Who is Prashant Mahendru in the Epstein files?

He appears to be a Deutsche Bank private wealth operations staffer who handled account administration through the PWM AOG group mailbox. He is named in 92 documents, including 17 emails where he is in the From, To or Cc header. The emails deal with opening and re-opening accounts and with KYC requirements. They do not show him communicating with Epstein.

What accounts or cases do the emails involving him discuss?

They cover three things. One is a February 2015 thread about a new banking account for LSJE, LLC at an address in St. Thomas, USVI. Another is an April 2014 internal case, "DB Force Case# 01215457 Jeffrey Epstein", confirming the address on account-opening documents. The third is an October 2015 thread about re-opening an account for "Mort, Inc.", which was treated as a prospect needing a KYC within a year and was approved on October 5, 2015.

Does Prashant Mahendru's appearance imply wrongdoing?

No. The emails show routine bank administration, and he is mostly a copied recipient or a group-mailbox sender. They say nothing about what he knew or did beyond processing account paperwork. Appearing in these files does not suggest misconduct on his part.

Who is Prashant Mahendru in the Epstein files?

He appears to be a Deutsche Bank private wealth operations staffer who handled account administration through the PWM AOG group mailbox. He is named in 92 documents, including 17 emails where he is in the From, To or Cc header. The emails deal with opening and re-opening accounts and with KYC requirements. They do not show him communicating with Epstein.

What accounts or cases do the emails involving him discuss?

They cover three things. One is a February 2015 thread about a new banking account for LSJE, LLC at an address in St. Thomas, USVI. Another is an April 2014 internal case, "DB Force Case# 01215457 Jeffrey Epstein", confirming the address on account-opening documents. The third is an October 2015 thread about re-opening an account for "Mort, Inc.", which was treated as a prospect needing a KYC within a year and was approved on October 5, 2015.

Does Prashant Mahendru's appearance imply wrongdoing?

No. The emails show routine bank administration, and he is mostly a copied recipient or a group-mailbox sender. They say nothing about what he knew or did beyond processing account paperwork. Appearing in these files does not suggest misconduct on his part.

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Prashant Mahendru appears in Deutsche Bank private wealth emails from 2014–2015 about account opening, account re-opening and KYC (know-your-customer) checks. He is a back-office operations contact, and the files show no personal dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

Mahendru is named in the headers of 17 emails. In one, dated March 2, 2015, he writes "On Behalf Of PWM AOG" to Gwen Hill, Pema Sherpa and Yoonsun Chung, with Amanda Kirby and Navin-Kumar Pankaj copied. He is also copied on a February 25, 2015 thread about a new banking account for LSJE, LLC, and on an April 2014 thread titled "DB Force Case# 01215457 Jeffrey Epstein". The remaining mentions are mostly repeated copies of an October 2015 thread about re-opening an account for "Mort, Inc.", where he is copied on messages from Navin-Kumar Pankaj, Jj Litchford and Gaurav Bhargava. Most of the 92 documents are the same few email chains.

Key Highlights

•On March 2, 2015 he sent an email "On Behalf Of" the PWM AOG group mailbox to Gwen Hill, Pema Sherpa and Yoonsun Chung, with Amanda Kirby and Navin-Kumar Pankaj copied. This email appears in many duplicate copies.
•He is copied on the February 25, 2015 thread about the new account for LSJE, LLC. Kusam Saini wrote "It's done. Please check and confirm," and Amanda Kirby replied "Confirmed." Kirby also gave the address as St. Thomas, USVI 00802.
•He is copied on an April 10, 2014 email in which Amanda Kirby says the address on the account-opening documents is correct. The subject line names Jeffrey Epstein.
•In the October 2015 "Account Re-opening" thread, Navin-Kumar Pankaj says that because "Mort, Inc." is a prospect, a KYC is required within one year to approve the re-opening. Jj Litchford then says a rush KYC was submitted. Gaurav Bhargava approved the re-opening on October 5, 2015. Mahendru is copied throughout.
•His most frequent co-occurrences are Gwen Hill (55 documents), DBOI Global Services Private Limited (44), Paul Morris and Navin Kumar Pankaj (23 each), and Jaipur (21). That fits an account-operations team, possibly with an India-based service arm.
•Only 3 of the 92 documents are not emails, and they are investment-record copies of the same email threads. No flight logs, legal filings or personal correspondence name him.

