The Butterfly Trust was a 2013 financial vehicle used by Jeffrey Epstein that appears prominently in FBI and bank documents as a suspected conduit for payments related to his trafficking operation, with beneficiaries including alleged co-conspirators and women with Eastern European surnames.

The Butterfly Trust appears in high-signal FBI and financial crimes documents, including Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and flow-of-funds analyses investigating its connection to Epstein's criminal activities. Documents show Deutsche Bank received trust documents naming beneficiaries of the 2013 Butterfly Trust, and FBI correspondence specifically discusses 'Butterfly Trust SARs' with attached flow-of-funds presentations and FinCEN lists. These mentions are substantive investigative records, not incidental references—the trust was a focus of law enforcement scrutiny into how Epstein funded his trafficking network through over 120 wire transfers totaling $2.65 million to beneficiaries.

Key Highlights

• •FBI documents specifically analyze Butterfly Trust SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports) with flow-of-funds presentations and FinCEN lists
• •Bank records identify payments to beneficiaries of the 2013 Butterfly Trust and their family members, with prioritized document collection alongside Ghislaine Maxwell materials
• •Deutsche Bank was later fined $150 million by New York regulators for maintaining Epstein's accounts including the Butterfly Trust, which was suspected of facilitating sex-trafficking payments
• •The trust appears in both FBI investigative materials (2019) and banking compliance documents as a key vehicle for tracking Epstein's financial network

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