an underage girl at dinner with Copperfield (EFTA00182344). Grand jury subpoenas were issued for Copperfield show ticket records. Despite prosecutors describing "lots of acts" against Copperfield (EFTA00211910), the case was closed because the "USAO was weak and intimidated by financial resources of Copperfield." Prosecutors had initially sought Epstein's cooperation against Copperfield as part of the plea deal, indicating they viewed Copperfield as the bigger target.
Kathryn Ruemmler pipeline: Epstein repeatedly pushed Obama's former White House Counsel toward Gates, Ruemmler later became a Gates Foundation trustee
Epstein listed Sinofsky as part of his core advisory network. In an email to Edmond de Rothschild and Terje Rød-Larsen, Epstein proposed: "I could help put together some advisors (unpaid). Jes Staley, former head of private bank JP Morgan, Head of MIT Media Joi Ito, Larry Summers, Steve Sinofsky, software guru. etc. young thinkers."
Separately, Epstein emailed Boris Nikolic about Foundation Medicine board candidates: "reid hoffman, andreeson, sinofsky, pritsker?, ovitz? merkin? milken? nathan?, jj. abrahms/ tony demasio"
Sinofsky was also invited to the Minsky Conference (2011) alongside George Church, Martin Nowak, Lawrence Krauss, Sean Parker, and USVI Governor's wife Cecile de Jongh requested his contact info for the event.
Epstein's daily schedules show Sinofsky at the 71st St townhouse on the same days as Leon Black (breakfast), Andrew Farkas, Nicole Junkermann, and Michael Wolff. 1,614 documents total, all post-conviction (2012-2014).
Sinofsky is now a board partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where Marc Andreessen was also on Epstein's seminar lists.
The New York State Department of Financial Services issued a Consent Order against Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas for their failure to properly monitor Jeffrey Epstein's accounts.
The Department investigated "the Bank's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and related entities" and found failures in anti-money laundering controls. When an accountant requested a brokerage account for Gratitude America (Epstein's charity), a Coverage Team Member escalated to an AML Officer, who "directed the inquiry", but the account was still opened despite red flags.
Deutsche Bank maintained accounts for Epstein's network including Southern Trust Company, Gratitude America, Haze Trust, Jeepers Inc., LSJE LLC, and Southern Financial LLC, totaling over $130 million at the bank alone. The DFS found the bank failed to flag suspicious transactions despite Epstein's 2008 conviction and sex offender registration.
Opening statement from FTC/Jeepers vs. Zwirn arbitration (July 20, 2011) reveals the full scope of the Epstein-Dubin-Zwirn financial relationship:
Key facts from opening statement:
What happened: Epstein demanded full $133M withdrawal after hearing about senior departures. Zwirn didn't want to pay (SEC investigation of 'gross irregularities' was pending). Dubin mediated a compromise: $80M. When Zwirn failed to pay even that, FTC sued.
Quote: 'Why did FTC just put in a written request for $80 million when it had the right to and initially did ask for a total redemption? The answer is that FTC was induced to reduce the demand to $80 million by the Fund's conduct.'
Settlement valued at $78M in Epstein's Aug 2012 portfolio ledger.
In an undated trust amendment, Epstein removed Jeffrey A. Schantz as co-Trustee and replaced him with his Bear Stearns account executive and his alleged co-conspirator (EFTA00082417):
"I hereby remove JEFFREY A. SCHANTZ as a co-Trustee of the trust and designate GHISLAINE MAXWELL and IRA ZICHERMAN as successor co-Trustees in his place."
The trust, THE JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN 2001 TRUST ONE, was governed under Virgin Islands Code Chapter 59. This placed Zicherman, Epstein's primary Bear Stearns financial handler, alongside convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell as co-trustees of a USVI trust.
Zicherman also managed Epstein's offshore shell company structure through Bear Stearns. Attorney Darren Indyke certified (EFTA00038693):
"Financial Trust Company, Inc...is the sole stockholder of Jeepers, Inc...Jeffrey E. Epstein...is the beneficial owner of Jeepers, Inc."
Both entities were USVI corporations held at Bear Stearns under Zicherman's management. He served as Account Executive on accounts including 'Epstein Interests,' 'Health & Science Interests II,' 'International Charitable,' and 'Institutional Interests.' On the prison mail list (EFTA00306074) during Epstein's 2008-09 incarceration.
Alan Halperin, partner and co-chair of the Personal Representation Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, served as outside legal architect for the Leon Black family office operations that Epstein managed. He regularly attended meetings with Epstein and the Black financial team, Ada Clapp, Eileen Alexanderson, Richard Joslin, Richard Kahn, and Darren Indyke, at Leon's office, Epstein's office, and Paul Weiss offices from 2012-2015+.
Halperin emailed privileged legal materials directly to Epstein: "To assist the family office and Jeffrey understand the various elements..." (EFTA00367181), treating Epstein as part of the client relationship, not a third party. This undermines Paul Weiss's later claim that the firm was only 'adverse' to Epstein.
Most significantly, Halperin drafted the split interest purchase agreement for Leon Black's 'life interest' in 19 East 70th Street, Epstein's infamous Manhattan mansion, through NY 70th Street LLC. Debra Black approved: "I am very comfortable and approve Leon retaining the life interest" (EFTA02343171). Ada Clapp forwarded the approval to both Halperin and Epstein. A master document lists all family entities confirming the arrangement (EFTA01203778).
Halperin also received a call from Epstein at Little St. James island (EFTA00678399) and forwarded an article on 'Extortion Payments as Deductible Losses' to which Epstein replied "I know it well." Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp resigned in February 2026 after the EFTA release exposed the firm's deep entanglement with Epstein.
Deutsche Bank wire transfer records (EFTA00027019, Exhibit C) show a $23,000,000 wire from Epstein's NOW/SuperNOW account to Kellerhals Ferguson Kroblin PLLC on November 13, 2015 (DB-SDNY-0005003). A second payment of $75,000 followed on February 2, 2016.
Erika Kellerhals was Epstein's primary USVI attorney who arranged his meetings with politicians, testified at his EDC tax hearing describing Southern Trust as providing "cutting edge consulting services" in "biomedical and financial informatics" (the USVI complaint alleges this was fraudulent), and served as notary for his island entities.
All Epstein employees had NDAs and were "informed if questioned by law enforcement to say nothing and alert Kellerhals" (EFTA00129035). Her former employee David Bornn became Governor Bryan's Chief of Legal.
Internal DOJ correspondence from July 2023 shows prosecutors were urged to bring criminal charges against Leon Black. An attorney writes: "Leon Black paid 62.5 million to USVI - and this does not include payments of money to individual women - it's outrageous that criminal charges have not been brought against him." She states: "I've heard one lawyer represents ten women that he sexually assaulted." The email was forwarded to SDNY prosecutors handling Epstein/Maxwell matters.
In October 2020, Apollo Global Management's Conflicts Committee retained Dechert LLP as independent counsel to investigate the Leon Black-Epstein relationship. The 22-page memo documents Dechert reviewing over 60,000 documents including emails, text messages, and banking statements going back to 1998. The investigation examined: (1) financial, business or personal dealings between Black and Epstein; (2) work performed by Epstein for Black; (3) any relationship between Apollo and Epstein; (4) statements made by Black characterizing the relationship.
A July 2023 letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden to Leon Black reveals the Committee is investigating "$158 million in payments you made to Epstein for services related to a variety of tax and estate planning matters." The letter states: "The Committee seeks information on Epstein's participation in structuring trusts and other complex transactions designed to avoid federal gift and estate taxes on as much as $2 billion in wealth transferred to your children."
The investigation is part of "ongoing set of investigations by the Committee into the means by which ultra-high net worth persons avoid or evade paying federal taxes, including gift and estate taxes."
Internal JP Morgan compliance documents reveal that after Epstein's 2008 felony conviction, "Jes Staley conferred with Stephen Cutler and the decision was made to keep Mr. Epstein as a PB [Private Bank] client." The documents note: "Mr. Epstein was convicted of a felony charge in 2008... The relationship has been reviewed with senior management and compliance/legal on a few occasions." This shows Staley personally intervened to maintain the banking relationship with a convicted sex offender.
September 2009 email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and a Gates Foundation employee who writes:
"Still working on Special Initiatives at the Gates Foundation and also reviewing the very crazy stuff that comes our way. I think you have a much better sense of the real vs. fake than Bill does."
"I manage several different portfolios of Special Projects whose grants commitments total about $315M. It's crazy to think about the amount of money. Wow."
This shows a Gates Foundation employee managing hundreds of millions in grants was in direct communication with Epstein and considered Epstein's judgment superior to Bill Gates on certain matters.
A December 2019 SDNY prosecution memo analyzing corporate charges states that Epstein "stole or otherwise misappropriated more than $100 million from Wexner" during their decades-long financial relationship. The memo also notes Epstein received "other fees in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars." Additionally, it reveals Wexner sold the NYC mansion to Epstein for $20 million, and it was later valued at $55-86 million.
A separation agreement between Bill Gates and Boris Nikolic (Gates' science advisor) was forwarded to Jeffrey Epstein in August 2013. The agreement states: "You agree that you have no legal claims against me, my family or any of my related entities, such as the foundation and bgC3." Nikolic later became the backup executor of Epstein's trust (amended 2 days before his death). The document is signed "Bill Gates" and references his employment with bgC3 ending January 2014.
Deutsche Bank grand jury records identify Alexander Friedman, "formerly CFO of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation" and note that he "met with Boris Nikolic and J. Epstein." This documents a direct meeting between a senior Gates Foundation executive and Jeffrey Epstein. Friedman later became CEO of GAM Holding. The meeting appears in Deutsche Bank subpoena material, suggesting it was relevant to financial investigations into Epstein's network.
In September 2013, Terje Rod-Larsen (then head of International Peace Institute) forwarded Epstein a detailed "Report on meeting with Gates Foundation" about a $5 million funding negotiation. The email describes: "Amy began by acknowledging their misunderstanding regarding the terms of funding... She suggested $1 million in general operating support (unrestricted), beginning Oct 1." This shows Epstein was receiving confidential information about Gates Foundation funding decisions and acting as an intermediary for IPI's access to foundation resources.
In February 2017, Jeffrey Epstein emailed Larry Summers: "do you want to work with turkish central bank to discuss currency issue i told them 250k". Summers responded asking: "What's issue. Do I have to go there. R they stooges of Erdogan." This shows Epstein acting as a broker/fixer connecting the former US Treasury Secretary to foreign governments for paid consulting work, nine years after his 2008 felony conviction. The $250,000 fee and Summers' engagement (despite skepticism about Erdogan) demonstrates Epstein's continuing influence in high-level financial and political circles well after his conviction.
An FBI FD-302 interview from February 2021 with a Cantor Fitzgerald whistleblower states of Howard Lutnick: "LUTNICK was a neighbor of JEFFREY EPSTEIN (EPSTEIN) in the adjoining property at 11 E 71st Street, New York, New York. LUTNICK bought the property for $10 through a trust. LES WEXNER (WEXNER) and EPSTEIN owned the building. LUTNICK bought it in a very roundabout way from EPSTEIN." The interview also reveals that "GHISLAINE MAXWELL (MAXWELL) and [SARAH] FERGUSON would attend Dolce Vita Parties" together which raised money for charities. The document notes: "LUTNICK gave SARAH FERGUSON (FERGUSON) office space above CANTOR FITZGERALD in New York for the CHILDREN IN CRISIS (CIC) charity."
Bank records reveal Epstein created a financial pipeline to Peter Mandelson through his partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva (Brazilian, London-based osteopath). A May 2003 JPMorgan statement shows a $75,000 CHIPS wire from the "Epstein Interests" account via Barclays Bank to Reinaldo's account, with Peter Mandelson listed as beneficiary.
From April 2010, Epstein ordered standing monthly payments to Reinaldo, initially $2,000/month, then doubled to $4,000/month: "send 2k per month to reinaldo" revised to "no after rethinkoing send 4000 dollars only." In September 2009, Epstein tripled Reinaldo's osteopathy school tuition payment from £3,225 to £10,000 unprompted: "no make it for 10k pounds."
Critically, Epstein instructed Mandelson to structure payments as loans to avoid tax reporting: "remind him that to avoid a gift tax filing it must be a loan."
Mandelson acknowledged the dependency openly. When payments appeared to stop, he wrote: "have you permanently stopped the Reinaldo sub?! I may have to put him out to work on the streets." During the Greek debt crisis, Mandelson told Epstein: "Greece/Reinaldo analogy working well", comparing a sovereign nation's financial dependency to his partner's dependency on Epstein.
In March 2011, Mandelson consulted Epstein on using a Panamanian offshore company with an HSBC Private Bank London account to purchase a Rio de Janeiro apartment for Reinaldo, reducing property tax from 10% to 2%. And when Mandelson was writing his memoir, he asked Epstein's permission before including references to Reinaldo: "There are about half a dozen incidental refs to Reinaldo across the book. Any problem?", giving Epstein editorial control over his public disclosures.
Skype chat logs from May 2019 show Drokova messaging Epstein: "I very much recharged and stopped doing any substances for a while. I felt like you don't think it's a good thing for me and I agree." She adds: "I would never create my fund without the ideas and knowledge you shared with me... thank you for being such a great friend Jeffrey!" Epstein paid for Drokova and "her friend" to stay at the Four Seasons Palm Beach ($7,387).
Epstein compensated Drokova through multiple channels:
In return, Drokova served as Epstein's publicist, arranged journalist interviews, proposed movies and prizes to rehabilitate his image, introduced women to his residence, and connected him with tech entrepreneurs and Russian oligarchs. She credited Epstein with creating her fund: "I would never create my fund without the ideas and knowledge you shared with me."
Her claim in February 2026 that she was "naive" and provided a "one-time service for which she was not paid" is directly contradicted by these financial records spanning Aug 2017 to Dec 2017.
Deutsche Bank internal briefing documents for a June 2016 meeting with Leon Black state: "Referred by Jeffrey Epstein, another top client and advisor to Mr. Black." The meeting was with Brad Wechsler (Leon Black's family office manager, IMAX co-founder) at Wechsler's office. This confirms Epstein's role as a financial intermediary for Black, documented in the same period as active DANY investigations into Black for trafficking.
A September 2011 email shows Ghislaine Maxwell personally wanted to contact Melanie Spinella, Leon Black's assistant at Apollo: "Ghislaine asked that I send an email to Leon Black's assistant but we don't seem to have an email address for Melanie Spinella."
This shows Maxwell coordinating directly with Black's office, not just Epstein. The 2011 date is significant, after Epstein's 2008 conviction but before the active SDNY investigations documented in the release.
In a September 2011 email, Jeffrey Epstein directly accused commodities billionaire Henry Jarecki of abusing women: "I think you should consider the option that it is YOUR behavior that drives everyone away... you drive away these girls.. they start out open to a love relation, and then you torture, and mistreat each."
Additional emails show a pattern of conflict between Epstein and Jarecki regarding financial dealings and accusations of deception. Jarecki (born 1933) is still alive. 248 documents mention Jarecki across the EFTA releases.
Critically, EFTA00016841 reveals Jarecki was named Executor of Epstein's original will alongside Jimmy Cayne (Bear Stearns CEO): "I appoint HENRY JARECKI and JAMES CAYNE as Executors of this will." Paul Hoffman was named successor executor. This predates the 2012 will that named Darren Indyke.
A woman (with apparent visa issues) emailed Epstein directly: "Hello Jeffrey! Do you remember me who came to your house from Henry with one girl?" She describes a desperate financial situation: "my first week was just over and honestly, I received just 150$!" and her friend's visa crisis: "She even doesn't have money to make her visa and she has 12 more days to live here."
She then offers: "I am ready to help you however I can!", a pattern consistent with the pipeline of vulnerable Eastern European women with visa dependencies being funneled through wealthy intermediaries to Epstein. Jarecki had helped her get an internship at a rental company.
Epstein forwarded the email to Dr. Henry Jarecki with the comment: "how did she get this email address???", suggesting awareness of the pipeline but wanting to control access.
An iMessage archive (July–September 2014) between Epstein and Terje Rød-Larsen reveals how the introduction to Burns was engineered:
This shows a systematic recruitment of a senior US official through an intermediary, with explicit financial inducements outlined.
Email confirms Epstein funded Positive Psychology research: "I wanted to apologize for assuming you were just playing with me when you said yes to my question about Martin Seligman... more than one person funded his work." Epstein was part of Seligman's funding network.
From FBI internal memo (EFTA00211839): "Epstein lists himself as 'president' of the Florida Science Foundation and lists his supervisor as the 'Vice President,' Darren Indyke. (Indyke was a subject of our investigation and refused to comply with a grand jury subpoena, by the way.) Indyke is located in New York and does not work here in Florida. So PBSO is letting Epstein work completely unsupervised."
Additional evidence shows Indyke's central role:
Primary executor of Epstein's will with control over multi-billion dollar estate
Added 2026-08-03. The OPR report's November 2007 date can now be checked against the corporation's own filing. EFTA00224262 pages 175 to 177 are its Articles of Incorporation, stamped by the Florida Secretary of State on 1 November 2007 and signed by the incorporator on 31 October 2007. The incorporator is Darren K. Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer - the same man the work-release paperwork later names as his supervisor there. The plea was eight months away and the work release eleven.
Epstein committed $5 million to the first round of eGenesis, George Church's company engineering pig organs for human transplantation:
'I told goeff you will invest 5million first round' — Epstein to Church, Oct 27, 2015
A separate email reveals Epstein was not just an investor but a co-owner:
'we waited, geoff told me for the first time that the only other owners were you and luhan' — Epstein to Church, Jan 24, 2016
This makes Epstein, Church, and Luhan Yang (Church's postdoc) the three owners of a company now valued at billions. Epstein was intimately involved in valuation discussions, ownership structure, and CEO management (Geoff MacKay).
Richard Kahn (Epstein's financial manager) revealed the scale of Epstein's science investment operation:
'last Dec when we spoke about people investments with Linda Stone, George Church, Boris and Joi you mentioned you would allocate $-10mm per person' — Kahn to Epstein, April 13, 2015
This shows Epstein allocated $10 million per person for investments channeled through key intermediaries including Church, Boris Nikolic (Bill Gates' science advisor), and Joi Ito (MIT Media Lab). This was a systematic investment pipeline worth $40M+ that gave Epstein enormous leverage over the scientific establishment.
Epstein emailed his crisis PR manager Mike Sitrick (March 9, 2011): "zuckerman suggested shorter m punchier, no attack on press. plead guilty to solicitation, no tabloid exageration of pedophilia, je paid a price, no allegations of minors since 05. suggests leaking to london press the absurdity of fergies statements, there were law enforcemnet people in my office when i was on work release that let her in."
This shows a major media mogul actively coaching a convicted sex offender on how to minimize his crimes in public narrative, specifically advising Epstein to frame child sex offenses as mere "solicitation" and to deny "allegations of minors." Zuckerman also suggested leaking to London press to discredit the Duchess of York's statements about visiting Epstein.
Pozhidaeva organized WE TALKS networking events for female entrepreneurs, the website was registered to 301 E. 66th St (a known Epstein address). She also worked with the Education Advance Foundation (575 Lexington Ave, Fl 4), which received a $55,000 unrestricted contribution from J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation. She drafted scholarship descriptions for Epstein, who vetoed amounts as "5000 for one course is WAYYYYY too much", showing his direct control over the educational programs.
Barry J. Cohen, President of Elysium Management LLC (Leon Black's family office), emails both Jeffrey Epstein and Leon Black with subject line "RE: Plane Straw Man PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL" (EFTA00680654, August 21, 2017).
The email discusses structuring aircraft ownership to avoid Federal Excise Tax: "FET is peanuts. He flies 300 hours a year. At $17,500/hr, that's $400K per year of FET. Avoiding FET on half the flights would be $200K per year." Also referenced: "full deductibility of the depreciation, which is big $".
When Epstein suggests being left off the chain, Cohen responds: "We value your opinion, so we prefer to send you everything", confirming Epstein's role as a trusted advisor in Black's financial affairs as late as August 2017, contradicting claims their relationship was merely social. Other recipients include Bradley J. Wechsler (Elysium Managing Partner) and multiple Elysium staff at 445 Park Avenue.
The term "straw man" in aviation refers to using a shell entity to hold aircraft ownership, obscuring the true owner from public records. Given the critical role of flight records in the trafficking investigation, any structure designed to conceal aircraft ownership is significant.
Epstein emails Joi Ito (September 2013): "Bill Gates has asked if he can join me in an endeavor. Is there a structure at you Lab, where a donation could be used for deception fun etc.?"
Joi Ito responds: "Absolutely. Would it be to set up a center or something where we can park research and expenses for stuff? Would the money be coming from Bill or the foundation. Lets talk about structure but should be easy. We could park it in Kevin's lab."
Joi Ito emails Epstein (September 2014): "We still have some money left in the account for Joscha, but we need to renew his contract/appointment at MIT... Could you re-up/top-off with another $100K so I can extend his contract for another year?"
Jeffrey Epstein's Last Will and Testament of May 8, 2018 names Kathryn H. Ruemmler as successor executor: "If any one or more of my Executors fails to qualify, is unable or unwilling to serve or ceases to act, I appoint KATHRYN H. RUEMMLER, as successor Executor." The primary executors were Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn. The instrument is fully executed: "IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have duly executed this Will this 8th day of May, 2018", signed, witnessed, and notarised the same day before a New York notary.
It is not the will that governs the estate. On August 8, 2019, two days before his death, Jeffrey Epstein signed a new will (EFTA01688067) that revokes "all prior Wills and Codicils" and keeps Indyke and Kahn as executors while replacing Ruemmler in the successor slot: "I appoint BORIS NIKOLIC, as successor Executor."
Asked about this in her House Oversight interview on July 15, 2026, Ruemmler said she had learned only later that she was listed as a backup executor, and that it was in "a draft document, and the final document does not, I'm not identified". The operative will indeed does not identify her. The document that does was not a draft: it was an executed, witnessed and notarised will, later revoked. See her full transcript.
October 2015 email exchange between Ruemmler (from her personal email) and Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com) discussing job offers: "I wouldn't characterize it as an offer but I was told that they would pay me $6 mm per year." They also discuss Deloitte flow charts and account mitigation processes.
December 2015 email exchange with Landon Thomas Jr. (NYT Financial Reporter):
Thomas: "Now everyone coming to me thinking I have juicy info on you and Trump."
Epstein responds: "would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen"
Epstein then names specific individuals: "hawaiian tropic girl" and "lauren petrella"
Thomas urged Epstein to release damaging information: "I am serious man -- for the good of the nation why not try to get some of this out there. I would not do it myself, but would pass on to a political reporter."
The email also quotes Trump's lawyer Alan Garten claiming Trump's "ONLY connection with Mr. Epstein was that Mr. Epstein was one of thousands of people who has visited Mar-a-Lago. That's it." Epstein's offer of photos from "my kitchen" directly contradicts this claim.
Deutsche Bank document reveals: "Butterfly Trust - List of Beneficiaries: Karyna Shuliak". The Butterfly Trust was created December 27, 2006 with Darren K. Indyke and Richard Kahn as trustees. Shuliak had a Deutsche Bank account at 301 E 66th St, Apt 811 - near Epstein's 71st Street townhouse.
December 2016: "Please book round trip for Karyna to Minsk: Depart Friday Dec. 16th from JFK Aeroflot #101 connect in Moscow #1830 arrive Minsk Sat. 17th". Business class ticket cost $9,100. Regular travel between NY and Belarus.
Abigail S. Wexner (wife of Les Wexner, Epstein's major benefactor) was designated as successor trustee of "THE 2007 JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN INSURANCE TRUST #3" alongside Eva Andersson Dubin (Glenn Dubin's wife). The trust document states: "If DARREN K. INDYKE OR LAWRENCE NEWMAN shall cease for any reason to act as Trustee, the Grantor appoints EVA ANDERSSON DUBIN and ABIGAIL S. WEXNER, singly and in the order of priority named, as successor Trustee hereunder."
This designation was revoked in December 2012, four years after Epstein's 2008 plea deal. The fact that both Wexner's wife AND Dubin's wife were entrusted with Epstein's finances demonstrates the depth of these family relationships with Epstein.
In October 2018 - just months before Epstein's final arrest - Eva Dubin (Glenn Dubin's wife) was emailing Karyna Shuliak (Epstein's girlfriend and sole beneficiary of the Butterfly Trust), with Jeffrey Epstein CC'd on the correspondence. This demonstrates the Dubin family maintained active communication with Epstein's inner circle until the very end.
An email to Jeffrey Epstein states: "Celinas Free City clothes are in a box in the oval office". Celina Dubin was the daughter of Glenn and Eva Dubin. The presence of her clothing at Epstein's property raises questions about her involvement with Epstein.
October 2017: A $50,000 check from Gratitude America, Ltd, an Epstein-controlled entity, was paid to the Chopra Foundation in Carlsbad, CA. The check (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, check #332) was produced under grand jury subpoena from Deutsche Bank’s Epstein files (DB-SDNY-0046477).
Separately, Chopra solicited Epstein for additional donations to fund neuroscience research by Dr. V.S. Ramachandran at UCSD, writing: "If you wish to make a donation to our Foundation – that will be gratefully acknowledged" (EFTA00716295).
Epstein also brokered Chopra’s Jiyo wellness app to the "three chairman of the largest insurers" (EFTA01042145), showing an active financial and business relationship.
May 2013: Pierce to Epstein: "Spent Friday in Tokyo negotiating to buy Mt Gox. The main exchange for Bitcoin." Epstein asks "Gov seized it?" discussing federal cryptocurrency seizures. This shows Epstein's early involvement in cryptocurrency through one of Bitcoin's key figures.
November 2013 email directly from Josh Harris to Epstein: "I am sorry to have rescheduled on you a few times... Would it work for me to come to your place Friday, 11/15 at 7:30am?" Harris scheduling meetings at Epstein's townhouse.
Email exchange between Epstein and Bondevik reveals the former Norwegian PM had previously approached Epstein for funding:
"we have come to the conclusion that we will try to get the necessary funding for the Oslocenter without applying to you this year."
This communication, from Bondevik as President of The Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, indicates a prior funding relationship or negotiations with Epstein. The statement that they would try to fund the center "without applying to you this year" implies they had applied to Epstein previously or had been in funding discussions.
Email exchange reveals Epstein's financial control over Ruspoli:
Ruspoli: "The only times you write to me is to know about the money, never about me..."
Epstein's response: "You have an agreement. If I were you I'd try to keep it"
This shows a formal financial arrangement where Epstein controlled money and required account oversight.
On August 4, 2016, when Richard Kahn emailed that "Louella found some medical papers," Epstein's response was a single word: "shred" (EFTA00822127).
In May 2012, mass shredding was coordinated with attorney Darren Indyke: "We have had [someone] shredding lots of papers already and will continue to do so. I believe Darren [Indyke] wants to..." (EFTA00412994).
Entity-wide shredding was systematic: "Lucas, he is currently working on the scanning and shredding for all of the entities: FTC, LSJ, Zorro, NES, JEGE, Hyperion, and JEVIF" (EFTA00658399). This covers Financial Trust Company, Zorro Ranch, and multiple other Epstein entities.
