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The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein — And Lost Her Job
An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner — and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.
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“… The former anti-money laundering official detailed “mind boggling” cryptocurrency transactions between Kushner’s company and a Russian individual. She also claimed that she was punished after raising concerns about more than 100 politically-connected individuals who had been shielded from typical anti-money laundering reviews.
The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein — And Lost Her Job
An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner — and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.
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According to the FBI interview, McFadden raised concerns to her supervisor in 2015, about transactions involving Epstein, telling investigators that “it appeared that Epstein sent wires to young women, perhaps in their twenties” in addition to a woman who owned an art gallery in France.
McFadden also informed her supervisor that she “no longer wanted to work on Epstein’s accounts.” But she said she was told that “Epstein served his time,” referring to the sex offender’s 2008 plea agreement with the state of Florida, which allowed Epstein to serve 13 months in prison with a 12-hour-a-day work release.
… McFadden’s claims align with those made by New York State financial regulators in 2020 as part of a $150 million fine they levied against the bank for allegedly profiting from Epstein’s crimes by failing to maintain an effective and compliant anti-money laundering program. …”
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“… In the FBI report, McFadden also makes previously unpublicized revelations about an incident that she claims sparked a retaliation campaign against her. In late 2015, McFadden alleged she found 102 “politically exposed persons” who were “high risk individuals” that “should have been addressed immediately,” but whose designation in the bank’s internal anti-money laundering system had been deferred indefinitely.
Politically exposed persons, or “PEPs,” are individuals connected to public office or government who are flagged for closer inspection in banks’ anti-money laundering compliance efforts because they may present a higher risk of illicit financial activity.
The newly released FBI interview sheds new light on McFadden’s allegations against Kushner. According to McFadden, in 2016, she came across a business account owned by Kushner, for which it was “easy to determine the activity was suspicious, and there was an issue.”
“The majority of the transactions were in crypto-currency and [McFadden] was unable to validate the origination or the recipient of the funds,” the report states. “[Kushner’s business] appeared to be paying an employee in cryptocurrency.”
The FBI report states that McFadden found Kushner’s business activity to be “mind boggling” and that “she had never seen a flow like that.”
One payment appeared to involve a Russian individual whose name McFadden searched for online. She allegedly found a “bogus” website “that appeared to be made up,” listing the individual as an employee of Kushner’s. When McFadden visited the Kushner business’s website, “the individual was not listed as an employee.”…”
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This is really old news. A lot of this, including the firing of the whistle blowers (she wasn't the only one), surfaced in 2018. Trump shut down investigations when he was in office and Biden's justice department didn't pick it back up, at least publicly.
But I think there might be something there. I hope this story has legs and Congress or the FBI reinvestigates.
I have my doubts though. The public only cares about celebrities mentioned in Epstein files in the belief that there is a vast worldwide ring of pedo billionaires in the basement of a pizza restaurant. I may have mixed up a conspiracy theory or two there. My bet is Kushner and Trump will skate on this again.
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A lot of old news is being revisited as prior claims seem to be bolstered by the documents released so far.
Honestly, I started this thread originally for the political angle/impact. I am amazed by the breadth and depth of Epstein’s influence brokerage. I thought the claims about ties to Mossad were left wing conspiracy nuttery, and a lot of it was, but it does appear that Epstein was bartering intelligence and actionable kompromat with foreign intelligence services and political figures for his own ends.
In a lot of ways, the sex trafficking angle is what kept interest alive but the influence peddling and financial whitewashing going on should be at least as big a scandal …
There is way more “there” there than I had believed (beyond just being a sordid tale of an East Coast Elite version of the Hollywood Madame story).
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I realize how naive this sounds, but what gives with the non-whites being such die-hard Trumpers, and by that, I mean going all in with the people who would be fine if people like them never existed or were suddenly and completely wiped out? Is it really just money/power? No self-awareness? Is it the same deal as all the Latinos who voted for Trump in 2024 because "yeah, I'm here illegally but I haven't committed a crime"/"I'm not THAT kind of immigrant or brown person?" Or my peeps, the Dearborn Dumbasses who thought Trump would somehow be wayyyy better for Palestine than Harris would have because........? Never heard a satisfactory explanation for that from any of them either.My favorite take on Kirkland Signature Oddjob
Maybe I should take some small comfort in not being able to understand it. It makes me feel like I still have empathy for others and that the MAGA mindset is so foreign to me that I could never hold those "beliefs."
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There's a lot of irony in the Epstein files situation.
Under normal conditions, state local and federal law enforcement will investigate alleged crimes and will bring charges if there is sufficient evidence to do so, but the "files" normally don't see light of day.
Other than Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell , no charges have been brought related to the case And now we know why. They're simply isn't enough evidence to bring charges against anyone else.
What we see happening is the reason why these types of files are normally kept from the public eye. We are seeing people's lives ruined and/or dragged through the mud for simply being associated with a really, really really terrible person. We didn't see this happen as it relates to Puff Daddy or r Kelly, but for some reason, it's happening now.
The irony is that both parties have been screaming for the files to be released, Pam Bondi, soon after getting into office, in a rare moment of honesty, said there was nothing there and, yet, people kept screaming to the point that Congress got swept up in it and passed a law forcing this to happen.
Under normal conditions, state local and federal law enforcement will investigate alleged crimes and will bring charges if there is sufficient evidence to do so, but the "files" normally don't see light of day.
Other than Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell , no charges have been brought related to the case And now we know why. They're simply isn't enough evidence to bring charges against anyone else.
What we see happening is the reason why these types of files are normally kept from the public eye. We are seeing people's lives ruined and/or dragged through the mud for simply being associated with a really, really really terrible person. We didn't see this happen as it relates to Puff Daddy or r Kelly, but for some reason, it's happening now.
The irony is that both parties have been screaming for the files to be released, Pam Bondi, soon after getting into office, in a rare moment of honesty, said there was nothing there and, yet, people kept screaming to the point that Congress got swept up in it and passed a law forcing this to happen.
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