Top Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Execs with Epstein Ties Raked in Over $50 Million Last Year

The latest disclosures reveal a disturbing overlap between Wall Street power players and Jeffrey Epstein’s shadowy network. Kathy Ruemmler, a senior lawyer at Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to Barack Obama, pocketed a staggering $22.5 million last year, including a 50 percent year-end bonus hike to $12 million. This came even as Ruemmler announced her planned departure from Goldman in June following the release of newly unsealed Epstein-related documents.

These Department of Justice files exposed a trove of emails exchanged between Ruemmler and Epstein from 2014 to 2019, a period when Epstein was a registered sex offender on New York’s “Level 3” list, marking him as a high-risk repeat offender. The emails reveal a cozy relationship, with Ruemmler referring to Epstein as “Uncle Jeffrey,” attending lunches with him, receiving gifts, and even having Epstein pay for her hair appointments. Ruemmler cited media attention on her prior defense work for Epstein as a distraction prompting her exit.

Meanwhile, Mary Erdoes, JPMorgan’s chief executive of asset and wealth management, earned $28.5 million in 2025, the third-highest pay at the bank behind CEO Jamie Dimon and COO Daniel Pinto. Erdoes’ ties to Epstein are equally troubling. In 2011, Epstein emailed her about market rumors involving Société Générale and referenced a meeting with then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Erdoes responded that JPMorgan was “trying to stem rumors ourselves,” indicating her involvement in sensitive financial matters linked to Epstein’s network.

More personal emails show Erdoes wishing Epstein a “great birthda= [sic] weekend” in 2012. In 2019, Epstein’s assistant reached out to Erdoes to open a private banking account for Ruemmler, describing her as a “powerful woman” and Epstein’s “very good friend.” Erdoes assured the assistant that Ruemmler would be “definitley [sic] get[ting] in the right hands.”

Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution and his lifelong “Level 3” sex offender registration did nothing to sever these financial and personal ties to top banking executives. The revelations underscore how deeply entrenched Epstein’s influence was within elite financial institutions, raising urgent questions about accountability and the complicity of Wall Street’s highest ranks.

At Only Clowns Are Orange, we continue to track these connections because they expose the rot at the heart of power — where money shields predators and corruption thrives unchecked. The Epstein files are not just about one man’s crimes but about a system that enabled and protected him. We will keep shining a light on these networks until justice is served.