The Deutsche Bank Connection: Following the Money from Wall Street to Little St. James

# The Deutsche Bank Connection: Following the Money from Wall Street to Little St. James

**We indexed 329,000 DOJ documents. Here's what we found about Deutsche Bank and Jeffrey Epstein.**

The Simple Version

Jeffrey Epstein had a lot of money. Where did it come from? Where did it go? The DOJ released millions of pages of documents. We made them searchable. And we found a clear money trail from Deutsche Bank to Epstein's private island.

The Key Players

**Stefan Krause** was a big deal at Deutsche Bank. He was their Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 2008 to 2015. That means he helped run one of the world's largest banks.

After leaving Deutsche Bank, Krause started a new company called **Celestial Group**. His friend David Stern became Executive Chairman.

Here's what we found in document **EFTA02362147**:

> "As of today I'm Executive Chairman of Celestial and Stefan is CEO."

And then? Stefan Krause met with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Meeting

Document **EFTA02328937** shows Epstein's schedule for November 11, 2016:

- **1:15pm** - Stefan Krause (former Deutsche Bank CFO)

- **2:00pm** - Leon Black (billionaire, Apollo Global)

- **4:00pm** - Rich Kahn (HBRK Associates)

Three financial heavyweights. One afternoon. One convicted sex offender's office.

The Money Trail

**Richard Kahn** ran a company called HBRK Associates. The documents show he had a close relationship with Deutsche Bank.

Document **EFTA01344209** shows a wire transfer:

> Wire instructions: Deutsche Bank

> Amount: $100,067.96

> To: Hyperion Air, Inc.

What's Hyperion Air? That was Epstein's aviation company. The one that operated his private planes.

The Haze Trust

The documents also reveal something called **THE HAZE TRUST**.

Address: 6100 Red Hook Quarters, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

That's the same island chain where Epstein owned Little St. James - his private island.

Account statements from 2012-2013 show the trust held **over $20 million** in assets.

We cross-referenced this with the ICIJ Paradise Papers. "Haze" entities appear in:

- Nevada (HAZE MANAGEMENT LLC)

- Panama (HAZE SERVICES INC.)

- Bahamas (HAZE LIMITED)

- Nevis (HAZE HOLDINGS LIMITED)

The Cash Withdrawals

Multiple documents (EFTA01345772, EFTA01346084, EFTA01346112) show Deutsche Bank arranging **large cash withdrawals** for Richard Kahn.

A Deutsche Bank Vice President named Cynthia Rodriguez handled the arrangements:

> "The branch is aware of the withdrawal and you should have no issues."

> "Cash ready pre-counted and ready to go for Tuesday pick up."

What Does This Mean?

Deutsche Bank wasn't just Epstein's bank. The documents show:

1. A former Deutsche Bank CFO meeting with Epstein

2. Wire transfers through Deutsche Bank to Epstein's companies

3. Large cash withdrawals arranged by Deutsche Bank staff

4. A $20+ million trust in the Virgin Islands

5. Shell companies across multiple countries

Deutsche Bank later paid **$150 million** to settle charges that they failed to properly monitor Epstein's accounts.

The documents suggest that relationship went deeper than previously reported.

Search It Yourself

All 329,442 documents are searchable at **epstein.dugganusa.com**

Try these searches:

- "Stefan Krause"

- "HBRK"

- "Haze Trust"

- "Deutsche Bank"

- "Hyperion Air"

The documents are public. The connections are there. We just made them findable.

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*Document references: EFTA02362147, EFTA02328937, EFTA01344209, EFTA01345772, EFTA01346084, EFTA01346112, EFTA01501998, EFTA01502283, EFTA01344082*

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*Her name was Renee Nicole Good.*

*His name was Alex Jeffery Pretti.*