Who is Shari Wagner in the Epstein files?

Shari Wagner is the daughter of Ashley Furniture founder Ron Wanek and sister of company CEO Todd Wanek. She appears in the Epstein document files because her family's trust accounts were held at the same Deutsche Bank division that serviced Jeffrey Epstein's accounts. Her name shows up in Deutsche Bank internal account reports and balance summaries alongside Epstein's accounts, but there is no evidence in the documents of any direct financial dealings or personal relationship between Wagner and Epstein.

Why do the Wanek family trusts appear alongside Epstein's accounts?

The Wanek family — owners of Ashley Furniture Industries, one of the world's largest furniture companies — maintained numerous trust accounts and LLCs at Deutsche Bank, including Shari Wagner's GRATs, the Wanek Trust of 2000, and various family LLCs. These accounts were managed by the same Deutsche Bank Private Banker Relationship Division (PBRD) that handled Epstein's personal account and his Southern Trust Company account. The documents are internal bank reports listing all clients in that division, not evidence of any connection between the families.

What financial accounts are linked to Shari Wagner in the documents?

The documents reference several trust vehicles associated with Shari Wagner: the 'Shari Wagner 2012 Irrevocable Trust,' 'Shari Wagner 2014 GRAT,' 'Shari Wagner 2015 GRAT' (with sub-trusts for her children Leah M., Travis T., and Mara Wagner), and the 'Shari Wagner 2016 GRAT.' Transaction records show deposits and balances ranging from $153,000 to over $5 million, consistent with estate planning vehicles for a family with a multi-billion dollar fortune from Ashley Furniture Industries.

Who is Shari Wagner in the Epstein files?

Shari Wagner is the daughter of Ashley Furniture founder Ron Wanek and sister of company CEO Todd Wanek. She appears in the Epstein document files because her family's trust accounts were held at the same Deutsche Bank division that serviced Jeffrey Epstein's accounts. Her name shows up in Deutsche Bank internal account reports and balance summaries alongside Epstein's accounts, but there is no evidence in the documents of any direct financial dealings or personal relationship between Wagner and Epstein.

Why do the Wanek family trusts appear alongside Epstein's accounts?

The Wanek family — owners of Ashley Furniture Industries, one of the world's largest furniture companies — maintained numerous trust accounts and LLCs at Deutsche Bank, including Shari Wagner's GRATs, the Wanek Trust of 2000, and various family LLCs. These accounts were managed by the same Deutsche Bank Private Banker Relationship Division (PBRD) that handled Epstein's personal account and his Southern Trust Company account. The documents are internal bank reports listing all clients in that division, not evidence of any connection between the families.

What financial accounts are linked to Shari Wagner in the documents?

The documents reference several trust vehicles associated with Shari Wagner: the 'Shari Wagner 2012 Irrevocable Trust,' 'Shari Wagner 2014 GRAT,' 'Shari Wagner 2015 GRAT' (with sub-trusts for her children Leah M., Travis T., and Mara Wagner), and the 'Shari Wagner 2016 GRAT.' Transaction records show deposits and balances ranging from $153,000 to over $5 million, consistent with estate planning vehicles for a family with a multi-billion dollar fortune from Ashley Furniture Industries.

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SHARI WAGNER

Person

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Total Mentions

892

Documents

126

Connected Entities

Individual referenced in CBP FOIA documents related to Epstein

Shari Wagner is the daughter of Ashley Furniture founder Ron Wanek and sister of CEO Todd Wanek. She appears extensively in Deutsche Bank account statements released in the Epstein files, where the Wanek family's numerous trust accounts were held at the same bank as Jeffrey Epstein's accounts including Southern Trust Company.

Shari Wagner's 892 mentions are entirely within Deutsche Bank financial records — account statements, transaction reports, and balance summaries. Her name appears in connection with multiple trust vehicles: 'Shari Wagner 2014 GRAT,' 'Shari Wagner 2015 GRAT,' 'Shari Wagner 2016 GRAT,' and 'Shari Wagner 2012 Irrevocable Trust,' with transactions often in the $250,000 to $1,000,000 range. These trusts are listed alongside Jeffrey Epstein's personal account and his Southern Trust Company account in what appear to be Deutsche Bank's internal client account reports (identifiable by the '[email protected]' contact address). The Wanek family appears to have been clients of the same Deutsche Bank division that serviced Epstein's accounts, though the documents do not indicate any direct financial relationship or transactions between the Wagner/Wanek accounts and Epstein's accounts.

