Bella Klein

Key Findings

• Named in JPMorgan Chase SAR (#31000154806804) documenting 4,725 wire transactions totaling $1,081,819,653 alongside MC2 Model Management, Leon Black, Dershowitz, Ghislaine Maxwell, Butterfly Trust, and others (EFTA01648787)
• Transmitted wire of $6,200 to Sultan Bin Sulayem on July 19, 2017 from Epstein's Deutsche Bank account (EFTA00297946)
• Richard Kahn to 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' (EFTA00954630)
• Controlled medical reimbursements: 'Did she get JE approval to go there and use his Amex, as I reimburse her for medical only' (EFTA00474973)
• Transmitted $20 million wire from Southern Trust Company ($80.8M savings balance) to Honeycomb Partners LP - failed due to daily limit exceeded (EFTA01376049)
• Transmitted $100,000 wire from Epstein personal to Scott J. Link PA re: 'Jeffrey Epstein v. Scott Rothstein and Bradley Edwards' (EFTA00799059)
• Transmitted wire to Tinkoff Bank, Moscow in GBP on March 13, 2019, months before arrest (EFTA01367790)
• EFTA01004262: Asked Epstein to confirm Sberbank wire for woman whose PayPal stopped working (Jul 2018)
• EFTA01008774: Sent wire to Sberbank for unnamed woman; Epstein increased amount from 100 to 250 euros (Jan 2019)
• Wire initiator for Karyna Shuliak's Swiss finishing school (Institut Villa Pierrefeu) at CHF 34,510 (EFTA00522616)
• Transmitted $15,000 from Gratitude America to Elton John AIDS Foundation for 'ticket for Peggy Siegal' (EFTA00316340)
• Received $500,000 incoming wire from Joe Pagano, purpose unclear (EFTA00348137)
• FBI FD-302 of Deutsche Bank employee Amanda Kirby identifies Klein as 'assistant to Kahn' who would be contacted for wire information (EFTA00128765)
• Wired money to women internationally: Milan hotel reimbursements, Moscow trips via Aeroflot, Italy trips, direct wire to Karyna Shuliak's Chase debit account
• MC2 Model Management had its own Deutsche Bank account; wire instructions processed through Klein (EFTA00128828)
• Left $500K in first Epstein will, upgraded to $3M in later will - demonstrating her importance to the operation
• EFTA00027019: Deutsche Bank subpoena Exhibit A shows $1,928,647 wire to "Jeffrey E Epstein c/o HBRK Associates" (Nov 17, 2014) — nearly $2M routed through Klein's firm as intermediary.
• EFTA00948419: Kahn asks Epstein: "will hbrk or jee or another entity send money to MC2" and notes "they withhold approximately 30% for taxes" — Klein's HBRK was one of the entities considered for funding Jean-Luc Brunel's model agency.
• EFTA00486490 (Dec 6, 2018): Klein cc'd on Aeroflot itinerary for KORNIENKO/ANDREI — Russian travel arrangements processed through her 6 months before arrest.
• EFTA01034657 (Mar 27, 2019): Klein cc'd on itinerary for LEIBINA/ANNA — travel arrangements for Russian woman just 3 months before arrest.
• EFTA01037276 (Aug 21, 2017): Kahn to Epstein: "we have not yet wired to svet" — Klein's team tracking wire to "Svet" (Svetlana), part of pattern of international payments to women.
• EFTA00429714 (Aug 8, 2011): Groff to Klein cc "Sarah K" (Kellen) — shows Klein coordinating with the named NPA co-conspirator in operational communications.
• EFTA00869450 (Sep 17, 2014): Gulsum Osmanova emails Klein with forms — one of the international women whose paperwork Klein processed.
• EFTA01020848: Kahn reports to Epstein about unnamed woman: "she is not on payroll and does have a credit card please advise" — Klein's office managing expenses for women not formally employed.
• Richard Kahn congressional deposition (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg): Klein was part of regular group meetings at Epstein's townhouse with Kahn, Darren Indyke, Harry Beller, Emad Hanna, William Murphy (IT), and Lesley Groff.
• Kahn testified Klein "kept the QuickBooks file for Epstein" and "handled insurance" — health, dental, property, aviation, life insurance for Epstein and employees (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg ~3272s).
