1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to co-sponsor the Epstein Wall Street Records Act (H.R. 10820 / Senate companion legislation), which forces federal financial regulators to release all supervisory records regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s financial network and conduct immediate investigations into institutional compliance failures. Findings released by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden in the report "Looking the Other Way" demonstrate that major financial institutions repeatedly failed to screen, flag, and report highly suspicious transactions in compliance with federal anti-money laundering laws: - JPMorgan Chase: Maintained 134 Epstein-linked accounts and processed over 5,000 suspicious wire transfers totaling $1.1 billion through 2013—five years after his 2008 conviction. - Bank of America: Failed to properly screen and report approximately $170 million in wire transfers linked to primary Epstein financiers. - Deutsche Bank: Processed over $250 million in unflagged, suspicious wire transfers. - Delayed SAR Filings: Banks only filed retroactive Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in 2019, despite internal compliance warnings dating back to 2002. Federal bank regulators hold the supervisory records that reveal what federal officials knew and when. When Congress forced the Justice Department to release its investigative files through the Epstein Files Transparency Act, it passed with near unanimous support. As Representative Thomas Massie observed: "Justice for the survivors means following the money." The Epstein Wall Street Records Act, led by Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Elizabeth Warren alongside Representatives Massie, Khanna, and Krishnamoorthi and Senators Blumenthal and Wyden, establishes necessary Article I oversight by requiring the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and SEC to: 1. Publish Supervisory Records: Transmit all Epstein-related supervisory files to congressional committees within 90 days and establish a searchable, downloadable public database within 120 days, allowing redactions solely for victim privacy. 2. Initiate Executive & Institutional Probes: Open formal investigations into covered financial institutions and senior executives regarding Bank Secrecy Act violations and potential record destruction. 3. Enforce Administrative Penalties: Evaluate industry bans and civil money penalties for corporate officers found to have knowingly bypassed federal reporting standards. 4. Issue Criminal Referrals: Refer any suspected federal crimes directly to the Department of Justice and submit a comprehensive report to Congress within 180 days. Congress forced the Department of Justice to open its files. The banking regulators who allowed Wall Street institutions to look the other way while a trafficking network moved over $1 billion must be held to that exact same standard. Co-sponsor this bill, hold hearings, and stand with survivors.