{"podcast":{"title":"Jeffrey Epstein:  The Coverup Chronicles","slug":"jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585","podcast_index_feed_id":7243585,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6551897/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles--6551897","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/200b7278c6b42d175c8dbf37986de86d.jpg","author":"Bobby Capucci","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Jeffrey Epstein: The Coverup Chronicles is a podcast dedicated to examining not just who Epstein was and what he did, but how so many people and institutions worked—then and now—to keep it all hidden. This series cuts past the headlines and digs into the documentation: court filings, deposition transcripts, plea deals, sealed exhibits, and the bureaucratic paper trail that still tells the real story. Our focus isn’t on speculation or recycled outrage. It’s on facts—and the deliberate efforts to keep those facts out of public view. Each episode will feature in-depth analysis of newly surfaced records and underreported legal developments, alongside expert commentary that connects them to the broader machinery of power that shielded Epstein for decades. We’ll revisit the timeline from his first arrests through his 2008 plea deal, and into the re-investigations that followed his 2019 death in federal custody. And we won’t stop there—we’ll look closely at the current state of affairs: the closed probes, the lingering co-conspirators, the civil suits, and the glaring gaps in accountability. What makes The Coverup Chronicles different is that we’re not here to sensationalize the story—we…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T16:21:36.751523+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585"},"episode":{"title":"Mega Edition:   Why Did Wall Street Enable Jeffrey Epstein?  (7/12/26)","slug":"mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-12-26","published_at":"2026-07-12T13:30:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-12-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-12-26--72930669","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72930669/25710bdd_9c82_4341_87cc_4915fdf98e64.mp3","summary":"Some of the most powerful figures and institutions on Wall Street treated Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal history as a manageable reputational problem rather than a reason to cut him off. JPMorgan Chase kept Epstein as a client until 2013, five years after he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor, while he continued moving large sums of money, withdrawing substantial amounts of cash and maintaining relationships with senior bankers. Evidence disclosed through litigation showed that employees and executives were aware of his status as a sex offender and repeatedly encountered warning signs surrounding his accounts, yet the bank continued serving him while Epstein introduced wealthy prospects and cultivated his relationship with executive Jes Staley. JPMorgan later agreed to pay $290 million to settle claims brought on behalf of Epstein’s survivors and another $75 million to resolve the U.S. Virgin Islands’ allegations that the bank had enabled and financially benefited from his trafficking operation, without admitting liability. When JPMorgan finally dropped Epstein, Deutsche Bank accepted him as a client despite his conviction, sex-offender registration and widely reported history. New York regulators later found that the bank failed to properly monitor millions of dollars in suspicious transactions, including payments to women, cash withdrawals and legal expenses connected to alleged co-conspirators, resulting in a $150 million penalty. Wealthy financiers also continued dealing personally with Epstein long after his conviction. Apollo co-founder Leon Black paid Epstein approximately $158 million for tax and estate-planning advice between 2012 and 2017, demonstrating how Epstein remained financially valuable and socially acceptable within elite circles even…","meta_description":"Some of the most powerful figures and institutions on Wall Street treated Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal history as a manageable reputational problem rather t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3310,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585/episodes/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-12-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jeffrey-epstein-the-coverup-chronicles-7243585/mega-edition-why-did-wall-street-enable-jeffrey-epstein-7-12-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}