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Nevilledog

(54,942 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:46 PM Saturday

"I Audited $2.1 Billion in Epstein Financial Records. Here's Every Name the Money Touched."

https://randallscott25-star.github.io/epstein-forensic-finance/narratives/19_grand_opus_narrative.html

I started this project because the documents were public and everybody was reading them. One file at a time, one name at a time. I wanted to do more than read them. I wanted to follow the money — across every wire, every shell, every bank — and find out where it all led. A shell upon a shell inside a shell.

Thousands of pages of wire transfer records, bank statements, CHIPS and SWIFT logs, canceled checks, and SAR narratives — all released by the Department of Justice and various court proceedings. The raw material for a forensic audit was sitting on government servers. So I built one.

Over the course of this project, I processed 10 distinct payment types across 14 financial institutions. The publication ledger holds 10,964 unique transactions totaling $2.146 billion (Unverified). That figure breaks down into four tiers: $1.61 billion in wire transfers, CHIPS, and SWIFT transactions; $343 million in bank statement entries; $7.6 million in checks and cash instruments; and $185 million in contextual document references.

The first three tiers alone total $1.96 billion. That's 104.4% of the aggregate values reported in the banks' own SARs. The data doesn't just corroborate the suspicious activity reports. It slightly exceeds them.

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"I Audited $2.1 Billion in Epstein Financial Records. Here's Every Name the Money Touched." (Original Post) Nevilledog Saturday OP
Wow. Another Jackalope Saturday #1
The Trump-Epstein sex, blackmail and money-laundering criminal operation is the biggest in recorded history. usonian Saturday #2
Dont forget drug trafficking and prostitution. Amaryllis Saturday #4
I think back to Laverne and Shirley usonian Saturday #6
Well done! niyad Yesterday #39
Yep. calimary Yesterday #46
Guy should get a Pulitzer. n/t TygrBright Saturday #3
And a security company RetiredParatrooper Saturday #7
LOL, true dat! n/t TygrBright Saturday #24
The question now is, Will anyone do anything with all this information? KewlKat Saturday #5
Authorities have probably had this info for years. 3Hotdogs Saturday #10
Because of the income level. The lords in the U.S. are more protected than the Lords in England LiberalArkie Saturday #17
Well, they tweaked our entire society to favor themselves. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #30
I think it is strange when people talk about the US is controlled by oligarchs, when it was founded by oligarchs LiberalArkie Yesterday #34
That is probably due to an incomplete understanding of the specifics. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #42
Yea, and all of us taught that we were born to be the land of the free. when really it was just rich people leaving LiberalArkie Yesterday #43
Hehe... don't get me started on the propaganda machine that is 'modern education'! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #66
I doubt it NJCher Yesterday #60
This is an amazing report. The author carefully documents his findings/methods on github erronis Saturday #8
Thank you! Attilatheblond Yesterday #54
Senator Wyden blasts DEA, asks why 'major' investigation into Epstein never led to charges (drugs,prostitution, money) Amaryllis Saturday #9
To me, the big question is where did all that unaccounted money go? mercuryblues Saturday #11
Important. Thank you. Bookmarking. ancianita Saturday #12
That explains it purr-rat beauty Saturday #13
Or, as I often call it: The War Lords Attilatheblond Yesterday #55
I just did a somewhat interesting analysis of his shell entities jmowreader Saturday #14
John Barron. ColoringFool Saturday #18
I am not a financial type of person. wnylib Saturday #19
Bingo Ferrets are Cool Saturday #28
Trump has used John Barron as an alias. He may have used another alias we don't know about. Lonestarblue Yesterday #33
Yes, but Trump is a two bit loser trying to convince wnylib Yesterday #40
Maybe Trump's name is in unreleased documents? TommyT139 Yesterday #29
$99m is the cost of the laundry. k55f5r Yesterday #45
Indeed! I looked for it, too! calimary Yesterday #48
I don't think he had to steal the hundred million bucks, questionseverything Yesterday #50
K & R malaise Saturday #15
So huge! yellow dahlia Saturday #20
That person deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest reward in the country. Wonder Why Saturday #16
Thank you for sharing - important stuff! yellow dahlia Saturday #21
Where is trump? Are they still hiding his involvement oldmanlynn Saturday #22
We know that he did some of th emoney laundering with real estate transactions Bluetus Saturday #27
Thank you for posting. Unbelievable, just unfing-believable. Joinfortmill Saturday #23
Impressive DET Saturday #25
analysis NJCher Yesterday #59
Holy SMOKES! K&R !!!!!!!!!!! Exp Saturday #26
Well that sent me down a rabbit hole Farmer-Rick Yesterday #31
Trump put their son in his administration, Ben Black. He's "repurposing" USAID funds. Nevilledog Yesterday #41
Nutlick at the core of this Clouds Passing Yesterday #32
WTF! Noam Chomsky!! BlueMTexpat Yesterday #35
And to the tune of some $2million. I was surprised, to say the least, niyad Yesterday #38
Indeed. calimary Yesterday #49
His remarks about "the hysteria that has developed about the abuse niyad Yesterday #58
I didn't see BlueMTexpat 18 hrs ago #62
That remark was a quote from the Guardian article I referenced in post 57. niyad 14 hrs ago #63
Thanks for letting me know! BlueMTexpat 14 hrs ago #64
You are most welcome. Let me know what you think. niyad 13 hrs ago #65
Note: snot Yesterday #52
Before you continue in that defensive vein, you might want to read niyad Yesterday #57
I've read the article, thanks; snot 4 hrs ago #67
You say you read the article, and yet you still insist their niyad 1 hr ago #68
I believe you. BlueMTexpat 18 hrs ago #61
How do you know a link is safe? I'm wary at this point.... live love laugh Yesterday #36
Jot it down on paper and take it to a library Attilatheblond Yesterday #56
KNR and bookmarking for later. niyad Yesterday #37
DURec leftstreet Yesterday #44
K&R UTUSN Yesterday #47
Where is the info on Epstein's COUQ Foundation??? ultralite001 Yesterday #51
Kickin' Faux pas Yesterday #53

