Tommy Carstensen’s Epstein Money Network

PostedAugust 6, 2026

UpdatedSeptember 6, 2026

ByEpsteinWiki

The Epstein Money Network, created by independent researcher Tommy Carstensen, is a searchable directory of the people, banks, companies, trusts, investments, properties, and financial connections found in the released Jeffrey Epstein records.

The database currently identifies 231 entities across 415 documented connections. It also provides a financial flow diagram, asset view, entity profiles, source list, and downloadable research data.

The tool is designed to help researchers trace Epstein’s financial infrastructure across banks, jurisdictions, shell companies, investment funds, charities, trusts, employees, attorneys, and external counterparties.

The Money Network is an independent analytical resource. It is not a government database or a final forensic audit. Every significant claim should be confirmed through the source document cited by the tool.

Snapshot

Name: Epstein Money Network

Creator: Tommy Carstensen

Website: tommycarstensen.com/epstein/money_network.html

Primary function: Search and visualize Epstein related financial entities and transactions

Entities: 231

Documented connections: 415

Source documents listed: 227

Reported JPMorgan suspicious wire volume: $1.08 billion

Reported JPMorgan wire count: 4,725

Reported Deutsche Bank account value: More than $177 million

Reported Leon Black payments: More than $158 million

Shell entities identified: More than 15

Available formats: Searchable directory, financial flow diagram, asset view, CSV export, JSON export, and full data file

What Is the Epstein Money Network?

The Money Network organizes financial information from the DOJ Epstein file releases into an interactive directory.

Each row represents a person, company, trust, bank, investment fund, charity, property, or other entity connected with a documented financial record.

Users can open an entity to see reported incoming funds, outgoing funds, transaction descriptions, connected organizations, and cited source documents.

The directory also classifies entities as controlled by Epstein or external to his organization.

This distinction helps researchers understand whether money appears to have moved within Epstein’s own financial structure or between Epstein related entities and outside parties.

However, control classifications are analytical conclusions. They should be verified through corporate filings, account records, trust documents, signatures, ownership records, and other primary evidence.

How to Search the Money Network

The main search field accepts names, companies, banks, roles, and other keywords.

Researchers can filter the directory by entity type, financial role, banking relationship, control status, and source availability.

The columns can be sorted to compare incoming and outgoing amounts.

The sourced only option removes records that do not display a cited source.

Each entity has a direct record that can be shared or bookmarked.

The complete data can also be downloaded as a CSV or JSON file. These formats allow researchers to compare the network with emails, calendars, corporate records, flight logs, and other databases.

The full Money Network data is useful for researchers performing their own analysis.

The Financial Flow Diagram

The Money Network includes an interactive financial flow diagram.

Sources of funds appear on the left. Epstein and the entities he controlled appear in the center. Recipients and destinations appear on the right.

The width of a connection represents the reported dollar amount.

Users can filter the diagram by minimum amount, flow type, and section of the network.

This visualization can reveal connections that are difficult to recognize in a list. It can show money entering one Epstein controlled entity, moving through another entity, and eventually reaching an outside recipient.

A wide connection does not automatically represent illegal activity. It represents the amount assigned to that relationship within the database.

Researchers must review whether the amount represents a payment, investment, loan, account balance, asset value, settlement, purchase, or aggregate transaction total.

The Reported JPMorgan Activity

The Money Network states that JPMorgan Chase filed a suspicious activity report covering 4,725 wire transfers with a combined value of approximately $1.08 billion.

A suspicious activity report does not prove that every included transaction was criminal. Banks file these reports when activity meets regulatory reporting standards or raises compliance concerns.

The reported amount may include incoming transfers, outgoing transfers, internal movements, investments, account activity, and transactions involving people or entities connected with Epstein.

Researchers should not describe the entire $1.08 billion as criminal proceeds.

The importance of the record is its scale. It shows that JPMorgan later identified thousands of transactions requiring regulatory attention.

The Epstein Data financial reports provide additional analysis of bank records, suspicious activity reports, shell companies, and transaction chains.

Epstein’s Relationship With JPMorgan

JPMorgan maintained accounts for Epstein and related entities for many years.

Jes Staley, a senior JPMorgan executive during much of the relationship, maintained extensive contact with Epstein. Litigation later examined whether the bank ignored warning signs while continuing to provide services.

