Who is Manikandan Muralidharan in the Epstein files?

He is a Deutsche Bank-affiliated staff member in the US New Client Adoption team at DBOI Global Services Private Limited in Bangalore. The 81 documents show him handling onboarding paperwork for a client entity named Southern Financial LLC in late 2014 and early 2015. He appears as a sender and Cc recipient in routine compliance email, not as a figure in Epstein's personal circle.

What was his role in the Southern Financial LLC account opening?

He collected and forwarded due diligence materials and asked for additional documents the bank needed before it could continue the adoption of the entity. The files show attachments and requests about extra AML checks on a parent entity, its board of directors, and a UBO document. Colleagues in the AML group, including Dmitri Saks, replied with follow-up questions and instructions.

Does this mean he did anything improper?

No. The files show only routine due diligence work, with him as one participant in an internal bank approval thread. Appearing in the documents is not evidence of wrongdoing, and nothing in the files suggests he knew of or took part in any misconduct.

Why do so many documents mention him?

The same email chain was saved and produced many times, in different forms and with different recipients. Each copy repeats the Cc line that includes him, so his 81 mentions come from a small number of underlying conversations.

Is there public information about him?

No Wikipedia page or news coverage is linked here. He appears to be a private individual, and the archive is the only source on his role.

Who is Manikandan Muralidharan in the Epstein files?

He is a Deutsche Bank-affiliated staff member in the US New Client Adoption team at DBOI Global Services Private Limited in Bangalore. The 81 documents show him handling onboarding paperwork for a client entity named Southern Financial LLC in late 2014 and early 2015. He appears as a sender and Cc recipient in routine compliance email, not as a figure in Epstein's personal circle.

What was his role in the Southern Financial LLC account opening?

He collected and forwarded due diligence materials and asked for additional documents the bank needed before it could continue the adoption of the entity. The files show attachments and requests about extra AML checks on a parent entity, its board of directors, and a UBO document. Colleagues in the AML group, including Dmitri Saks, replied with follow-up questions and instructions.

Does this mean he did anything improper?

No. The files show only routine due diligence work, with him as one participant in an internal bank approval thread. Appearing in the documents is not evidence of wrongdoing, and nothing in the files suggests he knew of or took part in any misconduct.

Why do so many documents mention him?

The same email chain was saved and produced many times, in different forms and with different recipients. Each copy repeats the Cc line that includes him, so his 81 mentions come from a small number of underlying conversations.

Is there public information about him?

No Wikipedia page or news coverage is linked here. He appears to be a private individual, and the archive is the only source on his role.

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Manikandan Muralidharan

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Watch: Manikandan Muralidharan in the Epstein files

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Manikandan Muralidharan appears to be a Deutsche Bank back-office compliance employee. In the files, he works on the December 2014 to January 2015 "EDD package" for onboarding a client called Southern Financial LLC. The archive contains no evidence of any personal or social connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

He signs his emails as part of "US - New Client Adoption" at DBOI Global Services Private Limited in Bangalore, India. In those emails he asks for more documents so the bank can go ahead with adopting Southern Financial LLC as a client. He is on the From/To/Cc line of 42 of the 81 documents, nearly all in one long email thread with Deutsche Bank colleagues such as Anastasia Pringle, Dmitri Saks, Courteney B Fornal and Mark Whyman. Many of the 81 documents are repeat copies of the same thread, and a few carry grand jury and SDNY production stamps ("CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e)").

Key Highlights

•He wrote at least one email in the thread: a December 17, 2014 message forwarding the EDD (enhanced due diligence) package for Southern Financial LLC to Anastasia Pringle, with the Ged Account-Opening team copied.
•In the files, he asks for additional documents so the bank can "proceed further with the adoption of the captioned entity, Southern Financial LLC." These requests appear in several Investment Records documents. Some items he attaches or requests concern additional checks on a parent entity and its board of directors, and a UBO (ultimate beneficial owner) document.
•His signature block reads "US - New Client Adoption, DBOI Global Services Private Limited," Bangalore. That places him in an offshore onboarding support function, not a relationship manager or senior banker.
•Most of his appearances are as a Cc on internal Deutsche Bank compliance emails marked "For internal use only." The thread runs from December 16, 2014 to January 12, 2015, and it includes questions from the AML team such as who the head of the business is for the request.
•The most frequent co-appearing names are Anastasia Pringle (46 shared documents), Dmitri Saks (39) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (38). The files do not show him communicating with Epstein or any of Epstein's known associates.

