The Claimed Business
Epstein claimed to run a money management firmvariously called Financial Trust Company and later J. Epstein & Co.that served only billionaires with a minimum account of one billion dollars. He frequently cited his management of significant fortunes as his primary business.
The Oppenheimer Link
Before his full separation from conventional financial institutions, Epstein had connections to Oppenheimer Funds through his early career. However, the nature and extent of any ongoing relationship during his independent years have never been fully documented.
The Mystery
Financial investigators and journalists have consistently found that Epstein’s stated client list could not be independently verified through normal financial regulatory channels. The opacity of his actual business model remains one of the central unsolved aspects of the case.