In 2023, JPMorgan agreed to pay $290 million to settle claims brought on behalf of Epstein survivors. It also agreed to pay $75 million to resolve litigation brought by the United States Virgin Islands.

JPMorgan did not admit liability in those settlements.

The Money Network allows researchers to examine the people, accounts, companies, payments, and suspicious activity reports connected with this banking relationship.

The EpsteinWiki search hub can be used to locate related records concerning JPMorgan, Jes Staley, compliance personnel, litigation, and survivor claims.

The Reported Deutsche Bank Accounts

The Money Network reports that Deutsche Bank held more than $177 million across at least seven Epstein controlled entities.

Deutsche Bank began serving Epstein after JPMorgan ended its banking relationship with him in 2013.

This occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction and registration as a sex offender.

The bank handled accounts involving Epstein, Southern Trust Company, related companies, trusts, employees, investments, and properties.

In 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services imposed a $150 million penalty on Deutsche Bank for compliance failures involving Epstein and other clients.

Deutsche Bank later agreed to pay $75 million to settle a survivor lawsuit. The bank did not admit liability in the settlement.

The Money Network’s Deutsche Bank section helps researchers trace accounts, relationship managers, compliance concerns, wire approvals, and movements between Epstein controlled entities.

The Leon Black Payments

The Money Network reports more than $158 million in payments connected with Leon Black and entities associated with him.

The cited evidence includes transactions involving Leon and Debra Black, Black Family Partners, Elysium Management, Narrow Holdings, BV70 LLC, Southern Trust Company, and Plan D LLC.

The Epstein Data transaction chain identifies evidence files supporting many of these payments.

One central source is EFTA00027019, which contains transaction charts, bank records, investments, payments, transfers, and other financial information.

Leon Black has said that Epstein provided tax, estate planning, financial, and family office services. Black has denied knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct.

A documented payment does not prove that the funds were connected with trafficking or abuse. The scale, timing, entities, services, and documentation surrounding the payments remain important subjects of investigation.

Narrow Holdings and the Largest Displayed Value

The asset view lists Narrow Holdings LLC with a value of approximately $1.64 billion.

This is the largest figure displayed in the network.

Researchers should not interpret that figure as money paid directly to Epstein.

Narrow Holdings was connected with art ownership and transactions associated with Leon Black and his family office structure. A displayed value may represent assets, transactions, account activity, or aggregate financial exposure rather than a direct payment.

The distinction between asset value and money transferred is critical.

A financial visualization can place account balances, asset valuations, loans, settlements, investments, and payments in the same view. These categories should not be added together without understanding what each number represents.

Les Wexner and the Origin of Epstein’s Wealth

The Money Network places Leslie Wexner near the beginning of Epstein’s documented financial rise.

Wexner granted Epstein broad power of attorney and gave him extensive authority over financial and personal matters.

The network cites EFTA00139235 in connection with Wexner, Epstein’s Manhattan residence at 9 East 71st Street, and disputed descriptions of the property transfer.

Wexner has stated that Epstein misappropriated large amounts of money from him and his family.

The exact amount and mechanism remain contested across public statements, legal records, testimony, and investigative documents.

The Money Network lists approximately $123 million in connection with Wexner. Researchers must inspect the individual records before describing this as a single payment or transfer.

The database also cites records concerning Epstein’s use of his claimed Victoria’s Secret connections when approaching young women. A claimed connection used as a recruitment lure is not the same as evidence that the company directed or approved the conduct.

Investments in Hedge Funds

The Money Network identifies major investments in several hedge funds and financial businesses.

It reports approximately $133 million connected with D. B. Zwirn.

It reports approximately $64 million connected with Honeycomb Partners.

It reports approximately $50 million connected with Boothbay Funds.

It reports approximately $49 million connected with Highbridge Capital.

The database cites EFTA00587012 in connection with the D. B. Zwirn investment and Epstein’s reported role as an early investor or introducer.

It cites EFTA00313995 for Honeycomb Partners.

It cites EFTA00644709 for Boothbay related records.

These investments may have given Epstein access to fund managers, investors, financial institutions, and influential networks.