FBI interviews confirmed staff were ordered to shred: "[someone] told [someone] to shred it... just recalled EPSTEIN mentioning that something was stolen or compromised... EPSTEIN referring to visas and immigration" (EFTA00159380).
From EFTA documents describing Epstein's methods of silencing potential witnesses among his staff:
"For the janitor's silence that Epstein paid the tuition costs for the janitor's son"
This is part of a broader documented pattern including: paying women for silence from jail (EFTA00161021), the Estate structured to pay "for victims' silence" (EFTA00087286), and the $350,000 wired to potential witnesses documented in bail proceedings (EFTA00064799).
Epstein's will codicils reveal the earliest known executor appointments:
Jimmy Cayne was the CEO of Bear Stearns, the firm that launched Epstein's financial career. Only later did Jes Staley and Andrew Farkas replace them as successor executors.
Epstein's stream-of-consciousness notes contain a concerning juxtaposition:
"stanley, bankrupt, sales tax, ohio, cigars. trusts charity gifts, aspen, shooting. steve sale., mort, heidi, glenn, dershowitz... 34 girls wexner, irs... glenn, jarecki hotlerbsoc four poster bed, coconut cups"
While the adjacency of "34 girls" and "jarecki" may be coincidental in Epstein's rambling notes, the mention of "34 girls" alongside Wexner, Dershowitz, and Glenn (Dubin) in the same thought stream is notable.
Lesley Groff coordinated with Leon Black's assistant Melanie Spinella:
"Jeffrey and Leon are both to have their blood drawn and are taking some tests next time Jeffrey is here...I will set up the time for the blood draw once we have a better idea on Jeffrey's timing...but we will need to carve out 2 hours of time (I'm sure they can discuss business while doing this!) Note Leon will need to fast so this should be a morning appointment!!...and then we can feed him breakfast when done!"
Peter Attia separately confirmed: "I've just asked my lab in Richmond, VA to send a kit to Jeffrey's address at 9 E 71. Separately, I'm sending the paperwork to the same address." His assistant Ciera Davis coordinated the phlebotomist (nurse Nakema Autry) to come to Epstein's home for the blood draws.
The same week's schedule reveals: "4-4:30pm Interview Moshe, CFO Candidate for Leon Black (does JE want anyone else to attend?)", Epstein was interviewing financial officers for Leon Black at his own townhouse. This level of integration goes far beyond the "arm's length financial advisory" relationship Black has publicly described (external source, not in EFTA corpus).
"In 2003, Epstein provided Harvard University with a $30 million grant to start the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics." Nowak then facilitated more funding, drafting a donation letter from Leon Black: "I would like to donate a gift in the amount of $2,000,000 in support of Professor Martin Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics."
Nowak visited Epstein's island (March 2014 with Anna Yermakova), Zorro Ranch (Aug 2013 with Ed Boyden), and stayed in Epstein's NYC apartments (apt 8A Sept 2018, apt 7J March 2017). Epstein used Nowak's PED office at 1 Brattle Square as his Harvard meeting hub.
Working dinner at Nowak's PED office with dry erase board requested. Attendees: Jeffrey Epstein, Martin Nowak, George Church, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, Joi Ito. The next day, Nowak emailed Epstein: "what Larry mentioned about the 'hotel' and the 'lobby' is a very interesting calculation of evolutionary dynamics!", showing Summers' active intellectual engagement.
Church also pitched his company eGenesis to Epstein for a $1.5 million investment, engineering animals to "deliver human transplantable organs." Church gave a public talk titled "Homo Sapiens 2.0" at the 92nd Street Y while Epstein-funded.
In December 2014, Leon Black signed a $5,000,000 irrevocable pledge to Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (Harvard Fund #347150), acknowledged and accepted by Martin Nowak as Director of PED (EFTA00587177). This came in addition to the $2M Nowak personally solicited via Epstein.
Leon Black's wife Victoria also met Epstein at Nowak's Harvard office. From EFTA00380952 (October 22, 2013): "Jeffrey is asking if we can change Victoria Black to 5:30 at Martin Nowak's office at Harvard, 1 Brattle Square, suite 6."
Richard Kahn (Epstein's financial manager) email: "JEE just instructed me to send Brockman (Edge Foundation) 35,000 from Gratitude." John Brockman confirmed: "Hello John... I wanted to let you know you will receive a check for $35,000 from 'Gratitude' entity from Jeffrey." This payment was made in August 2018, a full decade after Epstein's 2008 sex offense conviction, and just months before his 2019 federal arrest.
In a direct email, Epstein tells Brockman: "spoke to joi ito, we can do the dinner in your honor at MIT.. I pay hes the front", explicitly describing MIT's Joi Ito as a front man for Epstein's financial involvement. This corroborates the MIT Media Lab scandal where Ito resigned in 2019 after his secret dealings with Epstein were exposed. Epstein also paid $60,000 from his "Gratitude" entity to Edge Foundation in August 2018 alone ($25K + $35K), just 11 months before his arrest.
JetSuite flight records show John Brockman, his son Max Brockman, and Nicolas Negroponte (MIT Media Lab co-founder) flying with Epstein from Teterboro, NJ to Hanscom Field (Bedford, MA, near MIT/Harvard) on March 17, 2016. This was 8 years after Epstein's Florida conviction. Brockman also pitched Epstein on selling his company to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, boasting that "the net worth of the 40 guests at my 2014 'billionaires dinner' was equal to combined wealth of 60% of all Americans."
Epstein cultivated NYT financial reporter Landon Thomas Jr., feeding him a story about Brockman's billionaires' dinner: "The real master of ceremonies was SAUL Wurman... Bezos, Musk, Larry and Sergey, Gates, Minsky, Hillis, later same evening, John Brockman's billionaire dinner." Thomas responded: "Wow. That is fucking it. Amazing. I knew it was Brockman." Landon Thomas Jr. was later forced out of the NYT for his relationship with Epstein. Meanwhile at Google's Science Foo Camp in 2016, someone reported to Epstein: "Brockman said nasty book/movie coming out on you?", showing Brockman still relaying intelligence to Epstein 8 years after conviction.
In March 2018, Brockman pitched Epstein on acquiring a stake in his literary agency:
'I could see 10% of Brockman, Inc. for $10M, or possibly a major commitment' — Brockman to Epstein, March 19, 2018
In the same email, Brockman referenced billionaires swimming in their 'private genetically-altered gene pool' and noted that 'the billionaires could not afford NOT to be there' at his dinners. This was sent 15 months before Epstein's arrest. If completed, it would have given Epstein partial ownership of the agency representing the world's top scientists.
Financial records reveal a pattern of payments from Epstein to Edge Foundation spanning his conviction:
Total documented: at least $185,000 from Epstein to Edge Foundation, with payments continuing after Epstein's 2008 conviction and plea deal. The 2018 payment came just 11 months before Epstein's July 2019 arrest.
Wolfe proposed Epstein-funded research titled "Microbial Hypersexuality" (April 2013): "Here are prep notes on kicking off the Microbial Hypersexuality study... add a hypersexuality index questionnaire, increase sample size, modify specimens types (eg add genital swabs)." The studies would piggyback on existing USAID-funded HIV research among female sex workers in Cameroon and DRC military populations. A month later, Wolfe proposed the "horny virus hypothesis" (May 2013): tracking 700 college students' sexual behavior via smartphones detecting "co-location at 3am," combined with genital swabs. Wolfe asks Epstein for "funding to go/no-go" on the study. He also sent Epstein an attachment titled "FemaleSTI.v3.docx" (October 2012).
In January 2013, Lesley Groff contacted Rosa M. da Silva at JPMorgan to get Dimon's personal email: "Jeffrey is requesting I get Jamie's email address from you..can you pass along?" JPMorgan's own staff provided Epstein with the CEO's direct email and phone number. Separately, Epstein described the JPMorgan relationship: "financial trust is joint venture, all the guarantees and reputational risk will only be j p. morgan.. the head of the private bank, jes staley, with 1.5 trillion dollars under management. and the chairman jamie dimon."
The campaign was commissioned on 13 September 2010, and Jeffrey Epstein accepted it in one word. Writing at 1:17 AM, Al Seckel closed a list of confirmed Mindshift conference attendees with a separate offer: 'On another matter, would you be interested in having all that crap that comes up on a google search on your name basically disappear? Pablos and I were talking about it, and we can make it happen for about 20 - 25K. We know the right people to hire.' At 10:14 AM the same morning Jeffrey Epstein replied, in full: 'yes' (EFTA01982313). The date places this two years after his conviction, and the thing to be made to disappear is the public record of it.
Seckel ran a $40,000+ SEO and reputation management campaign to scrub Epstein's online presence. The campaign included: Wikipedia manipulation, replacing Epstein's mugshot, removing "convicted sex offender" from his page (EFTA00900929); creating fake Jeffrey Epstein profiles to dilute search results; Epstein bragged "stuff mysteriously disappears from searches...isnt technology fun"; a "cyber war" waged against a Daily Beast journalist investigating Epstein; and Epstein proposed "use the twenty or so scientists that i have funded...as web page hits" (EFTA00778299), using his scientist network as SEO props. Seckel was separately the subject of a $543,000 fraud lawsuit, establishing his background as a con artist. He died in 2015 falling from a cliff in La Turbie, France, under disputed circumstances.
Kosslyn functioned as an intellectual organizer for Epstein, authoring an "Impact Networks" proposal (EFTA00589238) and organizing a "Behavioral Science Summit" at Stanford (EFTA00413098). He was a regular at dinners with Woody Allen and Soon-Yi at Epstein's townhouse (EFTA00307015, EFTA00434537). Epstein introduced him as "head of psychology at Harvard and Stanford" alongside the Sultan of Dubai and Katherine Keating (daughter of the Australian PM) at dinners and visits to Vera Wang's apartment (EFTA00530239). His schedule overlapped with Terje Roed Larsen, Jes Staley, Jagland, Ehud Barak, and Leon Black. Kosslyn later became founding dean of Minerva University, funded by Ben Nelson, who was introduced to Epstein through Kosslyn. Kosslyn's attorney Ian Feinberg had a conference call with Epstein (EFTA00404196), suggesting legal coordination.
USVI tax avoidance: Epstein advised Gates on moving subsidiaries to USVI: "To avoid Apple like tax penalties, you should strongly consider step 1 moving subs to USVI", BCC'd Boris Nikolic (EFTA00819711, Aug 2016)
$7B in taxes: Gates angrily: "I am the most careful taxpayer in the country and I have paid over $7B in taxes" / "The rebuilding of trust failed" (EFTA00967361)
Billionaire recruitment: Epstein listed ~25 billionaires for joint philanthropy: "David Koch, Barry Diller, mort zuckerman, leon black, josh harris" / "I am confident you will be able to raise at least 100 billion" (EFTA00995604, EFTA00996279)
Zorro Ranch invite: "Im at my ranch in santa fe, come visit. time to have fun!! you look miserable" (EFTA01037921, Aug 2017)
In January 2013, Epstein directly coached Steven Sinofsky, former President of the Windows Division at Microsoft, on his departure negotiation. Epstein advised: "have jay just hang tough, HE is not a negotiator he is a litigator, and would like to make a deal, just be hard nosed, and keep repeating... they get quiet for 20. they get peace for 20. only at the very last minute should you move... use the fiscal cliff as a model."
Sinofsky reported back: "Microsoft lawyer heading to NY to meet with Jay/Scott at Kirkland. On call today seemed very anxious to close things down and open minded about money. I don't think he will go to 20."
Epstein later bragged to Olivier Colom at Edmond de Rothschild about the deal: "he had a good negotiator...winkwink"
This establishes Epstein as an active negotiation advisor for major tech executives, the same pattern seen with other members of his network. A wire transfer through Citigroup ICG-CPB is documented: "Sinofsky Wire is completed. FED", suggesting financial entanglement.
Bella Klein initiated dozens of Deutsche Bank wire transfers on Epstein's behalf. The most significant:
Klein also received a $500,000 incoming wire from Joe Pagano, purpose unclear, Richard Kahn asked "what are we supposed to do with this?" (EFTA00348137)
A November 24, 2015 acknowledgment letter from Gratitude America, Ltd. (Epstein's USVI charity) to BV70 LLC at 445 Park Avenue, Suite 1401 (Apollo Global Management's address) confirms receipt of a $10,000,000 charitable contribution on October 14, 2015.
The letter, signed by Darren K. Indyke (Epstein's lawyer and trustee of all major Epstein trusts), states: "No goods or services were provided in exchange for your generous contribution." BV70 LLC appears in the Leon Black transaction ledger, this $10M was part of the financial pipeline between Black/Apollo entities and Epstein's charitable infrastructure. Leon Black also donated $10M to Gratitude America directly (per the Dechert investigation). The combined $20M in "charitable" donations to an Epstein-controlled entity warrants scrutiny as potential money laundering.
A Deutsche Bank internal email (EFTA01361509) shows that when Jeffrey Epstein's charity Gratitude America, Ltd. attempted to open a new DB account, the reputational risk committee intervened and requested an external due diligence report, an eight-business-day process.
The committee's instructions to DB bankers were explicit: "DB personnel cannot disclose to the client this matter is being evaluated for reputation matters. They have asked that, when inquired, we communicate to the client 'we are in the process of internal due diligence to review the opening of this account, as it is done with all new accounts.'"
In other words, DB's compliance team was actively concealing from Epstein that his charity was flagged for reputational concerns, while directing staff to offer a false explanation. Notably, the Doe v. Deutsche Bank complaint documents that the Americas Reputational Risk Committee did not meet for Epstein's initial 2013 onboarding, by contrast, his charity did trigger a review, but DB proceeded anyway after the external report.
A January 5, 2016 email (EFTA00332373), marked "DO NOT SEND, hand deliver" and forwarded by Jeffrey Epstein to his assistant Lesley Groff, tracks a payment arrangement with explicit tax avoidance language:
The explicit language, '150 million free' via '37 percent' tax savings, frames the Gratitude America charitable contribution as a calculated tax avoidance vehicle, not genuine philanthropy. The hand-delivery instruction and sensitive financial calculations suggest this communication was never meant to be preserved electronically. The same memo criticizes Brad Wechsler and Eileen Alexandersson and claims Jeffrey Epstein's management corrected errors in '8 million of deductions' and found '11 million in dormant accounts' and '4 million in the drawer.'
An email from Richard Kahn (HBRK Associates, Epstein's accountant) to Jeffrey Epstein documents a series of payments from Gratitude America to IPI (International Peace Institute, run by Terje Rød-Larsen):
Epstein's response: "send IPI 100 k . to tede attention. . also take [redacted] off our payroll." Kahn confirms: "will be taken off STC payroll as of today." This shows Epstein personally directing six-figure payments from his charity to IPI while simultaneously managing STC payroll decisions. The "tede" reference is to Ted Sorensen at IPI. Combined with the $125K to MIT also documented in EFTA00811530, Epstein's charity was channeling hundreds of thousands to institutions whose leaders were in his network.
A June 30, 2017 Valuation Report reveals Epstein controlled $453,930,616 in total assets across multiple accounts:
A separate brokerage analysis (EFTA00811549) shows accounts at Deutsche Bank ($132.2M across Haze Trust, Jeepers Inc., J Epstein VI Foundation, Southern Trust, Southern Financial LLC), Merrill Lynch ($40.3M via Southern Trust Company), and Morgan Stanley ($30M via Southern Trust Company plus Gratitude America accounts). The source of this $453M fortune remains largely unexplained, Epstein had no known legitimate clients besides Les Wexner after 2003.
A wire transfer confirmation reveals an attempted $20 million transfer from Southern Trust Company to Honeycomb Partners LP at Northern Trust that was blocked by the bank's daily wire limit.
EFTA01376049 shows:
The identity of Honeycomb Partners LP and its relationship to Epstein's network requires further investigation. The $80.8M savings balance in STC's account demonstrates the scale of liquid assets Epstein maintained. The fact that Bella Klein was transmitting $20M wires from her desk confirms her central role in the financial operation.
A wire transfer document reveals a $500,000 payment from Joe Pagano to Jeffrey Epstein, routed through the standard Epstein financial chain of command.
EFTA00348137 shows the wire processed through:
Pagano's role in Epstein's inner circle is significant: he was named as a successor executor in Epstein's will (EFTA00588882), alongside Jes Staley and Andrew Farkas. His $500K wire, combined with his executor status, indicates a deep financial and fiduciary relationship with Epstein. The routing through Groff → Klein → Kahn is the standard Epstein payment processing chain documented across hundreds of financial transactions.
A letter from Darren Indyke to Bear Stearns explicitly maps the ownership chain of Jeepers, Inc., one of Epstein's key USVI shell companies.
EFTA00038693 (March 30, 2007):
"Financial Trust Company, Inc. (Bear Stearns Acct No. [redacted]), a USVI corporation, is the sole stockholder of Jeepers, Inc. (Bear Stearns Acct No. [redacted]), which is also a USVI corporation. As you know, Jeffrey E. Epstein (Bear Stearns Acct No. [redacted]) is the sole stockholder of Financial Trust Company, Inc. and, through his holdings of Financial Trust Company, Inc. stock, is the beneficial owner of Jeepers, Inc."
This reveals the layered ownership: Epstein (personal) → Financial Trust Company → Jeepers Inc., all with separate Bear Stearns brokerage accounts. Jeepers Inc. also held a Deutsche Bank brokerage account (per EFTA00027019) and was the subject of a Fortress VRF I LLC arbitration (EFTA00607681, Elise Hubsher deposition).
The use of multiple nested USVI corporations with separate brokerage accounts is a hallmark of money laundering structures designed to obscure beneficial ownership and impede law enforcement tracing.
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA in Geneva served as a banking partner for Epstein's Southern Trust Company, with 1,539 documents referencing the relationship.
EFTA00027019 (Deutsche Bank subpoena exhibit) documents a wire from Southern Trust Company to Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) SA Geneva.
EFTA00383585 shows Olivier Colom, an Edmond de Rothschild banker, in direct email communication with Epstein discussing meetings with "Ehud" (likely Ehud Barak) and "Joshua." The email carries the standard Edmond de Rothschild confidentiality footer.
The Swiss banking connection adds another layer to Epstein's international financial infrastructure: funds moved from Southern Trust Company (USVI) → Deutsche Bank (NY) → Edmond de Rothschild (Geneva), creating a three-jurisdiction layering structure typical of sophisticated money laundering. Olivier Colom's role as both banker and social coordinator (arranging meetings with Ehud Barak) mirrors the pattern seen with other Epstein associates who served dual financial/social functions.
Internal Deutsche Bank account planning documents reveal that Epstein's "Southern Financial" was managed by the same relationship team as several billionaire families and major entities.
EFTA01368679 (Jan 2, 2018): Samantha Harmon (Sales Support Analyst) to Stewart Oldfield (Director, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management) lists accounts for their 2018 planning session:
The bank statement records (EFTA01368887, EFTA01368888) show the Wanek family's Deutsche Bank portfolio included: Ashley Holdings Inc ($8.25M balance, with deposits up to $50M each), Ashley Furniture Industries Inc ($21.5M balance, deposits of $25-30M each), Third Lake Partners LLC ($2.52M), Wanek Trust of 2000 ($6.05M), and numerous family trusts.
While sharing the same relationship manager does not imply complicity, it demonstrates that Deutsche Bank's Wealth Management team was actively growing and servicing Epstein's accounts alongside its most prestigious clients, even as internal emails showed awareness of Epstein's identity ("Southern Financial we all know well"). The bank's 2020 DFS consent order confirmed AML failures on the Epstein accounts.
Enhanced Education, registered at Epstein's USVI address, held $4.6M in Deutsche Bank brokerage accounts.
EFTA00311293: $50,000 check to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (June 2014). EFTA01802355: Richard Kahn discusses 'Marvin Minsky - update on Enhanced consulting fees - when should this begin?' - planned payments to Minsky through Enhanced Education. The $4.6M in brokerage far exceeded typical charitable operations.
Medical expenses: Epstein to Bannon (June 2018): "Your medical expenses from a to z have been covered by me, least i could do". He proposed Bannon get a full work-up in his "private area" at a concierge clinic, urging: "don't forget to visit dr kruger, I need you alive and healthy for the long game"
Apple Watches: Bannon (January 2019): "Did you get your Apple Watch I sent you for xmas". Epstein: "No". Bannon: "Sent to sean you, he will get it to you", shipped to both Bannon and his son.
Private jet: Epstein offered Bannon his plane to fly around Europe. Text: "How does it feel to have the most highly paid travel agent in history". Bannon also asked (from Rome): "Is it possible to get your plane here to collect me?"
These gifts and offers far exceed what a documentary subject typically provides to a filmmaker.
March 15, 2018: Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum, attended a dinner at Epstein’s New York townhouse. Brende texted Epstein the following day:
“Dear Jeff: thx for a very interesting dinner on Thursday. Food for thought. You’re a brilliant host. Warmly, Borge (back in Geneva)”
Epstein replied: “both Bannon Leon and I were very impressed with you”
This places four men at the same dinner table: Jeffrey Epstein (convicted sex offender), Steve Bannon (Trump’s former chief strategist), Leon Black (Apollo founder, under SDNY investigation for sex trafficking), and Børge Brende (head of the world’s most prestigious international forum).
The iMessage archive reveals a sustained relationship:
This exchange reveals Epstein as a geopolitical broker connecting the populist right (Bannon) with the globalist establishment (WEF), while simultaneously advising on Gulf royal financial architecture, all while a convicted sex offender barred from most legitimate institutions.
Peter Attia, M.D., longevity physician, NuSI (Nutrition Science Initiative) president, popular podcaster and author of Outlive, served as Jeffrey Epstein's personal doctor from 2015 through at least December 2018, appearing in 1,692 documents.
Epstein's contact card for Attia explicitly states: “Eva Andersson made the intro to Jeffrey” (EFTA00309099). Eva Andersson-Dubin, wife of hedge fund billionaire Glenn Dubin, was herself named as a trustee of Epstein's 2017 Trust. This places Attia's introduction to Epstein squarely within the inner circle.
Attia arranged blood draws at Epstein's 9 East 71st Street townhouse through his nurse Nakema Autry:
Attia made a multi-day visit to Zorro Ranch (Epstein's New Mexico compound): “TBD Peter Attia at the ranch Aug. 17-20” (EFTA00285038). Epstein asked Attia: “When are you in NM? Do you have a 'formal' plan for when you want certain folks there?” - suggesting Attia helped organize health/science gatherings at the ranch (EFTA00851428).
Sept 28, 2015: Attia attended an “IMPORTANT Dinner Party” at the townhouse. Guest list: Ehud Barak, Nili, Terje Roed-Larsen + family, Fabrice, President of Mongolia, Mongolian FM, Peter Attia, Kathy Ruemmler, Jeffrey (EFTA00338727). Epstein corrected headcount from 8 to “12 people.”
When Attia couldn't see Epstein during a Jan 2016 NYC visit (while staying at Epstein's apartment), he wrote to Lesley Groff: “I go into JE withdrawal when I don't see him” (EFTA00330601).
In July 2015, Epstein told Attia: “you would love to be a fly on the wall as I go to Africa today tomorrow, for my finance for dummy dictators.. its quite amusing”, then invited Attia to bring a friend to his townhouse (EFTA00852135).
Epstein's stream-of-consciousness notes (EFTA00645002) list “nutrition attia” alongside “34 girls wexner”, “leon plane”, “dershowitz”, “glenn”, and “jarecki.” Epstein's notes place “nutrition attia” on the same page as “34 girls wexner”; the notes do not explain the connection.
In December 2018, months before Epstein's arrest, Attia asked: “Legally any change?” Epstein replied: “zero” (EFTA01014453).
Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak brokered an investment by Jeffrey Epstein in Reporty Homeland Security Ltd. (renamed Carbyne in 2018), an Israeli emergency response technology company.
EFTA00626805 (28 Jan 2015): Barak forwarded the term sheet directly to Jeffrey Epstein, copying Darren Indyke and Nicole Junkermann: “That's the best we could get at this stage. Pl let me know if you have any reservations.”
Darren Indyke summarised the deal on 22 June 2016, in a thread later forwarded within Jeffrey Epstein's own mailbox (EFTA00822267): “In broad strokes, the Reporty deal was a $1.5MM investment total for not less than 25% of a Company with a pre-money valuation of $4.5MM.” It carried warrants for a further $1.5MM at 150% and $2.5MM at 175% of the initial price per share, and “the liquidation preference on the Reporty preferred shares was based on an interest rate of 8% per year, compounded annually.”
A $1,000,000 wire left Southern Trust Company for Bank Leumi in Tel Aviv on 16 March 2015 under the reference line “Reporty investment”, authorised by Indyke (EFTA01404004).
Correction (4 Aug 2026): this finding previously stated that the deal ran to $1.7M across two tranches of $1.02M and $680K, for 27.3% then 38.5% of the company, with a 3.5x liquidation preference, and concluded that Jeffrey Epstein held a 38.5% controlling stake in the company. Those figures are real but belong to a different company. The same Indyke memo is headed “Re: Levitection” and sets them out under “Quick summary of Levitection based on current docs”. Levitection Ltd. is a separate Israeli advanced-radar and electronic-warfare firm that Barak pitched to Jeffrey Epstein in April 2016 proposing “a similar arrangement to the one we had in Reporty”. The 3.5x figure was also mischaracterised: the memo describes a 6% per annum liquidation preference whose termination threshold moved from 2x to 3.5x the purchase price, which is not the same as a 3.5x preference. No released document establishes Jeffrey Epstein's final percentage of Reporty/Carbyne.
A documented email chain traces a $40,000 political donation from Epstein to former Israeli PM Ehud Barak's political entity:
March 6, 2017: Nili Priell Barak (Barak's wife) emails Epstein with transfer information for "Achrayut Leumit" (Hebrew: "National Responsibility"), signing as "EB", Ehud Barak's initials. She writes: "That's the price of having, finally, a Jewish State." (EFTA02350723)
March 12, 2017: Epstein replies: "name on the account? I was going to wait until i saw ehud in paris.", naming Barak explicitly. Nili provides full banking details: Bank Leumi Le Israel, Branch 666, 2 Shoham Street, Ramat Gan. (EFTA02657336, EFTA02657848)
March 12-13, 2017: Epstein forwards the entire chain to Richard Kahn. Kahn replies: "please advise on amount to send" (EFTA02386927)
March 16, 2017: HBRK Associates wires $40,000 to Achrayut Leumit Ltd. at Bank Leumi (EFTA01297175)
Deutsche Bank Compliance Failure: AML investigator Danya Friedman flagged the wire (Case 141374) and asked relationship manager Stewart Oldfield three questions about purpose, relationship, and business activities (EFTA01363138). Oldfield missed the deadline. Compliance sent an "URGENT, SECOND REQUEST." Kahn's eventual answers via assistant Cynthia Rodriguez: Purpose: "Contributions for public policy organization in Israel". Relationship: "Friend." Case closed. No escalation.
On March 15, 2019, Deutsche Bank relationship manager Stewart Oldfield proactively offered to write a reference letter for Epstein's account: "Happy to provide a letter as we discussed for the bank that received funds from your DB account for the investment you made." (EFTA01426608)
On March 18, 2019, Oldfield produced a formal letter on Deutsche Bank letterhead addressed to Bank Leumi Le Israel Ltd., Pinkas 48, Tel-Aviv, vouching for Southern Trust Company as "an account holder at Deutsche Bank since 2013" with no known problems (EFTA01416824).
