Judge Berman Demands Accountability After Epstein Survivors’ Explosive Letter (11/28/25)

In recent months, a growing chorus of legislators has publicly demanded that major banks — including JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon — be held accountable for allegedly facilitating Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation through negligent or deliberately under-reported financial activity. A high-profile memorandum released by Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, lays out evidence that JPMorgan severely under-reported “suspicious activity” on Epstein’s accounts for years — then suddenly flagged over a billion dollars in transfers only after his 2019 arrest and death. Many lawmakers argue this discrepancy goes beyond careless bookkeeping and points to systemic compliance failures or even criminal complicity, especially given that senior banking executives remained personally involved in Epstein’s account oversight.Against this backdrop, Congressional oversight committees have issued subpoenas to banks for financial records tied to Epstein. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, has demanded full transparency and urged federal prosecutors to open criminal investigations, not only into bank institutions but into individuals who may have knowingly enabled or covered up Epstein’s criminal activity. Some lawmakers say that unless those responsible face real consequences — indictments, prosecutions, or heavy penalties — justice for survivors will remain incomplete. There is also growing pressure for regulators to tighten financial-institution oversight and to re-examine how wealthy, high-risk clients are managed by private banking arms.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:US regulators ‘taking seriously’ allegations of bankers’ support for Epstein | Banking | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 18min

The lawyers representing survivors — including a firm called Edwards & Henderson — submitted a scathing filing to a federal judge after a recent release of documents tied to the Epstein estate revealed dozens of unredacted names of alleged victims, even including some who were minors at the time of abuse. The disclosure, made public via a release authorized by the House Oversight Committee, triggered “widespread panic” among survivors, who said the government had promised to shield their identities but instead exposed them. One survivor reportedly stated she had “been unable to mentally and emotionally function or sleep.”In their letter the lawyers argued that the unredacted names couldn’t merely be a mistake — either the DOJ “does not know” all the identities of the victims and therefore cannot reliably redact them, or it “is intentionally failing to protect victims from public exposure.” They asked the court to require the DOJ to overhaul its review and redaction process, to ensure no further releases of sensitive documents occur before proper redactions are in place. Without that, they warned, survivors would remain at risk of further trauma, public shaming, and emotional distress.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 23min

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating in a rape at his Manhattan townhouse when she was just 15 years old. Araoz contends that Epstein’s vast network of accomplices played an active role in enabling the abuse by fostering an environment of manipulation and control.The lawsuit not only targets Epstein’s estate but also implicates other individuals and entities that Araoz claims facilitated his criminal activities. Seeking both justice and compensation, Araoz’s suit is part of a broader legal effort by Epstein’s survivors to hold those connected to his network accountable. The case underscores the alleged systemic nature of Epstein’s operations, highlighting the complicity of those who worked with him to sustain his predatory behavior.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein ST-19-PB-80 Additional filings (003).pdf (vicourts.org)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 32min

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating in a rape at his Manhattan townhouse when she was just 15 years old. Araoz contends that Epstein’s vast network of accomplices played an active role in enabling the abuse by fostering an environment of manipulation and control.The lawsuit not only targets Epstein’s estate but also implicates other individuals and entities that Araoz claims facilitated his criminal activities. Seeking both justice and compensation, Araoz’s suit is part of a broader legal effort by Epstein’s survivors to hold those connected to his network accountable. The case underscores the alleged systemic nature of Epstein’s operations, highlighting the complicity of those who worked with him to sustain his predatory behavior.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein ST-19-PB-80 Additional filings (003).pdf (vicourts.org)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 25min

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating in a rape at his Manhattan townhouse when she was just 15 years old. Araoz contends that Epstein’s vast network of accomplices played an active role in enabling the abuse by fostering an environment of manipulation and control.The lawsuit not only targets Epstein’s estate but also implicates other individuals and entities that Araoz claims facilitated his criminal activities. Seeking both justice and compensation, Araoz’s suit is part of a broader legal effort by Epstein’s survivors to hold those connected to his network accountable. The case underscores the alleged systemic nature of Epstein’s operations, highlighting the complicity of those who worked with him to sustain his predatory behavior.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein ST-19-PB-80 Additional filings (003).pdf (vicourts.org)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 23min

According to the anonymous former friend quoted in a detailed profile of Maxwell, Maxwell treated the girls she procured for Jeffrey Epstein as disposable objects — using language that reduced them to commodities rather than human beings. As reported in one long-form investigation, Maxwell reportedly said of underage girls, “they’re nothing, these girls … they are trash.” The friend claimed these girls were viewed as playthings: something to be consumed, used, and discarded at will, like “candy.” Maxwell’s alleged jaded, detached attitude toward the girls — calling them “trash” — marked a deliberate dehumanization: she allegedly saw them not as people with dignity but as instruments for gratification, social leverage, and profit.This alleged mindset — of treating victims as candy — suggests Maxwell not just facilitated exploitation but psychologically conditioned both herself and her circle to view the girls as disposable. According to the former friend’s account, Maxwell emphasized that underage girls were easy, replaceable, and worth exalting only until Epstein or someone else no longer needed them. That callousality supposedly underpinned the operations: grooming, trafficking, and abuse carried out without empathy or remorse, stripping victims of their agency and humanity. Under this framing, victims were not people — they were objects to be used and discarded — which underscores why many survivors and observers view Maxwell as more directly culpable than just an enabler: she was an enabler who actively internalized and imposed dehumanizing rationales for exploitation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 18min

The newly unsealed court filing shows that Ghislaine Maxwell and her attorneys fought aggressively to block discovery into her finances, specifically objecting to requests seeking detailed information about potential funding for her nonprofit, The TerraMar Project, from the Clinton Foundation and related Clinton entities. In the filing, Maxwell’s legal team argued that the request for financial documents was excessively broad and inappropriate, stating that it demanded “literally every piece of financial information about Ms. Maxwell” over a two-year period, extending beyond her personal accounts to nonprofit organizations she was involved in. The filing explicitly names potential financial ties to the Clinton Global Initiative, the Clinton Foundation, and the Clinton Foundation Climate Change Initiative as areas plaintiffs were seeking to examine — suggesting that attorneys believed there may have been donations or financial support flowing from Clinton-controlled organizations into Maxwell’s charity.Maxwell’s attorneys claimed that the discovery request was designed to “harass and embarrass” their client rather than legitimately assess her net worth for punitive-damages purposes, and insisted that the scope of inquiry was disproportionate and irrelevant. By attempting to shut down any questioning about whether TerraMar received funding from Clinton-linked organizations, the filing effectively reveals that such funding was considered a sensitive issue worth shielding from public scrutiny. While the filing does not confirm whether the Clintons did or did not provide such funding, the legal effort to prevent disclosure highlights the level of concern surrounding potential ties between Maxwell’s nonprofit and the Clinton philanthropic network — and raises questions about why those financial records were viewed as too damaging to expose.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Clinton Foundation Funded Ghislaine Maxwell Charity Despite Underage Victims' Rape Allegations: Unsealed DocsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

28 Nov 17min