KILLING RUMORS: Marty Follows the Epstein ‘Tax Advice’ Money
Retired IRS criminal investigator Martin Sheil reads the fine print on the rumor of the Trump-Epstein tax connection; plus, he reports on the firing of the IRS commissioner
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Author’s note: Right after retired IRS criminal investigator Martin Sheil dashed off his latest Letter to Bette, he learned that Trump fired IRS Commissioner Billy Long, who had only recently taken office. So before we get to the meat of Marty’s latest letter, please read the following briefing from Marty on the breaker:
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Ole Billy was there long enough for Senator Wyden to request from him all Epstein related files within the IRS with particular emphasis on the audit records of Leon Black, an Epstein client who claimed the hundreds of thousands of dollars in wire transfers he made to Epstein were for ‘tax advice.’
Now that Billy has absconded, will his replacement Scott Bessent cooperate with Senator Wyden’s request?
Not likely, since Wyden had already requested Bessent turnover all FinCEN files related to Epstein and that request has not met with any success as of today.
I am not going to hold my breath on any deep dives into the IRS or Treasury with regard to following the money on Epstein since a coverup continues at the highest levels. Perhaps Congress will be motivated to step in. I’m sure the victims and their families will be rooting for some effective Congressional action here.
One can hope.
Marty
In related Marty musings, here is his latest Letter to Bette…
Trump-Epstein Tax Connection?
by Martin Sheil
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Alright alright alright. Let’s kill this rumor right now…
So you all know that Epstein held himself out to be a tax advice guru to the wealthy, right?
In fact, Leon Black — a major business mogul and CEO of Apollo, a vast corporate conglomerate and alleged Epstein client — claimed to government authorities that all those wire transfers accumulating to thousands of dollars that wound up in Epstein bank accounts were payments to Epstein for tax advice.
Nobody bought that line back then and Ole Leon ended up making a large cash settlement with authorities.
Alrighty, so do we know of any other horny rich dudes that paid a lot of money to Epstein ostensibly for “tax advice?”
So there is this rumor out there that a wealthy white guy by the name Donald Trump made a bunch of wire transfers to bank accounts controlled by Jeffrey Epstein.
Of course, Trump claims the whole Epstein matter is a hoax made up by partisan Democrats, which likely comes as a shock to the actual victims.
I confess to being a partisan Democrat, but I am also a dedicated “follow the money” kind of dude.
Senator Wyden has called upon Treasury Secy Bessent (heidi note: see briefing above, Bessent just got an uprade) to release all the Epstein files allegedly held by FinCEN, a department of the Treasury.
Since these files would include records of wire transfers referenced above as well as any suspicious activity reports possessed by FinCEN relative to Epstein or Maxwell — well, that right there would lay this nasty rumor to rest.
What evidence can we point to reflecting any tax sophistication on the part of Epstein?
Before Jeffrey became best known for peddling pedophilia he ran (chairman) an offshore business called Liquid Funding.
It was registered in Bermuda, which provided the company with tax advantages not available to those businesses strictly located in the states. Please note the linked graphic comes from the ICIJ database supplied by the Paradise papers
Further note, the business address listed on the graphic for Liquid Funding is the US Virgin Islands, where Epstein kept his yacht and maintained a residence. The ICIJ graphic is just chock full of potential leads to follow.
(Heidi note: and here, Marty goes full all caps!)
YOU WILL NOTE ONE PROMINENT INTERMEDIARY FOR LIQUID FUNDING, AND THEREFORE EPSTEIN, IS THE NOTORIOUS OFFSHORE LAW FIRM, APPLEBY, BEST KNOWN FOR FACILITATING THE OFFSHORE BUSINESS INTERESTS OF A MULTITUDE OF RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS.
STICKING WITH EPSTEIN FOR NOW - CLICK ON EPSTEIN WITHIN THE GRAPHIC AND THEN CLICK ON THE LINK OPEN CORPORATES TO LEARN WHAT OTHER COMPANIES ARE RELATED TO EPSTEIN AND YOU WILL NOTE A HOST OF COMPANIES THAT INCLUDE THE NAME GHISLAINE WITHIN IT. OH MY!
Maxwell has disclosed in past interviews that she stuck with Epstein because of his financial support, which he filtered through offshore accounts.
Ok, let’s follow the money wherever that leads…
Senator Wyden has already queried the Secretary of the Treasury and the IRS Commissioner (now, one and the same.—hsc) for all Epstein related files.
A normal financial investigation would involve serving subpoenas to banks identified as being involved.
Has that been done here?
Why not?
What about serving a financial subpoena on Appleby?
Senator Wyden has disclosed that at least four Russian banks were involved processing transactions with Epstein. Really?!?
If Trump wants to make himself useful perhaps he could hit up Putin in their coming meeting to obtain all Russian bank records related to Epstein. WTF!
I have examined the Trump tax returns publicly released by Congress in the past and did not note any clear Epstein connection (but Marty did note he was broke coming into the 2016 election.—hsc).
It is my humble, ex-Fed opinion that a way deeper dive is now in order.
Martin Sheil
Supervisory Special Agent, IRS, Criminal Investigations, retired… for now.
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Hmm, could this be why Billy Long was fired? He wanted to comply?