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Document Mentions (20 of 81)

EFTA01373109.pdf

EFTA01373109

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trh--trr Peep-rm. From: Anastasia Pringle Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 11:28 AM To: Dmitri Saks; Courteney B Fornal Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML; Mark Whyman Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LICYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: Fo

EFTA01373111.pdf

EFTA01373111

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ffbrni. From: Anastasia Pringle Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 5:44 PM To: Courteney B Fornal; US-CB S-AML; Mark Whyman Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Importance: High Classification: For interna

EFTA01373110.pdf

EFTA01373110

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Passio-h.-frr Pe/0ns- From: Courteney B Fornal Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 10:37 AM To: Dmitri Saks; Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML; Mark Whyman Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For

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EFTA01373112.pdf

EFTA01373112

1 mention

Gate Parinvmv Sure 500 32256 Jacksonville, FL. USA Please send all GED related enacts to: Ged.accourd-openingeldbcom Pounierk,-fir Peep:con From: Manikandan Muralidharan Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 10:32 AM To: Dmitri Saks Cc: Ged Account-Opening; US-CB S-AML; Anastasia Pringle Subject: Fw: EDD package for the

EFTA01373116.pdf

EFTA01373116

1 mention

Puvial,* Peeponw From: Anastasia Pringle Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 12:24 PM To: Manikandan Muralidharan; Dmitri Saks Cc: Ged Account-Opening Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Importa

EFTA01373147.pdf

EFTA01373147

1 mention

50 utte 500. 32256 JacksorwIlle. FL. USA Tel. Fax Email Please send all GED related emails to: PaninoV Peeporm. From: Manikandan Muralidharan Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 2:36 PM To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening Subject: Fw: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS

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EFTA01373146.pdf

EFTA01373146

1 mention

ls to: Pacin,it Peerftw, From: Dmitri Saks Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 1:23 PM To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; US-CB S-AML; Manikandan Muralidharan Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For Infernal use only Anasta

EFTA01373142.pdf

EFTA01373142

1 mention

To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For internal use

EFTA01373149.pdf

EFTA01373149

1 mention

From: Jofin Varghese Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:36 AM To: Dmitri Saks Cc: CAGNY NCA; Manikandan Muralidharan; Sujith Shetty; US-CB S-AML; Anastasia Pringle; Kumud Sharma Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Fin

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EFTA01373326.pdf

EFTA01373326

1 mention

r.html From: Anastasia Pringle Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 05:23 PM To: US-CB S-AML; Courteney B Fornal; Mark Whyman Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For Internal use only Courte

EFTA01373327.pdf

EFTA01373327

1 mention

reio-p.ivaeronm From: Dmitri Saks On Behalf Of US-CB S-AML Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 5:18 PM To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For internal use

EFTA01373328.pdf

EFTA01373328

1 mention

sift4vailcorht. From: Dmitri Saks On Behalf Of US-CB S-AML Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 3:03 PM To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For internal use

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EFTA01373330.pdf

EFTA01373330

1 mention

le: Additional AM/, checks on Pluton entity, board qfdirectormh) Additional document (See attached. file: 5 - Sale (1.8O.PDP) Thanks and Regards, Manikandan Muralidharan CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0067446 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_00213630 EFTA01373330

EFTA01373332.pdf

EFTA01373332

1 mention

ails to. Pavial4a PeerooK From: Dmitri Saks Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 1:23 PM To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; US-CB S-AML; Manikandan Muralidharan Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For Internal use only Anasta

EFTA01373358.pdf

EFTA01373358

1 mention

et me know. Kind Regards, Wayne Salit From: Dmitri Saks Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 12:01 PM To: Courteney B Fornal Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML; Mark Whyman; Anastasia Pringle Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I]

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EFTA01373362.pdf

EFTA01373362

1 mention

o: Panitr-141:1Peeftweit From: Dmitri Saks Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 1:23 PM To: Anastasia Pringle Cc: Ged Account-Opening; US-CB S-AML; Manikandan Muralidharan CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0067499 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_002 13683 EFTA01373362

EFTA01373360.pdf

EFTA01373360

1 mention

PeeOrm From: Courteney B Fornal Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 5:42 PM To: Anastasia Pringle; US-CB S-NIL; Mark Whyman Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan Subject: Re: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For Internal Use Only Anasta

EFTA01373359.pdf

EFTA01373359

1 mention

: Anastasia Pringle Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 10:27 AM To: Dmitri Saks; Courteney B Fornal; US-CB S-AML; Mark Whyman Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Importance: High Classification: For interna

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EFTA01373363.pdf

EFTA01373363

1 mention

Securities Inc. 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005.2836 Panic 4o Pe✓fbnn From: Anastasia Pringle Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 12:24 PM To: Manikandan Muralidharan; Dmitri Saks Cc: Ged Account-Opening Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : Importance: High Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classificat

EFTA01373108.pdf

EFTA01373108

1 mention

PAgs401,* Perform. From: Courteney B Fornal Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 10:35 AM To: Anastasia Pringle; Dmitri Saks Cc: Ged Account-Opening; Manikandan Muralidharan; US-CB S-AML; Mark Whyman Subject: RE: EDD package for the RID : ONB-120902 LKYCUS-3443 Party name : Southern Financial LLC [I] Classification: For

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