NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Epstein, the
disgraced late financier and sex offender, had accounts at
Goldman Sachs ( GS ), HSBC ( HSBC ) and other banks, new court
filings show.
The revelations came in previously sealed documents made
public by JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ), once Epstein's main bank, in a
now-settled lawsuit brought by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where
Epstein had a private island residence.
Epstein is listed as having had a Goldman account and three
accounts with HSBC's ( HSBC ) private bank in Switzerland in a suspicious
activity report filed by JPMorgan ( JPM ) with the U.S. Treasury's
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network soon after he died.
Released to the public on Friday, the report did not provide
dollar amounts or details about Epstein's relationships with
other banks, but alerted authorities to money transfers he made.
A U.S. judge ordered the documents unsealed in response to
requests from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Bloomberg earlier reported the banks' names.
In an emailed statement, Goldman said: "We terminated our
client relationship with Mr. Epstein, and his assets were
transferred out of the firm in 2010."
HSBC ( HSBC ) declined to comment.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in a Manhattan jail while
awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The circumstances of his death, and his relationships with
wealthy and powerful people, fueled theories that others may
have been involved in his crimes.
His case became a political headache for U.S. President
Donald Trump, who reneged on a pledge during his 2024 election
campaign to release Epstein-related files from a Department of
Justice investigation.
That prompted an outcry from Trump's conservative base,
including some members of Congress.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is
investigating the Epstein case.