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A paper trail and a familiar name
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One U.S. senator says new financial records could expose who helped fund Jeffrey Epstein's
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alleged sex trafficking network, and they want the files released now. Lawmakers say the Trump administration promised transparency, but key documents remain sealed
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Senator Ron Wyden says his team reviewed records showing nearly $1 billion
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moved through one of Epstein's banks and thousands of wire transfers that may be linked to his sex
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trafficking network. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, committed suicide in 2019 while facing
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federal trafficking charges. In a post on X, Wyden said the Trump administration is sitting on a file
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detailing more than 4,700 transactions, some involving Russian banks and millions of dollars
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in payments. The Oregon Democrat, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, is calling out
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Treasury officials, the FBI and the Justice Department for refusing to hand over key documents
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Wyden says the records include money moving through art sales, fees from wealthy associates
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and payments to women involved in the Epstein case. He believes the files could show how Epstein
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funded his operation and whether major banks turned a blind eye to suspicious transactions
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In March, Wyden sent a request with a focus on billionaire Leon Black
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who admitted in a settlement that money he paid Epstein helped to fund his activities in the Virgin Islands
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Wyden now says the Trump administration may be blocking release of the files to avoid political fallout
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despite promises from top officials to fully investigate the case. It's important to note, though, what Wyden is requesting isn't the so-called client list
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey
