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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. When most people hear the name Jeffrey Epstein,

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<v Speaker 1>they think about the disgusting and sadistic things that he

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<v Speaker 1>did to young women and girls, and rightfully so, that

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<v Speaker 1>should always be the foremost thought. But we also have

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<v Speaker 1>to understand that there was a lot more going on

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<v Speaker 1>than just the abuse of those women and girls, and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of it had to do with financial malfeasance.

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<v Speaker 1>And considering the scope of that malfeasance and how many

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<v Speaker 1>people were involved financially with them, it's no wonder that

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<v Speaker 1>the government avoided using RICO, because if they would have

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<v Speaker 1>hit him with RICO, everybody would have been caught up.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody that ever sent them money, anybody that ever received money, well,

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<v Speaker 1>now they're a part of the Rico conspiracy, right knowingly

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<v Speaker 1>or unknowingly, and under normal circumstances, that's enough for the

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<v Speaker 1>government to freeze your account. I know it sounds crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's true. If you get caught up in some

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<v Speaker 1>kind of RICO investigation, it's usually lights out. Most normal

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<v Speaker 1>people end up pleting right, even people with great lawyers

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<v Speaker 1>end up pleading because it's almost impossible to beat rico

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<v Speaker 1>charges when they're brought by the federal government, and when

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<v Speaker 1>you have somebody like Jeffrey Epstein who was manipulating many

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<v Speaker 1>different sectors. I don't think there's ever been a situation

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<v Speaker 1>that called for rico more than the situation with Epstein,

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<v Speaker 1>And as we continue to move forward and learn more,

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<v Speaker 1>it's rather obvious that this man was running a gigantic

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<v Speaker 1>money wandering operation. Today we have an article from Reuters

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<v Speaker 1>and the headline US Senator Widen urges regulators to probe

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<v Speaker 1>Wall Street banks over Epstein accounts. This article was authored

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<v Speaker 1>by Reuter's staff. US Democratic Senator Ron Wyden called for

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<v Speaker 1>federal regulators to probe big banks over their handling of

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<v Speaker 1>Jeffrey Epstein's accounts after servicing what Wyden said was potential

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<v Speaker 1>evidence that the banks failed to report suspicious transactions link

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<v Speaker 1>to the late convicted sex offender. They did. We've already

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<v Speaker 1>established this. We've had people from Finston tell us this.

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<v Speaker 1>So this isn't some breaking news. This isn't something that

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<v Speaker 1>has just shown up. But I'm glad it's getting some

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<v Speaker 1>traction because if you want to get to the bottom

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<v Speaker 1>of what was going on, there is a surefire away

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<v Speaker 1>to get there. Follow the money. I know sounds very

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<v Speaker 1>easy and basic, right, But what that does is it

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<v Speaker 1>gives you a roadmap. And we're not talking about witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>who lose their memory or might change their story. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The money trail is the money trail. There's no disputing it.

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<v Speaker 1>It is what it is, and that's why any serious

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<v Speaker 1>investigation of somebody like Jeffrey Epstein starts with the money trail.

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<v Speaker 1>In a report released on Tuesday, Widen the ledge that

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<v Speaker 1>Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JP Morgan Chase may

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<v Speaker 1>have violated federal anti money laundering laws by failing to

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<v Speaker 1>report Epstein's suspicious transactions in a timely manner. While I'd

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<v Speaker 1>say so, these rotten sons of bitches didn't send those

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<v Speaker 1>stars until Epstein was arrested. So who made that decision?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it somebody in compliance? Was it Jess Daily, Was

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<v Speaker 1>it Jamie Diamond? Who was it? We still don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>and unfortunately, I doubt we'll ever know. Widen's four year

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<v Speaker 1>investigation included a review of so called suspicious activity reports,

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<v Speaker 1>which banks file to the Treasury Department, materials from lawsuits

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<v Speaker 1>and court filings, and information the Senator sought from Wall

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<v Speaker 1>Street banks and the US Treasury. And look, of course

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<v Speaker 1>Widen has his own issues. His son was reaching out

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<v Speaker 1>to Epstein trying to enjoy Jeffrey Epstein's charity as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So look, it's a sordid circle we got going on here.

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<v Speaker 1>But does that mean that Senator Widen and this investigation

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<v Speaker 1>should be discounted. I don't think so, because he's on

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<v Speaker 1>the right trail. And I think that if you really

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<v Speaker 1>want to find out who is responsible, at least financially speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>then you have to start here. Bank of America failed

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<v Speaker 1>to properly screen and report one hundred and seventy million

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<v Speaker 1>in payments to Ebstein, Wyden's report said, adding that the

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<v Speaker 1>bank years later concluded in Suspicious Activity reports that the

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<v Speaker 1>transactions had no verifiable business purpose. I dare you to

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<v Speaker 1>try that. See how quickly you get debanked. They will

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<v Speaker 1>deplatform you so quickly that it make your head spin.