This letter was written three months after Deutsche Bank had decided to terminate Epstein as a client. The bank was closing Epstein's accounts while its own relationship manager wrote a reference letter to help Epstein's money move to an Israeli bank. Darren Indyke requested the letter: "Great if you can provide me with that letter today addressed to Bank Leumi." (EFTA01426547)
EFTA00358838 (Nov 13, 2014): Andrew Farkas — named successor executor of Epstein's will — asked Epstein for advice on a “high yield product.” Epstein directed him to Deutsche Bank: “Would you show it to Deutch Bank to see if they would also provide leverage.”
In the same email, Farkas offered: “When are you back in NYC so I can deliver Lawsky?” — almost certainly Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of the NY Department of Financial Services (2011-2015). A will executor was offering to bring the state's top banking regulator to the home of a registered sex offender.
Farkas also owned American Yacht Harbor in St. Thomas through IGY-AYH Holdings, exploiting the same USVI EDC tax benefits as Epstein, and planned to bring his “whole gang” to Epstein's island for “lunch on the beach.”
EFTA00614037: A formal memorandum from Financial Trust Company, Inc. addressed “To: Glenn Dubin, From: Financial Trust Company, Jeffrey Epstein, President.”
This shows Epstein used FTC — the same entity that solely owned Jeepers Inc. ($25M Deutsche Bank account) — to manage Dubin's financial affairs. Eva Andersson Dubin (Glenn's wife) later served as trustee of the 2017 Caterpillar Trust alongside Indyke and Kahn. Victim testimony states Epstein “directed her to have sex with Glen Dubin.”
EFTA00027019 Exhibit D reveals that Epstein's Haze Trust received massive art sale proceeds in 2017:
These proceeds were then moved through the Haze Trust's Deutsche Bank accounts. The trust made a final massive transfer of $24.6M to Southern Financial LLC in February 2019, five months before Epstein's arrest. This suggests Epstein was liquidating art assets and consolidating funds.
The Haze Trust also held $33.7M in Highbridge Capital (Glenn Dubin's fund), $21.3M in King Street Capital, and had an HSBC Bank Bermuda connection ($58K, Dec 2018). Eva Andersson Dubin was a trustee of Epstein's 2017 Trust alongside Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn.
A complete investment summary dated August 30, 2012 reveals Epstein's total portfolio value: $293,353,010, 'THESE AMOUNTS DO NOT INCLUDE HOUSES, AIRPLANE/FIXTURES OR OTHER ASSETS.'
Financial Trust Company (FTC) holdings:
Haze Trust holdings:
Settlements: DB Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, $78M
Other assets: Island Yacht Harbor $1M, Environmental Solutions stock, Core Club note $100K, loans receivable $2M, Freedom Air $200K.
Note: 'on 6/1/12, Freedom Air funded JEE $2 million'
The 'Wexner Children's Trust II Dated 02/25/1998' appears as a named entity on JPMorgan's massive Suspicious Activity Report (EFTA01648787), which covers $1,081,819,653 in suspicious wire transactions.
This is the first documentary evidence that Les Wexner's children's trust was flagged as part of Epstein's suspicious financial network. Wexner was Epstein's primary benefactor who allegedly transferred his $77 million NYC townhouse (9 East 71st Street) and private jet to Epstein. Wexner also granted Epstein power of attorney over his entire financial affairs.
The inclusion of a trust for Wexner's children on the same SAR that names trafficking-linked entities (MC2 Model Management, Butterfly Trust, C.O.U.Q. Foundation) and individuals accused of abuse (Leon Black, Alan Dershowitz) raises serious questions about the financial relationship between Wexner family assets and Epstein's network.
Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), sent a 'Confidential & Urgent' request to SDNY prosecutors on November 28, 2019:
'Can you let me know, urgently, whether anyone in your office is handling the investigation into Jeffery Epstein, especially anything in relation to JP Morgan (he was a client of their private wealth division) and, if so, who, as we need to have a chat.' — EFTA00018110
At least 9 copies of this email chain exist in the corpus, showing wide circulation within DOJ. The FCA's urgency likely relates to Jes Staley's tenure as Barclays CEO — Staley was running one of the UK's largest banks while under investigation for his Epstein relationship. The FCA ultimately banned Staley from UK banking for life in 2024.
A separate document (EFTA00019889) is a letter to the UK Treasury Select Committee describing 'The Jeffrey Epstein & Jes Staley Blackmail Ring' and alleging 'the FBI, FCA and the PRA all investigating Jes Staley's conduct while working at JP Morgan.'
Ari Glass, founder of Boothbay Fund Management, was introduced to Epstein by Todd Meister on February 19, 2013:
'He is a friend of Izzy Englander and runs a multistrategy fund that takes the same approach as Millennium. Izzy offered Ari a portfolio manager position on a large portfolio but Ari wants to be independent.' — EFTA01904338
Epstein was a founding seed investor — Boothbay was founded in 2014, and Epstein's first $10M wire was May 2, 2014. Total investment reached $50M+ via Southern Financial LLC through Deutsche Bank, making it the second-largest documented outflow after Honeycomb ($64M). Despite this, Epstein told JP Morgan that Glass was 'a bit sketchy':
'there is a guy called ari glass, that has a find called booth bay, a bit sketchy, ask your prime broker office to vet him' — EFTA00652799
Glass had at least 6 confirmed in-person meetings at Epstein's 9 East 71st Street townhouse between February 2013 and March 2017. His first visit (Feb 28, 2013) was the same day as a tentative Bill Gates appointment. On another occasion, Epstein called Glass from Little St. James island during a dinner party with Leon Black, Ehud Barak, Terje Rød-Larsen, and possibly Jes Staley.
By March 2016, Glass emailed Epstein a capital drawdown schedule: $10M/Mar, $12M/Apr, $14M/May, $14M/Jun — $50M over 4 months. 'Thanks again for your support and your flexibility of timing' (EFTA00644709).
Epstein's lawyer Darren Indyke had 'Rough Notes of Boothbay Investment/Ari Glass' and noted Epstein 'did not appear to be interested in hearing any comments' about the investment, and questioned whether Glass delivered a promised 'side letter' (EFTA00815157). The fund now manages $2B+. Epstein's estate held ~$55.9M in Boothbay at his death (Aug 2019).
In a May 2012 email (EFTA00702069), Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell:
"hamad bin jassim (Qatar) has offered 225. I said no..."
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, then Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, offered $225 million for Epstein's 71st Street townhouse. According to Michael Wolff's profile (EFTA00307947), HBJ lived across the street in a "similarly furnished house" - they shared the same decorator.
Maxwell's reply in the same chain indicated she was simultaneously dining with Russia's finance minister, illustrating how Epstein's network simultaneously operated across competing geopolitical spheres.
Ariane de Rothschild (CEO, Edmond de Rothschild Group) maintained a direct, intimate personal relationship with Epstein spanning at least October 2014 through March 2018, years after his 2008 conviction. Emails reveal Epstein functioning as her personal confidant, enforcer in European banking disputes, and wellness advisor.
On December 18, 2015, Ariane emailed Epstein reporting on her husband Benjamin de Rothschild's plans and seeking counsel (EFTA01744418):
"I'm in Paris, on my way to GVA [Geneva]. B is leaving by car to hunt, although he was told that Kathy was coming. He said he would be back Sunday morning. Real risk he will find an excuse to not show up. What do u think?"
Epstein's calendar (EFTA00338290) shows: "Reminder: Ariane de Rothschild to arrive NY today" on October 14, 2015. The surrounding schedule for that week included meetings with Leon Black, Kathryn Ruemmler, Woody Allen, Ehud Barak, Noam Chomsky, Martin Nowak, and David Gelernter.
In September 2016, Ariane casually referenced Epstein's island (EFTA00638695): "Hi Jeff, i good that you are Ok and had been on the island"
In March 2018, Ariane asked Epstein to intervene in a high-level European banking matter (EFTA00848844). A Swiss banker named "Boris" was claiming to be in acquisition talks with her bank:
"Our star swiss banker Boris is going around town boasting that he was in discussions with me to buy the bank. Would be good to tell him that he's out of line, unprofessional and only adds more enemies to those he already has..."
Epstein replied: "I will of course if you wish", positioning himself as an enforcer who could discipline senior European bankers on behalf of the Rothschild Group CEO.
When Ariane shared health concerns in June 2016 (EFTA00707304), Epstein responded:
"nothing more important than you, not lux not the kids not the biz, you!! thats the discipline"
"Lux" = Luxembourg, where Edmond de Rothschild is headquartered. Epstein offered to "send a nutritionist, exercise person to you for a couple of weeks. my treat." Late-night texts show 2am exchanges (EFTA00658389) with Epstein telling Ariane "GO TO SLEEP!!"
The relationship was facilitated by Terje Rød-Larsen (EFTA00383585): "Terje said you had sent unreturned emails... looking very much forward to seeing you and Ariane."
The government’s own detention memorandum fixes the timing. On November 28, 2018, the Miami Herald began publishing Julie K. Brown’s “Perversion of Justice” series on Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutors wrote (EFTA00028785):
“Records obtained by the Government from Institution-1 appear to show that just two days later, on or about November 30, 2018, the defendant wired $100,000 from a trust account he controlled to an individual named as a possible co-conspirator in the NPA.”
The same memo adds that “just three days after that” a further wire followed. Those two transfers, $100,000 to Aviloop LLC on November 30 and $250,000 on December 3, left the Butterfly Trust account (number 44130552), as itemized in a government exhibit, Timeline of Payments to (or on Behalf of) Potential Co-Conspirators (Payments ≥ $10,000) (EFTA00105307). The exhibit lists every Butterfly Trust wire at or above $10,000:
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Beneficiary bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/28/2015 | [Redacted] | $50,000 | JP Morgan Chase |
| 02/06/2015 | [Redacted] | $15,000 | JP Morgan Chase |
| 04/22/2015 | [Redacted] | $50,000 | JP Morgan Chase |
| 04/24/2015 | [Redacted] | $10,000 | Bank of America |
| 09/24/2015 | [Redacted] | $23,625 | JP Morgan Chase |
| 08/08/2018 | [Redacted] | $30,000 | Bank of America |
| 11/30/2018 | Aviloop LLC | $100,000 | TD Bank |
| 12/03/2018 | [Redacted] | $250,000 | Bank of America |
These eight documented transfers total roughly $528,625, a subset of the more than 120 wires totaling $2.65M that the New York Department of Financial Services later traced from Butterfly Trust accounts to Epstein’s co-conspirators (EFTA00161958).
The November 30 recipient, Aviloop LLC, is Nadia Marcinkova’s aviation company; Marcinkova was one of the individuals named as a co-conspirator granted immunity under Epstein’s 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement, matching the memo’s description of the payee. The exhibit shows Aviloop receiving money at TD Bank from three separate Epstein accounts: $40,000 from Jeffrey Epstein directly (February 2018), $45,000 from JEGE, LLC (November 27, 2018), and the $100,000 from the Butterfly Trust (November 30, 2018). Aviloop is a DUNS-registered New York entity with one employee and $7,000 in annual sales (EFTA00261437); the “011400071” that appears in an earlier production (EFTA00020685) is TD Bank’s routing number on Aviloop’s receiving side, while the Butterfly Trust’s own account, 44130552, is the one that matches the trust’s line in the December 2014 Deutsche Bank balance report (EFTA01456234).
A related email (EFTA00677154) from July 21, 2011 shows Marcinkova asking Epstein about news coverage on the day she launched Aviloop: “Im launching Aviloop tomorrow.. What does this mean?” Epstein reassured her: “you are not mentioned at all... prince andrew will once again start the onslaught.”
That the two largest documented Butterfly Trust payments left the account within days of the Miami Herald exposé, to a named co-conspirator, is why the government cited them in arguing for Epstein’s detention.
In her July 2025 proffer (Day 1), Maxwell provided the first insider enumeration of Epstein's 1990s financial clients. She named: Les Wexner (primary client), Jes Staley, Leon Black, Glenn Dubin, Elizabeth Johnson (Johnson & Johnson heiress), Joe Pagano, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Robert, Kenny Lipper, Dan Abramson, Tom Pritzker, Ace Greenberg, Jimmy Cayne, Lou Ranieri, Congressman McMillen, and Lynn Forester.
Maxwell also revealed that Henry Rosovsky (Harvard Dean/provost) was seen by her "in a bathrobe at 71st Street, and he had received a massage, he told me", a new eyewitness account placing a Harvard administrator in Epstein's massage pipeline. Rosovsky appears in 494 EFTA documents and was on Epstein's prison visitor and mail lists.
The client list confirms several relationships previously documented only through financial records or circumstantial evidence, and adds new names (Pagano, Goldsmith, Lipper, Abramson, Ranieri, McMillen) not previously identified as Epstein financial clients.
Payroll documents reveal the full scope of Epstein's financial entanglement with the de Jongh family. Cecile de Jongh was hired on April 3, 2000 and her total compensation escalated steadily:
| Year | Salary | Tuition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $110,000 | $90,099 | $227,779 |
| 2010 | $110,000 | $53,076 | $193,614 |
| 2011 | $110,000 | $95,035 | $236,614 |
| 2012 | $120,000 | $37,799 | $194,619 |
| 2013 | $143,077 | $38,257 | $221,941 |
| 2014 | $185,000 | - | $202,921 |
Epstein paid tuition for four de Jongh children at American University, Elon University, Skidmore College, and Wake Forest University, plus Antilles School (St. Thomas). When Cecile sent the $70,066 fall 2009 invoice, Epstein forwarded it to Darren Indyke with the comment "never ends."
Her salary jumped from $110,000 to $185,000 on September 17, 2013. By 2014, she was Epstein's #6 highest-paid employee at $202,921. She was also left $1,000,000 in Epstein's will (The 1953 Trust).
Beyond her role as "office manager," Cecile de Jongh held significant corporate positions in Epstein's network:
She was listed alongside Jeffrey Epstein, Darren Indyke, and Jeanne Brennan-Wiebracht as authorized signatories. These roles gave the sitting USVI Governor's wife direct control over Epstein's financial accounts and corporate governance while her husband was signing tax exemptions for those same entities.
An internal document titled "Family Entities for Which Eileen Alexanderson Has Authority to Act" reveals she controlled the operational and financial infrastructure linking Leon Black to Epstein's network:
Alexanderson was based at 9 West 57th Street (Apollo's headquarters) and held regular meetings with Epstein alongside Rich Joslin, Ada Clapp, Alan Halperin, Tom Turrin, and Alan Dlugash, often at "Leon's office" or at Leon Black's office on the 43rd floor of 9 West 57th Street. These meetings occurred as frequently as monthly from 2013-2015.
This demonstrates that Leon Black's $158M+ financial relationship with Epstein was actively managed through a dedicated team of professionals at Apollo itself, not an arm's-length advisory arrangement as Black publicly claimed.
Steven Hoffenberg was Epstein's business partner in Towers Financial Corporation, a $473 million Ponzi scheme. He served 18 years in prison.
Hoffenberg told attorney Bradley Edwards' firm that "he had information regarding Jeffrey Epstein being involved in the murder of Arthur L. Shapiro" (EFTA00108851). Shapiro was a Columbus, Ohio attorney shot multiple times in a cemetery on March 6, 1985, the day before he was scheduled to testify before a federal grand jury in a tax fraud case.
The FBI investigated: Columbus PD Detective James McCoskey confirmed Berry Kessler, Shapiro's co-defendant, was the prime suspect, a secretary saw Kessler meeting a man matching the killer's description "in his office with a suitcase or briefcase of money" (EFTA00270345). Kessler was later convicted of murder for pecuniary gain in a separate Florida case.
The FBI noted Hoffenberg "appears to have a history of mental illness" and attempted to interview him at Fort Dix FCI. He refused to cooperate without a court-appointed attorney but subsequently gave a one-hour taped interview to Newsweek and the Daily Mail (EFTA00078171).
When Les Wexner's name appeared in Columbus newspaper reports alleging a connection to the homicide, McCoskey "found no evidence connecting Wexner to the homicide case." FBI conclusion: McCoskey's "investigation has revealed no connection between the homicide of Shapiro and Jeffrey Esptein [sic] to date" (EFTA00270345).
Hoffenberg was found dead in his apartment in Derby, Connecticut on August 23, 2022 at age 77. Natural causes.
Rosa da Silva served as executive assistant to Jes Staley and was the primary scheduling intermediary between Staley and Epstein from at least 2011 through 2014, documenting the depth of their relationship across two employers.
Da Silva coordinated trilateral meetings between Staley, Epstein, and Ehud Barak: "Jes said he is having dinner with Jeffrey and Ehud Barak. Do you know what time that starts?" (EFTA00389646). She also arranged Barak confirmations: "the appt tomorrow with Barak is confirmed but he would like Jes to give Jeffrey a call on his cell" (EFTA00392502).
Early emails carry the JPMorgan Chase disclaimer, proving the relationship existed while Staley was still at the bank: "Please let me know if 6:30 PM is possible" (EFTA00402711, Oct 2012). After Staley left JPMorgan, da Silva continued the same role at BlueMountain Capital Management (280 Park Avenue): "Jes said he is a definite yes for the Sunday night dinner" (EFTA00368716, May 2014). Subject lines read simply "JEE & JES", "7:30 will work tomorrow night at jeffrey's" (EFTA00363258).
Da Silva also passed Jay Lefkowitz's phone number from Epstein to Staley (EFTA00437116), Epstein was networking through Staley's assistant. The scheduling evidence contradicts Staley's claims of a casual acquaintance, showing regular evening meetings at Epstein's residence coordinated at an institutional level.
Ted Waitt, co-founder of Gateway Computers, became Ghislaine Maxwell's long-term boyfriend after she "moved on" from Epstein. Testimony confirmed the relationship began by 2004 (EFTA00068582).
Financial records reveal Maxwell had a sub-account under Waitt's American Express relationship, account records show "THEODORE W WAITT" as the primary account holder with "GHISLAINE M MAXWELL" as a sub-account, active from at least February 2008 through at least December 2017 (EFTA00037702, EFTA00037703). A separate person identified as "JENNIFER TURNER" also had an account under this relationship.
Witness testimony stated that Maxwell's assistants believed "MAXWELL's boyfriend at the time, TED WAITT, paid [their] salary" (EFTA01249968). This meant Waitt was financially supporting Maxwell's staff operations even after she supposedly "separated from EPSTEIN."
The financial entanglement raises questions about what Waitt knew about Maxwell's ongoing activities. The AmEx sub-account and salary payments show institutional-level financial support, not just a personal relationship.
In the victim diary forensically examined by the DOJ (no evidence of fabrication found), the victim writes: "Both he and Larry Summers are fucking disgusting! Hope no relation to Tracy! I guess it is a royal thing. Gross! Andrew is like his brother in this way!" This refers to Prince Andrew. Allegations against Andrew were previously reported in the Virginia Giuffre case.
Original reporting: BBC: Prince Andrew Settlement (Feb 2022)
"Mr. Rails" = Mitchell Rales (probable), DC billionaire, co-founder of Danaher Corporation ($170B+ market cap). Phonetic match: handwritten "Rails" matches spoken "Rales." Found in Scaramucci email (EFTA00667905) forwarded to Epstein, listed alongside Dan Snyder endorsers, Snyder is separately named in the same diary ("Dan Snyder is a pig!").
"Mr. Ein" = Mark Ein (probable), DC venture capitalist, former Carlyle Group partner, founder of Venturehouse Group. Appears in 6 EFTA documents including Deutsche Bank SPAC materials for his Capitol Acquisition Corp III ($325M IPO) in Epstein's banking files (EFTA01369719, EFTA01414378). DC sports figure (Washington Kastles tennis) like other diary names Snyder and Leonsis.
Maxwell's ocean conservation nonprofit TerraMar Project Inc. (501c3, incorporated Delaware April 2012) functioned as a financial conduit with suspicious payment patterns flagged by intelligence analysts.
An August 2019 financial document noted Maxwell's 'association to the entity: TerraMar Project Inc and an inability to identify the purpose and legitimacy of payments made in connection to TerraMar.'
UBS banking records reveal Maxwell regularly transferred large sums from personal savings into TerraMar ($130K, $20K, $10K transfers), then routed payments outward: $3,532.52 recurring bi-weekly to R & C Ventures Inc. (Robert Foos, listed as TerraMar 'Director of Development'), $225-$975 recurring to Charles Wyatt, and $14,139.39 to Morris & McVeigh LLP. These payments were later switched from TerraMar to Ellmax LLC.
Incoming wires included $19,980 and $10,029 from MAF HAZ Charter Services DMCC (UAE) and a $100,000 check from an unidentified source. Maxwell's deposition confirmed the only employee 'would never come to work' and 'would be remote.' Estate claims totaled $50,989.28.
A separate source alleged: 'MAXWELL launches Terramar at the same time [as Epstein launches Southern Trust]. Their money is laundered through these non-profits.'
Multiple intelligence reports from late 2021 identified a second director of Maxwell's TerraMar charity, alongside Maxwell herself. The reports, sourced from pressreader.com, noted the individual was 'referenced as one of two directors for the charity, TerraMar.'
Analyst notes describe the TerraMar Project as a nonprofit founded by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2012 and record that 'TerraMar announced its closure on 12 July 2019', days after Epstein's arrest. A separate analyst conducted open-source research in December 2021 to identify this director.
The TerraMar UK charity was also investigated by the UK Charity Commission following 'unwarranted press speculation.' The investigation found no wrongdoing, and the charity closed at end of 2017 'without diminution of assets.'
A 100-page FBI Tactical Intelligence Report investigated a person whose name was redacted throughout, except one instance where "Vicker's" (possessive form) survived the redaction. The FBI investigated whether this person:
"How did [REDACTED] recruit minors?" · "Did [REDACTED] engage in sex acts with Epstein and minors?" · "Did Maxwell teach [REDACTED] how to work for Epstein"
Key details: received $20,000 wire from Epstein (April 2014) and $71,386 (June 2014). Had 29 flights on Epstein's aircraft (N909JE and N908JE) and 119 TECS travel records (2001-2010). Regular flights to St. Thomas (near Epstein's island) and West Palm Beach. A "Silent Hit" was placed to track international travel.
The same document reveals Maxwell had $200,979,535.93 across 469 transactions (2003-2019), owned a registered Glock 19 in NYC, and operated helicopter N722JE (Sikorsky S-76C) registered to Hyperion Air LLC, St. Thomas, USVI.
Payment records from Epstein financial manager Richard Kahn show a $4,380 refund from $5,000 that was "mistakenly withheld from your check." The payment involves MC2 model agency (Jean-Luc Brunel's operation, the primary vehicle for trafficking victims from international modeling competitions).
Charlie Palmer, NY chef who "knows what's going on"
After girls visited, staff found: "the disarray, the vibrators, creamers on the floor... there's no massage there." Cleaners "would find condoms" throughout the house. The safe held $30,000-$40,000 cash at all times, and there was a handgun in the house.
Rodriguez also names David Copperfield as performing tricks at the house with girls present, and Eva Anderson (Dubin) as "former model and mother of the naked picture."
EFTA00617222 reveals Plan D, LLC (USVI entity) held Epstein's aircraft fleet:
Plan D received $30.5M from BV70 LLC (Leon Black) and was the entity Epstein personally guaranteed. The same entity holding the aircraft used for documented victim transport also received Leon Black's money — tightening the link between Black's payments and the trafficking infrastructure.
Church emailed Epstein and Richard Kahn about a $200,000 investment in Androcyte, a company patenting unique human genomic variants:
'The Androcyte business plan is to patent products based on genomic (and epi-genomic) variants which are unique to one or more [individuals]' — Church to Epstein, Sept 6, 2014
A separate company from eGenesis, Androcyte was focused on monetizing individual genetic uniqueness — aligning with Epstein's documented obsession with genetic superiority and 'superior gene pools.'
Epstein's American Express Gold Card statement for the December 2004 billing cycle (EFTA01704991) shows a January 7, 2005 charge to SAVINGSANDCLONE COM (phone 415-289-2525), classified as “Other Services Industry.”
Genetic Savings & Clone (savingsandclone.com) was the leading commercial pet gene banking and cloning company of the early 2000s, based in Sausalito, California. The company cloned the world’s first cat in 2001 and offered commercial dog cloning services. It was founded by Lou Hawthorne and funded by John G. Sperling, a billionaire transhumanist and founder of the University of Phoenix who invested heavily in longevity research and cloning technology.
The charge documents Epstein’s personal financial interest in commercial cloning technology in early 2005 — years before his later documented investments in CRISPR genome editing, designer baby companies, and his stated plan to seed the human race with his own DNA.
In an 18,602-character email thread titled "Mechanisms for learning," Bach writes to Epstein: "I looked up the statistics, black kids in the US have slower cognitive development (and never catch up)... I suspect this means their brains are slower at learning high-level concepts... It could also be that they have an additional set of learning directives in place that adapts them better to a more hunting/running style of life, whereas the Europeans had to adapt for identifying long-term seasonal patterns, delayed gratification for agriculture etc."
Bach continues with racial stereotyping: "Chinese pay an inordinate amount of attention to authority. I suspect historically, the authorities tended to kill them a lot if they did not. Jews tend be intellectually independent and anti-authoritarian..."
Epstein responds: "you might be able to make blacks smarter by changing the time for motor layer development" and "too many people, so many mass executions of the elderly and infirm make sense" and "if the brain discards unused neurons, why should society keep their equivalent" and "maybe climate change is a good way of dealing with overpopulation.. the earths forest fire. potentially a good thing for the species"
Bach on fascism: "The radical idea of treating individuals in a society as cells and the society itself as a well-organized organism is fascism, of course. Probably the most efficient and rationally stringent way of governance, if someone could pull it off in a sustainable way..."
Bach on Epstein's mind: "I find your 'political incorrectness' very fascinating. In the beginning, I thought it is a form of costly signaling, but now I think you are simply entirely unconstrained in your thoughts."
This email chain shows: (1) An Epstein-funded researcher providing intellectual frameworks for racial intelligence differences, (2) Epstein advocating for eugenics-based "solutions" including mass execution of the "infirm," (3) Bach engaging substantively with fascism as a governance model while Epstein funded his entire livelihood, (4) Bach's acknowledgment that Epstein was "entirely unconstrained" - yet continued accepting his money. Combined with victim diary entries about "superior gene pool" and forced pregnancies, this reveals the ideological core of Epstein's eugenics program.
Email showing financial dependency:
"Jeffrey... I'm out of money... I hate asking you this but I need to pay my rent, laser (tomorrow), food and living and buy a camera for my video production class. help!"
Epstein emails a journalist in 2010 about Lynn de Rothschild's ex-husband Andrew Stein, noting the connection to their company Firstmark Holdings which had Conrad Black as a director. Event invitations also show Epstein invited to events alongside "Evelyn and Lynn de Rothschild."
Epstein emailed Jean-Luc Brunel (convicted model agent) asking about a specific woman by name - a classic recruitment inquiry:
From EFTA00660742 (February 5, 2012): "svetlana Zhuravleva, do you know her"
Svetlana Pozhidaeva also appears in Epstein's Deutsche Bank records with a Russian passport from Moscow (born 1984) - part of the documented Eastern European pipeline (EFTA01372264).
