“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.”

“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.S. criminal investigators issued the bank a grand jury subpoena to divulge information on all her financial dealings on August 16 that year.”

“UBS told Maxwell by email on August 1 that it would cease doing business with her within a month, without giving a reason.”

“Banks are required to show they take measures to prevent their services being used to facilitate crime.”

“Together with other transactions and investigators' reports, the documents underscore the central role UBS played in managing the finances of Epstein’s chief accomplice.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Epstein had died in jail days earlier, on August 10, as he faced sex trafficking charges.”

“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.”

“The document states that the information is based on U.S. Treasury financial‑crime records and is marked 'sensitive'.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The accountants' report stated the proceeds went to a UBS account and from there to other UBS accounts to buy properties.”

“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.”

“Maxwell and Borgerson still held $4.1 million at UBS at the end of October 2020, according to the accountants.”

“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.”

“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.”