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<v Speaker 1>And God forbid, you have money in your account. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to go through a song and dance to

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<v Speaker 1>get your money out. But one hundred and seventy million

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<v Speaker 1>in suspicious movements and withdrawals, deposits, et cetera, no big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>And why does that Well, you know why, because they're

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<v Speaker 1>making a grip of dough with a guy like Epstein.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. That's the whole story. Profit over people. We

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<v Speaker 1>take our legal and regulatory obligation seriously, and as we

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<v Speaker 1>have previously said, the bank did not facilitate wrongdoing. A

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<v Speaker 1>Bank of America spokesperson said, no, not at all. Everything's

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<v Speaker 1>on the up and up. Bank of America would never

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<v Speaker 1>bank somebody like Epstein to the tune of one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy million and not report it right right. Deutsche

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<v Speaker 1>Bank failed to report on time more than two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty million in suspicious wire transfers tied to Epstein,

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<v Speaker 1>including payments to women in Russia and other parts of

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern Europe. The report said, Oh, they thought they'd get

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<v Speaker 1>away with it, and that was the whole reason that

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein started getting women from Eastern Europe. He thought that

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<v Speaker 1>that was going to be the move that nobody was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be the wiser, right, nobody would care. Well, mister Epstein,

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<v Speaker 1>guess what people care. A spokesperson to the bank said

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<v Speaker 1>that was false. We began flagging suspicious transactions for the

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<v Speaker 1>government as early as two thousand and two and throughout

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<v Speaker 1>our relationship, even after we closed his accounts. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>we acted appropriately on what we knew when we knew it,

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<v Speaker 1>as the law requires. I guess we'll have to see right.

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<v Speaker 1>I have my doubts these banks never act appropriately, at

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<v Speaker 1>least not wanting to concern Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was a

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<v Speaker 1>JP Morgan client from nineteen ninety eight until the bank

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<v Speaker 1>cut him off in twenty thirteen, years after he pleaded

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<v Speaker 1>guilty to prostitution related charges. Deutsche took him in as

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<v Speaker 1>a client in twenty thirteen after JP Morgan closed his accounts. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they never met a scumbag that didn't like over there.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how many cartel members, how many you know,

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<v Speaker 1>human traffickers or oligarchs have had accounts at Deutsche Bank.

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<v Speaker 1>We have cooperated with regulatory and law enforcement agencies regarding

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<v Speaker 1>their investigations and have been transparent in addressing deficiencies and

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<v Speaker 1>investing in strengthening our control environment. In parallel, a Deutsche

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<v Speaker 1>Bank spokesperson said Reuters couldn't verify the details of the report,

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<v Speaker 1>of course not. Don't question us. We're doing a full

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<v Speaker 1>internal investigation. We're gonna investigate ourselves and we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>a timely report ready for you. That's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>bullshit we've heard time and time again, and every single

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<v Speaker 1>time it turns out the same way. Garbage, trash, disgusting,

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<v Speaker 1>a complete whitewash. Have any of these internal investigations turned

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<v Speaker 1>up anything that they should have turned up? Of course

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't. An administration official said, Treasury doesn't comment on investigations,

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<v Speaker 1>including to confirm or deny whether one exists. Treasury has

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<v Speaker 1>fully cooperated with valid requests for information from Congress, the

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<v Speaker 1>official said, yeah, I'm sure they have. I'm sure they

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<v Speaker 1>haven't dragged their feet at all. Remember Treasury's run by who.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, Donald Trump. And we all know that Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has no desire for transparency when it comes to Epstein.

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein died in the Manhattan jel cell in August of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His

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<v Speaker 1>death was ruled a suicide by New York City's medical examiner,

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<v Speaker 1>which was disputed by the way by mister Bowden, and

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<v Speaker 1>that ruling of a suicide was delayed. They had to

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<v Speaker 1>go through the whole process. They didn't have any idea

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<v Speaker 1>at first what had happened, right, But all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden they were sure sure that it was suicide. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't buy it, at least not the way they're

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<v Speaker 1>selling it. If Jeffrey Epstein did commit some kind of

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<v Speaker 1>self harm, then I think he did that after a

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<v Speaker 1>message was passed to him by Nicholas S. Tartaglione, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you do it or we will look how easy it

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<v Speaker 1>was for me to get in this cell with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Epstein thinks, you know what, that's it. I'm burned.

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<v Speaker 1>My days of being an asset are long over. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's time for me to go, especially considering we knew

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<v Speaker 1>what a state of mind was according to other people

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<v Speaker 1>that were around them. Nobody said he was suicidal. All

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden he commit suicide. Okay, I guess. Widen

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<v Speaker 1>is one of several lawmakers probing Epstein's relationships on Wall Street.

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<v Speaker 1>Lawmakers on the US Congress House Oversight Committee also last

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<v Speaker 1>month her a testimony from Goldman Sachs, former top lawyer

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<v Speaker 1>Kathy Rumler, and former Barclays CEO Jess Daley over their

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<v Speaker 1>dealings with Epstein. Both have said they were unaware of

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein's crimes. Which they're lying about. Sorry, I don't believe them.

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<v Speaker 1>They knew that Jeffrey Epstein was a registered sex offender.

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<v Speaker 1>That didn't stop them. They kept on rolling right along, right, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>uncle Jeffy, Oh snow White. Oh can I come to

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<v Speaker 1>the island so they can screw right off with the

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<v Speaker 1>whole I had no idea shit save that for people

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<v Speaker 1>that have no idea what they're talking about. So, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that Senator Widen is on the right path here.

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<v Speaker 1>Is he going to get the cooperation he needs? Is

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<v Speaker 1>he going to have people at Treasury work with him?

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<v Speaker 1>Are they going to be willing to turn over the

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<v Speaker 1>information that's needed? While considering how the federal government has

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<v Speaker 1>treated this up till now, I'm not very confident. But

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<v Speaker 1>maybe with all the extra pressure and all of the

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<v Speaker 1>newfound interest around the topic, they'll be forced to act

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<v Speaker 1>this time. So we'll have to see what goes down

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<v Speaker 1>as far as chasing the money trail, and we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>where it all ends up. All the information that goes

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<v Speaker 1>with this episode can be found in the description box.