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York had direct email contact with Epstein's network. From EFTA00739045 (August 27, 2009), email to "Sarah Duchess of York":
"Its increasingly evident there can only be one option to get a grip on the situation. I will discuss a plan with you when we meet next week. As always, keep in mind that this plan only becomes valid once I receive J. approval."
The "J. approval" likely refers to Jeffrey Epstein - indicating he had veto power over plans involving the Duchess. She also appeared on David Stern's radar as "Duchess of debt" with financial troubles (EFTA00751392).
Most significantly, from EFTA00682303, Epstein discussed leaking to London press about Fergie's visit during his work release: "no allegations of minors since 05. suggests leaking to london press the absurdity of fergies statements, there were law enforcement people in my office when i was on work release that let her in"
In December 2018 — six months before Epstein's arrest — Church emailed Epstein about a threat to his research funding:
'They aren't even that sure about the Congressional concern rumor, but this is still enough to derail my lab renewal' — Church to Epstein, Dec 2018
That Church turned to Epstein when his lab faced potential Congressional scrutiny shows the depth of their relationship — Epstein was not just a funder but a confidant for Church's most sensitive professional concerns.
Federal prosecutors stated that Epstein "wired $100,000 from a trust account to a person who had been named as a possible co-conspirator" and then "three days later wired $250,000 to another suspected co-conspirator" (EFTA00016124).
A separate filing confirms: "defendant wired $250,000 from a trust account" and that "EPSTEIN was attempting to influence [witnesses] who might provide information against him" (EFTA00020141).
In another instance, Epstein personally called Richard Kahn "to wire her $250,000" during a meeting arranged by Lesley Groff, and told the victim "not to tell anyone about giving her the money" (EFTA00173820).
These wire transfers were made shortly after the Miami Herald's investigation renewed public scrutiny. They represent direct, documented witness tampering and obstruction of justice, federal crimes carrying up to 20 years imprisonment.
An internal SDNY email dated December 11, 2019 states: "Julie Brown is hearing that we're unsealing four indictments against co-conspirators next week."
Julie K. Brown is the Miami Herald journalist whose "Perversion of Justice" series (November 2018) reignited the Epstein investigation. Her sources inside the SDNY were hearing about four sealed indictments against co-conspirators. These indictments were never publicly unsealed. Only Ghislaine Maxwell was ultimately charged (June 2020), raising the question of what happened to the other three co-conspirator cases.
The timing is also significant: the $350,000 in witness tampering payments (EFTA00016124) were made within days of Brown's series publication, suggesting Epstein acted immediately to buy silence when her investigation renewed public scrutiny.
Epstein's schedule (June 20, 2016) shows: "12:30pm LUNCH w/Kathy Ruemmler" followed by "5:00pm WALK w/Leon Black" on the same day.
August 30, 2016: Email subject line: "Hermes Bag shipping to Kathy!!", forwarding a Hermes.com shipping confirmation.
Purchase confirmation shows: "1 x lypsiere 31 bag, $9,350.00" shipped to "Ms. Kathy Ruemmler." The Hermès Evelyne 31 is a luxury handbag. Epstein routinely used expensive gifts, including Apple Watch Hermès editions, to maintain his network of associates.
November 2013: Schedule shows "9:00am Call w/Josh Harris" same day as "BREAKFAST w/Tom Pritzker", "Appt w/Brad Karp at Paul Weiss", and visit to Jeff Koons studio with Woody Allen.
September 2016: Josh Harris directing attorney Robert Bodian (Mintz Levin law firm) to contact Epstein "per Josh's request" - demonstrating continued relationship post-conviction.
2003: Larry Summers brokered $30M Harvard deal; Epstein received an office at Harvard
Nowak dined with Jes Staley, Woody Allen, Soon Yi, Karyna Shuliak, Nick Pritzker, and Michael Wolff at Ristorante Marini (Jan 26, 2014, EFTA00375683). He proposed "a conference on the island entitled 'From bacteria to brains'" (Apr 2011).
Eduardo Teodorani-Fabbri, SVP of Corporate Development at CNH Industrial (Fiat/Agnelli subsidiary), appears in 616 documents across the EFTA releases. He was part of Epstein's European inner circle, meeting regularly in Paris, New York, and Italy from at least 2010 through early 2019, just months before arrest.
A January 2019 contact list places Teodorani alongside Sultan bin Sulayem, Nicole Junkermann, and Steve Bannon for notification about Epstein's Paris visit and potential island trip (EFTA02273951). He appears on the same Paris list as "DSK" (Dominique Strauss-Kahn) and a woman described as "WM - new from Daniel, lied about age" (EFTA02349546). As late as March 2019, Teodorani was arranging an Italy visit for Epstein with "many people on standby" including security.
Email correspondence shows Larry Summers (former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Harvard President) invoiced Epstein's Southern Trust Company for consulting services. Summers' assistant Sarah Mapes sends "Invoice 238 from LHSummers Economic Consulting LLC" to Lesley Groff (Epstein's assistant).
Groff confirms payment details: car service ($104.50 and $470.44), hotel ($480.86), and airfare ($139.88) totaling $1,195.65, Epstein's office was reimbursing Summers' travel expenses. Groff directs: "Jeffrey says to invoice STC! (Southern Trust Company)" with the address 6100 Red Hook Quarter, Suite B-3, St. Thomas, USVI 00802.
This confirms Summers had a paid consulting relationship with Epstein's USVI entity, the same entity that generated $200M in unexplained revenue after Epstein's conviction. Summers appears in 3,535 documents in the EFTA release.
Epstein used separate USVI S corporations as title-holding entities for each of his major properties, each with its own JPMorgan Chase bank account.
EFTA01843541, Richard Kahn email setting up bank accounts:
This structure ensured that each property had a separate legal entity and bank account, providing an additional layer of separation between Epstein personally and his real estate holdings. Combined with the Deutsche Bank entities (Southern Financial, Southern Trust, Jeepers, Haze Trust, Butterfly Trust, Enhanced Education) and the Bear Stearns chain (Financial Trust Company → Jeepers Inc.), Epstein maintained at least 15+ separate entities across three major banks.
In February 2018, Jonathan Farkas introduced hedge fund manager Cliff Sosin (CAS Investment Partners, Westport CT) to Epstein at 9 East 71st Street. Sosin's assistant confirmed the introduction (EFTA00478148):
"I know that Jonathan Farkas introduced us and provided Jeffrey some background, but just in case, I've attached some materials for Jeffrey to look at. The Graham and Doddsville article is probably the best place to start."
Epstein followed up in July 2018, telling Lesley Groff: "tell cliff to send me documents . to invest" (EFTA00478155). Sosin sent his April and July investor letters (EFTA00478151).
This demonstrates how Epstein used associates like Jonathan Farkas as a pipeline for new financial relationships, even after conviction. By October 2018, Jonathan told Epstein: "I am holding carvana but only because I believe in Cliff" (EFTA01018248), showing that Sosin's investment advice was flowing back through the Epstein network.
A formal donation letter (EFTA00587395) confirms the Leon Black Family Foundation donated $300,000 to Humanity+, Inc. (the transhumanist organization chaired by Ben Goertzel) for a project 'seeking to validate an integrated cognitive architecture utilizing intelligence testing with virtual animals.' Separately, Epstein's foundation paid $100,000 for Goertzel's salary (NYT confirmed).
Goertzel emailed Epstein and Richard Kahn directly requesting $45-60K for Hong Kong Polytechnic University matching funds, money routed through the Humanity+ bank account (EFTA00633984). His email signature: 'My humanity is a constant self-overcoming, Friedrich Nietzsche.'
Joscha Bach asked Epstein about using Ben Goertzel's "Humanity Plus" as his formal US employer (EFTA00821389), showing Epstein arranged employment for AI researchers through Goertzel's organization. The alternative was Joi Ito's MIT-affiliated companies.
An additional $52,500 wire from Epstein directly to Humanity+ is documented (EFTA01432671).
David Mitchell was named executor of Epstein's will alongside Darren Indyke and Jes Staley (EFTA00016884): 'I appoint DARREN K. INDYKE, DAVID MITCHELL and JAMES E. STALEY to be the Executors of this Will.' He was also trustee of the 2014 Trust.
Mitchell arranged a dinner between Epstein and Israeli President Shimon Peres (EFTA02421875): 'a very intimate dinner with Shimon Peres tonight at 7.30, 6 people.' Epstein redirected it to his townhouse: 'would you be open to having dinner at my house.. conversations are more lively in private.'
The relationship involved intense secrecy (EFTA02372233): 'please keep neighbor house info super confidential. He has gotten very focused on the secrecy and it will come right back to me.' Epstein: 'i say nothing to anyone no worry.'
Mitchell was Epstein's real estate partner on the Life Hotel (19 West 31st St), personally covering hotel payroll when Deutsche Bank wouldn't release funds. He managed art transactions (Roman sculptures, Sotheby's valuations) and traveled internationally with Epstein (Dubai). He also received controlling instructions from Epstein about an unnamed woman: 'tell her NOT to contact anyone' (EFTA01940651).
In December 2011 (EFTA00719742), Epstein arranged to sell his Boeing 727-100 aircraft to Aamal Company Q.S.C. in Doha, Qatar. The email CC'd "Mohammed Althani" and involved "His Highness Sheikh Al-Thani." The sale price was approximately $3.7M-$4.5M.
This is the same Boeing 727 used as "the Lolita Express" for transporting victims. The sale of this aircraft to a Qatari royal-connected company raises questions about what was being transferred beyond the airframe.
In August 2011, Boris Nikolic (Bill Gates' science advisor) emailed Epstein about Skorpios Island, the historic Onassis/Jackie Kennedy island in Greece: "This island is STILL NOT on the market. Steeve has an opportunity to pitch it early."
Epstein pursued the purchase formally. His general counsel Darren K. Indyke submitted a letter of intent through L.S.J., LLC (a Delaware company), writing "to confirm that the Company has a real and substantial interest in purchasing Scorpios Island off the coast of Western Greece in the Ionian Sea." The letter named JP Morgan Chase & Co. as the company's banker.
The broker was Richard Steeve Giraud of G.V. Invest Ltd. (London). Multiple emails show Epstein planning visits: "can we see skorpios next week, tues thru fri" (Nov 2011). One email asks Giraud for "her name" - possibly a companion Epstein was bringing. The island was later purchased by Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev, the same man who bought Trump's Palm Beach mansion for $95M.
Dick Parsons, former CEO of Time Warner and Chairman of Citigroup, was connected to Epstein's network through Jacob Rothschild and Ariane de Rothschild.
On December 22, 2015, Jacob Rothschild wrote to Ariane: "I spoke to Dick Parsons who'll wait to hear from you. He's a fan of yours and thought it could make a lot of sense." Ariane forwarded this to Epstein with "No comments" - indicating Epstein was the intermediary.
Epstein then coordinated the social calendar around Parsons, writing to Ariane on January 8, 2016: "who else besides dick parsons would you like to see. Ehud? Leon Black? Summers?" Ariane replied: "Leon Black, larry summers (always a pleasure to see him)."
Parsons appeared on a CC list alongside Ghislaine Maxwell. In a related email thread, Epstein commented about Tidjane Thiam (then Credit Suisse CEO): "tijane's quote about horror without end is from hitlers speech (not very clever)."
The phone message records from April 11, 2005, a single day, reveal the breadth of Epstein’s network and operations (EFTA00008870):
Also on this day: Jean-Luc Brunel’s purchases of vases and a console in Europe (€10,700), real estate scouting for ocean-front PB properties, Dr. Landon’s 5K quarterly payment (ongoing medical retainer), Ghislaine directing tile shipments to the island, and stock trading throughout.
Congressman Tom Reynolds (R-NY-26) was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) at the time. This message shows Epstein being solicited for a Republican fundraiser with President George W. Bush.
Columbia physicist Brian Greene, co-founder of the World Science Festival, served as a key gateway for Epstein's access to elite scientists. The Epstein Foundation donated $100,000+ to Greene's World Science Festival (EFTA02022796). In return, Greene provided Epstein with a contact list of Nobel laureate physicists and prominent scientists (EFTA00413102), giving Epstein direct access to the highest tier of academic networks.
Greene organized scientist "teas" at Epstein's townhouse using contact spreadsheets (EFTA00412925), intimate gatherings of physicists at a residence later revealed to contain hidden cameras. He was invited to Epstein's house alongside Woody Allen and Lawrence Krauss (EFTA01881521). Epstein also brokered personal introductions between Greene and his financial circle, arranging for Jes Staley's daughter Alexa to meet Greene and his wife at the Candle Café (EFTA01834109, EFTA02176727). On the prison mail list during 2008-09 incarceration (EFTA00306074).
Israeli associate Yoni Koren (legal name Itzhak Koren) received direct financial support from Epstein, brokered by former Israeli PM Ehud Barak and facilitated by Leon Black.
$10,000 wire transfer (February 2015): Barak emailed Epstein with Koren's Citibank account details: "Hi Jeff, That's the info: Citibank, Itzhak Koren, Routing # [redacted], Account# [redacted]. Thx. Best EB". Epstein forwarded to financial controller Richard Kahn: "please send 10k dollars to yoni." Kahn asked "from what entity", Epstein replied "10k personal" confirming it came from his personal funds. The executed Deutsche Bank wire authorization is documented (EFTA01401501).
$3,000 cash for cancer treatment (October 2012): Epstein paid cash via bookkeeper Bella Klein for Koren's Memorial Sloan Kettering appointments: $865 on Oct 16 + $2,135 on Oct 18 = $3,000 total (EFTA00557071).
Leon Black cover story: Black used his connections to get Koren into MSK's top oncologists (Dr. Zelefsky, Dr. Howard Scher). Staff were instructed: "we are to say Yoni was referred by Jonathon Simon's office", creating a false referral trail to hide the Epstein/Black connection (EFTA01767129).
Koren was also repeatedly housed with his wife and daughter in Epstein-controlled apartments (7J, 3M, 10B, 11B) at 301 E 66th St over 6+ years, with stays of 15+ days. Relationship continued through September 2018.
Richard Joslin was hired by Epstein in August 2013 ("5:15pm Interview Richard Joslin, Ada will be coming as well. She organized") to manage the financial infrastructure linking Epstein and Leon Black.
He managed Sublime Art LLC, the art partnership between Epstein and Black, sending Epstein invoices "paid by Leon" through US Trust accounts and researching "which entity bought" specific artworks via QuickBooks. A meeting summary reveals the partnership structure: "Two classes of GP, LDB makes investment decisions; APO 1 Trust makes distribution/liquidation decisions."
Joslin also managed Avioneta Holdings LLC (the Black family's $27M Boeing Business Jet), tax preparation, and coordinated with Eileen Alexanderson on the formation of Elyseum Management LLC as Leon Black's family office. He had direct email access to Epstein and attended regular financial meetings at Leon Black's 9 West 57th Street office.
Lisa Randall, a Harvard theoretical physicist, visited Epstein's private island Little St. James on November 30, 2014, an email chain documents the boat pickup from Cruz Bay, helicopter ride over the island, and flight on Epstein's private plane to Boston Logan with a companion named Andreas. Epstein's assistant wrote: "Lisa, enjoy seeing Jeffrey's island, the heli ride and trip on his private plane!" (EFTA00357885-EFTA00357902).
Epstein used Randall as social currency with JP Morgan CEO Jes Staley: "tell your daughter that Lisa Randall will spend as much time as she wants with her -- discussing women in physics." Staley's daughter Alexa later asked for Randall's contact info through Epstein (EFTA01300237, EFTA01300396). This demonstrates how Epstein leveraged academic relationships to maintain banking connections.
Randall was invited to the Epstein-funded "Physics of the Universe" Summit at SpaceX/Caltech (Jan 2010) alongside Stephen Hawking, Ed Witten, Frank Wilczek, and Steven Weinberg, Epstein wrote "I put a bunch of money from my academic slush fund to this" (EFTA01300329). This was a post-conviction event, occurring after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Randall had regular scheduled meetings with Epstein at Harvard from 2010-2013, had direct email correspondence about black hole physics (EFTA01300279), and was listed #11 on Epstein's numbered "Science" contact list of 36 scientists (EFTA00729992).
Boris Collardi, CEO of Julius Baer (Switzerland's third-largest private bank), maintained a direct relationship with Epstein throughout 2017, coordinated through former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
A three-way email chain shows Collardi, Epstein, and Barak coordinating a meeting between Epstein and the Julius Baer CFO in New York (EFTA00655258, Jan 2017). Barak told Epstein about Collardi: "Understand from BC that you've got him" (EFTA00676342, Mar 2017). Collardi confirmed Julius Baer was "used to find a valuation" for a transaction, likely the Bin Ennakhil palace in Marrakesh (EFTA00649587).
Julius Baer's Chief of Staff Cedric Heri handled day-to-day coordination, explicitly requesting Epstein's European travel plans: "would you be so kind to share your travel plans of your next week trip to Europe" (EFTA00443268). Marc Leon's Julius Baer account in Switzerland received a $14.95M Schwab wire for Epstein's Marrakesh palace purchase, a wire that was canceled after Epstein's July 2019 arrest (cross-reference: Marc Leon findings).
This relationship demonstrates how Epstein maintained access to major Swiss banking through political intermediaries like Barak, even years after his conviction and registration as a sex offender.
EFTA00880363 (Nov 30, 2009): Just one year after his release from jail, Epstein emailed Keith Frankel proposing a Victoria's Secret branded product venture:
Epstein: "I think we should put together a victorias secret line of products. vanity diet, etc.. I'm pretty sure I can get it done. LEts mock it up."
Epstein's confidence that he could "get it done" with Victoria's Secret, a brand owned by his longtime benefactor Les Wexner, suggests he believed his Wexner relationship remained viable post-conviction.
EFTA00764726 (Feb 2010): Frankel subsequently sent Epstein a product concept called "The Body Boxes" via Faith Kates, the head of Next Model Management. Epstein forwarded it to Kates directly, and she came with "stefan" to meet Epstein the next day. Next Model Management is one of the world's top modeling agencies, Epstein's connections to modeling agencies are central to how he accessed young women.
Separately, EFTA00296095 (Aug 2012) lists Frankel as Event Co-Chair for a Romney Victory seated breakfast at 583 Park Avenue alongside Anthony Scaramucci, showing Frankel's political connections.
Epstein co-executor Richard Kahn made systematic campaign donations to Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett: $2,600 in 2014, $5,400 in 2016, and $2,700 in 2018, totaling $10,700 (EFTA00163119). Fellow Epstein accountant Bella Klein also donated $2,600 in 2014.
Epstein himself donated three $2,700 checks in the 2016 and 2018 election cycles (EFTA00026723).
After Epstein's July 2019 arrest, Plaskett initially signaled she wouldn't give back the money. The next day, she reversed course and donated the contributions to two charities.
In Kahn's donation filings, his occupation was listed as "attorney", but he was never registered as a lawyer in New York state (EFTA00163119).
EFTA00418806: Sam Jaradeh lived in Epstein's apartment 11B at 301 East 66th Street for 6 months. This building housed Epstein's brother Mark, staff members, and legal entities, Jaradeh was embedded in the residential infrastructure.
EFTA00752691: A handwritten note from Epstein reads:
"*SAM JARADEH, IS HE REALLY 30? THE AGE ISSUE! EDITORIAL, DRESS CODE"
The context, "editorial, dress code" - suggests Epstein was evaluating Jaradeh's appearance for some modeling or image-related purpose, with his age being a concern.
EFTA01204217: Jaradeh listed alongside Boris Nikolic (Bill Gates' science advisor, named as backup executor in Epstein's will) as "GRAND BENEFACTORS" at an event, suggesting both were financial contributors to an Epstein-adjacent cause.
Epstein personally introduced Jaradeh to contacts: "sam is someone you need to meet. sam, [name] is someone you need to meet" (EFTA00745520). Jaradeh was also given access to Epstein's Paris apartment on Avenue Foch for 5-6 days (EFTA00306308).
EFTA00508996 (Dec 24, 2018): Epstein's iMessages reveal him discussing Treasury and Federal Reserve appointments just months before his arrest:
Epstein: "talking with barrack about 'get me 3 names'"
Epstein: "Treasury or fed"
Epstein: "Jes Staley- fink fed, kravis, shwartzman, summers, treasury"
Epstein: "Need those that can think at scale"
Epstein was proposing Henry Kravis (KKR co-founder), Steve Schwarzman (Blackstone CEO), Larry Summers, Jes Staley (Barclays CEO), and Larry Fink (BlackRock CEO) for senior government financial positions, communicating with Tom Barrack (Trump inaugural chair, later charged with acting as a foreign agent). This demonstrates Epstein was still actively trying to influence government appointments at the highest level in late 2018.
Kravis also appears in Epstein's personal directory (EFTA00157634) alongside Indyke, Jarecki, Minsky, and George Mitchell, and in his address book (EFTA01102188).
In 2011, Epstein explored brokering the purchase of London Stansted Airport through David Stern (Witan Group) and Chinese contacts. Ferrovial (the Spanish owner) was willing to sell for approximately £1 billion.
Epstein connected the deal to Beijing Capital Airport and Hainan Airlines, and forwarded the Stansted valuation to Desmond Shum, the Chinese billionaire who later wrote Red Roulette, exposing corruption in the Chinese Communist Party's elite.
Shum's analyst concluded the investment was "not promising", low returns, government-regulated, declining traffic. The deal did not proceed. Stansted was eventually sold to Manchester Airports Group in 2013 for £1.5 billion.
The episode illustrates Epstein's role as a deal-broker connecting Chinese capital to Western infrastructure, and his relationship with Desmond Shum, who would later become a prominent critic of CCP corruption.
On October 2, 2010, Epstein emailed Nicole Junkermann his precise Paris apartment location (EFTA01810549):
"1-30 avenue foch 22 2 dd apt"
Junkermann asked: "I will bring it, can I come at 1pm? Which house number? Avenue foch?" They agreed on a 2:00 PM meeting. The previous day, Epstein had texted "what happened to you today?" suggesting a missed earlier meeting.
This email provides the exact apartment designation at 22 Avenue Foch (apartment 2DD) and confirms Junkermann visited Epstein at his Paris residence. Junkermann is a German tech investor whom Epstein personally connected to Leon Black in October 2009 (EFTA02435074): "I spoke to Leon Black... He said he will take you to lunch or dinner and be any help he can."
An FBI/DOJ investigation summary (EFTA00105304) explicitly named Barry Diller as having "personal and financial connections" to Jeffrey Epstein, listing him alongside Glenn Dubin, Leslie Wexner, Henry Jarecki, Andrew Farkas, and Leon Black. The memo noted that while "None of the payments to the individuals described above appear to have any connection to criminal activity," the investigation had cataloged extensive financial records including trust account payments from Deutsche Bank.
Diller's visits to Epstein's Caribbean island are confirmed in multiple documents: "Barry Diller would like to take a hike on the island. Please organize" (EFTA00579398, Nov 2003), and a later iMessage: "I see Barry diller s co owns the beast. He was on the island." (EFTA01212440, Apr 2019).
Diller was on Epstein's billionaire networking list emailed to Bill Gates in August 2014, alongside David Koch, Mort Zuckerman, Len Blavatnik, Nelson Peltz, Leon Black, and Josh Harris (EFTA00995604). FedEx records (EFTA00218870) show a package sent from Epstein to Diller at InterActiveCorp (IAC), 555 West 18th Street, on November 19, 2003.
Todd Boehly, then managing partner at Guggenheim Partners (now chairman of Chelsea F.C.), had multiple meetings arranged through Epstein's network between 2011 and 2016. In September 2011, a conference call was organized with David Mitchell of Mitchell Holdings LLC and Boehly, with the subject referencing "Peter Mandelsohn" (Peter Mandelson, former UK Business Secretary) (EFTA00427118, EFTA00427723, EFTA00427730).
David Mitchell introduced Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff to Emily Curtis, described as "mission control for Todd Boehly" (EFTA00427730). Mitchell operated from 815 Fifth Avenue, New York, a prestige address in Epstein's network.
By September 2016, Epstein's calendar (EFTA00314269, EFTA00427826) shows Boehly appearing alongside an extraordinary roster: Sean Parker, Brock Pierce, Ian Osborne, Katherine Keating, Hind Alowais, Jes Staley, Woody Allen, Tom Pritzker, and Ehud Barak. The entry notes "12:30 Appt w/David Mitchell & Todd Boehly AT TODD's OFFICE" with "NEED JE APPROVAL" to hold the meeting at Todd's office.
Dr. Michael S. Buchholtz, chief of oncology at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Huntington, maintained direct personal correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein from at least 2012 through 2016. Their emails used Epstein's personal jeevacation@gmail.com address (EFTA00646732, EFTA00636037).
Buchholtz was part of Epstein's tight inner circle alongside Mark Epstein (Jeffrey's brother), Terry Kafka, Philip Kafka, Arty Podnos, and Gerri Koelman. The group coordinated Warren Eisenstein's birthday party at a private Houston Street location (EFTA00394057, March 2013). When Warren Eisenstein died in February 2014, Buchholtz notified the group including Jeffrey Epstein: "Linda called at 2:43 AM. Warren had just died. It was calm and peaceful." (EFTA00633722).
The relationship was close enough that Buchholtz asked Epstein for employment help for his daughter in June 2016, and Epstein immediately forwarded the request to Eva Dubin (EFTA00636037). Buchholtz was also CC'd on an introduction to Safi Bahcall, connecting Epstein's personal circle to his science network (EFTA00649723). Buchholtz described selling his medical practice to Northwell Health, suggesting financial discussions with Epstein.
Canadian businessman Sam Belzberg (Balfour Pacific) appears on Epstein's prison approved mail contact list (EFTA00306074) during his 2008-09 Palm Beach incarceration, indicating a relationship that predates and survived Epstein's first conviction.
By October 2016, Belzberg had regular phone appointments scheduled with Epstein (EFTA00285281): "11:30am PHONE DATE w/Sam Belzberg". In March 2017, an investment solicitation was sent following an in-person meeting: "Further to your meeting with Sam Belzberg last Saturday attached are two pages summarizing the real estate deal that we are about to close on in Longmont, CO" (EFTA00648113). Direct email communications confirm an active financial relationship (EFTA00813734).
Phone logs from 2005 (EFTA00257211) show Belzberg called about a "00 million fund, Capri Capital Advisors of Chicago", the same phone log page includes a call from Steve Cohen. The Belzberg family connection to Epstein goes back to the 1980s: magazine profiles describe how Epstein "took Canadian heiress Wendy Belzberg on a date" and "hired a Rolls-Royce especially for the occasion" (EFTA00204650, EFTA00260609).
Marc Lasry, billionaire co-founder of Avenue Capital Group (and Obama's ambassador nominee to France), was directly integrated into Epstein's social and financial network. Epstein emailed Andrew Farkas: "april 4, dinner with ehud at my house? invite lasry,?", arranging a dinner with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak at Epstein's residence (EFTA00704930, March 2013).
Ghislaine Maxwell told Epstein: "Lasry told me to come up with what deal would make me happy so I am going to work with Mukasey on that" (EFTA00751749, Nov 2010), Maxwell was negotiating a financial deal with Lasry, using Marc Mukasey (then at Bracewell & Giuliani) as her attorney.
