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2019-12-04 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Now Epstein's Banker hangs?
And now that he has, perhaps, rendered his own sentence, all his stuff can be gone through by investigators with much less fussing.
[True Pundit] Jeffrey Epstein’s private wealth banker, who brokered and signed off on untold multiple millions of dollars in controversial Deutsche Bank and Citibank loans spanning two decades for the convicted pedophile, has died from a reported suicide.

The news of yet another mysterious Epstein-linked death comes shortly after the FBI was seeking to interview the bank executive about loans he approved for Epstein and the indicted child trafficker’s labyrinth of US-based and offshore companies.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Thomas Bowers died by an apparent suicide by hanging at his home before Thanksgiving.

Epstein likewise died from a reported suicide by hanging, according to the New York City Medical Examiner.

Bowers headed the private wealth banking division for Deutsche Bank and signed off on millions in loans to Epstein. Bowers, prior to taking over the private banking arm at Deutsche Bank, served in the same top position at Citibank, as the head of the bank’s private wealth arm. Citigroup also made massive loans to Epstein, according to records and banking sources who spoke to True Pundit.

True Pundit founder Mike “Thomas Paine” Moore previously headed anti-money laundering for a major Citigroup division during the time frame Citi commenced large loans to Epstein.

“The loans to Epstein were personal and commercial,” Paine confirmed. “The Citi loans I can confirm were for more than $25 million. Some were secured, some were not.”

Did Citi bend its lending rules for Epstein? Paine said that appears “quite likely,” with Bowers and other Citi executives he later recruited to work for him at Deutsche all working to secure the approvals regardless of compliance-related red flags.

And sources said Citi loaned Epstein much more money, eclipsing $100 million and also allowed Epstein to use the bank to send thousands of wire transfers from his accounts. Bowers, who turned up dead just days ago, brokered the loans for Epstein, sources said.
Posted by 3dc 2019-12-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [37 views ]  Top
 File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,  

#1 We need a DeadPool as to radius of the circle of Epstein associates who will hang themselves.
Posted by 3dc 2019-12-04 00:13||   2019-12-04 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Skye Times - Still no word from Ghislaine Maxwell. Island bagel shop purchases up-armored Rover and hires two additional former Royal Marines, bringing the total to five. Updates at 7:00.

(All crazy talk, except for the bagel shop and graphic)
Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-04 02:04||   2019-12-04 02:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Estate Workers: Both Clintons Were Frequent Guests At Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-04 02:46||   2019-12-04 02:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The plot sickens. A few likely inferences:

1) not just this individual but many other Citi and Deutsche execs were in on the scams pulled by Epstein;

2) aforementioned execs almost certainly broke laws, at a minimum involving money laundering;

3) aforementioned firms very likely facilitated Epstein's "donations" to the Clinton Global Grift Initiative.

This opens up a new line inquiry / attack on Epstein, Clinton et al.: financial crimes.
Posted by Lex 2019-12-04 04:19||   2019-12-04 04:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Investigative journalist: Why is Bill Clinton escaping scrutiny in Jeffrey Epstein case?

Banker who signed off Trump loans found dead after killing himself


Posted by Skidmark 2019-12-04 05:41||   2019-12-04 05:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Ref #4: 2) aforementioned execs almost certainly broke laws, at a minimum involving money laundering; 3) aforementioned firms very likely facilitated Epstein's "donations" to the Clinton Global Grift Initiative.

...and from the Clinton Initiative to other unnamed entities at the behest of unnamed agencies.

Nothing personal it's just binness.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-04 06:23||   2019-12-04 06:23|| Front Page Top

#7 EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton was Jeffrey Epstein's closest 'celebrity mate' and a frequent guest at his New Mexico ranch with wife Hillary, staying at the pedophile's cowboy-themed village, say estate workers
Posted by Skidmark 2019-12-04 06:57||   2019-12-04 06:57|| Front Page Top

#8 If this doesn't finally get the word 'Arkancide' into Webster's Dictionary, I don't know what will.
Posted by Goober Tingle7365 2019-12-04 09:27||   2019-12-04 09:27|| Front Page Top

#9 ... twice is coincidence...
Posted by SteveS 2019-12-04 10:13||   2019-12-04 10:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Check the guy's hyoid bone.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-12-04 11:43||   2019-12-04 11:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Two suicides. What are the chances?
Posted by JohnQC 2019-12-04 11:50||   2019-12-04 11:50|| Front Page Top

#12 ...more to come?
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-04 12:07||   2019-12-04 12:07|| Front Page Top

#13 Terribly sad. Where will it all end?

Bill and Hill dance alone, brokenhearted.
"We were so full of Hope when we started!"
"Goodbye, Mr. Smith.
I'll be taking the Fifth."
Dénouement of a DC Departed.
Posted by Skunky Whumble8936 2019-12-04 13:24||   2019-12-04 13:24|| Front Page Top

#14 And another publication is claiming this was Trump's banker at Citi....
I still vote for Arkanside based on method of death.
Posted by 3dc 2019-12-04 13:36||   2019-12-04 13:36|| Front Page Top

#15 #6 ...and from the Clinton Initiative to other unnamed entities at the behest of unnamed agencies.

Besoeker for the win.
Posted by Lex 2019-12-04 13:52||   2019-12-04 13:52|| Front Page Top

#16 What better way to get cover for your own misdeeds than to be an asset of the Covert world, so the "sources and methods" guise always holds! Look for Brennan's fingerprints all over this part of it for the Clintons.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2019-12-04 15:27||   2019-12-04 15:27|| Front Page Top

#17 Is Brennan's name on a L0lita Express flight manifest?
Posted by Lex 2019-12-04 17:55||   2019-12-04 17:55|| Front Page Top

#18 There's some things impressed prostitutes won't do
Posted by Frank G 2019-12-04 19:19||   2019-12-04 19:19|| Front Page Top

#19 Two suicides. What are the chances?

We'll need more information. Do the suicidees know Clintons?
Posted by gorb 2019-12-04 22:09||   2019-12-04 22:09|| Front Page Top

#20 It would be interesting to see a social network graph of all the participants - Clinton & Epstein associates, etc.- with labels showing who has meet an untimely end.
Posted by SteveS 2019-12-04 22:23||   2019-12-04 22:23|| Front Page Top

#21 Next one won't be a hanging, too solid a pattern.
Posted by ruprecht 2019-12-04 23:51||   2019-12-04 23:51|| Front Page Top

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