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At the House interview, asked whether his "interactions with Jeffrey Epstein" were "ever discussed or examined in the course of your nomination or vetting process for your current position," Lutnick answered "I don't remember that, no," and asked whether he had ever been questioned by any law enforcement agency in connection with an investigation related to Epstein or [[Ghislaine Maxwell]], "No" (p. 93).[^45]
Lutnick was a named respondent in two proceedings brought by Simon Andriesz. In FINRA arbitration 19-01751, begun by a statement of claim filed on or about June 19, 2019, he was one of fourteen respondents, with BGC Financial, L.P., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and [[JP Aubin|Jean-Pierre Aubin]] among others; the award records that "Howard William Lutnick signed the Submission Agreement: October 7, 2019," that the BGC respondents including Lutnick were represented by counsel at Cantor Fitzgerald, and that an amended statement of claim filed on or about June 22, 2020 discontinued the claims against him and against [[Ronin Capital]], John Springs Stafford III, Stuart Andrew Fraser, Stephen Marcus Merkel and Louis James Scotto. The panel dismissed the case without prejudice on August 8, 2022. Lutnick was not a respondent in the renewed arbitration, 22-02539, whose award of June 17, 2024 held BGC Financial, L.P. "solely liable" for $500,000 in compensatory damages.[^46][^47] In 2025 Andriesz brought Employment Tribunal case 3200408/2025 in England against BGC Partners LP, "Mr Howard Lutnick" and Aubin as first, second and third respondents. Employment Judge [[B Beyzade]] struck out the claim in its entirety under Rule 38(1)(a) in written reasons dated August 11, 2026, finding that "[a]ll of the claimant's complaints were presented outside the relevant primary limitation periods"; the reasons rest on limitation and prospects of success (paragraphs 62 to 64) and an alternative abuse of process holding.[^48]
The Justice Department's release of the serial index of FBI case 50D-NY-3027571 (EFTA01730634, DataSet 10) lists serial 595, dated 4/23/2021 at 13:26, as "NTOC2020 288hmb01 Alleged Money Laundering by Howard Lutnick via BGC Financial and Cantor Fitzgerald," the title of the Guardian form printed "50D-NY-3027571 Serial 595." It lists serial 530, dated 10/19/2020 at 12:52, as "(U) On 10/19/2020, at 11:43 AM Eastern Time," followed by redactions; the intake of October 19, 2020 (EFTA01249205) records a call at 11:43 AM Eastern Time about Lutnick and does not print a serial number, so its correspondence with serial 530 is by call time. Serial 593 is listed as dated 4/5/2021 with the text "(U) SIMON ANDRIES2 02.16.2021." The FBI email of January 30, 2025 lists "272-NY-0 Serial 197" and "50D-NY-3027571Serial 530" as pending cases, and the reply refers to "serial 195 in the 272-NY-0 subfile"; the index of 50D-NY-3027571 dates its own serials 197 and 195 as 8/2/2019 and 7/31/2019.[^49][^50]
The caller said he had become a whistleblower after uncovering "fraud, money laundering, Ponzi schemes, and regulatory breaches," described a "global Ponzi share" scheme in which more than 3,500 BGC employees were "forced to contribute 10% of their earnings," and said Lutnick "is deeply rooted to the royal family" and used his charities as a "smokescreen." He said he believed he had documents "which could link Lutnick to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell": that Ghislaine Maxwell and [[Sarah Ferguson]] hosted "La Dolce Vita Parties" to which Lutnick made "huge donations," and that "Epstein also sold Lutnick a house for $10 dollars through a trust fund, which was then sold for millions shortly after prior to the money going overseas." He called Lutnick's gifts to [[Haverford College]] suspicious but "cannot prove any illegal activity concerning this aspect."[^40] The recorded conveyance of 11 East 71st Street ran from Epstein to Comet Trust in 1996 and from Comet Trust to Lutnick in 1998.[^1]
The FBI's own queries found that Sentinel and Guardian searches for Lutnick "revealed 26 results in the NY division case files," including a restricted closed case "concerning money laundering" and a control file "concerning a RICO violations/real estate scheme," and that a DIVS query "revealed 34 results, including three SAR's." The form notes: "Queries were not conducted on Epstein and Maxwell due to the sensitive nature of the case."[^40] No charge against Lutnick has been reported, and the Commerce Department has said he "has never been accused of wrongdoing."[^1]
The two files that the Guardian form of April 23, 2021 (EFTA01249210) names among the 26 query results are restricted closed case 272D-NY-306108 (Serial 204), "concerning money laundering," and control file 194-NY-C277070-B (Serial 392), "concerning a RICO violations/real estate scheme."[^51]