Epstein received investment intelligence about Lasry's fund: "Mark Lasry Avenue Capital just filed a 13D on YRCW. Stock will soar" (EFTA00377581, Dec 2013), followed the next day by: "In addition to Lasry at Avenue filing a 13D... Carlysle also filed a 13D" (EFTA00377593). Andrew Farkas repeatedly invited Epstein to gatherings with Lasry: "My gang, Mapp, White, Carrion, Lasry. Wanna come?" (EFTA00709553, Dec 2014).
Catherine Keating and John Duffy were senior JPMorgan Chase executives who participated in meetings about Jeffrey Epstein's banking relationship despite documented knowledge of his criminal history and trafficking activities.
Keating was named in the USVI v. JPMorgan complaint (EFTA00145666, paragraph 100) as one of four senior executives, alongside Steve Cutler, Mary Erdoes, and Jes Staley, who participated in at least five executive meetings about Epstein's risks: July 2008, October 2008, January 2011, August 2011, and July 2013. These meetings discussed compliance objections to maintaining Epstein as a client, yet the bank continued the relationship.
John Duffy, CEO of JPMorgan's US Private Bank, personally met with Epstein on April 24, 2013, arranged through private banker Justin Nelson (EFTA00627630, EFTA00391752, EFTA00287420). Rather than flagging Epstein as a risk, Duffy gave his team a "heads up" about the client (EFTA00678692). The same day, Dave Frame from the Alternatives Group also met Epstein, the meeting was scheduled through Epstein's own calendar, not JPMorgan's compliance process.
Gianni Serazzi, Italian modeling executive who owned 2Morrow Model Management (Milan) and was a former business partner of John Casablancas at Starsystem, was introduced to Epstein by convicted sex trafficker Jean-Luc Brunel in February 2014 (EFTA01936091). Over five years (2014-2019), Serazzi sought increasingly large investments: $4M EUR at 10% interest (EFTA00847931, May 2015), then $15-20M EUR to build a "leading global modeling reality" across Milan, Paris, London, New York, and China (Oct 2018).
Epstein proposed that Svetlana Pozhidaeva ("Jeffrey Epstein Right Hand") invest 800K EUR for 50% of the agency (EFTA00847931). He also referred a "beautiful girl" from Vilnius, Lithuania to Serazzi's agency (July 2015), with her flight arranged by Lesley Groff and hotel booked. When Epstein wrote that it "would be great if you two could work out mutally satisfactory deal", Serazzi replied "Agree completely" (EFTA00847931).
Serazzi met Epstein at his Paris apartment, 22 avenue Foch, apt 2DD (EFTA00352367). His schedule entries appear alongside Leon Black meetings (EFTA00285585). Mysterious "colored donuts" calendar entries appear weeks before Epstein's arrest (EFTA00497911, EFTA00498316). The Casablancas-Starsystem connection links Serazzi to the same modeling world that Brunel exploited for trafficking.
Barry Zelin, an executive at Axiom Capital Management (780 Third Avenue, NYC), was one of only four people on both Epstein's prison visitor list (EFTA00315076) and prison mail correspondence list (EFTA00306074) during Epstein's 2008-09 Palm Beach incarceration, indicating an inner-circle relationship that survived criminal conviction.
Post-release correspondence reveals the depth of the relationship. Zelin wrote on July 22, 2009, Epstein's release day, inviting him to Coney Island with his son (EFTA00773169). He later offered: "I am going to be in Israel for 3 days next week, is there anything you would like me to do for there?" Epstein replied: "pray." (EFTA00768367, Nov 2009). Another email: "The idea has always been to stay out of the news... Saying Kaddish every day has brought me back" (EFTA00770362).
Zelin coordinated Epstein visits through Sarah Kellen: "You might want to tell Jeff I will be in Palm Beach from Jan 19 to Feb 3" (EFTA00764841, Jan 2010). Epstein directly invited him: "come see me in new york on the 14th" (EFTA00879614). Zelin also appears in Karyna Shuliak's email contacts (EFTA00512483), connecting him to Epstein's inner domestic sphere.
Wayne Holman, founder of Ridgeback Capital and former SAC Capital manager (running the Sigma fund under later-convicted insider trader Michael Steinberg), was actively pursued by Epstein for investment in late 2010. Epstein directed Lesley Groff to arrange a Maxwell meeting: "call tommy motollas office regarding the Ridgeback fund" (EFTA02419051, Oct 2010).
Groff emailed Epstein: "I understand you wish for Ghislaine to make an appt with Wayne Holman with Ridgeback this week" (EFTA02419066). Epstein texted Maxwell: "they want me to meet holman next week, ridgeback, the business plan of atg seems awful" (EFTA00778251). The October 21, 2010 schedule shows "Appt w/Wayne Holman and Tommy Mottola at 71st" at 4:15pm, same day as Marc Mukasey and Tom Pritzker (EFTA02419442).
Richard Kahn (HBRK/Epstein's financial manager) conducted due diligence. When Holman asked about the source of investment money, personal or from a fund, Kahn replied: "Money will be from Jeffrey or one of his investment entities" (EFTA00628235, Nov 2010). This question suggests Holman had concerns about the money's provenance.
Mikhail Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and Abel Prize laureate (2009), was one of Epstein's most frequent academic associates, appearing in ~2,400 scheduling documents from 2015-2018. He flew privately with Epstein (NY to Bedford, NY to Teterboro) and had regular one-on-one appointments at Epstein's townhouse (EFTA00285156, EFTA00285307, EFTA00285514).
American Express Travel invoices prove Epstein paid for Gromov's first-class Delta flight Boston-JFK ($586), charged to his Centurion card (EFTA00300837), documentary proof of direct financial support. Gromov had private dinners with Epstein in Paris at restaurant Virgule and at Epstein's apartment, with Epstein's driver Valdson providing transportation (EFTA00285117).
Gromov's calendar entries place him alongside Epstein's most significant associates: lunch with Noam Chomsky the same day as dinner with Woody Allen (EFTA00285133), tea same day as Ehud Barak and Tom Barrack (EFTA00285290), and appointments followed by Ariane de Rothschild (EFTA00285415). Epstein used Gromov's ideas as intellectual currency in iMessages with Larry Summers: "Gromov said it's a question his children might ask", Summers replied: "Don't know Gromov" (EFTA01618718, June 2019).
Lee Smolin, theoretical physicist at Canada's Perimeter Institute, was on both Epstein's prison visitor list (EFTA00315076) and prison mail correspondence list (EFTA00306074) during his 2008-09 incarceration, one of very few people with dual access.
The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation officially listed Smolin among "well known and established scientists" it supported, alongside Kip Thorne, Marvin Minsky, Gerald Edelman, and Murray Gell-Mann (EFTA00587235). Smolin invited Epstein to a Perimeter Institute conference on "The Economic Crisis and Implications for Science" in April 2009, during Epstein's work-release period, writing: "you will be missed" (EFTA00774428).
The relationship demonstrates how Epstein used research funding to build loyalty that survived criminal conviction. Smolin maintained contact through the prison period and continued the relationship post-release, attending Epstein's science events and corresponding about physics research.
Adam Back, CEO and co-founder of Blockstream (inventor of Hashcash, the proof-of-work system used in Bitcoin), received investment from Epstein through a shell company. The Kyara Investments III LLC Operating Agreement (EFTA00584696, Sept 2014) was co-signed by Joi Ito and Epstein (via Southern Financial LLC). Ito committed $2,000; Southern Financial committed the remainder.
A Deutsche Bank wire transfer confirms: Southern Financial LLC wired $500,001 to "Kyara Investments III, LLC to fund Blockstream Investment" on September 9, 2014 (EFTA00027019, DB-SDNY-0000478). The half-million-dollar investment was routed through Epstein's financial infrastructure.
Vincenzo Iozzo later emailed Epstein about Back: "I think you said you met him (and afaik you and Joi invested in his company)" (EFTA00999891). Epstein's reply: "like him" (EFTA00999897). This investment connects Epstein's financial network to the core Bitcoin/cryptocurrency ecosystem through one of its foundational figures.
Gary Kerney served as Jeffrey Epstein's property and construction manager, primarily overseeing Little St. James island and Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. He was the 2nd highest-paid individual employee at $368,413/year, behind only attorney Darren Indyke (EFTA00709105).
Kerney managed extensive construction on LSJ: road walls, coconut palms, kite house, helipad area (EFTA00899685, EFTA00918463), and coordinated a $51,000 fiber optic installation with William Murphy of HBRK Associates (EFTA00742236). The fiber installation involved "migrating data service from existing main house location to new engineering building" on LSJ, suggesting significant data infrastructure on the island.
Based in New Mexico, he received FedEx packages from J Epstein & Co at the Zorro Ranch address (EFTA00220070) and was directly emailed by Epstein about property decisions. His strong connection to Brice Gordon (846 shared documents), HBRK Associates' project controller, reflects the scale of Epstein's property operations.
Cedric Heri, a Julius Baer relationship manager, coordinated directly between Epstein, Julius Baer CEO Boris Collardi, and former Israeli PM Ehud Barak in January 2017 (EFTA00655258).
Following a January 27, 2017 call, Heri documented two follow-ups: "1) Mr. Jeff E.: to let us know if and when he will travel to Europe next week 2) Julius Baer to organise for a meeting between Mr. Jeff E. and CFO of Julius Baer Group in New York"
Epstein's agenda for Julius Baer was explicitly financial: "1 how and what your purchasing. 2 the valutation method and payment. 3 the tax consequences. 4 control over time and 5 brands in local countries. plus regulatory issues"
This documents that Epstein maintained an active banking relationship with Julius Baer through at least January 2017, a full year after Deutsche Bank terminated his accounts (2016) and well after his 2008 conviction. The CC of Ehud Barak on this banking coordination email confirms the intertwining of Epstein's financial and political networks.
Nick Candy, British luxury property developer and current treasurer of Reform UK, maintained a relationship with Epstein's inner circle spanning at least 2004-2014.
Candy met Sarah Kellen (named co-conspirator in Epstein's NPA) and Ghislaine Maxwell through the network. Sarah Kellen emailed about Candy visiting: Ghislaine "was very disappointed that you didn't tell her you were coming into town" (EFTA00576931).
In 2010, Candy offered Epstein a Knightsbridge property for £80,000,000, one of the largest single property transactions documented in the EFTA corpus. In 2014, Ghislaine Maxwell wrote to Epstein of Nick and his brother Christian: "I like both of those guys". The Candy brothers were also interested in Epstein's 71st Street property (EFTA00364986).
Candy's current role as treasurer of Reform UK (Nigel Farage's party) adds contemporary political significance to his documented Epstein connections.
Martin Huberty, described by the New York Times as Sarah Ferguson's "personal assistant whom she has known since she was 16" (EFTA02035992), served as a key intermediary between the Duchess of York and Jeffrey Epstein.
Huberty directly emailed Epstein's personal Gmail (EFTA00763312) forwarding a "House of Ferguson" business deal from Keith Frankel. He visited Epstein's office in person: "I believe I met you when I came to the office with the Duchess" (EFTA01829221).
He was CC'd on Ferguson emails to Epstein regarding deal terms, including one demanding a $600,000 advance from the Keith Frankel deal (EFTA02429588) and another specifying an advance at signing of $50,000 (EFTA02429711).
Huberty now serves as Calaveras County District 3 Supervisor in California, a local elected official whose documented role as financial intermediary between Ferguson and Epstein is part of the public record.
Bart Stephens, co-founder of Blockchain Capital, met with Epstein alongside Brock Pierce at his 71st Street residence in October 2014. Epstein's daily schedule shows the juxtaposition (EFTA00284975):
Lesley Groff invited them: "Hi Brock... could you and Bart Stephens come see Jeffrey on Friday at 2pm?" (EFTA00360441).
Blockchain Capital investor updates were sent directly to Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke (Epstein's estate co-executors), documenting a $3,250,000 investment: "We will be investing $3,250,000. This will be coming from..." (EFTA00900908). A Coinbase investor newsletter was forwarded to Richard Kahn with Bart Stephens CC'd (EFTA00833642).
In February 2014, MGH genetics physician Joseph Thakuria sent Epstein a detailed $324K/year research proposal (EFTA00304646) for a "Virtual Genomics Clinic" (VGC) at Massachusetts General Hospital. George Church had recommended Thakuria to Epstein through the Personal Genome Project.
Thakuria characterized Epstein's interests as "self-discovery using the latest in genomics tools: including a) sequencing, b) data analyses and storage, and c) genomic and functional manipulation of your own iPS and other cell lines."
The 3-year roadmap included:
Thakuria's stated ambition was to build "an independent clinical investigator lab with ngs medical discovery throughput that rivals the biggest genomic centers (eg, Sanger Centre, Max Planck, the Broad)." Epstein's funding would provide the bridge until NIH grants could sustain the lab. Epstein ultimately rejected the full $324K annual cost but approved the genome sequencing and cellular work that produced the separate $193K "Venus Project" invoice.
Notably, Thakuria advised keeping Epstein's genomic data private: "Jeffrey, as a billionaire, you may have additional security concerns unique to that status... a DNA code will uniquely identify you." He also asked Epstein to "keep the following confidential" since he hadn't shared his detailed research plans with his own genetics division chief.
On February 12, 2014, Boris Nikolic, named successor executor of Epstein's will and former science advisor to Bill Gates, emailed Epstein (EFTA01933592) about the launch of the Illumina Accelerator:
"We are in the process of entering into an agreement with Illumina, the leading DNA sequencing company globally that would provide us unique access to sequencing application start-ups that join their incubator program."
Nikolic framed this as a competitive advantage for their fund: "This will secure a unique access and scale that other fund can't achieve easily."
This is significant in context: Epstein simultaneously held 10,000 shares of Illumina stock (ILMN) through TD Ameritrade account #867730320 (Southern Country International), while having his own genome sequenced by Illumina at $11,400, and funding CRISPR/genomics research through George Church's lab. The Nikolic pitch reveals Illumina was not just a service provider but an investment play, connecting Epstein's personal genomics interests, his stock portfolio, and his biotech fund strategy through a single company.
In February 2016, Brad Wechsler emailed Epstein and assistant Melanie Spinella (EFTA01185142): "Do you want this 2.2mm, non control, venture investment presented to trustees for their consideration?" This demonstrates Wechsler had fiduciary authority over Epstein's trust investments.
The investment was Leon Black's $2.25M Series A round in a company called "Artace" (EFTA01029109). Paul Weiss partner Yvonne Chan handled documentation. Anastasiya Siro invested an additional $250K. Pre-money valuation was $9M, giving Black a 20% fully diluted share.
Wechsler was CC'd on all negotiations between Paul Weiss, Maximilian Straub, and Keith Fox regarding the deal terms, board seats, and liquidation preferences.
Epstein's will (EFTA00099303) bequeathed $1 million to Daphne Wallace "if she survives me." She was listed alongside other staff: Ann Rodriguez ($5M), David Rogers ($4M), Brice Gordon ($2M), Cecile de Jongh ($1M), and Jermaine Ruan ($1M).
Wallace also served, with Lesley Groff, as a trustee of the separate 2017 Caterpillar Trust (EFTA00168920), a Deutsche Bank annuity trust that named the 2013 Butterfly Trust only as its beneficiary on termination. The KYC record states: "Grantor: Jeffrey Epstein. Trustee: Lesley Groff and Daphne Wallace. Beneficiaries: Jeffrey Epstein and The 2013 Butterfly Trust (upon termination of trust)." She was a trustee of Caterpillar, not of the Butterfly Trust.
Additionally, Wallace served as a Notary Public in USVI for Epstein's legal documents (EFTA00099447).
Epstein owned a Giacometti sculpture stored in Paris. In 2017, art dealer Heather Gray reported (EFTA00708004): "Leon who said he discussed the Giacometti with Steve Cohen last summer when it was in the Gagosian show and Steve said he thought it was a great sculpture."
Epstein decided to sell it at Christie's auction in London (EFTA00646327): "Leon tells me that Jeffery has decided to sell the Giacometti at auction in London in June." The sale involved coordination between Leon Black, Richard Kahn, Christie's, and storage at the Chenue warehouse in Paris (used by Gagosian and the Picasso family).
Deutsche Bank filed three separate Suspicious Activity Reports on Darren Indyke (September 2016, June 2017, and a supplemental SAR) for structuring cash transactions to evade Currency Transaction Reporting requirements.
On July 20, 2016, Indyke brought two checks to Deutsche Bank's 345 Park Avenue branch — $7,500 from Epstein's personal account and $4,000 from his own business account — telling the teller he would cash the second 'the next business day to avoid all the paperwork.' He returned July 21 to cash it. Deutsche Bank noted: 'it appears that he purposely structured cash transactions in order to avoid the CTR requirement.'
The GVI complaint documents a systematic pattern: 97 separate $1,000 ATM withdrawals from Epstein's account at an ATM near Indyke's office (June 2018–February 2019); 11 checks converting USD to Euros totaling over $126,000, some marked 'Euros for safe'; a single $100,000 cash pickup on January 17, 2018 (Kahn pre-arranged with the bank); and approximately 45 check-cashing withdrawals at $7,500 each (the bank's third-party limit) at a pace of 2–3 per month from 2014 to 2016.
The GVI Second Amended Complaint reveals that Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn were not merely administrators of the Butterfly Trust — they were beneficiaries and authorized signatories on its checking account.
As signatories, they signed trust checks for a combined value of over $1,000,000 made out personally to young women, or their associated entities, who 'in some instances were not beneficiaries of the trust.'
This is separate from the FBI's identification of the Butterfly Trust as a 'conduit for money paid to female victims' (EFTA00037690). The fact that Indyke and Kahn personally benefited from the same trust they used to pay victims creates a direct financial conflict of interest and demonstrates their personal enrichment from the trafficking enterprise.
Darren Indyke was listed as President of the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation as of October 23, 2007.
He signed a Foundation check for $160,000 to resolve a fine Epstein had incurred for construction on Great St. James Island that violated Virgin Islands environmental regulations — and 'attempted to make the payment appear to be a charitable donation.' The Estate was later required to repay this amount to the Foundation.
This is one example of how Indyke misused the Foundation's charitable status for Epstein's personal benefit, converting regulatory penalties into apparent philanthropy.
Darren Indyke authorized a majority of wire transfers from Southern Trust's bank account and controlled its day-to-day activities. Richard Kahn, as treasurer, oversaw accounting, invoicing, and tax reporting.
The GVI Second Amended Complaint alleges that the Epstein Enterprise used Southern Trust to 'employ, pay, and conceal the activities of participants in the criminal activities of the Enterprise' while fraudulently obtaining $73.6 million in tax exemptions from the USVI Economic Development Commission (2013–2017).
Separately, the 'Tree entities' — Cypress Inc. (Zorro Ranch, NM), Maple Inc. (9 East 71st St, NY), and Laurel Inc. (358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach) — all with Indyke as VP/Secretary/Director, filed 'materially false and misleading financial statements' by omitting out-of-state properties they owned.
The GVI Second Amended Complaint reveals that Epstein, with Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, held and managed at least 140 different bank accounts for Epstein and Epstein-owned entities, 'many of which existed only to transfer payments to other entities and accounts.'
This infrastructure included accounts at Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank Leumi, Citibank, and numerous other institutions — a financial web designed to obscure the source and destination of funds flowing through the enterprise.
Emails from August 2013 reveal that Aviloop LLC, Nadia Marcinkova’s aviation company, was used to fabricate business income to satisfy U.S. immigration requirements for an E-2 investor visa.
Marcinkova explained the scheme directly to Epstein (EFTA00966384, Aug 4, 2013):
“Aviloop. As payment for services, to show income for the visa. It should have been done 2 months ago because they want bank statements for the last 3 months.”
She needed $100,000 wired to Aviloop to “satisfy the requirement that the E-2 enterprise generate income substantially above what would be considered a living.” She also mentioned needing “evidence that the E-2 investor has other sources of income… which could have been wired to a bank account in Slovakia.”
Epstein confirmed Richard Kahn’s involvement in the scheme (EFTA00966975, Aug 13, 2013):
“I said I was working with rich on showing income to aviloop. In trying to help.”
Marcinkova pressed: “You said you were working with Rich on the 100k wire options. What is the question delaying it?” She warned there was only ONE embassy appointment left on August 23.
The pattern continued for years. In November 2018 (EFTA01015397), Marcinkova requested $43,876, explaining: “Was going to wait till Dec but it would be better now for visa (better bank statements).” When asked which entity, she confirmed: “I think it’s Aviloop income.”
Kahn compiled a $193,649 expense ledger for Marcinkova (EFTA00876637) documenting wires from JEE and Butterfly Trust, flight school tuition, and Aviloop payments, noting “this does not include value of apartment or credit card activity.” Epstein confirmed he also covered rent ontop.
This constitutes immigration fraud, fabricating business income to satisfy E-2 visa requirements, coordinated between Epstein, Kahn (his financial manager), and Marcinkova over at least 5 years (2013–2018).
An April 2014 email reveals that Richard Kahn, Epstein’s financial manager, personally carried physical cash and foreign currency for Epstein’s international trips (EFTA01929215):
“Please advise on cash and euro to bring today… valdson / svet ability to withdraw euros for you in paris.”
This shows Kahn was not merely a remote financial administrator but a physical cash courier, personally transporting untraceable currency across borders. The email also references “Valdson” (Valdson Cotrin) and “Svet” (Svetlana) having the ability to withdraw euros locally in Paris on Epstein’s behalf.
This is significant in the context of the USVI government’s allegation (EFTA00161836) that Kahn and Indyke “obtained large and frequent stocks of cash for Epstein which, based on public knowledge, would have funded Epstein’s cash payments for ‘massages’ - code for forced sex.”
Deutsche Bank’s AML/KYC compliance review of Epstein’s accounts flagged a prior NYSE Arca Equities Rule violation by Richard Kahn:
Richard Kahn:
- No negative media
- Court case was dismissed and he was not barred from NYSE [Arca] and was cleared in the previous KYCs. Attached clearances
- RDC alert found - relates to violation of NYSE Arca Equities Rule - Clearance attached
Despite this regulatory flag, Deutsche Bank cleared Kahn in its review and continued servicing Epstein’s accounts. The nature of the NYSE Arca violation is not specified in the EFTA corpus, but its presence in the KYC review shows that Kahn had a prior history with financial regulators before managing Epstein’s 140+ bank accounts; the USVI complaint alleges that “Kahn and/or Indyke structured these transactions in order to evade the bank’s reporting requirements” ( EFTA00161836).
Multiple FinCEN Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) related to Epstein and Southern Trust Company were heavily redacted by DOJ in March 2026, with 90-97% of content blacked out:
These SARs contained financial intelligence about Epstein's money flows that was previously publicly accessible in the EFTA release. The batch redaction of financial intelligence documents raises questions about why DOJ chose to restrict access to these particular records months after their initial release.
AdFin Solutions' Series A agreement is dated December 28, 2012, but its schedules of purchasers show that the initial closing that day was David Mitchell and Jonathan Leitersdorf only. Epstein's Southern Trust bought shares for $499,999.94 on April 10, 2013 and for $124,999.87 on July 23, 2013. A Second Amendment of July 22, 2013 (EFTA00289554) gave CVAFH I LLC an option to buy $350,000 of shares by July 31, 2013, and at the July 23, 2013 closing CVAFH I LLC bought 800,000 shares for $350,000 (EFTA00289560), with Howard Lutnick signing its counterpart pages as President. A July 2013 letter agreement in the same file says CVAFH I LLC "has been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and the ultimate holding company of Cantor is Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P." Asked by House Oversight, "Were you personally an investor in AdFin Solutions?", Lutnick answered "No."
On December 26, 2013 AdFin issued a $2,000,000 unsecured convertible promissory note payable to the order of CVAFH I, LLC (EFTA00289477). David Mitchell told Epstein on January 7, 2014: "We completed a $2 million convertible placement with Cantor Ventures" (EFTA00717357).
An AdFin board document (EFTA01084694) says 'Howard Lutnick, Jed Kleckner and Henrique de Castro will join the Board' and that 'Cantor will effectively control decision-making power at the Board and stockholder level'.
Correction (6 Oct 2026): this finding was previously titled "Lutnick's AdFin Exposure Was $2.35M, Planned Board Member Alongside Epstein Investment". It said that CVAFH I LLC, which it called Lutnick's entity, issued the $2M note to AdFin, bringing his total exposure to at least $2.35M, and that the Second Amendment carries his signature. AdFin issued the note to CVAFH I LLC, the documents do not show that the money was Lutnick's own, and the Second Amendment's signature pages carry Southern Trust's signature, not CVAFH I LLC's.
The FBI whistleblower (Simon Andriesz) alleged that Lutnick 'bought the property for $10 through a trust' (EFTA01249207). This claim was elevated to the FBI Prominent Names briefing slide.
However, the EFTA corpus contains the actual $10 deed, and it does not involve Lutnick. EFTA00022151/EFTA00030126 document a December 25, 2011 transfer from Nine East 71st Street Corporation to Maple, Inc. (a USVI corporation) for 'TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration.' Both entities were Epstein-controlled. NYC property records (EFTA00031569) confirm Maple, Inc. owned Block 1386, Lot 10, valued at $75 million.
No deed, trust, or transfer record involving Lutnick and any 71st Street property exists in the EFTA corpus. The address '11 East 71st Street' returns zero results. The allegation likely conflates the publicly recorded $10 inter-entity transfer with the neighbor relationship.
Account statements in the EFTA corpus reveal Jeffrey Epstein maintained an international banking network spanning at least 5 European countries, with wire transfers marked "PAID TO: JEFFREY EPSTEIN CONFIDENTIAL" through custodial accounts at State Street Bank.
Banks identified in EFTA00169211:
Additional FX transfers documented in EFTA01253920 and EFTA01253900 confirm ongoing Swedbank and Societe Generale activity through 2017.
Banca del Fucino is notably named in a FinCEN Suspicious Activity Report (EFTA00151209) alongside the J Epstein Foundation, Butterfly Trust, and JP Morgan Chase, indicating federal investigators were aware of the Italian banking connection.
The Lithuanian IBAN at Swedbank is significant given Swedbank's subsequent $386M fine (2020) for Baltic money laundering failures. The pattern of small, regular transfers to multiple European banks suggests either personal expense management across properties, or a deliberate strategy to distribute assets across jurisdictions.
FBI forensic accounting documents trace a complete money trail from UBS to Maxwell's arrest location at 338 East Washington Road, Bradford, New Hampshire.
The chain:
FBI analysis (EFTA01654877) confirmed the Montpelier Trust was funded from three sources totaling ~$4.45M. The trust, property LLC, and law firm (Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP) all shared the same Boston address: 155 Seaport Boulevard.
A FinCEN SAR filed March 11, 2020 (EFTA01654856) flagged Borgerson for incoming wires from Angara Trust and Montpelier Trust via UBS AG. Peak UBS balances reached $23.5 million in April 2016 (EFTA01654929).
A Deutsche Bank presentation to SDNY prosecutors (EFTA01681865, September 2019) includes Exhibit S: "Epstein Links to Other Financial Institutions" revealing Morgan Stanley opened accounts for two Epstein-controlled entities:
Both entities were flagged in Deutsche Bank's own compliance review as Epstein-controlled. Morgan Stanley accepted them years after Epstein's 2008 sex offender conviction and while Deutsche Bank was internally raising AML concerns about the same entities.