An investment does not prove that a fund participated in Epstein’s crimes. Researchers should examine the date, ownership structure, source of funds, profit distribution, redemption history, and personal connections surrounding each investment.

Technology and Cryptocurrency Investments

The network includes investments connected with technology, cryptocurrency, surveillance, communications, and financial technology.

Entities include Blockstream, Blockchain Capital, Valar Global, Jawbone, Reporty, and Carbyne.

The database connects Valar Global with approximately $28.8 million in capital calls.

It also identifies records involving Blockstream and other cryptocurrency related companies.

The Epstein Data cryptocurrency investigation examines these relationships and links them to specific evidence files.

That report found traditional bank wires connected with cryptocurrency related investments but did not identify a confirmed cryptocurrency wallet controlled by Epstein.

A cryptocurrency investment should not be confused with the ownership or movement of cryptocurrency itself.

MC2 Model Management

The Money Network includes MC2 Model Management and its founder, Jean Luc Brunel.

It reports that Epstein provided MC2 with approximately $1 million in initial financial support.

The database cites records describing MC2 as connected with recruiting and transporting young women and girls.

Because this subject directly concerns trafficking allegations, every statement should be tied to the precise source language.

The Money Network cites EFTA records, FBI material, court filings, and financial evidence concerning payments, credit arrangements, travel, recruitment, and modeling operations.

An important source is EFTA00145666, which the network associates with payments to recruiters and women.

Additional evidence concerning MC2 appears in the Epstein Data MC2 investigation.

Financial support for MC2 is significant because the modeling company appeared repeatedly in allegations concerning Epstein and Brunel. The exact role of each person or company must still be evaluated individually.

Academic Donations and Scientific Access

The Money Network includes universities, researchers, foundations, and scientific institutions that received money connected with Epstein.

The database identifies donations and financial relationships involving Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Santa Fe Institute, individual scientists, and charitable organizations.

One cited document, EFTA00090261, concerns donations to Interlochen between 1993 and 2003.

The network also cites records involving scientific programs, pledges, research funding, conferences, introductions, and travel.

A donation does not establish that a recipient knew about or participated in Epstein’s crimes.

The important questions include when the money was accepted, what the institution knew, whether the donation was disclosed, whether Epstein received access or influence, and whether the relationship continued after his conviction.

Trusts and Estate Planning

The Money Network maps several trusts connected with Epstein’s assets and estate.

These include the 1953 Trust, Butterfly Trust, Southern Trust structures, the 2012 Trust, 2014 Trust, and 2018 Trust.

The 1953 Trust was created shortly before Epstein’s death and became central to the administration of his estate.

The network cites EFTA01266204 for bequests connected with the 1953 Trust.

It cites EFTA01266403 for property and beneficiary provisions associated with another trust structure.

The database reports 42 bequests with a combined value of approximately $283 million.

A bequest listed in a will or trust does not necessarily mean that the recipient received the money. Estate obligations, settlements, asset sales, survivor claims, litigation, taxes, and trust administration can change the final distribution.

The Butterfly Trust

The Butterfly Trust appears repeatedly in the financial records.

The Money Network cites EFTA00037690, which it describes as an FBI record referring to the trust as a conduit for money paid to female victims.

That language is significant because it potentially connects a financial entity with payments to survivors or victims.

However, researchers must inspect the full document and its context. Payments involving survivors may represent abuse related payments, legal settlements, assistance, coercion, housing, education, employment, or another purpose.

Survivor names and identifying information should never be republished unnecessarily.

The Morocco Property

The network identifies a property known as Bin Ennakhil in Marrakesh, Morocco.

It reports that Haze Trust purchased the property through a Liechtenstein structure for approximately 23 million euros.

The database cites EFTA00552220 in connection with the property, Khan Stiftung, and the reported purchase.

It also cites EFTA01265973 for a $12.7 million wire connected with Morocco in June 2019.

These records may help establish the legal structures, payment routes, property interests, and advisers involved in the transaction.

They do not independently establish that the property was connected with trafficking or abuse.

Nondisclosure Agreements and Island Workers

The Money Network reports agreements involving island workers and potential penalties of $1 million.

The database connects these agreements with efforts to control confidential information.

A large financial penalty in an employment agreement can discourage employees from reporting misconduct, cooperating with journalists, or discussing workplace conditions.