### Senate and House Questioning
At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on February 10, 2026, Lutnick acknowledged the 2012 island visit, saying, "My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies," and that after first meeting Epstein as a neighbor, "Over the next 14 years, I met him two other times that I can recall."[^3] Senator [[Chris Van Hollen]], the subcommittee's ranking member, told him that "the issue is not that you engaged in any wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, but that you totally misrepresented the extent of your relationship with him to the Congress, to the American people, and to the survivors of his despicable criminal and predatory acts."[^3] Senator [[Jeff Merkley]] listed eight interactions in the files after 2005, including a possible telephone call and an effort to schedule drinks, and said the planned family trip "sounds like somebody you know well enough to call up."[^3] Senator [[Jacky Rosen]] called the same day for his resignation, saying he had "clearly misled the American people."[^46] Representative [[Robert Garcia]], ranking member of the [[House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|House Oversight Committee]], said: "He said he had no interactions with Epstein after 2005, yet we now know they were in business together."[^1]
At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on February 10, 2026, Lutnick acknowledged the 2012 island visit, saying, "My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies," and that after first meeting Epstein as a neighbor, "Over the next 14 years, I met him two other times that I can recall."[^3] Senator [[Chris Van Hollen]], the subcommittee's ranking member, told him that "the issue is not that you engaged in any wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, but that you totally misrepresented the extent of your relationship with him to the Congress, to the American people, and to the survivors of his despicable criminal and predatory acts."[^3] Senator [[Jeff Merkley]] listed eight interactions in the files after 2005, including a possible telephone call and an effort to schedule drinks, and said the planned family trip "sounds like somebody you know well enough to call up."[^3] Senator [[Jacky Rosen]] called the same day for his resignation, saying he had "clearly misled the American people."[^52] Representative [[Robert Garcia]], ranking member of the [[House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|House Oversight Committee]], said: "He said he had no interactions with Epstein after 2005, yet we now know they were in business together."[^1]
On October 3, 2013 Richard Kahn sent Epstein an email with a PDF attachment; the body text begins "Attached is resume of Lutnick nanny." At the House interview, a questioner said that "a nanny that was in your employ had sent her resume to Mr. Epstein. Do you know anything about that?" Lutnick answered: "I have no knowledge about it at all." Asked to confirm that he "never encouraged any of the nannies that were under your employment to reach out to Mr. Epstein in any respect," he answered: "That's correct. None" (p. 71). Later a questioner asked whether he knew the name of the person in question ("No"), then showed Minority Exhibit G, read from the body "Attached is a resume of Lutnick nanny," and asked whether the person named in the subject line was the nanny who accompanied the family to Epstein's island; Lutnick answered "I don't know" (pp. 93-94).[^47]
On October 3, 2013 Richard Kahn sent Epstein an email with a PDF attachment; the body text begins "Attached is resume of Lutnick nanny." At the House interview, a questioner said that "a nanny that was in your employ had sent her resume to Mr. Epstein. Do you know anything about that?" Lutnick answered: "I have no knowledge about it at all." Asked to confirm that he "never encouraged any of the nannies that were under your employment to reach out to Mr. Epstein in any respect," he answered: "That's correct. None" (p. 71). Later a questioner asked whether he knew the name of the person in question ("No"), then showed Minority Exhibit G, read from the body "Attached is a resume of Lutnick nanny," and asked whether the person named in the subject line was the nanny who accompanied the family to Epstein's island; Lutnick answered "I don't know" (pp. 93-94).[^53]
The Commerce Department's statement called the reporting "nothing more than a failing attempt by the legacy media to distract from the administration's accomplishments" and said that "Secretary Lutnick had limited interactions with Mr. Epstein in the presence of his wife and has never been accused of wrongdoing."[^1] In a closed-door House Oversight interview whose transcript was released in May 2026, Lutnick said he had "no recollection of anything being discussed" on the island, adding, "If you said chitchat, I'd go with that," and "'Discussed' sounds like there was like a discussion, which I don't think there was."[^48] He remained in office.
