Jacob Shamsian
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A foot soldier in Epstein's financial life for 22 years, Beller could help shed light on Epstein's vast fortune — how he amassed it, and what he did with all his money.
Members of Congress and victim lawyers name him as someone who might have the answers.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Members of Congress and victim lawyers name him as someone who might have the answers.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein's accountant of 22 years raised alarm bells at JPMorgan. Now Congress wants answers.
JPMorgan flagged Harry Beller's cash withdrawals on behalf of Epstein four times, documents show. Now Congress wants to know what he knows.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A foot soldier in Epstein's financial life for 22 years, Beller could help shed light on Epstein's vast fortune — how he amassed it, and what he did with all his money.
Members of Congress and victim lawyers name him as someone who might have the answers.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Members of Congress and victim lawyers name him as someone who might have the answers.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Harry Beller is something of a financial Forrest Gump of the Jeffrey Epstein money trail.
He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
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He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Harry Beller is something of a financial Forrest Gump of the Jeffrey Epstein money trail.
He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
NEW: Harry Beller isn't one of the boldfaced names who can be found all over Jeffrey Epstein's social calendar and emails.
But for years, the obscure accountant was entrusted with some of the most delicate parts of Epstein's financial life.
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But for years, the obscure accountant was entrusted with some of the most delicate parts of Epstein's financial life.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein's accountant of 22 years raised alarm bells at JPMorgan. Now Congress wants answers.
JPMorgan flagged Harry Beller's cash withdrawals on behalf of Epstein four times, documents show. Now Congress wants to know what he knows.
www.businessinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NEW: Harry Beller isn't one of the boldfaced names who can be found all over Jeffrey Epstein's social calendar and emails.
But for years, the obscure accountant was entrusted with some of the most delicate parts of Epstein's financial life.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
But for years, the obscure accountant was entrusted with some of the most delicate parts of Epstein's financial life.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
NEW: Mark Epstein says that the "Bubba" he joked about with his brother Jeffrey Epstein "is not, in any way, a reference to former President
Bill Clinton."
Bill Clinton."
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
NEW: Mark Epstein says that the "Bubba" he joked about with his brother Jeffrey Epstein "is not, in any way, a reference to former President
Bill Clinton."
Bill Clinton."
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Top Goldman Sachs lawyer asked Jeffrey Epstein for career advice, bashed Trump, private emails show
Newly released emails show Kathryn Ruemmler, now Goldman's top lawyer and a former Obama official, maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein for years.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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And there are cryptic emails between Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein appearing to reference Elon Musk and "your boy."
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And there are cryptic emails between Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein appearing to reference Elon Musk and "your boy."
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
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There's also a wild part where — before it was announced that Eric Holder was stepping down — Ruemmler was talking with Epstein about whether she should accept the job as US Attorney General in the Obama administration.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There's also a wild part where — before it was announced that Eric Holder was stepping down — Ruemmler was talking with Epstein about whether she should accept the job as US Attorney General in the Obama administration.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
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Moreover, Jeffrey Epstein looped Ruemmler into emails with people we already know were his lawyers, like Alan Dershowitz, Marty Weinberg, and Ken Starr.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Moreover, Jeffrey Epstein looped Ruemmler into emails with people we already know were his lawyers, like Alan Dershowitz, Marty Weinberg, and Ken Starr.
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This all raised the question... did Jeffrey Epstein ever hire Kathryn Ruemmler as a personal lawyer?
Some of Ruemmler's emails released this week are for "privilege."
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Some of Ruemmler's emails released this week are for "privilege."
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer asked Jeffrey Epstein for career advice, bashed Trump, private emails show
Newly released emails show Kathryn Ruemmler, now Goldman's top lawyer and a former Obama official, maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein for years.
www.businessinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This all raised the question... did Jeffrey Epstein ever hire Kathryn Ruemmler as a personal lawyer?
Some of Ruemmler's emails released this week are for "privilege."
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Some of Ruemmler's emails released this week are for "privilege."
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
The final version of Epstein's will, finalized while he was in jail on sex-trafficking charges, had Bill Gates associate Boris Nikolic listed as the backup executor.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer asked Jeffrey Epstein for career advice, bashed Trump, private emails show
Newly released emails show Kathryn Ruemmler, now Goldman's top lawyer and a former Obama official, maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein for years.
www.businessinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The final version of Epstein's will, finalized while he was in jail on sex-trafficking charges, had Bill Gates associate Boris Nikolic listed as the backup executor.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Ruemmler came on my radar again in September.
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ruemmler came on my radar again in September.