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Document Mentions (20 of 92)

EFTA01358074.pdf

EFTA01358074

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s offered through Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc From: Jj Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 3:21 PM To: Navin-Kumar Panka. Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru; Halina Laczny; Daphne Cales; Paul Morris Subject: URGENT: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only The nece

EFTA01358075.pdf

EFTA01358075

1 mention

Asset 3 tAtealsh Management Parrien,frgeferovt, From: Jj Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 1:35 PM To: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Cc: Gwen Hill; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only We have submitted a rush KYC to deal with the below is

EFTA01359276.pdf

EFTA01359276

1 mention

From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; '[email protected]'; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi Jj, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYCU within one year to approve this re-ope

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EFTA01359302.pdf

EFTA01359302

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Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi Jj, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KY°, within one year to approve this re-ope

EFTA01359336.pdf

EFTA01359336

1 mention

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EFTA01359496.pdf

EFTA01359496

1 mention

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EFTA01359542.pdf

EFTA01359542

1 mention

ericas arnagement PASTrits.:+cr Peeftnern. From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi Jj, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYC# within one year to approve this re-ope

EFTA01359567.pdf

EFTA01359567

1 mention

any Americas Intagement Pani4,1,4ir f OWL From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi 1j, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYC# within one year to approve this re-ope

EFTA01359581.pdf

EFTA01359581

1 mention

ies offered through Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc From: Jj Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 3:21 PM To: Navin-Kumar Panka. Cc: Gwen Hill; Prashant Mahendru; Halina Laczny; Daphne Cales; Paul Morris Subject: URGENT: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only The nece

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EFTA01359582.pdf

EFTA01359582

1 mention

mpany Americas neragement Parrien,frgeferovt, From: Jj Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 1:35 PM To: Navin-Kumar Panka Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only We have submitted a rush KYC to deal with the below is

EFTA01359592.pdf

EFTA01359592

1 mention

s offered through Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc From: ij Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 3:21 PM To: Navin-Kumar Panka. Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru; Halina Laczny; Daphne Cales; Paul Morris Subject: URGENT: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only The nece

EFTA01359593.pdf

EFTA01359593

1 mention

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EFTA01359603.pdf

EFTA01359603

1 mention

tset & WeaWi Managemerd PastaIIA.IvReepwrit From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi 1j, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYCIr within one year to approve this re-op

EFTA01359648.pdf

EFTA01359648

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nagement Pedc-ifrh-^ter PeArea.t. From: Gaurav Bhargava Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 3:32 PM To: Daphne Cares; 3' Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru; Halina Laczny; Paul Morris Subject: RE: URGENT: Account Re-opening [I] Hi, Approved to re-open the below account. Acc # Thank you. Kind regard

EFTA01359650.pdf

EFTA01359650

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r Now York. New York 10154 Panden,ler Pe-eft-on From: Jj Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 1:35 PM To: Navin-Kumar Panka Cc: Gwen Hill; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only We have submitted a rush KYC to deal with the below is

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EFTA01359649.pdf

EFTA01359649

1 mention

10154.0004 New York, NY, USA Poscift,hr PeirooK From: ij Litchford Sent: Monday, October 05, 2015 3:22 PM To: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Cc: Gwen Hill; Prashant Mahendru; Halina Laczny; Daphne Cales; Paul Morris Subject: URGENT: Account Re-opening [I] Importance: High Classification: For Internal use only The nece

EFTA01359695.pdf

EFTA01359695

1 mention

sset 8 Wealth Management Panitrwttr Perroven, From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi Jj, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYC# within one year to approve this re-ope

EFTA01359728.pdf

EFTA01359728

1 mention

mpany Americas Itnagement Pt 11r Peerenst From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi 1j, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYCti within one year to approve this re-op

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EFTA01359743.pdf

EFTA01359743

1 mention

mericas IltragemeN PoiniOTA.-Itr Perform-L From: Navin-Kumar Pankaj Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 5:22 PM To: Jj Litchford Cc: Gwen Hill; ; Prashant Mahendru Subject: RE: Account Re-opening [I] Hi Jj, Since customer "Mort, Inc." is a prospect hence, we require KYC# within one year to approve this re-ope

EFTA01357647.pdf

EFTA01357647

1 mention

60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, USA PA9TritiK-ttr Pieriefort. From: Prashant Mahendru On Behalf Of PWM AOG Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 2:00 PM To: G. Hill o; Perna Sherpa; PWM AOG; Yoonsun Chung Cc: Amanda Kirby; Navin-Kumar Pankaj

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