However, the legal meaning of an agreement depends on its complete text, governing law, date, parties, exceptions, and enforcement history.

A confidentiality agreement cannot lawfully prevent a person from reporting a crime to law enforcement.

Researchers should distinguish between the stated penalty, an amount actually demanded, and an amount successfully collected.

What the Incoming and Outgoing Totals Mean

The directory provides incoming and outgoing totals for many entities.

These totals represent documented flows assigned to that entity within the Money Network.

They should not automatically be interpreted as revenue, profit, net worth, criminal proceeds, or total personal compensation.

One transaction can appear as outgoing money for one entity and incoming money for another.

The same transaction may also appear in several source documents.

Account balances and asset values should not be added to transaction flows without checking for overlap.

The safest method is to review every component of a total and identify whether it represents a wire, check, investment, balance, valuation, loan, settlement, or internal transfer.

Duplicate and Aggregate Values

Financial records often repeat the same transaction.

A wire may appear in a bank statement, wire confirmation, internal email, suspicious activity report, court exhibit, and investigative summary.

If every appearance is counted separately, the total will be inflated.

The Money Network is a directory of documented financial relationships. It should not be treated as a certified consolidated ledger unless its underlying entries have been independently deduplicated.

Researchers performing calculations should compare dates, amounts, account numbers, Federal Reserve identifiers, sender names, recipient names, and document references.

The Epstein Data financial transaction chain_MACHINE.html) demonstrates how repeated documents can be organized around specific verified transactions.

What the Money Network Can Establish

The tool can identify financial entities appearing in released records.

It can connect people and companies with bank accounts, payments, investments, trusts, properties, and source documents.

It can help researchers locate significant EFTA files.

It can reveal repeated financial relationships and possible control structures.

It can show how money appears to have moved between external parties and Epstein controlled entities.

It can also identify missing information, unexplained routes, and areas requiring additional investigation.

What the Money Network Cannot Establish

A financial connection does not prove participation in Epstein’s crimes.

A payment does not establish the purpose of the money unless the supporting record explains it.

An investment does not prove that a company or fund knew about Epstein’s abuse.

An account balance is not the same as a payment.

An asset valuation is not the same as cash received.

A suspicious activity report is not a criminal conviction.

A database classification is not a judicial finding.

A large total may contain several types of financial values that should not be combined.

Every conclusion must be based on the underlying evidence.

How to Verify a Financial Connection

Begin with the Epstein Money Network.

Search for the person, bank, company, trust, property, or investment.

Open the entity record and review every incoming and outgoing connection.

Record the amount, date, transaction type, connected entity, and cited EFTA number.

Search the EFTA number through the Epstein Data research database.

Open the original document and locate the relevant page.

Determine whether the amount represents a payment, account balance, valuation, loan, settlement, investment, or aggregate total.

Check for duplicate copies of the same transaction.

Compare the finding with court filings, corporate records, bank documents, regulatory actions, and sworn testimony.

Only publish the conclusion supported by the complete evidence.

Key Takeaways

The Money Network contains 231 entities and 415 documented financial connections.

It lists 227 source documents connected with the database.

The tool includes a searchable directory, financial flow diagram, asset view, CSV export, JSON export, and individual entity records.

It reports 4,725 suspicious wires totaling approximately $1.08 billion in a JPMorgan suspicious activity report.

It reports more than $177 million connected with Deutsche Bank accounts.

It reports more than $158 million in payments connected with Leon Black and related entities.

The network maps banks, shell companies, trusts, properties, hedge funds, technology investments, charities, employees, attorneys, and external counterparties.

The displayed figures may represent different financial categories and should not automatically be added together.

A documented transaction does not prove criminal intent or participation in Epstein’s abuse.

Every major claim should be verified through its original EFTA evidence file.

Why the Money Network Matters

The Epstein records contain thousands of financial documents spread across multiple releases.

Reading those files individually can reveal transactions. It does not always reveal the system connecting them.

The Money Network helps researchers see that system.

It shows how Epstein used banks, companies, trusts, investments, properties, accountants, attorneys, employees, and international jurisdictions to manage substantial assets and move money.

Its visual structure can generate important investigative questions. Its source links allow those questions to be tested against the evidence.

The network is the map. The EFTA records are the proof.

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