Another Jackalope

(157 posts)
1. Wow.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 05:26 PM
Saturday

I am NOT a money guy - columns of figures chase me right off - but this made my eyes bug out. I've never seen a blueprint of a money laundering machine before. Just wow.

usonian

(24,585 posts)
2. The Trump-Epstein sex, blackmail and money-laundering criminal operation is the biggest in recorded history.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 05:30 PM
Saturday

Not even a f***ing hot war can stop it from being uncovered.

usonian

(24,585 posts)
6. I think back to Laverne and Shirley
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 05:52 PM
Saturday

Like, who can keep up with the worst criminals in history?

Give us any chance - we'll take it
Read us any law - we'll break it
We're gonna beat it out of you
Doin' it our way

No one's gonna turn us back now
Cause we'll stab them in the back now
We're gonna take it all from you
Doin' it our way

In short, the Libertarian Four Freedoms.




source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/laverneandshirleylyrics.html

calimary

(89,626 posts)
46. Yep.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:11 PM
Yesterday

Funny and entertaining when a couple of female commoners do it.

HELL ON EARTH when the broad-based victimization it’s engendered when allowed to play out on a frighteningly large reality.

3Hotdogs

(15,257 posts)
10. Authorities have probably had this info for years.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:09 PM
Saturday

Ain't nuthin gonna be done with it until Anal Fistula croaks. And maybe not even then.

LiberalArkie

(19,625 posts)
17. Because of the income level. The lords in the U.S. are more protected than the Lords in England
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:41 PM
Saturday

OldBaldy1701E

(10,896 posts)
30. Well, they tweaked our entire society to favor themselves.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:50 AM
Yesterday

But, let's keep on using that same corrupted system to try and fix the issues with the tweaked and corrupted system.

That makes perfect sense.

LiberalArkie

(19,625 posts)
34. I think it is strange when people talk about the US is controlled by oligarchs, when it was founded by oligarchs
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 09:50 AM
Yesterday

but is moving to a plutocracy.

What is the Difference Between Oligarchy and Plutocracy - Pediaa.Com
Plutocracy and oligarchy are both forms of governance characterized by the concentration of power in a small group, but they differ in their basis of power:
Oligarchy refers to rule by a small group of privileged individuals, regardless of their wealth or status.

Plutocracy, on the other hand, specifically denotes a system where power is held by a small group of wealthy individuals.

Essentially, plutocracy is a subset of oligarchy, as it focuses on the wealth of the ruling minority.


In summary, while both systems involve a small ruling class, plutocracy is centered around wealth, whereas oligarchy can include any small group in power.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,896 posts)
42. That is probably due to an incomplete understanding of the specifics.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:12 PM
Yesterday

It is why I always mention wealth when I say 'oligarchy', so that one can understand which aspect of oligarchy that I am referring to.

Oligarchy refers to rule by a small group of privileged individuals, regardless of their wealth or status.


I would also point out that, in our society, being privileged comes from having wealth and status. I am not really aware of any other way to be 'privileged' in the modern U.S.A..

