BNY’s $378 Million of Epstein Transfers Draws Wyden’s Focus (1)

A key Senate Democrat asked Bank of New York Mellon Corp. for information about $378 million in transfers processed for Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail in 2019 as he faced sex trafficking charges.

Ron Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee’s top Democrat, wrote Wednesday to BNY Chief Executive Officer Robin Vince to seek details about 270 wire transfers in and out of accounts held by Epstein, including a series of “highly suspicious” payments of $1 million to Epstein accounts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

BNY failed to report all of the transactions to the ...