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The Banks behind Jeffrey Epstein: Why the story matters now more than ever

2025-09-09T16:37:00+01:00By

The Epstein case remains a defining moment for financial institutions. As new investigations bring renewed attention to his enablers, Compliance Week’s 2024 case study offers not only a timeline of failures but a path forward. Here’s what banks, regulators, and compliance teams must learn from it.

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Epstein Case Study

Chapter 1: Compliance v. complicity: The ‘underbelly’ of bank culture

2024-03-18T16:00:00+00:00By

Why were decisions made the way they were at the banks that serviced Jeffrey Epstein? Evidence points to a cultural tension: a tug-of-war between the allure of profit and the drag of compliance, with the former having all the pulling power.

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