A TD Bank SAR (EFTA01656524, filed October 2019) documents a suspicious $1,060,880 wire from the Morgan Stanley account of Bella Klein TTEE (6100 Red Hook Quarter B3, St. Thomas, USVI) to TD Bank on April 1, 2019. Bella Klein was identified as Assistant Controller at HBRK Associates, Epstein's accounting firm run by Harry Beller.
Additionally, a Blue Chip Capital LLC brokerage account at Morgan Stanley (EFTA01279842) held $1.76M as of August 2014, managed by Executive Director Adam Landau in Charlotte, NC. FedEx records from 2001 (EFTA01258824) show shipments from "Jeffrey E Epstein" to "MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER" at 440 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach - establishing a relationship dating back two decades.
According to a government letter filed in the SDNY criminal case, bank records from "Institution-1" show two wire transfers from a trust account controlled by Epstein:
The government characterized both payments as potential witness tampering or obstruction. The recipients' names are redacted in the public filing, but the NPA co-conspirators were Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Lesley Groff, and Nadia Marcinkova. The description of the second recipient, scheduling sexual encounters, closely matches Sarah Kellen's documented role.
JPMorgan bank records introduced at the Maxwell trial show:
This demonstrates Maxwell's entities were used as financial conduits for Epstein's purchases, with Maxwell serving as nominal owner/president.
Figure restored 2026-08-03: recovered from EFTA00020592, the bank record itself: 'Jun 18 Book Transfer $7,352,825.00 ... NC: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP STRATFORD CT ... AIR GHISLAINE INC REF RE:PURCHASE OF A GREEN HELICOPTER' - a better source than the trial exhibit the finding cited (#825).
A rounded figure stood here for that internal transfer with its leading digits lost. It is dropped rather than guessed; the exact wire it funded, $7,352,825, is printed on the bank record and is the figure that matters (#825).
The previously sealed Giuffre-Epstein settlement agreement (November 2009) was filed in the Giuffre v. Dershowitz case:
On July 25, 2019, Wexner's attorneys provided an attorney proffer to SDNY prosecutors, documented in EFTA00022456:
Epstein introduced Wexner to prominent people including Prince Andrew, Harvard professors, and a sultan in Dubai as fellow "clients." Wexner heard rumors Epstein was holding himself out as connected to Victoria's Secret but Epstein denied it when asked.
The SDNY prosecution memo (EFTA00022456) summarizes the government's review of Epstein's finances at JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and TD Bank:
Combined with the Wexner proffer (Epstein stole "several hundred million" from Wexner accounting for "virtually all" his wealth), this demolishes the myth that Epstein was a legitimate financial manager.
A subject of the investigation, who provided three proffers to SDNY, told prosecutors (EFTA02731082) that Epstein would wire her money whenever negative articles were published:
This $100,000 wire may be one of the two transfers cited in the government's bail letter (us-v-epstein Doc 23) as potential witness tampering.
Government closing arguments at the Maxwell trial documented three payments totaling $30.7 million from Epstein to Maxwell:
Prosecutor asked the jury: "What was Maxwell doing for Epstein that was worth more than $30 million?"
FBI search of Epstein's Manhattan residence safe revealed (us-v-epstein Doc 11-att1, Doc 23, Doc 32):
Defense claimed Epstein was "given the passport at issue by a friend" and never used it. Defense counsel declined to answer whether Epstein was a citizen or legal permanent resident of a country other than the US.
Court filings (us-v-epstein Doc 32) detail Epstein's assets as of June 30, 2019:
Combined with the Wexner proffer (EFTA00022456) stating Epstein stole "several hundred million" from Wexner, the total asset figure is consistent with theft proceeds plus investment returns, not legitimate wealth management.
On June 11, 2023, JPMorgan Chase settled the class action lawsuit (Doe v. JPMorgan Chase, 1:22-cv-10018) for $290 million:
Deutsche Bank faced dual consequences for banking Epstein:
The DFS Consent Order found: "The Bank's fundamental failure was that, although the Bank properly classified Mr. Epstein as high-risk, the Bank failed to scrutinize the activity in the accounts for the kinds of activity that were obviously implicated by Mr. Epstein's past."
JPMorgan's third-party complaint against its own former CEO Jes Staley (doe-v-jpmorgan Doc 59) contains extraordinary allegations from the bank itself:
JPMorgan's own interrogatory responses detail how Staley blocked efforts to drop Epstein as a client:
Court filings document JPMorgan's massive compliance failure:
The NY DFS Consent Order (doe-v-deutsche-bank Doc 39-att1) documents Deutsche Bank's role:
Plaintiffs in Doe v. JPMorgan allege that Highbridge Capital Management, a JPMorgan subsidiary, was directly involved in trafficking:
A single banker connected both banks to Epstein:
The USVI government's case against JPMorgan settled September 29, 2023 for $75 million, with $10 million earmarked for victim mental health support.
The USVI AG who filed the case, Denise George, was fired by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on December 31, 2022, four days after filing, reportedly because the Governor was unaware she had filed it.
The USVI had previously settled with Epstein's estate for $105 million plus half the proceeds from the sale of Little St. James island.
USVI's summary judgment brief reveals JPMorgan's financial incentive to keep Epstein:
The USVI complaint details JPMorgan's role in funding Epstein's trafficking operation (2003-2013):
JPMorgan never filed a single SAR during the entire 2003-2013 period despite BSA obligations.
Between 2008 and 2012, Jes Staley exchanged approximately 1,200 emails with Epstein from his JP Morgan email account. The emails showed a "profound" friendship and "even suggest that Staley may have been involved in Epstein's sex-trafficking operation."
JPMorgan tasked Staley to discuss the human trafficking allegations with Epstein directly, a practice USVI's trafficking expert called a violation of every anti-trafficking best practice.
Mary Erdoes, CEO of JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management, admitted in her deposition that JP Morgan was aware by 2006 that Epstein was accused of paying cash to have underage girls and young women brought to his home.
USVI filings document Jamie Dimon's personal involvement:
Epstein facilitated JPMorgan's acquisition of Highbridge Capital Management ($7 billion AUM hedge fund) in 2004:
JPMorgan's own compliance records document repeated internal acknowledgment of trafficking indicators with no action:
USVI Rule 56.1 Statement documents Epstein's most valuable referral:
This was JPMorgan's single most valuable client referral from Epstein, and explains why the bank tolerated a convicted sex offender for years.
USVI Rule 56.1 ¶350: On March 23, 2011, JPMorgan's Roy Navon emailed Staley: "Against all odds, we have been granted a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu." Staley forwarded to Epstein, who replied "surprisee surprise."
Epstein also brokered meetings between Staley and Peter Mandelson (June 2009: "peter will be staying at 71 st over weekend, do you want to organize either you, or you and Jamie, quietly") and the Sultan of Dubai ("if you can have a one on one off the record with sultan, he will meet you").
USVI Rule 56.1 ¶407: On February 6, 2011, while JPMorgan compliance was pushing to exit Epstein, Epstein emailed Staley (EFTA01301112):
"you could tie it initally just to the gates program, minimum gift. 100 million. it could then be opend up later. IT will be the largest foundation in the world... done right its 100 billion dollars in 2 years. ... Farming the investments to a highbridge is no brainer."
Epstein, Staley, and Erdoes then pitched this proposal to the Gates Foundation on August 31, 2011. JPMorgan admits its personnel discussed the proposal with Epstein.
JPMorgan's own General Counsel Stephen Cutler put it in writing to the executive running Asset & Wealth Management. The bank kept Jeffrey Epstein for two more years.
JPMorgan does not contest either email. Its response to the USVI's statement of undisputed facts concedes "Cutler emailed Erdoes on July 21, 2011 and that email contains the quoted text" (EFTA02814735, SUF 391-392). Both messages were sent while Erdoes was personally negotiating Jeffrey Epstein's claim against the bank.
Two teenagers from Slovakia, identified as "models in NYC and friends of Jeffrey Epstein" - had JPMorgan accounts and credit cards opened in 2004 (usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 221 ¶74):
JPMorgan opened bank accounts for young foreign women at Epstein's request with virtually no due diligence, a textbook trafficking indicator.
The USVI First Amended Complaint (108 pages) provides the most detailed accounting of Epstein's assets and fraudulent tax scheme:
The USVI complaint details the Southern Trust Company tax fraud:
The USVI's subpoena to Glen Dubin (Sept 2020) reveals the government's investigation targets:
Sophia Mwuara, who has zero hits in the entire EFTA corpus, was subpoenaed by the USVI as an employee of Epstein's shell companies:
The breadth of the subpoena suggests Mwuara had operational knowledge of both the legitimate-appearing business and the trafficking enterprise. Her complete absence from the EFTA corpus is itself notable.
The USVI CICO Liens brief reveals two suspicious post-death financial maneuvers:
This appears to be fraudulent transfer of assets out of the estate to shield them from victim claims.
The USVI government subpoenaed 8 banks (Bank Leumi, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, Fidelity/NFS, Silicon Valley Bank, Northern Trust, BNP Paribas) using identical Exhibit A listing 34 Epstein entities:
Core entities: Jeffrey E. Epstein, Estate, The 1953 Trust, Southern Trust Co., Financial Trust Co. Inc., Butterfly Trust
Real estate: Nautilus Inc. (Little St. James), Great St. Jim LLC, Cypress Inc. (Zorro Ranch), Maple Inc. (71st St Manhattan), Laurel Inc., FT Real Estate Inc., Poplar Inc.
Aviation: Plan D LLC (Gulfstream N212JE), Hyperion Air LLC (helicopters), Thomas World Air LLC
Foundations/charities: C.O.U.Q. Foundation, Epstein Foundation Inc., J. Epstein Foundation Inc., Gratitude America LTD, Epstein Interests
Financial: Financial Ballistics LLC, Financial Informatics (Southern Trust's original name), FSF LLC, IGO Company LLC, Jeepers Inc., JEGE LLC, LSJ Employees LLC, CDE Inc., Mort Inc., Prytanee LLC, VT&T LLC, Zorro Management LLC, IGY-AYH St Thomas Holdings LLC
Also subpoenaed separately: Narrows Holdings LLC (Leon Black-linked), American Foreign Exchange Inc., First National Bank of Omaha (account 867730320), Apollo Global Management, Atelier 4 Inc. (art storage), Jet Aviation Holdings, Broadview Networks (telecom), Highbridge Capital Corp.
Prytanee LLC (50% Epstein interest, valued at $700,000) is documented across 1,468 EFTA documents:
Binant appears to be a Paris-based associate. The entity name "Prytanee" references the Prytanée military school in France, suggesting a connection to Epstein's Paris property at 22 Avenue Foch.
Thomas World Air LLC (131 EFTA documents) was an aviation entity:
Financial Ballistics LLC / Financial Ballistics Trust (60 EFTA documents, created Nov 23, 2011 in Delaware):
Cecile de Jongh is the wife of former USVI Governor John de Jongh, she worked for Epstein's entities.
Mort Inc. (301 EFTA documents):
IGO Company LLC (65 EFTA documents):
CDE Inc. (10 EFTA documents, incorporated 2011 in USVI):
Cecile de Jongh, wife of then-sitting USVI Governor John de Jongh, was deeply embedded in Epstein's operations (6,655 exact matches in EFTA corpus):
The Governor's wife serving as a board member of Epstein's foundation while his entities received tens of millions in USVI tax benefits is an extraordinary conflict of interest.
Etienne Binant (359 EFTA documents) was Epstein's French art world associate and manager of Prytanee LLC:
Prytanee LLC was a 50/50 art investment vehicle between Epstein (via Southern Trust) and the Pierre Trust (Caroline Lang). Binant managed it.
Jeanne Brennan-Wiebracht (3,358 EFTA documents) was Epstein's head accountant and financial controller:
Brennan was the financial infrastructure of the operation, authorized on bank accounts, processing payments, and managing accounting across multiple Epstein entities.
FBI expert Shaun O'Neill (former Human Trafficking Program Coordinator), in a report unsealed October 31, 2025 (usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 384-att10), concluded:
O'Neill: "It shocks the conscience that it was not until Epstein's death in prison that JPMC suddenly recognized Epstein's prior banking transactions as 'suspicious.'"
The USVI Rule 56.1 Statement (usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 221) quantifies Epstein's cash withdrawals via Currency Transaction Reports:
The USVI Rule 56.1 Statement documents Staley's reaction to Epstein's July 2006 arrest:
Staley knew Epstein admitted to paying for sex with young women, and continued to advocate for keeping him as a client for seven more years.
A JPMorgan internal email confirms Epstein's role as intermediary for the Google relationship:
Oct 26, 2006, Ann Borowiec to Staley: "Catherine spoke to me about the need to have a NY team for Jeffrey Epstein, as the advisor to the Google founders."
Full list of confirmed Epstein referrals to JPMorgan (Rule 56.1 Statement): Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Google LLC, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem (Dubai), Mort Zuckerman, Larry Summers, Thomas Pritzker, Ehud Barak.
Stephen Cutler's deposition (May 24, 2023, usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 174-att6) reveals JPMorgan processed Epstein's payments to women after the August 2013 SAR was filed and after the exit decision was made:
Three expert reports quantify the financial relationship:
The Epstein Victims' Compensation Program (EVCP), established by the estate, paid out approximately $121 million to 361 claimants before ceasing operations in April 2022.
Combined with the bank settlements (JPMorgan $290M, Deutsche Bank $75M, USVI v. JPMorgan $75M) and USVI v. Estate ($105M), total victim/government compensation exceeds $666 million.
Sandra Bess, USVI Economic Development Commission compliance officer, confirmed in her deposition (usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 186-att37):
JPMorgan's own expert suggested a possible "improper quid-pro-quo exchange between Mr. Epstein and USVI officials", the First Lady's role as Epstein's point of contact supports this.
The Doe v. Deutsche Bank complaint (104 pages) details how Deutsche Bank knowingly took over from JPMorgan:
JPMorgan's defense expert Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco (255-page report, usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 290-att1) argued:
This directly contradicts the USVI's FBI expert O'Neill, who concluded JPMorgan had "actual knowledge" and that, had JPMC shared what it knew, "Epstein would have been federally charged at a much earlier date". The jury never decided, the case settled for 5M before trial.
JPMorgan's own interrogatory responses confirm (usvi-v-jpmorgan Docs 221, 263-att16):
FBI case-opening EC (EFTA00128637, dated 04/29/2020):
"On the day after his suicide, a bank transfer in the amount of $15 million dollars was moved from an EPSTEIN account at DEUTSCHE BANK in New York and arrived at SOUTHERN COUNTRY."
Nikolic was named successor executor in Epstein's will (amended 2 days before death). SCI was a banking entity with a yachting marina dock address and no physical banking space.
EFTA corpus documents at least $1 million in Epstein-connected payments to Joi Ito/MIT Media Lab ventures:
Ito resigned from MIT Media Lab in September 2019 after these connections became public.
FBI documents reveal SCI's true nature (EFTA00128637):
JPMorgan compliance records (doe-v-jpmorgan Doc 205-att67) reveal an unusual reverse-direction payment:
In his deposition (doe-v-us-npa Doc 291-att23), Epstein was asked:
"Isn't it true that you pledged $30 million to Harvard University in 2003, which is shortly before charges were brought against you in Palm Beach?"
Epstein refused to answer on advice of counsel. Dershowitz separately claimed Epstein was "in the process of contributing $50 million to Harvard for evolutionary biology."
A victim testified at the Aug 2019 hearing that Epstein told her "he was in the midst of funding and leading Harvard's studies on the human brain, and the president was his friend", using Harvard as a grooming tool.
A JPMorgan compliance/due diligence document (usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 238-att31) states Epstein reportedly "purchased [Marcinkova] at 14 from her parents in Yugoslavia."
This allegation, that Epstein literally bought a 14-year-old girl from her family, appeared in JPMorgan's own internal records, meaning the bank's compliance team was aware of this claim while continuing to service Epstein's accounts.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman's July 24, 2023 letter to Leon Black reveals:
Epstein's financial documents show active investment in the Turkish banking sector:
Epstein also brokered a 50K Turkish Central Bank consulting engagement for Larry Summers in 2017 (see separate finding).
Pot & Kettle, LLC is a verified Ghislaine Maxwell entity: a Delaware LLC, Division of Corporations File No. 3263310, formed 21 July 2000 and converted to an LLC by a Certificate of Formation filed 22 December 2009 (EFTA00235830, signed by Maxwell). Its Delaware entity record is itself in the disclosure (EFTA00236365). It was a single-member LLC used, per an internal Maxwell entity schedule, for “investment in unquoted securities” (EFTA00065551), and was banked at JPMorgan Chase (account #2649) and later UBS (#403192649), registered to Maxwell’s Miami Beach condo at 1000 Venetian Way, Apt 801.
An internal Epstein-office file-cabinet inventory, released in two copies (EFTA00299901, EFTA00300480) under the folder Ghislaine Maxwell & 65th Street, catalogs the entity’s corporate papers as a Certificate of Formation, a Certificate of Conversion, and a Pot and Kettle Assignment of Limited Partnership Interest described as “signed by Ghislaine and Duke of York.” Delaware’s filing history for File No. 3263310 confirms the entity began as POT & KETTLE, LP (formed 21 July 2000) and filed a Conversion and a new LLC Formation simultaneously on 22 December 2009 — exactly matching the inventory’s “Certificate of Formation and Certificate of Conversion” and lending weight to the inventory’s accuracy. The LLC was voluntarily cancelled on 23 January 2020, about six months before Maxwell’s arrest.
A 2011 counterweight. When JPMorgan onboarded the converted LLC that August (KYC ticket EFTA01594357), it recorded Ghislaine Maxwell as the sole 100% owner, listed no other authorized signers or individuals with authority over the entity, and answered “No” to whether any beneficial owner was a Politically Exposed Person. If the inventory is accurate, the most consistent reading is that the Duke of York assigned his limited-partnership interest away at or before the 2009 conversion, so that by 2011 the LLC was wholly Maxwell’s and no political figure remained on file; the alternative is that the assignment was mislabeled and Andrew was never a partner. The KYC cannot distinguish the two.
Caveat. The signed assignment itself is not in the released corpus, and no Pot & Kettle banking or corporate document in the disclosure names Prince Andrew. A direct visual read of the scanned inventory page (EFTA00299924) confirms it is a cleanly typed file index that states, verbatim, that the assignment was “signed by Ghislaine and Duke of York” — so the attribution is a faithful transcription of the released page, not an OCR artifact, and the identification of the Duke of York as Prince Andrew is secure for that era (he has held the title since 1986). What cannot be established from the released files is only whether the underlying signed instrument itself matches the cataloguer’s one-line description, since the instrument is not in the disclosure. (Assignments of limited-partnership interests are private contracts, not state filings, so the signed document would not appear in Delaware’s records either; the office inventory is the only known reference to it.) If accurate, it would evidence a financial tie between Prince Andrew and a Maxwell holding entity, separate from the widely reported social connection.
When Ghislaine Maxwell onboarded Pot & Kettle, LLC at JPMorgan’s private bank in August 2011, the Know-Your-Customer file (EFTA01594357, a 13-page ticket sponsored by banker Paul Morris) described the entity as a consumer-products company. Its stated nature and purpose: “The client owns a patent for a hand cleaning product/device. The client is looking to buy a company that holds patents for anti microbial technology.” JPMorgan coded it under the industry classification “All Other Misc Chemical Product and Prep Mfg,” and the file states that ongoing funding would come “from the sale of the anti microbial hand cleaning product/device to various clients” at $10,000 to $50,000 a month.
Maxwell’s own records tell a different story. An internal schedule of her entities (EFTA00065551) lists Pot & Kettle’s purpose as “investment in unquoted securities,” and in practice the account was used to hold and fund investments, including CargoMetrics Technologies LLC, the firm of her partner Scott Borgerson (EFTA00238143). No hand-cleaning product, patent, or sales appear anywhere else in the disclosure: the phrase “hand cleaning” occurs in only a handful of documents, all part of this same KYC family. The business the bank was told about leaves no other trace.
The KYC also recorded Maxwell as the sole 100% owner and rated the client “Moderate” risk for “Derogatory information” (the Robert Maxwell fraud history and Ghislaine’s “source of wealth… something of a mystery”), yet JPMorgan’s own security unit could not confirm the entity’s tax id, address, or state of domicile. Pot & Kettle was one of a cluster of similarly-structured Maxwell shells (alongside ELLMAX, TerraMar and 116 East 65th Street LLC). The gap between the hand-sanitizer business represented to the bank and the securities-holding vehicle described in Maxwell’s own files is documented in the primary records; the disclosure does not resolve whether a real product ever existed.
A Financial Condition Report on Ghislaine Maxwell for the years 2015-2020 (EFTA00065551), prepared by the chartered accountants Macalvins Limited for her criminal-defense firm Cohen & Gresser LLP under an engagement dated 10 August 2020, itemizes her holding structure. It was built from her 2015-2020 US tax returns, documentation from “Ghislaine Maxwell’s office and her spouse,” and SDNY discovery in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 - so it is Maxwell’s own accounting of her assets, produced for her bail proceedings.
Paragraph 26 lists every entity “associated with or controlled by either Ghislaine Maxwell, her spouse, and/or Trusts of which her spouse was a beneficiary and she could have been a beneficiary” - 13 in all, with stated purposes: two holding trusts (Angara Trust and Montpelier Trust); shells for “investment in unquoted securities” (Pot & Kettle LLC, Temporary Cookware LLC, Edgarley LLC); real-estate LLCs (Granite Reality LLC, Pleuston LLC, Tidewood LLC, plus 116 E 65th St LLC); and Ellmax LLC, Max Hotel Services Corp, the Max Foundation, and TerraMar (Project Inc / UK Ltd). The “unquoted securities” shells are the vehicles Maxwell used to invest in CargoMetrics, the firm of her spouse, Scott Borgerson.
The report frames the trusts carefully - “her spouse was a beneficiary and she could have been a beneficiary” - and paragraph 27 stresses that most LLC cash balances never exceeded $150,000, and the total (excluding the real-estate LLCs) stayed under $200,000. That framing served the bail argument that Maxwell’s liquid assets were limited, while the report simultaneously documents a layered trust-and-LLC structure holding her real estate and securities.
Benny Shabtai, an Israeli-born American businessman, met with Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly and was party to a documented financial transaction. Epstein's calendar schedules a 10pm dinner with Shabtai on January 25, 2012 (alongside Leon Black and Barbro Ehnbom), and later evening meet-ups: '8:30pm Meet up with Benny Shabtai at Avra' at 14 East 60th Street (EFTA02202134) and '8:30pm Meet up with Benny Shabtai out somewhere' (EFTA02198766). A 2017 financial record characterizes a Shabtai transaction as a 'Promissory Note' (EFTA01681865). No prior findings.
Jide Zeitlin, a Nigerian-American investor who became CEO of Tapestry (parent of Coach and Kate Spade), corresponded directly with Jeffrey Epstein in 2018, a decade after Epstein's conviction. The corpus contains emails 'From: Jide Zeitlin ... To: jeffrey E.' on July 31, 2018 (EFTA02600937) and September 3, 2018 (EFTA02625150), and an Epstein message 'To: Jide Zeitlin' asking whether he was 'still in switz?' (EFTA02600673). Zeitlin sent Epstein an AC Milan acquisition dossier that summer. No prior findings.
An FBI FD-302 in the DOJ release documents a November 30, 2020 interview of James Hatt, an English barrister who worked with the Maxwell family in the 1990s. Hatt describes Jeffrey Epstein as the money manager that Kevin Maxwell was directed to use by his father, media proprietor Robert Maxwell (EFTA01246381).
"KEVIN had been instructed to meet EPSTEIN by his father ROBERT MAXWELL. His father never met EPSTEIN. EPSTEIN was someone that KEVIN's father trusted in his realm."
According to Hatt, the Maxwells "had trusted EPSTEIN with money transactions," and the relationship outlived Robert Maxwell. After Robert Maxwell drowned off his yacht in November 1991, Hatt states that Kevin Maxwell was:
"responsible for placing MAXWELL's office near EPSTEIN after ROBERT MAXWELL's death. So much money with EPSTEIN came from the New York Daily News."
Robert Maxwell had owned the New York Daily News. Hatt says the money Epstein held then had to be recovered and distributed to the family after Kevin and Ian Maxwell were bankrupted and their assets frozen:
"Had to oversee it be managed and distribute to family members. Had a mother who lived in France. They had no bank accounts and no access to money. KEVIN and IAN MAXWELL were declared bankrupt after ROBERT MAXWELL died. All kinds of freezing orders. Had to find ways to get money EPSTEIN had held."
The interview also situates Epstein inside a cross-border money-movement scheme tied to Kevin Maxwell's dealings with Russian financier Grigory Luchansky (of the Vienna firm Nordex/Novex) and telecoms group Alcatel, in which funds bound for accounts in Latvia would, per Hatt, "move through the EPSTEIN network then back to New York then to the accounts in Latvia." Hatt describes Ghislaine Maxwell (referred to in the 302 as "MAXWELL") acting as a courier who would "be given instructions and return" at meetings her brother arranged.
The document is a rare, first-person corroboration of the long-reported but thinly-evidenced claim that Jeffrey Epstein handled Maxwell family money. It does not name Samuel Pisar, Robert Maxwell's longtime lawyer, but it describes the same post-1991 problem (recovering and distributing the family's assets) that Pisar had spent decades helping the family manage.
On November 10, 2016, two days after the U.S. election, Jeffrey Epstein made a direct pitch to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia before the incoming Trump administration. He had the message transmitted in Arabic through an intermediary, Aziza Alahmadi (subject line "please transmit"), who replied: "the arabic version of your email already delivered."
Jeffrey Epstein wrote: "my suggestion is to become the Financial Confidant to the Prince /court / Ks.a whatever entity suits you... I am neither political. or military or spooky. I am happy to represent KSA interests. period... I am happy and privleged to act as his financial bodyguard." He described the Saudi development vision as "in definite need of a financial architect" and asked for a standing "30 minute skype or meeting every two weeks with the Prince."
In the same thread Jeffrey Epstein requested the internal financial keys to the Saudi state: "the org chart for the pi[f]... a detailed summary of the financial operations. central bank, royal purse." This is the core document behind Rep. Jamie Raskin's July 2026 assertion that Jeffrey Epstein sought to act as an agent for Saudi Arabia without registering under FARA. Sent from Jeffrey Epstein's jeevacation@gmail.com account.
In January 2012, intermediary Nina Keita arranged a trip for Jeffrey Epstein to Abidjan, Ivory Coast built around meetings with sitting cabinet ministers. She scheduled a dinner with Interior Minister Hamed Bakayoko (later Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, d. 2021), whom she called Jeffrey Epstein's "ivorian twin," and a meeting with Mines and Energy Minister Adama Toungara ("the minister of mines lives" at the hotel Keita booked). She wrote: "So far you have a dinner with Hamed Bakayoko on the 17th (minister of interior)... Sidi was asking which people you'd like to meet... he can set up some meetings for you with ministers."
