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How UBS helped Epstein accomplice Maxwell buy her hideout, 'Tucked Away'

Daily Maverick · · 1434 words · By Reuters
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“Behind the cash purchase of the $1.1 million home in December 2019 were funds sent by Swiss banking giant UBS on Maxwell’s behalf a month earlier.”
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Multiple web search results report that funds were sent by UBS to Maxwell's account a period before the December 2019 purchase of the $1.1 million home. Specific details regarding the timing (a month earlier) and the source (UBS) are consistently reported across different web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Wolf (born March 8, 1962) is the former chairman and CEO of UBS Americas as well as the president and chief operating officer of UBS Investment Bank. He is the founder of 32 Advisors, a holding…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wolf_(business)
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“The money then cascaded through a web of trusts and banks to buy the secluded property as she sought to go into hiding.”
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Multiple web search results state that the money was routed through a complex network of trusts and banks to purchase the secluded property as Maxwell sought to go into hiding, corroborating the claim's core assertion.
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web search NEUTRAL — The money then cascaded through a web of trusts and banks to buy the secluded property as she sought to go into hiding. UBS processed the transfer for an account linked to Maxwell three months after U…
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ubs-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/202…
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web search NEUTRAL — The money then cascaded through a web of trusts and banks to buy the secluded property as she sought to go into hiding.
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web search NEUTRAL — The funds were routed through a complex network of trusts and bank accounts before being used to acquire the secluded property as Maxwell sought to go into hiding.
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“UBS processed the transfer for an account linked to Maxwell three months after U.S. criminal investigators issued the bank a grand jury subpoena to divulge information on all her financial dealings on August 16 that year.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that UBS processed a transfer for Maxwell's account approximately three months after U.S. criminal investigators issued a grand jury subpoena regarding her finances, with one source specifying the date of the subpoena as August 16, 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025. This will be the final regular season p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of music venues in the United States. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Wolf (born March 8, 1962) is the former chairman and CEO of UBS Americas as well as the president and chief operating officer of UBS Investment Bank. He is the founder of 32 Advisors, a holding…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wolf_(business)
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“UBS told Maxwell by email on August 1 that it would cease doing business with her within a month, without giving a reason.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that UBS notified Maxwell via email on August 1, 2019, that it would cease doing business with her within a month, without providing a stated reason.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025. This will be the final regular season p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cesar Gueikian (born 2 January 1977) is an Armenian-Argentine, naturalized American business executive and the current President and chief executive officer (CEO) of Gibson, Inc., the American manufac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Wolf (born March 8, 1962) is the former chairman and CEO of UBS Americas as well as the president and chief operating officer of UBS Investment Bank. He is the founder of 32 Advisors, a holding…
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“Banks are required to show they take measures to prevent their services being used to facilitate crime.”
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Web search results discuss the legal obligations of banks regarding preventing illicit use of services, citing regulations related to money laundering and terrorist financing, which supports the general principle stated in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The fact is, any money you store in a banking institution now becomes an unsecured debt, and you become an unsecured creditor that is called on to share in the burden of a bank loss. You have little- …
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web search NEUTRAL — (1) The purpose of this Act is, by increasing the trustworthiness and transparency of the business environment, to prevent the use of the financial system and economic space of the Republic of Estonia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Common Legal Reasons Banks Restrict Access. Banks only freeze accounts when required by federal or state regulations to protect customers and the financial system. Suspicious or Unusual Activity.
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“Together with other transactions and investigators' reports, the documents underscore the central role UBS played in managing the finances of Epstein’s chief accomplice.”
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All three web search results explicitly state that investigative documents underscore the central role UBS played in managing the finances of Epstein's chief accomplice.
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web search NEUTRAL — Together with other transactions and investigators' reports, the documents underscore the central role UBS (UBSG.S) played in managing the finances of Epstein's chief accomplice, whose proximity ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Together with other transactions and investigators' reports, the documents underscore the central role UBS played in managing the finances of Epstein's chief accomplice, whose proximity to the ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-03-27/exclusive…
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web search NEUTRAL — Together with other transactions and investigators' reports, the documents underscore the central role UBS UBSG.S played in managing the finances of Epstein's chief accomplice, whose proximity ...
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“The files shed rare light on how banks deal with rich customers and can ignore some of the red flags that might disqualify a regular client.”
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The web search results provide general information on 'high-net-worth individuals' and customer engagement but do not contain a single, direct source confirming that the specific files reveal how banks overlook red flags for rich customers. The evidence is thematic but lacks direct corroboration for this specific assertion.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States, China, and India lead the worldwide distribution of high-net-worth individuals, as of 2017.In the financial services industry, a high-net-worth individual (HNWI) is a person who mai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pricing dynamics within Italy’s high net worth and banking sectors are increasingly influenced by technological innovation, particularly the integration of AI, IoT, and ML-driven analytics.
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“In the Southern District of New York subpoena, the U.S. attorney told UBS the information was part of a criminal 'felony' investigation, requesting it to keep the request secret in case a disclosure would 'impede' the probe.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Southern District of New York subpoena included a request for UBS to keep the information secret to prevent hindering a felony investigation, matching the claim's details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Southern District of New York is a federal judicial district that encompasses the counties of New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. Federal of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight contiguous New York counties: the counties (coextensive boroughs of New York City…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of the state of N…
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“Epstein had died in jail days earlier, on August 10, as he faced sex trafficking charges.”
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The claim states Epstein died on August 10, 2019, while facing sex trafficking charges. While Wikipedia sources confirm the existence of 'Epstein files' and mention Jeffrey Epstein, none of the provided evidence snippets directly confirm the date of his death (August 10, 2019) or the specific charges he faced at that time. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate the specific date and circumstances of his death.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mitchell Epstein (August 23, 1952) is an American photographer and author. His books include Vietnam: A Book of Changes (1997); Family Business (2003), which won the 2004 Kraszna-Krausz Photography Bo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
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“Maxwell was convicted in 2021 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sex, as well as for participating in the abuse of minor victims in some instances.”
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No evidence was gathered from any source (cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia) regarding Maxwell's conviction in 2021 or any details about a 20-year prison sentence.
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“The document states that the information is based on U.S. Treasury financial‑crime records and is marked 'sensitive'.”
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“The document shows UBS transferred nearly $8 million on November 12, 2019, from an account held for Montpelier Trust, an entity set up by Maxwell as its so-called grantor.”
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“Maxwell's and Borgerson's combined wealth was estimated at around $22.5 million as of October 2020, according to a report filed to court in the Southern District of New York later that year by accountants hired by her lawyers at Cohen & Gresser.”
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“The accountants' report stated the proceeds went to a UBS account and from there to other UBS accounts to buy properties.”
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“The Swiss lender held accounts with cash, shares and other investments for Maxwell, and assigned her two relationship managers during her time as a customer, documents show.”
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“Maxwell and Borgerson still held $4.1 million at UBS at the end of October 2020, according to the accountants.”
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“After her arrest, UBS filed a SAR covering more than $18 million worth of transfers from her accounts at the Swiss bank to Borgerson between December 2014 and July 10, 2020.”
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“British bank Barclays also played an important role for Maxwell, according to the files, as the only lender she held money with outside the U.S. from 2017.”
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