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
We've known for years that Ruemmler met with Epstein in his Manhattan mansion shortly after she left the White House, and while she was a partner at the Big Law firm Latham & Watkins. But not much more than that.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer asked Jeffrey Epstein for career advice, bashed Trump, private emails show
Newly released emails show Kathryn Ruemmler, now Goldman's top lawyer and a former Obama official, maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein for years.
www.businessinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We've known for years that Ruemmler met with Epstein in his Manhattan mansion shortly after she left the White House, and while she was a partner at the Big Law firm Latham & Watkins. But not much more than that.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Ruemmler confided in Epstein when a rival law firm tried to poach her, when looking for an NYC apartment, and when she was being vetted for consideration as US Attorney General. She also turned to him for minor issues, like what it's like to fly Emirates.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ruemmler confided in Epstein when a rival law firm tried to poach her, when looking for an NYC apartment, and when she was being vetted for consideration as US Attorney General. She also turned to him for minor issues, like what it's like to fly Emirates.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with Kathryn Ruemmler — the former top Obama White House lawyer and onetime Attorney General candidate and potential SCOTUS nominee, now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs — was far deeper than previously known, emails show. 🧵
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www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer asked Jeffrey Epstein for career advice, bashed Trump, private emails show
Newly released emails show Kathryn Ruemmler, now Goldman's top lawyer and a former Obama official, maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein for years.
www.businessinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with Kathryn Ruemmler — the former top Obama White House lawyer and onetime Attorney General candidate and potential SCOTUS nominee, now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs — was far deeper than previously known, emails show. 🧵
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
NEW: Kathryn Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, maintained a closer relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, emails show.
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NEW: Kathryn Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, maintained a closer relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, emails show.
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
There are a ton of emails from Jeffrey Epstein's private jet pilot telling him that Donald Trump is screwing up his travel plans because Air Force One is flying out of Palm Beach and no other planes can get in the air
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
There are a ton of emails from Jeffrey Epstein's private jet pilot telling him that Donald Trump is screwing up his travel plans because Air Force One is flying out of Palm Beach and no other planes can get in the air
Here's a meme Jeffrey Epstein's brother emailed to him
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Here's a meme Jeffrey Epstein's brother emailed to him
You can read my story on the June oral arguments here: www.businessinsider.com/trump-hush-m...
Sullivan & Cromwell's Trump team makes courtroom debut in effort to clear his 34-count criminal conviction
The Big Law firm Sullivan & Cromwell is arguing that additional appeals for Trump's hush-money convictions should be heard in federal court.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
You can read my story on the June oral arguments here: www.businessinsider.com/trump-hush-m...
The decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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OPINION, vacatng the District Court’s order denying leave to file a second notice of removal and remanding for reconsideration consistent with this opinion, per curiam RJL, SLC, MP, FILED. [Entered: 1...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: Trump's SullCrom lawyers scored a win at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: Trump's SullCrom lawyers scored a win at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
Full story here: www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
John Mulaney attended a Supreme Court hearing on Trump's tariffs to support a friend
John Mulaney is developing a TV show with the attorney who argued in front of the Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Full story here: www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
Ahead of today's hearing, Mulaney asked Yale Law prof Amar to read his brother's amicus brief — the topic of which was discussed at oral argument.
"John is a serious guy," Amar told me. "He wants to read the briefs."
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
"John is a serious guy," Amar told me. "He wants to read the briefs."
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
John Mulaney attended a Supreme Court hearing on Trump's tariffs to support a friend
John Mulaney is developing a TV show with the attorney who argued in front of the Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump's tariffs.
www.businessinsider.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Ahead of today's hearing, Mulaney asked Yale Law prof Amar to read his brother's amicus brief — the topic of which was discussed at oral argument.
"John is a serious guy," Amar told me. "He wants to read the briefs."
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
"John is a serious guy," Amar told me. "He wants to read the briefs."
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
NEW: John Mulaney attended today's SCOTUS argument while developing a TV show with Neal Katyal, who argued Trump's tariffs are illegal.
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
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Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
NEW: John Mulaney attended today's SCOTUS argument while developing a TV show with Neal Katyal, who argued Trump's tariffs are illegal.
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
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@jayshams.bsky.social is one of the best legal writers in the biz. Lately, he's focused on the intersection of law and business, here walking up to this week's Scotus hearing on Trump's tariffs.
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@jayshams.bsky.social is one of the best legal writers in the biz. Lately, he's focused on the intersection of law and business, here walking up to this week's Scotus hearing on Trump's tariffs.
Devastating. That well-dressed guy photographed after the Louvre heist may not be a French detective after all.
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October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Devastating. That well-dressed guy photographed after the Louvre heist may not be a French detective after all.
apnews.com/article/louv...
apnews.com/article/louv...