{"id":203,"date":"2026-06-01T22:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=203"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:49:09","slug":"financial-adviser-whose-name-appeared-on-epstein-files-has-left-merrill-spokesperson-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"Financial Adviser Whose Name Appeared on Epstein Files Has Left Merrill, Spokesperson Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Saeed Azhar and Pritam Biswas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>June 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Paul V. \u2060Morris, \u2060a private wealth adviser whose \u2060name appeared in the Department of Justice files on disgraced sex offender \u200bJeffrey Epstein, has left his position at Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America, a company \u200cspokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=202\">US Court Blocks Pentagon From Removing Transgender Troops, for Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A company spokesperson confirmed the \u200cdeparture, first reported by Bloomberg News, but the spokesperson declined to specify when it occurred. There \u2060was no \u2060indication whether his departure was related to his ties to Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Morris joined \u200bMerrill in August 2016, his LinkedIn profile shows. The Epstein documents showed that in his role at Merrill, Morris was in touch with Epstein&#8217;s assistant and the financier&#8217;s accountant between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Morris previously held positions \u200bat JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, DoJ documents show. His name appears several times in \u2060the \u2060Epstein files. In one file, \u2060his name appeared \u200bas part of a JPMorgan team that approved Epstein as a client in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>JPMorgan, the \u200blargest U.S. bank, faces lawsuits \u2060from women who claim Epstein sexually abused them, as well as litigation from the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein maintained a residence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Epstein was not a client of Merrill Lynch, the wealth management arm of Bank of America, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Morris could not be reached by telephone, \u2060and did not immediately reply to a request for comment on LinkedIn or his \u2060Merrill Lynch email.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=200\">U.S. Lawmakers Are Oldest of Any Democracy. Here\u2019s Why<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Morris had consulted Epstein repeatedly after joining Bank of America, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Morris led the Morris Group within Merrill Private Wealth Management, his LinkedIn profile shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Scrutiny has intensified on the ties between major financial institutions and Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. Epstein&#8217;s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City was ruled suicide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal previously reported that JPMorgan Chase bankers continued to meet with Epstein even after the bank decided \u2060to close his accounts in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Similarly, Department of Justice files revealed that Deutsche Bank continued to service Epstein\u2019s accounts after informing him in late 2018 that it would end their relationship, only fully severing ties following his arrest in July 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Saeed Azhar \u200bin New York and Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Nupur \u200bAnand in New York; Editing by David Gregorio)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=197\">Lawyers, Others Plead Not Guilty to Massive US Insider Trading Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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