Pedophile Financial Accountability Act

Ron Wyden

Democrat · OR · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-04-16

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The federal government would investigate whether banks and financial institutions broke anti-money laundering laws by processing transactions connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network would lead the investigation to determine if these institutions failed to properly monitor suspicious activity as required by law. This could result in findings about how financial institutions handled accounts or payments related to Epstein's criminal activities.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4338 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4338 To require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury to carry out an investigation regarding whether financial institutions violated certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury to carry out an investigation regarding whether financial institutions violated certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pedophile Financial Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. FINCEN INVESTIGATION AND REPORT; REFERRALS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Bank secrecy act.--The term ``Bank Secrecy Act'' means subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code. (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of FinCEN. (3) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an employee of a financial institution. (4) Financial institution.--The term ``financial institution'' has the meaning given the term in section 5312(a) of title 31, United States Code. (5) FinCEN.--The term ``FinCEN'' means the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury. (6) Suspicious activity report.--The term ``suspicious activity report'' means a report required under section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code. (b) Investigation.-- (1) In general.--The Director shall conduct an investigation into potential violations of the Bank Secrecy Act by financial institutions and employees relating to the handling of transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein. (2) Requirements.--The investigation required under paragraph (1) shall include an examination of-- (A) whether employees violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to properly screen and report suspicious activity to FinCEN in a timely manner, as required under the Bank Secrecy Act; (B) the facts and circumstances surrounding significant delays in the filing of suspicious activity reports, and the significant underreporting of suspicious activity reports, by financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, in relation to large cash withdrawals, deposits, and wire transfers to and from accounts maintained by-- (i) Jeffrey Epstein; or (ii) co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein; (C) decisions by financial institutions to wait substantial periods of time before reporting the full extent of suspicious activity of Jeffrey Epstein to the Department of the Treasury; (D) whether individual employees asked for any business records or documents substantiating the economic or business purpose of large payments made by Jeffrey Epstein to his clients, including Leon Black, Les Wexner, and others; (E) whether financial institutions ever asked any wealthy individuals to provide records substantiating claims that multi-million dollar payments to Jeffrey Epstein were for purported tax and estate planning services; (F) whether financial institutions used authorities granted under section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act (31 U.S.C. 5311 note) to screen large transfers to accounts maintained by Jeffrey Epstein; and (G) the conduct of senior executives of major financial institutions in relation to allowing employees to continue working with Jeffrey Epstein, even after exiting Epstein as a client over money laundering concerns. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 100 days after the date of enactment of this Act,…

the Director shall submit to Congress a report regarding the outcome of the investigation required under subsection (b). (2) Permissible information.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the report required under paragraph (1) may contain information obtained from suspicious activity reports filed with FinCEN in relation to transactions that moved funds in and out of accounts maintained by Jeffrey Epstein. (d) Referral to Attorney General.--Where appropriate, the Director shall make a referral to the Attorney General regarding any employee who the Director determines merits further investigation in connection with a potentially willful violation of the Bank Secrecy Act or other Federal anti-money laundering laws. <all>

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