Key Highlights

•Shari Wagner is a member of the Wanek family, which owns Ashley Furniture Industries — one of the world's largest furniture manufacturers
•All 892 mentions are in Deutsche Bank account statements where Wagner/Wanek family trusts were listed alongside Epstein's accounts as clients of the same banking division
•Multiple Wanek family GRATs and LLCs appear in these records (SSW 2007 LLC, KWF 2007 LLC, CRW 2007 LLC, GEW 2007 LLC, Wanek Trust of 2000), reflecting sophisticated wealth management for a billionaire family
•No documents show direct transactions, correspondence, or any personal relationship between Shari Wagner and Jeffrey Epstein — they simply banked at the same institution

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Document Mentions (20 of 892)

EFTA01353260.pdf

EFTA01353260

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7287 THE HAZE TRUST D 8,789,938.49 42967703 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT D .00 42970443 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR FOR D .00 42970451 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT TRAVIS T. WAGN D .00 42970478 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR LEAH M D .00 42970486 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR D .00 42970494 SHAR

EFTA01353262.pdf

EFTA01353262

1 mention

SHARI WAGNER 2015 SHARI WAGNER 2015 SHARI WAGNER 2015 SHARI WAGNER 2015 SHARI WAGNER 2015 SHARI WAGNER 2012 SHARI WAGNER 2012 SHARI WAGNER 2012 ROBERT S F

EFTA01353360.pdf

EFTA01353360

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NAME CAT BALANCE OD AMOUNT 35269691 JEFFREY EPSTEIN N 6,194,055.42 35270625 NANCY AND MICHAEL DEVANE, .00 35271505 ALI RASHID .00 35271716 SHARI WAGNER .00 35272014 RAHUL VAID .00 40820206 THE JOCKEY CLUB N 1,016,125.62 40821970 THE JOCKEY CLUB SAFETY NET FOUNDATION N 148,922.13 42811776 THE

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EFTA01353361.pdf

EFTA01353361

1 mention

77005002 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR LEAH M 77005010 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT TRAVIS T. WAGN 77005029 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR 77005037 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR

EFTA01353542.pdf

EFTA01353542

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88011336 TRAVIS WAGNER C 100,000.00 88011336 TRAVIS WAGNER C 100,000.00 88011336 TRAVIS WAGNER C 100,000.00 88011344 SHARI WAGNER C 1,000,000.00 88011344 SHARI WAGNER C 1,000,000.00 88011344 SHARI WAGNER C 1,000,000.00 88011344 SHARI WAGNER C 1,000,000.00 88011344 SH

EFTA01353541.pdf

EFTA01353541

1 mention

. AND KAREN A. WANEK )TWROS C 5,000,000.00 TODD R. AND KAREN A. WANEK )TWROS C 2,500,000.00 TODD R. AND KAREN A. WANEK )TWROS C 1,000,000.00 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT C 1,000,000.00 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT C 1,000,000.00 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT C 1,000,000.00 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT C 1,000,000.00

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EFTA01353539.pdf

EFTA01353539

1 mention

,479.09 ZORRO MANAGEMENT, LLC 418,136.14 PRYTANEE, LLC 397,882.14 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR FOR .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT TRAVIS T. WAGN .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR LEAH M .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR MARA WAGNE

EFTA01353540.pdf

EFTA01353540

1 mention

A. WANEK D 595,061.82 55W 2007 LLC D 2,646,890.84 KWF 2007 LLC D 2,953,325.11 CRW 2007 LLC D 1,128,569.83 GEW 2007 LLC D 1,128,819.22 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT D 5,184,590.72 KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT D 5,187,723.61 WANEK TRUST OF 2000 D 11,161,176.27 CRW 2009 LLC D 1,106,073.64 GEW 2009

EFTA01359501.pdf

EFTA01359501

1 mention

81851 Paul Morris SSW 2007 LLC 267 82211 Jj Litchford 81851 Paul Morris AM GRATITUDE ERICA LTD 267 82211 Jj Litchford 81851 Paul Morris SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT 267 82211 Jj Litchford 81851 Paul Morris WANEK TRUST OF 2000 267 82211 Jj Litchford 81851 Paul Morris TODD R WANEK 267 8221

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EFTA01368779.pdf

EFTA01368779

1 mention

UTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC. GRATITUDE AMERICA, LTD THE HAZE TRUST SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LLC SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC. SSW 2007 LLC KWF 2007 LLC SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT CRW 2009 LLC GEW 2009 LLC If need help please contact [email protected] Thank you 880,036.43 .00 149,9

EFTA01368780.pdf

EFTA01368780

1 mention

49,233,909.77 SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LLC 7,013,127.53 SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC. 4,096,966.11 SSW 2007 LLC 286,973.75 KWF 2007 LLC 253,123.68 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT 288,890.03 KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT 251,605.80 CRW 2009 LLC 251,671.42 GEW 2009 LLC 251,680.73 If need help please contact Thank yo