LiberalArkie

(19,625 posts)
43. Yea, and all of us taught that we were born to be the land of the free. when really it was just rich people leaving
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:17 PM
Yesterday

England because they did not want to pay the crown the taxes for such things as roads and schools and such things.

That is why the "Boston Tea Party" was such a big thing in British Colonial America.

NJCher

(42,936 posts)
60. I doubt it
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:12 PM
Yesterday

if they had this info for years, why has Wyden consistently asked for documents? He's the follow the money guy in Congress. As outspoken as he's been, someone would have tipped him off to the availability of financial documents.

erronis

(23,445 posts)
8. This is an amazing report. The author carefully documents his findings/methods on github
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:03 PM
Saturday

as a way to safeguard and distribute the information.

It is very easy for anyone (you, me) to pull all of his material to your local storage (or your cloud) by doing a git fork from the repository at https://github.com/randallscott25-star/epstein-forensic-finance

Github is owned by Microsoft and I can see that company agreeing to take this information down on a request from the empire or powerful individuals (Bill Gates?) Copies in the wild will prevent them from covering it up.

Attilatheblond

(8,640 posts)
54. Thank you!
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:46 PM
Yesterday

Copies in the wild are essential for this kind of information. The War Lords will be taking this down daily.

mercuryblues

(16,327 posts)
11. To me, the big question is where did all that unaccounted money go?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:15 PM
Saturday

My guess is the orange glowworm got a hefty amount of it.

Attilatheblond

(8,640 posts)
55. Or, as I often call it: The War Lords
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:53 PM
Yesterday

cuz we live in very dark ages and governments are just window dressing

jmowreader

(53,064 posts)
14. I just did a somewhat interesting analysis of his shell entities
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:32 PM
Saturday

The eight shell entities at the center of Epstein's money laundering scheme are listed, along with their imbalance in inflow and outflow, below:

More inflow than outflow:
Southern Trust Company: $49.1M
Southern Financial: $412.3M
2017 Caterpillar Trust: $15.0M
Total imbalance: $476.4M

More outflow than inflow:
Haze Trust: $79.9M
Plan D: $9.5M
Gratitude America: $31.0M
Jeepers Inc: $155.6M
BV70: $101.5M
Total imbalance: $376.6M

Unaccounted-for money: $99.8M

Here's what I'm thinking: Entity A took in the dirty cash. An "Entity B" not listed here picked it up and moved it to "Entity C," and when Entity C gets rid of the money it's clean, pressed,. starched and has nice crisp creases in it.

Somewhere between Entity A and Entity C, someone skimmed damn near $100 million. I suspect it was Epstein.

This throws a huge wrench into the "Trump had Epstein murdered to keep him from telling the feds who Trump was playing Hide the Mushroom with" theory. If Epstein stole $100 million from people he was laundering money for, there are plenty of people with both the motivation and the means to have him killed in jail. It's still thoroughly possible that Trump is the responsible individual but he's no longer the only candidate.

The one name I don't see In this report, and kinda expect to, is Donald Trump. How many layers of insulation did Trump have between himself and Epstein's network?

wnylib

(25,606 posts)
19. I am not a financial type of person.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:36 PM
Saturday

So my guess is based on personality types and their behavior.

I think that you don't see Trump's name because he is a two bit player trying to hob nob with pros. He's like a Chihuahua trying to run with a pack of Rottweilers, constantly yapping to sound tough and important.

Trump's association with this pack is/was mostly as a begger getting bailed out from his financial failures. Along the way he learned to capitalize on his tendency to fail, using failures for benefits like tax write offs. We know that he had financial dealings with Deutsche Bank, which is named in the OP analysis. He might have done some minor laundering for the big guys through his Trump corporation.

Mostly, he was/is owned by the big time criminals due to financial dependence on them. My guess is that they decided to back him in becoming leader of the powerful US where his talent for melodramatic theatrical cons were/are useful to them on promoting their agendas.





Lonestarblue

(13,408 posts)
33. Trump has used John Barron as an alias. He may have used another alias we don't know about.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 09:47 AM
Yesterday

Trump would have been all over any easy and corrupt way to make money.

wnylib

(25,606 posts)
40. Yes, but Trump is a two bit loser trying to convince
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:14 AM
Yesterday

himself and everyone else that he is a powerful winner.

He knows the people in Epstein's circle, and has had dealings with them, but I think that he is not smart and successful enough to be a big player among them.

TommyT139

(2,298 posts)
29. Maybe Trump's name is in unreleased documents?
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:14 AM
Yesterday

This gentleman did the analysis on what was made public. Is it likely that not all of the financial papers were released, or that there simply are gaps in what is present in the whole collection?

