The Whistleblower in the Epstein Files: How a SEC Tipster Connected Leon Black, Trump, Kushner, and Putin Before the 2019 Arrest

# The Whistleblower in the Epstein Files: How a SEC Tipster Connected Leon Black, Trump, Kushner, and Putin Before the 2019 Arrest

Buried in the DOJ's Epstein files release is a thread that nobody's talking about: a SEC whistleblower named Chris DiLorio who was emailing federal prosecutors about the Leon Black/Apollo/Trump/Kushner/Epstein/Putin connection *before* Epstein's July 2019 arrest.

The documents are public. They're on justice.gov. And the media is calling them "goofball rants."

Let me show you what's actually in them.

The DiLorio Thread

Starting in April 2019 — three months before Epstein's arrest — Christopher DiLorio began sending emails to the SEC, DOJ, and SDNY prosecutors with the subject line **"Apollo/Epstein/Kushner connection."**

Here's what he laid out, document by document:

EFTA00010750 (Dataset 8)

DiLorio explicitly connects the network:

> "Leon Black/Apollo/Schwarzman: Trump Kushner"

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> "Black/Apollo/Schwarzman: Epstein"

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> "Black/Apollo/Schwarzman: Putin/RU"

He includes a Reuters link about Apollo's Leon Black sharing a platform with Putin for Russia's $10 billion sovereign wealth fund (RDIF).

**DOJ Source:** https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010750.pdf

EFTA00010786 (Dataset 8)

DiLorio directly names Trump administration officials:

> "Trump Junk. Today, because of 'Coronavirus' Trump and another Milken Degenerate: Treasury Sec Mnuchin are bailing out High Yield: JUNK"

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> "Same Milken degenerates (incl Trump banker Moelis): Drexel stuffed S&L's with JUNK"

He's connecting:

- Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin

- Ken Moelis (Trump's go-to banker)

- Leon Black (Apollo, paid Epstein $158M)

- Steve Schwarzman (Blackstone)

All through their shared history in the Milken/Drexel network.

**DOJ Source:** https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010786.pdf

EFTA00010733 (Dataset 8)

DiLorio lays out the Russia connection with receipts:

> "Black/Apollo/Schwarzman: Putin/RU"

He links to Reuters coverage of Leon Black and Steve Schwarzman serving on Putin's Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) advisory board in 2011. This is the same RDIF that's now sanctioned.

**DOJ Source:** https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010733.pdf

The Triangulation Nobody's Reporting

Here's what makes this significant:

1. **Leon Black paid Epstein $158 million** (widely reported, Black stepped down from Apollo)

2. **Leon Black and Schwarzman served on Putin's RDIF board** (reported in 2011, forgotten)

3. **Leon Black/Apollo had business ties to Kushner** (reported, but not connected to Epstein)

4. **DiLorio connected ALL of these in emails to federal prosecutors BEFORE the arrest**

The documents are sitting in the DOJ release. They're being dismissed as the rants of a crank. But DiLorio provided links, SEC filings, and receipts for every claim.

What We Know Is True

Let me be clear about what's established fact vs. allegation:

**Confirmed:**

- Leon Black paid Epstein $158M for "tax advice" (confirmed by Apollo investigation)

- Black and Schwarzman served on RDIF advisory board (Reuters, Moscow Times, 2011)

- Apollo's Josh Harris was considered for a White House role under Trump (CNBC)

- RDIF's parent bank (VEB) is now sanctioned

**DiLorio's Allegations (in DOJ files, unverified):**

- SEC dropped Apollo investigation after Kushner met with Harris at WH

- The network constitutes a coordinated financial crime operation

- Mnuchin and Moelis are part of the same "Milken degenerate" network

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Key DiLorio documents:

- EFTA00010750.pdf - The triangulation email

- EFTA00010786.pdf - Mnuchin/Moelis connection

- EFTA00010733.pdf - Putin/RDIF connection

- EFTA00011051.pdf - "Thanks for the shout out Mr. Berman"

- EFTA00009904.pdf - Original Apollo/Epstein/Kushner tip

Why This Matters

A whistleblower was screaming about the Leon Black → Epstein → Trump orbit → Putin connection to federal prosecutors in 2019.

Those emails are now public.

And they're being ignored because DiLorio's tone is abrasive and his formatting is chaotic.

But the receipts are there. The SEC filings he cites are real. The Reuters articles he links are real. The RDIF advisory board membership is real. The $158 million payment is real.

Maybe it's time someone actually read what he wrote instead of dismissing it as "goofball rants."

The Documents

| Document ID | Content | DOJ Link |

|-------------|---------|----------|

| EFTA00010750 | Leon Black/Schwarzman → Trump/Kushner → Epstein → Putin triangulation | [PDF](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010750.pdf) |

| EFTA00010786 | Mnuchin, Moelis, "Milken degenerates" | [PDF](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010786.pdf) |

| EFTA00010733 | Putin/RDIF fund connection | [PDF](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010733.pdf) |

| EFTA00011051 | DiLorio to Geoffrey Berman | [PDF](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00011051.pdf) |

| EFTA00010767 | Stephen Calk bank fraud connection | [PDF](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00010767.pdf) |

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