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The bank tied to donor Timothy Mellon (BNY Mellon) is being sued for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network.
While the lawsuit plays out, Mellon himself is praised for giving $130 million to pay U.S. troops. 🧵
The bank tied to donor Timothy Mellon (BNY Mellon) is being sued for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network.
While the lawsuit plays out, Mellon himself is praised for giving $130 million to pay U.S. troops. 🧵
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The lawsuit against BNY Mellon was filed in U.S. District Court earlier this month by a woman identified only as Jane Doe, a survivor of Epstein and Maxwell’s trafficking operation.
She alleges the bank processed more than $300 million in suspicious transactions connected to Epstein’s trafficking operation.
The lawsuit against BNY Mellon was filed in U.S. District Court earlier this month by a woman identified only as Jane Doe, a survivor of Epstein and Maxwell’s trafficking operation.
She alleges the bank processed more than $300 million in suspicious transactions connected to Epstein’s trafficking operation.
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The suit claims BNY Mellon violated the Bank Secrecy Act and failed to file suspicious activity reports — the same pattern seen in previous bank cases linked to Epstein.
The suit claims BNY Mellon violated the Bank Secrecy Act and failed to file suspicious activity reports — the same pattern seen in previous bank cases linked to Epstein.
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JPMorgan Chase paid $290 million to Epstein survivors and another $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands for similar claims.
Deutsche Bank was fined $150 million for ignoring red flags in its Epstein accounts.
Now, BNY Mellon joins that list.
And the heir is bankrolling our military?
JPMorgan Chase paid $290 million to Epstein survivors and another $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands for similar claims.
Deutsche Bank was fined $150 million for ignoring red flags in its Epstein accounts.
Now, BNY Mellon joins that list.
And the heir is bankrolling our military?
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The complaint also alleges BNY Mellon extended credit to a modeling agency tied to Epstein and Jean-Luc Brunel (this is the same network accused of recruiting girls for exploitation.)
The complaint also alleges BNY Mellon extended credit to a modeling agency tied to Epstein and Jean-Luc Brunel (this is the same network accused of recruiting girls for exploitation.)
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BNY Mellon calls the claims “meritless” and says it will vigorously defend itself.
But the pattern is clear: repeated institutional failures allowing a predator’s finances to move unchecked.
BNY Mellon calls the claims “meritless” and says it will vigorously defend itself.
But the pattern is clear: repeated institutional failures allowing a predator’s finances to move unchecked.
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Meanwhile, Timothy Mellon, heir to that same banking dynasty, has been identified as the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to fund U.S. troop pay during the shutdown — the largest private gift to the U.S. government in history.
Take note.
Meanwhile, Timothy Mellon, heir to that same banking dynasty, has been identified as the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to fund U.S. troop pay during the shutdown — the largest private gift to the U.S. government in history.
Take note.
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Mellon’s donation bypassed Congress — raising constitutional questions about whether private wealth should ever directly fund military operations.
Legal experts say it may test the boundaries of the Antideficiency Act, which prevents the government from spending money not appropriated by law.
Mellon’s donation bypassed Congress — raising constitutional questions about whether private wealth should ever directly fund military operations.
Legal experts say it may test the boundaries of the Antideficiency Act, which prevents the government from spending money not appropriated by law.
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So on one side: a Mellon bank accused of facilitating Epstein’s trafficking money.
Now, a Mellon heir is privately funding the Pentagon.
Both reveal how unaccountable money keeps moving between the worlds of abuse, politics, and power. Unchecked.
So on one side: a Mellon bank accused of facilitating Epstein’s trafficking money.
Now, a Mellon heir is privately funding the Pentagon.
Both reveal how unaccountable money keeps moving between the worlds of abuse, politics, and power. Unchecked.
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Mellon has poured tens of millions into right-wing causes.
He was Trump’s top individual donor in 2024, gave $50M+ to Project 2025, and funded border wall efforts after Congress refused to.
Mellon has poured tens of millions into right-wing causes.
He was Trump’s top individual donor in 2024, gave $50M+ to Project 2025, and funded border wall efforts after Congress refused to.
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Timothy Mellon literally wrote that government welfare “bred a generation of slothful, dependent people.”
He’s called civil-rights policies a “slavery subsidy.”
This isn’t a neutral philanthropist.
Timothy Mellon literally wrote that government welfare “bred a generation of slothful, dependent people.”
He’s called civil-rights policies a “slavery subsidy.”
This isn’t a neutral philanthropist.
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The Mellon name runs deep in U.S. power:
Andrew Mellon was Treasury Secretary, Gulf Oil founder, and a central architect of early Wall Street.
The dynasty’s banks (including BNY Mellon) have shaped U.S. finance and policy for a century.
That lineage now touches everything from Epstein’s accounts to paying US troops.
The Mellon name runs deep in U.S. power:
Andrew Mellon was Treasury Secretary, Gulf Oil founder, and a central architect of early Wall Street.
The dynasty’s banks (including BNY Mellon) have shaped U.S. finance and policy for a century.
That lineage now touches everything from Epstein’s accounts to paying US troops.
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I’m following both stories closely — the constitutional checks being tested by Mellon’s $130M “donation,” and the Epstein survivors’ ongoing fight for transparency in the system that enabled abuse.
Because these aren’t separate issues.
They’re the same question: who holds power accountable?
I’m following both stories closely — the constitutional checks being tested by Mellon’s $130M “donation,” and the Epstein survivors’ ongoing fight for transparency in the system that enabled abuse.
Because these aren’t separate issues.
They’re the same question: who holds power accountable?
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In 2017, after a merger of Mellon Financial and the Bank of New York in 2017, BNY Mellon became a publicly traded company. Timothy Mellon himself is not named in the lawsuit by Jane Doe.
In 2017, after a merger of Mellon Financial and the Bank of New York in 2017, BNY Mellon became a publicly traded company. Timothy Mellon himself is not named in the lawsuit by Jane Doe.
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