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Jeffrey A. Schantz

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Jeffrey A. Schantz was a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein who served in multiple documented legal and fiduciary capacities across Epstein’s corporate and trust structure from at least 2000 through at least 2016. He operated out of NYSO LLC at 457 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, the same office address associated with Darren K. Indyke and other Epstein affiliated entities. His residential address, as documented in banking and shipping records, was listed as 1257 Veeder Drive, Hewlett, New York.

Schantz served as:

  • Founding trustee of the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc.
  • Vice President and Secretary of the Foundation
  • Original co trustee of multiple Epstein trusts
  • Authorized banking signatory
  • Named fallback successor trustee in several trust instruments
  • Recipient of transfers from Epstein’s JPMorgan account

The corpus contains more than 250 documents naming Schantz, placing him inside Epstein’s long term financial, legal, and trust infrastructure.

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Jeffrey A. Schantz

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Overview

Jeffrey A. Schantz appears extensively throughout the EFTA corpus in trust documents, corporate filings, bank records, FedEx invoices, and investigative materials connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s financial and legal infrastructure.

Although the recovered corpus does not explicitly identify his professional credential, public reporting and internal records consistently place him in legal and fiduciary roles surrounding Epstein’s entities and trusts.

Documented roles include:

  • Vice President and Secretary of the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation
  • Trustee and co trustee of Epstein trust structures
  • Authorized signatory on foundation bank accounts
  • Successor trustee in multiple trust agreements
  • Operator associated with NYSO LLC at 457 Madison Avenue

A December 2016 email from Mark Epstein to Jeffrey Epstein asked:

“Does Jeff Schantz still work for you?”

The email suggests uncertainty about Schantz’s operational status within Epstein’s organization by late 2016.

Professional Roles

The EFTA corpus documents Schantz holding multiple operational and fiduciary positions across Epstein affiliated structures.

These included:

  • Vice President and Secretary of the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation
  • Trustee of the Foundation
  • Original co trustee of the Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust One
  • Original co trustee of the Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust Two
  • Fallback successor trustee in multiple trust instruments
  • Authorized signatory on Foundation bank accounts at FirstBank Puerto Rico

Evidence

Articles of Incorporation — J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation — EFTA01298351

Foundation By Laws — EFTA01424531

Foundation Meeting Minutes and Signature Card — EFTA01268689

J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation, Inc.

The Articles of Incorporation for the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation identify Schantz as one of the original trustees alongside Jeffrey Epstein and Paul Hoffman.

The Foundation documents further identify him as:

  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Trustee

Minutes from the organization’s first board meeting on July 25, 2000 show Schantz present alongside Epstein and Hoffman.

Evidence

Foundation Articles of Incorporation — EFTA01298351

Foundation Board Meeting Minutes — EFTA01268689

Foundation By Laws — EFTA01424531

The Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust One

Trust documents dated November 8, 2001 identify Jeffrey Epstein and Jeffrey A. Schantz as co trustees of The Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust One.

Subsequent amendments removed Schantz as trustee and replaced him with:

Additional provisions identified Darren Indyke as a designated successor if Schantz ceased acting as trustee.

Evidence

Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust One — EFTA01266298

Revocation of Trust One — EFTA01266332

The Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust Two

Separate trust records identify Schantz as co trustee of The Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust Two.

The trust identified Kelly Bovino as the named beneficiary upon Epstein’s death.

Evidence

Jeffrey E. Epstein 2001 Trust Two — EFTA01266334

Revocation of Trust Two — EFTA01266357

Fallback Successor Trustee Roles

Additional trust instruments identify Schantz as a designated fallback successor trustee if no acting trustee remained available.

These included:

  • The 1953 Trust
  • The Hart Trust

Evidence

1953 Trust Instrument — EFTA01385730

Hart Trust Instrument — EFTA01295536

Authorized Banking Signatory

A March 9, 2020 FirstBank Puerto Rico subpoena response identified Schantz as an authorized signatory on the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation commercial checking account.

The account listed:

  • Jeffrey Epstein
  • Jeffrey A. Schantz

Evidence

FirstBank Puerto Rico Grand Jury Response — EFTA01273238

JPMorgan Transfers From Epstein

JPMorgan account records document at least two transfers from Jeffrey Epstein’s account to Jeffrey A. Schantz during May 2003.

The records identify transfers sent to:

  • Jeffrey A. Schantz
  • Hewlett, New York address listed in the records

The OCR recovered from the documents does not clearly identify the transfer amounts.

Evidence

JPMorgan Transfer Record — EFTA01482385

JPMorgan Transfer Record — EFTA01526053

JPMorgan Suspicious Activity Report

The JPMorgan Chase Suspicious Activity Report identified Schantz among multiple named individuals connected to Epstein linked financial activity.

Other named individuals included:

  • Jeffrey Epstein
  • Darren Indyke
  • Ghislaine Maxwell
  • Richard Kahn

The SAR covered more than one billion dollars in transactions between 2003 and 2019.

Evidence

JPMorgan Suspicious Activity Report — EFTA01648787

BOP Commissary Investigation

An August 2019 SDNY and Office of Inspector General email chain requested commissary payment records related to individuals connected to Epstein’s network.

The inquiry specifically referenced:

  • Darren Indyke
  • Jeffrey Schantz
  • Richard Kahn
  • Gulnora Tali

Evidence

SDNY Commissary Investigation Email Chain — EFTA00077513

FedEx Shipping Records

FedEx invoices tied to NYSO LLC at 457 Madison Avenue repeatedly identify Schantz as sender or recipient between 2001 and 2004.

Destinations included:

  • Puerto Rico
  • Merrill Lynch
  • The Limited Inc.
  • Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease

These records place Schantz inside operational office activity associated with Epstein linked entities.

Evidence

FedEx Shipping Invoice — EFTA01313406

FedEx Shipping Invoice — EFTA01313889

FedEx Shipping Invoice — EFTA01313947

FedEx Shipping Invoice — EFTA01315125

FedEx Shipping Invoice — EFTA01312962

FedEx Shipping Invoice — EFTA01316875

Hiring of Criminal Defense Counsel

A New York Times report published after Epstein’s 2019 arrest stated that Schantz and Darren Indyke had both hired criminal defense counsel amid growing scrutiny of Epstein’s financial structures and entities.

The article described Schantz as one of Epstein’s “longtime attorneys.”

Evidence

New York Times Reporting on Epstein Attorneys — EFTA00172288

Connections to Other Epstein Associates

The recovered corpus directly connects Schantz to:

  • Darren Indyke
  • Ghislaine Maxwell
  • Ira Zicherman
  • Richard Kahn
  • Paul Hoffman
  • Kelly Bovino
  • Lauren Kwintner

His trust and corporate roles consistently overlap with core operational figures surrounding Epstein’s financial and fiduciary structures.

Evidentiary Gaps

Several issues remain unresolved within the currently available records.

These include:

  • The exact scope of Schantz’s legal representation of Epstein
  • The total compensation he received
  • The precise timing of his removal from trust structures
  • Whether he provided testimony or cooperation to investigators
  • Whether additional sealed financial records remain unreleased

No publicly released criminal indictment currently accuses Jeffrey A. Schantz of participation in Epstein’s trafficking crimes.

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