But then if so, how would the author have been able to put as much together as he did?

calimary

(89,626 posts)
48. Indeed! I looked for it, too!
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:31 PM
Yesterday

It wasn’t listed - at least anywhere that I looked.

Conveniently enough.

questionseverything

(11,724 posts)
50. I don't think he had to steal the hundred million bucks,
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:39 PM
Yesterday

I imagine the hundred million was his pay for laundrying the billion

Wonder Why

(6,780 posts)
16. That person deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest reward in the country.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:37 PM
Saturday

Those murdered by ICE also deserve it posthumously.

Bluetus

(2,617 posts)
27. We know that he did some of th emoney laundering with real estate transactions
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:31 PM
Saturday

They wouldn't necessarily be in his name if he received the payments at arm's length. Plus he has a million corporations.

Nonetheless, every one of these transactions should be investigated.

Joinfortmill

(20,857 posts)
23. Thank you for posting. Unbelievable, just unfing-believable.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:31 PM
Saturday

The more we learn, the more questions arise. The amount of money changing hands was unfathomable. Hundreds of millions of dollars moving back and forth from banks, to trusts, to individuals. What was Epstein actually doing?

DET

(2,463 posts)
25. Impressive
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:49 PM
Saturday

Excellent presentation, easy to follow even for a financial dunce like me.

Why hasn’t this kind of analysis been done before, especially if the underlying data is publicly available?

NJCher

(42,936 posts)
59. analysis
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:06 PM
Yesterday
Why hasn’t this kind of analysis been done before, especially if the underlying data is publicly available?

My guesses:

1) extensive time commitment to do the analysis and enter it into spreadsheets
2) ability to do such an analysis: what legislator would be able to train an analyst? And furthermore, where would they get the money to do so?
That's just for starters. Other reasons might occur to me.

Farmer-Rick

(12,594 posts)
31. Well that sent me down a rabbit hole
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 09:11 AM
Yesterday

That Debra Black along with her money bags husband Leon were very busy little criminals, prospering from child abuse.

Behind every great fortune is a great crime. Debra and Leon Black made big money off the pedos and the children.

niyad

(131,451 posts)
38. And to the tune of some $2million. I was surprised, to say the least,
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:38 AM
Yesterday

when I saw his correspondence with that monster, and now this. His whole life's work and reputation deservedly down the drain.

calimary

(89,626 posts)
49. Indeed.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:35 PM
Yesterday

It just lowered a big icky black cloud over his name, life’s work, AND reputation!

I guess that old joke about “we know what you are. Now we’re just haggling over the price” becomes all too real (once AGAIN, dammit!!!).

niyad

(131,451 posts)
58. His remarks about "the hysteria that has developed about the abuse
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:03 PM
Yesterday

of women. . ." destroyed the last iota of respect I might have retained for his work.

niyad

(131,451 posts)
63. That remark was a quote from the Guardian article I referenced in post 57.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:14 AM
14 hrs ago

The entire artticle was a real eye-opener, as were several others I read when I googled "chomsky epstein relationship".

snot

(11,674 posts)
52. Note:
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:52 PM
Yesterday

Epstein provided investment or other financial services to many people, I believe including Chomsky. No one has suggested that Chomsky took part in any sexual or illegal activities.

niyad

(131,451 posts)
57. Before you continue in that defensive vein, you might want to read
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:53 PM
Yesterday

The Guardian article from Feb 3 of this year by Ramon Antonio Vargas, detailing their friendship up to epstein's death, "Newly released files show close relationship between comsky and epstein". And consider chomsky's comments comments about the "hysteria that has developed about the abuse of women. . .", amoung other misogynist remarks. It is quite clear from the exchanges quoted in the article that their clearly close relationship involved more than financial advice.

snot

(11,674 posts)
67. I've read the article, thanks;
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 04:56 PM
4 hrs ago

but I still see no evidence that Chomsky ever participated in any improper conduct or that he knew of the extent of Epstein's crimes.

Epstein traded in contacts and favors under the guise of friendship. He went out of his way to cultivate interesting or important people from all walks of life, partly because he was able to them use them as lures for other important people – e.g., inviting someone to dinner and mentioning that Chomsky or Stephen Hawking or some other figure would also be there.

I don't believe in guilt by association.

niyad

(131,451 posts)
68. You say you read the article, and yet you still insist their
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:11 PM
1 hr ago

relationship was purely financial. We must have read two entirely different articles then, so there is no point in continuing.

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