The Ivorian side provided "2 cars with drivers and security," a port visit, and a visa arranged through the Ivorian ambassador in Paris. Jeffrey Epstein stated his interest plainly: "I would like to see as much as possible, finance, banking." Jeffrey Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff was copied on the planning.
The relationship reached the top of the Ivorian state. In June 2012 Keita brought her cousin Dramane Ouattara and his wife Louise Ouattara to Jeffrey Epstein's 71st Street townhouse. On March 7, 2013, Jeffrey Epstein emailed Boris Nikolic (Bill Gates's science adviser): "ouattara, president of ivory coast is a friend. I see that ecowas is gearing up for malaria reduction, outara is very close to nigeria authorities." By September 2013, a tentative "Outara??" appointment appears in Jeffrey Epstein's power-schedule beside Ehud Barak, Henry Kissinger, and the President of Mongolia. Ivory Coast is one of the 20 nations named in Rep. Jamie Raskin's July 2026 FARA records demand; this correspondence is the corpus basis for that inclusion.
In June 2012, Cheikh Kante, chairman of Senegal's port authority, emailed Jeffrey Epstein (subject "Banking UN Senegal"): "he is asking about the bank project I discussed with president Macky Sall. I think me and you should visit Senegal again." The exchange documents Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in a financial project tied to Senegal's newly elected President Macky Sall.
By 2016, Jeffrey Epstein was looped into a lobbying campaign aimed at the Senegalese government. On April 20, 2016, Washington lobbyist Bob Crowe updated Jeffrey Epstein: "I had a good meeting at State today. My contact is working behind the scenes to help put pressure on Macky Sall and his administration. Also our Ambassador is helping. We are also working with State to get Wade's detention highlighted in the FY 17 Human Rights Report for Senegal." The effort concerned Karim Wade, the imprisoned son of former President Abdoulaye Wade, and involved the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Ambassador, and members of Congress. Senegal is one of the 20 nations named in Rep. Jamie Raskin's July 2026 FARA records demand.
The 2017 Caterpillar Trust is an Epstein-settled annuity trust that Deutsche Bank onboarded in early 2018. Its trust instrument names Jeffrey Epstein as grantor, Lesley Groff and Daphne Wallace as trustees, and the 2013 Butterfly Trust as the beneficiary that receives its assets when the Caterpillar Trust terminates (EFTA00168920). The caterpillar-to-butterfly naming is not incidental: one instrument is built to pour into the other.
The trust was funded to make an investment. Deutsche Bank’s records show that on February 21, 2018, the 2017 Caterpillar Trust placed $10,500,000 into Blockchain Capital (booked as “Blockchain Capital IV, LP” / “Blockchain Capital III Digital Liquid”), one of the largest single positions in the bank’s ledger of Epstein private-fund investments (EFTA00027019, EFTA00080260).
The Caterpillar Trust is also how Deutsche Bank came to hold records on the Butterfly Trust at all. In a November 19, 2019 letter to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the bank’s counsel wrote that Deutsche Bank “did not open an account for [the 2013 Butterfly Trust], but received trust documents in the course of its due diligence on a separate Epstein-settled trust, ‘The 2017 Caterpillar Trust,’” and that it had “previously briefed the SDNY on payments to the majority of the beneficiaries of the 2013 Butterfly Trust” (EFTA00015937). The bank’s Supplemental Exhibit E itemized payments to Butterfly Trust beneficiaries and their family members.
A note on trustees: Lesley Groff and Daphne Wallace were trustees of the Caterpillar Trust, not of the Butterfly Trust. The Butterfly Trust’s own trustees were Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn (2006), later Harry Beller and Erika Kellerhals, then Bella Klein. The two are distinct instruments linked by the beneficiary-on-termination clause, which is a recurring reason the two trusts are conflated.
A government exhibit cataloguing payments to potential co-conspirators (EFTA00105307) shows that Jeffrey Epstein covered Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal fees, routed through his own attorney’s firm. Between October 2017 and September 2018, Darren K. Indyke PLLC (Deutsche Bank account 42953707) wired at least six payments to Haddon, Morgan and Foreman, P.C., Maxwell’s law firm; one was referenced “Maxwell retainer vEpstein”:
| Date | Amount | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 10/05/2017 | $6,422 | |
| 02/02/2018 | $21,379 | |
| 02/12/2018 | $25,000 | “Maxwell retainer vEpstein” |
| 06/14/2018 | $7,756 | |
| 06/19/2018 | $3,795 | |
| 09/21/2018 | $22,902 | “Statement No” |
The government’s footnote states: “Through his attorney, Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein appears to have paid for Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal expenses in connection with a 2015 lawsuit filed against Maxwell by an Epstein accuser.” That suit is Giuffre v. Maxwell (S.D.N.Y. 2015). The payments total roughly $87,000 and ran until nearly two years before Maxwell’s own arrest.
The same government exhibit (EFTA00105307) shows Jeffrey Epstein paying the legal expenses of Alan Dershowitz, one of Epstein’s own defense attorneys, who was himself later accused by an Epstein victim. Between March 2015 and March 2016, Epstein’s accounts sent:
| Date | Amount | Payee |
|---|---|---|
| 03/05/2015 | $20,532 | Coffey Burlington (Dershowitz’s firm) |
| 05/07/2015 | $10,000 | Coffey Burlington |
| 05/07/2015 | $6,504 | Coffey Burlington |
| 03/21/2016 | $85,000 | Alan Dershowitz Consulting LLC |
The government’s footnote states: “Jeffrey Epstein appears to have paid for Alan Dershowitz’s legal expenses in connection with a lawsuit filed by an Epstein accuser, Doe v. United States of America... According to the docket report, Dershowitz was represented by Coffey Burlington in connection with the suit; Epstein was not.” The payments total roughly $122,000.
The government’s exhibit of payments to potential co-conspirators (EFTA00105307) records that on December 28, 2015, Jeffrey Epstein wired $1,235,900 to Horizon Title Services, with the wire detail reading “Visoski Purchase of 1132 San Michelle Way.” The exhibit’s footnote identifies the beneficiary as “Epstein’s longtime pilot”: Larry Visoski, the chief pilot who flew Epstein’s aircraft for decades and later testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial.
Visoski is separately a $10M beneficiary of Epstein’s 1953 Trust and had a debt to Epstein forgiven. The house purchase, made while civil litigation against Epstein was active, is among the largest single expenditures on a member of his inner circle documented in the bank records.
Jeffrey Epstein sat inside a 2014 to 2018 effort to broker Nigerian government access and port infrastructure. In a June 2018 chain headed "Re: Nigeria" (EFTA01038584), Jide Zeitlin wrote to Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai's state-owned ports company DP World, copying Jeffrey Epstein. Zeitlin said he talks with "all the appropriate players, from the president, to the relevant ministers, to Gabriele Volpi," and that this access was "a requirement in my role as chair of the sovereign fund where we now spend half our funds on developing domestic infrastructure."
Bin Sulayem set out DP World's Nigerian track record in the same thread: "We have been many times to Nigeria from 2005 till 2018," having "met the previous two presidents at their invitation" and "the current Lagos Governor at his invitation." Into the negotiation Jeffrey Epstein volunteered a Washington connection, telling Zeitlin: "you do know that kathy ruemmler is my close buddy", a reference to former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler. Jeffrey Epstein also coached Zeitlin through a sanctions problem, suggesting a Treasury meeting and a "trust swap" so he could "structure around it" (EFTA01051949).
The cultivation ran back years and reached the top of Nigerian power. In October 2014 bin Sulayem emailed Jeffrey Epstein photographs captioned "WITH MR Dangote the richest man in Nigeria" and "Again Mr Dangote" (EFTA01801908, EFTA01801933). Planning an "out of the box" dinner in May 2018, Zeitlin's proposed guest list for Jeffrey Epstein ran to "Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (former finance minister of Nigeria)" and the "Emir of Kano (probably the most out of the box name on the list)", alongside Tony Blair and the Qatari Emir's brother (EFTA01051948). Days later Zeitlin wrote to Jeffrey Epstein: "Good Morning from Abuja" (EFTA01051051). Nigeria is one of the nations named in Rep. Jamie Raskin's July 2026 FARA records demand; this correspondence is the corpus basis for that inclusion.
On Sunday 28 February 2016, in a four-message exchange with Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein stated his Rothschild mandate in his own words and in writing to a third party (EFTA00832976, duplicated at EFTA02470755).
The exchange opens at 07:17 with an invitation to New Mexico: "im in new mexico 3 and 4th if you would like to visit". Thiel replies: "Will be hard, as I'm scrambling on getting ready for China (March 14-25) — anyone else in NM?"
At 14:15 Epstein answers with the claim that gives this document its significance:
"as you probably know I represent the Rothschilds. I was hoping to figure out a way for the bank that has 160 b in mgmt can do something in tech. best client list in the world , prehistoric products. - it can wait. . good luck in china. . ill be in europe again 20-28 . then island, so if you want to come around the world going west. come to the island. or if you would like to meet in saudi at the end of month ?"
Three things are stacked into that one message. Epstein asserts a standing mandate to act for the Rothschilds, sizes the bank at "160 b in mgmt", and pitches himself as the intermediary who would place that money into technology. He then offers Thiel two meeting places in the same breath: his island, and Saudi Arabia at the end of the month. This is February 2016, more than seven years after his 2008 conviction.
Thiel, replying at 22:22, declines only the destination:
"Certainly not in Saudi —just think I will avoid the Middle East for the next decade or so. Should be back on East Coast in late April/May — sometime in NYC or on island, then..."
The refusal is geographic, not personal, and it leaves the island in play.
Epstein closes the thread at 22:23 by turning to a second piece of business: "no rush, did you get any feedback on the valor guys view of ehud baraks co.?" Valar Ventures is Thiel's own fund, and Ehud Barak is the former Israeli prime minister whose cyber venture Epstein was financing. The Rothschild bank pitch and the Barak vehicle are being worked in the same conversation, on the same day, with the same counterparty.
The claim was not a private boast. It was put to Kathryn Ruemmler, former White House Counsel, under questioning about her own dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, in her House Oversight interview:
"And was that intense interest just because he wanted you to represent the Rothschilds and you could be not doing so by taking this position?"
"That's what I believed at the time."
So the same mandate Epstein described to Thiel in 2016 was, by her account, something he pressed on his own lawyer. Whether the mandate was real or asserted, he was using it as leverage in both directions: to open a technology channel for the bank's money, and to bind a Washington lawyer to him.
The C.O.U.Q. Foundation, Inc. is the private foundation where Jeffrey Epstein is named President and Director. Its IRS Form 990-PF for the year ending 29 February 2000 carries a Statement 1 headed Part I, Line 1, Contributions Received, and it lists four names and nothing else:
| Contributor | As printed on the return | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey E. Epstein | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | $75,000 |
| John J. Hannan | c/o Apollo Management, LP | $166,667 |
| William Mack | c/o Apollo Management, LP | $166,666 |
| Leon Black | c/o Apollo Management, LP | $166,667 |
| Total | $575,000 | |
The three Apollo figures are each one third of $500,000, to the dollar, and all three arrive at the same care-of address. That is the shape of a single $500,000 decision divided three ways, not three people who each happened to give.
What makes it worth stating plainly is the direction and the date. Leon Black's financial relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is documented elsewhere in this corpus and was the subject of a review commissioned by Apollo Global Management, and that story runs one way: fees paid by Black to Jeffrey Epstein for tax and estate work, beginning around 2012. This is money running the other way, into Jeffrey Epstein's own foundation, in the fiscal year ending February 2000, and it is not Black alone. John J. Hannan co-founded Apollo with Leon Black; William Mack is the real-estate principal associated with Apollo Real Estate Advisors.
Nothing on the return says what the money was for. Private-foundation returns do not ask contributors to state a purpose.
The same three men turn up together again elsewhere in the corpus: EFTA01070351 records the members of the Avioneta aircraft entity as "Collectively, Leon D. Black, John J. Hannan and William Mack".
How this was read. From the page image of EFTA00224262, page 34, not from the corpus OCR, which pairs each contributor with the following row's amount. Both totals on the page reconcile exactly. Two independent readers re-checked the transcription against the image and refuted nothing. A second copy of the same schedule exists in the corpus at EFTA00192298.
The C.O.U.Q. Foundation's Form 990-PF for the year ending 28 February 2002 lists a single contributor for the whole year. Statement 1, headed Part I, Line 1 and Part VII-A, Line 10, Contributions Received, reads:
From Leslie H Wexner, as Grantor of
The Wexner Children's Trust
600,000 shares of Too, Inc common stock having a market value of $11,205,000 at date of gift recorded on the Foundation's books at the donor's basis
This is not the gift already on the record. That one is $10,000,000 from the Leslie H. Wexner Charitable Fund, listed on the foundation's 2003 Schedule B. This one is from the Wexner Children's Trust, two years earlier, in stock rather than cash. Together the two vehicles put roughly $21.2 million into Jeffrey Epstein's private foundation.
Too, Inc. was the retailer spun off from Wexner's Limited Brands in 1999, so the gift is stock in a Wexner company, from a Wexner family trust.
Two other things on the same return follow from it. The foundation answers yes to Part VII-A line 10, which asks whether any persons became substantial contributors during the tax year and obliges a schedule naming them; this statement is that schedule. And the foundation's net non-charitable-use assets jump from $208,595 to $7,498,097 between those two tax years, a thirty-six-fold increase. The book figure is well below the $11,205,000 market value because, as the statement says, the shares went onto the books at the donor's basis rather than at market.
How this was read. From the page image of EFTA00224262, page 62. Two independent readers re-checked it against the image; neither could refute the figure, the share count or the names. A black redaction bar sits between the trust's name and the sentence describing the shares, and a second covers the foundation's trade name in the header. What is under them is not known.
The wind-up of Jeffrey Epstein's main charitable vehicle is documented end to end in the corpus:
The officer list is itself a record of change. Ghislaine Maxwell was the foundation's Treasurer and a Director for at least the years 1999 through the year ending 28 February 2007, always declaring one hour a week and zero compensation. By the 2012 return the Treasurer is Richard Kahn. Indyke and Kahn, who would later be named co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate, give the same New York address on the dissolution certificate.
How this was read. From the page images of EFTA00312858 (pages 2, 9 and 21) and EFTA00190062 (page 6).
A single three-page table in the corpus maps the whole structure: every entity by type, state of formation, taxpayer identification number, fiscal year end, ownership and purpose. Its sections are personal investments, properties by jurisdiction, aviation, foundations, trusts, life insurance trusts, and the entities belonging to his lawyer and his accountant. It is the filer's own description of how the structure was meant to work, in the filer's own vocabulary.
One property, three companies. Zorro Ranch is split so that no single entity does everything. Zorro Trust (Ohio, a grantor trust the table describes as having no income) holds the title, and the BLM, state and federal leases are written in its name. Zorro Development Corp. pays the operating expenses and capital improvements. Zorro Ranch, LLC was formed on 27 December 2002 to hold title and, in the table's own words, was never used for it - though the well, bulk storage and discharge permits are in its name.
The Manhattan townhouse sits under the payroll company. Title to 9 East 71st Street is held by Nine East 71st Street Corp., which the table records as having no activity, and whose sole stockholder is NES, LLC - the entity that issues the W-2s and originates the payroll wires. NES is listed as disregarded for tax purposes, with property tax flowing through to Jeffrey Epstein's own return.
Hourly labour has its own two-company chain. Island Grounds Inc. is described in four words as the payroll entity for hourly labour, and is owned outright by IGO Company, L.L.C.
A single share explains a company. The Paris apartment is held through Paris-SCIJEP, a French limited company in which Jeffrey Epstein holds 999 shares and Darren Indyke holds one. Mort, Inc. was incorporated on 12 April 2011 for the stated purpose of acquiring that single share from Indyke.
Fifty million dollars of cover on his own life, and half of it lapsed. Three 2007 life insurance trusts are listed. Trust #1 carried a face value of $25,000,000 against an annual premium of $36,075, with a note that the premium was "to escalate dramatically higher" in March 2012 and that two further policies of $25,000,000 each were allowed to expire in March 2011. Trust #3 carried $5,000,000 at a premium flat until November 2018.
What the table corrects. New York Strategy Group, LLC is listed as owned by Darren Indyke, with $4,273,011 payable to Jeffrey Epstein and $1,135,000 receivable from Indyke - where a Palm Beach police observation calls it one of "his" companies. HBRK Associates is owned half each by Richard Kahn and Harry Beller, whose initials are the company's name; it is their firm, not an Epstein company.
What this finding does not say. Every phrase above is the structure as the document describes it. Holding property through a trust, disregarding an LLC for tax purposes and separating title from operating costs are all ordinary and lawful arrangements. Nothing here is a finding of wrongdoing, and no tax authority conclusion about any of it appears in the corpus. What the table establishes is the map.
The page also carries his Social Security number. It is not reproduced here, is recorded in no file in this project, and is the one identifier on the page treated as off limits.
Deutsche Bank's private wealth arm reviewed the Jeffrey Epstein relationship repeatedly, and the corpus holds the know-your-customer packets. Four case numbers survive - 01133113, 01344537, 01651789 and 01977698 - and one of them refers to two earlier approvals before those, numbered 01082293 and 01121718. The relationship is marked High Risk on the form. It was approved every time.
January 2014. Asked to summarise the negative results from its database searches, the bank wrote: All negative media pertains to a company called the Butterfly Trust in Europe. This is not our client. Our client is an actual trust created by a Grantor and not a company. The other negative media does not pertain to "Butterfly Trust". It is only cited because the words "butterfly" and "trust" are next to each other.
The single court case found was dismissed as study material for a law class
. The same page screens the parties: Darren Indyke, no negative media; Richard Kahn, clearance attached; and Ghislaine Maxwell, "No PCR or RDC alerts". Jeffrey Epstein himself is disposed of in one line: Previously approved KYC #:01082293 & 01121718
.
The same explanation reappears in the 2015 and the 2016-2017 packets, close to word for word.
September 2018. Ten years after the conviction, a packet the bank itself calls a high risk update covers the Butterfly Trust and Neptune LLC. Under risk factors: Negative Media & PEP: There is some negative media against Mr Epstein and he is also maintains a close relationship with Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. Please see risk calculator for more information. Appropriate approval was obtained.
Two lines later: Our review did not identify any red flags and thus there was no need to escalate this case further.
Its adverse-media screen handles the conviction in a sentence - Court case mentioned in Google search relates to Jeffrey Epstein's sex offence in the past which has been cleared already
- while the form answers Yes to whether the client has ever been convicted of a criminal offence. Recorded, described as cleared, approved.
Signed by name. The 2018 onshore approvals carry Stewart Oldfield, client facing professional, 5 September; Steven Mattus, office director, 6 September; and Kshitij Golani for AML Compliance, 25 September, who wrote the case comments. Mayur Rathod recorded a no-material-changes confirmation. The 2014 packet carries a compliance signature for Andrew Kisz.
What the bank believed he was worth. Annual income $10,000,000; net worth $500 MM +
; investable assets $50-100 million. Its source of wealth narrative runs from Bear Stearns in 1976 through J. Epstein & Co. and Leslie Wexner to Southern Trust Company, and states that in 1996 he renamed the firm Financial Trust Company and, for tax advantages
, based it in St. Thomas.
Set beside the First Bank file. First Bank rated the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation a high risk business account and left the site visit its own policy required entirely blank. Deutsche Bank ran the process, wrote the negative media down, and cleared it. Two banks, opposite routes, same destination.
This reports what the files say. Whether these assessments met Deutsche Bank's regulatory obligations is a separate question, and the New York Department of Financial Services consent order against the bank is the document that addresses it.
The C.O.U.Q. Foundation, Inc. - the private foundation where Jeffrey Epstein is named President and Director - was a claimant in a FINRA arbitration against Bear Stearns, alongside Financial Trust Company, Inc., the company through which Jeffrey Epstein ran his advisory business.
FINANCIAL TRUST COMPANY, INC., and THE C.O.U.Q. FOUNDATION, INC., Claimants, v. THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES, INC., BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., BEAR STEARNS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., and WARREN SPECTOR, Respondents. FINRA No. 09-00979
Warren Spector was Bear Stearns' co-president, ousted in August 2007 over the collapse of the firm's hedge funds. He is named personally.
Bear Stearns' Statement of Answer sets out the scale of the investments, in its own adversarial framing:
From 2004 through 2007, Epstein, on behalf of a number of entities, including FTC and COUQ, invested at least $100,000,000 in various BSAM hedge funds alone. Two of these investments, originally totaling $35,000,000, returned Epstein approximately $52,500,000.
Between January 2004 and November 2006, Epstein caused FTC and COUQ to invest nearly $35 million in Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies, L.P. ... Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage, L.P. ... and Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Partners, L.P.
The third of those funds appears on the foundation's own tax return. Its investment schedule for the year ending 28 February 2007 lists Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Partners LP at a book value of $7,289,911 against a fair market value of $11,870,413 - the foundation's largest single holding, roughly half its portfolio.
What happened next is documented but not explained. The two High-Grade funds collapsed in mid-2007, inside the foundation's fiscal year ending 29 February 2008. In that same fiscal year the foundation reported distributing $18,671,736, nearly three times everything itemised in its nine readable grant schedules from 2000 to 2007 combined. By the following year its net non-charitable-use assets were $89,044. It was dissolved in November 2012 holding nothing.
These are two facts about the same twelve months, and the corpus does not join them. The distribution figure is a charitable payout, not an investment loss, and the return that would name the recipients - the one for the year ending 29 February 2008 - is not in the released files. The arbitration was settled: on 29 August 2011 the claimants' counsel at Susman Godfrey certified that they had received no documents from the respondents in discovery.
Sources. EFTA00294815 is the Statement of Answer; EFTA00283089 is the settlement correspondence. The investment schedule is in EFTA00190062 and EFTA00224262, and the $18,671,736 is printed on the foundation's final return, EFTA00312858. All read from the page images.
In 2008, defending the Palm Beach prosecution, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers filed a mitigation report about him. It runs to roughly twenty pages and is in this corpus through a Palm Beach public records request (No. 19-372), as DOJ-OGR-00033221 onward. It is the defense's own account of his life, and it contains something no outside source has: a catalogue of the institutions he funded, written by his own side.
"Between 2000 and 2006 he donated personally, through his business and interests, and through foundations he had established, a total exceeding $16,000,000."
A footnote names the two foundations: the Jeffrey Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc. and the C.O.U.Q. Foundation. That is a checkable claim, and this project can now check part of it. The C.O.U.Q. Foundation's own filed contributions schedules for the tax years ending February 2001 through February 2007 total $6,353,562 (EFTA00224262.pdf" target="_blank">EFTA00224262, every schedule reconciled to its own printed total). So the foundation whose returns we hold accounts for under 40% of what the defense claimed. Around $9.6 million ran through the Virgin Islands foundation, the business, or him personally, and is not in any schedule this project has read.
Martin Nowak, then Director of Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, contributed a letter that is quoted in the report:
"He has donated $500,000 to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, where I have worked as Head of Theoretical Biology from 1998 until 2003. In 2003, Jeffrey donated $6,500,000 to Harvard University, where I work as Director of the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics and Professor of Mathematics and Biology."
The C.O.U.Q. ledger records $400,000 to the Institute for Advanced Study and $938,195 to Harvard. Nowak's figures are $500,000 and $6,500,000. Both gifts are larger than the foundation schedules show, and the Harvard one is nearly seven times larger. The grant totals on this site are a floor, not a total, and this document is the proof of it: $6.5 million to a single university in a single year does not appear on any return we hold.
Named as recipients, in the report's own words and order: Harvard University (specifically the Riesman Center for Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel at Rosovsky Hall, which Henry Rosovsky's own quoted account says Jeffrey Epstein raised jointly with Leslie Wexner, both declining to have their names on the building); the Scholar Rescue Fund of the Institute of International Education; the Stockholm School of Economics, where he was "one of the major sponsors over the last several years of the 'Female Economist of the Year' award"; The Prize for Promise, which he and one of his foundations "were the original sponsors and creators" of, a programme to "identify post-graduate women of exceptional ability, ambition, brilliance, courage, dedication, and vision"; the Clinton Foundation, through which he paid for two Rwandan students to attend the City University of New York after offering it to the President of Rwanda during the 2005 Africa trip; the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Alliance for Lupus Research, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Continuum Center for Health & Healing, Institute for Music and Brain Science and Center for Health and Healing; the Robin Hood Foundation in New York City; the Antilles School in St Thomas, which in 2005 "recognized Jeffrey's generosity in assisting 27 students from 24 families to attend the school"; and the Santa Fe Institute, through Murray Gell-Mann.
The report gives the defense's own account of the job that made him. He took a mathematics position at the Dalton School around 1974 at $12,000 a year; a parent approached him at an art gallery opening, asked whether he had considered Wall Street, and referred him to Alan Greenberg at Bear Stearns, who "offered him a job on the spot" after he admitted he did not know what a stock or a bond was. It names no headmaster. It is the third independent account in this corpus of that route, and all three run through Greenberg. See the Dalton record.
This is a sentencing document written to persuade. Every quoted letter in it was solicited by the defense. Its value is not that it is neutral, which it is not, but that it is specific: it names institutions and dollar figures that can be tested against filed returns, and where it has been tested it points at money the returns do not show.
Fourteen pages in Jeffrey Epstein's files set out Leon Black's entire 2011 financial position: assets across six vehicles, cash flow, every art purchase dealer by dealer, a 48-line charitable gift list, household expenses, and a five-year spending summary. It is headed "DRAFT - Subject to Review & Confirmation by his CFO Office" (EFTA01108922). Someone read it with a pen in hand, and until now nothing on this site had cited it.
The scan is 96 dpi and the annotations are not in the text layer, so the corpus OCR renders them as noise. They were read from the page images. Where a handwritten figure could not be resolved digit by digit, it was reconstructed by summing the printed line items it brackets, and both reconstructions come out exact.
On the last page (Bates EFTA01108935), beside the five-year table, a hand-built budget headed "Estimate of Ongoing Core Personal Expenses":
| Line, as written | $m |
|---|---|
| Art - Loan Int + Insur | 4.5 |
| Charitable Donations | 15.0 |
| Household / Personal | 10.0 |
| Plane usage 3.0 + monthly payments 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Starfire - net upkeep | 2.5 |
| Misc Gifts / Loans | 3.0 |
| Total, as written | 40.0 |
The six lines sum to exactly the 40.0 written beneath them. Below that, two lines with no figures against them: "+ Art & Jewelry Purchases" and "+ Taxes". The printed table above shows why they were left open. Art and jewellery ran $520 million over the five years and taxes $377 million, against a five-year total spend of $1.2 billion. The same hand also inserted the word "Personal" into the printed title, making it "LDB Personal 5 year Spending Summary".
"Starfire" is the 55-metre yacht; the 2011 cash flow shows $21.3m to buy it and $4.4m of running costs net of charter income, in that year alone.
On the payments page (Bates EFTA01108926), in blue ink under the totals, "Norm income" and "less FCI dist for rebalancing = 150.0 mil total".
That checks out to the dollar. The printed grand total of 2011 receipts is $159,236,165. Two lines in it are flagged by the document's own comments column as "Not a distribution, just a rebalancing after other investor comes in", at $2,648,676 and $6,547,456. Take those out and the remainder is $150,040,033. The annotator was stripping the non-recurring items to get to a normalised annual income.