• Kahn testified: "on occasion I did see Miss Klein provide cash to these individuals" (women who came to the office) but claimed he "never saw Miss Klein give cash to a minor" (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg ~9399s).
• Kahn testified Klein could not withdraw cash from bank accounts (no signatory authority) but managed the petty cash safe and dispensed cash to those who came to the HBRK office (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg ~10000s).
• Kahn testified: "I would have received that information from Bella Klene, who makes payments and records the ledger" — Klein was the primary payment executor and bookkeeper (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg ~13772s).
• Kahn testified Klein may have requested Deutsche Bank or JP Morgan private banking applications that were "passed off to these women for them to fill out" — giving women access to Epstein's private banking services (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg ~12819s).
• Kahn testified Epstein paid 301 E 66th St apartment costs through NES LLC; bills came to Kahn, Epstein approved, and "Bella Klein would make the payment" (yt-LxxqmDmC3bg ~5891s).
• Darren Indyke congressional deposition confirmed communicating with "Ms. Bella Klein" — described her as "in the accounting office, also a bookkeeper" (darren-indyke-deposition ~10132s).
• Indyke deposition: questioner asked whether "Leslie Graf and Bella Klein facilitated cell phones, computers for the survivor's victims that you have referred to as assistants" (darren-indyke-deposition ~19205s).
• EFTA01367909: Transmitted 00,000 wire from Epstein personal account (.6M balance) to Muchnick, Golieb and Gotlieb P.C. with reference "Loan to Steve Hanson" (Mar 18, 2016).
• EFTA01363983: Transmitted 5,000 wire from Epstein personal (.5M balance) to Taylor Visoski/Brendan Cusack — pilot Larry Visoski's family members (Jun 20, 2017).
• EFTA00811875: Transmitted EUR 30,000 wire from LSJE LLC to Xavier Cartron SAS, Paris — French design company (Sep 18, 2018).
• Wire template analysis shows Klein had access to at least 6 account templates: Jeffrey Epstein personal, LSJE LLC, Southern Trust Company, Gratitude America Ltd, and others — spanning checking accounts with balances from 00K to 0.8M.
• EFTA00318929: Klein asked Lesley Groff for Social Security numbers of "Arina and Margherita" and Margherita's passport number — collecting PII for women on Epstein's behalf (Sep 16, 2016).
• EFTA00865223: Woman came to office saying "JE told me to get 2k cash." Klein forwarded to Epstein, who replied to Kahn: "I thought we resolved this already, give her 500 dollars" (Feb 2, 2015).
• EFTA00709105: Salary record shows Klein hired 10/11/1999 with salary progression from 5,000 (2004) to 00,000+ (2008-2010).
• EFTA00285318: Epstein's daily schedule notes "Bella on holiday Aug. 25-Sept. 5" — her vacation tracked on his calendar alongside operational details.
• EFTA00305095: Epstein's schedule notes "Bella Off Today" alongside household staff absences — embedded in daily operations.
• EFTA01203601/EFTA00597000: Klein processed Piasa auction house (Paris) payments for Epstein art purchases — "Good morning Bella and Svetlana, These are the latest purchases in last night Piasa sale" with HSBC Paris wire instructions (Apr 2015).
• EFTA00451645: Klein coordinated flights for Bolotova Maina Nimaevna from Vladivostok to Moscow to NY and Bolotov Baldan Badmaevich from Ulan-Ude — deep into Russia's Far East (May 2017).
• EFTA02230013: Email to Dasha Burak CC Bella Klein: "Jeffrey wants to send you 2K Euros" — Klein processing direct Euro gifts to women (Nov 2017).
• EFTA02233252: Klein tracked salon appointments — "Arina ponomareva? ANUSHKA SPA AND SALON" — managing personal care spending for women on Epstein's behalf.
• EFTA01159231: Epstein to Klein RE: "JEE Euro ace WT [1] - Returned Wire Johanna Thringer" — even failed/returned wires to women went through Klein (Mar 2015).
• EFTA01017942: Yulia emails Epstein CC bellaklein: "Thank you very much!!!" — women communicated directly with Klein for financial matters (Nov 2018).
• EFTA00954630 full text: Kahn to Epstein: "bella sent me the latest batch of medical bills for girls just wanted to confirm...bella should pay all medical once girls confirm for accuracy." Epstein replies: "bleaching is not acceptable. sorry, pay it but its out of hand" — Epstein objecting to dental/cosmetic costs while Klein pays all medical (Nov 15, 2017).
