JPMorgan Flagged Over $1 Billion in Epstein-Linked Suspicious Transactions

Unsealed court records have revealed that JPMorgan Chase flagged more than $1 billion in suspicious transactions connected to Jeffrey Epstein years before the world learned the truth about his crimes.

The documents show that the nation’s largest bank identified thousands of questionable transfers tied to Epstein’s network, including wires to Russian banks, large cash withdrawals, and transactions linked to billionaire clients like Leslie Wexner and Leon Black. The newly released data includes around 4,700 transactions that JPMorgan categorized as suspicious between 2002 and 2019.

Many of these transfers were routed through trusts and offshore accounts that Epstein used to manage his wealth and pay associates. Some of the flagged transactions were tied to known associates of Epstein who have faced scrutiny in separate investigations, though none have been charged in relation to these specific reports. What’s drawing the most criticism now is the timing. Internal documents suggest JPMorgan had concerns about Epstein’s activity as early as 2002, when he was already withdrawing unusually large sums of cash. Even with that knowledge, Epstein remained a client for years. The bank didn’t formally cut ties with him until after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor, and even then, questions linger about whether his accounts were truly shut down.

The bank insists it followed proper protocol and reported the suspicious activity to regulators, claiming it flagged Epstein’s accounts multiple times. Still, lawmakers say those alerts didn’t lead to real action. Congressional leaders, including Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Jamie Raskin, are now demanding answers about how a billion dollars in red-flagged money could move through one of the world’s most powerful financial institutions without triggering stronger oversight.

For JPMorgan, this revelation comes after years of civil lawsuits accusing the bank of turning a blind eye to Epstein’s sex trafficking network. The bank has since paid out hundreds of millions in settlements to Epstein victims and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but these new findings raise fresh concerns about how much the bank really knew — and how soon.

At its core, the story is about accountability. If a leading financial institution saw a billion dollars in suspicious movement tied to one man, flagged it, and still let it slide, that says as much about the banking system as it does about Epstein himself. The numbers, the emails, and the records all suggest that JPMorgan’s red flags weren’t just missed; they were ignored.

The question now is whether the same system that allowed that kind of silence will finally answer for it.