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Mega Edition: Jeffrey Epstein And The Oligarch's Favorite Bank (929/25)
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Deutsche Bank became Jeffrey Epstein’s financial sanctuary after JPMorgan dropped him in 2013. Despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction and reputation as a sex offender, Deutsche’s private-banking division eagerly onboarded him, chasing the fees his wealth could generate. Over the next five years, the bank processed a staggering volume of transactions that screamed red flags: hundreds of thousands of dollars routed to women with Eastern European surnames, large cash withdrawals structured below reporting thresholds, and steady payments to co-conspirators like Ghislaine Maxwell. Internal compliance staff repeatedly raised concerns, but senior executives pushed them aside. The result was predictable: Epstein’s abuse network kept running smoothly, in part because Deutsche’s systems let him move money as if he were any other wealthy client. Regulators later blasted the bank for these “serious compliance failures,” and Deutsche paid $150 million in fines and a $75 million civil settlement with survivors who accused the bank of enabling Epstein’s trafficking empire.
Separately, Deutsche Bank has faced a string of law enforcement raids at its offices in Frankfurt, largely tied to money-laundering probes and tax-evasion scandals, not Epstein. German prosecutors stormed its headquarters in November 2018 during the Panama Papers fallout, investigating billions laundered through offshore accounts. Another raid followed in 2019 tied to Danske Bank’s $200 billion money-laundering scandal. These raids hammered home Deutsche’s reputation as a bank of choice for criminals, oligarchs, and shadow networks. The fact that Epstein was comfortably housed within its client roster during the same era only makes the picture darker: a bank repeatedly caught facilitating dirty money was also the place where Epstein found a financial home. The raid stories underline a systemic truth — Deutsche wasn’t just careless, it was a repeat offender in global financial crime, and Epstein’s presence there was symptomatic of a much larger problem.
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Separately, Deutsche Bank has faced a string of law enforcement raids at its offices in Frankfurt, largely tied to money-laundering probes and tax-evasion scandals, not Epstein. German prosecutors stormed its headquarters in November 2018 during the Panama Papers fallout, investigating billions laundered through offshore accounts. Another raid followed in 2019 tied to Danske Bank’s $200 billion money-laundering scandal. These raids hammered home Deutsche’s reputation as a bank of choice for criminals, oligarchs, and shadow networks. The fact that Epstein was comfortably housed within its client roster during the same era only makes the picture darker: a bank repeatedly caught facilitating dirty money was also the place where Epstein found a financial home. The raid stories underline a systemic truth — Deutsche wasn’t just careless, it was a repeat offender in global financial crime, and Epstein’s presence there was symptomatic of a much larger problem.
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Deutsche Bank became Jeffrey Epstein’s financial sanctuary after JPMorgan dropped him in 2013. Despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction and reputation as a sex offender, Deutsche’s private-banking division eagerly onboarded him, chasing the fees his wealth could generate. Over the next five years, the bank processed a staggering volume of transactions that screamed red flags: hundreds of thousands of dollars routed to women with Eastern European surnames, large cash withdrawals structured below reporting thresholds, and steady payments to co-conspirators like Ghislaine Maxwell. Internal compliance staff repeatedly raised concerns, but senior executives pushed them aside. The result was predictable: Epstein’s abuse network kept running smoothly, in part because Deutsche’s systems let him move money as if he were any other wealthy client. Regulators later blasted the bank for these “serious compliance failures,” and Deutsche paid $150 million in fines and a $75 million civil settlement with survivors who accused the bank of enabling Epstein’s trafficking empire.
Separately, Deutsche Bank has faced a string of law enforcement raids at its offices in Frankfurt, largely tied to money-laundering probes and tax-evasion scandals, not Epstein. German prosecutors stormed its headquarters in November 2018 during the Panama Papers fallout, investigating billions laundered through offshore accounts. Another raid followed in 2019 tied to Danske Bank’s $200 billion money-laundering scandal. These raids hammered home Deutsche’s reputation as a bank of choice for criminals, oligarchs, and shadow networks. The fact that Epstein was comfortably housed within its client roster during the same era only makes the picture darker: a bank repeatedly caught facilitating dirty money was also the place where Epstein found a financial home. The raid stories underline a systemic truth — Deutsche wasn’t just careless, it was a repeat offender in global financial crime, and Epstein’s presence there was symptomatic of a much larger problem.
to contact me:
[email protected]
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
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Separately, Deutsche Bank has faced a string of law enforcement raids at its offices in Frankfurt, largely tied to money-laundering probes and tax-evasion scandals, not Epstein. German prosecutors stormed its headquarters in November 2018 during the Panama Papers fallout, investigating billions laundered through offshore accounts. Another raid followed in 2019 tied to Danske Bank’s $200 billion money-laundering scandal. These raids hammered home Deutsche’s reputation as a bank of choice for criminals, oligarchs, and shadow networks. The fact that Epstein was comfortably housed within its client roster during the same era only makes the picture darker: a bank repeatedly caught facilitating dirty money was also the place where Epstein found a financial home. The raid stories underline a systemic truth — Deutsche wasn’t just careless, it was a repeat offender in global financial crime, and Epstein’s presence there was symptomatic of a much larger problem.
to contact me:
[email protected]
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
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