Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator's Crimes

[Uncle Joe]

Amid growing pressure for the Trump administration to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files, a New York Times investigation reveals how the country's largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, enabled Epstein's sex-trafficking operation and profited from its ties to him. The exposé is based on more than 13,000 pages of legal and financial records. The Times reports JPMorgan processed more than 4,700 transactions for Epstein totaling more than $1.1 billion, including payments to some of the women who were sexually trafficked. The bank "arranged for Epstein to be able to pay those victims, both in the U.S. and in Eastern European countries and in Russia," says David Enrich, deputy investigations editor for The New York Times. Epstein "operated in large part because he had unfettered access to the global financial system. And for many years, it was JPMorgan that was providing him with that access."

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET.

[gfarber]

1. JP Morgan

A predator shielded by clout,
With bankers who never spoke out.
Though warnings were made,
The profits outweighed—
So silence became their sellout.

A creep moved a billion with flair,
While bankers pretended not to care.
"He's rich," they all cheered,
Though his crimes were quite clear—
Guess morals don’t work when there’s shares.

Epstein was known for his sleaze,
Yet JPM still aimed to please.
They flagged all his wires,
But quenched their own fires—
Can’t let a perv’s business freeze!

[vapor2]

2. EXCELLENT!!