Senate Democrat’s report says major banks ‘looked the other way’ on Epstein

A new report by a top Democrat in the United States Senate presents evidence that Wall Street banks “looked the other way” when it came to the behaviour of disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein.The report, published on Tuesday, was released by Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US Justice Department refuses New Mexico’s request for Epstein fileslist 2 of 3Epstein linked to Israeli ‘deep state’, US intel, says Vance: What we knowlist 3 of 3External review finds no wrongdoing in Gates Foundation–Epstein linksend of listHe wrote that the banks’ actions “allowed Epstein to have ready access to the mountains of cash he used to lure, harbor and transport his victims” as part of his alleged sex-trafficking ring.Wyden added that bank records and public court filings reviewed by his team “detail a shocking pattern of the biggest Wall Street banks in the country choosing to ignore clear evidence of sex trafficking and money laundering, just to keep a wealthy client on the books”.Beyond shielding Epstein from federal scrutiny, the report says the banks may also have been in violation of federal anti-money launde...