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From: FBI News Briefing To: "FBINewsBriefing" Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL) - FBI Daily News Briefing - April 13, 2023 Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:20:02 +0000 Importance: Normal View In Browser Federal Bureau of Investigation Seal April 13, 2023 Federal Bureau of Investigation Daily News Briefing (In coordination with the Office of Public Affairs) Mobile version and searchable archives available at https://fbi.barbaricumanalytics.com Table of Contents CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS EFTA00160317 • JPMorgan Internally Flagged Epstein's Large Withdrawals Years Before His 2008 Conviction, Lawsuit Alleges EFTA00160318 EFTA00160319 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS EFTA00160322 JPMorgan Internally Flagged Epstein's Large Withdrawals Years Before His 2008 Conviction, Lawsuit Alleges The Wall Street Journal (04/12, Safdar, Benoit) reported that JPMorgan Chase & Co. employees internally flagged Jeffrey Epstein's large cash withdrawals two years before he was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution, according to new court papers filed Wednesday. According to the article, JPMorgan risk-management team in 2006 noted that Epstein "routinely" made cash withdrawals of $40,000 to $80,000 several times a month, the U.S. Virgin Islands said in an amended lawsuit against the bank. At the time, Epstein was pulling more than $750,000 a year in cash from the bank, according to the lawsuit. The article mentioned that Epstein was first charged with a sex crime in 2006. He pleaded guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor in 2008 and spent about 13 months in prison. JPMorgan continued providing services to Epstein until 2013 when it says it closed his accounts. Epstein died in jail of an apparent suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. The article added that the U.S. Virgin Islands sued JPMorgan late last year in a Manhattan federal court, saying the bank facilitated Epstein's alleged sex trafficking. The suit alleges the financier used the bank to pay his victims with cash and wire transfers, transactions that should have been concerning to the bank. Another lawsuit filed by an unnamed woman who accused Epstein of sexual abuse also accuses the bank of failing to monitor his transactions. The cases are running together in Manhattan federal court. Reuters (04/12, Stempel) also reported on the story. EFTA00160325