The Commerce Department's statement called the reporting "nothing more than a failing attempt by the legacy media to distract from the administration's accomplishments" and said that "Secretary Lutnick had limited interactions with Mr. Epstein in the presence of his wife and has never been accused of wrongdoing."[^1] In a closed-door House Oversight interview whose transcript was released in May 2026, Lutnick said he had "no recollection of anything being discussed" on the island, adding, "If you said chitchat, I'd go with that," and "'Discussed' sounds like there was like a discussion, which I don't think there was."[^54] He remained in office.
### Footnotes
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[^43]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01249207, DataSet 9, FD-302, 50D-NY-3027571 Serial 593, interview of February 16, 2021 (continuation pages EFTA01249208 and EFTA01249209). https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249207.pdf
[^44]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA00173881, DataSet 9, email chain "Expedite ARMS Reach - Howard William Lutnick," January 30, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00173881.pdf
[^45]: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, transcribed interview of Howard Lutnick, May 6, 2026, p. 93. https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lutnick-Transcript.pdf
[^46]: Office of Senator Jacky Rosen, press release calling for Lutnick's resignation, February 10, 2026. https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2026/02/10/after-secretary-of-commerce-howard-lutnick-admits-to-visiting-jeffrey-epsteins-island-in-2012-rosen-calls-for-his-resignation/
[^47]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA00971793, DataSet 9, email from Richard Kahn to Jeffrey Epstein, October 3, 2013; U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, transcribed interview of Howard Lutnick, May 6, 2026, pp. 71, 93-94. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00971793.pdf ; https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lutnick-Transcript.pdf
[^48]: *MS NOW,* May 2026, on the released transcript of Lutnick's House Oversight interview. https://www.ms.now/news/howard-lutnick-minimizes-epstein-island-visit-in-newly-released-testimony-transcript
[^46]: FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, Award, Arbitration No. 19-01751, Simon D. Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., et al., served September 12, 2022, filed as docket 27-1, Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., No. 1:24-cv-07004 (S.D.N.Y.), December 6, 2024, pp. 1-4. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69166995/andriesz-v-bgc-financial-lp/
[^47]: FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, Award, Arbitration No. 22-02539, June 17, 2024, filed as docket 36-2, Andriesz v. BGC Financial, L.P., No. 1:24-cv-07004 (S.D.N.Y.), January 2, 2025, pp. 8-12. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69166995/andriesz-v-bgc-financial-lp/
[^48]: Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), Mr S Andriesz v BGC Partners LP and others, case 3200408/2025, Written Reasons of Employment Judge B Beyzade, dated August 11, 2026, paragraphs 48, 62, 75 and 82. https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-s-andriesz-v-bgc-partners-lp-and-others-3200408-slash-2025
[^49]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01730634, DataSet 10, serial index of case 50D-NY-3027571, pages EFTA01730652, EFTA01730654 and EFTA01730663. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01730634.pdf
[^50]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01249205, DataSet 9, FBI Intake, October 19, 2020; EFTA00173883, DataSet 9, email of January 30, 2025, "Expedite ARMS Reach - Howard William Lutnick." https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249205.pdf ; https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00173883.pdf
[^51]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01249210, DataSet 9, FD-71A Guardian Complaint Form, April 23, 2021, "Database Queries," page 2. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01249210.pdf
[^52]: Office of Senator Jacky Rosen, press release calling for Lutnick's resignation, February 10, 2026. https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2026/02/10/after-secretary-of-commerce-howard-lutnick-admits-to-visiting-jeffrey-epsteins-island-in-2012-rosen-calls-for-his-resignation/
[^53]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA00971793, DataSet 9, email from Richard Kahn to Jeffrey Epstein, October 3, 2013; U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, transcribed interview of Howard Lutnick, May 6, 2026, pp. 71, 93-94. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00971793.pdf ; https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lutnick-Transcript.pdf
[^54]: *MS NOW,* May 2026, on the released transcript of Lutnick's House Oversight interview. https://www.ms.now/news/howard-lutnick-minimizes-epstein-island-visit-in-newly-released-testimony-transcript