EFTA01368786.pdf

EFTA01368786

1 mention

98,482.14 42967340 CRW 2007 LLC .00 42967359 GEW 2007 LLC .00 42967447 WANEK TRUST OF 2000 .00 42967658 TORD R. WANEK 2016 GRAT .00 42967666 SHARI WAGNER 2016 GRAT .00 42967674 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT 250,000.00 42967690 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2016 GRAT .00 42967703 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT 250

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EFTA01368783.pdf

EFTA01368783

1 mention

SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LLC D 7,019,583.45 SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC. D 201,460.85 SSW 2007 LLC D 287,237.92 KWF 2007 LLC D 2,753,356.69 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT D 289,155.97 KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT D 2,751,837.42 CRW 2009 LLC D 251,903.10 GEW 2009 LLC D 251,912.41 THE 2017 CATERPILLA

EFTA01368803.pdf

EFTA01368803

1 mention

333,468.83 PRYTANEE, LLC D 198,182.14 THE HAZE TRUST 0 2,503,667.84 CRW 2007 LLC D .00 GEW 2007 LLC D .00 WANEK TRUST OF 2000 0 .00 SHARI WAGNER 2016 GRAT D .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT D .00 SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC. M 1,451,298.62 THE HAZE TRUST D 49,155,364.74 SOUTHERN F

EFTA01368851.pdf

EFTA01368851

1 mention

49,279,231.93 SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LLC 7,019,583.45 SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, INC. 4,101,460.85 SSW 2007 LLC 287,237.92 KWF 2007 LLC 253,356.69 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT 289,155.97 KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT 251,837.42 CRW 2009 LLC 251,903.10 GEW 2009 LLC 251,912.41 If need help please contact pbrd_admi

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EFTA01368872.pdf

EFTA01368872

1 mention

ODD R. WANEK AND KAREN A. WANEK D 249,900.00 SSW 2007 LLC D 249,900.00 KWF 2007 LLC D 249,900.00 CRW 2007 LLC D .00 GEW 2007 LLC D .00 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT D 249,900.00 KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT D 249,900.00 WANEK TRUST OF 2000 D 250,000.00 RM CODE 82289 03/27/17 LARGE TRANSACTIONS N

EFTA01368879.pdf

EFTA01368879

1 mention

MANAGEMENT, LLC 686,389.11 PRYTANEE, LLC 698,482.14 CRW 2007 LLC .00 GEW 2007 LLC .00 WANEK TRUST OF 2000 .00 TODD R. WANEK 2016 GRAT .00 SHARI WAGNER 2016 GRAT .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT 250,000.00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2016 GRAT .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT 250,000.00 TODD R. WANEK 2015

EFTA01368886.pdf

EFTA01368886

1 mention

.00 PRYTANEE, LLC .00 ZORRO MANAGEMENT, LLC (HOUSE ACCOUNT) .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR FOR .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT TRAVIS T. WAGN .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR LEAH M .00 KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015 GRAT TR .00 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR MARA WAGNE

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EFTA01368887.pdf

EFTA01368887

1 mention

77001028 KWF 2007 LLC D 1,009,796.26 77001052 CRW 2007 LLC D 253,017.17 77001060 GEW 2007 LLC D 253,018.22 77001079 SHARI WAGNER 2014 GRAT D 2,027,905.93 77001087 KATI FORSYTHE 2014 GRAT D 2,026,826.64 77001124 WANEK TRUST OF 2000 D 6,049,408.25 77001220 CRW 2009 LLC

EFTA01353261.pdf

EFTA01353261

1 mention

KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE D 2,349,825.59 CAMERON WANEK D 307,125.58 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR LEAH M D 153,512.31 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT TRAVIS T. WAGN D 153,512.31 SHARI WAGNER 2015 GRAT FOR MARA WAGNE D 153,512.31 SHARI

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Connected Entities(20 of 126)

WANEK TRUST

Organization

Wanek Trust, entity appearing in Epstein financial documents

593 docs593 co-mentions

KATI FORSYTHE

Person

Individual referenced in CBP FOIA documents related to Epstein

577 docs577 co-mentions

TRAVIS WAGNER

Person

Named in financial account records referenced in Epstein-related banking documents

542 docs542 co-mentions

Jeffrey Epstein

Person

American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)

533 docs533 co-mentions

Southern Trust Company

Organization

Southern Trust Company Inc., Epstein-controlled company in US Virgin Islands that received EDC tax exemptions totaling $73.6 million

512 docs512 co-mentions

TODD R. WANEK

Person

American billionaire businessman, president and CEO of Ashley Furniture Industries. Son of chairman Ronald G. Wanek. Net worth estimated at $3.7 billion.

504 docs504 co-mentions

MICHAEL DEVANE

Person

Individual referenced in Epstein documents

491 docs491 co-mentions

KATI WANEK-FORSYTHE 2015

Organization

Trust entity referenced in documents

461 docs461 co-mentions

KAREN A. WANEK

Person

Named in financial account records referenced in Epstein-related banking documents