• March 21, 2019 batch wires: Klein transmitted 12+ identical $4,846.73 USD international wires from LSJE LLC ($176K balance) to Tinkoff Bank Moscow via SWIFT (TICSRUMM) through JPMorgan Chase London intermediary — all on the same day, just 3 months before Epstein's arrest. Recipient identified as PONOMAREVA ANNA VIKTOROVNA (agreement #5124047258) per EFTA01363668. FBI interviewed Ponomareva in October 2020 (EFTA01660648). Multiple identical wires suggest recurring periodic payments batched together.
• EFTA00954630 context: The "medical bills for girls" and Epstein's "bleaching" complaint were dental bills from Dr. Thomas Magnani DDS (7 W 51st St, NYC). Klein forwarded Magnani invoices to Epstein (EFTA01176466, EFTA01158017). Epstein's schedule shows multiple women sent to Magnani for teeth cleaning — "little Irina to have a cleaning and xrays at Dr. Magnani's office" (EFTA00702203), women's teeth cleaned "with Ivy at Dr. Magnani's" (EFTA00390208). Groff told Klein: "just had work done for a bad broken tooth with Dr. Magnani...Joe Pagano used to pay her dental bills, but he does not anymore...she said you would be taking over" (EFTA00340239).
• Bali/Indonesia wire network was for Little St. James furniture: Klein processed wires to Miroku Furniture (Bali), Nikini Art (Benedictus Banamtuan), Lilyana Paulus, and Global Art (Marcel Paulus) — all for furniture/statues shipped to LSJ. Klein emailed: "I will send 2 wires today 50% deposit to Miroku and Nikini Art" (EFTA00542777). Shipping coordinated by Paola Rengifo, addressed to "Dear Karyna" (Shuliak) who was overseeing the island furnishing.
• EFTA00942620: Epstein to Gulsum Osmanova: "can you go to western union in tashkent tomorrow and pick up money?" — Klein's office sent money via Western Union to Uzbekistan for Osmanova. Klein emailed Osmanova directly cc Epstein about visa forms (EFTA00669813, EFTA00869450).
• Dasha Burak payment pattern: Epstein instructed "send burak 4k by paypal" (EFTA01005905, Jul 2018) and "send dash burak lk by paypal pounds" (EFTA01033218, Apr 2019). Klein tried Western Union: "trying to send western union from your account and it didn't work. Dasha Burak can wire transfer money to [redacted] only next week" (EFTA01004299) — Klein acting as financial intermediary between Epstein and women in London.
• Margherita (Italian woman): Klein collected her passport number and Social Security number (EFTA00318929). Epstein paid for her school (EFTA00820128: "we paid for school"). She flew JFK via Delta, had Italian phone number, and appears in Epstein's schedule with personal appointments (EFTA00814807). Groff: "I will ask jeffrey if he wants me to upgrade Margherita for about " to business class (EFTA00329700).
• EFTA01367909: ,000 wire to Muchnick, Golieb & Gotlieb PC labeled "Loan to Steve Hanson" — Steve Hanson is the NYC restaurateur named as successor executor in Epstein's will and on the prison visitor list. Klein transmitted the wire from Epstein personal account (\.6M balance, Mar 2016).
• Klein processed payments for a network of young international women financially controlled by Epstein — none appear to be recruiters or perpetrators: (1) Gulsum Osmanova (Uzbekistan/Tashkent): Epstein paid 31-week Paris language course (EUR 7,105), dental bills, Western Union to Tashkent. She sent romantic messages and photos. Tried model agencies, rejected. Epstein asked for "full length" photos (EFTA00993898). (2) Dasha Burak (Novosibirsk, Russia → London): regular PayPal stipends — GBP 5K (Feb 2018), GBP 4K (Sep 2018), GBP 2K (Aug 2018), GBP 5K (Mar 2019). Fashion courses in London. Used once as intermediary to wire to another woman in Russia when PayPal failed (EFTA01004299). (3) Margherita (Italy, connected to Eduardo Teodorani/CNH): school paid by Epstein, laptop and iPhone provided, SS number and passport collected by Klein (EFTA00318929). Apartment in Epstein's building. Applying for "masters in acting." No person files created — likely victims, not perpetrators.