How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Summary
A British whistleblower named Simon Andriesz uncovered emails showing Howard Lutnick, now the US commerce secretary, had business links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick has denied knowing Epstein was an investor in his firm until recently, and the US Commerce Department says there is no proof of wrongdoing.Key Facts
- Simon Andriesz, a former managing director at a Wall Street firm, found 2018 emails between Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein about a start-up business.
- Lutnick was appointed US commerce secretary by President Donald Trump in 2025.
- Lutnick told a US House committee he only learned this year about Epstein's investment in his firm.
- Epstein files revealed businesses involving Lutnick also planned deals with Prince Andrew, who has ties to Epstein.
- Andriesz had previously raised accounting concerns at BGC Partners, part of Lutnick’s group; BGC was fined $3 million for violations.
- The FBI did not investigate Andriesz’s allegations about Lutnick’s undeclared ties to Epstein.
- A 2012 photo shows Lutnick and Epstein together on Epstein’s private island, contradicting Lutnick’s claim they met only once 20 years earlier.
- Lutnick sold his shares in Cantor Fitzgerald and handed control to his sons after becoming commerce secretary.
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