On the same page, a bracket beside "Total PE Funds 41,582,438" divides it in two, labelled "Co Inv" and "COF". The handwritten digits cannot be read with confidence at this scan resolution, but the split can be rebuilt from the printed rows above it: the Apollo co-investment lines total about $15.10 million and the Credit Opportunity Fund lines about $26.48 million, and the two add back to the printed total. Separating co-investment proceeds from credit-fund proceeds is the sort of thing done when working out which part of an income stream is durable.
This is Leon Black's money, not Jeffrey Epstein's. The charitable gift list on it is Black's giving, not his: $9,886,932 to Dartmouth, $2,050,000 to Harvard, $680,000 to MOMA, $63,500 to Rockefeller University, $750,000 to the Tony Blair Foundation, and forty-odd smaller lines, totalling $19,159,532 including the family foundation. None of those recipients appear in this project's organization records as having received money from Jeffrey Epstein, and they should not.
What the document shows is the service. A draft awaiting confirmation from Black's own CFO office was in Jeffrey Epstein's possession, and someone there worked through it: separating recurring income from one-off rebalancing, splitting fund distributions by durability, and building a floor under the annual personal burn. That is family-office tax and estate work of exactly the kind the 2008 defense mitigation report described him selling to the "hyper-rich", performed on the client who, a Senate-referenced review later established, paid him $158 million.
One page of this document lists household staff by name with their individual 2011 pay. They are private individuals and none of it is evidence of anything. It is not reproduced here or in any file this project publishes.
On 12 February 2016 Ehud Barak forwarded the confidential monthly board report of Reporty Homeland Security Ltd. (renamed Carbyne in 2018) to Jeffrey Epstein and Nicole Junkermann, and added a single line that changes what the investment means (EFTA02704430):
"Please note that neither Amir nor Buchris are fully aware of your partnership with me."
"Amir" is Amir Elichai, the company's founder and CEO, who had written the report. "Buchris" is Pinchas Buchris, who a company deck from the previous month (EFTA00601120) lists on the board as "Director & Shareholder", beside Barak as "Chairman & Investor".
By this date Jeffrey Epstein's money was already in. Barak had forwarded the term sheet in January 2015, Darren Indyke described the deal as "a $1.5MM investment total for not less than 25% of a Company with a pre-money valuation of $4.5MM", and a $1,000,000 wire had left Southern Trust Company for Bank Leumi in Tel Aviv in March 2015 under the reference line "Reporty investment". The chairman of the company was therefore passing its internal board reporting to an outside investor holding a substantial undisclosed stake, while stating in writing that the chief executive and a sitting director did not know who that investor was.
The same email shows the arrangement operating in both directions. Barak tells the two undisclosed investors to "feel free to pass through me any remarks you might have", and reports that he had spoken to Elichai that day to confirm Junkermann's invitation to an advisory board that did not yet exist. The founder was being consulted about seating an investor he had not been told was an investor.
Elichai's own forwarded message, sent to Barak and Buchris three days earlier, sets out his fundraising plan: "I'm going to start the negotiation from Company Valuation of $25M and for every $1M+ (over $6M) i will increase the company valuation by $1M." He was negotiating the company's valuation without knowing the identity of one of its investors.
What the corpus does not show is what Elichai or Buchris were told afterwards. The concealment is documented as of February 2016; no released document establishes that it continued, and neither man is shown to have known.
The tax identification number 13-4109791 appears in this corpus against three different corporate names. It is the aircraft-holding company, and the bank's own file records the renames.
A due diligence review for the entity, in the explanation field (EFTA01480485):
"We are updating this DDR to reflect a title change from Schmitka Air Inc. to Freedom Air International, Inc. The client has provided us with a Certificate of Amendment of Certiificate of Incoporation of Shmita Air Inc. and a copy of the W-9 reflecting this change."
The form is dated 16 August 2010, gives the state of domicile as Delaware, and lists the primary corporate address as c/o HBRK Associates, 301 East 66th Street, Suite 10B, New York NY 10065. HBRK is the office of Richard Kahn and Harry Beller. Under "Introduction Type" the form says "Related Client" and, under specific information, "Jeffrey Epstein Intr[oduction]".
An entity hierarchy table in the same set of bank records carries the identical tax ID against a different name again (EFTA01480495):
"Contact Information for each entity named within the Client Hierarchy Table: Associated Entity ... Government issued Tax ID ... Air Ghislaine, Inc. ... 134109791"
A second page of the same file lists "Air Ghislaine, Inc." and "HBRK Associates" together in the client hierarchy (EFTA01481361). The number also appears on a JPMorgan document produced as Government Exhibit 506, stamped "Confidential Treatment Requested" (EFTA00020578).
A company can change its name; its employer identification number does not change with it. The master entity and tax-structure table (EFTA01118590) lists Freedom Air International, Inc. with this EIN and its stock owned by FSF LLC, and says nothing about any earlier name. Searching the number rather than the name is what connected the three.
Two of the other numbers on that table did the same thing. 26-6387203 and 26-6387242 resolve in bank onboarding files to "THE 2007 JEFFREY E EPSTEIN INSURANCE TRUST #2 - NOVEMBER 1, 2007" and "The 2007 Jeffrey E Epstein Insurance Trust #3 dtd November 1, 2007", the latter at 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th floor, on a questionnaire demanding "a description of the entity's organizational structure, its ownership structure and its Top Management" and carrying a Volcker Rule status field (EFTA01372915, EFTA01481760, EFTA01481779). The remaining eleven EINs on the table return nothing, which means the entity's own filings are not in the corpus, not that the entity is not real.
It establishes that the aircraft company was called Air Ghislaine, Inc. and then Shmita Air Inc. before it was called Freedom Air International, Inc., and that a bank held all three names against one tax ID. It does not establish when either rename happened. The only date on the face of these records is the bank's, 16 August 2010, for the second one.
Every Form 990-PF asks, at Part XVII line 2a, whether the foundation is affiliated with any other tax-exempt organization, and requires a schedule naming them if the answer is yes. The C.O.U.Q. Foundation - where Jeffrey Epstein is named President and Director - answered that question four different ways across its filings.
| Return | Line 2a | Affiliates named |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990-PF (1999) | Yes | Epstein Interests, and nothing else. The relationship column reads "JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN IS PRESIDENT AND A CONTRIBUTOR TO BOTH FOUNDATIONS". |
| Form 990-PF (2000) | Yes | Three: Epstein Interests, the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, and the Max Foundation - with "GHISLAINE MAXWELL IS A TRUSTEE OF BOTH FOUNDATIONS". |
| Form 990-PF (2003) | left blank | Neither box ticked; the schedule is empty. |
| Form 990-PF (2006) | No | An affirmative denial of any affiliation. |
The 2006 denial is the one worth pausing on. The J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation did not cease to exist: it held a Deutsche Bank brokerage account, and in August 2011 it was signing consulting agreements with academics under its trade name Enhanced Education. Whether the answer was correct as a matter of tax law depends on what "affiliated" means for two foundations sharing a president, and this page does not resolve that. What the returns show is that the foundation named its siblings in 1999 and 2000, stopped answering by 2003, and denied them by 2006.
The 2000 schedule is the only place in these returns where the Max Foundation is named, and for a long time it looked like the only place in the corpus. It is not. The name appears in 657 documents, almost all of them bank records, and JPMorgan Chase's own due diligence file settles what it is: a New York not-for-profit with FEIN 65-6194566, registered in Nassau County on 17 November 1998, whose address on the bank's forms is c/o George V. Delson Associates, 110 East 59th Street, New York, the same accountant and the same address the C.O.U.Q. Foundation used. The bank recorded its decision maker as Jeffrey E. Epstein, ran its media research on Ghislaine Noelle Maxwell, and closed the account in 2013 as 'associated with the Epstein relationship'. It held $24,509.
How this was read. From the page images of EFTA00224262 - pages 32, 48, 92, 111 and 167. Pages 32, 111 and 167 were read on 2026-08-03 because two independent transcription passes had disagreed about them.
Through the first half of 2011 the CEO of JPMorgan's Asset & Wealth Management business was not merely aware of Jeffrey Epstein. She was across the table from him, settling his claim against her own bank over the collapsed Bear Stearns High Grade and Enhanced Leverage funds.
Asked about this in her July 12, 2023 deposition, Erdoes said: "None of us wanted to do business after having a lawsuit with someone who sues you." Jeffrey Epstein remained a JPMorgan client until 2013.
Paul Barrett appears on the "J.P. Morgan Team" for Jeffrey Epstein's Southern Trust Company account as its Investment Specialist, on the statement for September 2013 (EFTA01547873). In 2017 he stopped working on Jeffrey Epstein's money for JPMorgan and started working on it for Jeffrey Epstein.
When the arrangement soured in October 2018, Barrett set out what he had given up (EFTA01018915):
"The only reason I left JPM was that we agreed to a two year deal. I walked away from a great career where I was making $1.5MM a year, left $1.8MM worth of JPM stock on the table and 17 years of goodwill."
And, in the same thread, who had tried to keep him:
"I was ready for a change but would not have left JPM without our deal. Mary Erdoes offered me multiple roles across Asset Management when she and I spoke about me leaving to work with you."
On Barrett's own account, JPMorgan's CEO of Asset & Wealth Management knew a senior employee was leaving to work directly for Jeffrey Epstein, and counter-offered, four years after the bank had exited Jeffrey Epstein as a client. Barrett went on to advise him from Alpha Group Capital LLC and was still meeting him in person in March 2018 (EFTA02239037). Jeffrey Epstein's side of the dispute: "i have taken major losses and on top of that you feel you should have no consequences. silly in my eyes."
An iMessage thread archived on Jeffrey Epstein's own computer, under /Users/jee/Library/Messages/Archive/, produced by the estate to the House Oversight Committee with Jeffrey Epstein named as custodian (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027248-027249). The date is September 27, 2017.
"Mary erdoes says hi"
Jeffrey Epstein: "Give her a hug"
"She sends her love and says not to be a stranger"
"I told her we met through trump, she didn't believe me!"
JPMorgan terminated Jeffrey Epstein as a client in 2013, a decision Erdoes testified she made herself. This exchange is dated four years later.
What this is and is not. The greeting is a third party relaying what they say Erdoes told them; it is not Erdoes writing, and it is not evidence that she and Jeffrey Epstein were in contact. The other participant is unnamed in the export. It is published here because it is a primary record from Jeffrey Epstein's own device, and because it sits against a public account of a clean break in 2013.
Compelled to account for it in discovery, JPMorgan produced a list of which of its employees went to Jeffrey Epstein's homes, when, and why (EFTA02817409, Doc 311-68). The USVI's anti-money-laundering expert tabulated the totals (EFTA02815995, Fig. 1):
| Employee | Manhattan townhouse | Other property |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Nelson (banker) | 12 visits | Zorro Ranch, New Mexico: 1 |
| James (Jes) Staley | 8 visits | Little St. James, USVI: 2 |
| Paul Morris | 3 visits | |
| Mary Erdoes | 2 visits | |
| John Duffy | 1 visit | |
| Jim Condren (Associate General Counsel) | 1 visit | |
| Joanna Jagoda (Assistant General Counsel) | 1 visit |
The stated purposes are as revealing as the counts. Erdoes: "May 2011 (discuss Bear Stearns litigation); summer of 2013 (termination of Epstein as client of JPM Private Bank)." Condren and Jagoda: "May 2011 (discuss Bear Stearns litigation)." Duffy: "April 24, 2013 (discuss Epstein business and accounts)." Others are logged as "routine account servicing," including visits in 2010, 2012 and 2013, years after the 2008 conviction.
The expert's conclusion: "these individuals likely had the opportunity to identify red flags for sex trafficking in Epstein's home(s), including potentially even observing Epstein's interactions with victims." He cites, as an example of what JPMorgan staff saw and said, a September 12, 2012 email from AWM CFO David Brigstocke to Mary Erdoes about a different client's house: "Reminded me of JE's house, except it was more tasteful, and fewer nymphettes."
Jeffrey Epstein's $90,000 donation to the Palm Beach Police Department is not new. It has been reported for years and characterised as an attempt to buy goodwill from the department that would go on to investigate him, and those accounts also say the department gave the money back. (That last part is external reporting; no record of a refund has been found in this corpus, so it is repeated here as a report and not as an established fact.) What the tax return adds is where the money came from in the first place.
It came from his private foundation, and it is declared on the foundation's own federal return as charity. EFTA00224262 page 134 (stamp EFTA00224395) is Statement 5 of the Form 990-PF filed by THE C.O.U.Q. FOUNDATION, INC., EIN 13-3996471, for the year ending 28 February 2005. The statement is headed PART I, LINE 25 AND PART LINE 3 / CONTRIBUTIONS PAID, and has four printed columns: Date, Name, Amount, Purpose. The last row on the page reads:
| Date | Name | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/04 | Palm Beach Police Department Donation | 90,000 | Unrestricted |
It is the largest single line in that year's schedule. The twenty-seven rows above it are what a private foundation's grant list normally looks like: Stanford $50,000, Columbia $50,000, Harvard $30,000, the Council on Foreign Relations $25,000, Robin Hood $50,000, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund $48,500, Ballet Florida, the Juilliard School, the Michael J. Fox Foundation. The police department sits at the bottom of that list, coded the same way as the universities: Unrestricted.
The dates, from the documents. The donation is dated 14 December 2004. The Palm Beach Police Department's own probable-cause affidavits, three copies of which are in the files, open with the same sentence: "From March 15, 2005, through February 2006, the Palm Beach Police Department conducted a sexual battery investigation involving Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Kellen and Haley Robson." Three months and one day separate them.
What this page does not say. It does not say why the donation was made, what it was for, or that anyone connected it to anything. A donation to a police department is not by itself evidence of anything improper, and police departments receive charitable donations routinely. The return records a payment, a date and a purpose code. Everything past that is the reader's.
How this was read. From the page image at 220 dpi, not from the extracted text: the OCR of these returns loses column structure on most pages and pairs each recipient with the following row's amount. The schedule continues onto page 135 (stamp EFTA00224396) and carries a printed grand total of 844,227 for the year. The two pages' rows sum to 844,226, so the return is one dollar out on its own arithmetic; both pages have now been transcribed twice, independently, with identical results.
The Department of Justice released three successive versions of the same trust instrument, signed seven months apart, and the differences between them are readable line by line. Comparing them shows what Jeffrey Epstein changed about who would be paid, and by how much, in the final months of his life.
Seventeen bequests name their beneficiary in cleartext in the August instrument and in an earlier one: sixteen in the 18 January copy, and Ann Rodriquez in the 4 February copy. Fifteen increased, one stayed flat, and one fell. The fifteen that rose, and the one that did not:
| Beneficiary | 18 Jan 2019 | 8 Aug 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Keith Indyke | $20,000,000 | $50,000,000 |
| Richard David Kahn | $20,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| Lawrence Paul Visoski, Jr. | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Merwin dela Cruz | $500,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Bella Klein | $500,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Valdson Viera Contrin | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Edward Roed Larsen | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Emma Roed Larsen | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Martin Nowack | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| David Rogers | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Luciano A. Fontanilla, Jr. | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Kathy Lindeman | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Carluz N. Toylo | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Arline M. Toylo | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Ann Rodriquez | $2,000,000 annuity (4 Feb copy) | $5,000,000 outright |
| Michelle Fern Saipher | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 (unchanged) |
Two of these are worth stating plainly. Indyke, the estate lawyer who was also a trustee and co-executor of the instrument he was named in, went from $20 million to $50 million. Lawrence Visoski, Jeffrey Epstein's chief pilot, went from $2 million to $10 million, a fivefold rise.
The exception runs the other way, and it is the biggest number in the document. In the January and February instruments, clause 4 gives Karyna Shuliak "One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000)" if she survives to a date one year after his death, plus an annuity of $20,000,000. In the August instrument she moves to clause 1, and the figure is $50,000,000 outright plus a $50,000,000 annuity.
Her outright cash bequest was therefore halved, and her total fell from $120 million to $100 million, with the balance shifted out of cash and into a life annuity that pays monthly and reverts, on her death, pro rata to the other beneficiaries. The August instrument adds a further clause providing that if a separate trust is funded for her before his death, the bequest is reduced by that amount.
Names appear in the later instrument that are not legible in the earlier one, and vice versa. That is not sufficient evidence of an addition or a removal, because the copies are redacted at different rates and in different places: the January instrument blanks the beneficiary name in roughly a dozen clauses, the August instrument in about eight. The later document is the less redacted of the two, which is the wrong direction for settling the question.
The clearest demonstration is clause 27 of the January instrument, which reads "to ______, if she survives me, Two Million Dollars" with the name blanked, while the corresponding August clause names Erika Kellerhals at the same $2,000,000. Same clause, same amount, name redacted in one copy and disclosed in the other.
A second trap is optical, not legal. Valdson Viera Contrin appears at first glance to have been dropped from the final instrument. He was not: the August copies OCR his surname as "CON'IRIN" and "CON1RIN", and he is present at $5,000,000. Any comparison run over the extracted text rather than the page images will manufacture removals of this kind.
With that caveat carried throughout: names legible only in the August instrument include Ghislaine Maxwell ($10M), Mark Epstein ($10M), Caroline Lang ($5M), Perry Bard ($3M), Misha Gramanov ($3M), Simona Petreike ($3M), Erika Kellerhals ($2M), Brice Gordon ($2M), and Cecile de Jongh, Daphne Wallace, Dupson Donissaint, Jermaine Ruan, Peter St. Omer, Pierre Jules, Una Pascal and Jeanne Brennan Wiebracht at $1M each. Names legible only in the January and February instruments include Lesley Katherine Groff ($2M) and Leo Loking ($500,000). Any of these could occupy a redacted slot in the other document. Settling it requires a page-image comparison, not the OCR text.
Clause 5 of the January instrument is one of the annuity clauses whose beneficiary DOJ blanks. The redaction is incomplete: the clause reads "to ______, if she survives me, an annuity to be purchased by the Trustees for the benefit of YULIA SILINSICAYA from a reputable financial institution in the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)." The name is blanked where it first appears and left standing where it appears a second line later. Yulia Silinskaya was a member of Jeffrey Epstein's household staff who covered the front desk of his townhouse and scheduled women's visits to the apartment. This is a $2 million annuity to a named staff member in a slot the release treats as protected.
Jeffrey Epstein's office produced a document in 2010 called JEE 2010 Payroll & Benefits Analysis per entity: seventeen pages costing out his entire staff, entity by entity, from Island Grounds and Financial Trust to the Paris salaries. On the page headed HBRK ASSOCIATES COMPENSATION & BENEFITS, one employee's cost has a line in it that no other employee's does.
The employee is Emad Hanna, hired 8 November 2004. The columns are calendar years, each headed with the entity carrying him that year: New York Strategy Group from 2004 to 2008, HBRK Associates from 2009. Beneath Salary, Bonus, Education, Simple IRA, Payroll Taxes and Health / Dental / Life comes this:
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | 85,000 | 92,000 | 95,000 | 105,000 | 105,000 | 94,500 | 105,000 |
| Health / Dental / Life | 14,184 | 14,232 | 14,400 | 14,400 | 17,700 | 19,944 | |
| Contributions from COUQ | 5,000 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | - | - | |
| Loans forgiven | 50,000 | 40,000 | - | 15,000 | - | ||
| Total | 85,000 | 123,992 | 201,660 | 192,573 | 142,393 | 150,432 | 167,771 |
COUQ is The C.O.U.Q. Foundation, Inc., the section 501(c)(3) private foundation of which Jeffrey Epstein was President and Director. The row is not a note in a margin. It is a component of the total, and the arithmetic proves it: every one of the seven columns adds up exactly, and each one only adds up with the COUQ line and the forgiven loans included. 2006 is 95,000 + 10,000 + 7,175 + 3,150 + 7,103 + 14,232 + 15,000 + 50,000 = 201,660, the figure printed on the page. So whoever prepared this was treating the foundation's money as part of what it cost Jeffrey Epstein to employ this man: $27,000 across four years, sitting between his health insurance and his forgiven loans.
The direction of the money is not in doubt. The line reads from COUQ, it is inside a cost-of-employment total, and removing it breaks the total. The foundation paid.
What the foundation's own returns show. Its contributions-paid schedules have been transcribed from the page images for every year they survive, tax years ending February 2000 through February 2007, and reconciled against the totals printed on them. Not one row in any of them names an individual. Every named recipient is an organization: universities, ballet companies, medical research funds. Two rows read simply 'Sundry' and 'Sundry Charitable Organizations', for $570 and $1,158. There is no row for Emad Hanna and no row for any other person. Whether one of the organizational grants was in substance for his benefit cannot be told from these pages, and the return for the year ending 29 February 2008 is not in the files at all.
What is not established. Who forgave the loans. The page books the forgiveness inside the employment cost and does not name the lender, and nothing on it attributes the forgiveness to the foundation. Nor does the page say what the COUQ payments were for. Emad Hanna is an employee receiving his pay, and nothing here suggests otherwise about him; the question this page raises is about the foundation.
How this was read. From the page image of EFTA00709105 page 5 (stamp EFTA00709109) at 260 dpi. The same table appears in four further productions: EFTA00622252, EFTA01114874, EFTA01118548 and EFTA02397369. Two other men are costed on the same page, both of whom already have records here: Harry Beller, hired 1991, whose salary is split 50/50 with Darren K. Indyke's law firm, and Richard Kahn, hired 2005, whose 2011 package Jeffrey Epstein personally approved raising to $313,238 on 29 October 2010. Neither of their columns carries a COUQ line.
Five years after his conviction, Jeffrey Epstein's charitable foundation opened a brokerage account at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and the board resolution authorising it left the margin and short-selling power switched on.
EFTA00169300 pages 1 and 2 (stamps EFTA_00019553 and EFTA_00019554, also USAO_001643 and DB-SDNY-0000683) are a Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management Corporate Account Authorization and Terms and Conditions Officer's Certificate for the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc. It is filled in by hand. Darren Indyke certifies as Vice President that the board adopted the resolutions by unanimous consent on the 13th day of September 2013. The resolution authorises designated persons to:
(A) Open and maintain one or more brokerage account(s) ... at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
(B) Deposit, deliver, assign, withdraw and transfer funds, instruments and securities of any type;
(C) Sell any securities owned by the Corporation;
(D) Buy any securities in a cash account; and
(E) Buy, sell and sell securities (including put and call options) short in a margin account; and (DELETE (E) IF INAPPLICABLE)
(E) is not struck. The form tells the client to delete it if it does not apply, and on this copy there is no line through it, no deletion mark, nothing. So a section 501(c)(3) private foundation certified to its broker that it was authorised to buy and sell put and call options and to sell short on margin.
Only one person is authorised. Section 2 of the certificate has four blocks for names, positions and signatures. Three are empty. The first reads Jeffrey Epstein, President, over a signature. Darren Indyke signs page 2 as certifying officer; the second-officer block is empty, which the form only requires when the certifying officer is himself one of the authorised persons. The corporation is certified as organised under the laws of the US Virgin Islands.
Did the account exist and did it trade? Deutsche Bank's own know-your-customer file answers the first question and part of the second. EFTA00169037 is a twenty-page DB PWM Global KYC record, case 01977699, status Approved, booked in New York under a relationship named SOUTHERN FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP, account manager Stewart Oldfield. It lists the account 'J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation Inc - DBSI' with an opening date of 30 September 2013, seventeen days after the certificate was signed, and it states the purpose in the bank's own words:
The purpose of this account is to manage the foundation's securities and trade investments.
Expected inflows and outflows were put at 0 to 5 a month, $100 to $50K, with expected assets of $300,000 both ninety days and one year after opening. The page then lists the parties, and this is the part that answers the question the resolution raised:
| Party | Role recorded by Deutsche Bank |
|---|---|
| J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc | Account holder |
| Darren K. Indyke | Signatory or full power of attorney |
| Jeffrey E. Epstein | Founder of foundation, ultimate beneficial owner, signatory or full power of attorney, and in the free-text column: Founder; Sole Member; Primary Decision Maker |
| Erika Kellerhals | Legal representative; Secretary & Treasurer |
| Paul S. Barrett | Limited power of attorney; Trading Authorization Limited to Purchases & Sales of Securities |
So a named individual did hold a trading authorisation on the account, and it was limited to purchases and sales of securities. That limit is narrower than what the board resolution left standing. Both facts belong together: the certificate to the broker preserved the margin and options power, and the trading authority actually granted to the person who would use it did not include it. No account statement, trade confirmation or holdings report for this account has been found in the files, so what the account did remains unknown.
Two things worth holding onto. Deutsche Bank recorded a living individual as the ultimate beneficial owner and sole member of a charitable foundation. And the relationship was not a leftover: the same KYC file is a 2018 periodic review, and it notes that 'Jeffrey Epstein reached out to Stew Oldfield on 3/7/17 to have a new acct opened under this relationship.'
Why this copy. A second production of the same paperwork, EFTA01441150, carries no original scan at all: the image embedded in each of its pages is a typeset rendering of the automatic text extraction, so the handwriting on it is unrecoverable and its version of this certificate cannot be checked. EFTA00169300 is the genuine scan. Before concluding a document is unreadable, find every copy.
The U.S. Virgin Islands' own litigation team compiled this directly from JPMorgan's account statements and internal summaries; the filing states its calculation "matches the same calculation in JPMorgan's own summaries."
Source: EFTA02815839, Statement of Material Facts (Attachment B), usvi-v-jpmorgan Doc 285-2, paragraphs 235 and 238-240.
JEGE Inc. is the Epstein company whose checks in two bank productions of DataSet 10 pay for fuel, flight planning, ground handling and pilots. Its checking account at Colonial Bank was addressed to "JEGE INC / JEFFREY E EPSTEIN, 358 EL BRILLO WAY, PALM BEACH FL". Five of its monthly statements are in those productions (EFTA01721856 and EFTA01701420), and they show where its money came from.
Every deposit in the four months below is a wire from Jeffrey Epstein. Each credit line reads "INCOMING WIRE CREDIT / JEFFREY E EPSTEIN":
That is $940,000 in four months. Two outgoing wires went to NES, LLC, the company the entity map records as issuing the staff W-2s and originating the payroll wires: $136,604.49 on July 2, 2004, the day after the $175,000 arrived, and $100,757.58 on December 22, 2004, the day after the $100,000. On January 6, 2005 a $60,000 wire went to Banyan Air Services Inc, the same day $60,000 came in. In February, two days after the $380,000, check 10845 cleared for $276,000; its payee is not on the pages read.
The checks, read from the check images, pay the costs of flying: flight planning and fuel through Universal Weather & Aviation (11 checks, about $128,700), ground handling (Jet Aviation Associates, Flightstar Aircraft Services), fuel (Associated Energy Group, Universal Fuels), engine work (GE Engine Services), airport and air-navigation charges (the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NATS in the United Kingdom, the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority), car services, $3,280 a month to N.A. Property, Inc., $6,500 for "Contract Pilot Service for B-727", and pilots' expense reports, whose payee names DOJ boxed.
How this was read: the text layer of these productions does not carry these pages. Each page was read from its image by two independent readers. The wires and balances above were then checked by eye against the statement images; the check payees come from check images where both readings agree on the check number and amount.